The sun., 1910-07-10

mobile service 20 blrutn CHAM, and inter
mediate towns. Birmingham h iio miles
from London. This viii DO the longest
automobile mail route IN the country.
The post office policy - to estAhliah
antomobile routes 60 cities that can be
reached from London within ten. eight and
six hours Thus the automobile tTGck
oAn take out mails fran London when they
are sorted after .thelcioSe 10 business hours
and deliver them in tune for distribution
early next morning IN towns from fifty
To $50 miles distant The service u said
to be much cheaper than IL II was per-
formed by the railroads.
Straphan gers are almost a. numerous
in the subways oi London a. they are
in New York. Americans making sheir
lrst trip in the London subways ind
themselves quite at home When they SEQ
the much used. dirty Ahd distorted leather
straps hanging from the parallel bars
on each side OF the cars.
The trains are crowded In the rush
hours in London just a. they are in New
York. Since the electrfication Of the
Metropolitan and District, London's chief
underground arteries. and the reforma-
ton and Improvement Of the service
by General Manager Stanley. the traffic
expert impaired from New York. traffic
has grown by leaps and bounds
Mr.. StAnley has improved the service
80 that In the rush hours he runs
trains on q shorter headway than in
New York . subway. A tho lines are only
double tracked he cannot give as good
an express service A. General Manager
Prank Hedley provides for New iorkers
Unlike Mr.. Hediey. Mr.. Stanley provides
two smoking cars on each train.
Building operations in the Rue d'Ar-
sant in Rr,lssels have led to the discovery
Of a metal case containing about 10000
ancient CONS OF these 90 are English.
Irish and Scotch. and the remainder were
minted in Belgium in the time Of Henry
Ill OF Brabant.
II il supposed that the coins belonged
to a Knight Of Brussels, who hid them
about i2st, and that he vas killed in
lighting and carried with him. to the
grave his secret. which was to remain
hidden for nearly seven centuries.
InhertAncs tAxes are not generally
liked by thoss who havo 90 pay them.
but the eldest son of the Swiss engineer
Herr Brandt. who built the Simplon tun-
mel ans, died In Ieos. In paying 10000
with the utmost satisfaction. The Swiss
authorities discovered that Brandt pos
scssed 5000. 900 worth Of property d
Russia which he had failed to declare in
his will. The con. who was unaware
Of the existenoc Of this property. is only
too glad TO pay the fine OF $4,000 TO Sc |
cure a windfan Of q. 10000.
A remarkable story OF hlial devotion !
and lovev' constAnoy 10 reported from !
Hraila in RumAnia. and IL has just cul- |
In the marriage Of Maria Liega. |
Ased 20. and Joseph Stolesco, aged as.
sixty years ago Maria and Joseph |
we're anxious 70 we'd. but the girls father |
refused his consent and the dutiful daugh-
Ter agreed to remain . spinster until
death removed his opposition. The
father. In . country where. thanks to the /
use OF sour milk. centenAriAns are common.
kept her waiting until he reached the age
Of iis The Bishop Of Braila. who per-
formed the long delayed ceremony. held
up the newly married couple ~ an example
10 all young lovers.