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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

lives on with little interest in the world
without butt which, in the peculiar,
noisy. little world of its own, finds life
joy and living pleasurable. e,
One steals into this domain, SO for
eign to any he has ever known before,
with trepidation and foreboding. Queer
tenants these-monsters which slip in
thru the open door, painting noisily,
and the men who. climb all over them
as children play with an indulgent sire.
Long rows Of monsters of this kind,
and scores Of little, -blue-clad men with
flaming, odorous torches which mark
their courses as they move about their
giant charges. u j
T. Down thru the great stable for these
steeds Of steel we pass, instinctively
giving a protruding cow-catcher a very
wide berth and causing no little amuse-
ment to the wipers who stand near. =
.:HDon't fear her feet, sir; she won u
- kick, and her name ain It Maud,' is the
terse comment of one. And more than
once a kindly, timely warning saves US
from undignifed and precipitous
descent into an engine pit. =.
i - i. !! p.
We stoop and pass thru little door
thrown open as we, approach. Now in
deed is an inferno revealed. We are
in the gas-retort house, and from the
open doors of two of the furnaces the
>lurid glare of incandescence' streams
! into the shed, searching out every
blackened nook and Granny. Thi1
streams of heavy oil passed into tht
huge retorts are expanded into gas
and bewildering system Of com
pressors, purifiers, cleaners and storage
tanks is carefully explained = to us
Here is stored in seamless steel cylin
ders as yet made only by the Krupp
4 Of Germany, enough latent energy tt
wipe out roundhouse, yards, coal der
ricks. Here man has literally pressed
into service the most fckle force saw,
electricity, and here every. day an,
every night are men who risk their live
on GOODNESS and method and "knowin,
how, = So 5s :.
Are these men heroesa Nay, tn
nation discriminates in its bestowal 0
laurels in favor of those whose braver,
is Of short duration. Yet here, in til
heart of the city, men deal with
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
A Little Railroad

Wall street brokers smiled a few
days ago when they saw on the ticker:
{" New York and Penn. railroad, surplus
for the year $6.'' This is queer little
road about sixty miles long, running
from Canistco, N. Y, to shingle House,
Pa, the queerest feature being the
-1ake-up of its executive force and
directorate. Cobb is about sthe only
name that figures. Theodore Cobb ID
president, William Cobb vicepresident,
Howard Cobb treasurer, and Fordyce
A. Cobb secretary. Besides all these,
Churchill Cobb, Ahrling Cobb and w.
M. Cobb are directors.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

watch proceedings. The Union station
passed the real journey begins, and it
is then one gets an idea of the real
Importance Of the man. at the throttle
: One pull ,>of the lever, and the huge
bulk Of steel moves gracefully out of
the light Of the train sheds. Another
pull, and 307 fairly leaps into the
murky night like a thing Of. life. The
velocity Of the train increases, and with
a thrust Of the left hand the steam is
cut off. The snorting Of the engine
ceases instantly, but the pace continues
to accelerate, as we fly down grade
over straight section Of track.
!: Down, down, plunging apparently
headlong into absolute darkness, the
train is rushed, until we cannot but sit
breathless at the solid wall of nothing
ness that is more fearsome than danger
itself. Truly the unknown hath hidden
terrors, and this mad plunge into
imaginary calamity is nothing if not
shuddersome. .,..r, IT,. X. .- .~.. . ..
j. +..s. /
A speck of light appears ahead, that
grows with amazing rapidity into a
dazzling white disc coming on toward
us at fearful speed. Before we have
time to recover from the shock. the
Overland Limited dashes by, the
lighted windows of the cars merged
into one long blur by her. breakneck
speed, and ours. ' ~.
Now rounding a curve, evident to us
only by our tendency to fly off at a
tangent, a new land of gnomes and
fairy lamps spreads out before us. Red
lights, which we have come to regard
as danger signals, are grouped appar-
emily right ahead into series. of ter
restrial consultations of brilliant
imagery. The stars Of heaven pale by
comparison with these nearer. luMin-
aries, and we find ourselves wondering
if we are being really shot off into
space. The sudden exhaust from the
air-brake gives us still another shock,
The great machine slows up, and passes
at retarded speed thru the wilderness
Of lights, being brought to rest within
a. foot Of the place appointed for it's
stoppage. Yet even while. at rest, this
monster. Of modern ingenuity seems like
a living, painting being, bundle OF
nerves Of steel, straining against the
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

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Small wonder the company. is proud
of its long-distance engineers. We saw
but one, and he was an object lesson.
From the moment the train started, his
gloved hand was always on the: lever,
and the throbbing of. the cylinders
seemed an inspiration to him. Twics
we looked back, only to see the keen
gray eyes looking ahead thru the little
window. without emotion or strain. Yet
how rapid the telegraphy Of that brain
when a signal reads against us! Quicker
almost than thought the muscles be-
come taut, and the glove tightens its
hold on. the lever, and one feels that
one stands in the presence of man
who has mastered his work. -
Yet in stormy weather, when the
winds are blowing the binding snow
into the face of the engine crew, how
intolerant we are, sitting back there in
our smoking: car, at few minutes de-
lay. One false move, one moments
hesitancy, and the great engine with
: its .sinuous, trailing complement, of liv.
ing, breathing humanity is hurled into
. the beyond. Surely these heroes of
everyday life are. real heroes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

amines the brakes, oil-feeders and
cages. His fireman has joined him,
and indicates that all is ready: From
that moment the man becomes the
human machine. His mien is set and
firm, and as we catch glimpse Of him
in the ruddy glow. Of the furnace, we
know that number 375, with all it's
ponderous body and weighty store of
latent force, has been harnessed to the
wheels of commerce.. In less than forty
minutes the great machine has been got
out and made ready for the rails.
4 Now out into the cold again. We
follow the guide, led only by the sound
Of his footsteps, for the darkness is
complete. .s. 49,. 81. . -
Engines and cars banging and creak-
ing and grinding over the rails; whistles
shrieking their defiance, a train like a
meteor dashing by: all combine to
emphasize the insecurity Of the ground
over which we are stumbling. Ahead,
behind, on all sides are lights, green,
red and white, in most artistic confu-
Sion. And yet each light means some
thing, and the engineer whose hand con-
trolls the oncoming train must know
that something, and know it perfectly.
A brilliant headlight almost blinds
US and to our guide s amusement we
step off the track, not caring to argue
right Of way with the monster hid be-
hind it. l.
z 5..'Don't {. worry, sir, that IS only, 3o7.
We are going to call on her. This
way. -
Up into the cab we climb again,
greeted by the smile and hearty grip
Of Engineer Halt and his fireman. II
ever a man looked the part, Halt does
Tall, somewhat gaunt, and with a gen
erous admixture of silver in his hair;
wearing a yet unspotted suit Of light
blue overalls; with a demeahor calm
and methodic that has come from long
service in dealing with great engines
this baron Of the road inspires one at
once with confidence. He has held lives
in his hand before.
BY the courtesy Of the North West.
ern officials, supplemented by the
engineer Is willingness to show us all he
can, we are allowed ito climb up to- the
seat on the right Of the frebox, and
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

danger that is always present, week in,
week out, winter and summer alike, and
the passenger in his reclining chair, be-
ing whirled thru space at dizzying
speed, recks not Of the men who endure
these trials that he may have perfect
Illumination on his journey.
+ + !. >.:.--
"This is number 255, what is known
as the Pacific type says Mr.. Collin
son, our conductor. ''She can make
good time with fairt load, and was
tip-top class until better one was
produced. - -. .z@.~. .
A couple of human forms are grad
ually outlined to- our amazed sight
right in among the machinery, and one
cannot repress shudder at the things
that would happen if .."
Il "Here's another I want to show
you,' breaks in the voice of our guide,
and we leave these workers with 255,
and pass thru a swinging door into
darker shed that might well be esome
Stygian cave forlorn.' In the blaze
of the oil torch that Foreman Collinson
has kindled, all objects distant more
than few feet are lost to view, and
it is only as we take a few steps for
ward that great gray mass takes
form before, above, beneath us, finally
conveying to our aberrated percep-
tion sense Of similarity between it.
5 self and 255. ~
Similarity yes, but it is the likeness
that the mountain bears to the sand
hill, or the towering pine to the slender
willow All we can see is pair Of
giant wheels, coupled to two other
pairs, and in the dim perspective, an
outline in mammoth characters-3O7.
t'I. suppose this engine can make
pretty good time we ventured.l
Eyes, pretty fair. Come up into
the cab and look at the frebox and
cages; follow me-pull yourself up by
the handrails. -
The ringing Of a telephone bell calls
our guide from us, and he returns in a
moment, saying:
Luck is your way. You will see
things hum a bit now. A special train
!. is ordered for Immediate service from
} here to Chicago, and we're going tc
|. send out 375 in double quick time. = s
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

The call boy, appears as if by magic,
and is dispatched post haste to get
an engine "crew.'' Black ,imps that
are in reality men--and men who know
things, too-dart hither and thither;
their shadows, now small, now large,
spread out on every hand; fire is
'rekindled, and every: valve, bearing and
joint of 375 is given the attention a
prince might envy. Soon the tell-tale
finger of the main gage begins to creep
to the right thru the degrees, and the
"chug-chug" of the air pump gives
evidence that 375 is wide awake. Bells
keep up an incessant din outside, and
the great doors swing open.
All this has taken but a.few minutes,
and so absorbed are we in the legion
Of little things that dexterous hands
are doing that never thought has
followed the call-boy. sss;
Away thru the now silent city he
has sped, and very soon has carried
the mandate to each member Of the
special crew. Out of a sdreamland Of
peace that is strangely real, accustomed
as he is to these sudden night-calls, it
is with no good grace that the engineer
awakes from his well-earned, rest.
Philosopher tho he be, the stoicism that
comes from years of responsibility can
not repress momentary grudge at the
irony Of fate. Yet this soon passes,
and when he has called to the mes
senger: "All right, Joe, I'll be down
on time,o nothing short Of an act Of
God could keep him from his post His
wife and little ones, aroused, are full
Of questions and cautions, and had he
not passed his word it would be the
work Of moment to refuse to go, as
he has still some hours Of rest he can
legally claim to make up the minimum
allowed by the company.
The elements seem eternally sunkind,
for a cold, drizzling rain greets him
as he steps into the street, abandoned
now save by the few unfortunates who
know not the meaning of home. So
wild is thei might, that even the gloom
Of the roundhouse, with torches that
serve only to render darkness visible
is welcome Exchanging q few friendly
words with the foreman and the store
i keeper hesc1iidbs into the cab, ana ex
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Ten years ago public-spirited citi-s
zen of Edpburgh, Scotland, bequeathed
$5O0,O0O for the building Of a city hall,
but the town council has never been
able to agree upon scheme
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

What din to greet the ears grown
sensitive in the journey thru the quiet
night! A thousand noises come from a
thousand unseen sources andreverberat-
ing thru the spacious room, lombard
the visitor with shocking force. Here,
few blocks; from the. district which,
the most, active in the daylight hours,
is now, tsomnolent and still, is another
army working in an atmosphere strange
and seemingly unreal-an army which
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

~ UT OF the blaze Of lights that
form radiant cross where
Washington and Hennepin ave-
nues intersect, but few rods in zig
gag direction towards the northeast and
the silent river, one comes to the tracks
in common use by almost every rail
road operating between this city and
st. Paul. In these few steps the mid
night wanderer leaves behind him
every association that pertains to citi-
zenship, and steps warily across for
bidding shadows that suggest a thou
sand death traps, to the little cabin
on the other side the tracks. This point
of vantage gained, and inquiry made,
the genial switchman points the direc-
tion to the roundhouse with swarthy
forefnger. ~. :, {, ,sss3
eco right along them tracks till yer
hits Ter, an 60 thru the first. door on
the right.'' r, a..s.=... .
Simple, concise, definite instruction
this, but how different it's carrying
out! ...f E.}e =.
Pursuing a ftful torch that looms
ahead like a very ignus fatuus, strid-
ing over barriers that are but phantoms,
and stumbling over switches and
"frogs'' and hundred other dark
zimmerman forms, is no sinecure, and
one is tempted to believe that the archi-
tectural design Of man would have been
far more sensible if the cushion side Of
a shinbone had been in front instead of
behind. ~.'' I.:E 49,, :.
+ Toiling thru the gloomy path between
two rows Of boxcars that all the time
seem threatening to move out, zone at
last emerges into the smoky breathing
space of the freight yards, and across
: two shining pairs of rails is the round
house, veritable house of refuge,
wherein tolerable safety, lies. 8 ..-S, ..~. +
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18

1892 and 1545. who resided In the
Manor House and Is buried In the
church. received from the King grant
OF certain lands which belonged TO the
Prlory OF canons Ashby. This land
was sold at his death to his son Robert
and his grandson Laurence. and the
latter retired into Bringion. died there
in 1CIG. and is commemorated by a
monument In Brlngion church.
Brington comprises Great and Little
BringtOn. with the hamlet of NoDottle.
In the chancel OF the church Is aoor
stone. with arms. 10 Laurence Wash
ington. 1916 (who removed here from
Sulgrave. and Margaret tButlerJ his
wife. aud there Is also Inscribed brass
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18
VIE Oy any sucn means as that. am

VIE py any such means as that 1 am
sure said aunt Gertrude.
$50 am l." added uncle sam
DO YOU think. sam. any marriage
was ever brought about by such bOrrid
methods my aunt inquired.
Without doubt. abundance Of them"
replied uncle sam. unhesiiatingly.
Nothing that was ever said is more
true than that humankind are mostly
fools AM Il IS wen thSt such Is the
case. Were 20 otherwise then prcsP-
ahiy. though no enc would starve. no
body would be able 10 live well IL is
in the fOllies OF his fellow-creatures
that \ sharp man finds his chances Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The matrimonial
agent OF Rivington street transgressed
no law that know or. OF that I would
enact were I invested with the attri-
butes OF Solon. lie merely preyed upon
Iools-a perfectly legitimate process.
sanctioned by the doctrine Of the sur
vival OF the attest Pass re the cigar
case. Gertie. dear"
Were You and your friends fools
when you visited that Office in Riv-
inEton street." inquired Connie. with
misch.cvcus smile.
Tnqucstionabiy we were" admitted
Uncle sam. with charming frauircss.
and ca many other occasions besides.
Nothing can ever induce me 30 be-
lcvc -hat il IS right 10 use superior
natural cirts or knowledge - eutraT
. the ineznc-.euced and unwary." said
Ilv aunt
Power IS It's Cwn Justification Tha
which @ man can Go Dee may de-"
THAT IS not right" asserted aun
. Gertrude boldly.
Nothing IS rieht. nor likely 10 be.
r-recl uDcic sam
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18

he spent his last night Is an object or
great interest 20 all visitors 60 the city.
The nephew of John Washington was
Sir Henry Washington. who defended
the city or Worcester in the cause OF
Charles l.. and indeed held out 20 the
last. with only scanty means. lie was
repeatedly called upon TO surrender.
rs his affairs We're hopeless. and was
promised that his life should be spared:
but he refused 20 do so until he had
the permission OF Charles.
The family OF Washington can he
traced. however. much further back
than this period Formerly they held
estates i'm Durham, and the name is
spelled variously. DE Wessyngton and
washington. In the venerable library
OF Chester Cathedral BOndO de Yves
syngton's name occurs in copies OF
charters GOO years old. John Messing
ton. as appears from Dugdale's Mon
asticon." was the prior Of Durham IN
the relgns OF Henry V. and Henry VI
But the more immediate ancestry OF
/ George Washington must be sought IL
/ Snlgrave Northamptonshire. At Sui
grave was n monastery. and IL was dis
solved 10y Henry VIII. at the SAM
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18

fiemea. men or education and leisure,
who might have lived and died un-
known had their lot been east ia hap
pier times. Fervent loyalty was al
ways the characteristic or the Wash
Ingtops. and even George Washington
himself fought for the Georges against
the French. In CrOmweiTs reign an
attempt was made 20 restore Charles
81. and John Washington and his
brother were implicated. But they
were more fortunate than their com
panion-ln.arms. the kari or Derby.
They managed 20 get away 20 America
but l.Ord Derby. less fortunate, was
captured and executed at Lotion; ans
Tho quaint ol1 house IN Chester wher!
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18

with the same arms. diferenced by .
crescent, to Robert Washington. young
or brother 81 the above. oh. l622. and
Elizabeth. his wife. This Laurence
Washington was the father OF the Rev.
Laurence Washington. M. A.. OF Sui
grave. and rector OF Purleigh. Essex.
ic33-34. whose two sons. John and
Laurence. emlgrated I'm 1857 to Nir-
ginia. Sulgrave is in pleasant rural
part OF England. not far from Banbury
and from Whittelbury Forest The
mansion OF the Washingtons was prob
ably at one time the priors' dwelling
and was altered for their use. Fart or
IL still remains. and Is converted into n
farmhouse. and In buttery hatch Is N
piece OF stained glass with the Wash
ington crest upon IL.
John Washington. OF South cave Cas-
tie. was the great grandson OF the lord
OF the manor OF Sulgrave. South Cave
Castle has. Of course. undergone some
underwriting since the WashingtOnS
lived there. but the dimensions are the
same. and the pleasant park is circum-
! scribed 10y the same boundaries.
In the corner of the park stands
South Cave Church. n small but veneer
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18
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able building. Bon thcshadicst of church
yards. An cmbattled gateway. with
wrought iron gate. leads mp Co the han.
inst out on the road. and One % the
sides 81 the archway is extended into
Quaint lodge. covered with ivy. The
wall 81 the lodge forms "a boundary 90
Tire churchyard. and the whole group
is or exquisite beauty. a private path
through Che park leads into the cham
ccr where the family pcvS ARE. There
is 90 enc collection OF paintings hero
among them one 90 President Wash
iactou on which q great value is SET
Sulgravc is not in amy sense a state
lv home" 81 is "a gahled. Uncovered.
sixteenth century farmhouse. with
about the same number OF rooms as
tho typical suburban villa. To Amcri-
cams the most attractive detail OF the
n1usc rs thc presence. both within and
without the entrance porch. OF the
Washington arms. carved in STONE
fwo reel bars and three stars upon sill
yer GROUND. or i'm the heraldic tongue.
argent. two bars gUlcs' I'm CHIEF. three
mulIets or the second Here many
rhfnk we have the origin Of the Stars
snd Stripes Of tho United States flag.
Washington is known 90 have worn
rhcse arrls upon his signet ring
The shields were probably placed In
rhe Sulcrave porch 10y Laurence Wash
frc-on ford of the manor. who was
twice Mayor 81 Northamptou>hire In
the time of Henry VIII. from whom
he had received "a grant Of lands which
bad belonged 20 the priory 90 Canons
Ashby. His son Robert WIS The last,
as ne had been the first. Washington
OF Sugrave. FOR some twenty years af-
ter his death the little estate (which
NOW amounts TO POO acreSl had 20 be
sold the family migrating 10 Brington
not FAR away. perhaps TO De near their
powerful relations. the SpencerS. OF
Althorp. Laurence Washington. th'
grandson Of the Lord OF Sulgrave. il
buried in Great Brington Church. VIII
others OF the name and their tomb'
have long been objects OF pilSrimag'
from over the water. The family wa
very prolific - Laurence Of Suigrav
had eleven children. and his grandson
Laurence. of BrlngtOn. seventeen
New York Tribune.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18

.fu,o MS tho other religious houses. \
large part of It's estates were -ran'ei
20 the Washington family. and ODD thr
ola church. at Sulgrave. az the east emo
of the aisle i~ 81 plate Of brass in-
Scrfhcd to Laurence Washington. OBJ.
15Sf with cficies OF himself. Anne.
his wife daughter of Robert Porg.fer.
Of Greatvorth. and eleven children
They were ancestors lin the sixth re-
rnov,l az George Washington.
Al the dissolution OF the monastcricS.
fn 1850 Laurence Washington. 90
Grnv's Inn. Mayor Of Northampton in
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18
CHAPTER NXXIL



What IS time. The past has some
ana cannot ue recalled, the present is
le-e. lut iup-rfectly under our con
--ei; Vle future Do man knows Is
.lcre another subject which Ianklnd
.e-arls - wlys So numerous and d.
verse as r,Ce. Tie mcsc generic and
indefinite az --rlss only Tor the mis-
cradle wretch condemned 20 die CD an
appointed day Go she aeeriu- hours ez-
r.re with watlelln- rapldity. 10 The
sufferer crcm any otl-- rcrm ~ torture
thcv dre- rhelr course with most ex-
lsperaung slowDess. IL is the privilege
ot The perfectly haruy W indeed there
o. any suchl and the perfectly foolish
fcc whom everyone must surely know
abundant exam rlesI 10 disregard time
Tie week which elapsed between our
-c.urn 20 Ncw YORK and my marriage
to Constance seemed 10 me 90 super
naturally icle Duration Love is inc
rar.eu-. and dre-s-laizers and mlLners
nonorcl -zu- Though living .n the
.aue house as uy ailaucel wife.
T -o-v SAW very little of her, she was
+ nearly always engaged I'D being meas
rrel or fitted OF t-pe-iuenicd upon iu
some way by a contingent ~ French
-,l.s-.- who came every dav 10 the
nrr-a ana drso-earlzea all its Gus
.omary arraucemenrs %. the uumer-
.-,. ..--.-s.. heinz prepared Tor NY wife
.,rr-h j rad heard GOOD deal about
.rera was not Tor the present per-
-af--es 70 $50 one. bur I would nave
endured Thar privaron without mug
--.r-.nr NJ Tie comuanIoushln of my
se-- Co-srauc. had been spared go ue.
Frrrarer All things come 20 those
WHO -ralr-uniers dea.h comes first and
-..r--res tie walters. lu watch case the
latter .srane from their wants. Mans
romferr is nos no-e dependent up-a
events than upon their convenient Sc
cuence. a c-u-1e c--e- L.Gl --.s 20 Sc
-ur.
At last the wedding morning cau-'
and was almost happy. Ah tha
word almost. Has Tie man yet lived
q. whom n en- he frutLlu.ly sa-i tia
I b.. MAS quite happy l01e ana ware.
b .rrer.eule makes ma d0uDt S. wa
d heal-L. youth and strength. $4,000 {
/. sur cr4ait al Drexrss. and beau,fu
q elri. magnlGcentiy lowered. for ~
b wife. fo- what more could I wish. 30
ask. why. for ny fathers prese-c
n tbis day. and his approval OF rhe life
q 1cng contract was aoout 20 max
q somehow ] could not keep FROM thini
e. M q NY father ca this my weddIn
& morning. and as waited with unc