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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
an tuteres ing question.
TEXAS IN TYPE.
Clippings from State Exchanges on MATTERS +
.-.. of Interest

Clippings from State Exchanges on Mntter.
re-. of Interest.
WaterDelons, tomatoes ard peaches
are abun ant in FRO county. -.
A hundred thousand pounds of wsel
haTe been sold at L.mpasas.
A kiln contsiniug 10000 brick WAS
fired at Lipscomb lssHIuesday.
One-hali interest in tttss.SsasAogeIo Eu-
tarprise was sold 10 John Berger for
$1,000.
petrlfad block OF wood WAS found in
digging well at distance Ct thir y feet
below the surface.
The crops in Morris county sre IS d to
BE- in good ehspr, corn about laid by and
cotton well worked.
A black bear was ca -tured en- Main
street, LipscOmb. Some hunters started
nm up about six miles from town.
In Bosque county later ost crops have
taken the rust, but the earlier sowings
will make from sixty 10 leo bushels per
acre.
Big Springs Paragraph: Additional
water tai ks nave been put in st MouahAn
aud Van Horn, and the material for two
tspbs, 100 000 gallons each, is here for
the purpose ofFsiting in reservoir On
the mountain, south II town.
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Banda auaf,
Rochester Union and Advertiser,

hOcnestSl anu AUTeE tlSGE,
Information tast promises TO be vsiIf
able to Democrats during the next few
months is conveyed IS iollows:
The term bEndarns spqlies to the
figure and not to the goods, color, s:z9 or
quality Of the handkerchief. The b.n-
danna figure is Cd arrangement Of white
blocks, about quarter Ct sn inch sq1sre,
each with round or square hole IN the
center upon background Of solid color,
The blocks are, grouped in diamonds,
squares, circles, aad other geom atrits
figures, scattered over the handkerchief IN
any fashion thst plesses. A border Of
white lines, dots, bsrs or bands surrounds
the whole. They sre made ct either cot
ton or silk and come chiefly in yellow rad
and chocolate colors, with occasionally q
lot OF blue ones. The colors are always
very deep and vivid. In size the smallest
are about two feet square, and from that
they run up to huge spreads large enough
for child's bed.
By preserving this description for ref
erance, every voter who has occasion to
uss one Of these articles may xecognizs 1t
ct sight.
See that You get the real thing,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

II thus appesrs that the prohibition
vote has steadily increased, while the
Democratic plursli'y has been so small
that had the Pfohio tionista, who sre
drawn chiefly from Republican rSnks,
voted scccrding to their Old / fi istiCDs,
the Republicans would have carried the
state. In 1880 The prohibition vo.e was
only l5l7, eDd Garfield carried the s.srs
By q .033 msj lIi;y.
Il taus becomes an interesting cues
ton what the Pfohibiticriscs Ia New
York Will do tois year, aud what effect
their sctiCn will have upon the presideu-
tisl vote Ct TIE state. At the g-eat Pro
hlb!.ion meeting in the Metropolitan
opers house Mordsy night General Gin
ton B Fiske, who was Introduced IS the
probable choice OF the National psrty for
lts presiiertisl candidate, declared thai
eve must make prohibition tae grea'
issue" To the appeal to 'fturu IN and
save the Republican party" General
F,ske said: "We tried TO do so, bat the
party would not De saved" High license,
local option and oil other moderate meas
urea are raj Cted by the Prohibitionists
win She Prohibition vote be maintained?
With G-eshsm or some new man in TIE
field, how would it b.?
This is Al Interesting question.
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TIE COTTON BELT EXC1UR SION.
The locsi columns Of The GAZETTE
announced the consummatlon OF the
scheme OF Cotton Belt excursion to this
city on the Fourth of Jn!y: "There was
8 meeting Of citizsns last night st the
Commercial Club rooms for the purpose
of organizing with view to entertaining
the people who are expected to visit Fort
Worth on the Fourth Of July. On that
dsy there will be On excursion over the
Cotton Belt road given by the people OF
Fort Worth in honor of the merchants Of
the Parallelogrsn, and ell the merchants
Of Texas will be invited ard expected to
meet them here. The Fort Worth Board
Of Trade, the Commercial Club aud the
Travellers Protective Association Of
Texas have combined to nske this
memorable occasion for the city OF Fort
Worth and the visitors. TIE following
gentlemen were appointed as o commit
tee OF arrangements:
"B. B. Paddock, E. ". Taylor, E. Z.
Chase, W. F. Lake, VI. T. Patterson,
George B. Hendricks, John D. Talbot,
James W. Swsyne, T. B. Burbridga.
"This committee, among other things,
will call upon all the merchants, manu-
lecturers and business men OF every kind
in Fort Worth, with view to getting
them to take part ID grand trades dis
play. They are gong to work With the
CT Masking the greatest display
Of the kind ever seen In Texas, and it is
hoped that every firm in the city will feel
enough interest in the matter to leId
helping hand.
"Every road in the state which centers
in Fort Worth will give excursion rates,
and a very large crowd will no doubt be
present."
Fort Worth cordially invites ell North
Ind West Texas to participate in this en-
of the Psrsllelogram.
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A LUCKY DARKY.
a Young Oolorsd Porter Who Won SIS, 900
In the Louisiana state Lottery.

A reporter, while IN the Mallory Steam
ship CompaDy's ofiice in this city few
days sgo, met the young colored porter,
George Henry Ashe, who, st the last
monthly drawing of the Louisiana lottery,
won SIS. 900 Of the capital prize.
Ashe Is young copper colored darby,
twenty-eight years OF age, polite ,nc
ooliging, OF sober and industrious habits,
and has occupied the position Of porter
IN the Mallory fl e for the past six years
One would naturally think that the &C.
curing ofsuch sudden wealth would be
cslculatedSto turn the. hesd Of one in
Ashes station Ct life, tsut such is not the
case. He putsues thaetven tenor OF his
way, contiauiag In Ms position ss c fiji ;e
porter, and proSscuses his work IS faith
fully and earDesttXes though the position
were his only dependence.
when asked s5fohis plans for the iu-
ture he replieds~ "EAaye put my money
cut st interesfsand intend to continue to
work for CspsAin Sawyer as long .s my
services gire him satisfaction. 1t wa
my wife whD purchased tile ticket 90, 315,
which woalthe $4,000.
ayes, ThaVe been buying lottery tickets
for aboaS three years. hare always
come ousSven on the investment curing
this timsDy winning snail approximation
prizes and st the same drawing ln'swhich,
won the Sl5. 600, also won $3.50 ON
another 1iciet, but this amount is 70 in
sign fi;ant compared with the Sic. 900
that only mention Il incidentally.
eyes, the money WAS promptly paid
and have 1t securely invested for the
benefit of my family, CONSISTING of wife
ard three chi dren. Iexpec. l will coz
tinue 10 patrCnze the lottery, and should
| De es ior,ura,e in the future as have
been in the psst don't think I will have
'ny cause TO regret it."-TGAlveDto
Eex.) News, MAY so.
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ST. JOHN ON TIE IIIKsr.
de admits l. Il a srups Ode and Thin X,
His partx pgtIl ,S,, q, 1900

de admits L. IL SrrupS Ode and Thin X s
HIS rarty VIII WIN In 1892.
NEW YORK, June s-"What do 1 think
Of Cleveland and Thurman" said ex-
Governor ST. John yesterday, repeating
the question OF s reporter who ran across
him.
"Well, Cleveland is hard msn to best.
and Thurman will probably add strength
to the ticket. Sill, the Democratic party
is again lodging the most vital question s
CT the day"
"You mean prohibition, 1 suppose?"
Yen'ured the reporter.
~ do, and II you live long enough you
will see 1t thelesding issue Of Canvass"
"But you admit that Cleveland will be
reelected"
81 do nothing OF the sort. The day Ct
election is s good wsy OF. There's No
telling what msy hsppen during the next
i've months. TIE Prohibition psrty has,
in self citing General Clinton B. FISK,
placed before the people man who is
in the fullest sense patriot, q soldier
and q statesman. He is also Christian.
l; these qualities count for anything, he
should be elected"
"Who do you think the Republicans
will select now that the Democrats have
shown their hanoi"
"That's very diff cult question 70
answer, and an not given to guessing"
chow abcu; Greshau?'
"Wel, there seems Just now greater
effort being put TO tn IN his behalf than
for any one CT the twenty five possible
candidates. TIE fact is, the Republican
party is practically Withou. loader, row
ths. Mr.. B sine has retired"
$50 you are satisfied with the situs-
tion?"
"Qlite so. We may not win this year,
but our party will show such strength st
the polls that success Is certaia in 1892"
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BoURBeN OF BOURBoNs.

SEA Bourbon of Bourbons" is what the
Chicago Inter Ocean calls Thurman. For
years the Democratic party has been
tainted By the cry Of Bourbon" and as
no Republican has ever taken the trouble
to explain what he meant by the term,
those to whom It was applied did not
know whether to feel, mplimented or
mortified. But since SO .sls:s journal as
the Inter Ocesn, which surely knows what
1t is talking about, declares that Judge
Thurman is Bourbon, why, we csn by
recalling what he Is find out what 1t takes
to constitute Bourbon.
Judge Thurman is. sboye all, an honest
man. In all the years OF his
life he has never engaged in g
questionable TRANSCRIPT, and even
in'the hest Of the fercest political cam
p,igns his opponents have never dared
to charge him with dishonor. II honesty
is Bournonifm, then is Judge Thurman 8
Bourbon.
Next to honesty his moot striking char
scseristic is courage. When ne was one
of only seven Democrats In the DATED
Sistes Senate. ldnawed> by the power Of
she scninistsation and unterifed by the
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A ErlID.fpsdI.rua.
ChioagO Herald

The high tsrif organs will devote the
! time intervening between row and the
! ChicsgO convention to the work Of lead
ing the Republican psrty into direct op-
position Of the Presidents message, az
ratified ct 81. Louis. Already the advo-
Gates and solicitors of prott ction print
The main points OF the message in itslic,
and dare the Democrats to deny that the
President so believes.
Az this is well. All this was foretold
in the Herald here, in the Record
st Philadelphia, in the Courier
Journal at Louisville, and In every
tribune OF the people st every center
Of population sud distribution. The :is.
sac cannot b. evsded. The Democrats
accept it. What sdvice will the BIsines,
Shermsns, Fryes, Pistts, Hales, HasrS
give to the followers who they have coun-
seled to oppose Cleveland because his
own party, they esd, would betrsg him?
TIE words that surn in the message
sre-1. The existence OF Q surplus; ..
The necessity OF removal Of the Cause;
5. The description Of the tsxes-imports
and direct leyies en- whisky and tobacco;
1 The contention that whisky ard tobsc
CO are not necesssries, IS sre most Of the
1000 things on which indirect taxes are
levied.
Thsse four clauses incloss the practical
situation. There is surplus. 1t ought
be removed and its cause also removed.
How TO do ii? Incidentally the fact is
exposed that tariff tsxes are In their Ms
'ure Ubiquitous, vicious and illogicsl.s
Yet, suppose they be not, the four msin
clauses are unsfected. Incidentally, II
rich who import European lsborers in
stfikes visit Europc snd buy their per-
sonsl property Incidentally, as much is
struggled into America as psys duties into
the custom house. But suppose i. be not
so. The four msin clauses remsin. The
surplus exists; it ought to be rssfHced;
the tsxes are on whisky ard tobaceaand
on the tariff list; the whisky and toAssGo
are not necessaries, like wool, salt, iREa-
Der, coal, sugar and iron. a
"You cannot escape the PresldesRs
message!" cries the ironmsstsfsa editaE
Let Us be thankful 9ofs tha&
"Tbe people are always Dsmo6gsts
says come seer of the hour. WefESAaIe
the Issue is j1ined. Let It be seen II
$4,000 600 OF Democrats want taxes on
whisky and tob.cco or OF wool, salt, lum-
Der, cosl, sugar and iron. The ironmss-
tiers invite it. The organs Of class tsxs.
tion and notorious smuggling declare
there is no other question before the ns
ton. VINO can doubs what the verdict
will be7 -
But VIII the Republican phsiarx move
tremendously upon tse plateau OF immo-
lstion to watch the eastern classes have
devoted Il? VIII it declsre with Blaine
that tobscco is o necessity, and that
whisky is the corn crop? For less than s
fortnight the opposition to Cleveland
must contemplate the peril which Blaine
snd the Senate orators have welcomed.
Never has q great party been SO badly
di ected or so openly betrayed.
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threats Of the radical opposition, he stood
like wall OF ademsnt between the en-
croachments OF the government and the
rights Of the people. When he saw the
Pacific Railroad robbipg the people he
organized a fight against them in the
Senate, and, in spite Of their strength,
in Congress ard out, In spite Of the des-
perate lobby which they hired to COZ
duct their case, In spite Of the know
ledge that he was almost certain
to compass his own defeat, BE never
ceased his fight until victory had beer
won. II courage is Bourbonism. then is
Judge Thurman Bourbon.
Judge Thurman is an able man. AS 8
member Of the bar he took high rank, and
his splendid mental endowments and
legal requirements early won hin seat
upon the Supreme bench Of his adopted
stste. Here his clear perception and
cogent, forcible reasoning, together with
eminent business, won him an enviable
reputation, and his decisions are among
the finest and most frequently quoted
embraced In the Ohio reports. If ability
is Bourbonism, then lie Judge Thurman
Bourbon.
A patriot, too, Ia Thurman. In ell the
long years of his public service
he has devoted his best thought
and his whole energy to the good CT his
country. While others schemed and in
trigued for the Advancement Of their OWE
personal interests he, with no thought
save duty, gave his time and endesvor
to the advancement Of the interests OF
the people. In 1877, when the electoral
commission had completed the GROWING,
act Of Republican infamY, he. moved by
that spirit Of patriotic conservatism By
which he was ever guided, bent his will
in the interest of harmony to the:
might Of wrong, though lis eloquent
voice poured forth mighty and indig-
nant protes. against the accomplish
ment of the vlllainy. II patriotism is
Bouroonlsm, tnen Is Judge 10ofGan
Bourbon.
In every path of life which he hiss been
called to tread, as neighbor and friend
IS lawyer, judge, Governor, Senator, he
has been all that man could be, every |
thing that q man should be. II honesty, |
courage, ability and patriotism in public
life, and kindness, courtesy and purity |
n private life, il these are the attributes |
If q Bourbon, then is the Inter Ocean |
light in calling Judge Thurman "a Bour-
Jon of Bourbous," and the term shall
hereafter be interpreted as compliment
md not reproach, for no man lives in al
his broad land to-day who would not be
proud to be such Bourbon as THU man
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
on TRIAL FOR LARCENY.
Nsw Y srk Lawyer who ADVISED Bank
Teller to Make q Big Steal,


NEW YORK, June 1l.-JohR R. Dunn
was placed CD trial for grand lsrcsuy to-
cay in the court Of Oyer and Termiuer.
R. Scott. teller for the Manhattan
osrk, fsd to Esglspd Ia 1885, having
smbeLzied about s15o,0oo Subsequently
he made sworn statement that he had
entrusted the greater psrt Ct the
money to Dunn, who is his bro.h-
er-in-lsw and lawyer by pro-
fession. Dzun hiss been q prisoner
in Ludlow street jail for the past ten
months. In opening the case for the peo-
pie it WAS commended thst Damn did NOT
advise Cashier Scott as 9 lawyer, but as q
friend, thst the proper mode OF proceed:
ure, when hi found he could not MAKE
good his LOCO shprtage,wss to steLl
enough to cripple the bank; and force .
settlement with the bank directors. II
the testimony bears out the assertion Of
the district attorney 1t will show that
when Scott falteIed, the lawyer egeed
him on to rob to the extent Of even sl,-
100000 Scott was In court during part
Of the daysAnd win h&seallsd to testify
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
A Remarkable Prupheez.

The following, Which is know
"Mother Shiptou's Prophecy was T.
published in 1893, sDd repuJ.shot
1s4I. 1t will be rcticed that ill :!
events predicted in it, except that mel
;ioDed IN the last two liEes-~n.c-
still In the fu:ure-haye E.resdy CONE
pass
Carriages without horses 'bsll g,
And accidents ill thS world vi 30
Around The world thoughts shall ~
In the tE.ir king OF al eye.
Waket thall yet more wOnde-s DO,
Now -tIArge, yet sdsll be tEue.
TIE word .Vside Gown fhal DO.
And gCad be fCuId at root Of tree.
IhrOuah hills men trRl roe,
And 30, AoE5e or ass ne al MS side
Uader wafer mes n Ill Walk;
Stall tide, shall sic. J., shall tall.
In the air mru shall be cu,
In while, In black. IN grerE.
Iron iE the wafer ehbli Goa,
AS easy asa wooden boat
Gold shall bs mn .nT f1und
/ = h land ihst's hot nOT kn WI.
Fire and " iter lh4 ali W nders do,
England 5nt Ii at ihsta mt. J5T.
The wsrld 10 AMEND sba.l me
In sis hteen hunored and eigsty-5ae-
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100 Doses One Dollar
ANGRY WHEN DETECTED.
The "rribuns'l" DsnInI which De-, =.
Deny Much
Y w YORK Tluas
" YORK Times


/ As s remaFksola exsDpIe OF sr,,,
which Is not deGiaI the Tt.
snswer to the authoritative s,s..r-r,.'
me Times in rcgaEd to the peTso-s ~,
a-e responsible fer the publication off,.
AtrociouS psmOalet slauderiDg tie Pc.
( dent is success, Tbe Jimes s,.,
that the wTi'er OF The psmplle. 81 ~
distributor ST 81 Louis vas ". j. p
: reporter Of the TTi1uEe tia. lie g-5
ductoTs Of that Journal had known f..
some time past Of the dirty v-rtir
which B rry wss engaged, sud t-st ors
If The b, sds OF its counting ru1-1 u,Ts
him the money for his expenses A :.
L uis.
Although t5e Grbgne, as a'..7s. ia.
Vsrisb y hspp9ns in snch cases, s.s b,
temper ard calls the expcser bad lsn.s
1t 90. ! OF specifically oeEy s.fg.. u.
Of the allegations Ct TIE Tine. s-tn
showed gosd, i1agment in not tery.r,
them II tres 10 avoid ire issue -7s,T.
ing that Berry has not been in It's ef77.rr
tor seyertl Weess This, 2 e-ury FL.
true. Berry, On the 30+h If Nav .ssrs.
ported fJr the TT bane the sGruN can.
ven.icn Ct. The Civil Service kt-r
Laseue es which Gsorgg, " ll!sm Cg..,
spoke. His story was published in IA.
Tribune tee TEX. cay. rAis WAS -5-s
thin fortnIsa; after the .D,m1c-..,
srate yeElioG, G. which Berry W., -.
p rintendiug th6,Gistrs1nli0n Of .-- r.,.
edi:ion ot Ills scurriious pampll.t FAC.
', rY we'll known 10 the editor If ,-t
Pfi1une. Inregsra TO he paqr- ~ o,
Bsry's txpenses TO s.. Ii isi..s Iu-.,.
u1:ed thst NJ mCUe7 Wss given 81 -.r. II
the Tribune. Per1aps ro,; bu. l- 20,
money fIem Mr. G e!C, one q i's c.u.,-
lrG room men, 3 cay or two b,t "a IL
"eat 10 s. L iniF, aud, on eCc or; u
BsrTy's come c,ioH vita the T7ha.ls
de lGeuishtd r.iifGad III Isl gave Ia
passes - S.. Louis snd return. B "
aas been in the employ Of tee t.. me
tor seVeTsl wears, sHt hes done e gt
de6l OF Gel tidenlisl WORK fer its c.-11C-
tots.
1t is net 70 be wondered .. t11''ls
Tt buIe sG1lIms whea such c-ss-tY
business is brought home To 1t. z ell
: uiar s1d Instructive fact reus.l, Is:
rot one WORD Of edI'orIal cOudcC.-i.Jr
Of the slanders srpesTod In its cO.rTus
uutil yesterday morning, wher, flr Wy
saams's sake, il wss oil gsd to . re
Dsr phlet ",he Indecent sssauI: upA lie
Presidents p1ivaye life "
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IT as not within the power Of the Re-
publican party, ssys the Utics Observer,
alto beat this stern faced and stout
hearted man CT destiny. The air will soon
be thick with the ARROWS Of defamation,
but our candidate stands rect and full
srmored in the consciousness Of duty well
done. The Democratic party followed
him through to victory in one campaign,
and it is ready and proud to accept once
more his trusty leadership"
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malignant slspders Ct desperate politi-
cisns, and they viii rebuke these vile at
tacks upon the domestic life Of their Pres
idsnt ct the polls.
Democracy has nothing to fear from
this STYLE OF warfare that is mIde upon T.,
but everything to esin. rs only regret
is In being forced to meet as sn tqusi
upon the fsld foe that will resort to
such degraded tactics
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

j. S. MOORE, one Of the ablest tariff
writer's In the country, thus discusses the
wool tariff in Belford's Magazine for
June: at have watched political economy
in this country for twenty-one years, and
am perfectly certain that great reVolu-
ton in the minds of the masses has taken
place; above all, the American farmer hiss
for twenty-seven years bsen swindled,
oppressed, ami sucked dry of his hsrd
earnings by the blessed protection sys-
tenn, which to him has proved curse.
The farmer who has perhaps twenty
sheep. and all the wool he raises msy
amount to only $40, is politely
and urgently asked to pay not only
the $40 he gets for his wool, but 500
more money besides as pure and simple
tax to the tariff and trust olisarchy If he
buys 800 worth CT wooden goods for
himself and family during the year. The
old Mumbo Jumbo Of home protection is
played ont, and the pretended solicitude
for the workirgmsn and higher wages is
O fraud and q sham. The country needs
cheaper wooden and cotton clothing, and
will have 1t without the gracious leave of
the protection oligarchy."
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THE SPEED OF TRAINS.
Ysa Can Tell It bv Ooua,iug ts,e Rail joints
this Train Posses Over.
Eaneaa Civ ii .es

IL
this Train Pesses Over.
Kansas Ci.y Tines.
There is not one person Ia loo of the
millions who travel on rsilro,ds in the
course of year who hss any idea Of the
speed Of train. large per cent. of even
the regular trainmen Of the country can
not tell with any degree OF ACCURACY how
fast train is runuing. frequently en-
gineers are dispatched on . trip over Z
Lac Of railroad with Instructions TO run
q. speed OF certain number Of miles an
hour. The engineers do not csrry spaed
indicstor, bu. have lesrned by vsrlous
methods to gauge their ,Lgtnss so as to
mske onlv the slightest variations from
their orders.
rne minority OF engineers use their
5riving-wteel as s gauge. They know
is circum erepce, and ev counting lts
revolutions within Certain tiue Can tell
very accurately the speed st which theY
sre running. Auosher method is TO time
the run between mi!e-pOsts, snd su
I, O her is 10 N AXE calculs ions from TIT
Imte. of telegraph poles passed in
certsia time. TIE poles, in 8 lsvsl
country and WHERE four or Ave wires sre
used, are plsced 20 that there sEe thirty
TO the mile. IL only single wire ia used,
they are spaced from twenty Ave to
tSenty-eight to the mile.
The most accurate method, and the one
most In use by experienced railroad men,
isto count the number of rail joints the
train passes over in twenty seconds. The
rails in nesrly all cases are thirty feet In
Length, and the number passed over IN
twenty seconds is the speed per hour the
train Is running. For instance, If pas
senger sitting in sleeper can count thirty
clicks Of the wheels on rail joint In
twenty seconds, the train Is running at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour.