West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-09

NE twenty miles OF cable street rail o.
road in Chicago run ia cars, the engine
doing the work of 1890 horses. and send
ing the cars over tho four miles between
city hall and the city limits 10 twenty-five
minutes less time than the horses could
do il.
The Reporter adds, that rhe day begins
at midnight, 80 under the common sys-
TEN, but there is no possibility of confus .
ION between forenoon and afternoon hours.
The great advantage of this scheme in a
railroad time table will be seen at once
q A. III and z p. NJ. are frequently mis-
printed or misunderstood, while no one
.confoundF O'Clock with 10 o'clock. Apv
watch or clock can be adopted TO the
system by simply putting the extension If
the hours IN circle Just inside of those
already on the face. The exterior num-
bers will then be consulted up to 70
o'clock (nooD). and the interior ones for
the remainder OF the day.
,GeoIge III. expected his daughters to be
satisfied with two dozen cambria handker-
chiefs every other year & modern nov
elist gives one OF his horoinos 10 dozen as
a part OF her outfit. A few years ago a
plain handkerchief for mo,niug and the
lace one for evening were all the variety
required, but French author now says
there should be bandkerchiefs for morn
ing toilets, for walking. for church going,
for theateT, for opera, for court, for visits
of charity, and for 5oudoir use, to say
nothing of the handkerchefs % be lost.
the one to be given away and the hand
kerchief to be stolen.
The Railway Reporter Gays that tie
Cleveland, Akron, and Columbus Railroad
Company have recently Issued new time
card, based on the twenty-four hour eva
tem--that Of numbering the hours of the
day from one 10 twenty. four, instead of
making two divisions Of twelve hours each
designated or distinguished as Ante Ne
Tidian and Post Heridian-A. NJ. and II
81. at present still another designation
is used, that Of NJ, when 70 midday is to
be distinguished from - =. NJ. The Re
porter says that this company is The first
TO employ this continuous system but in
reality the method Is a very old one. ooevsi
with the history Of clocks, and is still in
use in ecme parts If southeastern Europe
Il recent number Of the New York Tfib-
une contains an interesting article, show
iDg how Sunday 10 passed 10 The great CITY
Of New York, with lie population now
numbering a million end q quarter of pso.
pie.
The church membership is given al
nearly one half the population, or COO 600
members, Of which 500. 900 are by est
mate credited 20 the Roman Catholics. but
Of this there is no actual enrolment; there
are 100 900 enrolled members among the
Protestant churches The Catholics have
100 churches, The Pr0testan,s, 80. totsl
800 churches. The Professionals have ggg
Sunday schools, and 1906 acholars a.
lend. Catholic Sunday schools not gwen.
As 90 Sunday Gmgscmeu's Iu surroor
shout %, 900 persons leave She city f.,
excursions into toe country and the seo
sborcs Ih, Germans, OF whom fbsre ara.
about 2J0 0OJ Boa Tic city, Wait the b,er
gardens 10 large numbers Central Park
receives 100 900 gisitors on Sunday Oniy
one "a two lirarics arc open on tbis dav.
Al which The attendance is about 2 600
As for drunkenness and other cumts,tboro
satrAog let up on sunday the average
number If daily arrests Is 100 The aver
for sunday b ls2 Monday, 227 On
Sunday evenings there arc p few corcsrt
halls and beer song places open. vsne5.ln
.ne aggregate. ~ about tru lLou.ad p.
iOEs.