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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
~ Lyncilburg.
NITION.IL LEiGCE CANES.
The Phiilies Defeated by the Bride
grooms The Orioles Win.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 27.-Bal-
timore played superior ball to-day. and
but for Bowsrman's wild throw would
have shut Washington out. Brown was
hurt in the third trying to steal second,
Lush taking his place. The weather was
chilly. and not the kind for ideal base
ball playing. Attendance, 5000.
Score: r. II. Il.
Washington 100000 OO-i 6 )
Baltimore 30 > / 0O 00x-4 l
Batteries: McJames and McAuley; Hof
fer and Bowerman.
BROOKLYN, q; PHILADELPHIA, 4.
PHILADELPHIA. April 27.-Brooklyn
defeated Philadelphia to-day by punching
their hits in the last three innings of the
game. Weather cloudy and cold. Attend
ance. S.515.
Score: X. II +.
Brooklyn .....0 10000 231-6 10 /
Philadelphia 20 o ] OO1 O. 10 1
Batteries: Kennedy. Abbey, and Bur
rel; Taylor and Clements.
CINCINNATI. .; CHICAGO. 3.
CINCINNATI. O., April 27.-Friend was
called back from ChillicOthe to pitch to-
days game, but was batted ont of the
box in the fourth inning. Red" Ehret
pitched great game for the locals, only
allowing eight hits. and three of them
scratches, and not base on balls. At
tendance, 5000.
Score: X. II. T..
Cincinnati .....O 313O11OO-9 II
Chicago .......0 0O02 o o., 5 I
Batteries: Ehret and Peitz Friend,
Briggs, DOnahue, ana Arson.
ST. LOUIS S; LOUISVILLE. ..
ST. LOUIS. April 27.-By losing again
to-day the Colonels dropped in the lowest
place ever held by a league team. McDer-
mott started 10 pitch. but drove in two
runs by a gift of bases, and was relieved
by Frazer. The fielding Of the Colonies
was wrctched. After the game was safe
Messenger relieved Breitenstein in the
sixth inning. Attendance, 1,200.
Score: X. II. L.
ST. Louis .....5 O21Ox-s 6 ,
Louisville ......2 o o OOC o 90 4
Batteries: Messenger. Breitenstein. and
Mcfarland; Frazer, McDermott, and War
ncr.
BOSTON. Z; NEW YORK. 4.
NEW YORK, April 21.-Meekin pitched
but the New Yorks played in the field
like schoo-boys. Manager Irwin put on
a uniform and went to the coaching
lines. but, in spite of his exhortatiC>s. his
men played about the worse game 10 date.
The weather was cold and clear. At
tendance, ZOO.
Score: r. II f
New York ......1 OO2O 1OOO-i q s
Boston ........1 90 OO2 II IL |
Batteries. Meekin and Farrell: Nichols !
and Ryan
RAIN AT PITTSBTRG.
At Pittsburg: The Cleveland-Pit sburg |
game was postponed on account OF rain. |
Games Played Sunday.
At CINCINNATI: Cincinnati. II: Chicago g.
AT st. Louis: st. Louis. &; Louisville. 3.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28

Games To-Day.
At Petersburg:
Richmond VS. Petersburg.
At Lynchburg.
Portsmouth VS.. Lynchburg.
At Norfolk.
Roanoke VS.. Norfolk.
From the Grand Stand.
At last Richmond Is in last place. Now
the tension Is over. There Is no team be-
hind US 90 catch up. and Wells can have a
quiet time. lie has run the scale Of his
mIsfortunes.
that win be heard from before the season
Is over.
Wood and Raffert were left in Rich.
mond, and the former Will no doubt be
released.
Wells did not go 20 Washington, as
was enormously stated In one OF the
morning and evening papers.
Berte continues 10 make costly errors
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
ABrilliant German.

FARMvILLE. VA April 27.-Specla'..
, brilliant german was given tonight AT
the institute. and dancing was Indulseo III
until a late hour.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
BuX Your Trousera

from the Richmond Trousers Company.
20 north Ninth street; two base ball tick
cts are given with each pair OF trousers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28

ROANOKE.

Summary: Earned runs-Norfolk. 3;
Roanoke. 4. Two-base hits-Langsford.
Stevenson. and Thompson. Three-base
hits-Wrigley. Stolen bases-McFarlan
(2). Cockman -, Wrieiey %, Tate, e..
Tate, H.. and and Whitehall. Double
plays Gochnaur and Tate. Bases on
balls-Pfanmillcr =; Kimball, 3. Struck
out-Pfanmiller :: Kimball, /. Passed
balls-Armstrong and Williams. one each.
Time of game two hours. Umpire Cline
~ i.ynchburg.
LNNCHBURG VA, April 21.-Special.-
No game today on account of hard
rain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
PETERSBURG.

Petersburg. ..............l o 3 o 4 0 ! 1-lS
Summary: Earned runs-liichmond. C.
Petersburg. 9. Two-base hits-Kain. Dun
don. Brcen. Kelly. Home rUns-Wells (2.
Woodruff 60. Dundon. Brodie CD. Kelly,
Breen. Stolen hases-Kain Sweeney (D,
Sholta (2). Kane. Double plays-DundOn-
Sholta-kane. Quarlcs-Dundon. Base on
balls-On Quarles. Q. Hit 10y pitched balls
Kane. Boland. Struck out-By Tannehill,
g. Quarles. 6. Passed balls-Stanhope
Time of game-One hour and forty-hve
minutes. Umpire. Wood.
Games Yesterday.
At Petersburg:
Richmond :: Petersburg, IS.
At Lynchburg:
Rain.
At Norfolk
Roanoke. 6; Norfolk (.
Standing OF the Clubs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28

Games Scheduled for To-day.
Cleveland AT Pittsburg.
Washington at Baltimore.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
OF the Clnbs.

At Cincinnati: Cincinnati, II: Chicago. 3.
At ST. Louis: St. Louis. Is: Louisville. g.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-28
Games Played Sunday

RAIN Al I'll SB l 1tG.
At Pittsburg: The Cleveland Pit .sburg
game was postponed on account OF rain.
g.. nj.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
hymn TO THE CLOSING DAY.


Low sinks the sun. nigh IL the closing day.
The hszy mists rise thin and gray
Along the winding stream. and overhead
The purple clouds put on fringe OF reo'
And dreamy, far-off hills stand glorihed;
While over wood and snow-gowned meadow
wide
The whispering breeze. with Its thin voice
OF air.
Through Willow friii and snow-capped
Breathes a low anthem to the closing
day.
And. oh! setting sun. deem II not wrong
III I, too, chant to thee. In humble song.
An evening lay.
oh. setting sun. thy work here nearly done.
How grandly endest thou thy daily run.
How gIoriously sink down behind the hills.
Amidst the dreamy song of sleeping rilis.
And drape about thee fold on fold.
Thy purple canopies. now fringed Win
gold,
That, mingled into one. arising floats
Far out to thee.
How grand thy sinking peacefully to rest
Upon Aeria's gentle, fiuttering breast.
How grand to see!
Oh. closing day. now counted with the past.
How wondrous were thy works whilst thou
didst last!
And now how glorious IL thy ending! Oh.
II seems
Like some fair vision had seen In dreams
Wandering on some rare. enchanted shore.
Seen In my dreams, but never real before
Found here with thee. Thou closing day.
What are the words of man can say
What Is like thee?
oh, setting sun. how grandly dost thou SINK
Behind yon hills and fold a robe OF pink
And gold about thee
Walter NJ. Hazeltine. In Good Housekeep-
Ing
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

"A student 81 years old is memh.-
of the freshman class of the Maine NJ
ical school.
Commissioners Evangeline Boo,h
1t is not Eva-was named after To-.
fellows heroine.
The mills and factories establ,s,
in this country by the Salvation Arm
give employment to 1O,7OO persons.
During the absence, for tn.
months, of Rev. Mr.. Cochrane, of tho
Unitarian church at Bar Harbor NJ
his wife will attend to all his minister's,
duties.
Lady O'Hagan, widow of the late
lord chancellor of Ireland, has left ths
Roman Catholic church and has adonted
the tenets of the Plymouth brethren.
Cambridge university has chosen n.
subjects for the members prizes sTbe
Monroe Doctrine" for the English ESSAY
und for the Latin essay "A Defense or an
Indictment of Leander Jameson and III,
Men,"
DIR. William Lyon Phelps, assistant
professor in English literature at Yale,
has received an offer to the head of the
department Of English in the Womens
college, Baltimore. 1t is expected tina,
he will decline. He is regarded as one
Of the most promising assistant profes.
sors in the university, and strong eff.
fort will be made to retain him.
-Awriterin London periodicals some
40 years past states that nearly all the
English clergymen living between two
or three hundred years ago wore the
mustache. In his list of those who
wore the beard on the upper lip we find
the well-known names of John Dome.
George Herbert Robert Herrick, Jer.
envy Taylor, Thomas Fuller and Robert
South, the famous John Knox, and the
celebrated John Bunyan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

I don't like the other one very well.
neither. I'll bet he'd be nasty boy In
n fight. I'd hate to run against him
late at night Them messenger boys IL
bad people. Guess what they train
on"
az don't know" said Miller.
"Cocoanut pie. That's no fairy tale.
neither. Cocoanut pie and milk, that's
what they live on. I'll bet Claudio here
with the face has got about three cocoa
nut pies wadded into him now. How
about IL, Claudie?"
"Say," began the messenger boy, nod
ding his head slowly to emphasize his
remarks, I'D give t'ousand dollrs IL
I had your gall"
'That1l be all right. Keep tho
change. BY the way, old chap, are you
lookin' for anyone?"
This was another surprise for the
boy.
"Yes-s-s, I'm lookin' for some one" he
replied.
"Who it is Is it?"
"W'y, tie fellow dat wears de win
dows in his face. / got note here for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
A Lighted Gun.

The shades of night are no longer a
protection to game from the powers OF
the sportsman. An English nimrod has
invented luminous sight for use in o
bad light. a tiny incandescent lamp,
fed from single storage battery con-
cealed in the gun stock, is mounted
within n shield at the muzzle of the
gun, and faint ray of light calculated
to indicate the position of its source is
exposed in the direction of the shooters
eye, and this is sufficient to enable him
to obtain the required alignment with
the back sight and with the target, be
it animate or inanimate. The special
application of the sight is for game
shooting ut night and for naval ser'-
ice, such, for instance, as the illumina-
ton of machine gun used against tor
pedo attacks during the night. For the
latter purpose it has been adopted in the
English navy.-N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
RUSSIAN MOBILES RUINED.
Despite Government Aid, Their Estates Are
More and More Heavily Mortgaged.

Despite Government Aid, Their Estates Are
More and More Heavily Mortgaged.
Mr.. John Mitchell, British consul al
st. Petersburg, in the course of his an.
nual report to Lord Salisbury upon the
condition of the country, Says; Ten
years of strenuous support of a financial
character on the part of the govern.
ment of the landlord class has failed to
yield the desired results. The Nobility
Land bank has proved unequal TO the
task of arresting the sure but gradual
decay of the class in question. Mort
gagged estates were repeatedly, by hun
dreds and even thousands, destined 10
be dealt with by the auctioneer's ham
mer, but at the critical moment the
government has always interviewed with
new acts of grace which postponed the
evil day.
'At the present time more than 100,-
900 estates, or IL per cent. of the whole
area of the land owned by mobiles, are
mortgaged TO various government and
private land credit institutions and the
amount of money advanced on these es-
tates has reached 1906, 100000 rubles
6 126, 500,000), of which sum l,174000,-
600 rubles 6 1T ,200,0 00) still remains
owing. In the course of the last five
years (ss0-1s04, the indebtedness Of
landed estates to private land banks
increased over s4,000,0O0 rnbles (Gs,-
zoo, OOO), and these banks last year
reaped a profit of more than 7,50OW
rubles { & 700,o00) on these Operations.
"Of the enormous capital of the No
bility Land bank, exceeding & 5000.
600, created by the government for the
express purpose of making money adj
vances to landlords, but little has been
paid back, and but little improvement
has been made in the cultivation Of
estates. 1t is asserted by those well
acquainted with provincial life that the
millions advanced to the noble land
lord class have not been expended in
the improvement of their estates, but
were spent on amusement, luxury, trav-
els, payment of old debts and unprotit-
able enterprises.
"One of the chief causes that threaten
the almost complete extinction of the
noble land-owning class is to be found
in absenteeism. The cultivation of land
unfortunately does not afford the no
bility those attractions that are present
ed by life in towns and by careers in
various branches of the government
service. the latter being, moreover, &c.
companied by the acquisition of rank
and social distinction."-N. Y. Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

ne cOulu DO bet NobS.
ter than send you out with the note. I
think you'll be liked wherever you go.
Gee, you've got that ice-house stare Of
yours down pat If you keep on spring.
in that you'll scare somebody one -
these days.
'tAw, let co." said the boy in evident
disgust. when do get to see tie fell
low dat sets here? Won't one o. youse
pay me?"
MILLER, pay the boy an let him go.
He amt had any cocoanut pie for nearly
an hour now, have you, WillieAor--
Claudio, mean. What is your name,
Claudie?"
whats it to you?"
"Nothin' much, only I wanted to
know. You've kind o. won me out!
Here! Don't move! I'll bring the
waste-basket over to YOU"
At that moment young Mr.. Hall came
in and said: "Ah, boy, have you that
note for me?"
"S-s-sure. Where you been at?
You're helva duck to keep kid waitin'
here. You've got % pay me ten cents
more"
Don't be saucy," said young Mr.. Hall,
severely.
saw, rats!"
"You amt mad, are you, Claudio p''
asked Artie, as the boy laboriously
moved toward the door, making noises
with his feet.
"oh-hih, but you t'ink you're a kid
der" replied the boy, with a sour
smile.
Look out! You'll step on one o.
your feet there in minute"
Then they heard him go clump.
clump-clump out through the hallway
and away.
"Confound such boy!" exclaimed
young Mr.. Hall.
"Oh, he's all right" said Artie, "only
you amt used to his ways"
Hes tough enough" suggested Mil
LEI.
YES" said Artie, Il wouldn't be as
tough as he thinks he is--not for a mil
lion dollars. Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
Hidden. Though In Sight.

All hunters are aware how difficult IL
is to catch sight of woodcocks or par
tridges sitting among the fallen leaves
Not only do the sober colors of the birds
blend deceptively with their surround
inSs, but they manage also to disguise
the outlines of their bodies. In Scot
land recently photographs have been
made of woodcocks concealed in leaves
and these pictures, while revealing the
birds, show at the same time how IN
geniously the cunning creatures have
disposed their wings, tails and headS
so as to mislead the prying eyes OF enc
mics. The bright, watchful eye OF inc
bird is its owners surest betrayer, even
in che photographs. = Youths Com
panion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

y 4 III
MoN on Do, the lake for you
fooeE TAI now"
saw, go ahead, OATS right. Dere's
lots o. you blokies t'ink you can have
fun wit us kids"
sect next to the walk, Miller, get on,
get on!" exclaimed Artie, as the mes.
senger boy moved over toward Halls
desk. On the way he stopped for a
moment and spat copiously into a
waste basket.
'He walks like he had gravel in his
shoes, don't hep" said Artie. look
at the way he holds them shoulders,
Amt he tough, though? It's safe
money bet he amt washed his neck in
three years"
''Some day you'll get too gay an a
guy'll give you funny poke" re-
marked the messenger boy, as he slow
ly settled into young Mr.. Halls chair
and again directed what was supposed
TO be a terrorizing stare at Artie.
"What did / tell you, Miller?
Claudie's scrapper. He'd just as soon
give guy a lump In the teet as look
at him."
The boy gave sniff of contempt and
began an examination of the papers on
Mr.. Halls desk, picking up some of the
letters and studying them, his lips go
ing through the motions of reading.
Artie sat, with face illumined, and
watched the boy. He was evidently
fascinated by the display of supreme
impudence.
us there anything we can do for
you?" he asked. "Miller's got some
private letters you can read when you
get through over there"
saw, go chase yourself" replied the
boy, although he had some difficulty
in saying it. His cheeks were again
pulled out and he was casually looking
around for a receptacle.
Turn up your pants, Miller; he's
goin' to have another hemorrhage,"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

said Artie, and as
he spoke the boy
again spat into the
waste basket.
well, Claudio.
I've seen a good
many o you boys.
but you're the best
ever" remarked
Artie. eff Halls
tryin' to win out
any South side lady
friend l don't see as
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

slowly along the
hallway and who
now entered the
room, leaving the
door open behind
him.
"Ain't he good p
asked Artie, turn
ing to Miller, who
was gazing at the
messenger with q
look of panied sur
prise in his eyes.
where's he at?"
ronnnt,l tho mas
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
Harmony.

The great need of the world Is a
religion which can harmonic the in
terest of the individual with the in.
terests of society, which can make the
desire of the individual and the desire
Of society one and the same thing
Rev. IL. Bigelow, Congregationalist,
Cincinnati, o.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

hiIl, anu ne puiieu
it out OF his pocket.
IL o o ks lik Q
you've been chew
in 1t. Thut's his
desk over there.
He got dead tired
O. waitln' for you
and went out to tell
the police you was
] o = t. 1 t h | n k
I h e y're drappins
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

EYE gazing at Artie:
-'S-a-y, you're havin' all kinds of fun
wit me, amt you? Well, wat you
anything you say cuts no ice wit me-"
you'd better smoke up or you'll go
out" suggested Artie. you was a lit.
tie slow on the comeback that last
time. Get onto him, Miller; he's a
lookin' hole in me-"
'IIe has a bad eye." said Miller.
"Yes, an as the guy says on the stage,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

pened. What you
been doin' all day
-playiu' marbles
for keeps or stand.
in in front of one
o. them dime mu
.seeums?"
Jaw, say; you
t'ink you're fly. Dat
young Teller sent
me all tie way to
forty-t'ree ninety
tree Callamet av'-
moo. l couldn't get
back no sooner
"Who was it the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
In Evidence.

May-I guess Miss Sere has given UP
oil hope of capturing Jack.
Pamela-What makes you think sol
May-She refers to him now as o'S'
particular friend.-To Date.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09


senger boy.
He seemed rather large and old to be
in the uniform, for there was scrabble
of soft beard on his chin. His face and
hands appeared to have been treated
with fine coal dust, his cap leaned for
ward on one side of his head and
whenever he spoke he had to make n
new disposition of large amount OF
chewing tobacco which he carried in
his mouth.
When he asked where's he at?'
he pronounced it "where'ce,' and in all
of his subsequent talk he gave the IS"
a soft and Kissing sound well prolonged,
TO the evident enjoyment of Artie and
the mild wonderment of Miller.
"Where's who at?" demanded Artie,
adopting frown and a harsh man
ner.
"W'y, tie four-eyed nobs dat sent me
out on tie sout' side" .......
"Are you the same little boy?
Wouldn't that frost you, though, Mil
Ter? This is little bright eyes that took
the note for Hail."
saw, what's eatin' your asked the
boy, giving q war-like curl to the cor
ner of his mouth.
"Oh, ow! listen to that. I'll bet
you're the toughest boy that ever hap
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

"A madcap rufiian, and a swearing
Jack, that thinks with oaths to face the
matter out.-Shal1espeare.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

Leasing is said to have begun
Sarah Sampson" at IS, and to have fin-
ished il at 20.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
A TOUGH BOY.
BY GEORGE AIDE.

"Where's he at?" asked the over
grown messenger boy, who had dumped
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
The Season Of Flowers Suggests
the Garden Of God.

The Beauties of the Floral Kingdom Lik-
ened to the Richness OF Gods Realm
Tho Church Compared to
Watered Garden.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

note was TOP RIGHT"
"IIis rag, guess
"Oh-h-h-h! His rag! What do you
think O. that, Miller? Amt this
boy bird! Can you beat him? Can
you even tie him? Boy, you're all
right"
$50 are you-dat is, from vi head up"
San the feet down, huh? You're
one O. them Holy chez, Chonny,' boys,
amt you? You're so tough they
couldn't dent you with an az"
els dat so-o-o-o?" asked the boy, with
a frightful escape of IS" and glare
such as he must have used to terrify
all the smaller boys at the call station,
IF was as tough as you are I'd be
afraid of myself, on the level."~
"You t'ink you're hayin' sport wit
me, don't you? l seen lot O. dem fun
ny mugs before dis"
ivy, Claudio, wouldn't try to josh
you. think you're nice, clean boy
Amt you goin' to take off your
gloves?"
Miller leaned back in his chair ant
howled with laughter.
81 beg y'r pardon, Claudio" con
tinucd Artie. II thought them wa,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-09

gloves you had on.
Gee, is them your
mits? Y ou' re n
b r u N ct t e, al MT
you?"
,s 7 h e m e ssenger
boy had been some
what taken back by
the allusion to his
gloves" but he re-
covered and said, still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION,
For Eight Years 1t Has Steadily De
creased.


creased.
From the Railway Age.
For eight years the mileage Of annual
railway construction in the United States
has been steadily decreasing. From nearly
L., 600 miles Of track laid in the wonderful
year 1887 the totals have gone down by
thousands and hundreds, until 1895 touch
ed the lowest round for twenty years by
adding only !, S03 miles to our railway sys-
tenn. But this does not mean that the de-
mand for railways is nearly supplied and
that construction Will continue to decrease
On the contrary, there Is room and will be
need for additions far greater than the en-
tire present mileage Of the country. We
have now something over ISL 900 miles of
road. To equal Great Britain in its ratio
Of railway mileage to square miles, We
should have a total of $4,000 miles, to
equal the abundant supply of Illinois We
must have 522 00G miles. while If Massa-
chusetts, with its mile of railway to every
four square miles of territory. be the STAN
dard, the United States will eventually
boast of T72,000 miles of lines.
to be done the records prove beyond a
doubt. When 1T will be done depends on
conditions yet to be developed. A consid-
cradle amount of work Is already under
way. During the first three months of this
year 253 miles of track were laid on twen-
ty lines, and including these our books al
ready show sixty lines on which 1t seems
reasonably certain that 1, 750 miles of track
will have been laid by the end Of 1885, with
a possibility Of much more. 1t all depends
on the times, not on the question of finding
room or demand for more railroads.