The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-12
Our GEORGE


/ GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
| BELFAST. Between Jacksonville and Savan-
nah tlmbed on new means of CONVEYANCE.
new to me ! mean, i'll the shape of 4 Mann
| Boudolr Slccpin" Car 10 the courtesy of
III. Ernest Murphy, Jacksonville agent for
the company, | am indebted for most enjoy
able nights rest. The cars differ in nearly
every particular from other sleepers, being in
the first place a foreign invention, | believe.
and are "Engish. YOU know" In the next
place, on the Pullman the aisle runs through
the centre of the car, and the seats on either
side form the berths at night. In the Mann
cars the aisle is on one side of the car which
is divided off into state rooms. there being six
| rooms with two berth> each. and two rooms
| containing four berths each. The smaller
rooms are about - feet Ion" by ) wide and
the larger ones the same length by some ! feet
Wide. The berths are across, instead of
| ienSthWisc as in other cars. The rooms are
elegantly finished in woods. and lncrllsta Wal
ton, quite recent invention for inside finish,
which resembles embossed leather work. and
imitation metal panels. The rooms are pro-
Vlded with door which locks and are lighted
with gas. One of the advantages claimed for
these ears is the system of ventilation. Air is
| forced in at the roof bv means of tunnels, the
| speed or the car driving the air in 1t passes
| through layer of excelsior, which cleallseS it
| from all dust and cinders, and ii then passes
over ice and when it enters the car il is so cool
that 1t comes in i'll its shirt sleeves. The air in
the car after being brcathed once is kicked out.
| through other Ycntilators in the roof of the
car. In the winter, instead of cooling the air.
| it is warmed and comes into the ear clad in a
heavy ulster. | trust this minute explanation
of ventilation will be readily understood For
| lady. 1 think these ears are far superior to
| the Pullman. for privacy and convenience as
there is a chance to stand up and sli-robe, ana
also plenty of hooks. on which TO hang the two
hundred and sixteen different articles which
60 into the make up Of lovely woman. In
the Pullman, unless the occupant has travelled
with a circus as Il contortionist and has learn
ed to 20 into a box % inches square and dress
and undreSs, it is rather difficult to make 4
toilet i'll strict privacy. There is no more
difficult feat on record than for POO pound
woman to clasp herself in cursets i'm a Pullman
car without giving free bubble exhibition to
the other occupants of the car AT cithrl. end
of the Mann ear, as in other SlerpcrS there are
toilet rooms and every convenience for travel
lers that can be provided. Each room has an
electric bell, and you have only to touch the
button. and 'did you ring, sah>" will instantly
| greet your ear in very dark tone of voice
The next room to ours was Il double one. in
which Were party of six Germans two Of
them being small children. About five O'clock
| in the morning we stopped somewhere TO make
up a new train. or give the engine a Iunch or
| the boiler drink, or something. ana four or
| five more Germans came on board TO sec the
| party in the ear. The traveller, were Going
| to Europe and their friends had came TO soc
| them and say good bye, Eight or ten people
of any nationality can make lots of talk and the
| Germans do not take 4 back SEAT 10 anyb0dy
| when conversation is on deck They were
| chatting away all at once, when thu .ar, rave
| Il little Jerk, as if the train WAS about TO start
| when the air was instantly filed WITH '.NelI
goodbye, Many, goot-bve Hans Pc a guot
| boy Oats dear. Now ki>> Old .sralnp1
| Write your onkle. Well. gO0t-bvr. g0ot-hvr r
| ki>>-ki>~- lSs--but lust then the ears stoned.
| and voice said. 'Nell, guess they don't -
| some more lllSt vet, and then the chatting be-
| can again. In Il minute more the car. ierkcd
again and we heard, well, goot-bvc katrina
write now quick kiss me Hans MaNv Vol
| little rascal. don't FORGET your rramlpa Gu0t-
| bye aunty. woot-bve MaNv yoot-hyc IIir~.
| Veil. Veil, hurry or VIZ ret, left" tthe car,
| stop again and) "What, We don't 20 aoaiu inst
| vet some more" This scene was rrppatetG
| again and again for about thlec-uIIart,.r> Of m
| hour. and I'll wager money that no family was
| ever said @ood-bye TO in better Shape Than were
| our neighbors in the next room i have often
| wondered since if that ''Iittlc rascal NiaXy"
| has been ''gOot boy" and if Hans In. forgot
| ten 'old grampa."
We arrived safely and hungry at savannah.
and went TO tile Pulaski House and got break
fast, and then took Il carriage ana were driven
about the citV | t the streets were Good Sayan-