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Justice vs. Chivalry
By
MILTON
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A young man stood in his place in a long
line of patient human beings who were work
ing slowly towards a hank teller's window,
lie had been in line for a long time and the
window was now only one or two persons
distant. Just as he was congratulating him
self that his errand was almost accomplished,
some one touched him on the arm and a
woman whom he knew appeared before him.
lie smiled with pleased surprise and lifted
his hat.
"Oh, Mr. Jones," she said, with a mis
chievous disregard of business etiquette,
"can't I squeeze in there somewhere? If I
l ave to go clear to the end of that awful line I'll just die, and what's
more, I'll miss an important luncheon engagement."
The young man would gladly have had her 'step' in ahead of him,
but it occurred to him to look around to see what effect the request
had on those immediately behind him. His look of inquiry met only
scowls of disapproval; it would mean the taking of two or three min
utes of the time of every person in that long line, and here and there
he saw an exceedingly impatient face. He knew what the only alter
native was: Gracefully to step out of line atul, with an undisturbed
smile and bow, to say: "Certainly, Miss ; take my place." lint
just at that moment he remembered that his time was not his own and
that his mission was one of haste. All this, however, could not be ex
plained satisfactorily in the second or two at his command. So he
reddened and what did he do? What would one do? It might de
pend some on one's nationality, and some on other things.
It was unquestionably a case of justice versus chivalry. The hurry
and jostle of modern city life bring the two often face to face. If, as is
frequently-asserted, chivalry is waning in America, is it not because the
love of justice, which has always been a strong American trait, is
growing still stronger? WAS THK OLD CHIVALRY JUST?
WAS IT NOT OFTKN A ROWING TO SH LFISHN'HSS? DORS
NOT THK LOVK OF JUSTICK, IF IT RK T1C.M PF.RKI) WITH
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDKRATIOX, LRAD TO A TRUKR j
CHIVALRY, AND LKAVK LKSS ROOM FOR SKLFISHNKSS
IN KITH ICR SKX? True, we are not rid of selfishness by a good deal;
but it is (loul)ttul u it is more common now than of old. It has always
Inxn pretty evenly distributed among the various members of the hu
man family, of whatever ,
nationality, color or sex. rtls&C0-j-imm V
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
There is said to be not a single house
ia London which is more than "00
yurds from a pillar posthox.
It is proposed to erect state convales
cent homes in Austria for anaemic
children ami those whose weakened
condition renders thcin liable to con
sumption. Night robberies have practically
ceased in the St. (lilies suburb of llrus-
els since the local police began mak
ing their nightly rounds accompanied
by watch dogs.
Water is so scarce in the Japanese
island of Oshlina that it is the custom
of the bride to take a large tub of
drinking water with her to her new
home as a kind of dowry.
It is reported that the Russian min
ister of the interior is considering a
project for nationalizing the medical
profession, so that all doctors and
chemists would be slate officials. A
commission has been appointed to col
lect information on the subject.
ti. hundred children of the poorest
class in I'dinhtirh haw been washed
en masse at the corporation baths.
Afterwards they w re provided with
new clothes. One of them was over
heard to remark that they were "good
clothes enough, but awfu' dear at the
price."
The smoke nirtaance is moving oen
the ipiiet soul of the Austrian and half
f Vienna is worried because the other
half is disfiguring the city with tin
thick cloud from the chimneys of in
dustry. Several proposed bills have
been drawn tip, ami it is likely that in
a comparatively short time a strong
effort will be made to have one or other
of these become a law.
EFFECTS 0? MENTAL TENSION
It la ft llnnl Matter to ltealtar- the
liintrull) of Maintaining n I'rr-feetl)-
.Natural Poae.
We neer know how active our im
aginations' can be till we let tliein out,
or till they get the better of ua, for
onie reason. A major in tlie army,
stationed at Gassett's Mills, rcceutly
admitted that when he went into ac
tion for the first time he was -o
scared that he did not know which
way was north, but he had an over
whelming doire to reach it, wherever
it was-. Vet, after six or eight bat
tles ami after being wounded a coll
ide of times, lie regarded battler very
much a people hereabout regard the
evening fight at the Manhattan end
of the bridge, ni the Itrooklyn
Kagle.
C-astv of wanting to run when bul
lets lly are by no means difficult to
find. Hut a young soldier in Prooklyn
confesses to u more queer experience.
Hi regiment was in camp, and had
been ordered out for dress (tarade, ax
usual. When lined up for inspection,
every man a stilT ai a ramrod, and
not a white glove moving, tlmoung
man a lieutenant began to ask him
self: "Suppose I should slip or any
thing, to break the quiet? Suppose I
should fall?" The idea of fulling kept
growing in hi mind, till before the
Inspection was over and the regiment
was allowed to uae its feet once more,
he could hardly keep on his leg, and
wam in a sweat of agony, from the
dread of tumbling over a lid making
M exhibition of himself.
People who have never tried it do
not realize how hcird it is to stand
absolutely still and jet appear inter
ested and at ease. Artist" models
succeed at it, csseeially those in Ita
ly, and will hold a jsose, not too dif
ficult, for an hour. Acforsr, when they
group about the man in the center
of the stage, who i.v enjoying all the
limelight and how they hate them
for it are required to keep still, so
as not to distract attention from the
great man's savings and motion, and
because they inut group in such n
way as to fwnn a picture and keep it
till it can be realized by the eyes
in front. Hut this enforced statu-esqueness-
is hard on thesupe. They
are not used to it. When tliey are
put under the strain, and when ns
Roman warriors they must stand at
the back without winking while I'ru
tus or Virginius or some other pon
derous person unbosoms himself re
specting love or politics, they are in
n small torture. One such, last sea
Kin, who could no longer abide it to
listen to the soliloquy by the head
man, pitched over on his face and
had to be lugged out by the arms, to
the spoiling of the scene.
CAUSE 'silADEsTrr WATER.
Vnrylnw Condition That He I r rm I n r"
the Hue of InUri nnd
Hlvrra.
The varying shade which natural
water assume are due chiefly to two
causes vegetable stain am suspend
ed matter. When the latter is pres
ent in appreciable qnantity It cause
turbidity and in not a real pigment.
The true color or vegetable stain is
greenish-yellow to reddish-brown nnd
is due to decayed plant growth. The
suspended matter ia generally min
eral and often contains iron. The
color acquired by water tit the bot
tom of a deep pond is hugely di'
to this cause, says a scientific ex
change, Hxports have ndopttd a method of
stating the depth of oolor in water
by comparison with a mixture of
platinum and cobalt, the color pro
duced by one part of platinum to
1. 000,000 parts of water being taken
ns the unit.
Thus jt has been shown thai tin
color of surface water depend both
on the character of the neighboring
vegetation nnd on the time that the
water remains in contact With it.
Water near steep rocks, wheie then;
are few tree, will generally be be
low 20 units in color; steep wooded
or cultivated slope give 20 to t0
unita; similar but gentler slope
from 5 to 10(1 ami swamp areas 0)
to 500 or ctcu higher. Highly colored
wnterH are more common in the
northern states than in the south.
Colored ' wntcr Is gradually
blenched by sunlight, the action tak
ing place chiefly within one foot of
the surface. The study of color in
water U of commercial importance
because most people object ti
drinking brovvnUh water. Hence, in
n town water supply the color must
either bo removed or its formation
must be prevented. The latter ia
often the most economical thing to
do nnd it may be accomplished by
Intercepting thn ratfr from the up
land and leading it Into the stream
without letting it pass through the
iwempa.
ADMITS niS GUILT.
Charlra II. T li o m p o n l'leada Unlit?
tto A4 tr niptr-d llrlhery and
Ia Fined fl.OOO.
Kalamazoo, Dec. 10. Charles II.
Thompson, of Chicago, in the- circuit
court Tuesday afternoon, pleaded
guilty to a charge of attempting to
bribe Wilbur H. Snow, of Kalamazoo,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Thompson was before Judge Herbert
Winsor, of the Calhoun circuit, sit
ting for Judge Adams, of the Kala
mazoo circuit. Judge Winsor imme
diately lined Thompson $1,000, which
was promptly paid, and the prisoner
was discharged. Thompson was un
accompanied by any of his Chicago
friends. Snow first met Thompson
through William H. TurneclifTe, for
merly adeputy food commissioner
for Michigan ami later an agent for
the Hammond Tacking company. It
was arranged that Snow was to get
a commission for aiding in alc of
oleomargarine. On January C
Thompson went to Snow's house and
on a basis of half n cent a pound said
the sum duo Snow was $120. He paid
Snow the money at once. Sheriff
SMpman, who wa.s in an adjoining
room, arresttal Thompson. Snow had
concealed in a closet u witness who
took down in shorthand all the con
versation that took place.
FAVORS PROBATION.
Gov. Illlaa, In Ilia draaar, Will Ad
vocatr l.ca Severity for Flrat
Offnidera.
Sag'naw, Dec. 8. --Gov. 1'diss is busy
with his annual message. In discuss
ing the document he said that he w ould
undoubtedly recommend a probation
law similar to that now in force in
New York and Massachusetts. The
governor believes this law would large
ly improve the condition of first of
fenders, who fall into the clutches of
the law, rather through their own
carelessness than their disregard for
it. He favors a scheme of county
agents, to watch over such first of
fenders as seem entitled to leniency.
The governor also said that he fa
vored increasing the entrance age for
children at the Coldw ater school from
12 to 14 years, and also the admittance
of crippled children.
AllCr'a Seerrlarj.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. Thomas
Grant, formerly private secretary to
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Darling, has been appointed private
secretary to Senator Alger. He will
enter into his new duties immediate
ly. Grant is a native of Minnesota.
(Jen. Alger says he needed a man fa
miliar with Washington departmental
business. Grant will have nothing to
do with political mater.
Twin Cltlr I'ronprnini,
St. Joseph, Dec. K. The otlicial re
ports of the condition of the four
banks in the twin cities made to the
state bank commissioner and the
comptroller of the currency show at
the close of the lmsiness November
25 that the bankn have in the vaults
a reserve of over $soo,000. This con
firms a report that the twin cities
arc enjoying a reign of prosperity.
Fire In n IIIk Mine.
Ishpeming. Dec. '.. Kire threatens
the practical ruination of the sec
tion 10 mine of the Oliver Mining
company. Water was poured down
1he mine for hours, and now the
shafts have been scaled in the hope
that as the air becomes exhausted
the (lames will burn themselves out.
There is little faith, however, that
this met hod twill be successful.
I,l1rar- for litnla.
Ionia, Dec. S. One of Ionia's most
beautiful and historic residence prop
erties will become a free public li
brary. Mrs. Marion Fowler, of Palo
Alio, Cal., will donate to the city the
fine Fred Hall residence property,
embracing a fine sandstone building
nnd a square of land in the heart of
the city, facing on Main, Kidd and
Washington street.
A Fatal Frrnr.
Frederic, Dec. 8. While William
Murphy and Kd Chalker were, hunt
ing rabbit about nine mile north
east of thU place Murphy was mis
taken for n deer by Ace Valentine,
who was chasing a large buck at tin
time, nnd wa instantly killed, being
shot in the neck by Valentine.
Only fine Doctor.
Ijinsing, Dec. 8. Lansing furnishes
the only physician w ho is a member of
the lower house of the legislature, n
list prepared and sent out by state au
thority showing that D. M. Notting
ham, of thl city, i the only doctor
elected to the body.
Mrntorlt to Franera Wlllard.
Lansing, Dec. 8. The Lansing W. C.
T. U. unveiled ami dedicated a hand
some memorial fountain erected to
France Willard. The fountain in lo
cated at the corner of Washington and
Michigan avenuea.
laBMier of Tart r lilsr a.
Lansing, Dec. 8. Game Warden
Morse in hU monthly report say tho
killing of partridge in some instances
ha amounted to slaughter and kiijs
there i the necessity of limiting the
bag of this bird.
Miner l.oara Ilia I.lfr.
Iron Mountain, Dec. 8. While
blasting in the Florence mine, Peter
Olson and Axel Anderson were im
prisoned in n small slope. Anderson
died from suffocation. He leaves n
family.
lajtlt of ( harlra T. Illlla.
Muskegon, Dec. 8. Charle T. Hillr,
one of the most prominent lumber
men of Michigan, and manager of the
firm of Ityeraon, 1 1 ills A Co., died at
hii home la this citjj a 91 jcara.
TIIE LAND OFFICE.
Annual lienor! of ContmUaloner
Wild? 1'rraent Some Very
IntrreatluB MatUtlca.
Lansing, Dec. 8. In his anuual re
port, just completed, Land Commis
sioner Wildey says that at the begin
a:ng of the fiscal jear the state held
41J,04S acre of land, 119 acres of part
paid landa and 1.K07 acre of swamp
homestead laiul were forfeited to the
state, 6,185 ucres were deeded by the
auditor general under the homestead
act, 19,410 acre of homestead lanfT
reverted for noncompliance with tht
requirements of law, and 40 acres of
land were patented by the gtncral gov
ernment, making n total of 446,61
acres. The state sold 33,408 acres of
land, licensed 374 acres of swamp land,
disposed of 33,301 acres of homestead
lands to homesteaders and deeded 24,
749 acre to actual settlers. TJhe total
number of acres held by the state at
the close of the. fiscal year was 353,
498 acres.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Mother l.ravri Her Two Children
Alonr In lle-r Home nt Paglnaw,
and Thry Meet Sad Fair.
Saginaw, Dec. 6. Two children of
Mrs. Ainsley Powers. 914 Starls street,
w ere burned to death when their moth
er left them alone in the house for
n few minutes. On child was a girl,
six years old, and the otJier an infant
of two months. It is supposed the
little girl set lire to some paper with
which she was playing. The two dead
bodies lay on the floor When the fire
department responded to an alarm.
The house wa only slightly damaged.
KICKED TO DEATn.
Saloon Ilravvl In St. Joi!i I'ravra
Fatal 4o I. re shearer Ilia Mur
derer Arretted.
St. Joseph, Dec. 8.--Lee Shearer, of
Koyalton township, met death in a
saloon brawl. Sluarer and Harry
Prunke met in a saloon and in the
fight that ensued Shearer's jugular
vein was. ruptured, it is alleged, by a
vicious kick in the neck after he had
been knocked down by P.runke. Death
was almost instantaneous. The fight
was the outgrowth of an edd feud.
Ilrunke is under arrest.
Mlrhluan A n 1 1 n 1 1 lea.
Saginavas Dec. U. II. H. Priz, of
this city, ha consented to assist
Harlan I. Smith, formerly of Sag
inaw, now of the American Museum
of Natural History, New York, after
the holidays, in the work ofpreserv
ing and studying the antiquities of
Michigan, Mr. Smith writes that
the large piece of copper found on
the Melon farm near Foster is vcrj'
valuable to science, nnd is the finest
copper specimen he knows of from
lower Michigan.
4 a La Slate to Pay.
Lansing, Dec. 8. Tax Commission
er Dust has a petition before tho
board of state auditor asking the
state to pay the expenses of the liti
gation which he had with Pobert
Oakman over the title to the office to
which Dust was appointed by Gov.
PlisH nearly two years ago. The Mlit
wa brought in the name of the at
torney general, and Gen. II. M. Duf
field has included in the claim n
charge for his services os attorney.
Will Not Itrhiillil.
Niles, Dec. 8. When asked if he will
rebuild the two paper mills which
burned here two weeks ago, entailing
a loss of $75,oMi, half of w hich wascov
ercd by insurance, Mr. Chapin replied
that there were too many wrapping
paper mills in the country, and that if
lie rebuilds he will build something
else. This explodes the rumor that the
mills were to be rebuilt at Puchanau.
rr Town Planned.
Menominee, Dec. 8. Several new
towns will bo platted along the Me
nominee river in the near future.
One. White Kapids, ha already been
platted by Chicago ami Oshkosh cap
italist, who have purchased much
land along the river and nre interest
ed in the development of the wate
powcr. 1'nrnlnv of Itallroada.
Lansing, Dec. 8. According to a
statement issued by Ilnilroad Com
missioner O.sborn the earning of
Michigan railroad dirring the month
at October were $1,377,377.75, a com
pared to $3.984, 30(1.44 for the corre
sponding month of the previou year.
Fa.l Mile with an Aula,
Detroit, Dec. 8. Harney Oldfiald, of
this city, drove hi racing automobile
n straightaway mile on the boulevard
in :5'i 4-5, said to be the fastest mile
driven in this country this year, ami
but one second slower than the Amer
ican record held by Founder.
l'rlaon for a IllnamUt.
Nile, Dec. 8. Claude Hailing, the
self -4-on fessed bigamist, who eloped
last April from Nile with Florence
Zimmerman, who killed her betrothed
In order to marry Mm, has been sen
tenced to two ami a half j cars' impris
onment. Ilrailiwhe Powder Fatal.
Manistee, Dec. 8. The ten-months-old
child of Frank and Savnnnth
Moore got hold of and nte headache
powders, from the effects of which
it died in spasms an hour later.
Hoy Killed.
Alpena. Dec. 8. Tho sixyenr-ohl
son of G. A. Summers, a prominent
Alpena county farmer, was inlantly
killed while in the wood with hU
father, by a falling tree stub.
Killed ly a Falllnx Tree.
Iron Mountain, Dec. 8. Oscar John
son was instantly killed while work
ing in the wood) near Niagara. A
larjrts tree fell, atriking Lim on the
fetid.
yj PRINTED IN A PRISON. ?EMIJ0HNS BIG AND LITTL
Co rev let a In tuc Marqnettr Penllrn
tlary l'nltllah n I'ape-r Called ,
Projf rvaa."
Marquette, Dec. 8. The prisoners at
the state penitentiary here have em
barked in the newspaper business. A
periodical that will be issued monthly
ha been started, and the first number
shows that there is considerable
editorial talent within the prison wall.
The title of the paper Is "Progress."
All the work of publication, editorially
and mechanically, is done by convicts.
The publication consists of eight pages,
each three columns wide. Kveu the
advertisements nre there. The paper
is issued free to the inmates, but to
others the price is 50 cents annually.
The urticle range from the grave to
the gay. nnd the editor frequently
waxes facet ion a. .
A TIMBER DEAL.
Mlehlaan CnnltaJlata Pnrehaae a IIIk
Tract In l.onUlaiia, aud U III
F.rret Mauimolh Mill.
Grand Rapids, Dec. 8. A syndicate
made up largely of Michigan capital
ists has purchased a tract of cypress
timber land between New Orleans and
Hammond, La., with on estimated
stumpage of 450.000,000 feet and will
organize a company to manufacture.
It is proposed to erect n mill costing
$200,000 at Manchac, on Lake Pont
chartain. Among those interested
nre: lhomas If. I.otriin nnd K. Lyon, of
Chicago; John W. Plodgett, of Grand
Kapids; Danaher Pros., of Ludhigton;
Pradford vl Keel, of New Orleans, and
W. K. Lyon, of Ludington.
FEWER DEER KILLED.
Ilantrra l.raa Sneeaaf ul Than In the
Sraaoit of I Jn 1 ti in lr r of
llrrr Main, r,:tOO.
Negaunee, Dec. 8. It is tho opin
ion of those in position to know that
less than half the number of deer
was slaughtered this scnon than last
year in the upper peninsula. WML-
the deer were apparently more
plentiful than ever before, the ab
sence of snow proved a bar to the
hunters, as the rustle of the fallen
foliage warned tho game. Twelve
thousand and seventy-two license.4
were issued in upper peninsula coun
ties. A careful estimate of de.r
killed is about 5,300.
Died of llrr Injiirira.
Slockbridge, Dec. 8. Mr. William
Nichols died at her home near this vil
lage, of injuries sustained in n run
away severol weeks ago. While driv
ing home from this place her horse be
came frightened, and she was thrown
from her carriage and so seriously
injured that she has been confined to
her bed until her death. She was the
wife of William Nichols, who wax late
ly elected treasurer of Ingham county,
nnd the mother of six children.
Thry Are Made In Many SI sea nnd A
lard for m Ureat Many
Purpoaea.
Ilrlit Settled nl I.nt.
Marquette, Dec. 8.- About ten
year prior to tho death of President
George Washington, a relative of
l!ev. J. M. Rogers, of Marquette, en
tered claim against the government
for the loss of n schooner seized for
naval purposes. The claim was re
cently allowed and ordered paid. It
wa divided anion; .'100 or more heirs,
the share of each one being eighf
dollars. George Washington died De
cember 14. 1799.
A Fatal Fall.
Menominee, Dec. 8. Andrew John
son, aged .10 years, w as killed by falling
.'.0 feet from the top of the burner nt
tin- old Kirby Carpenter company mill
where he was working with several
other men. Ho lost his balance while
pounding the iron and in falling struck
against some board protruding from
the structure and landed on a pile of
brick, dying almost instantly. He was
a resident of Marquette.
Will Crlrhrate mi lahprmlnK.
Ishpeming, Deo. 8. Official of the
United States Steel corporation have
decided to hold a celebration in Ish
peming next June or July in honor of
the first mining work done by the Lake
Superior Iron company .'0 years ago.
The first ore was discovered before
that, but actual mining wa not start
ed until JS.:i. All the prominent ofti-
dais of the corporation will attend.
After the llrenrri.
Iron Mountain, Dec. 8. Tho author
ities here have commenced action
against the agent for outside brew-
cries. There are four of them in
thi city, representing the Pabst and
Sehlitz of Milwaukee, t'pper Michi
gan of Menominee, nnd the Hagimeis-
ter of Green Pay. According to law,
these agents must each pay a $i0)
license fee.
I) eel le Aitalnat tlioTa.
Grand Ilapids, Dec. 8. The aged
widows of the veterans who fought
and died for their country will have
to part with their pension money s
long as they remain in the soldiers'
homo. The board decided that every
cent over five dollars on each pen
sion will be held for the state fund.
Tkrrahrra Organlar.
Lansing, Dec. 8. Thirty delegate
from county association of the
lhrcshers' National Protective asso
ciation met here and perfected u
state organization Mibordinato to the
national association.
A Suildru Death.
Ypsilanti, Dec. 8. Prof. August
Ijodcman, who for .10 years has held the
hair of modern language in the state
normal college, died suddenly Sunday
f acute indigestion. He wa born in
German v In IS 12.
Child Swallona a. Serrrr.
Kalamazoo, Dee. 0. Palph, the 14-
months-old son of Fred W. Ihdinet,
West Kalamazoo, swallowed a large
atcel acrcw and choked to death.
"Of coutsc thosa giant demijol
of nppurently two or three barr
capacity that you see outside
liquor store as signs," said a deal
according- to the New York Sun, u
not rial demijohns, the wicker wo
being woven over u bottle-shap
form of wood.
"The largest demijohn used has
capacity of five gallons. The sum
est contain one uud a half ounc
or less than u gill. It is used i
perfumery nnd sold for knickknaei
"Ihtweeii the five-gallon and t
gill sio, demijohns are made
many sizes, including quarts, piif
and half pints. In these small
demijohn there is u considoral
holiday trade.
"Demijohn are not very cost
nnvwav. but the very smallest a
the most expensive proportionate
A gill demijohn sell for more th
one that will hold half a gallon, t
simple reason being that the liti
one must bo covtred with care as
its appearance, while in the larg
sizes the chief thing required i sei
iceability. So the basket work
the very littlest demijohns may t
more time and cost more for lab
than that on u demijohn some ai
la rger.
"Probably the first idea of mi
people would be that the demljo
Jm made solely to contain liquor; a
very likely it is more used for tl
than for any other one purpose. 1
demijohns are, in fact, used for m;i
purposes.
" They ore used for vinegar nntl
molasses, for perfumery and for I
rum; for cordials ami for extnu
for essences and for waters, and
on, in housekeeping use, aud in
drug and other trades.
"Almost all the demijohns used
this country are made here, thou
some are imported from Germa
and France. From those countr
also we get, containing drug
portal ions, some odd-shaped do
johns larger than any we use in tl
count ry.
"Hero or instance is a Fren
demijohn that holds approximat
six and a half gallons. It is tall a
of straight-sided, cylindrical for
nnd carried in iu hamper-like out
basket, with two handles, one
either side at the top. This mal
a nice-looking package and i hanj
to lift and carry around, but ra
roads don't like to handle wick
covered bottle of that sort on
count of their liability to break.
"On the oilier side they pack
demijohns like that with cork sera
or scraps of sponge for their prot
lion in transportation. Our
demijohns here, above five, galloi
:ire made in the form of what
called box demijohns, tho bottle
Ing incased not in wicker work, 1
in a box, or n wooden crate.
that matter there are now ma
many box demijohn of smaller sb
ns well."
ECCENTRIC RAILWAYS.
How Knulnrern Overcome Dlltle
tlea In Construction AYhlcli A
prnr luaiiriiiountnhle.
As the iron truck is bound to foi
its wa into most corners of the wor
it Is not surpmng that some lines
railway exist which nre striking c
deuce of a singularly bold concept
carried out in the face of ohttac
which M-ciiied almost iiiMirmoiintal
Sometimes, says the London Glo
the route of the future line lies aon
a desert; then the great law of t
compete a t ion of nat ure seems to n::
itself felt, for to balance the sav
of time and money, due to t he fact tl
long tunnels will not have to be t
through hills or mountains, the en
neers are confronted by the total i
sence of tliric essential clement
construction, namely, wood, iron a
water, which have to be transport
along the new 1 laid line as it stretel
its low length across Hie desert.
Russia's Transcuspiau railway, n
know as the Central Asian railw
was built under these conditions; th
sands of logs of limber were nect
and the region traversed cannot hoi
of a single tree for more than
mile. This timber was required n
building the long bridge, two mi
in length, over the river Amu-Dar
This bridge was alwaj k the weak po
in that highly important railway, n
it has been replaced recently by
ftc.ne bridge. Pet ween Merv ond Ch
jul the line had 1o be carried in
shifting sands 01 feet drep. When 1
work. is being carried on in such
gions the trains become a little to
on wheels. They are coriiMsed of t
storied wagons, which contain sic
ing accommodations, butchers' sta
canteens grocery stores atul forg
As the Transsiberion railway grew
length it was resolved by the outh
ities that the workmen should h;
their own "church car." A wagon v
fitted up accordingly as n church, w
a little peal of bells in the alcove a In
the entrance.
Moat American City In Canada.
Winnipeg is the Mecca of tLe im
grant to Manitoba and the northwi
A city of C0.0O0 inhabitants, w
bunks and warehouse (hat would
credit to the old country, with m
of avenues and red-brick villaty do
which run rapid electric cara, cat
ing their lines with nn eje for the fj.
ture, far into the market gardens aru
cornfield. Winnipeg, with its forttt
of telegraph and telephone polct and
network of overhead wire, is more,
American and go-ahead than any city
in the wet of Canada. London Lj
prei s. . . . )
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