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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

lower berth. Some wooden posts which havs osss
brought from locker at one end OF the serve
as supports for flexible wooden partition much
Ike that OF the rotop desk This roll IS stored be-
tween the real and the false floor OF the and .
finished with covering OF fabric OF attrae-
rollers. and the. recess in which they repose when
not IN service is hidden by a metal plate. which
is removed by the porter when he desires 70 draw
them into place. Four of these curtains are re-
auired 10 inclOse three sides of the room. the
fourth side being the wall of the car. There IS
the section toward the aisle This is TO permit Of
door I'm the middle OF the room. and this Is
shielded by heavy drapery. which is hung aIes
The top berth Is made up IN the same manner
as that in the Pullman car and like the latter.
tion- While IL is true that there is not grea:
amount OF space at the disposal OF the occupants
advantages over the simple curtain OF the Pull
man and Wagner cars The room, though smal.
women and manv men who are Compelled 10
travel by night. This scheme also protects the
ear OF the sleeping passengers from a great dea.
OF the outside noises which are experienced In 2.
the cars. The matter Of ventilation is looked
after in these little apartments by leaving srnal
opening at the bottom and there IS sufneient OUT.
let at the top through the grillwOrk which sup
ports the tops of the removable posts TO permit
constant circulation through the section.
The car is trihe over fOrty-eight feet long aa9
trife less than nine feet wide. 1t is su2pAs1
with vestibUles and has a smoking room WASH
rooms and other cOnvenenCeS. The main room -
thirty-two feet long. and at night makes UP mo
ten compartments, each one almost seven feet "a
length. The interior Is elegantly furnlshed ~
naid mahogany and a generous supply OF m-fr es
is worked into the decoration Of the car IN oroef
10 faciIitate the matter or toliet ma N
In order TO deaden the noises OF the passas &c
the over the rails. the framework Is Hned
with mineral wool. The trucks OF these cars e.
semble. In their proportions. those designed los
regular railroad work. Each truck has four whee
and each axle Is fitted with a E0-horsepowsss
motor. making total OF eco horsepower toF 'H'
entire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

vey little idea OF the religious mission OF the
great structure, the costly detail of it's interior
decoration leaves little to be wished for. even in
the minds OF those accustomed TO associate cathe-
drals the world with stone OF sober. often
times sombre gray. 1t is asserted that the brick
structure has every advantage in the smoky Lon
don atmosphere. Stone buildings, in the continual
dampness, soon look old and shabby.
The wonderful symmetry and perfect proportion
the things about the interior of the rev cathe
dral that appeal first OF all TO one who views it,
The nave is higher and wider than any other nave
in England. the galleries ranged along either side
supported by series OF twelve arches, through
which passes to the private chapels. OF which
there eight. Two of these charels a large
as some private churches. The great marble col
umns OF the arches are of especial beauty and OF
great value. Two historic quarries, of Thessaly
and Eubea were especially opened TO secure them
They are of great size. standing from 60 so feet
high and their color IS a wonderful deep green
contrasting beautifully with others delicate hues
In purple. gray and yellow, secured in various
parts OF the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
TROLLEY SLEEPING CIR
A Ne1c Feature of Electric Roll
road Service.

me Indications are that the trolley car h.s :.
ias. entered INTO direct competition with the ~
road For some time il has been possible ~ 49,,
trips by trolley between cities seoara+ss - MAKE
dreds OF miles. and in the Middle West re . '.a-
lines hove entered into the business Of tr,s 10y
freight. produce and baggage and now ~ S
same region. where the deve Iopment OF tba ,,. Us
car has been greatest. the innovation of The 10y
sleeper is about to be tried. This service Win ~
put into operation at an early date he.v-s 70
cities OF indianapolis and Columbus Ohio o '
lines of the Indiana polls and Eastern C,or,r, .le
the Appieyard syndicates. 1t is designed "a 49,
Two or these cars moving between the cities. 80.
one making the trip by day a parlor car 49,.
returning at night as a sleeper si
In Its exterior appearance the car is much ..
same as the standard railroad coach of tl,;, ''
acter- Its operation the road viii De ilon,sl'
with that of the railroad sleeper much the .a-'
arrangement having been made between tbs.,..
company and the Holland Palace Car Con-
which built these cars and which will own 80,
control them The latter company charyes the ale"
trio company with mileage at an agreed r.,a -.
the electric company will collect its own ra,,,,.-
rare and also an extra charge for the EXTRA -
vice rendered The rate for lower berth ba.-
Indianapolis and Columbus IS to be 81 and Pow ~
upper berth 81 will be charged. This is about 90
same rate as Is charged by the steam lines betwss.
the cities named for the same service. but ~,
saving to the passenger in this case is the dr.
ence IN the regular fare Between these two Dc,,s
the round trip can be made the trolley 70. ~.
same cost as passage one way on the railroad
Except for the length OF the car and the press,,.
of the trolley pole top. the outward appesr.,,
or the trolley sleeper is much the same as the o-s
nary sleeping car. 1t is inside the car that -.
most radical departures from the old dasiu, -
sleeping car construction have been made a..
yet IN great many respects the interior has rrrs
the same appearance as any Pullman or Wagrs,
car.
The most striking innovation is the Fact r..
each section. when made up for the night COW
prises tiny room so that passenger NAV bs~.
IN a measure. the comforts and privacy of a RON,
at hotel or at home. When the occupants ~
section have agreed that they are ready to ret,r,
the porter unlocks the backs OF the two chairs !.
the section and stretches them out in such a mar
ner that the Two form one bed extending alor,
the wall Of the car. One of the chair handlss /.
removed entirely and laid away until wantss
again. and the other is dropped into horzoursr
position. where 1t helps to support the bedd,ng
After soma further manipulations this forms N,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
OTERCROWDED BIRDS
Orlithologicat Discoveries on the
Island of Laqsa,.

"Naturaiasts commissioned by the United States
government have discovered on the distant island
Of Laysan. in the Pacific some new birds and
many novel facts in regard 10 known species
Gays Harold ]. Bolce. IN THE Scientific Aner,
can The visiting scientists Were perhsps tha
FIRST human beings whom the myrads of birds thai
crowd this tiny speck OF land had ever seen r,
consequence, the visitors enjoyed an experience nm
usual IN modern adventures. Birds represents,
species which in other lands wing hurriedIv svav
az TIE sight OF man. came up TO the naturalist.
looked curioasly into their faces perched ON tb.,
writing tables, wonderfully inspected the trInos
ana other accessories OF the cameras ana ~
rnitted themselves TO be stroked
The fact that these birds are orsinar,v -
garded as the widest kind OF species mad. a -
found impression on the visiting scientists
II was not OILY the marvellous gentienass ~ 81.
bircs OF Laysan. which had not yet learned or N.
aggressireaess OF man against their kind that I'M,
pressed the nat1raltstE, but also their as.o,,,sn
abundance Small as this island e. Il furn,she. ,a
asylum fer amounted millions OF birds Tha,
combined cries and ,ninstrelsy make such deater
ing chorus that u the naturasts wished 70 CO..
verse they found il necessary TO shout az one .r-
ether
so dense IS the bird life en- this little island t,.,
tie various species haze economized snaca hv
building their rests above the other and ~.
scientists that the similarity these tiers OF
10 the fats In tai apartment houses is ou,,.
marked For example the petrol and the wedge
tailed shearwater live in burrows which counara
With an apartment house basement Above them
dwell the gray-backed tern and the sooty tern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

Although the apartmentlike arrangement of
nests enables the birds TO make the best possible
use OF the islands area. Laysan would be utterly
unable to contain all the birds that have chosen Il
their breeding home If they arrived at the same
time To find satisfactory places said one OF the
scientists who explored the island. the birds
obliged to take turns Some species leave the
place their young strong enough
to fly, and while they in the of departing,
newcomers begin TO arrive take their places. IN
this way said the scientist a most definite sue
cession, which probably dates back thousands OF
years. takes place year after year IN the arrival
and departure of certain Species
The white tern (Gygis alba kittlitzD has the
curious habit OF never bringing fewer than two fish
at time TO its young. 1t carries the fish
wise in its BILL and sometimes returns from its
cursions with fewer than four fish thus carried
II easy enough 10 understand how It captured
the first fish, but the naturalists unable to
comprehend how the bird managed retain IL
while securing additional ones Its ability to hold
three hsh in Its bill and still capture fourth
particularly pulling"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

OF which the Westminster cathedral IS the out
growth dates back many years Originally con-
ceived by Cardinal wiseman. the project OF erect
ing the cathedral proposed and took definite
shape under the direction OF Cardinal Manning in
1865 Many years occupied with the problems
and other details of like At last these
matters settled. John F. Bentley selected as
the architect and work begun.
Selecting the early Christian Byzantine type OF
architects in the face the then prevailing ten
denotes in England. Mr.. Bentley designed the
cathedral. and his selection was approved by Car
dinai Vaughan. The site in what was then the
slums of Westminster comprised about three acres
Now OF the costest apartments in all Lon
don are to be found in this vicinity. Some idea
OF the appreciation in land values in this region
DO obtained from the fact that apartments on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
THE FOOLS PRAYER.
Gan Old Favorite RevivedJ


The royal feast done; the king
Sought some new sport to Danish care.
And TO his Jester cried: Sir Fool.
Kneel now. and make for US a prayers!
The Jester dotted his cap and bells
And stood the hooking court before:
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore
He bowed his head and hent his knee
Upon the monarchs silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: 20, Lord,
Be mercifui to me, fool!
mo pity. Lord could change the heart
From red with wrong 70 waite as Wool;
The rod must heal the sin; but Lord.
Be merciful 10 me, fool!
IT'S not by guilt the onward sweep
OF truth and right. o Lord. stay;
IT'S By follies that so long
We hold the earth from Heaven away.
'These clumsy feet stin in the mi-e.
Go crushing blossoms without end:
These hard. meaning hands we thrust
Among the heart strings of friend
The i'll timed truth we might have kept
Who knows how sharp IL pierced and stuns.
The word had not sense 10 say
Who knows how Srancly II had runs.
.our faults no tenderness should ask. N,
The Christening stripes must cleanse them A.
But for our blunders-oh. In shame
Before the eyes OF Heaven we fail
Earth bears no balsann for mistakes:
Men crown the knave and scourse the soo'
That did his will but thou. q Lord.
Be merciful 10 me. fool.
The room was hushed; in silence rose
Tie king and sought his gardens cool
And walked APART and murmEred low.
BE nerciful 10 me. fool ,,-,,,~a
-(E. R. SILL In wil5hireS M-sa-'a~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
BIG NEW, CATHEDRAL.
First Roman Catholic One an Lon
don Since the Reformation.

Unique in design and construction, awe inspiring
in its great proportions. yet pleasing in its comb
nation OF architectural and structural skill, is the
new Roman Catholic Cathedral OF Westminster in
London, which has risen on the Westminster fats
the first cathedral Of that faith to be erected in
the metropolitan OF England since the Reforma-
ton.
building the giant structure began. but the project
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
AS WE END HIM.

From The Chicago News.
We came upon the college man in the s'ce'
sweater
sStudying muchs" VIC asked. ,ra
Studying he echoed. his eyes diaIns n Ti no
ACCOMPLISHMENTS well. / guess not nnlsnSu ,,n
football in the fall m playing hockey go s.
IL will be polo. then lacrosse, and later on -
ball"
.syyhen do you expect 20 open your books.
well during next vacation. If get cnare~
The Washington times., 1904-08-24

disbanded. When the last members
went away they presented the statue to
the Archbishop Of St. Boniface. 1t now
stands in the yard adjoining the Catho-
lie Church, neglected and unappreciat-
ed, yet an artistic joy to all who chance
to find IT,
According to the popular legend of St.
Hubert, he was, on a certain Good
Friday. hunting In the forest Of Ar
dennes, in France, when he was star
tied by the apparitiOn of a cleaning
crucifiX borne upon the antiers OF a
stag which he was pursuing. A voice
commanded him 70 turn 10 the Lord.
On hearing this he Frustrated himself
and prayed To the CrucifiN. The voice
reprimanded him for his love Of the
chase, urging him 10 repentance and a
life Of contemplation. and commanded
him 10 go 10 St Lambert, OF Macs
tricht. who would advise him OF his fu-
ture course.
Thus converted. Hubert became a dis
ciple of st. Lambert. and on his death
succeeded to the bishOpTiC. which was
later removed to Liege. He died in 727.
Although ne abandoned his favorite
sport he has been held as the patron
saint OF hunters.
The Washington times., 1904-08-24
ST. HUBERTS STATUE
IN THE WILDERNESS
Work Of French Artist Given to French COLONY in Maui
toba Now Neglected and Weather Stained.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Aug. 24-In an
obscure corner Of the grounds Of the
Archbishop of St. Boniface, Manitoba
stands a iife-size figure in marble rep
resenting one of the great visions Of
religious history
The statue is weather stained, for It
has no protection but the trees, and is
half hidden by shrubbery which has
grown around II. Save for the occasional
tourist few take the trouble to search
it out. and but few Of the prairie peo-
pie appreciate ii as a work Of art. 1t
is a strange place for a sculpture the
beauty Of which fits 1t for any Of the
worlds best galleries.
The statue represents the Divine call
70 St. Hubert. II is the work OF Nine Ia
Duchesse dues, and was exhibited at
the Worlds Fair. Chicago. in 1893 where
I'm stood in the Liberal Arts Building
At the close Of the exposition it was
given by the sculptor TO the colony OF
St. Hubert, a settlement OF French
noblemen then being organized in As
siniboia. This colony after few years
The Washington times., 1904-08-24

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 24.-The
board Of county school commissioners
met at their office here yesterday and
transacted a large amount Of business
pertaining 10 the schools Of the county.
The following appointments OF teachers
were confirmed by the board:
Miss Edith y. Utz, at GAINESVILLE;
Miss Fannie NJ. Soufer. at Jamestown;
Miss Anna L. Waters. at Linden; Miss
Myrtle Bruscup. at Spencerville; Miss
Evelyn G. Darby. at Buck Lodge; Miss
Maud E II. Dugent, at Dickerson; Miss
Eugene q. Chiswell. at Friendship; Ju-
liam F. Walters. at Kensington; Roger
G. Harley, at Travilah, and Julian +.
Griffith. jr., at Cropley.
The board voted November . to be a
holiday. and that the teachers associa-
tion be held on Saturday, November T.
next. The board set September 10
for the teachers institute next year.
There were several delegations before
the board, the ones from Ounce Or
chard and Wheaton having disputes
which they desired settled.
A delegation from the Citizens AssO-
citation Of Bethesda, consisting Of DIT.
John L. Lewis. the Rev. b. p. Flournoy
and Albert Wilson. desired general
school betterment for their district. This
matter was heard and taken under con-
sideratiOn.
The Washington times., 1904-08-24
ENGLISH KING WANTS
DENMARE'S NEW GUN
1t Weighs Fifteen Pounds and Fires
zoo Rounds Per Minute-Revo-
lutionizes War.

LONDON. Aug 24-The British var
once Is believed 20 be casting enyious
eyes at the new deadly field gun which
interested the King during his recent
visit 20 Denmark.
Both his majesty and the Prince of
Wales. as well as Lord Roberts have
been impressed with the possibilities Of
the Danish invention, and now that the
gun which the King saw has been ac-
quired by the Rexer Small Arms Com
pany a British firm. experiments are
likely 10 be carried out in this countr,,
The features which commend the r,,,,
are its extreme mobility, its rate Of fire
its liShtness for use in the rpugbcei
country, and the fact that IL can be
adopted by any arm Of the service
Cavalry tactics in the Danish army
are being reYOlutionizcd by the adoDtIo1
OF the gun. The rate Of fire is 2DO rounds
per minute. and the weapon IS so Iigbt
that Il can be taken anywhere over a
mans shoulder or across a horse.
Il IS a multiple single-barrelrd gun
with an outer rihed tube incased in a
jacket Its weight is under fifteen
pounds. and GOO rounds can be fired be
fore the barrel becomes heated
The Danish cavalry have q gun de-
tachment OF three men to every SQUAD
ron. One horseman carries the gun I'm
leather socket attached 20 the saddle
Each man OF the gun detachment carries
ammunition. and leads a horse loaded
with reserve supply. Wherever horse
can 90 the gun can go
The Washington times., 1904-08-24
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE

Arthur B. Gleason. judge. Rockville. Re
publican; Lee S. Dorsey, clerk. Rock
clerk. Rockville. Republican.
Fourth district. second precinct
Thomas n. Bailey. Judge Rockville.
Democrat; John NJ. He6gy. judge. Rock
Vile. Republican. Frank Wilson. clerk,
Beane. Democrat. Simon p Wagner.
clerk. Rockville, Republican.
Fifth district-William II. McCeney,
judge, Burnt Mills. Democrat: Samuel
5. Bond. judge. Spencerville, Republican;
Wilson @. Johnson. clerk Falkland,
Democrat; Mortimer O. stabIer. Repub--
lican, clerk. Spencerville.
Sixth district-Charles J. Iyddane.
Judge. Germantown. Democrat; James
F. Purdum. judge. Jamestown, Repub-
lean. Maynard Hoyle. clerk. Travilah.
Democrat; Frank r. Martin, clerk, Ger
mantOwn, Republican.
Seventh diStTiCt-M. Wilson Onutt,
judge. Bethesda, Democrat; Ira II. Fill.
Judge. Chevy Chase, Republican; Charles
II. Mafthes, clerk. Bethesda. Democrat
Edward +. Crockett, clerk, Cabin John,
Republican
Eighth district. first precinct-George
z. White. judge. Norbeck. Democrat;
Joseph 7. Moore, jr.. Judge Sandy
Spring, Republican; Lewis \. Barnes
ley, clerk, Olney, Democrat; George II
Jones. clerk. Oakdale, Republican.
Eighth district, second precinct-John
9; Bentley, Sandy Spring, Democrat;
Charles H. Shaw, judge. Brookevine,
II.
Brookeville, Democrat. Walter Dorsey,
clerk. Brookcvillc. Republican.
Ninth distTict-Wllliam II. Talbot
judge, Gaithersburg, Democrat; FL
bridge d. Kingsley. judge. Gathers
burg Republican; John Thomas Martin
clerk, Gaithersburg. Democrat; Adel-
bert c Jordan, clerk. Washington
Grove. Republican
Tenth district-Henry NJ Clagett
Judge. Glen. Democrat: John W. Lynch
Judge. Cabin John. Republican; Charles
H Creamer. clerk. Potomac Democrat;
John l.. Ball, clerk, Potomac, Repub-
lean
Eleventh district-Isaac y. Emmert
tudg". Comus, Democrat, John W
Brown, Judge GAINESVILLE. Republican
CIagett Z. Hilton. clerk. Barnesville
Democrat. William w. Hodges. clerk
Comus. Republican.
Twelfth distTict-James y. Young.
judge. Damascus. Democrat; Samuel
Broadhurst. Judge. BrowninRGville. Re
publican; George W Burns. clerk. Da-
mascus. Democrat: James W. Burdette
clerk. Damascus. Republican.
Thirteenth district first precinct
Thomas Q. Parker, lay Till. Judge Re
publican
Thirteenth district. second precinct
George +. Burdette, judge. Sligo, Re
publican.
The Washington times., 1904-08-24
Gould Railways Make
$6,OOO,OOO Extension
Spending Money on Lavish Scale 10 Find
Outlet to Atlantic SeabOard-OVer a
Million for Equipment

Since the Western Maryland Railroad
and West Virginia Central Railway
properties were bought two years ago
as a tidewater outlet for the Gould rail-
way system. more than 100000 has
been expended in extension and de-
VelOpmcnt work.
Winslow S Pierce. chairman OF the
board Of directors Of the Western Mary
land Railroad Company. in a statement
just made public. gives detailed infor-
nation regarding what has been done
and still remains TO be accomplished be
fore Gould freight and passenger trains
can run through to the Atlantic sea-
board over Gould rails. He says this
will be possible inside Of twelve months.
Expenditures up to August l on con-
structiOn of the siXty-mile extension of
the Western Maryland from Cherry
Run TO connect with the West Virginia
Central at Cumberland. aggregated ST.
10000
The Washington times., 1904-08-24

Upon freight terminals at Baltimore
part Of which will be ready for use next
month Mr.. Pierce states that 81, Gi2. fl7
has been expended.
These terminals include a line six
miles long, extending through Southern
Baltimore. to the new Port COv!ngton
piers. on the harbor
For development work along the West
Virginia Central Railway. $,314G73 has
been expended in opening new coal
mines and for branch lines and si1ings
Another large expenditure is Slips 6t3
for new equipment.
Gross earnings of the Western MARY
land-West Virginia Contra, Railway sys-
tenn for the year ended June 80. as Civ
en- by Mr. Pierce. were 50 6l2,09l. and tho
net income including profits of the coal
department and other income, was ST.
$50. 1888. or 416, POP in excess OF fixed
charges.