The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06

3 Y, nrsl he kept perfectly clean, and the
ia % the embankments is shaved llk
n hvn The tracks are bnllastcd with
N ind the ballast protected by little
N it NJ cobblestoneS four inches high,
+ Lib form a gutter outside the line.
Javanese Tramways.
y not only the trunk lines, but also the
snviys Of Java are well built There
b number Of steam tramways now be-
IN constructed, and many such are doing
ht we'll went over the one from
Hskh to Magelang a short time ago with
3, tlYll engineer. This was Mr.. j. f. Van
eaihin yau den Berg, a young man who
h educated at the LehGh University, and
Ia graduated there in 1895 He is a rel
hin Of Lord Van Benthen van den Berg,
Dutch resident governor at Bandong.
road Is about fOrty-elght miles long,
It's pays on account of the heavy ship
&s1is Of tobacco and sugar from the
niions through which it runs. The
Ein H built on high entertainments
ieughout most Of its course. 1t has some
9sp grades, and II Is crossed above and
ENw by drains and artificial waterways. |
Interested In the protection of the
lg@ by huge crates made of bamboo
Y With stones II you will imagine
n1o basket as big as railroad car,
- VIII boulderS Of various sizes, thrown
a stream above the bridge to break the
a y you may get an idea Of such protec-
BASKETS Of this kind are of alt sizes
"A X ste used to hold M the embankments
" prevent washlngS and to strengthen
sorts Of waterways.
At the Railroad Stations.
&lls Stations are better kept here than
''s United States. They are well built.
Eas made Of stone and stucco. covered
n Enltewash, and rooted with red tiles.
station has a home for the station
&as i has lawn and garden about
III pam hm trees and tropical flowers.
IA we stations have pos tOffices con.
f Ill., WIN them, and all have telegraph
Nv ana telephones. The ticket agents
llen Chinese, They are the cashiers
country, and handle the greater
ATS are hrst, second and third class,
81 .,. generally taking the later. The
~ M low and the third-class tickets
n.g 'I ~ iargest part of the receipts of
I'm iney amount to about $4,000, 900
sgy afce station has Its first and sec
kuSas, waiting -ooms, and each has
Il nm so Wnere yor can get fair meal
\ mai ~ 70 10 cents. Before YOU reach
&sd IA Ssuons the conductor telegraphs
&Fs Nm a vrlefs Your dinner. or YOU can
tre,bt ~ elesraph for dinner to lie
y ssrypd y Sou on the train. Such meals
n %s ever the other. hnif'dozoSn % Mnrou
y Il M an ordinary train luncheon.
fterel,h,ee aims some hot SCUM. meal or
b. and these with fruit form tho
fA anl vail brings the food into the
*rAg you az upon you while You eat,
i no,bsr "a, ss me next station, to go back
yam with the dishes.
Across Java by Rail.
y d NV, from Batavia to soerbaya cost
~ s"ueus' an average of about ~
.nl.n , tle. This NLs frst-class. Had
I'M, y, 'eCond'class could have gone for
at,nn.u thlrd'clas for six-tenths Of a
y, AN, | had a servant with me and
II, an 'alrd-class. paid extra bag.
" all over slxty-six mounds at the
b ,ln n cents a pound, and my baggage
b. NJ as much as my ticket.
n connsr,e YOU a picture of the FIRST
10 Mao which had from Seer
ats al r. IL was about as wide as
a % length ne but not pore than ten
~ t1l0 u,oiis vas III Iact little room
uttered ~, aned with glass at the sides
SEATS ~ ! door at the rear. 1t had
" Of nsbotne corners and two arm
latht ron,lfahy and wicker The com
4 a could ba "neu also a leather sofa,
Aole TO-, put up or down at will, and
which We VIDE and four feet long,
HsSenre,s ave our luncheon. NV fei-
u Whit were four portly Dutchmen
Il he sofs ulek. One OF them monopo-
ibdomsn tylng thereon HIS back. his
llse Of bsin.aNng like jelly under its
Chen vsrs'e linen. The other three
4 Y spoke - smoking and chatting.
ke9kE english and found them good
sssilsSssr s1nnt beyond this was for the
u Chinese sehsers. Here were half a
fseas whb dressed In white duck, all
black onan ngs and scarf pins. Each
Ak tucte5 IN which was braided
\. sstcA ~ inside his Jacket. All had
. were aiso US and carried canes.
wig a eo,'. some of the poorer Dutch,
lsH and sie OF women, who wore
y ptettv sippers IN Javanese style.
Tulshlus srii[l With beautiful ewes and
glld lei " and face so dark thar
Aff.elsss sue mad native blood in her.
.ssn ara were crowded Syith no'iyes
''asA men, packed in as close ' as
|',a ,ls s.':tooted Conductors.
"a usS . time the conductor came
A' mOves sesa. az.