The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-06

4. Is. * Y. X. X, AT Beardstown,
Illinois, claims railroads are the
worlds greatest benefactor. In
an address read before the St. Louis
railway club in June, he presented
some striking comparisons, contain
some things grouped in novel
way, and some that are not gener-
ally thought of. He said:
"Japan has 10000 miles OF rail-
road; $4,000 educational institu-
tons; pupils and students, 3 400,
1000. She has accomplished in
thirty-fve years what the foremost
nations of Europe took three hun
dred years to do.
Austria Hlnguary with popu-
lation nearly the same as Japan,
has 7,317 miles of railroad, yet
fully 80 per cent. of the population
are illiterate. England (the Brit
ish isles) has 81 900 miles of rail-
road 6s colleges; %, ,S57 students /;
81, ,37S schools, attendance 6,157,-
1851. Education compulsory be-
tween the ages of five and fourteen
years. France has railroads d.
SCI miles; schools and colleges,
20, ,2l0; pupils and students, $3.50,
I954. Compulsory education be-
tween the ages of six and fifteen
years. Germany has railroads, 27,-
s5l miles; schools and colleges,
80, $50; teachers, 120, 600; pupils
and students, 1851 $50. Compui-
sorry education between the ages OF
six and sixteen years. Belgium
has 2,S10 miles of railroad. Popu-
lation, 100000. Twenty-seven
per cent. over fifteen years of age
cannot read or write. Note care
fully what 20, 900 miles of railroad
has done for India. Extensive sys-
TENS of public schools maintained
by the English government. Five
universities, with a total of 3,S71,-
lbs pupils and students. Turkey,
both in Europe and Asia, has 2, 14S
miles of railroad. Public schools
exist in most large cities. Educa-
ton very limited, so much SO that
reliable statistics cannot be secured.
Population, 5000, 900. Constan-
tinopie, the capital, first settled by
Byzos in 65S b. C., refounded by
Constantine in $50 A. d., and was
wrested from the Christians in 1853
by Mahomed, the conquerer. 1t is
the query of the time, the grandeur
and degradation of Europe, the
tempting bait for which the greedy
beasts OF war are now snarling, with
only one line of railroad entering
its gates of nearly 100000 popu-
lation. Stamboul, the Turkish
part of the city, on the south banks
of the Golden Horn; Pera- Galata,
on the northern side, where the
consulates and diplomats Of other
nations reside. One hundred
thousand people cross the Galata
bridge (that connects the two cit,
ies) daily. Yet not one idea cros-''
ses it in twenty years. The news
of Europe is discussed intelligently
in Pera-Galata every morning;
while over in Stamboul the ideas
are those belonging tC the age of
Charlemange and the crusades.
China has few short lines in
operation and there they are just
more extensive con-
They have a few special
literary institutions, and self-sup-,
porting schools are numerous edu-,
cational interests are at low stand
ing; a large per cent. of the people
are illiterate; statistics unobtaina-
BILE.
Egypt has 1,170 miles of railroad.
Total schools, $685..
spain's Condition.
"Spain has railroads 600 miles. \
Telegraph $4,000 miles. Compul-
sorry education law passed in 1857, I
but never enforced. Twenty-Five
thousand public schools; 1,S43, 900
pupils. A number of ill-conducted
schools; education at
ow ebb. Sweden has railroads 5,734
niles. Schools, 10,959; pupils,
IL 900; teachers 1900. Great
interest taken in education and
spends yearly 1894, $50 for that
purpose. Russia has railroads 23,-
20 miles, and in course Of con-
'truction 5000 miles, including the
line. Telegraph, 1888
niles. Schools and colleges, 49,
100. Pupils and students, 2,473,-
100. This is only 2 per cent Of the
population. Expends yearly $21,-
)43 900 for education. Mexico in
1860 had not a mile Of raliroad.
To-day has 1000 miles. Educa-
ion free and compulsory. Won
ierful advancement made in last
EN- years. South America has rail-
roads 1884 miles. Telegraph,