The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-14 00:00:00

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" A considerable part of the present ffrat-class receipts
arises from fares not exceeding liel, per mile. A careful
estimate of the effect of the change has been made, and it
is found that if all the second-class passengers travel first-
class at the present second-class rate of Ild, per mile, and STRATEGY IN DOGS. A rather amusing
assuming that there is no increase in thee-number of pas- instance of reason in a dog has been narrated to me.
sengers in 1875 over 1873, the total reduction in recr ipts by
Th e animal was a Newfoundland, and id a quiet us-
the operation of the change would not exceed £25,000.
position. There was, however, a much larger and
" This is the total risk of loss by the change if it prodaced
no increase of traffie But when experience has quarrelsome dog a the same kind, who was frequently
that In the first year following the reduction in the cost of meeting' Lion," and taking every opportunity of
travelling by fast trains nearly four millions more persons molesting him. One day the big dog met him, and
have travelled on the Midland system, that a reduction in the evidently bent upon a fight. Whereupon Lion, know-
lowest fares by feat trains front lid, per mile second class, ing he was no match for his antagonist without some
to id per mile third class, equal to 33 per cent., was fol.- aid, ran off to a neighbouring manure-heap, and rolled
lowed by an increase of X 183,000 in the receipts, it is '".",will MlMw himself , . .
reasonaW 0 infer that a considerable increase over and over in it, until he was completely
the present reduction of 25 per cent in the fiat-class fares. covered. He then went back to his enemy, challenged
"It is a remarkable fact that 9d per cent, of the Midland him, and fought him and beat him thoroughly, and
Company's passenger receipts is local to their own system— after that victory the big dog always gave Lion a wide
the character of their train:: is commercial, and as the ova- berth.—Man and Bead. By the Rev. J. G. Wood.
catboat of business men neeeseitate a continually increasing
amount of travelling, your directors have no doubt what- CCRING THE SCURVY. —General. Sheridan,
ever that a policy offering increased facilities to this class, whose pacification of the Indian border is telegraphed
who now form the large majority of first and second-class officially by Sherman, is by no means new to the hard-
passengers, will be rewarded by largely increased receipts.
ships of frontier duties. It was not against the red
" Your directors believe, however. that even if the traffic
were not lacreased, the change wmild cause no loss, as the men whom he has lately brought to order that he won
his first laurels, but in combating the havoc of disease
reduction in gross receipts (k. 25,000 would be recouped by
the economy of working which would result, among his own little command when, as a very young
"By substituting two classes for three, each fleet-class car I officer—the General is now but forty-five years old—he
stage will, without crowding or inc..nvenience to pawners, had a charge of a small isolated post on the Texas
do the work now done by one first and one second-class, thus border. Scurvy in its most serious form attacked his
reducing the length and weight of each train by taking off men, and there was no supply of vegetables or lime.
the present second-class carriages. juice to be had. But Sheridan had heard from an
"The economical advantages to be derived from the change army surgeon that the juice of the Mexican agave pos.
are, by the conversion of existing stock, to save the purchase ceased the same anti-scorbutic properties. e orga
of additional stock, thereby also saving the interest on .
nized little outlay, the saving In the consumption of coal by reducing a lttle expedition to go southward in search of
the weight of the train, the saving in the wear and tear of it, and a grove of the plant boring discovered about a
the excess of stock now run and of the permanent way, the hundred miles off, a good supply was procured, the
saving of cost and labour in the ticket and audit department juice expressed, and the men compelled, though not
by having two chows to deal with instead of three; and, without many wry faces and some protests, to take it
lastly, but of the greatest importance to the public, the in liberal doses. From that time the disease was effec.
greaterompact and und punctuality in the train service by having trains
tually stayed, and
.the case has ever since formed a
more c er the complete control of ORO engine,
together with the consequent mare regular and punctual precedent which is followed with certain results.—
working of the goods and mineral traffic which is dependent Pall Mall Gazette.
upon the passenger SOTYICe.
AMONG THE LAWYERII.—On the first day of
"The main objections which have been urged against the
Term Mrs. Malaprop went to Westminster, to wit-
iTurre"int c'orensrie'rtaitiale',,a2rtlVlTwill lieltLYe It vc'r= nese the opening of the Courts. Having so often
and privacy of travelling, heard of the puny Judges, she was agreeably surprised
"So far irom being hastily adopted, many of you will re at their ate.—Punch.
ImPORTATIONS OF AMERICAN AFFLES.—Ameri-
member that this change has Imen urged upon the Board by
shareholders at half.yearly meetings of the Company ; and I
can truly say that this, among other modes by which passes- can apples of the past season's growthbzehhlni
inthperoGainrdecialn)t.ow,l"lhse
gers recemts and public accommodation can be increased,
anatdrolotimelarantder(tvess
and well flavoured Baldwin is the commoneynsotw7oldngalnoelidarinneda3s
has long been the subject of constant care and attention to
your directors.
...as regards the reduced comfort of travelling, -your
director. think that those persons who have hitherto had or yeti As usual, they come in barrels without any kind
des6ed to have a first-class compartment, which contains of packing material, and come, as a rule, in excellent
six seats, on the purchase of one or two tickets, have an an- condition. That apples should be sent several thou-
however, that compartments 21210, b. .1.06•11 Y ru.eryud f°' fruit, is a noteworthy6efacsot.ld anActhtehisapiray rates of progress,
due auvantage over their fellow travellers. It is proposed, nand mites, and then
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any person, family, or party, up to four du number, on pay-
ment of four lest.,Compartments for ladies only, or ladles
with gentlemen, may, if found clearable, be set apart on each the fi itless an co regions wi soon be supplied with
nest fruits at a cost that places them within the
thre4fi tram reach of all claisaya .