Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-09
ITALIAN RAILWAYS.
THEIR DlscoMFoRTs AS COMPARED
WITH THE AMERICAN ROADS.

n Hlue III EUROPE bccoSues u Ich""Vc III
stead Of Pieasure-scene at u station
In Italy-Three Sorts Of Conveyances.
Conductor and Engincs..
The United States surpasses the world in
railroad travelling. a trip there can be made
with comfort. In Europe it becomes II pen
nnce. A vast field of operations is open to
the professional corporation wreckers OF
America if they would only transfer theii
genius to this quarter of the globe The
travelling public on this side Of the Atlantic,
ut least, would be glad of their appearance,
because in their manipulatons some comforts
at least, would he instituted. As bad as it is
in England, steam journeying i'll this quarter
of the globe falls below even that standard.
In the winter season fellow, il not care
full, will have his toes iced in his boots OF
contract pneumonia. There are no stoves IN
the carriages, US they are termed. and the
only means of heat is supplied ut the pr'n'
cipal stations by sheet iron TASKS, shaped like
big army canteens, filled with hot water, that
are showed into each compartment Before
thirty minutes elapse their surfaces are
chilled; for let it he remembered, ali the sen.
tme:italities concerning the balmy air OF
Italy in winter, are nonsense, pure and sim.
pie. Snow covers the ground, and the cold
is biting, especially so il you sit in it is you
have to do when making any excursion.
CONDUCTOR AND ENGINEER
Along the route an opportunity TO protest
is never offered, because there is not con
ductor with the train except on rare occa-
sons, and then that functonary cannot
reach you while the wheels are whirling
along, since the carriages have no contlnu-
GUS platform communication, the doors be-
ing OH the side. 1t is exactly like riding IN
hacks fastened to gondolas, with only this
exception: that there are six seats in each
compartment, three on each side. The engi.
neer .s the monarch of the train, only be-
tween station and station, however, which
distance he covers as best he can. AS Boon
Us he steams up to depot government 9th
Ger blows n brass horn, whereupon he is
compelled to choke off the motive power ut
once, for the government runs tho railroads.
An ugly list IL makes of it. The profits are
enormous, nevertheless, inasmuch US the TX
penses OF employees are comparatively small
AT the stations carriage doors are jerkcd
open and tickets inspected that will rot be
collected before the traveller alights at his
destination. To be able to take meal ut q
station, 10 matter the length of time u train
is scheduled to remain, is a novelty. When
it is time for the dispatcher to toot his horn
or ring Il bella la milknan-the engineer
has To send the engine on its way immeui
ately. A station master must have one sec
ton cleared of before he can order another
on its way. TO propose to him TO have as
many trains to run Us is customary in tie
larger depots of the United States would 10
simply to threaten him with spasms.
TTREE SORTS OF CoNvEYANCEs.
There are three sorts of conveyanccs, first
second and third class-all of a poor class
To ride in u superior carriage means TO sit
on numbering cushion, with a tidy at your
back and your luggage in a rack over your
head. If you are alone you can stretch to an
adjoining seat. your legs, as Il consequence,
being somewhat higher than your head be-
cause OF padded arm rest between every
pair of seats, intermediate transportation
consists of similar accommodations, in car
ria2es padded in an inferior manner, while
the third class means roughing it on bare
boards. Your vls-a-vis may not be agree
able, but you have to succuinb to the exigen-
ccs OF the trip. Your fellow travellers often
anlise themselves by commenting ON your
makeup, as you know by their whispered
conversation and stealthy, smiling glances
i''rst.SS, a. uu ftIlsliCuI, uSeQ 10 better
treatment, You fail to bring q horse blanke.
with yon, in which to wrap your knees and
FEET, you are looked upon as an Exuuimau.
pair of rubber shoes are n source of curl
'sity, not infrequently of laughter. Other
nien and women travel in low cut shoes. and
with blue, pinched noses. 1t is all summed
under the head of custom. The American
Traveller is amused in his turn by fellow
running along the roofs of the carriages
red hot poker III his hand, lighting any why
he could the E,cHs Of gasoline lamps that H.
Illuminate the pailoc,ed cells. Nor is the eli.
joyucnt diminished at the discovery thut the
boosted lightning express trains sloT, at every
stlt!on. big and little. The duties of the con.
ductor OF the sleeping cars, u berth which has
To lie secured oiteutimee three day; in adj
vance, If even then chance comes to get in
one, arc to make the beds of the passengers
and blackcn tn shoes. The IInclish system
gees beyond this. In corner of The coach is
heated stove, with a kettle OF water on the
Top INC Conductor lla.;cs u cup of tea when
requested. the Italian official carries vo.r
sacAel You sleep, that is if you can, cross.
WISE III car not any higher than "a circus
ca3c, and l.! the morning congratulate your
~lG that Tic car springs did not punch into
your ribs. Rome Cor. Baltimore Sun.
Women Who Want Shoes.
1t is TN easy matter for an cxDeriencaJ