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Evening journal., 1897-02-17
COST OF A TRAIN.
The Expense and Profits of Travel on
English Railway Lines.

The Expense and Profits of Travel on
English Railway Lines.
How many people who travel in trains
ever think Of the cost of running them?
1t will probably surprise most people
who have travelled from London to Ed
inburgh to know that every mile Of the
journey costs the railway company over
half "a crown. The cost of the whole
Journey from the English to the Scotch
capital is 500.
The average cost Of running a train
in England is 2s I'd. per mile, so that
the fare being reclIoned at Id. per mile,
a train with less than 81 passengers for
each mile is run at loss. There are
few trains, however, that do not carry
more than this number Of passengers,
and many of them carry the number
doubled many times over. It is neces-
sary frequently to run trains that do not
pay--usually in thinly inhabited coun-
y,districts-but for every train run at
a loss probably 100 are run at an enor-
nous profit.
Take, for instance, the journey from
London to Edinburgh, which costs the
railway company $50. The average
number of through" passengers in
these trains is probably GO, in which
case the total fares would be nearly
e1OO-a clear gain Of nearly $50 When
it is remembered that these trains run
several times day, and every day in
the year, it will be understood what an
enormous revenue single line yields in
the course of - months. Supposing the
average number of passengers to be 60,
the midnight train from London to Ed
inburgh yields over e20, 600 for divi-
dend ia a yearl
The longest railway journey in the
United Kingdom would probably be
fro,l Penzance, in Cornwall TO Thurso,
in the north Of Scotland, distance Of
over ! 900 miles A train running be
tween these two places would exhaust
an ordinary clerks salary for whole
year, the cost being no less than el8S.
London Tit-Bits
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
uNcLE sAM,s AucTIoN sALE.
Annual Disposal Of the Accommodations of
the Dead Letter ONCE.

the Dead Letter ONCE.
One Of the queerest institution"
Of the national capital is the annual
clearance sale of the dead letter Office,
in which vast accumulation of articles
gone astray in the mails is sold to the
highest bidders. The auction house
where it is held is continually crowded
with excited men, women and children,
and beside it the bargain counters dur
ing the holidays are as havens of rest,
for when Uncle Sam goes into the junk
shop business great things are expect
ed. AS in the church fair rattle, you
pay a small amount of money and trust
TO luck to get back more than its value.
The articles, previously listed III
wholesale sort of way, are tied up in
bundles of from three to half dozen
and "auctioned" for what they WILL
bring, the average bids ranging between
10 cents and a dollar.
Nobody is permitted TO examine the
goods before purchasing, and no money
Is refunded TO the dissatisfied. Every
body hopes TO pull a genuine plum from
the pie i'll the shape Of a diamond ring
silk dress pattern or a silver teapot,
and although comparative blanks arc
the rule, there is always the possibility
of a prize. For example, the auctioneer
holds up one of these odd shaped bun
dies, listed pictures, underwear, mu-
sic. cigars. g-going-gOne-to
90 cents to a dapper young gentleman
who was caught by the word cigar. y
| He opens it on the sport-an unwise
thing to do if one objects TO good natured
ridicule-and this is what he finds: Six
cigars, broken into bits with SO strong
an odor that one wonders how a sledge
hammer could have done it; underwear
IA female 10 cent Jersey" pictures
a collection Of newspaper cuts designed
for amusement of some small child.
The lot would be dear at a quarter and
is of no use to the buyer.
In the dead letter Office proper-that
charnel house which swallows nearly
half q million missives every month";
is positively narrowing. More than AZ
bushels of photographs have accumu
lated there, awaiting the annual crema
ton. There are tresses Of hair enough
to stuff a dozen mattresses, grandmoth
ers' silver locks and babies golden curls
many no doubt cut from dead brows
and small sums of money which poo
workmen send home TO feed their wive
and little ones, and servant girls saw
from their scanty wages for needy par
ents-gone to Uncle Sans rich purse
not because the United States wants it
but because the senders writing OF on
biography was beyond mortal ken. 1t i
hard to realize that in this land O
, schools, at the close Of the nineteent
/ century, there are so many people S
ignorant or so careless as to send severa
r millions Of letters a year without stamp
Z or addresses or with addresses which Il
Q man can make out. People seem to l
e so intent ON what goes into the letter
S that they forget all about the superscril
1 zion. It is estimated that s., 500, 0JO
4 drafts and $50, 600, 900 in cash is srecei'
ed every year through dead letters. IL
T. dianapolis Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
cina.


The Matcloorian has always been
aware that there were large deposits Of
coal Gin his midst, " but he used to im-
agine that they were under the control
of evil spirits, and he therefore would
not touch them himself nor allow any
one else TO- A good deal Of that old
nonsense has been brayed out Of him by
recent events-the war and the practi-
cal enterprise of the Russians in his ter
ritory-and the fields are now being
opened They are abundant and are
found all over the country and viii have
the most important influence in its de-
velopment. The climate, soil and geo
graphical situation Of Manchuria are
favorable TO the maintenance of a large,
enlightened and progressive population,
the root of which, in many races inter
blended through many ages, Is already
there With a Russian railroad running
through the country and Port Arthur
as the outlet and inlet of its commerce,
a new chapter of its history viii be
opened, and the humdrum career which
it has pursued since the days Of Kublai
Khan, and as much further back as any
body wishes TO go, may merge into q
more active and cnterprising one, CIV
ing her new status in the world and q
new relation to its affairs. New York
Tribune
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
nellrlon. IN - zealand.

The New Zealand Gazette gives the
census tables dealing with Religions
Of the People. " Out Of 7OS, 800, the to-
tai population, 7O2, ,28s gave answers
on the census forms. The Episcopalians
numbered PSI, 1866, the Presbyterians,
159, ,052; Methodists (of all kinds), over
~, 900; Roman Catholics, over 97.OOO-
The other sects come far below these
figures. Unitarians number 375. "Our
Fathers Church" numbers 80. There is
one "esoteric Christian, one saliva
tion Catholic n one sinner saved by
Grace" and ono christian freethink-
OF. " One is a Bible freethinker, an
other believes in his Maker there is
one "pessimist, one natist, one
"truist" and one heather. Nearly
16. 600 objected to state their posi- tion.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
KITCHEN RUN BY CITY.
At Crcnobic. France, an Association serves
Good Food at Cost.

At Crcunhic, France, an ASSOCIATION serves
Good Food at Cost.
HcucNives who think the co-opera-
tive K tChcn is so far in the future that
it woa =, be absurd 10 look forward to
it fci elicf from daily drudgery will be
interested TO hear that a kitchen with
the same end in view as the cooperative
has been in successful operation for
nearly 90 years The Association Ali
meniaire Of Grenoble, France, is pure
ly municipal affair The city owns it
and supplies meals nj cost in its own
restaurant or delivers them at private
homes
Everything at the Association Ali
mentaire is as good as money can buy.
The cooks are as clever as any in France,
which is saying a great deal The pro
visions are bought in the lest markets
and are carefully selected. The service
is excellent. The dining rooms are Of
several grades, according TO the furnish
inCs and tho attendance, 50 thut all
tastes may be accommodated. One may
dine there for cents ON bread and
soup and be satisfied or one may pay 2
cents aud have a full course dinner. In
the best rooms, which are marble hOored
and decorated with much elegance, there
are walters who look for tips as natu-
rally as though they were in the sweilest
of Partisan cafes.
Pure wines, which have been proper
~ aged, are served at about 8 cents a
| liter.
There is no financial profit 20 the city
| in running this huge restaurant, which
serves some 10, 600 meals day. The
charges are based on the cost of the
materials used, the employment Of help
and the amount spent in keeping the
utensils. machinery and building in re-
pair. New York Press.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
oLu TIME DOCTORS.
The studsnta iseiped Their Teachers II
Practical Work.


The students neipcd Their Teachers In
Practical Work.
During the last century in America
the medical education Of a young stu
dent was generally what he picked UP
by serving as an apprentice TO some
noted practitioner, which combined the
duties Of a student with many menial
affairs.
He ground the powders, mixed the
pills rode with the doctor on his rounds,
held the basin when the patient was
bled, helped TO adjust the plasiers sew
the wounds and run with vials Of medi-
cine from one end Of town 70 the other.
1t was white day when such young
man enjoyed the raro good fortune of
dissecting half putrid arm. So great
indeed was the difficulty of obtaining
anatomical subjects that the medical
school OF Harvard college made single
body do duty for a whole year.
Under such circumstances the doc
tors knowledge was practical, and dc
rived from personal experience rather
than from books. Tho advantages OF
study were sparingly enjoyed. Few
physicians boosted Of library Of 90
volumes.
His apprenticeship ended, the student
returned to his native town TO assume
the practice of medicine At that period,
with the exception of the minister and
the Judge. the doctor was the most I'M
portant parsonage in his community.
! His genial face his engaging manners,
the sincerity with which he inquired
after the carpenters daughter and the
interest which he took in the family o.
the poorest laborer made him the IA
vorite for miles around. He knew The
names and personal history of the occu
pants Of every house he passed. Ih'
farmers lads pullod off their hats t
him and the girls dropped courtesies a
ne passed. Sunshine and rain, dayligh
and darkness, were alike to him. III
would ride ten miles in the darkes
night over the worst Of roads in peli
ing storm to administer a dose of calC
mel to an old woman on attend a chill
in fit
The drugs We're slowed away on th
shelves Of the village store, anon
heaps Of shoes, Rohan hats, packages {
seeds and hitches of bacon,
Tho physician was compelled 20 CON
pound his own drugs, make his ow
tinctures and put up his own prescriI
tions. His saddlebag was the only dru
store within 40 miles. Each spring th
blood must be purified, the kidneys ea
cited and the damsel who tainted pro
fusely bled. Large doses of SIENNA an
mamma and rhubarb and molasses WEI
taken daily. It was safe TO say thi
more medicine was taken every year b
the we'll than is now taken by the sic
in the same time.
Water was denied the patient to-
mented with fever. In its stead WI
given a small quantity of clam juic
Mercury was taken until the lips tume
blue and the gums fell away from Il
teeth.
The writer has vivid recollection
when about years old, in raging f
yer, pleading for water. The nurse han'
ed the pitcher, and the child Statistic
{ her burning thirst Her brother owe
hearing what was going ON, rushed in
the room, oxclaiming, "You will ki
! her, " but il was too late. -Americi
3 MagaZinc
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
RHEUMATISM

Munyon's Rheumatism Cure is guar
anteed 20 cure acute or muscular rheu-
matism in from one to five days. Sharp,
shooting pains in any part OF the body
stopped by few doses A prompt,
complete and permanent cure for lame-
ness, soreness, stiff back and ali pains
in hips and loins. Chronic rheumatism,
sciatica, lumbago or pain in the back
are speedily cured. 1t seldom fails ia
give relief from one or two doses, and
almost invariably cures before one bot
tie has been used Price Csc.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
MUNYON S

Improved Homeopathic Home Rem
edy Company put up a separate cure for
each disease. At all druggists, mostly
% cents. Guide to Health free.
Personal letters to Professor Mum
yon, 1906 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa,
answered with free medical advice for
any disease.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Bricks Of 1912.

The first bricks made in this country
for building purposes were manufactur-
sd by colonists in Virginia in 1912
They were used in the construction Of a
church cdifice at Jamestown and the
residence Of the governor Of the state
a part Of the jamestown church is still
standing, and the bricks are in good
state Of preservation, showing that the
colonists believed in making articles to
resist wear by exposure TO all kinds Of
weather. Boston Budget
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

What to me ARE worlds OF splcndor
IF the splendor of thine eyes
Gaze not In tho depths Of mine, Iowa,
Whero thy image licsY
What ara days without thy presence,
What tho nights without thy care.
What 20 ma nre joys Of heaven
IL thou art not therof
Passions kiss on red lips dieth
II the red lips kiss ia cold.
Scanty is tho lily's perfume
Till the buds unfold.
There can be no strain OF music
Till the player touch the chord
And tho masters thought Is silent
Till it finds the word.
Worlds would darlgcn into ruin
II the sun should cease TO shine.
What are life and love 60 me, then,
II bereft OF thncf
Emily selinger In Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
A Greek-Ensiish Pun.

The Watchman records witticism of
the late Professor Kendrick Of Rochester
university.
Having one day in the classroom re-
marked tht the Greek proposition "eis"
invariably means into" he was re-
minded by one Of his pupils that pro
fessor in another college had asserted
the contrary.
Well, - was the reply, ''if that be
true, i can only say that he has slipped
up on the els, that is all -"
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

James Crichton, better remembered
as the Admirable Crichton, could
read, write and dispute in u different
languages He was an expert swords
man, civil and military engineer,
mathematician, a dramatist, and al
though but % years old at The time Of
mis- death he was the master Of all the
science and learning Of his age
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
A sudden Change OF nIina.

she-Does my refusal really pain
you?
He-Yes, il does. 1 was So sure you
would tell me Yes L actually wager
ed 500, 900 that you would marry me.
"a hundred thousand dollars. Well,
was only joking When shall it be,
dearg" Boston Traveller.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

The five principal fortresses in Bull
garia are at Rustchuk, silistria and
Widen on the Danube, Narna on the
Black sea, and Shumla in the interior.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

The new pilot boat being built by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany is nearly plated up.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
RA1LRoAn oFFIcIALs TRAvEL.

Special car No. 4o2, of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
containing a number OF prominent Off
Gals Of that road, passed through VIII
mington on the way from Washington
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

Edinburgh is s,275 miles northeast
Of Washington
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
glsts refund money Il Il fails 10 cure. &c
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
WANTED lDEA y si-9S 9.s,s s.H .II85l, EaIs,

thing t0 patrntf Prutec- your idea- they ms,
bring you wealth Arile JOHN WEDDER
ErKNS CO, Patent Attorneys Wasl ingtou
&. ~ 1-Sir sl-oOO Drize cuer.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

to New York attached to the 1.S7
O'Clock north-bound train over the
p, w & b. railroad yesterday.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

Kennedys Bananas. New York Bis
cult Company.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-09-14
THE FaVoTite Home RenedQ.

For all diseases caused by arrangement
of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach. q
Keep it always in the house and you
will save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
fectly safe purgative, Alternative and tonic.
lfyou feel dull, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe-
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or biousness, and SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
If you have eaten anything hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, dose Of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
j. III. Zeilin & Co. Philadelphia.
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Golfers Weekly
52l to $40 West Thirteenth Street,
New York.

Castoria is truly a marvellous thing
or children. Doctors prescribe it,
medical journals recommend it and
more than a million mothers are using
it in place of Paregoric, Bateman,s
Drops, so-salled soothing syrups and
other narcotic and Supplying remedies.
Castoria is the quickest thing to
regulate the stomach and bowels and
give healthy sleep the world have ever
seen. 1t IS pleasant to the taste and
absolutely hasmless. 1t relieves consti-
patton, quiets pain, cures, diarrhoea and
wind-coIic, allays feyerishness, destroys
worms, and prevents commissions, sooths
the child and gives it refreshing and
natural sleep. Castoria is the children's
panacea--the mothers friend
Castoria is put up in one-size bottles
only. 1t is not sold in bulk. Don't
allow any one to sell You anything else
on the plea or promise that it is 'just as
good" and twill answer every purpose"
See that you get C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-09-14
No Non Partisan Election.

The Democrats decided last night that
they did not want non-partisian
municipal election this year. Senator
A. j. Evans made motion that non
PARTISAN election be held. This
precipitate spirited debate and it was
soon seen that the motion would be lost
but the mover fought yaliently for it.
tIe was opposed by Prime Evans, ID. j
Thurman and others. When put to
vote the motion was lost. They will
held a convention and nominate ticket
soon. The following were elected club
officers for the ensuing year: w. Ii.
VIM, chairman; ID. II. Alfred, LIST vice
chairman Mary A. Southwick, 2nd vice
chairman; Sydney Gilchrist, secretary;
Mrs. r. II. Alfred, Jr., treasurer.
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"How to get Rich"

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Two men made $500 and $3.50 last month
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Write for particulars to Guarantee
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CONTAGIOUS CURRENCY.
Disease Germs Found on Coins
and Bank Notes.
One OF the Most Serious Menaces to
Public Healtb--various Ways In
which the Germs Are
Transferred.

Public attention has never been d.
rected in IN adequate manner to the
dangers which exist in the careless
handling of money. Owing TO it's rap
idly circulating nature and to the many
uncleanly places in which it is con
s,antly being concealed and carried,
the coin OF the realm possesses advan-
tages in the dissemination of infectious
diseases not inherent in any other OBJ
ect of public utility. For this reason
it should be regarded as IA possible
source of contagion at all times, and
should be handled with the most Sc
rious consideration. But instead OF
applying sanitary or common-sense
methods to the necessarily numerous
personal contacts with the circulating
medium, the majority of people show
less discretion in its use than in any
other habit of life. Business men I'M
consciously dampen their fingers in
their mouths when running through a
package of bills, passengers in the
street cars hold nickels in their lips
and shoppers neglect cuts or abra-
sions on the fingers which touch quanti-
ties of change. Yet all of these foolish
oversight may prove as serious as the
careless handling of a firearm. In both
cases the excuse is the same: Didn't
know il was loaded" Recent expert
ments prove that practically all of the
older coins and bills in circulation are
thoroughly tainted with diseases OF
more or less malignant types. Molds
ard fungi of numerous varieties; cocci,
which included all of the more deadly
several possibly dangerous kinds were
all found in few samples, while the
chance of detecting the organisms of
the greater number of the contagious
diseases was prevented by the condi-
lions of the experiment. More com
pete and extended tests would doubt
less have shown even more startling re-
Suits, while the possibility of finding
germs of an epidemic nature, even ia
the present state of the citys health,
was admitted blythe bacteriofogists con.
Quoting the investigation.
This contaminated condition of the
money in circulation may well be con-
sidered one of the most serious men
aces to the public health Yet few
simple and common sense precautions
viii remove the greater part of the
danger. Clean the unscarred hands,
or gloves worn while shopping, a
reasonable degree of care in holding
money, and above all an avoidance Of
putting coins, bills, or fingers in the
mouth or on the lips while engaged in
commerciahpnrsuits, are easy ways TO
procure safety. With these simple
methods OF obtaining security ready at
hand the present widespread violations
Of sanitation must result either from
profound ignorance or from an almost
criminal degree Of Chi
cago Tribune.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-09-14
GOLFERS WEEKLY.

OF all Weekly Papers there must be
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n that one
1t is made by combination OF the
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MAYO w. HAzELTINE writes the Edi-
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JULIAN HAWTHORNE does our Vita
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Last, but not least, EDGAR FAwCETT,
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His social philosophy, his satire. his
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Catarrh Means Danger,

Because il unchecked it msy lead direct
ly to consumption. Catarrh iscaused
by impure blood This fact Is fully
established. Therefore, it is useless "
try to cure catarrh by outward appli-
cation or inhalants. The true way to
cure catarrh is to purify the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier, cures tcatarrh by it power to
drive out all i'm purities from tile blood
Thousands of people testify that they
have been perfuctly and permanently
cured of catarrh by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.