Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-09

TRAVEL.
Snow am l In Arden? more fool |,
was Ia better place when l was at
home, but travellers must be content.
As You Like It,
When Jacques made his weary tramp
TO the Forest of Arden, the diseomtorts
OF the journey no doubt lustlhed ms
exclamation, more fool ], was In
better place when was al homei" and
many generations of travellers since
JACQUES time have been melted To
wrath and bitterness OF spirit by the
vexations attendant upon the means OF
travelling they were compelled To en-
ploy. whether upon business or pleas
ure bent. After all, however, 1t must
be said that most travellers are at heart
philosopher was Jacques, for when
his feelings had been relieved by the
inevitable explosion he sighed: hut
travellers must be content
Marvellous changes in methods OF
transportation, by sea and by land,
have been wrought since the days OF
the Bard Of Avon, and notwithstand-
ing the complexity OF modern systems,
| the ease and dispatch with which jour
neys are now accomplished Is yet al
most a wonder, even 10 those who fire.
quently perform them. One hundred
years ago a trip from Chicago To the
| City Of Mexico involved an expenditure
OF time, money and physical suffering
not TO say danger almost incredible
| 70 the modern tourist. Now the eXcuP-
| sionst complacently packs his traps
| and sets ont with the comforting assur-
ance that a little more than half "a
week will take him 10 the Land Of the
| Montezumas without the sacrifice Of
meal or the loss Of an hours sleep
| Great Is the steel road and the iron
| hor' e!
Western railway lines have not only
| kept pace with the prevailing spirit ~
| Improvement, but Ia many Instances
| have excelled the older roads Ia enter
prise and effort 70 please the traveller.
| a dozen or more great systems uprrat-
| ing lines OF railway west ~ the Father
OF Waters are easily Vulnerable which
Ia point 81 excellent time and service
equal tho best railroads Ia the East,
| True, the construction u some lines In
this territory wAs a financial mistake,
| but time will retrieve IL for all.
Among the most efficient and pros
porous u these Western lines, IL Il a
| pleasure 10 notice tho Missouri Kansas
4 Texas railway system, owning and
| operating nearly eighteen hundred
miles Of road in the States Of Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and in the Indian
Territory. Emerging from tho advrrs'
| ity Of some years ago, u has, through
| wise management, reached the front
| rank of the transportation systems u
| the country. To accomplish this, much
| money has been expended for heavy
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| the frat-clnss, for eomnOdtuus build.
| ings, for splendid freight aud paAssu.
ger equipment but that such cxpcudt-
turc was intelligent and judicl0us, thc
/ results. which are known 10 the cOun.
| try. establish without argument To
| day all passenger trains on the Mls.
| souri,, Kansas 4 Texas. with the eAccp.
| tion Of those run on few short branch
| lines, are equipped with parlOF rrclln.
/ Ing chair cars u the latest and best
| construction, for tho occupancy
| OF which the passenger Is charged
| nothing additional lta sleeping
1 car service Is uucxcclled elegant Pull
! man buffet ears running through be.
| tween principal Northern and Southern
| termini, viz. between Chicago 81
Louis, Kansas City and Hannibal on
| the North, and Dcultou, Sherman
! DRllnS, Waco, Houston, Galveston ami
San Antonio ia the south Winter
tourist round.trip tickets arc on sale
from NJ. X & II points 70 Austin
Corpus Christi. III faso, Galveston.
Houston, Lainpasus, Rockport and san
Antonio, Texas. and Defining, n, NJ,
ht greatly reduced rates, with 80 days
transit limit In each direction and stop
over privilege at intcrwcdinte points
within transit limit of ticket Round
trip excursion tickets are also on sale,
ut very low rates, 10 California and
Mexico points These tickets arc limited
10 six months from date Of sale. and
stop-overs are granted either going or
returning. Mexico tourist points arc
City Of Mexico. Monterey. Saltillo and
San Luis Potosi. Connection with
trains at principal functions arc made,
and the courteous treatment By all
agents and employees Of this line, Ia
fast time and good service ia oil re
spccts, insure tho continuance OF n
patronage one begun by traveller OF
shipper.
LfQuoR ASD T0BAceo habit f. tositIssl,
cured by MAGIC CHLORIDE or GOLD
All druggists. Price, a. Blake, Bruce 4
Co. Omaha, Neb., Wholesale Agents.
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