Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-28
AMERICAN IDEAS.
THEIR MARKED INFLUENCE AMONG
THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON.
Fs,ts Which the Average Britisher May
BE u Little Unwilling to AcknOwl-
edce-Travel and Trafiic-Litera-
ture, Art, and Machinery.
fHarper's Bazar.l

London has been almost as great, the
average inhabitant of the British metropolis
appears to bo ignorant of the change. II
his attention is called thereto he is ap. at
first to be incredu louS, and if subsequently,
convinced, to feel little rssentful
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL
Immediately on arriving at the landing
stage at Liverpool the traveller meets with
one Of the most recently adopted American
improvements-the checkin, OF baggage.
Officials of the two direct routes to
London will forward baggage to any desti-
nation, and the owner Is spared all the
old-tims trouble Of seeing it properly la
belled, put into the car, and claiming OF
arrival at the end Of his journey. This i'm
proved system has been extended so tina:
baggage can now DO checked through from
New York 10 any address in London, an,
vice versa. For many years the English
railroad managers opposed vigorously all
attempts to make them Introduce the prin-
ciple of checking baggage. declaring that It
was impracticable. unsafe. and dilatory.
Even now, although the system is found to
work well by the roads come citing with the
continent and to Liverpool. the others gen.
orally hesitate to follow the lead Of the
more enteprisins routes.
Trans" or street cars, which George
Francis Train So unfortunately attempted
to introduce about twenty five years ago,
are now running in nearly all the suburbs.
though they are still excluded from tho city
and west end streets. Another recent inn
provement in English travel is the construc-
ton OF large steam ferry boat, upon which
railroad cars are run, and passengers and
freight transferred between the south coast
and the isle OF Wight.
LITERATURE AND ART.
Should the American, before taking his
seat in tie train, visit the railway book
stall, he will find many familiar names
The latest humorous productions Of Bret
Harta, Marx Twain, r J. Burdette, and
Max Adler will be offered him, while il his
taste should run t. fiction he will SEQ cheap
editions OF Howells, James, and other WELL
known American authors One publishing
firm issues a cheap library, called The IL
lustrated Merry FolkS," which has already
reached eighty -ons numbers. and consists
exclusively Of the writings Of Americans.
/ The beauty of the new style OF wooi-en-
craving brought to such perfection by the
American magazines is universally recog-
nized in England. and is receiving the ~sin-
cerest fiattery' of imitation Harper's Mag
azine, The Century, St Nicholas, and The
Atlantic are now extensively advertised
and sold Throughout. the United Kingdom.
photographic printing" for theatrical ad-
vertising has been brought to such great
perfection in the United States that English
managers are now largely importing it
Two of the principal American firms now
have agencies in London. and one in less
than six months is said to have taken orders
to the extent of $500
II THE SHOP WINDOWS.
The scrutinizer Of shop widows will re-
Quire very little time to be convinced Of the
vast increase that has occurred in the last
few years in the importation Of American
goods. Perhaps this is most noticeable in
groceries Chicago canned beef and tongues,
California and Columbia salmon, New Eng
land Holsters, and New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore tomatoes, corn, peaches and
pine-appies in tin, are stacked up in the
windows in the most attractive manner.
Nearly all these groceries deal in American
candies, and there are one or two shops de-
voted exclusively to those delicious but dys-
peptic compounds. American-made cigar
cites were not till recently allowed to be
imported into the United Kingdom, the pro-
hibition being grounded on alleged adulter-
alton with opium and other deleterious
drugs but the allegation has been proved
unfounded, and now nearly every tobacco
mist offers the principal brands at exactly
double the New York retail prices
After tobacco the inquirsr's thoughts arc
most likely to drift "liquid ward" His eyes
will be greeted 10 many directions by the
sign, american Drinks" which attracts
the majority, while the sbstainer may re-
gale himself on "Icecrsam Sodas." In the
growth of tho use of ice American infiuenc CO
on London is particularly marked Five
years ago it was only obtainable at few
very expensive places; now it is kept at
every respectable bar, and is supplied with
out extra charge. though the bar-maid
never thinks Of putting ics even in lemon
ade unless specially requested to do so.
Several shops ara devoted exclusively to
the sale Of American goods in ths shap, Of
clocks of all kinds and innumerabls hard
ware @notion5 lemon -squeezers, cork
screws, revolving rug and parcel straps,
potato and epple-parers. raisin-stoners. oil
stoves, etc. Ole large shop Of this kind is
at Charing Cross, and the one in tho city, in
Gracechurch street. Several american 81
stores" are also to be found in cheaper
neighbor Gods.
''ricKER" AND TYPE WRITER.
In the transaction of business the intro
duction OF American inventions has been
most valuable The @ticker," or, as it is
generally called in England, the tape" is
to be found in the brokers' Offices and in
many places of public resort the @tape"
does not. however, as yet, deal in news, but
is restricted to quotations. The telephone
is very much used. though not nearly so
generally as in New York. The typo
writer is also rapidly becoming a necessity.
Two slimitei' companies are exclusively
concerned in importing. manufacturing,
and selling type-writing machines
Two of the largest Of the New York life
insurance companies now have branches in
London, and offer policies at considerably
lower rates than their English rivals. This
employment Of American capital in Eng.
land is fully offset by the recent formation
in London of numerous companies for cattle
raising in tine western states Evidence Of
the vast extent of the Importation Of Ameri.
can beef are to be found in almost every
business thoroughfare.
But no record, however brief, Of the in
fuence Of Americans in London should omit
mention Of the all-conquering march Of the
sewing machine, the invention which has,
perhaps, done the most to tighten and 10
lieve human labor. Ali the principal manu-
facturers have depots in London, and con.
trive to sell their machines there at con.
siderably lower prices than in New York
Timber Cuttieg In Manitoba.
Two railroad corporations in Manitoba
| have caused to b cut from the public do
main Is, 100. 900 feet Of lumber and bridge
| timber, 81, TAI railway ties, Is. 4Oo. 0OQ
shingles. 32O35 coris Of wood, and %, 000
| cedar posts. valusf In all ct 36l3 600 all
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