Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-15
!, cities between the two places are Vienna


novel end modern ideas having been
Drought to bear il it's erection, it ig bets
ter suited for its purpose thsn any other.
The Grand Central depot 10 New York is
small by comparison with this new sts-
ton, snd as for beauty the Frankfort sta
iion is far superior.
In the Unite States, il you arrive st q
station five or ten minutes before the
hour announced for the departure Of a
train you are in ample time, blu. the case
Is different in Europe. There is usually
trouble and delsy in getting seats and
nearly always confusion. There are three
different classes OF carriages, there is G
smoking carriage to each class, further
more, only ladies or lsdies accompanied
By male escorts are allowed in some car
riages. The trouble Of getting your bag
gge checked, that Is If the line furnishes
checks 81 all, ia very great. In the printed
announcement Of some roads the com.
pany advises the passengers 70 "be st the
station at le&st hat an hour before the
departure of trSins 70 register baggage !"
The baggage, If 1t bs q trunk, must be
weighed, sud IN many instances there Is
an eXlr8 charge.
Some OF the csrrisges on Ge7msn trsins
are supplied with the conveniences OF tray
el which Americans are accustomed to, but
ICED or Any drinking water is q commodity
unknown Gu the steam cas- in Europe
Ia travelling through France you Can buy
half bottle Of red wine ct the stations
for few confines, and Of stations in Ger
many glasses OF fcsming beersre brought
70 you In the car for s few rfennige. 1t
is not the habit With them, as it is with
Americans. to swallow large drsughts OF
iced water on al occasions. Il is well
that the distances between ciaes in Bel
GUM are short, for the train
service ie very bad and the cars
are poorly appointed. Railway SER
vics in Germany is far better than In
Belgium, bu! there Is still roon for i'm
provement. IN second class carriages,
upon the uncomfortable and hard pro-
truding ridge which is placed around the
back Of the car and which is supposed to
be head rest, there is crochet cover
made from cotton which was probably
orce white, but Of that there is ne abso-
lutte certainty, for the officials allow such
an accumulation of grease and dirt 10
gather upon them that the original color
is not ut all positive. II these covers
we're used on American cars they would
go through the process OF washing occs-
sionAlly; there is no evidence that the
GOV rs in GeImsn csrs ever feel the in
fuence Of soap snd water.
At the railway stations In Prussia there
is evidence OF the military feeling that
pervades tho country. At large stations
the Cficials are in brilliant, soldierly uni.
form, Snd st email ones when . train
passes, even without stopping, switch
man or subordinate appears in front Of
the building, sGlutes the flying carriages
aud then stands erect, feet close together,
his stick or staff nf Office poised perpen
dicularly against his shoulder in true
military style. II Berlin snd other Ger
nGn and SIxon cities, WIN you drive IN
q cab or public vehicle 70 O railway s:e.
ton you psy the driver before you start,
or On the way to the station. He Is not
allowed to wait q. thu station. The mo-
ment he sets down his passenger he mus.
drive Cf 50 as not to be in the way oil
other arriving passengers. II he loitere
he is ansd s marks Us cents) for the de-
lay
From S:rasburg 10 Paris is long snd
rather tedious railway journey Of four.
bGCh uOui DuS yOA SAu nEAO
very comfortable II you tide first clseE
and borrow large, soft feather pillow
This latter convenience is supplied for
franc. Il Is odd to see uniformed boys
approach the carriage door with pillows
on their shoulders in snow white cases
calling out, "PilloWs to hire! pillows L
h'rs!'
Steam cars that ply between Paris snd
the suburbs have eeats on top. Less fare
should DE charged for such places for yor
get plenty of dust, and FREQ 1ently more
sir than Is desirable. In going through
tupge you must De sure to keep you
ees$, aud at al times you must try Il
keep your hst.
II you sre masking long or 6hor
tous on the continent, IL is By fer the bes
wsy to purchase tickets Of an agency. 1
costs no more money, and will save yol
oot1 time aud tIou0!e at the station
especially Il you GT6 NOT very fEmilis
with toe language 0f tho country throIgl
Which you are travelling
Railway compartments N Europe Of f.
ffsG anu second clsss are soous seven fee
square, inside measurement, and az
made 10 seat from SIX to ten persons, bu
II only three or four persons get seated il
them they try to keep the compartment
TO Themselves sad keep everybody els
out, whether the occupants sre OF on
party CT tots! Strangers They will sprest
their wrsps, satchels and Small bundle
OF the SEATS to give them the appearance
OF being occupied, and the more fortunate
seat holders will poke shetr heads out o
the windows to prevent would be In
truders, ss they are regarded. from look
ing IN. In France they will tell you ths
the carriage is complete; in Germany the
will call out bese,zs, and In England yol
will hear all epgSged; indeed, you vii
often see the word engaged lsbelled o.
the glass windows OF 1rst-clsss ca ris gsf
and In that csSe he is very bold ma
who would attempt to enter. II you ar
even only party Of two or three you csi
persuade the conductor to stick such
label on the window Of your carriage. !
is easily done; the word is printed in boil
cspltslc, and thu back OF the Isoel is read
fer touch of the tongue.-[ Home Jour
nsl. )
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