Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-18
Compressed Air Engines. TEro,r1 tho NAvu Vnrl- Hara1d

of the Beaumont compressed air engine and it's running capacity. The construction of this motor is based upon the principle of making available the entire power stored up in compressed air, no matter how high the pressure is raised. The air is compressed in a reservoir until the pressure reaches one thousand pounds to the square inch and is then admitted into successive cylinders hav- ing different areas, commencing with the smallest, provision being made by which, as the pressure falls in the reservoir, the con- sumption of air can be increased The full elastic and expansive force of air is thus utilized just as the full energy of the vapor of steam is utilized in the compound steam engine. The chief prospective value of the machine is it's application to tram ways and short railways, though the cost of it's production and operation is not yet fully known. Experiments es- tablish the fact that one of these engines, weighing about ten and half tons, will make run of twenty miles with one charge of air, and one is reported to have hauled over twenty tons eleven miles at a good speed for small railways, with single charge.
 An invaluable feature of the invention is that it's running is almost perfectly noise less; so that it can be used for city railways with far less discomfort to the public than steam locomotives. ''There be no doubt" says the Times ''that the engine so
 
 be no doubt that the new pattern engine, which we understand will be soon running on the Edinburg and Portobello Tramway, will prove as successful" ." The perfecting of such locomotive for general use on our ele- vated roads to supersede steam is worthy of our best engineering skill, and the public would be not little rejoiced to see those or other noiseless locomotives, without danger ous sparks or ashes, take the place of steam. r CFrom the Burlington Hawkeye. I. Be sure you know where you want to. go before you get on the train. IT. When you purchase your ticket you will have to pay for it no use to tell the tick ct agent to ''charge it and send the bill to your husband And if he says the price of the ticket is $2. 96, don't tell him you can get one just like it of the conductor or at the other store for $2. 50 he won't believe you and he may laugh at you.
 TIL Never travel without money. It re- quires broad views, liberal education, keen discernment and profound judgment to travel without money. No one can do this success fully but tramps and editors.
 IV Beware of the commercial traveller.
 V. Don't give stranger your ticket and ask him to go out and check your ticket. He will usually be only too glad to do it. And what is more he will do it, land your trunk will be so effectually checked that it will never catch up with you again. And then when the conductor asks for your ticket, and you relate to him the pleasing little allegory about the stranger and the baggage, he will look incredulous and smile down upon you from half closed eye, and say that it is a beau tiful romance, but he has heard it before. And then, you will put up your jewelry or disembark at the next station. VI If you are going three hundred miles, don't try to get off the train every fifteen minutes under the impression that you are there. If you get there in twelve hours you will be doing excelently.
 VII. Call the brakeman conductor ;" he has grown proud since he got his new uni form, and it will aatter him.
 VIII. Put your shawl strap, bundle and two paper parcels in the hat rack, hang your bird cage to the corner of it, so that when it falls off 1t will drop into the lap of the old gentleman sitting behind you, stand your four house plants on the window sill, set your lunch basket on the seat beside you, fold your shawls on top of it, carry your pocketbook in one hand and hold your silver mug in the oth0r, put your two valises under the seat, hold your bandbox and the rest of your things in your lap Then you will have all your baggage handy, and you won't be worried or hustered about it when you have only twenty nine seconds in which to change cars.
 K. Address the conductor every ten min utes It pleases him to have you notice him. If yon can't think of any new question to ask
  Always call him Say" or Mister"
 X. Pick up all she information you can while travelling. Open the window and look forward to see how fast the engine is going. Then when you get home you can tell the children about the big cinder you picked up with your eye, and how nice and warm it was and what it tasted like.
 XI. Don't hang your parasol on the cord that passes down the middle of the car. It isn't clothes line. It looks like one, but it isn't.
 XII. Keep an eye on the passenger who calls the day after Monday ''Chewsday" He can't be trusted cars length.
 XIII. Do not attempt to change $2O bill for any one, if you have only $9.25 with you; it can't be done.
 XIV. If you want nap always lie with your head projecting over the end of the seat, into the isle Then everybody who goes up or down the isle will mash your heat, straight. en out your frizzes, and knock of your back hair. This will keep you from sleeping so soundly that you will be carried by your sta tion.