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New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
PEAT AS A FUEL.

rr stating that considerable money has beeh e'
handed on Dartrnoor and the Goss ana Ireso9'
moors in England In attempts to convert peat HI'D
q marketable commodity large scale ConsNi
Joseph G. Stephens writes from Plymouth VI q
present apparently successful invention;
1.-The peat is employed on the moor ana us In In
mediate vicinity as fuel but the various processes
hitherto tried with view 10 adapting IL LOT use d'
a fuel in rivalry OF coal In the towns or Ior pun
ting It to other useful purposes, have hitherlo
ended in large losses A new method Is however
being put forward. according to local 1ourHal
under which, IT is claimed, peat may become d
very valuable commodity. The inventor is a S"eu-
ish scientist who has been engaged in experiments
for wears and has now reached the stage when a
large factory plant has been put In operation
THE process IS very simple The peat as oD
tanned from the bog is first OF all puIped mo d
homogeneous mass. 1t is then heated unueI PLe5
Ire 10 n temperature above 80 degrees Cehtl
after which The water is pressed out oy Inech+ in 10
means The residue IS formd into brlquetS n tls
usual way 1t is because OF the heatlnS OF 80
mass to so high temperature that the peat CeasS
70 hold water the same way as al iC"er t7II
atures. BY mechanical methods IL IS aLinoSt M III.
1ossible TO eliminate water from peat al OLuLlaas
femperatures, but by the process named tHe sePa &
ration takes place quite easily AS 10 tHe SOIli5
that six pounds will give as much neat = loLl W
Ave mounds of good coal 1t is said thaC tIe
far+iIre of fuel from peat by this process can %
carried on uninterruptedly year In ana year SI.,
md that In the matter OF price peat rue! Woul0 20
much cheaper than coal"-Consular Report
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

ite framework of steel, a covering OF oaTA f'o
brick and a Gaping Of reddish granite
Jarvis Hunt. of Chicago. IS the architect me
building is being built by contract unoeF INC
direct supervision of government officers,
Admiral Ross expects to have the station open
next spring with everything ready for the accom-
provide accommodations for 2,5oo recruits Inc
training station was located at Lake Biun NANNY
through the governments discovery that large
proportion of :he naval enstments OF Iate years
have come from the Middle West in spite OF
rigid examinations a good many recruits Were
found undesirable after they had been transported
AZ government exrense to the training station AT
Nevrport or that eft San Francisco. In such cases
the government transported the men home again.
This EXPENSE reported by recruiting officials TO be
heavy will be avoided by the opening Of the Lake
Bluff station
The men who are sent TO the training station
viii remain there from four to six months Eacn
will he kent In the receiving quarters ten Gays.
After this period of quarantine he will be as
signed to a division in the real training grounds
lie must get up a. lash up his hammock
and battle He has breakfast at 1:3O, then q
smoking half hour. At o'clock he must help
sU-eep and clean up quarters Afterward he must
make himself ard his clothing spotlessly clean,
At a m all are called TO quarters. At that hour
the rigorous work begins. There are drills to be
learned till a thousand can move together
like the wheels of q clock; there are decks TO
he scrubbed and brasses TO be polished, together
with sll the details OF taking care Of ship. The
routine will be varied by cruises on Lake Michi-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

gan Every night at o'clock all the men must
turn in" Every will be watched with a
view to giving him individual opportunity 10
advance in proportion to his ability. If one shows
unusual merit or capabty he will be encouraged
to forge ahead. At the end OF six months. II ne
meets the requirements, the enlisted man VIII
have a ten days furlough and be permitted TO go
home After that he will report to the seacoast
for service salt water.
As et Newport minors will get instruction IN
ordinary studies for time, but the older youth
who Joins the navy will be taught only the hght-
ing game As he rises from apprentice seaman 10
the rank of petty officer or from some olher
beginning to a shipwright gunner. the naval
recruit NAV learn a trade that will enable him
to earn high wages ashore if he chooses not 10
re-enlist when his term OF service expires II ne
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
BUILDING OF THE STATION.

Along the south side Of the receiving camp at
tb. Lake Bluff training station 4 new cement
walk built by Uncle Sam and lined with row Of
trees inviting svains Of the countryside to an
<veninx stroll On all sides IS the warning. NO
frespassing, under penalty OF law An unscalable
wire sencs reinforced by watchfui eyes within
serves 20 keep out OF the grounds those whom
the threat of the signboard falls 10 impress.
TIE cement walk leads through private gate
20 the main receiving station and then over a
match OF greensward 20 an old farmhouse. hidden
ty the tops OF NAPLES. There sits Admiral
5soss There. too. Captain George Mckay
his Office. full Of blueprints and inteTInnable
columns Of figures. he is the construct
ing engineer, responsible for the actual erec-
tion of the buildings without defects. AS the visit
or glances across the fat plateau 20 the east
ward toward Lake Michigan he sees to the right
a row OF four big red brick houses with white
stone coping and white porches. These 70
be the homes Of the conmandant and his prin-
cipaI assistants. With backs 10 the lake, they
command vieA Of the whole grounds.
OF the buildings al except the hospital and
mess hall ere under roof The grounds are strewn
with giant steel beams, piles Of brick and heaps
of sand, but when the work is done there will
be green lawns and pretty walks and drives.
All the buildings or the modern French
Renaissance style Of architecture and present an
appearances of hold. massive ruggedness. Every
soc u areproof. They have foundations Of gran
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

has a trade at the start he may enlist IN tnat
trade and his consequent Advancement may Dc
rapid
man need not expect to get rich IN the navy IN
fact" he declares, at is impossible for young
man entering the navy to support 1amily'
would advise him TO get married unless II IS
to a woman who has an income OF at least >|V'o
or q 600 a year The young men in the navy should
marry the heiresses whom titled foreigners are
carrying away
Rear Admiral Ross commandant Of the Lake
Bluff training station, Is veteran In the service
Tall and straight, with iron gray hair and square
4aV, he looks to-day If he would be Formidable
Zoo for anv mans steel. His associates Of the
navy say the interests OF the people. OF the en-
listed men themselves and Of the whole navy coud
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
HE'LL GATE HAD
THE ONLY BIBLE
BEVERIDGE IN
NEED OF HOLY WRIT.
Scarcity of the Word in Westzn
Montana Re0ealed by Loss Of Ha
Conn on Campaign Trip.

, ,,o,. oct fT-Ths efforts of ssn,t,-
Alfred r Beveridge, OF Indiana, 70 OBTAIN siols
IN western Montana on HIS recent tour possess .
oe-+afn interest. When ths-Senator leSt Butte shs
other r,orninz he breakfastless. and Il ras
,o+ ,,r+u hs reached Garrison and rs lU1cheoa
counter that he was able 70 get even cup os
coffee Whether the coffee produced an eIect that
turned his thoughts to the hereafter Senator Bsv-
erfdge does rot say. but Whatever was tne cause,
ra hetho1ght himself after leaving Garrison. q
his rzfhIs II was II HIS trunk, and his trunk vaa
supposed 20 be IN the baggage ca--out Il vas not
A. Futte the trunk had been checked 70 sea.tIs
and was not put On the local train' but was he'd
for the through train later So It became necss-
sary to find another copy OF tno BIo-e. and ths
search was begun
Tke Harpster the conductor, vent through ths
+rsIn and eudeavored 70 find a Bible. Thers was
none TO be found Then the train reached Big
Bend Harpster asked the agent there Il he had a
rfh1a The reply vas4emphaticaIy IN the nsgativa
IT, ,rsjr went On to Gold Creek At this station
the agent said there had been q woman who rad
E2fEIe but her husband had been Transferred
and she had gone few days before. taking the
rib1e with her So there was nothing doing az
Gold Creek. Haskell was next HarDstsr sErns
of the train and walked con1dently up 70 the
Young man who rnaniDUlates the key there
Have you BibleE
''Wot's a BIbIe?" was the answer, and tAs con-
ductor fed
we're short on Bibles. Statesman and conductor
by this time were discouraged There were SOFA
references that Senator Beveridse wanted % lock
up for his next speech and there was an earnest
desire on the part OF the conductor 10 satisfy ths
demand But the case looked hopeless II Tiers
was no Bible IN Gold Creek. and Il there mona
IN Drumrnond and II Haskell and Big Bend lad
furnished none, then where would Btb!s b
found? For there IS surely 10 other place OF tss'
map where the Bible IS more needed than az these
Surely there would be none at Bear Mouth or
Nirnrod or Bonita And II would be too Iats az
Clinton and Bonner.
But Harpster, acute as he IS, had overlooked ons
possible source When the train stopped at ittls
water tank station as a matter OF course hs
walked 70 the station and asked him Il Re
had a Bible The man had And Ike got T. Hs
II into the train and gave L 70 Senator Bsv-
eridge. who vas Profuse IN his thanks Thea
Harpster asked him TO look az ira mans Of tas
station The Senator looked
It was Hell Gate
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
rHE rOIcE 81 80 HARTESr.

On fsi- and luminous summer day.
Borne by the train as 70 swept its way
Past a hundred Thousand acres % harvest.
\ silent voice said. II grew else thou st1rFes~
Each changing shadow. each glimuer % iisA-
Sent the language OF beauty 20 greet the sisA''
heavens huss, ocean % color caresstng -
FLASHED forth the glad song % che harvest oi7
The sunbeams sparkle On de!ds heaped with g.
The corustalks bright green they soctly enI9 80.
They mingls IN love with the huckwheats wAl'' -
Ever repeating the harvest story.
Soon the silent voice viii be sent its way
To the nations ot earth NAV e never say nAys
but ever repeat the song OF ths harvest
u grew Tor thee and for thee, else thou A.
Mrs AnSeI Oppenhsin IN Eins AIS 49,
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
INLAND TRAINING
FOR SEA FIGHTERS
NEW NAVAL STATION On
LAKE MICHIGAN.
CHICAGO Business Mcn Pad S175, 900
for 18O-4cre Tract and Care
1t to the Government.

,~,.,- ,,sn for ocean warfare masters OF the
Science and art OF sinking bstteships and perhaps
skilled in sailing IN the sky IN naval aeropanes IN
defence OF their countTys flag, are soon 10 receive
,1s3r preliminary education and training, for the
frst time in the nations history on an lniahd sea
of the United States. On nigh plateau extend
.7r along the west shore Of Lake Michigan tllrl!-
,sve miles north OF Chicago. one thousand miles
<rora the Atlantic and thousand from the Pa
rsac on p stretch of woodland and prairie that is
fu-rovved deep with a winding picturesque FaNlne'
s.bAre IS rising toward completion city OF p'iOh
.nd stone and steel which is dedicated TO Mars.
rrbe-e The United states government will prepare
sor
This LITTLE CITY IS designed be the largest and
most efficient naval training station in the world.
II will furnish Uncle Sam with the men oehlnu
,ha ,une The location Of this fighting school on
.sb water so far from the seaboard is the tribute
OF Congress TO the states of the Middle West,
.yqerce were drawn 9.cJe Of the 13ooo trained ana
--sIlaut men that are now aboard Rear AdIhlIal
enerrz's Atlantic battleship armada on a voyage
.5-sne the globe When il is in operation the new
raval school Is expected 10 prove perpetual IN
5.grs,5or IN T7a1riotisrn and source OF eTer-ln-
ressirC usefulness II helping similar and aIlieo
,nsfstr,1ions along the main TO keep the navy
recruited TO its fun strength with men Physica4S
perfect and Intellectually bright.
-onrress has already appropriated S25oooo with
..fo, "a esn the innovation. Naval officials, VINO
s-a enthusiastic over the prospect Of developing
hardy mariners and crack shots out OF touseieu-
headed ploughb0ys and mayhap pale FACTORY HAIios
En- the backwoods seat of learning, predict thaI
;l1;,-e more viii be voted by the peoples repre-
,an-a1es 10 enlarge and maintain the school When
,,rce II begins 10 demonstrate its worth
There viii he 2 mess hau in which 1ooo men can
sat at one time; an administration DuhuiHs Gu -
vide and 2s feet long, with ten-stoTy tower cor
,.,t,,ries instruction hail. hospital. receiving SIa
SION receiving dorraitories, officers residences 1
3 mower house Besides mammonth boathouse
and barbor there will be a drill hau 50 feet Wloe
srS 40 feet long with vauIted ceiling ~ iee'
sror7 the floor The school viii be capable OF caiils
o. . zoo man at the start In addition 10 electric
snd steam rlarts and a gymnasium II VIII ne sup
,ljed With ships and steamers whereon the ehllsCe
-oy44, may 77ractise everything required OF lu4L
eedRad salt water sailors both Of the present anu
,he mast The young men will sphce rope Ho-H
stone the deck and shin the malhllasI u1i'i
shey are fitted for more ambitious achleVehlehtS'
72ar Admiral AIber, Ross who is in charge OF INC
,+s+fo- 1,rornieez that its graduates viii know so
wei how 10 swim that they VIII "e 0o1e -
80 +f,1 ,eza-,ed wherever they happen 10 oe
,d-cpped into the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

thought OF living IN grimy, soubre old St.
James's Palace, haunted by the memory of 50
many sanguinary tragedies and which had
originally been a hons irst for lepers and
then for fallen women; so she decided 70 make
George Tvs unfinished palace st Pir,Iico her
town residence Before many months had
passed It had been rendered habitable, after
fashion, and furnished. and the young Queen
took up her abode there, retaining, however. TIE
use OF ST. Jamess Palace for all ceremonial
functions. such as drawing rooms. state ban
Guets and state concerts. the receptions ot for
eign missions and native deDutations, etc
In those days Buckingham Palace was rsla-
lively low building. with front and two wings.
around three sides OF a courtyard IN 1s4S
Queen Victoria added another story to tho pal
ace built the east wing and transformed the
old conservatory into private chapel Further
alterations were made in 1SJ1. when the marble
arch at the entrance. erected by George " with
the intention Of surElountinE it by heroic
statue Of himself, was removed and placed AZ
the Hyde Park corner Of Park Lane and Ok
ford street. on the site OF the so famous T.
burn place CT execution, and where it remains
to this day. During the time OF the Crin1san
War Queen Victoria added the state ballroom
a really magnificent apartment. and the Princs
Corsort, who was a wonderfully clever land
scape gardener. laid out the beautiful grounds
in the rear Of the palace. which with their
lefty century old trees their winding drives sHd
walks and the LARGE lake. convey the impress
sion OF being ct least six times as big as they
really are. although in reality they extend over
a mile and a haIf IN length and th-ee-qua-ters
vu-Fl
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
CLOSED AT CoNsoRT's DEATH.

As long az the Prince COnsort lived queen
Victoria made a point of spending sons t-1l'
there each year. although she never liked tas
palace. complaining bitterly not only q ~
innumerabIe drawbacks in the matter OF con-
venience ana comfort. but also because she n
sisted that its atmosphere affected her health
After she became a widow the palace was 70 al
intcnts and purposes closed. and for the remain
ing forty years OF hey reign Buckingham "a
ace remained shut up with its window curtains
tightly drawn. save fo= visit OF not n'ol0
than twenty-four hours at q time made d Ut,
Queen on an average once in two wears an
for the two court balls and two state conce-
which the then Prince and Princess Of Ha-t'
were delegated 20 give in her behalf there e4'1
season.
King Edward. since coming 20 the tn-oA
eight years ago. has done much 10 improve -"
palace which is now equipped with ele'a'Oi'
electric bells. sanitary drainage. telephones
numerous bathrooms and all sorts Of ot-eE -
quirements OF twentieth century life. uniH '-''I
completely lacking, while Il ccntrivaroe %
likewise been devised for preserving the ValIOI'
dishes from becoming stone cold during taeI
transit OF nearly half a mile from the ktIas''
TO the royal table. But with al his lasen1l.'
in these matters he cannot perform an l'90S
sibility. and the palace remains 50 uhco
Portable and so displeasing 10 man o1
artistic sense that his prolonged soiournS
London during the season can only be resdi~
a sacrifice Of his incIinatious and connIo''
a sense OF obligation and duty toward the 20
pie Of the metropolis OF his empire
EX-ATTACdE
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
EMBARRASSING.

A rather pompous looking deacon IN = eass
city church was asked 10 take charge o. .ee,-ber
OF boys during the absence OF the reSit. i,- young
While endeaVOriue 10 impress upon tleD ,tsa the
minds the Importance or living CHRISTIAN -
following question was propOunded- ,r1rsnf
Why do people call me a CHRISTIAN - - crest
the worthy dignitary asked. standing Nei'
ard smiling down upon them -, ready
Because they don't know YOU We's t.-,5ire %
answer Of bright-eyed little boy teSt sT.Ileless
the tngratiatiug smile with one eQuaAS
and winning g.-Lippilcotts.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
PALACE ON UNHEALTHY GROUND.

Even the location of the palace is bad for it
stands on low and camp ground in a part of the
metropolis which has always been known as
among the most relaxing and least salubrious
districts of London. However. there can be no
longer any question of changing the site. espe-
cially in view of the really magnificent gardens
which stretch out at the back Of the palace and
of the vast amount Of money which has already
been expended upon its approaches, and espe-
cially upon the Queen Victoria memorial whereas
almost every stone of old ST James's Palace
may be said to recall some historic incident in
the ancient annals OF British royalty, Bucking-
ham Palace is so devoid of any interest of the
kind that 1t cannot even boast of the so indis-
pensable q feature OF nearly every other royal
residence In Europe, namely. ghostly White
Lady or Little Red Ran. In one word II has no
banshee and is wholly free from those super
natural isitations that often reported to
have taken place at Windsor Castle, at St
James's and especially at Hampton Court Pal
ace, whence every now and again there Is an
exodus on that account not merely OF the SER
wants. but likewise OF the lady pensioners who
by reason Of the services of their dead husbands
have been accorded by the ling apartments
free of cost in this ancient home of Cardinal
Wolsey and of Henry VIII
Buckingham Palace is relatively modern II
stands a site which in the reign of Charles
occupied by large number of mulberry
trees planted by his father in a vain attempt TO
establish the culture of silk. Under the Res
toration 1t had become place OF popular resort.
where Dryden, the poet. was won't according to
his own account. to go and eat mulberry tarts
Pope too, freQuented II, and II was made the
scene of Sir Chales Sedley's once popular COM
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
No Longer Thought Worthy
of so Popular a SOVer-
eF8n as Edward VII.

TCopyrigrt. 1908. by tho Brentwood Coupany.l
No more striking illustration could be fur
nished Of the remarkable popularity enjoyed by
Edward VII among his subjects than the very
general expression Of opinion on their part that
Buckingham Palace is unworthy Of their King.
It has been called forth by the announcement
Of the fact that he had decided upon cleaning
and repainting the exterior and on laying out
garden. with beautiful flower beds. in the place
of the immense stretch of gravel that lies be
tween the ornamental iron railing and the doors
Of the palace on its main front. Certain struct-
ural alterations were likewise contemplated in
the interior for the purpose Of enabling the
palace 10 be thrown open on certain days to the
inspection of the people, like Windsor Castle,
without any undue Interference with the privacy
Of the King and Queen or invasion Of their per
sonaI apartments. On this becoming known, an
outcry arose, to the effect that it would be much
more sensible to rebuild the palace altogether On
the ground that its appearance is an eyesore in
stead of an ornament to the metropolis; that it
fails to harmonic with the stately memorial
TO Queen Victoria commanding its approach
through the splendid avenue which has taken
the place Of the old Birdcage Walk, and, fur
thernore that it is wholly out of keeping with
the dignity Of the ruler Of the vast British En-
pire
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
THE ORIGINAL BUCKINGHAM HOUSE.

Arlington House was lolishcd IN 1903 and
on as site John Sheffield. Duke of Buckingham,
1nd his duchess. natural daughter Of James II.
sr+cted mansion, to which they save the name
OF Buckingham House, and in their days 1T was
the scene Of many memorable encounters be-
tween this obstreperous lady. whom WaIpoIe in
irony dubbed Princess Buckingham" and her
particular enemy and rival. the i1nperious Sarah
Churchill. first Duchess Of Marlborough. After
a brief tenure of Buckins lam House by Charles
Herbert Sheffield an iIegiti,nate son of the
Duke of buckingham, IL was purchased by King
George III for $150!O00 and settled upon his
consort as her special property. being known as
the Queens House" The royal couple entered
upon the possession OF their new abode then a
commodious red brick house, in 1863; and it was
there that all their children were born with the
exception of their eldest son. St. Janes's Pal
ace which the King as well as the Queen abou,--
mated, was retained for state functions only.
The life of King George and Queen Charlotte
was homely and domestic in the extreme at
buckingham House, and contemporary memoirs.
especially those of Miss Burney, are eloquent on
the subject of spankngs administered there 10
the royal children by the King and Queen who
were great believers in corporal punishment
1t was there. too that the memorable inter
view between George III and the celebrated Dr.
johnson, of dictionary fame. took place Buck
lnGhaIn House. however. little Of the rOval
family after the insanity Of George III had
necessitated his withdrawal from London and
his being placed under restraint. and when
George ~ came TO the throne on his fathers
death the place was in a sadly dilapidated con-
dition- Owing to the difficulty of obtaining sun
plies from Parliament for the construction of n
new palace. which he had originally intended -
build. as the metropolitan residence suitable for
his sovereign rank. he contented himself bv ask
ing the legislature for money for "the enlarge
ment and repair" of the house. king Georges
REPAIRS however. OF a very elaborate
character. and were 10 have been carried ont
under t direction OF Nash the architect. who
might nave been able TO accomplish something
had he been allowed to have his way George
however, was constantly insisting upon changes
In the designs and by the time OF his death IN
1850, the so-called repairs" had swallowed IN a
some $oOOOOOO the palace remaining alto
gether unfinished and uninhabitable. ard the
red brick building OF his early youth having
been completely lost in web OF new buildings
of stone and marble.
In It's unfinished condition the Kings Palace
at Plmlico. as 1t then called became a
source or ridicule to every one and the cause OF
no END or picturesque profanity on 1 o part OF
William Nv, who would have nothing whatever
10 40 with IT, In fact. 1t not until Queen
victoria succeeded TO the throne that II really
propose to remain under her mothers wing at
kensington. where her somewhat unhappy child
hood had been spent. She shuddered at tha
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
TIE STATE DINING ROOM IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

1928 he declared in the House Of Lords OF Buck
ingham Palace that Notwithstanding all the
expense that has been incurred in connection
with the palace there IS no sovereign i'll Europe
i may add. perhaps. no private gentleman
who is so I'll lodged the King of this country
almost true to-day OF King Edwards
London home as they were just eighty years