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Evening star., 1907-09-01

she told herself petulantly, and answered him
merrly
Good morning"
Together they cantered to the glade, and drew
rein, chatting of the day and the country.
The farms all SO lovely cried the girl, and
the farm houses SO quaint and picturesque There is
nothing to spoil the beauty of it ALL except that
great house on the hill" she added refectively.
The started little The place they call the
Towers? Don't you like it?" he asked
Like that conglomerate, hybrid, castle house,
with those imitation Italian gardens? No; do
your"
He laughed with just shade of constrant. NO"
he said, Il don't But perhaps the poor beggar who
lives there did not perpetrate the dark deed him
self The place might have been left to him.
The girl glanced at him quickly. She was hatess,
and the wind played prettily with the curling
tendrils of dark hair about her ears The
watching her. and their eyes met. The girl dropped
her long lashes quickly.
Il turn here she said, rather abruptly. Good
so soon?" he protested; but she,was off down
Nancy" said the girl, as she rode homeward
81 IN much afraid | gave the lord of the manor my
opinion of his abode. He took it well-very we'll
indeed. He is decidedly entertaining But, Nancy,
we must stop riding this way. I'm afraid it won't
quite do. It's not just fair to-to William
The next few days saw the good resolution carried
out; but then another perfect morning, full
of the nsistent call of summer, and compromise
effected.
We'll go to the glade by way of the lane Nancy
spoke the girl. " love the glade SO, and after all
there's why should not enjoy it, is there?
If we don't go the bridge, we won't meet any,
body. Besides she burst forth impusively, what
harm is there in little neighborly chat? presume
could put him in his place if-but he's too much of
a gentleman And, oh Nancy! l never dreamed it
would be SO terribly dull at the farm! Why, Nancy
they act hundred, every minute"
Having reached the glade, the girl found herself
face to face with the man She flushed probably
from surprise; but he hailed her with frank joy.
Il thought you had gone away" he cried I've
watched at the bridge for days. began to be afraid
something had happened to you. And to think of
your taking another road"
His tone, rather than his words, brought the color
to her cheek again, and on sudden impulse she
drew off her left glove, the better apparently to
Evening star., 1907-09-01

ears. lie glanced at the little White
hand and started. A plain gold band
circled its third finger. She slipped her
glove on again, and touched Nancy's
flank with her crop.
Reaching the other end of the glade,
they turned and rode slowly back.
The girl began the conversation.
Il suppose you know" she said
whimsically, that this is to be a good
wheat year? That is very nice; for
we have a good deal O wheat"
'We?" he repeated DULY; but she
wilfully misunderstood him.
Yes, wheat" she answered. Il
don't see, myself, how they know; but
SO they predict
The man did not reply, and the con-
versation was left in her hands. The
girl talked feverishly until they reached
the lane once more. Then she said
good by, and left him abruptly. But
last glimpse of his set face as he sat
straight and tense on his big bay look
ing after her. brought little frown to
her sunny face.
Nancy" she said sadly, docs it
ever occur to you that things are more
apt to go wrong. than right in this
world? And mind, Nancy, we'll never
take this wretched road again"
So Nancy and her mistress, on fair
days, went north or east or south, but
never west. They went listlessly and
rather silently, and they failed to enjoy
the splendid weather. One day the
girl dismounted in shady bypath,
and sat down on fiat stone to wonder
anew how she would ever live through
the weary, lonely, dull years before her
Il did not think I'd mind so much,
when promised" she whispered; and
yet he's as good to me as any mortal
ha / ha II
him as l ought to be-"
Suddenly her heart gave a bound.
Hoofbeats! She dared not lift her
eyes. Then strong young voice called
out to her Joyously.
''Dianai'
n leaped to the ground beside her With
the girl looked up, and greeted him
He seated himself on the stone beside
girl moved along. There was plenty of
he fiat stone for two; but her heart beat
rally loud that she was afraid he must hear
was silence, which she tried desperately
but without success For once she could
othing to talk about.
!! he said, in low tone.
lust not" she whispered, trembling.
WI" cried the man But how can I
rose quickly. Here, Nancy!" she called,
vain to make her voice sound natural:
too, and silently offered his hand to help
will stand" declared Nancys mistress,
small shapely foot in the proffered hand.
ncy had an idea of her own. Actuated
a desire to help matters along, or by a
as to what the bay horse had found to
across the road she started deliberately
the girl gave light spring toward the
IF course there was no saddle to spring
the man caught her in his arms in time to
fall For one wild moment he held her
4 put her from him almost roughly, and
ay.
stood unsteadily for a moment, white and
Then the rich color crept to her temples.
ed quickly to Nancy, and had mounted
man could again offer her his aid In
oment she was cantering away. Quickly
side her.
me last ride!" he begged mserably, and
t deny him.
de madly down the road, past farms and
the girl leading At last she drew rein
It a cross road.
here" she declared, breathless from her
by, DIANA" he said, sadly, accepting his
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Evening star., 1907-09-01

THE girl was riding gaily along
under the full leaved trees,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27
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claims, safer, faster and cheaper by
far to build.
Construction Details.
The single track is laid across ties
about three and a half feet in length
the same sort OF ties used in the
construction of the present day two
rail tracks, except that they are short
er. Sixty-pound rails instead of the
standard 100-pound rails are used.
Overhead, 80 inches apart, are sus-
pended two parallel rails, Lrshaped
on the inside. Thcsc overhead rails
are supported by steel pillars placed
at intervals along the side Of the road
and connected by steel beams
stretched across the track.
On top Of each car at both ends is
attached an inverted truck. This is
raised from the car by strong steel
arm, corresponding to -6tSe1ley pole.
and the four wheels attached to the
inverted truck At into the 'L"-shaped
inner surface OF the overhead tracks.
The trucks are in the form Of IN x.
with = wheel Mt each OF the four
points OF the *" The ~ IL flexible.
opening and cIosins to accommodate
itself to the curves.
It Il this overhead truck arrangs-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27
May Relegate Steam Locomotives
and Heavy Coaches to the
Scrap Heap.
FINANCIAL GIANTS ARE INTERESTED
Men of Millions Stand Ready to Test Practica-
bility of Scheme of Howard Hansel Tunis-
Speed of $50 Miles an Hour Is Among
Promises Made.

makes possible and because Of the
vastly diminished cost of building and
operation.
Negotiations are under way to OBJ
tain the rights needed before building
of the track can be begun and, al
though secrecy IL maintained on this
point and the precise route selected is
closely guarded, II II understood that
the hackers of the company are ne
gotiating for franchise rights and ter
minal sites already possessed by An
existing corporation.
Easy to Lay Tracks.
According to an interview printed
in the Newark newspapers, the linking
Of the new "mono-rail" line with the
McAdoo tunnel Is possibility. Bion
l.. Burrows says that It would be
matter of the greatest ease to run the
trains from the 'mono-rail' road right
into and through the McAdoo tunnel
without interfering with the operation
Of trains over the two rail line. All
that would be necessary would be the
laying Of a single rail between the two
rails, and the installation of the neces-
sary overhead rails to preserve the
equilibrium Of the "mono-rail' trains.
II this is done. 1t Is asserted, pas
sengers can be carried from Newark
to the heart OF Manhattan in ten min
utes. That he is willing to enter into
an operating agreement with the
''mono-rail company, William Nc
Adoo, head Of the tunnel company, 10
quoted as saying.
This new "mono-raip' system, In.
vented by the young Baltimorian, IL
totally different from the various other
"mono-rail" systems, some of which
are in practical operation in England.
Ireland, Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary, and others of which are seeking
foothold.. 1t is entirely unlike the
system, for instance, for which F. B.
Behr, an Englishman, has been seek
ing . franchise between Atlantic
Ferry, Brooklyn and Coney island. On
Mr.. Behr's road the cars "straddle"
single triangular rail. In Germany
the "mono-rair system which has
been successfully operated Is one from
which the cars hang suspended. In
Ireland there is system In operation
very similar to the Behr system.
The young Baltimore engineers
plan, however. differs radically from
all of these, and is, according to his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27

the building Of similar roads all over
the United States. The overhead
truck system used in the Tunis sys-
tenn is patented.
Much Interest Aroused.
How active interest in "mono-rail'
railroads is, is shown by the fact that
following the announcement of the
plans to build the New Jersey line.
the promoters Of the company have
been besieged with inquiries from per.
sons who want to introduce the sys-
tenn in other places. One inquirer
was capitalist who holds the con-
cession for 400-mile railroad in
South America, much of the route of
which runs through inaccessible coun.
try. The Tunis "mono-rail's is es.
pecially adapted for use in rough
country because Of the fact that the
lightness of the cars makes 1t possible
to operate the trains up almost any
reasonable grade.
To all these inquirers the promo
ters say they have replied that hey
are not In the field for the explode
ton Of the new system. or even TO-
money making. Mr.. Starin, the leader
in the enterprise, has announced that
his object Is not to make money so
much as to put into practical use an
Invention which he believes to be the
coming railroad system of the future.
No Stock to Be Sold.
His hope to- have railroad which
will carry people from this city to
Newark In almost an inappreciable
space of time, and to give an example
to other railroad companies In the
good treatment of employees. 1t is an.
nounced that no stock of the new com
pany is to be put on the market. and
that all the money that Is wanted to
push the enterprise will be realized by
an issue Of bonds at the right time
A big Wall street Arm has alread,
agreed to underwrfte them.
Expert System to BE Popular.
That they ultimately expect their
system to be widely introduced the
promoters of the new road do not ~
tempt to conceal. This, they expect
will speedily follow a practical demon
stration Of its success.
Howard Hansel Tunis. the young in
ventor Of the system, IL at James
town, where be is experimenting the
running Of trains over the expert
montal haif-mile track. Tunis wanted
a much longer track, but It IL said
that the trolley companies Of Nor
folk were too influential with the e.
position management ana he was ~
strictsd.
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without being steadied by the over
head arrangement.
Cars Will Be Light.
Then, the cars are to be extremely
light as compared with modern rail-
road cars-another element contribut-
ing to high speed. They will not weigh
over seven tons.
Right here, in the two points just
referred to, Is the great advantage
claimed by the hackers Of Engineer
Tunis's system. Mr.. Burrows In de-
scribing its advantages said that en-
gineers had long recognized the fact
that the great sprawling cars Of the
present, with their immense weight,
are theoretically wrong.
These big heavy cars are In effect
houses set upon wheels" he said.
These wheels are placed four feet
eight and one-half inches apart, with
the center of gravity between them.
The first and greatest essential to the
whole system is that the cars must be
heavy in order to remain on the
tracks. Here, then, Is the whole key
to railroad inefiiciency, that In sys-
tenn whose only excuse for being Is
the ability to make speed the prin-
cipal requisite should be great weight
In short, having to overcome gravita-
ton, they start out by making 1t i'm
possible. 1t requires no great mechan-
ical ability to discover that a one-rail
track is greatly superior to two-rail
track, II one goes no further than to
see that one wheel will only have half
the obstacles to overcome that two
have"
Economy In Operation.
Still another claim for the mono-rail
trains is that they can be operated
very much cheaper because, Of the
economy In power 1t Is possible to
realize. According to railroad men.
from Is to 80 per cent. of the power
used to operate trains is lost In the
sidewise, swinging motion Of cars.
The Tunis mono-rail trains, It Is de-
clared, have straight ahead motion,
without any side-swing. 4,
Nothing which ever moved on
wheels can equal tho speed claimed
for the Tunis "mono-rail" trains. One
hundred miles an hour is an easy mat
ter, and the cars can be pushed to $50
miles without any diniculty And,
while the cars are going at this speed,
II IL claimed tina. the motion is so
gentle that passengers are barely
aware Of the fact that they are NOV
ing. Tho jerky, SWINGING motion Of
two-raii trains Il declared to be en-
tirely absent.
A. u all this wsrs not enough 70
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nGn4 vhtuA constitutes the distinctive
feature Of the invention Of the young
Baltimore man, and marks its greatest
difference from the other "mono-rail"
inventions. The overhead truck ar
rangement, with the four wheels. hori-
xontally set and working on the inside
Of the overhead tracks. steadies the
car and gives It its equilibrium. Pow
er is also transmitted from these over
head wires for the operation Of the
cars.
One of the claims made for the
Tunis "mono-rail" Is that trains run
ming on 1t will be practically noiseless.
One reason given for this is that the
guide wheels on top, which run in the
overhead rails, are of cast iron. oak
and leather and are SO constructed as
to make but little noise. They also
have ball-bearings and this makes ire
mendous speed possible. The guide
wheels are only eight inches In
diameter and less than two inches
thick. Another feature of the car
which contributes to its noiselessness
is the use of the direct current motor.
Engineer Tunis claims that the only
proper system Of railroad construc-
ton is the single track, because the
double tracks are in opposition to the
laws Of gravity, and make necessary
tremendously heavy cars.
In his cars. Tunis explains. the bot
tom will be but 20 inches above the
rail, and thus the center Of gravity
will be very low. The cars will have
m alnaoat narSacf anuilihriuun evan
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complete the eclipse % he pressa.,
system of railroad construction and
establish the "mono-rail" - pre-sm-
inent. still another tremendous "a
vantage Is claimed. and this Is the
most. important OF all-the matter Of
cost.
1t is the cheapness OF the cost Of
the system. which. II it is what is
claimed for 1t, threatens to revolu-
tionize railroad construction.
Means Immense Saving.
According to the estimates made
for the New York hackers of the
project. a four-trsck, elevated line,
such as 1t Is proposed to build be.
tween Jersey City and Newark, can
be constructed for $4,000 per mile.
To build four-track elevated road.
similar to the present elevated system
in this city, would cost 100000 per
mile. This does not include the cost
of power or equipment-only the
structure and tracks.
The projectors of the new enter
prise figure upon building the eight
miles Of elevated track between Jer-
sey City and Newark for $4,000, 900.
To build the ordinary type of elevated
road. with four tracks, would cost be-
tween 100000 and $S,000,00o. II
is this cheapness of cost which In
spires the hackers of the enterprise
to hope that they will reap tremen-
dous profits, and that the success Of
this initial road between the two Jer-
sey cities will be followed quickly by
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27
THE STORY.

THE hills about Bethlehem were green
j and beautiful that fresh spring
morning. Here and there amidst the
rolling carpet of green bright-faced
flowers all glistening with the dew
turned to greet the sun as It burst
above the tree-skirted hilltop. The
glad songs of the birds fioated out on
the gentle breezes as they SKINNED
the surface Of the meadows or rested
on some leafy bird swing temptingly
offered by the friendly trees.
All nature seemed to be rejoicing.
and the heart of young David re-
sponded to the glad note AZ he led
his sheep out to the green pasture
and beside the still waters. They knew
and loved the lightsome. CHEEKY ring
Of that strong young voice. and gladly
followed where he led, and then grazed
contentedly while he sat under the
shade of some olive or hg tree and
played on his harp the wild, sweet
music he had learned from the rip
ping waters and from the birds that
came to accept his challenge Of song
and pour out their little souls I'd re-
Spouse to the vibrant notes Of his
harp. and the clear, full tones OF his
voice.
On this particular morning David
was unusually glad. Just why he could
not tell. save. that the morning. was
%. fresh AMI sweet the ait 70 full Of
fragrance and natures rare nusic:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27

New York; young mechanical en-
gineer, for little more than three
years, has been mystifying and anus
ing persons living near his fathers
home at Windsor Hill, just outside of
Baltimore. by his experiments with q
single rail railroad that he has con-
structed.
Recently all the newspapers In the
city contained the authoritative an
nouncement that John H. Starin, who
has made millions In transportation
enterprises; Charles Stewart Smith
and Woodbury. Langdon, all members
of the Rapid Transit commission, were
to back a company which will build
this young engineers single rail rail-
road from Jersey City to Newark.
Formal announcement of the incor-
poration of the new "mono-road" COM
pany Is expected soon to be made in
Trenton, and this, 1t is announced, Is
to be followed in the next four or FIVE
weeks by the announcement of a deal
by which the new company has ac-
Quired franchise and terminal sites
in the two cities-rights presumably
owned by some existing company. In
side of year, 1t is promised, mono
rail trains will be Swimming across
the marshes from Jersey City to New
ark, realizing the newest slogan in
modern rapid transit:
ITO Newark in ten minutes"
Idea 10 Revolutionary.
II what the young Baltimore en-
gineer confidently claims for his
"mono-road" be true-and he has con-
WINGED such hard-headed business men
rs Starin, Langdon and Smith that 1t
Is true-modern railroading will be
revolutionized by his invention. IL
will relegate to the scrap heap the
two-track railroad, the ponderous, coal
eating locomotive and the big, heavy
eight-wheeled cars along with the
stage coach and the paddle-wheeled
steamboat. His new invention, II his
claims are well founded. is as far
ahead Of the locomotive-drawn train,
running on two tracks, as the flying
machine is ahead Of the balloon.
That trains will run easily at a
speed of $50 miles an hour on single
rail in perfect safety, without vibra-
ton and the swinging side-wise mo-
ton OF the present day railroad trains.
and that tracks and cars can be built
and operated at less than half the cost
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27
sERMoNErTE.

"How long wilt thou mourn
for Saul, seeing | have rejected
him from relgnlng over Israeli"
The prophet Samuel needed
to be aroused from his personal
grief and disappointment to an
appreciation Of the larger pur-
poses and plans Of God. These
are never limited to the meas
ure Of q human life. Ono per-
son to whom a work has been
assigned may fall, but there 10
always another to take up the
task and carry II to successful
conclusion. There 10 little profit
In lingering over the ship
wrecked life. Rather, there 10
need to lift the eyes In hope to
the future, that the one to whom
God has assigned the unfinished
task or the vacant place may
be discovered. Samuel was per-
hitting the grief Of his own
heart to hinder his seeing and
feeling In harmony with Gods
will. The larger vision 10 need
ed to break the power Of tho
natural Impulses Of the heart
and life. II 10 hard to give up
friends In whom have centered
our ideals and hopes, but u
must be done when the Divine
will 80 indicates. Samuel must
cease to look backward. He
must look to the promise OF the
future.
"For the Lord seeth not AZ
man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the
Lord looketh on the heart."-A
statement full Of comfort to the
one whose heart 10 open to-
wards God and the currents Of
whose life are running parallel
to the Divine will, but one full
Of diseoncertIng thought to the
person whose heart harbors
wrong thoughts and desires and
covers up the hidden impulses
Of life, 90 that the outward con-
duct ls but the snowy veneer
put on for Appearances sake.
Mans vision 10 but skin deep,
and the man he sees 10 not the
man God sees az his all-seeing
eye penetrates the veneer and
uncovers the real man within.
God looketh upon tho heart, be-
cause out Of the heart are the
issues Of life. AZ man think
eth 90 10 he; that 10, az a man
is In his heart so 10 his life
bound to be and ultimately that
life will stand revealed before
men, no matter how cleverly the
veneer Of pretense 10 applied.
To the hypocrite, the pretender,
the person Of the double life,
the thought that God sees be-
hind the mask should mako one
pause and take knowledge Of
his ways; should lead him to re-
pent and to get the heart right
with God.
There 70 comfort In the
thought Of God looking on the
heart and knowing what 10
there to the person, who, mis-
understood and mlsJudged by
those about him, has tried with
the purest motives to do his
best, even though he has blum
dered and fallen short Of per-
feet standards, yet he knows
that God understands and ac-
cepts the life and the service
not for what Il has been, but
for what Il has Intended to be.
God saw In the boy David the
future man, latter his own
heart" and he sees In you and
me not 90 much what we are,
but what we can become by his
1890
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-27

Scripture Authority: - Samuel.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
Gentlcness Pays.

Every time a milch COW is excited
her owner is the loser, not only for
that milking, but she is not apt to re-
gain her former flow until coming
fresh again. Then the milk retained
by the COW is the better part, usually
called strippings. Besides, the milk
she gives is not fit for human food,
Horsemen coming in with teams heat
ed from overwork never allow the
colt to feed from the dam until she
has cooled down to blood heat, and
yet cattle are driven by the dogs and
under the lash until they are unduly
excited and overheated, the milk tc
be used as human food, with what re,
suits it is difficult to estimate. The
proper training of a heifer should
begin In its earliest calfhood. and
while youngsters are often very pro
voking in their stubborn way of re.
fusing milk in pail and the like, II
always pays to be gentle with them,
and it is this lack of consideration
that has filled our Western land with
so many broncho cows.-Farm and
Ranch.