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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
LONGEST .AlLRoAo RUN.



The CORNWALL Express. Londcn 20 Ezstsr,
Goes iol Mules without . stoc.
The longest regular daily run Inadc
without q stop by any railway traip In the
world is made between Paddingt0n sta
tion, In London, and Exeter, q distance OF
1914 miles, I'm hours and SO minutes, by
what IL known a. the Cornwall express
1t Is remarkable not so much owing TO tho
time as for the fact that not q stop Is
made from one end Of the run to the other.
There have been longer runs made without
stop, but they have been made by special
and not regular trains The average speed
attained by the Cornwall express when
making this run is 90. 8 miles an hour, al
though, owing to peculiar construction
of the road at Bristol, l18 miles from Lon
don, the train Is obliged to slow down to
a speed of ten miles an hour.
The express train is composed Of six long
coaches, tender and engine. An Ameri-
can would call IL vestibule train, but the
English prefer to call the cars "bogie cler-
estoried corridor coaches" bogio being
term applied to the trucks. They are fully
as heavy as an ordinary drawing room car,
each one weighing about $4,000 pounds,
while the train without engine and tender
weighs 140 tons. The weight of the en-
gine and tender Is 81 tons, making the to-
tai weight of the train as IL rushes along
on its long run 22l tons
During the run il is necessary to take
water for the engine twice. This, how
ever, does not necesstate any stop, as IL Is
taken up from a trench beside the track as
the train speeds along at nearly mile
minute.
The engine which draws this essentially
Through train" is curious looking, pom.
derous affair quite unlike any locomotive
seen on American roads. It has on either
side single huge driving wheel feets
inches In diameter, while what must by
comparison be termed the small wheels OF
the engine, six In number, known as trail
ers, are 4 feet inches In diameter.
The water tank of the engine holds Is,
600 gallons, and when running at full
speed there is a steam pressure of 16O
pounds to the square inch, while there Is
heating surface Of 1 ,561 square feet
Each day tAe run Is made, the train leav
ing Paddington station at 1925 O'Clock IN
the morning, and 10 never fails to roll into
st. David's station, In Exeter, exactly
on time. The time allowed by the schedule
for this run makes no allowance for delays
of any kind. Even the time lost In going
over the loop around Bristol and the nee
essary slowing down when going through
Bath Is not allowed fOr.-Philadelphis
Time0
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

Issked . physician what cure be would
suggest for the worrying habit. Il would
prescribe common sense, " he said. "And
u man os woman hasn't got stock ON
hand and cant cultivate one no doctor can
give It to him or her. This worrying non
sense growa The best means to cure it
lies In the hands Of the woman herself. II
she will just call y little common sense 10
her Aid, resolve not 70 borrow trouble, 10
be cheerful and think upon the best side Of
things, she will live longer and retain her
beauty longer. Every woman wants to
keep beautiful ~ the last. Why does she
take the course which is sure to make her
yellow skinned. duh eyed and thoroughly
unlovelyr
Why, indeedf--Eew York Advertiser.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
CHINESE SHOES OF SILVER.
. Now Yorker Finds Somc Unique Fcs-
lures In Oriental Money.

- <SoW bOba0H EhuOo bOmc lnnQuo Eco-
lures In Oriental Money.
A New York business man, who has
been spending several months In recent
travel through China and Japan, writes to
friend In this city an interesting ac-
count OF some phases Of the monetary sys-
tens prevalent In the orient. In China
money transactions are puzzling to foSeign-
ers because of their unique and In some re-
spects kindergarten" features The sill
ver shoes Of Shanghai interested the New
Yorker greatly. These shoes, which con-
stitute currency In Shanghai, are ingots OF
silver shaped something like u shoe and
weighing about 30 taels each.
These shoe ingots are made current by
the Hong koo, who assays the silver and
affixes to each ingot a stamp, recording its
"toque," or touch, and purity. The Hong
Koo derives his authority entirely from an
arrangement among the native bankers.
He Is not an official Of the Chinese govern
mRnt In large native transactions these
shoes form the principal medium of ex'
change. Throughout China they range in
weight from half tael to 100 taels. Ac'
cording to official statements, the Chimes.
money of account Is as follows: Ten cash
or II, one candareen; ten candareen or fun
or fen, one mace; ten mace or tsien, ont
tael or llang. The lowest link In the Chi
nese chain IL the cash or Ii, which Is repre-.
sented by an actual coin. The candareen,
the mace and the tael, however, are simply
denominations denoting certain fixed
weights of silver
The Ii Is also called xin and by the Dutch
pitjes. But although supposed by some
foreigners to be a silver coin, the Chinese
II is made from an alloy Of copper, iron
and tin. 1t Is circular, seven -eighths oi
an inch In diameter, with a square hole In
the middle. Around this hole are i'm
pressed on the diverse Chinese characters,
stating the reign, etc. On the reverse
Mantchoo character, stating the name OF
the mint. Originally the Ii represented ont
thousandth part of a tael, and nominally II
continues TO do SO to the present day. Ont
tael Is equivalent TO about $l.39 United
States money. At Hongkong, Canton and
Fuchau chopped dollars, which arc Mex
lean silver dollars chopped or stamped by
the natives, are the circulating medium,
At these ports, however, clean or unchop
ped Mexican dollars usually command
small premium In the market.
Trade among the japanese Is carried on
largely in paper money, called kinsatsu,
which is issued by tie government. Paper
yens have in recent years beep In circula
tion. The Japanese unit of money is the
yen, which was based on the Mexican dol
lar, and in silver was of equivalent value.
In United States gold coin the yen Is worth
little more than 20 cents. One yen con
tains 100 sen. Since 1880 the japanese sill
yer yen of 4l6 grains has become the none
tary unit and has virtually supplanted the
Mexican silver dollar In that country
New York Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

In Alphonse Daudet's poetical drama,
"L'Arlesienne, which was tried at the
Broadway theater, New York. The fact
that Mrs. Booth made phenomenal hits In
both Of these plays, one Of them a melo.
drama and the other high grade produc.
ton, speaks volumes for her ability, were
anything needed to confirm the American
public In its complimentary estimate OF
the talented actress powers, which time
has not served to dull. 1t is TO be hoped,
at any rate, that the rumor OF Mrs. Booths
contemplated complete retirement may
prove to be unfounded.
Agnes Booth commenced her stage O.
reer at the age OF Ia, her first appearance
being in the Victoria theater, Sydney.
Marian Agnes Lord Rockies was her maid
en- name The young actress considered
that Australia was too limited field and
sought San Francisco as Offering better
opportunity. This occurred In 1858. For
seven years she studied faithfully her cho-
sen profession. In 1855 a popular actor
named Harry Perry married the future
Mrs. Booth. He died year later.
Mrs. Perry appeared in New York city
under special engagement with Edwin
Forrest. At this time she was recognized
as one of the finest American actresses. H.
1867 occurred her second marriage. Junius
Brutus Booth, brother Of Edwin Booth,
was the bridegroom.
A. M. Palmer secured Mrs. Booth IN
1877 to play Lady Maggie Wagstaf In
"Pink Dominoes, and soon after in The
Celebrated Case" The next season Henry
k. Abbey was fortunate In having Mrs.
Booth to perform in "Old Love Letters. -
In 1879 Gilbert's Engaged" was revived
and Mrs. Booth greatly enhanced her rep
utation by her acting in this popular play.
Daniel Frohman WAS managing the
Madison Square theater, New York ciJy,
I'm 1881, and he made Mrs. Booth one Of
his leading players.
Her husband, Junius Brutus Booth,
died on Sept. IL, 1883, and she was mar
ried to John b. Schoeffel in 1891. They
have made their summer home at Man
chester ny the Sea, where Mrs. Booth had
long owned q beautiful residence. In 1886
Mrs. Booth achieved an almost unprece.
dented success as Mrs Ralston in Jim
the Penman." Since then she has ap
peared only at rare intervals until her en-
gagements with 1.-The Sporting Duchess
and "L'Arlesienne, which have been al
luded to above.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
Funny Blundevs,

The following Is surely the funniest vott
of thanks uttered for long time. Tho
speaker, with evidently the best intentions
In the world, nervously houndered along
through various sentences complimentary
70 the lecturer, and finally fiickered out
feebly thus: And 80 I propose vote OF
thanks for the lecture 30 which We have 20
ably listened" The audience was 30
wenried that IL did not notice the fatu'
ous remark, and only the lecturer smiled.
Z It isfit to'be placod beside another mud
die headed sentence made In conversation
30 north London clergyman. A man had
been pressing his Views cnergetioslly on o
certain question, when suddenly be paused,
and looking at tho clergyman said briskly,
"And now, sir, what Is your humble opin-
ionf''-London TIT Bits.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

The manager Of James O'Neill is W. r..
Connor, who Is . very scholarly man. He
delights In the classioa In writing adver-
tisements Of O'Neill Manager Connor fro
quontly ineerts . sentence In Latin.
"MonSe Christie" was 70 be played By
O'Neill and an announcement Of ne fact
was required. Connor wrote the follow
ing copy for the newspapers, "O'Neill In
Monte -Christo' apienti," meaning
that the mere announcement Of O'Neill IN
Monte Christie" was SUFFICIENT for the
wise. when Connor recsived proof Of che
advertisement, IL read ~ follows:
"O'Neill In Monte -Christo.' Saturday,
. new play, 'Sapienti.'"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

George Backus Is On actor not easily dis.
turbed. He plays the leading role In TOO
Much Johnson" and In this famous farce
he faces all kinds Of danger. While In In
dianapolis recently the company was awak-
ened In the night by an alarm Of arc In
the hotel. Backus attempted to assist the
ladies Of the party. He thus relates his ex
perience: III tNH "
"The smoke was pouring into my room
when woke, and as looked from my
window, on the third floor, saw the IRE
engine just below me. I had been In q
hotel are once before SO this time knew
how TO act and how to keep COOL I damp
ened towel 20 cover my mouth and made
my way through the halls, densely filled
with smoke, until I found the ladies.
They had already been wskened and were
dressed. Then we descended by the SEW
ants stairway" a. a h,a.t
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
HOW TO FIND0UP.

FIJI bottle or common glass with urine
and let IL stand twenty four hours; q sedi
ment or settling indicates diseased con
dition of the kidneys. When urine stains
linen IL IL positive evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or
pain In the back. Is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out OF
order.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

mot only 10 there no genuine acting
nowadayl" ssid Rivers, pointing at ths
billboard they wcrs passips, ''but actors
sesm inclined 10 boast Of 70. Look ct
that"
"All I can see, replied Brooks, "is . lot
Of old Half King posters"
That's what said, rejoined Rivers
Halt Fakins. '"-Chicago Tribune
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

The Sarawak territory lee on the north.
west coast of BorAeo. IL has an area of
30, 600 square miles and population o.
about 800, ,0cc. compossd Of various races.
The rajah n Sir Charles johnson brook' :,
whose uncle AIR james Brooke, obtained
the territory -om the sultan OF Borneo 10
l6l2. The 6 stance from London 10 Q, 'vu
miles
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02

make Old Furniture look like new and
trpnrform IL into beautiful imitafiOns or
can apply them. These are the OR eIEIL and
ONLY perfect Varnish Stains ever produced
III you cannot md them In your vicinity,
NJ -. Npnufi cturers ~ maj A.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
cATARRH CURED BY p. PIP.

CAIAHHH CUHtU bv =. =. =.
(Lippman's Great Remedy where all
other remedies failed.
Woman's weakness, whether nervous
or otherwise, can be cured and the
system built up by P. p. =. A healthy
woman is beautiful woman.
Pimples, blotches, eczema and all
disfigurements of the skin are removed
and cured by p. p. p.
p. p. p. will restore your appetite,
build up your system and regulate you
In every way. p. p. +. removes that
heavy, down-in-the-mouth feeling.
For blotches and pimples on the
face, take p. p. p.
Ladies, for natural and thorough
organic regulation, take p. p. p, Lipp-
mans Great Remedy, and get well st
once.
Ssjl By sil drwggists.
uPpNsAN BROS. Apothscaries. ssis prep'rs.
LIppasn's Block. Savannah. 0s.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
AGNES BOOTH.

Something Of the Famous Actress whs II
About 60 Retire.
The announcement has recently been
made, whether with authority or otherwise
Is not known. that Agres Booth Is about
to retire from the stage permanently. She
has really been "off the boards" nominaily
for some years. But there has always been
the possibility that she might be coaxed
back. and, as matter Of fact, when there
has been part which has been considered
peculiarly adapted to her, she has consent
ed to rcnrpcar. This was the case when
"The Sporting Duchess" was produced.
After her retirement from that cast,
when the company went on the road, Mrs.
Booth was engaged for the principal role
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
For Three Years He Suffered - Could
Hardly Breathe at Night-One Nostril
Closed for Ten Years.

Mr.. A. NJ. Ramsey, of De Leon, Texas,
was sufferer from Catarrh in its
worst form. Truly, his description OF
his sufferin gs seem little shSrs It mar
velous. Instead Of seeking mis- e>ssf-
glad for the nights coming, he went TO
II with terror, realizing that another
long, weary, wakeful night and q
struggle to breathe was before him.
DE LEON, TEXAS.
M<sss Litpman Bros, SdvansaA, Ga,
GENTS: | have used nearly four bottles OF
r. +. T.. was afflicted from the crown OF my
head TO the soles of my feet Your r. II. r.
has cured my difficulty Of breathing, smother
ing. palpitation of the heart, and has relieved
me of all pain. One nostri was closed Tor
ten years. but now l can breathe through II
readily
have not slept on either side for two years;
In fact, dreaded to see night come. Now l
sleep soundly in any position all night.
am so years old, but expect soon to be able
to take hold of the pow handles. l feel glad
that was lucky enough to get p. =. p, and
heartily recommend 1t to my friends and the
public generally.
Yours respectfully RAMSEY.
THE STATE OF TEXAS. r..
County of Comancle,
Before the undersigned authority, on this
day, personally appeared A. NJ. Ramsey, who,
after being duly sworn, says on oath that the
foregoing statement made by him relative to
the virtue of p. p. P. medicine, Is pSSspv tras;
Sworn to and subscribed before m: this,
J. NJ. LAMBERT, P,
Comanche County, Texas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-05
.!Fasa6oise in NsHnda.

Turquoise has been discovered re-
Gently in Lincoln county. in south
eartern! Nevada. at the foot Of Sugar
Loaf Peak, says the New York; WoIl,:.
Iheoeodoify rockns mica schist. The
zone inowhich the;turquoise isfound is
about half mile long. In this zone
the has 'appaferlGty been no fissur-
ing, With thetexception9 Of the intro
sion. of one large die, which is about
I-Nfeet vice and shows clearly, for
4oW feeS in lei 9Th. The largest and
pufest' specimens Of turquoise are
tfodnG in tbs dixie; sometimes show
ing on the surface, in nodules' which
vary fiUmNthe size of "a pinhead to an
average walnut Mr. George Sim
mons Of Vanderbilt, CAL, from whom
we have received this +, information,
reports, that he has found several pre-
historic wOrkings and numerous
stone implements ALI these old
workings have been flied lin, ana tie
Only way to. detect them was by the
shrfrkage of the loss EARTH and the
Rd neEous PARTICLES Of TURQUOISE winch
u ,containe4, Two Ecrossents have
beel driven to open the turquoise
bearing rocE, one at a depth Of thirty
/ five feet and the 2 other; at about
twenty five feet. A shaft twenty five
feet deep has also been sumi, besides
Fseyera tee feet holes Tie turquoise
frOrl this place has been marketed at
Deuyer, New York aud Los Angeles.
The largest of the stones sold up to
cate weighe, 81 catats, with others
ranging from 10 to % co Gals. Speci-
mems Of the stones which we have
tseen'aie "a rather light blue color.
Development work is at present car
red on at the property by four men.
but it. is expected they win increase
the force. before winter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-05
800 Reverb 800.

The readers Of this paper will be
Pleased to leaFn.tkat there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that u CatarRh. Halls Catsrri,
Cure is the ouly positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catsrfh
being constitutional disease, re-
qnires !. q constitutional treatme ut.
Halls Catafrh' Cure Is taken inter-
nslly. actinR directly upon the bloou
and mucous s1tiaces OF the system
thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disSess, apd giving tho patient
stfen9th byib1iIding up che oonstitu-
tion and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors lave go much
faith in its curative powers. that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
lss OF testimonials. Y
FIJI. CHENEY:& co.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Is
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-05
Don't Understand 1t.

1t is quite evident that the Woman
Suffrage people do not understand
handling the funds. They came to
the Appeal Office yesterday and in
settling an advertising bill insisted
on paying double the anouat Of the
agreed price, on the ground that the.
Appeal he'd done more for the woman
Sufraglsts than it had agreed tn. I
This clearly demonstrates that the
ladies will never get the hang of poll
tics. When men come to pay the edi-
tor they invariably insist that he has
not cone as much campaign work as
be agreed to and they will have to
pay him less. They settle for 40 cents
on the dollar, denounce him as po-
itical leach and blood sucker, and
then the sack bearer, after srnE ing
several thousand dollars, builds a
Horse on the proceeds and poses as q
parry leader. The press ought to
help the ladies secure the right Of
suffrage, for il the Ladies' have a fin
ger IN the pie they will insist on
haying the printing bills paid.-Ap-
peal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-05
ouessi ons and Answers.

In his speech at Cincinnati, Pres
,ident Mckinley asks these CUES
tons:
SWhat will make tile Nation strong
and the best? What Will make it's
citizenship more useful and effec-
tiYeH" ~
The Chicago Tribune telegraphed
Governor hadler requesting him to
state his views on these points. To
the lrbune'e request the Governor
replied as follows:
CARSON @ TY, New, Nov. 2.-@In my
opinion the way to Gtnake the Nation
stronger and the BEST is to open the
ndints to silver equally With gold.
Stop striving for the impossible, the
universal gold standard. + IN
Tho effort to reach that standard
has already paralyzed enterprise and
impoverished the nasses, Bsiose, Che
thirty-six hundred millions, Of foil
legal tender silver now, doing duty he
money and the twenty-five hundred
millions OF uncovered paper arg ,Fe-
tired by the substitution Of gold
therefor, which 'muSt be, done befbfs'
the gold standard is reached, Asiatic
conditions, must be- estsbishedl in
this 9communitg!t Fhe teonfict be-
= =.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-05
A PECULIAR REMEDY.
Something About tho Now Discovery.
for CnrinE Dyspepsia. A

y
The Rev. F. I. Bell. highly es-
teemed minister residing in Weeds.
port, !Cayuga Co., N. Y; in recent
letter writes as follows: .sThere Has
never been anything that I hive
taken that has relieved the Dyspepsia
from which have suffered for ten
years except the new remedy called
Stnart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Since.
taking them / have had no Distress Mt
all after eating and again after long
years GAN SLEEP WELL. Rev. F. 1,
Bell, Weedspert, N. Y, formerly
Idalia, Col. a.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is re.
markable reme1y, not only because
it is a certain cure for all forns OF
indigestion, but because it seems to
act as thoroughly in old CHRONIC
cases OF Dyspepsia as well as in mild
attacks of indigestion or billiousness.
A person has dyspepsia simply be-
cause the stomach is overvorked, all
it wants is a harmless. vegetable
remedy to digest the fooo and thus
give it the much needed rest. =,
This is the secret of the success of
this peculiar remedy. No matter how
weak or how much disordered the di-
gestion may be. Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets aoiu digest the food achether
the stomach works or noe. New life
and energy ls giteq not only to the
stomach but TO every organ and ner. 3
in the boHy. Atrial of this splendid
medicine viii convince the most
skeptical that Dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles can be cured. The
tablets are prepared by the Stuart
Chemical Co., Of Marshall, Mich, but
so popular has the remedy become
that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can
now oe obtained at any drug sto,e
Mt 30 cents per package. Send for
book on stomach diseases free.
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