Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-06
AY MORNING.. JULY 6. 1889.

gin to burst from the boil, but are held securely in place by the okra-like thorns or points that line the boil. One inexperienced picker, it is said, can easily gather 800 pounds of this cotton in day. But the saving of labor in gathering is not all. There are no seeds in the lint Each boil produces about two pounds of very fine long staple cotton, and at the bottom of the boil there are from four to six seeds resembling persimmon seed. TLis new cotton, therefore, needs no ginning
 Here are some interesting facts concerning the telegraph system of Europe: In length of lines Russia is first, with 5O,O9O miles i; Germany is next, with A, ,2S5; France has 43,65O Austria Hungary, 31,O15; Great Britain, 26,465; Italy, 16, 6,43O; Sweden and Norway, 12,G25; Switzerland, 4,o97, and Belgium, 3,5o5. In length of wires, however, Germany stands first, having 159,91O miles; Russia is second, with 134, 466; France third, with 125, ,2G5, and then follows Great Britain with 121, ,72O <; Austria Hungary with 99,96O; Italy with 5, 692 :; Sweden and Norway with 28, 445; Bel gium with 16,345, and Switzerland with 10, O1O. Russias length of wires as will be seen, is much less in proportion to her length of lines than that of most other countries, a l fact which the geographical nature of the country will easily explain. England. for instance, has 4 miles of wire to every mile of line. For messages sent tho figures are these England, %, 82O. 445; France 19,- S62, CPS; Germany, 16,312, 457 Austria Hungary, 8, 729, ,321 Russia, ,239 422 Italy, 8,511, ,497; Holland, 3, ,1O9, 23O, and Sweden 1 and Norway, POPS, SO5. England, on this reckoning, therefore, surpasses Russia by more than four times as many messages, and has nearly double the number that Germany has.
 The Relief association of the employees Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroat' company is very useful society. To the original pro- gramme, which provided life insurance annu- ities, pecuniary relief and medical treatment for sick and disabled employees, all at actual cost, schooling for employees children, etc, has now been added savings bank and build ing feature. The association as reorganized,
 has been incorporated by special act of the
 Maryland Legislature, and the Baltimore and Ohio company, which originally donated I to it the sum of $1oo,OOO, and which also | pays annually about $50, ,O0O to the fund, has guaranteed all the provisions of the old and new features, thus giving it the support and
 stability of it's own standing and solvency.
 The Baltimore and Ohio company makes an announcement that the objects sought to be
 attained by the savings bank and building
 feature are the encouragement of prudence
 economy and thrift, by placing within the | reach of every employs of the railroad com
 pany, upon the simplest and most advanta
 geous terms compatible with proper security
 all the benefits derivable from the safest anc
 most liberal savings institutions of the
 country. The management of the savings l bank, as of all other features of the associa
 tion, Is under the direction and control of {
 board of directors chosen jointly by the com pany and by members of the association, ane
 all it's provisions entirely mutual and fcl
 the benefit of those belonging to it.
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