The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-02
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backed By 100000 capital.

U0ckoU Oy VOUUSUUV Copltals
Probably the fastest train In America
is the afternoon express on the Canada
Atlantic railway, which leaves Coteap
station at SIS and reaches Ottawa, dir
stop Of three minutes ct Alexandra.
This is almost exactly fifty miles an
hour. The fastest train in the world 10
probably the Flying Dutchmen," which
runs without stopping from London TO
Bristol, q distance Of tlS IA miles, In
Just two hours, Q rate of flfty.nine and
ohe.eighth miles an hour.
The steamship Ludwig, which sailed
from Antwerp, Belgium, for Montreal
two months ago, and has not since been
beard from, has been given up % lost
There were seventy persons on board,
twenty.four Of whom were passengers.
Pullman, ILL.,, the manufacturin, SUI
burb Of Chicago, has successfully tried .
novel system of sewerage. The town
is difficult to drain, lying on the prairie
without rise or fall and without streams.
But sewers were built, emptying into .
sunken tank, from which the sewerage
was pumped through . twenty.inch
main 10 larm three miles away. The
cost Of the system was $50, 600, and the
farm returns profit of g, 500 q year, or
moro than 5 per cent. on the invest
ment.
The Burmese would be known any.
where by their fruits, such is the strong
and peculiar odor Of their favorite varie-
ties. The dorian is particularly bad for
the olfactory.nerves. Its rind has q
most overpowefing smell, and in the
special steamers which are sent to Man.
dalay for tue use Of the king and the
palace, the smell OF the bad dorians is
enough to announce their presence all
up the river. Another fruit, called tan
tenthe, 10 very 0d0r0us, and is esteemed
highly by the Burmese as an excellent
digestive and tonic. From descriptions
of it's effects upon the person who has
been INDUCING in It, it is probably of
grealer strength than the combination of
rum and onions perceived at some DEM
ocratic caucuses.
The increase of national wealth In
Britain since the time Of the Stuarts was
fully discussed at the recent meeting of
the British association. Public wealth
has qusdrupled since the date of the
battle of Waterloo, and has doubled since
the accession of Queen Victoria. Where
as in 1910 the total wealth was G4,O3O..
00O. 600 sterling. In 1882 il had increased
to G8,72O, 000, 900. Computed per tnhabi-
tant, in 1872 it was Gl27, and in 1882
R249. The purchasing power of money
had alse increased, and also the compar-
alive number of well-to-do people. The
probate returns showed that IL per cent.
of the population was above want in 1910
and 81 per cent. in 1877.
The annual report of the Provost Of
the University Of Pennsylvania says: "In
all college life athletics have become a
very prominent feature. Recognising
both the advantages and dangers of
gymnastic exercise, the Board Of Trus.
tees has resolved to establish q systema.
tic supervision Of physical ulture, and
has 10 FAR agreed with an athletic asso.
citation of alumni and undergraduates
that . goodly lot of ground, with suitable
buildings and appliances, will soon be
devoted to achletic sports under the
careful overnight Of an experienced di.
rector"
Underlying the bituminous coal and
shale beds of Western Pennsylvania
there is . porous rock which Ia charged
with petroleum gas. In certain local.
tiles 1T is only necessary to tap this gas
reservoir by means of an artesian well
In order to secure supply of ready
made highly infammable fuel. There il
quite strife now going on in Pittsburp
for monopoly of the privelage of dis
tributing this natural gas, through pipes
laid In the streets, to points where II
may be needed for domestic or manu-.
featuring purposes.
Leachburg, Penn, is . town remark.
able for being lighted day and might by
. constant stream Of burning gas. Some
years ago d party desiring to test the
territory for oil drilled Q well ON the
Westmoreland side Of the river, directly
opposite the town. in which no oil wal
| found, but from which an immeneo flow
ef gas proceeds, and which is utilized by
the proprietors of . rolling mill in the
former place. The gas at this we'll moi
only furnishes the light and heat for the
rolling mill. but the gas from pipe pro
iectinR far above the mill buildings illu.
inmates the whole town. By the use
Of the gas from this well the company
not only lights their works but saves
largely il fuel. Besides furnishing lights
for the rolling mill 1t supplies these ne
cessities for steel and glass manufhc.
tory.