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P e a o e A f t e r t h e B a t t le . *----- '"■VH'XJ 'lim looo yS , +* o * g u * , p c » w w iiS2Sessiaaisi^ kT V ^ S Fast trains virtually draw Chicago and New York 100 miles closer to gether than they have ever been be fore. A Chicago man Is now able to go to New York and spend an entire day there and lose only that day from his business In Chicago. He Is able to go to New York and spend almost as much time as he could at a Michi gan summer home and get back as quickly. With a regular train covering nearly a thousand miles at an average speed of more than tlfty-four miles an hour, the American railroad sets a pace for all the roads of the world. There are no fast European trains which run so great a distance. Even the world fa mous London-Aberdeen train, which travels the 523 miles between tile two cities at the rate o f sixty miles an hour, Is outdone by the new eighteen- hour American trains, which on the west end of the run will maintain the sixty-mile an hour rate, and at times will run much faster than that The New York Central and Lake Shore lines have now reduced the run ning time of the Twentieth Century limited train from twenty (jours to a regular schedule o f eighteen hours. As the Pennsylvania Railroad runs. It Is P05 miles from Chicago to New York. The running time between the two cities on this road Is eighteen hours. C oes L ik e th e W in d . The New York Central eighteen-hour train, however, travels much faster than the Pennsylvania train, for Its route is 980 miles long. Its average running tlhie Is 54.4 miles per hour, cot taking into consideration loss of time for stops. The New York Central train frequently Is compelled to reach a speed of more than eighty miles an hour to cover the 980 miles In 1,080 minutes. Recently on Its regular run from the East to Chicago the Twenti eth Century limited ran from Toledo, Ohio, to Elkhart, lnd., 120 miles. In 100 minutes. From Elkhart to Chicago the train covered the 101 miles, mak ing live full stops. In 95 iqlnutes. Last year this same train made the run from New York to Chicago, 980 miles. In flfteen hours and forty-five minutes. Railroad men say that the schedule may be cut to seventeen and then to sixteen hours. Heretofore no railroad has attempt ed to maintain a schedule of less than twenty hours between Chicago an 1 New York. During the World's Fair In 1893 the New York Central "Exposi tion Flyer" ran for 108 days on a twenty-hour schedule, and three years ago the same mad Inaugurated the twenty-hour schedule for Its "T w en ti eth . Century limited." This road's "Em pire State Express" has for four teen years been the fastest 400-mlle train In the world, while the Twenti eth Century limited has been the fast est thousand-mile train. The only train In the world which runs at a faster speed than the two Chicago trains run Is the London-Car- Usle express. This Is a train which makes Its 300-mlle Journey without a single stop. It has the right of way over all other traffic, and Is forced to run the 800 miles In Just four hours, f t f t the rats of seventy-live miles an Si Y hour. The London-Aberdeen train, which Is considered a more marvelous speedmaker In that It travels farther than the Carlisle train, maintains Its schedule of one mile a minute for 523 miles. England Is famous for Its fast trains, but the trains that run out of London do not travel such great dis tances as do the American trains. The London-Aberdeen run Is the longest possible In Great Britain. The Great Western Railroad o f Eng land runs a train from London to Exeter at the rate of 55.3 miles an hour, while the London and North western's Manchester train maintains a schedule of fifty-three miles per hour. The Great Northern’s London- Dorchester train is a flfty-tive-mile an hour train, while the London-Crewe train runs fifty-four miles an hour. Theere Is an express train which runs between London and Wakefield that travels at the rate of 55.5 miles per hour, w h lli a London-Slietfleld train Is scheduled at fifty-five miles per hour. l ’arls has several world-famous trains, hut none that equals the sched ule of the two new Chicago-New York flyers. On the Nord Railroad, between Paris and Calais, there Is one train scheduled at 58.4 miles per hour. This train, however, makes a run o f only 185 miles. The Northern France Road has eight trains dally whose speed ex ceeds fifty-eight miles per hour and two trains whose speed exceeds sixty miles per hour. These trains do not run great distances. For a short time a London-Plymotith train maintained a schedule o f 63.3 miles per hour. The distance 1s 291 miles. The entire run was made In 233 minutes. The Twentieth Century limited made a wonderful run In May, 1903, when It ran 4.4 miles at the rate o f 88 miles per hoar, six miles at the rate of 90 miles per hour, and seven miles at the rate of 86.4 miles per hour. On this run this train maintained a speed of 66.12 miles per hour for 241 miles and 70.2 miles per hour for 133 miles. The new eighteen-hour trains carry five or six heavy palace cars. The largest passenger engines In tho ser vice pull the trains, which have the right o f way of the roads long before they are scheduled to pass any given point. The trains are put on as the result of a general demand for fast travel between the two cities. 8uch trains are used for the most part by finan ciers who have business Interests both In New York and Chicago, by buyers for the big firms o f Chicago, and by professional men to whom every hour Is valuable. There are other passen gers than these, of course, most of whom use the fast trains and pay the excess fare merely out of curiosity to ride on a train which runs at an enor- mously fast speed. Both o f the new eighteen-hour trains will make a number o f stops, ii n average of abou« one to every 100 miles of the run. At only a few of these places will the trains take on passengers, most of the stops being made merely for the purpose of chang ing engines or taking water. While trains frequently attain a speed rate of 100 miles aa boor for short distances, a train that runs 1,000' miles in eighteen hours regularly has no rival In any other country In the world. While the American roads hold the most Important records for long distance runs and for regular long distance trains, they likewise hold them for the fastest record runs for short distances. The w ife of a well-known Western Senator Is a Southern woman who was married to the Senator late in life. While still a young girl she left her native State and came North to live; but from time to time she would re visit her old home. On one of these occasions shortly be fore her marriage she happened to meet the old colored “ mammy” who had been her nurse, and who was vast ly surprised to find that "M iss Mary” still was unwedded. ‘"L an ’, Miss Ma’y !” she exclaimed, “ ain't yo’ married yit?” "No, not yet, Aunt Sally,” was the answer. “ My, my! Who’d a-thought It? An' yit,” she mused, determined to soften this disgrace, “ aftah all, dey does say dat ol’ maids has de happies' life; dat is, aftah dey quits struggling ” W o r ld F a m o u s Runs. Railway Rata Legislation. In May, 1893, the Empire State ex At the biennial convention of the Or press on the New York Central ran der of Railway Conductors recently ons mile In 32 seconds which Is at held at Portland, Oregon, resolutions the rate o f 112 miles ua hour. In Au were unanimously adopted voicing their gust, 1895, the Pennsylvania road ran sentiments as to the effect of proposed a train 5.1 miles n 3 minutes, which railway rate legislation on the 1,300,- Is at the rate of 102 miles per hour. 000 railroad employes, whom they in The Plant System In March, 1901, part represented. These resolutions made the fastest run ever made, cov “ indorse the attitude of President ering five miles In 2 minutes and 30 Roosevelt in condemning secret rebates seconds. This Is at the rate o f 120 and other illegalities, and commend the miles an hour, or two miles a minute. attitude of the heads of American rail In January, 1899, a Burlington train ways, who, with practical unanimity, ran 2.4 miles In 1 minute and 20 sec have joined with the president on this onds, or at the rate of 108 miles per question.” They then respectfully hour. point out to congress the “ inadvisa The New York Central Road made bility ot legislation vesting in the another record in January, 1903, wheu hands of a commission power over rail it ran a train 7.29 miles In 4 minutes way rates, now lower by far in the flat. The speed attained was at the United States than in any other coun rate of 100.35 miles per hour. try,” because such regulation would In April of last year a Michigan “ result in litigation and confusion and Central train ran 3.73 miles In 2 min inevitably tend to an enforced reduc utes, or at the rate o f 111.9 miles per tion in rates, irrespective of the ques hour. Last July a Philadelphia and tion of the ability of the railroads to Reading train traveled 4.8 nilles in stand the reduction, especially in view 2 minutes and 30 seconds, or at a of the increased cost of their supplies speed of 115.2 miles per hour. and materials.” • They further pro One of the fastest short distance tested against such power being given regular trains In America is a New to the present Inter-State commission York Central train which makes the because “ the proposed legislation is run o f 143 miles from New York to A l not in harmony with our idea of Amer bany in 160 minutes. Several trains ican jurisprudence, inasmuch aB it con on the Baltimore and Ohio Road cover templates that a single body shall have the distance of forty miles between the right to investigate, indict, try, Washington and Baltimore In 45 min condemn and then enforce its decisions utes. The Congressional limited, on at the cost of the carriers, pending ap the Pennsylvania road, makes the run peal, which is manifestly inequitable.” from Jersey City to Washington In The conductors base their demand 286 minutes. The distance is 227 for only such lesislation, if any, as miles. would “ secure and insure justice and The Pennsylvania road In 1897 made equity and preserve equal rights to all a now famous long distance run from parties concerned,” on the ground that Jersey city to Denver, 1,937 miles, in the low cost of transportation “ is the forty-eight hours, an average speed of result of the efficiency of American 40.3 miles per hour. In 1891 the Cana railway management and operation dian Pacific ran a train 2,802 miles In which have built up the country 77 hours and 9 minutes, which gives through constant improvement and de an average speed o f 36.32 miles per velopment of territory, while at the hour. same time recognHion has been given Another long distance run which to the value of intelligence among em created a sensation at the time was the ployes in contrast to foreign methods, trip of the Jarrett & Palmer special where high freight rates and lowest theatrical train, which made the run wages to employes obtain.” from Jersey City to Oakland, Cal., In pressing their claims against leg 3,311 miles. In 83 hours and 45 minutes, islation adverse to their interests, they an average speed of 39.53 miles per point out the fact that "th e freight hour. rates of this country average only two In January, 1904. the Clark special per cent of the cost of articles to the train ran from Albuquerque, N. M„ to consumer, thus making the freight rate Chicago, 1,478 miles, In thirty hours, so insignificant a factor in the selling maintaining a speed o f 45.9 miles per price that numerous standard articles are sold at the same price in all parts hour. of the country.** N o rfo lk B a b b it W arrens. The great headquarters of the nat T h e M illc re s k P h ilo so p h er. ural warren of England Is In Norfolk, Evasion is the tribute cowardice and more especially In the neighbor pays to direct falsehood. hood of Thetford. There for mile after It would be much more easy to con mile rabbits are the main “ crop” of quer fate If we but knew what fate the country, and a paying one, for the was to be. only labor Involved Is that of catch-> lng them. You can walk for miles and ! Always take the deed for the will— see nothing but rabbit warrens on ev- and cheat the lawyers out of a contest. It Is a pity that the w h eat Instead ery side. The woods and parks are warrens, and so are the heaths. The of the speculator, falls into the hopper and is ground up. only houses In sight are warreners' The bookworm sees but the printed cottages, and Instead of plowmen at work, or men sowing com, or shep page. All nature's volume Is a stran herds and their collies, the only work ger to him.—Cincinnati Commercial. men visible are all warreners— Lon don Country Gentleman. I f the automobile craze keeps up. repairing them will be the surest way to make money. flEnaaanacE-oi □ •” *» WHIM AIL t i l l MILA. T W »«•» Coa*h 8jnip, Taatea Good. XJm —U i y tlm «. Sold by t l m M i m r-|“ ii"-q[-ri