Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-20

Bordeaux has just started society called the Walker Tourists of France, which pub fishes curious prospectus. The exercise which brings them together, say these pedes- trians, "ehanges fat into muscle, and devel- ops the chests and legs; but more nobly ele- yates the sentiments of man, and restores his energy and virility by putting him face to face with nature and solitude" Every Sunday the Bordeaux club will start for 'fstudy walks and graduated promenades" in the environs sfMarches-etudes' turns out to mean an early start, breakfast in the woods, and the exploration of sites and ruins. In the afternoon there will be games; then supper, and back to bed at nightfadl, having transformed into strength that ac- tivity which every man possesses, but which in towns he expends in unhealthy pleas ures."
 A 'flady' physician writes to the New York Evening Post that many people are at a loss for proper mode of address to mem bers of her order and class, and she submits the following memorandum setting forth what is desired in the premises by the medi- cal ladies themselves: In directing velope, under all circumstances the profes- sion should be signifed; either by the "Dr." preceding, or by the I'M. D." following. The medical title or degree being used, the civil title of ''Miss" or s'Mrs.'' should be al- ways omitted. In conversation, the medical lady is addressed or spoken of as Doctor So-and-So," or Doctor" exactly as in case ot medical man. The title "Doctress," it is never, at least in this country allowable to use Many of the younger professional ladies do not assume the medical title so- cially, reserving the Doctor" for patients and fellow-members of the profession. But it is not considered correct to omit the medi- cal title, unless it shall have been especially requested.
 The present year has seen foreclosed fifteen corporations with twelve hundred miles of railroad and nearly one hundred millions of stock and bonds, and thirty odd other com panies with over six thousand miles of rail road and nearly four hundred millions of securities, are in the hands of receivers. This is an unpleasant state of affairs, and it does not appear to be necessary. The Phil adelphia Times differs from many in think ing that the chief responsibility for it is not to be found in Wall street but in the per formances of the railroad magnates. It thus foreibly and plausibly supports its proposi- tion. The Lehigh Valley had the amplest accommodations, if honesty offered and ac- cepted, to reach New York over the Jersey Central, but quarrel compelled 8 par arellel road for the Lehigh Valley at cost of not less than ten millions. The Schuy kill Valley, the child of the Pennsylvania, expended ten millions to build a line to Potts vile, to divide 8 traffic that has failed to make one line profitable The Baltimore ond Ohio will expend twenty millions to get to New York through Philadelphia, when there is one line capable of doubling or trebling it's traffic from Baltimore to Phil adelphia, and two lines from Philadelphia to double the Baltimore and Ohio's trade. The South Pennsylvania has laid out an expend- iture of twenty millions to compete with the Pennsylvania as a trunk line, when the Pennsylvania could carry all the traffic the South Pennsylvania can hope to command and the traffic of the New York Central added to it's own. The West Shore ex- pended thirty millions or more to divide the traffic of the New York Central, when the Central is fully equipped to handle the whole trade of the West Shore, the Erie and it's own.