The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25
TRAVELLING RULES.
Suggestions for Women who Go Out into
the World In sseam-Cars.

suggestions Tor women VINO 10 O0t INTO
the World In sseam-Cars.
First-Be sure you know where you
want to 60 before you get on the train.
Socond--When you purchase your
ticket you will have to pay for IL; no
.use to tell the ticket agent to "charge
1t and send the bill to your husband. :"
And il he says the price Of the ticket is
three dollars. don't tell him you can
get one just like 1t off the conductor or
at the other store for two dollars and q
half he won't believe you and he might
laugh at you.
Third Never travel without money.
It requires broad views, liberal educa-
ton, keen discernment and profound
judgment to travel without money. No
one can do this successfully but tramps
and editors.
Fourth-Bewarc of the drummer.
Fifth-Don't give stranger your
ticket and ask him to 70 out and check
your trunk. He will usually be only
too glad to do it. And what is more,
he will do it, and your trunk will be so
etfectually checked that it will never
catch up with you again. And when
the conductor asks you for your ticket,
and you relate to him the pleasing little
allegory about the stranger and tho
baggage. he will look incredulous and
smile down upon you with half-closed
eyes and say that it is beautiful
romance, but he has heard it before.
And then you will put up your jewelry
or disembark at the next station.
Sixth-H you are going three hum
dred miles don't try to get off the train
every fifteen minutes, under the inn
preston that you are there. If you
get there in twelve hours you will be
doing excellently.
Seventh-Call the brakeman "con-
ductor;" he has grown proud since he
got his new uniform and it will tlatter
him.
Eighth-Puty your shawl strap, bundle
and two paper parcels in the hat rack; !;
hang your birdcage to the corner of it.
SO that when it falls off it will drop
into the lap Of the old gentleman sitting
behind you; stand your four house,
plants on the window sill, set your
lunch. basket on the seat beside you,
fold your shawls on the top of it; carry
your pocket-book in one hand and hold
your silver mug in the other, put your
two valises under the seat, and hold
your handbook and the rest of your
things in your lap. Then you will
have all your baggage handy, and
won't be worried or fiustered about it
when you have only twenty-nine
seconds in which to change cars.
Ninth-Address the conductor every
ten minutes. 1t pleases him to have
you notice him. If you can't think OF
any new questions to ask him, ask the
same old ones every time. Always call
him "Say" or "Mister.'
Tenth-Pick up all the information
you can while travelling. Open the
window and look forward to see how
fast the engine is going. Then when
you get home you can tell the children
about the big cinder you picked up
with your eye, and how nice and warm
it was, and what it tasted like.
Eleventh-Don't hang your parasol
on the cord that passes down the mid.
die of the car. 1t isn't Il clothes line.
1t looks like one, but it isn't.
Twelfth-Keep an eye on the pas.
senger who calls the day after Mon
day "Chewsday." He can't be trusted
a cars length.
Thirteenth-f you want nap,
always lie with your head projecting
over the end of the seat into the aisle.
Then everybody who goes up and down
the aisle will mash your hat, straighten
out your frizzles and knock off your
; back hair. This will keep you from
sleeping so soundly that you will be
carried by your station. Toledo Blade.