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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-18
FACTS ABOUT RAILROADS.
Twenty Interesting Subjects Answered
on F;tvorite SHhiecis.
(Scribner's Magazine.l

lScribner's Magazine.l
I. How many miles Of railway in the
Unit d States?
About l5G, ,OOD miles; hall III. ni-
teage of the world.
2 How much have they cost"
Over So, 900, 900, 900.
3, How many people are rnri,'ycd
by them?
More titan ,H0U,0G
4. What is the tastes: i,mc made by
a train?
Ninety.two miles IN nt,riy-'hr""
minutes, one mile bpirg ulade III for
ty.siX seconds, on the PnIa,i'lph,n nnh
Resdins Railroad.
5. What is the cost "f a hiGh-cl ASS
eight wheel passenger locomotive
About $s 400.
6. What is the iongcS! mileage ope-
rated by II single system
Atchisou, Topeka and S,"tr F@ sys-
tenn F, abuut s, 900 miles.
Z. What is the cost of palace 81 ts'-
ing cal:
About $4,000 or $4,000 il "sts'i-
buled."
S. What is the longest railway
bridgc span il, the United States:
CautiIever span in Pnustkeerise
bridge, 5lS feet.
8. What is the highest railroad bridge
in the United States?
Kinzua Niaduct on lhc Eric road
800 feet high.
10. Who built the. first locomotive in
the United States
Peter Cooper.
II. What road carries the lafgcs'
number of passengers
Manhattan Elevated Railroad, New
York; 525. 900 a day, or ISL $685.
yearly.
70. What i the average daily earn
ing of an American locossSSmsrsye
About 800. '''-
49, What is tho longest American
railway tunnel?
Hoosac Tunnel on the Fitcbburg
railway, ii miles.
IA. What is the average cost of con-
structing a mile of railroad?
At the present time about $4,000.
15.What is the highest railroad in the
United States
Denv-r & Rio Grande Marshall pass,
1852 feet.
16. What are the chances Of fatal ac.
cident in railroad travel?
One killed in l0,000,000. Statistics
show more arc killed by falling out OF
windows than in railway accidents.
II. What line Of railway extends
furthest east and west?
Canadian Pacific Railway, running
from Quebec to the Pacific Ocean.
is. How long does a steel rail las|
with average wear?
About eighteen years.
10. What road carries the largest mum
| ber of commuters?
Illinois Central, A,S2s, us in 1887.
20. What is the fastest time made be
tween Jersey City aud San Francisco
Three days, Z hours, 80 minutes ant
1G seconds. Special theatrical train
June, 1856.
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seem like fence posts and the road.
side medley Of objects hard to dis
tinsuish. We knew we were going
over 60 miles an hour, but were not
prepared for the announcement that
the speed was ~ miles. Mile post af-
ter nile post was registered at so &C.
con.ls by our watches, and the Is miles
from Tring to Btetchiey took exactly
u minutes aud 80 seconds. With Il
speed varying between 20 miles and
that, we ti,w over the fiat land, the
spirits of the party naturally heigh-
tcued by the novel experience after the
first tendency to hang ON to something
wore of.
"* x The run of % miles from
rrlug to Tamworth was made in 100
minutes, which was considered pretty
good. from Tanworth to Crewe took
IS minutes for As miles, and we ran in
| to the latter station at 12:5S, two min
utes ahead Of the schedule time. This
run of 15S miles, without halt, in 2
| hours IS minutes, is the longest known
to any schedule, being II miles longer
than the Fort Wayne and Chicago
run. Water was, of course, taken in
from the track.
| ''At NtSNC VIC SkSd& hSS "toNtSS
exchanging our singie-wheei driver
for a 32-ton engine, with two pairs of
driving wheels. The moment we pul
led out rf the station it became evil
dent that the engineer proposed TO
show what tie could do. The land.
scape began to fly by us at an unpre.
cedented rate, and watches began 10
register fro,. 4S& to 4S seconds for the
following miles. This meant from 732
to 10 miles per hour. This speed was
kept up for eight or ten miles, when
the engineer, contented with his spurt,
eased down 10 60 miles an hour. From
Hartford to Warrington we ran 12i
miles in III minutes. Warrington tO
Wigan, II miles, we did in II minutes
The engineer was allowed IS minutes
lio.make the run of 81 miles from
Crewe "a q. Iteston, but he cut under the
sch hsdule and ria ra,a lit ~iippio Preston in ex
Actly 81 minutes, an az aisge OF q time
d minute from platform to platform.
uWe spent 20 minutes at Preston for
luncheon, leaving there at 2:lS. Once
out OF town we ciapped spurs to our
animals and rose to 70 miles per hour.
| The run from Preston to OXenh0lme,
40 miles, Ve made in AZ minutes, the
last 10 miles being up grade. \
"At Carlisle 10 minutes were spent,
and the engine changed for another
with one pair of large drivers. AS be.
fore, this was an engine specially cons
structed. and which was exhibited in
the Edinburgh Exhibition Of 1856.
With this we Went TO Beattock, 500
miles, in 80 minutes, now having rain
against tbs and wet track. From
Beattock the 10-mile climb to Summit
on IA grade of one in eighty, was done
at the rate Of ii4 miles per hour. Over
the Summit, the speed rose to 674 miles
took only 12 minutes. The "a miles
from the summit to Cnrstairs was done
in 90 minutes, AMI at slightly less
rate than Il mile a minute we finished
the 27A miles to Edinburgh. We RAT
into the station at 5:52 o'clock, eigh
minutes under the schedule. Tho fO
miles from Carlisle had been covered
in 10i minutes, over pass 1918 fee
high, and this run is simply unpreco
denied in railway annals"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-18
For the Ladies.

F,no perfumery, Luhin's Extrscts,
Colga,c's Extracts, Wrighps Extracts,
Laz.ii's Bulk Extracts, Imported Co
loguc, Homemade Cologne, Lily
White, Toilet Powders, all sorts. Fine
ruitet Soaps fine Tooth Brushes
Combs, Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes
etc. AT CAIDERWOoD * Co.'S.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-18
The y CIV Neon.

behind tho buddin sycamore
saw the new moon = gptdou boat,
Without Il sail, without All oar.
Ndown the Inaiy lattice ltoat,
And touch the cthcr's rosy shnro.
Never was moon so new before.
- cDiitry
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-18

"Au appropriate sueges,ion"--use
Hunts Care for Itch, Riagworm, Tet-
ter, Eczema, and all skin cruptions.
Core guaranteed. For salc hy al drug
gists,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

A novel bet was won and lost in Vine
street resort the other evening. A party
of gentlemen were indulging In social
glass. and finally the conversation turned
upon the quality Of liquors and the ability
Of certain persons to judge them by the
sense Of smell and taste. One man in the
party claimed that the best judges could
be fooled by the compounders, and, after
the argument became quite warm. made
the astounding assertion that a large per-
centage Of bar patrons did not know what
they were drinking.
The debate grew hotter and hotter, and
finally the man who had advanced such
outrageous ideas offered to bet basket
of wine that he could confound any one Of
the party SO that he could not tell water
from whisky. John Hummel tho circus
man. who has had q varied experience In
the drinking line, accepted the wager. and
tho preliminaries began. John was first
heavily blindfolded, and then a number Of
glasses, containing water, milk, whisky
sherry, claret, Rhine wine and gin were
set out on the bar. They were handed to
the blindfolded man one at time, and he
was told to name the liquor after tasting
1t, He got through the list bravely until
he came to the gin. which he called port
wine. Then the man started him back,
but 1t was soon very evident that Hum.
mels palate had lost its power. He called
milk water. and finally was forced to ad.
init that all tho liquors tasted alike, and
that no had lost his bet II was some
time before he was able to enjoy the wine
he had dlost--Cincinnati Enquirer.
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We give with this . cut Of Canadian
artillery ofiicers>estinG'a new sleigh car.
riage for field guns. It's principle is a
separate sleigh or bob" for the gun car.
riage. and ono for the timber. Each bob"
is so built as to be alterable to suit the
gauge Of any snow road. as the width Of
tho track varies in the different canadian
provinces. The "bobs" arc each provided
with "toboggan" bottom to prevent
them from sinking into tho deep snow.
Tho draught and equipment are tho same
as on wheels, and there Is tho same drill;
the gun carriage and timber arc merely
lifted of the wheels and put on the sleigh.
When not In use the sleigh is easily packed
for transport. and two wagons carry oil
the sleigh outfit for field battery Of four
guns, with ammunition and other neces.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Excessive Eating In Goth am.

From the 1st Of December to the last of
April, dinners are In order, and many
fashionable folk scarcely dine at homo
once month unless they play host under
their own roof. How they manage their
digestion know not, for a seasons elabo-
rate dinners are enough 10 disturb the In.
terior Of an ostrich. | am aware that
cooking Of tho Careme kind claims TO in.
sure eupepsy but, while this may be
true in theory, It is not in practice. Scores
Of men die here annually from excessive
dining out, and ! am acquainted with
dozens who have lost their health from
the same cause. Women seldom suffer,
because they are not educated, and cannot
be educated into epicures. II they are
tortured by gout II Is usually an inherit
ance most men earn their gout by pro.
tracted stomachic abuse Excessive eat
ing, say experienced physicians. destroys
AZ many constitutions as does excessive
drinking. And excessive eating is the
bane Of New York society men and men
Of leisure, who are represented by round.
protruding eyes, double chins and oleag-
inous "Douceace" In Globe
Democrat.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

The experimental course Of the manual
training system was begun the other day in
some Of New Yorks public schools, and IL
the new system proves 10 be what its friends
claim for IL, IL will most likely be made a
permanent feature Of the regular school
course. This system IL not to bo engraftcd
upon the old course Of study but combined
with II in such n way ms not to increase the
demand upon the time or energy OF the
pupils. Hours formerly devoted To other ex.
ercises have been either shortened or are
wholly given TO practice In some branch of
The new system.
All pupils must begin at the beginning OF
the alphabet, so TO speak, Of this course; but
naturally those who are sufficiently advanced
will pass rapidly on 10 what Is set down for
the grade 10 which they belong. For in
stance, those who know how to sow will not
AIRY long in the third primary grade, where
they are taught, according to general direc-
tions in the manual "the use Of the thimble.
ste" They will go through the eighth grade
Of tho grammar school, learn 10 sew on but
tons bless themD and how to put on patches
neatly and tadarn stockings, and 30 on to
the higher branches OF sewing. In the third
grammar grade the cooking lessons begin.
Special teachers will be employed to instruct
not only the pupils, but their regular teachers
as well. In the departments Of drawing,
modelling, "shop work" and carpenter work,
tho same scope and purpose which govern
the other branches will prevail-New York
World
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

The scale in Use in any Thermometer is
more or less arbitrary. 1t is necessary TO fix
two definite temperatures, and assign their
positions on a scale. Water, being one Of
the most common bodies in nature, is usually
employed, and freezing and boiling points
are taken rs definite points, especially as the
temperature of freezing water or Of melting
ice is almost absolutely ixod-preSsure alter
ing il only very slightly. The Thermometer
generally used in the United States and
Great Britain is of the Fahrenheit scale,
which places the freezing point too great by
- degs In Germany the scale used is Rau.
mer's, which places the freezing point at
zero, as does also the French measurement,
which is known rs tho centigrade scale, and
Is used almost exclusively by scientific men
Of all nations. II is supposed that Fahren--
heit fixed his zero at the point of greatest
cold that he had observed
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Seeing the Color Of stars.

This matter Of color Is one of the great
est mysteries Of sight. We frequently
read that In Arabia, Australia and tho
Cape Of Good Hope the stars arc not only
much brighter than In our misty northern
sky, but they show their different colors
with great splendor. Very few people
here remark much difference. even In the
colors Of planets. Mars" says New.
combe In his Popular Astronomy" lis
easily recognized when near its apposi.
tion by It's fiery rod color" I have seen
Mars, Of course, NIL my life. but my eyes
decline to think II fiery red. II is to me
yellow, and only little more 80 than some
OF the stars. The silvery radiance OF Venus
is proverbial, yet II It's rays incline at all
to one Of the primary colors. IL may be
said that they arc family tinged with blue.
People differ much as TO the color of fixed
stars. never heard any one deny that
Lyra was white, but I have met with
those who declared that Aldebaran was
not a fine red star; not red at all; and, In
short, that In the whole heavens there
was TO their eyes no difference between
the color Of one star and another. Read.
Ing over the last two sentences TO an OBJ
server Of the stars. he said: 81 consider
Venus rather q warm colored star, slightly
yellow. The blush tint that you speak
Of better describes Lyra." We then
spoke of Sirins Sirius Is about the
same tint AZ Venus" he continued. "also
rather warm colored star" To my eyes
Sirius burns with splendid white light.
jean Ingelow In Good Words.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

then an officer oEN. JOS K JcHNsToN.t
high in rank among those fighting against
the nation. then . paroled prisoner. once
more citizen and finally legislator for
the nation against which he had fought,
an accepted friend, honorary member. :"
rs II were, Of those who defeated him. In
all history there Is no parallel instance.
II ever the motto. Friendship In marble.
enmity in DUST" was completely prao.
ticalized. 1t has been In the relations Of
the United States with the late Confeder.
ates. The national Union Is today far
stronger than ever before. and the govern.
ment Is more universally loved than any
other government in the world.
Joseph Egglsston Johnston was born
near Farmville. Va, Feb. 8. 1907, gradu-
ated from West Point in 1920 In the same
class with Robert e. Lee. and was at once
commissioned second lieutenant In the
Fourth United States artillery. He served
in tho SO called BLACK Hawk war" In
1882; in Typographical and exploring ex.
petitions In various sections; In the Semi.
mole war in 1S36-3S; In the northern
boundary, lake and coast surveys and set
Elements and Texas boundary and other
settlements, and in the Mexican war.
Here he won high honors and was made
colonel. In 1868 he was inspector general in
the Utah expedition of that year. June 20.
1860. he was commissioned quartermaster
general Of the United States army, and
resigned 1t April 90. 1861. to enter the
service Of Virginia. The rest is known.
He was. after July. 1869. under the ban Of
jeff Davis. and the fortunes Of war were
always against him. He Is . childless
widower
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Social Progress In India.

Some enlightened natives of India ara
taking active steps to put an end TO tho scam
dals OF iR1ant marriage and enforced widow
hood. Legislation has hitherto been withheld
on this subject in Difference TO what has been
conceived 10 be the customary and religious
law Of India. The learned Brahmins of tho
reform party now maintain that true Hindoo
law is repugnant TO these scandals, and call
upon the government, If IL will not SO do
clare, 10 appoint at least a commission 10
inquire into the true state Of tho case. A
memorial is being signed by the natives,
asking the appointment OF commission
composed Of Hindoos md Europeans OF op-
posite views, official and non-oflicial, old and
new Sanscrt pundits or learned men, to as
certain whether the principles OF a bill sub
mitted with the memorial are not perfectly
consistent with the Hindoo law. This bin
would date the marriage from the time when
the bridegroom took home his bride, instead
OF from what is practically only "a betrothal
and thus at one stroke would afford relief to
millions of unhappy Indian women.-Chi-
caro- News
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Russian Conyicts and Their Chains.

While a number Of convicts were en-,
gagged in games Of hazard In the corridor,
most Of those in the rooms were absorbed
in another occupation. Heavy metallic
strokes rang through the prison. the fall.
Ing Of chains upon the floor could be heard
from time to time, but the noise disturbed
nobody. neither those who were fast
asleep in the same rooms nor the com
manding officer or the soldiers who slept
in the same building The conyicts
worked on the solution of one problem.
namely, on making the chain rings en-
bracing their legs so extended a. TO be in
position to take them off or push them
on over the ankles and the foot heels at
any time. Thus the chains could be car
ried on the soldier or around the waist,
instead Of around the legs, and walking
was much easier.
OF course, the soldiers and their com.
mander knew well what the metallic
sounds meant, but they did not care to in
terfere. Some Of the escort officers were
good natured men, and paid no attention
DO these little transgressions" Of tho
law; others were strict and rigid. not
toleratlng any such liberties on tho part
Of aha nnpvintA- and. - .thA lsttAr bad IN
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Lossea Through shopliftins

"All the way from $i0. 600 to $50. 900 o
year." said tho detective, ''are lost to pro.
prietors Of large stores through shop.
lifting. In some Of ths Sixth avenue
stores where no detectives are employed
three. four. and even Ave scalskin cioaks
are stolen In u day. and rarely do tho
detectives In tho stores where they arc
employed search q person for stolen goods
that they do not find concealed about
them articles belonging in other stores
all along the avenue. In some Of these
stores a plumber Is regularly employed
TO keep tho ladies' toilet In order. for into
the sinks are thrown pocketbooks from
which the money has been taken, small
parcels. when tho shoplifter finds she is
being watched, cards and tags on goods,
and whole piece Of lace or embroidery
IL sometimes crowded down out Of sight
to avoid detection. About 90 per cent.
Of the pilferers are women. In n store
where 47O prosecutions are recorded for
one year, only 43 of tho culprits were
men. New York Sun.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

S '" s"o rrsnou boufeeofstes
IL Is the middle class that gives the best
example Of the average habits Of the
nation. And. judging by the standard, I
should say that we Americans were the
most SELF indulgent people on the face Of
the earth. wonder what the wife OF
well to do American shopkeeper in a
small way-a grocer, a dealer in trim
mings, or a petty retail dry goods mer.
ctant--would say TO the home Of one Of
her social equals In Paris. In tho first
place. carpets are unknown In the little
home, except, perhaps. square rug In the
center Of the drawing room. Bits Of car.
pet. or little cheap rugs at the sides Of the
beds. are alone In use In the bedrooms.
Gas Is not known outside Of the kitchen,
and possibly the dining room.
In many households tablecloths arc not
used except at dinner time, and knives
and forks are never changed during the
course Of meal. One very curious In.
stance Of economy that came under my
own observation was that practiced by q
dressmaker Of good standing. who, by
reason OF her exquisite taste and moder.
ate prices. had q large and excellent
, American custom. She was woman Of
education and Of very gentle and refined
manners. Yet she never wore under.
garments OF linen or percale. because they
cost too much In the washing, having
every article of that kind made in dark
flannel. She never sat down TO d regu.
larly served meal, but lived ON surrepti.
tious snacks. eaten whenever and wher.
ever she could snatch a moments leisure.
She made fortune In few years, retired
from business and married doctor.
wonder II she keeps up her oddly eco.
nomical habits to the present day,--Lucy
Hooper's Paris Letter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

DIR. cLENENcE LozIER. ETY.. and engaged
in work Of moral reform with the Ameri-
can Female Guardian society. She was
graduated from the Eclectic Medical col
lege of Syracuse. N. Y. in 1868. and prao.
ticed successfully in New York for more
than thirty years. She was for many
years president of the National Woman
Suffrage society and president of the New
York City Suffrage society.
In the beginning Of her professional ca.
reer she began familiar course Of medi.
cal lectures to the women Of New York,
from which sprang the Woman's Medical
Library association. This became the
nucleus Of the New York Medical College
and Hospital for Women. which received
special charter in 1868, and Of which
DR.. Lozier was almost continuously dean
to the time of her death.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05
Early Marriages In China.

In China early marriages are the rule.
The match is arranged by the parents,
and Is in the nature Of commercial trans.
action The groom is expected to make
presents Of money and clothes to the
bride, who, however. brings no dowry or
anything in return. Tho calendars arc
consulted solemnly for lucky days, and
the blessings Of the tutelary gods sought
by various propitiatory measures If the
signs fail to turn out auspiciously the
wedding is postponed again and again.
The ceremony Of marriage consists in
drinking cup Of samshoo together in the
nuptial chamber.-Thomas Stevens Let.
ter
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st. Paul's Y. Nj. G. A. Building,

The Young Mems Christian association,
Of st. Paul. Mimi. is to have new quar-
ters. Over $4,000 has been raised and
the work Of building will soon be com.
menced.
We give the accepted elevation plan Of
the new building. The site for this hand
some edifice is the northwest corner Of
Tenth and Minnesota streets. purchased
last year at q cost of $5l 800. The lot is
100 by $50. and all the ground will be
used excepting part on Minnesota street,
80 by 80 feet. The building will be con-
structed Of stone. five stories in heig ght,
having frontage Of $50 fect on Tenth
street and 90 on Minnesota. making an l.
shaped building. with entrance on Tenth
street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-05

This Is truly tropical land, the climate
and temperature being somewhat marvel
Gus. 1t Is entirely different from Califor.
mia, or from anything have yet seen.
There is no winter there, yet 1t is never
too hot and never cold. The temperature
is between 10 degs, to 90 degs. all the year
round. with a few extra showers Of rain
to emphasize the winter months. Tho
fragrance is intense after a shower, for
the Japanese lily. cocoanut, bananas and
palm trees seem to distill perfume. Such
fruits as cocoanuts, date palms, bananas,
mangoes, oranges. bread fruit. lemons.
lines and sweet potatoes grow hero in
abundance. The principal productions.
however. are sugar. rice and bananas.
The natives are a strong race, have tho
bronze skin Of the Chinaman and the
black curly hair Of the negro. They are
an affable and affectionate people, but are
extremely lazy. and much prefer the tinkle
Of their gay guitars to work. They dress
very gaudily. the women especially
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