The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-03
Going UP.


A few evenings since, two rusti,
who had ufAde their first visit TO Il
metropolis, and had very naturally p'
ut ut the Astor house, were eXamiI
Ing the lsStel with surprise and deligll
They went up stairs and down stairs
locked into the break fast and diniI
rooms, the parlors, the office, the saloo
the barbe srhop, aud had many words
commentator for each.
ttoas At last, wandering along the col
ridors, one of them espied the elevator
the doors of which were open. Loo
here, Jo," said he to Ills companion
'"rhis Is a nice little room, but there
no bed In In. I wonder what it i
fOr:'
Joe's curiosity was aroused. So h.
stepped into the elevator, and he am
his companion sat down on one Of tn
cushioned seats. This II nice" re
marked Joe, but l don't see exactl,
what it is for. Do you Phil?'
While they were trying to find on
what the nice little room was intended
for, they saw to their astonishment an,
terror that is was going up.
"Hallo!" cried Joe, what the dew
docs this mean? It's running away
Bill, Whoa! whoa! whoa!"
"Stop her, stop her." screamed Bill
endeavoring to climb out at the top
"D-n the Internal thing, its goin' tc
blow up. Get out Joe, or you'll be
Killed. And they both began to
climb up the side, but they were unable
sConiound tho luck, this !. wood.
en- balloon we've got into, Bill. It's
Yoing right up through the root, sure
When IL gets on top OF the house, let's
x.sAf n fesp,s f,r ,prr lfyna af
10 wstciI now for our chance, old boy
or we're gomers.
still the elevator assembled, and the
two bsn1pkins sat still with pale faces
and compressed lips, as If they were
approaching the rapids of Niagara in
au open boat. They evidently antici-
pated a death struggle, aud were pre-
pared for it.
In few more seconds the elevator
stopped. They were about to step out
when it went down to the new aston
ishment and terror Of the bucholc pair
They then gave themselves up for lost,
and when the elevator reached the first
floor, and they were asked by one of
the servants II they wished to go up
again, they stepped into the corridor as
though they had walked out of their
graves.
TITS the hclevator,' replied the serv-
ing man, who. being English, had as
pirations of course.
"Weii, thought that there must be
some kind of he'll about it. 1t is II trap
to frighten strangers, or all Internal ma
chine, or one of them ID velocipedes
I've heard tell so much of:"
The servant endeavored to explain
what an elevator is but he failed as
completely as IL. q. had at the poultry
show.
4~ The Routes to China.
"Carieton" Of the Boston Journal
compares the Union Pacific and Suez
routes rs follows:
Passengers from London eastward
take al express train through France,
embark ut Marscilles for Alexandria,
and thence proceed to Suez by lail
there take steamer which sails to Cey-
lon, shipping on another steamer mt
Point de Gale, Oh that Island for Sing
time bet%%eesshh " HE p aAleNa fbbpf s Is I4s s
follows:
London to Suez NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 days
Sns1 In ley Ion Observation-Disclosures. Ii days
CeylOn to Singapore ................ 6 DAYS
Singapore to Hongkong .........~ DAYS
40 days
The steamers make nine and a half
knots per hour, which is the contract
time with the English government. for
mail service They might make eleven
Knots, but coal commands Il high price
at Suez and Ceylon, and the reduction
OF one aud half miles per hour greatly
diminishes the consumption of fuel.
By the completion Of the Pacific rail
road, the time 10y the presen. tables be-
tween England and China, across this
continent, will be as follows:
Liverpool 10 New York ........... 10 days
New York To San Francisco.. -. DAYS
San Francisco to lok ohama .....2l DAYS
Yokohama 10 Hongkong............ 6 DAYS
>, 43 days
1t would appear from this table that a |
aAeEchanL starting fr"m London by the |
SueZ route would reach Hongkony three
days in advance Of his neighbor, who
left for New York on the same date, talk
Ing the Pacific railroad route-the one
travelling eastward and the other west
sfxrd. But New York merchant can
reach Hongkong at least seven DAYS
sooner by the western route than a
L.endon merchant can make the same
place by the SueZ route.