The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-03-14
Fare 10 Europe and the Expense Of
Living There.

Col. Foruey writes his first letter
to the Press, under his new engag.
meut, on the Amarican Steamship
Illinois, approaching Queenstown.
under date Of Dec. ~. He gives
this interesting information on the
fare to Europe aud the cost Of living
there
The cost OF ocean travel contrasts
fsvorably with the price on our
railroads, the fare being TOR frst
class cabin passenger on the Illinois,
which includes everything but wines
aud liquors land it is noticeable that
very little Of these is consumed by
our company, is S75 to 500. ac-
coiding to cabin accommodations
or $l8O for the round trip" The
distance from Philadelphia to San
Francisco by iail is about tue same
1900 miles aud a ticket is about
$3.50, exclusive Of sleeping accom- .
modations, aud food. Add these
last and the expense is considerably
over $500. unless you ARE your own
com uiissary. The difference between
the time by land aud water is On g.
half in favor Of the former. 1t takes
over six days Of rail to the Pacific
coast. aud the average time to Liver
pool by the Illinois is ten to eleven
days. But the contrast does not
end here. II costs twice az much
to live IN San Francisco as it does iu
Europe to ths ordinary traveller l
ought to add that while there 10 but
one fare for all the overland rail
road, there are three fares on the
lllinois-S75 to $1JU for the cabin,
$40 for the intermediate. and S2S
for the steerage. Many persons
shrink from sea VOYAGE They
dread the sick ness aud the danger
but when we recollect that Captain
Shackford has carried his ship 2lU
100 miles since March 8. 1874, aud
has made thirty-two voyages and n
half, or sixty five passages, with lit
tie or no illness, aul as safely as il
Le were conducting train on laud
the reason for such fears is slight in
deed.
i Next year there will be an extern
sivo exodus from tho United States
10 Europe, aud 30 these facts de-
serve to be remembered. The times
are getting easier, prices arc great
ly below what they were over q year
ago, and the competition between
the various sea lines will DO cxces
sive, in views Of the attractions ol
the Paris Exhibition. To give yor
an idea how economically a person
can live in Europe, ! simply meutior
that i have secured four furnished
rooms in L,ntlon-two bedrooms. u
small parlor, and u small reception
r0om-for about Sl25J week
The cost Of living for my sot
and myself will never 60 Owe
- so day for both. In Paris tn,
rates need not be higher, unless yor
desire to flourish at great hotels. II
1874 rs | lived 10 the French capi
tal, and very well. for less than 81 |
day, including everything. even ci'
Ordinaire. Other expenses can b'
graduated according to taste an'
means. of Course ; but where every
thing 10 go reasonable, except per
hsps, railroad charges, there Ia M
temptation to sxtraviS ,nco, unless
the traveller owns u California bon
ANA, or desires to apo the shodd
folliss Of the needy ".redur riches
Those who, like myself, intend har,
study and hird work, who enjn.
the pleasure of labor" soon tire u
costIy y g,ity, aud settle down to tn
solid enj,ymsnts supplied by oOser
vsfiun of the mhnuers, customs, an
universal information Of tho old ua
tious