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- • - i MHENRY PLAINDEALER, M' mum BAGGAGE CARS AS BUFFERS £ m M RECENTLY returned visitor to the Orient Is authority for the statement that the King of Slam will marry no one but an American." The report is more illumi­ nating than Is at first re­ membered. When the young king--then crown prince-- after his years of European education and American returned home to take up the imgm^mzsmy irmfoRM KAIL LINES 8PENO AN IMMINSK AMOUN^ ON TIME. Kept 8*?: i&'.p ?tarvv. § T " > - (travel iserlous study of* his father's kingdom it was thought that as a matter of course he would fol­ low the custom of the royal house to which he belonged and marry. But greatly to the aston­ ishment of the entire realm, this he flatly refused to do, and not even his father's kingly "request!" could change his decision. Now, marriage by ft Siamese monarch means not the simple taking of one wife, but the complicated and wholesome 'absorption of a hundred. His late majesty King Chulalongkorn had three wires when he wm» crown prince and added 97 others to his house­ hold before ascending the throne, and his father, Jthe great Mongkut, claimed many hundreds of ;\"wives. So when young Prince Vajlravudh turned *.jhle back upon the beauties of the court and Dvould have ncne of them he established a prece­ dent of celibacy unheard of In his domain since ^"before time was." Th/ere was never a suspicion of scandal con- jnected with the prince, either while he was at SjSandhurst or at Christ college, Oxford; nor dur­ ging his many visits to Berlin, Paris, Madrid, ^Vienna or London--covering many years of his sjmost impressionable age--not even a word during ^'3Us flying trip through the states and if he went iback to his Asiatic throne leaving his heart here :-or In Europe the world has never been notified •of the matter nor has any particular caretakev Mbeen singled out as the possible happy custodial -of the royal gift Bj>t, should this rumor have more than the itiBual claim for credence--should bis majesty, Maha Vajlravudh, the supreme ruler of all Slam, "marry an American"--what then? There is no royal family in this democratic country from •which the young man could or should make his choice and by so doing cement the bonds that already hold his little kingdom In far away A*Ja very close to Uncle Sam's heart But there are American ladies a-plenty that are fair to look npon, rlghtminded and talented enough to be any monarch's queen, and if this be a culture quest " as well as a longing of the heart--there can be > no question of money in the affair, no bargain of gold for a title, for Siam is one'^f the richest of the little kingdoms of the world and her sov­ ereign ' holds by the right of possession legal title to about everything worth having in his entire state--if this then be a quest of the royal girl, his majesty could make no better choice than one of the true American nobility, many of whose daughters are already Berving in similar positions of trust and responsibility with rare distinction and dignity, though as co-ruiers over •mailer principalities. When the writer was a child he remembers, being taken by the hand by King Mongkut, Vajl-. Tavudh's grandfather, and being led into tbe king's favorite room--his American room. Qn the walls were rows of portraits of the presidents of the United States. They were not good like­ nesses--some of them--but they were the best iiis native artist could make from the photo­ graphs and other pictures his majesty had se­ cured. They were all there, however, and in order, from Washington to the ruler at that time •--Abraham Lincoln. "1 am very fond of America," said his majesty, as he closed the door, "very fond. And some day we are to be united " » Was this a prophecy, that, uttered a half cen-' tury ago, is to be fulfilled by the marriage of his grandson to an American? Old King Mongkut patterned his policy of "righteous rule" as closely after the principles fonnd in the Declaration of Independence as he dared and remain on the throne of his father. His son, King Chulalongkorn, never ceased to lament that he was not permitted to see the promised land of Anierlca. His multiplicity of wives and his desire to bring more than one with him on his official visit caused a coldness 1n Washington diplomatic circles that -damped bis ardor at the time--and he insisted upon hls son making a special effort "to visit the United fitates and personally meet the president of tbe great country of which your grandfather was so fond and which I have been unable to see." There have always existed the most cordial relations between these two diametrically op- v: posed governments--the most despotic and tbe i, i most democratic. Prance has bullied her Asiatic * others; the descendant of a line of princes dat- lng back to a time when Egypt was in her in­ fancy and before Greece was born; he, tbe illus­ trious, the invincible, the divine master of the Immortal souls, has played football at Rugby. "friend" Siam into giving up a very large por­ tion of her northeastern territory and has been watching for more than a half "Century for a ripe opportunity to turn the entire kingdom into a French dependency; and England, on the south, is guarding her Malayan peninsula with more and more skill and care, hoping for her chance to squeeze her neighbor into a hole and then to extricate her at the pric& of some of the adjacent land belonging to the lord of the white elephant America alone of tbe three most influential na­ tions in southern Asia has never sought for con­ quest of land or for official emolument for favors past, present or future. Her Stars and Stripes for the last three-quarters of a century have floated from the masthead of the American con­ sulate undisturbed amid all the vexatious rival­ ries for political and territorial gain which have obstinately come to the surface with great regu­ larity--some of which have been referred to Uncle Sam's resident deputy for settlement So It would seem that If the king of Slam were to marry an American he would be but fol­ lowing his political and social predilections and would be endeavoring to. bind still closer the bonds of friendship and real brotherly affection that have held through the reigns of his two Im­ mediate forebears--Mongkut and Chulalongkorn. But there Is a better reason than this for bis preference. Vajlravudh is not only a very inde­ pendent but pre-eminently a practical person, and haB often openly admired the Independent and practical young American women whom he has* met both in EOrope and here. A man of tremen­ dous energy and vitality himself, he has natural­ ly looked for the same characteristics in tbe women whom he has admired enough to make his companions, and has found them in tbe women of America In a more pronounced degree than in the women of any other country in the world. Among his own Siamese ladles are ex­ amples of some of the most beautiful of crea­ tures. They are slender and small boned; they carry themselves with exquisite grace; their eyes ara large and luminous and are half covered with heavy lids and long, Bilken lashes; their voices are low and their hands and feet truly Andalu- , slan. They are companionable and steadfast and make ideal wives and mothers, and, taken col*' lectively. fifty or a hundred of them will combine to please almost any husband--preferably a syba­ rite But the present ruler of their kingdom Is looking for a wife and not a harem, and unless he changes from the manner of man he has shown himself to be in other matters pertaining to himself and to his rule he will select and ob­ tain the girl of his choice and will make her the most envied bride and the happiest queen of the century- She will be the bride of a good looking young man of thirty-three, who is a graduate of Oxford and Heidelberg, a charming conversationalist and a speaker of and a writer in many European as well as many Asiatic languages--a writer of prose and poetry, of fiction and philosophy--a good horseman, a fencer to be feared, a lover of sport and a tireless worker, with exquisite taste as to externals as well as In matters pertaining to the mind. Generous and loving by nature and with an unlimited pocketbook to satisfy the desires of himself and his beloved. King Vajlravudh seems to have the making of the Ideal husband ' and lover, as well as an energetic and wise ruler > of bis kingdom. Geographically Bangkok Is usually considered as far removed from Broadway as is Mars from the Metropolitan, but there are compensations for even the lack of opera In this charming east* AIT ZEP*7t?-J2B2y <&&&&& WOMAN era capital. One of the most beautifully situate^, cities in southern Asia, stretching down on both sides of the Manam river, and sumptuously pro­ vided with cool gardens, broad highways and inviting parks, Buddha's city is as cosmopolitan as a united New York, Moscow and Budapest On her Btreet, and hef waterways--for Bangkok is the Venice of the east and Is provided with more canals than roadways--are to be seen Americans and Chinese. English ladles and French cavaliers, German barons and Russian diplomats. Malays, AbysBlnians, Parthlans and Turks. Ever since the days of King Mongkut there has been a delightful colony of European and Ameri­ can society In the capital. King Chulalongkorn, with his many years spent on the continent, en­ couraged the sending of some of Europe's best diplomatic timber to his* little "Paris of the South" and fostered the Intercourse between his native princesses and the foreign hostesses, and King Vajlravudh is stimulating in every way the mingling of the races within his realm. There are half a dozen clubs in a radius of a few miles from the palace, all with more or less activity of a social nature, and springing from them and from the embassies, from the increasing foreign population and the aristocracy of the native gen­ try there has arisen a large cultured community in Slam's capital, a community that needs a lead­ er. And who can do these gracious honors with more dignity than the sovereign's queen! But there Is far more than all this that the "King of Siam" is looking for in the American wife--far more than even the leadership of the most cultured set in the kingdom. Vajlravudh has stupendous ideas for his country and Its peo­ ple, and already (In less than two years since he set the crown of Siam upon his head) he has had time to show of what stuff kings are made. The reported rebellion and reputed uprising of republicanism he halted with a word; the wishes of his late father in affairs of state and religion have been carried out; he has revised where re­ vision seemed best and has made new where the old could no longer serve; he has chosen wise counsellors and has pressed many new men into new positions; himself young, he haB drawn about him the youth of the kingdom--the new minister at Washington, Prince Triados Prabandh. is only thirty and, like his majesty, a graduate from an English university--and he has planned and put Into execution seemingly Impossible im­ provements, from the laws on the statute books to the trivialities of everyday living. Altogether he is a personality to be watched; one upon whom already are focussed the eyes of both the east and the west Vajlravudh Is the first Asiatic ruler to have studied In western schools. Numberless Japan­ ese and Chinese of high rank have been wel­ comed to the educational centers of Europe and America, but never before has a crown prince or budding emperor been allowed to mingle with the rough and ready westerner. Vajlravudh, the king of kings; head of the most ancient empire of the earth; he, who in his supreme rulership holds rights and privileges wlthholden from all crossed swords with the daredevils at Heidelberg, drilled as a private at Sandhurst and won his spurs In competitive theses against the brainiest of Britisher^ at Oxford. This is the man who, according to rumor, is seeking an American wife to aid him in his rale! v m i - w-!|||v; ';u 'Jp/ M,'-Vi, i "': ENGLISH SENSE OF HUMOR -f Their Slowness to 8ee a Joke Again Demonstrated at Tea Party in * Edinburgh. r The party was made up of three Americans, four Scotchwomen and , one who was English, and they were |tfv having tea one rainy afternoon in Edinburgh, says the New York Times. One of the Americans had changed the subject of conversation from bu- . ' '• v.; • yr. •• mor to golf. Sbe had graciously agreed with tfie Englishwoman that it was quite too absurd to say that Eng­ lish people were slow to see a joke. She had even, with no effect of perjur­ ing herself, admitted that the English mind accepted light and frivolous spirit. She had been most agreeable, and then she began to talk on the ability with which the Scotch play golf in the rain "I have been in Edinburgh," she said, "for two weeks. It has rained every day for It days. The Brunt* field links look like a lake. And yet there are people playing golf there. And all the time I've been in Scot­ land--every one of the 22 days--I have seen men and women and chil­ dren driving balls over puddleB. Does it make It better sport? Or do they love it so they can't miss a day, even when it's pouring?" The Scotchwoman smiled, but no one had an answer ready. And one of the other Americans permitted her­ self a light remark. "I have a spletitid idea," Sh "It's an invention". I'm going to make a fortune. I'm going to invent a golf stick that has an umbrella on the other end. You caflt bP,W one end over yourself and bit with tbe other, fsnt It great?" , The Scotchwoman laughed. The other Americans laughed. Thfe Eng­ lishwoman looked puzzled for a mo­ ment, and then she leaned across the table, laid down her toast and spoke earnestly. "Oh, but really," she said, "wouldn't that quite spoil the stroke." Clooke siiNl Watehes Must is Absolutely Correct--Small of Experts Employed to See > That They Are SO. "What a vast aabount of money a gigantic railway system has invested in time! One large western system - has 2.383 clocks on Its system in tbe various offices, shops, cars, on loco­ motives and even steamships. A , corps of watch and clock makers Is employed by the railway company to care for these delicate pieces of ma­ chinery in keeping them properly 5 cleaned and oiled. One hundred and \ twenty-six of these clocks are known as "standard" clocks and are of tbe |t$225 regulator variety, such as are found only in the finest jewelry estab­ lishments for the timing of their cus­ tomers' watches. These clocks were purchased for the operation of trains, that em­ ployes' watches may "be compared ^ with an accurate clock before start­ ing on their trips. This means a big investment to the railway company. ;On© hundred and five are designated as time recording Instruments and are installed in the various shops where they are used for the double purpose of showing workmen the time and for recording the exact hour and minute, as well as the month and the day of the week men go in and out of their respective shops. The beautiful ferry boats plying between Ferry Point %nd San Fran­ cisco must be fully equipped with timepieces in the pilot house, as well as engine and boiler rooms. For this purpose as well as officials' business cars, etc., a particular style of clock must be used--one without a pendu­ lum, which is fitted with balance wheel aild hairspring, closely resem­ bling an enlarged watch movement. Clocks must also be used in the electrical time detector' systems in recording the rounds of Jthe night watchmen. Another,'a portable style, is carried in a leather case over the watchman's shoulder as a turlst car­ ries a kodak. Split-second watches, called horse timers or chronographs, are 'also a necessary part of the chief chemist's laboratories, and the engineer of tests has a number of such instru­ ments necessary in making numerous tests. Electrical departments also re­ quire a number of these delicate watches. , Few passengers riding the trains realize what a large sum of money the company has invested in time­ pieces for the safety of passengers, train crews and equipment All these clocks must he cleaned and oiled ev­ ery 12 months, and in some places more frequently. The Standard clocks are never permitted to become more than thirty seconds in error, either fast or slow, and phenomenal records have been made by some of those regulators. Several haye run for ninety days with absolutely no variation, others for thirty and sixty days. Office* on Wheels. Two all-steel business cars, to be used by officials of an eastern railroad to transact railroad business while traveling, will soon be finished. By the use of the business cars last year the officials, while traveling 159,517 miles, were able to conduct the affairs of the railroad just as if they had been in their own offices. The business cars are provided with typewriter desks, maps, a compilation of statistics and other office paraphernalia. Few 8panish Railroad Lines. The ten principal railways of Spain have only about 6,100 miles of track. Newspaper Comment* en Apparent Advantage* end Protection* Af- T forded by Plaelng )n Rear. Three objections to tbe proposed placing of baggage cars last instead Of first In railway trains have been advanced. First that it would neces­ sitate large expenditures in tbe present station arrangements for taking on and putting off baggage. Second, it would compel abolition of the much-enjoyed "observation car." Third. It wodld not give the desired safety, for, if steel, would be forced through or climb the cars in front If these are the only arguments to be made against the piss, {*; advo­ cates needn't-be worried, for answers to each of them are easy. Many trains are already run with one or more baggage cars in the rear; there­ fore to run all trains that way would involve no great trouble and expense. As for observation cars, they are too few to need very serious consider­ ation, and their joys, though real, would be abandoned readily by the minute fraction of the public that has them If the members were convinced that the general safety depended oh it Lastly, the baggage car In the rear, even if of steel, would not have the prophesied 111 effects on other steel cars, and to any would be some little protection, "whatever its mate­ rial. ' These remarks do not constitute a demand for the suggested change; they only mean that It has certain apparent' advantages that reality of which has not been disproved.--New York Times. All Seeking Efficiency. The' railroad man has been trained to caution, to take the safe side in every case of doubt, to regard train or­ ders aB sacred. For never a moment can he forget the strict observance of signals, the need of being alert to meet every emergency. The slightest rift in his armor of caution may mean his own life, the life of his passengers or fellow, employes, and, while the statement may be questioned by those unfamiliar with the railroad man, wrecks are the result of faults of judgment more than of complete dis­ regard of signals or orders. But the want of Judgment is to be as severely criticised as the want of caution, and it Is to bring the chance of human error down to the smallest possible minimum that railroad men are today training in efficiency. Favor Storage Batteries. Prussia's state railroads, after an ex­ perience of many years, in the use of storage battery cars on their sys­ tem, have found that, without mak­ ing any radical changes in the stand ard railroad cars, storage battery propulsion may be applied successful­ ly in respect of both operation and economy. The cost of operating the 200 cars of this type on these rail­ ways works out at out? 1.76 cents per horsepower per hour. First Law Regulating' Rate*. It was not until 1844 that a law was passed In England eompeIlIu| every railway line to run one train each way daily, conveying passengers in cov­ ered carriages, at the rate of a penny (two cents) a mile. The ordinary speed waqi to be 12 miles an hour. Report Big Engine Order. It is reported that a leading locomo­ tive works has received an order to build 100 locomotives for an eastern railroad company. The order calls for delivery in the early spring, and means an expenditure of $4,00Q,000 on Jfae part of the railroad company. Cut Into Railroad Earnings- British railway earnings decreased last year. The loss was due in part to greater use of motorbuses, tram­ ways and automobiles. LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED ON FIRST TRIP A Wrecking Crew Raising a Looe- motlve Whloh Left the Rails and Relied Down an Embankment en Its First Trip. The raising of a locomotive that left the track and rolled down an em bankmenfr on Its first trip is shown In the accompanying photograph. The engine, *hich was a new one on its way from the builders to the Southern Pacific railway, went into the ditch on the line of the Southern railway, eight miles frc-m Birmingham, Ala. The wrecking crane has a tackle attached to the locomotive's frame and the derailed tender can be seen banging over the bank ne«f the water tower. One man had an arm and a leg broken in the wreck.--Popular Mechanics. <*9Upen Meat Often Dangerous. Tbe lover of the "high game taste," or "ripe" meats, as slightly tainted meats are called, is advised to beware of ptomaine poison. *Warm weather gives rise to many cases of this pto­ maine poison, some proving fatal. The poison is as likely to develop in food kept in the family larder as that served on restaurant tables. 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