, 1874-07-25

amount Of information OF practical BorviGs ia
1, ovory Individual 1n faot II IN eyoope!lit Of
presented. Externally, tlle work ia model OF
beauty. Tho most notad Eastern rross might
boast of 30 chaate and tasteful production.
Tho 1tai1ronhs OF the United stntes.
STATES FOR 1s74-7a. Showing tlior hiiloage,
1ua oraantz.t!ona: with Sketch q rhsIr is!ss''
pandir, dontainlug Full Anayais Of the Debts Of
tl.e unitei status. ant Of tn. Hoyoral status. Dy
Nhw York: II. v. h II. ". Poor.
Whom 'vo add To tho information gven in tho
descriptive tito Of this MAMMAL that tho promise
IL conssiMs Ia fully carrlod ont, nothing moro
need DO said by ua to warrant tho usefulness Of
| tho volume to mon OF bustneBs. In extent and
ACCURACY OF contontH, It la superior to
any previous number, owing to tho In
oreasod facilities for obtaining ataiatics through
the moro complete rot11rns OF railroad oompaulea
to tboir State Logialaturea, and their creator
Willingness to supply information for tho benefit
OF those Interested. The beat ovldonco accosal-
bls with regard to tho condition and operations
OF each company has in evory caHe boon presout-
oil inlpartihlly, Tho va1uo Of work embracing
such 4 Information, for tic purpose Ut reforonoc.
ia nolf-evident,
0u44IIH i}HHk ufO yGhlh. 60i0ub tullGH III
railroad llavo been constructed In tho United
States. At 900 per mile, tlle cost Of theso
works haa been 81, ,381 ,850. 600. Tho ANIMAL OK
pondit,tre In Improving them has been $75, ,000,-
oo0. Thus tho capftal employed In building md
country. IN tho pant llyo years, amounts to
$3.50, ,U10, 900 annually. Tie total length Of line
wlloso operations hro given III tho pEosant man-
nal is &C, ,237 milon Tor lh73, aganat 57,323 for
1s72, anu a. 6l4 for 1871. Tho total gross earn
inga of these roada for tho paat yoar wore $780,
419, ,la5. nganst S4G8,241 ,065 for 1871 and
@403. .329, ,2GH for 1871. Tho per0untago Of In
crease for 1879 over 1879 WAS l2.4; for 1879 over
1871, 1911 por cent.
THO percentage Of groas oarniuga on tho total
cost Of tho roadH was in 1879 l4.33, agaiuBt II
for 1872, and 15.14 for 1871. Tho percentage Of
net oarnsngb upon tho coat Of tho roala for 1878
was 4.9G. agnnat $40 for 1872, and 5.32 for 1871.
Tho increase Of mileage u tho last year, for
which returns arc given, las boon II ,023 miles.
Tho lncronso in tho cost Of the roads in tho
same time LAS boon $l,11o, ,ol5,339 The oarr,-
ings of tlleRe works par head Of population, In
1873. was *l2.Bo. againat .sll.G3 for 1879, and
$10.22 Tor 1871. Tho population Is increasing At
tho rato Of 1,090, 900 annually; and, acoorliug
to the manual at tue rate Of increase in the first
three yenro, tho e1isting railroads mill double
their earnings In the next six years. In 1880
tIleir earnings will probably e1ceod $1,000. .0oo,-
Woatorn States III 1873, averaged $1i.33 per
Aead Of population. But for tho phnto thoy
would the present year olual 9t5.99 por head,
aud In 1875 s1s.a3 per head.
Cheap Travelling.
OUR vACATIONs; WHERE TO Go, How 70 Go, AND
How TO EHtoY THEM. uy Franz L. CLARK, BduAre
1Gn,o.. pp 20s. boston Eatos Il Lsuriat.
1lr. Clark has made q threo-weeks' tour among
the White Mountains. a. coat Of SIS; two
trips, Of ten days each, III Canada, At an expense
Of ABOUT $50 per trip; has spout woo1 on tho
soaHhoro for IS: and taken couple OF extended
iaunta through tho Maritime Provinces of Can~
ada, ono Of which cost him 59G.45, and tho other
$40. III all tleso excursions ho adopted COM
Portable modcs Of travel, enjoyad p]onty of
paatablo and wholcHomo faro, and &C.
curod tho total benefit to be derived
from fresh air, novel scenery, md rest
from buHiuaEs. For the advantage of mon and
women with scanty purses sud Humu,or-longngs
Tor tha mountain aud seaside, ho communicates
Tho secret OF how he fills his vacation will,
charming travel ut cheaper rato almost than
hs could stay at homo. in order that no may 70
aud do !lkewiso. lruo, he nlaho the tour Of tue
modo Of jonrnoying in mou1ltaiu-reglous, for \
party of hoalthy people OF esthsr aox and OF
oVory age and, Uhorovor ho went, Ito stopped
At hocol-class hotel8,-hlt these In most cAses,
dffor from tue first naiuly in prlco and proten~
zion. Therefore, lot no ono complain OF tho
want Of means to cotnpHss journey during
vacation, with Sfr. Oiarls example before hiui.
Lot him but scrape together b lew grninB Of
Independence md connaon sonso. ard tho dol
lars added that can DO saved from tho lighttst
salary will enable him to procure au outing that
shall be ropeto with ploa.uro and profit.
Guidc-Roos1 for tho middle states.
TIE MIDDLE STATES: A HANDBOOK ron rnAvEt,-
Ens. y Guile to tho Chief Cltiea aud Popular No-
sorts Of tho ldlo 8ates, and to thur Scenery an,
1listnse Attractions with tlle Northern Frontier
fss@ Niagara ra to Monses sso nstimoro
Maps and Fifteen Ilans. 1Gmo. pp, 4G9. Boston !:
Ialuua II. OsEoUd h Co.
Tho American Handbooks which AIossra. o.
good j. Co. aro publishing have already eatah-
lislod high reputo for oxcoIlonco. Based upon
tho plan Of Baldekor's European uandbooks,
they successfully combine tho essential olemensH
OF convenience, oonlpactuoua and completeness.
The present volume guides the trayeler oycr tho
statcs of New York. Pennsylvania, Now Jcrsoy,
Delaware. and Maryland. supplying him, in ad-
dition to minute and careful directions aa to
every desirable route, with fund Of usoful in-
formation concerning overy point of iutorest,
Which could not alsewbere be obtainod without
ituro Of much time mud painH. Ono does not
need to travel to determine the value of the6o
manuals, which unite hiatory, biography, physi-
cal geography, STATISTICS ct the Arts aud indus
diuary guide-book. under a single cover. Ouce
having teatuG their HerYiceablenosB, tho tourist
Houtd forogo much before dispensing with
them.
Periodicals. Received.
In the Atlantic for August III. o. Houghton l.
Co., Bostou), IA Foregoue Conclusion" by ".
D. Howolls, mud IA Rebels Rocol]ectons," By
George Gary Eggteaton, arc continued; and
" "Katy'a Fortune" by Will Waltaco Harvey, is
concluded. Tho prominent papera are: IA
North Norshumbian Village" by George Runell
jackson; "0ser the Footlights," by Charles
Warron Stoddard; and IAN Easy Lesson in
Money and Dnnking," by Edward Atkinson.
Abort Webster, Jr., las atory; and there are
poemh by William GIbsop, John q. Whit
tier. J. J, platt J. T, Trowbridge, Alfrod Il.
Street, Alice Williams, sallio ii. u. piatt, aud
Helou Barron Bostwiok.
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