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= 'll lllll.‘ THE VERY Laréfi FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. hieresting items About Our Own Country Great Britain. the United States. and All Pam of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. CANADA. The Ontario Legislature will meet. on Wednesday. February 10. Mr. T'hli’is. Roch was killed by being struck by a tree in the woods near Tyndall. Man. The resignations of the entire staff of the Ottawa Protestant hospital have been accepted. Another consignment rifles numbering 2.000 Kingston. ll. is reporbed that. there is a great deal of smuggling alt present on the Canadian Pacific coast. Five more pitch gas buoys will be. placed on the shoals in the St. Lawâ€" rence River next season. Owing ~to the lack of snow lumber operations in the Gatinemu. district. have been temporarily suspended. The failures in the city of Montreal durin, this past. year were. far in ex- cess 0 those of the two preVious years. The Dominion Parliament will not. meet until March. and the tariff pro- posals will not be brought. down until April. The Rev. George Clouthier, chaplain of the Stony Mountain penitentiary, has been dismissed by the Minister of Jus- tice. The will of the late James Hamilton, of London, 0111., filed for probate at that place. disposes of an estate of £31,150. Ratepayers of the township of An- caster have voted 9. bonus of $5,000 to the Hamilton. Chodoke & Ancaster El- ectric Railway. An official announcement is made that the Government intends at the coming semion to ask Parliament to repeal the Franchise Act. A man named Apollidore St. Pierre of Papineauville, Que, committed suicide at Rat. Portage on account of misfor- tunes in lilis love affairs. Mr. Borden is at present engaged up on a scheme to commute the hive years' salary allowance to retiring militia of- ficers into a pension for life. .It is stated. that the Franchise of the Niagara Falls Power Company for the building of the Canadian power tunnel has been extended for four years. The engagement of Miss Ella \Valk- er. granddaughter of Hiram Walker. the millionaire distiller of "Valker- Ville, Ontario. to Count Manford Von Matuschka, of Schloss, Bechau, has been announced. The Mon-treat street railway man- agement have adopted a. new style of cash box for their conductors,f.uirnish- ed with a new conitrivance known as an improved _receiver, which the mo- might the com trikos the aperture seizes ill; in a tight grip, preventing its removal. Mr. William \Vhyte, superintendent of the Western Division of the Canaâ€" dian Pacific railwayy, states that of the total amount of ninety million bushels oif wheat in the \Vestt all; the opening of theseason. he estimates that from two million and a. half to three million bushels are in the hands of the farm- er‘s west of Winnipeg. GREAT BRITAIN. The Lord Mayor of London has start- czl a fund for the relief of the famine sufferers in India. , Andrew Percy Bennett has been ap- pointed British consul at New York. ljt is expected that the new Canadian building at Bisley will be ready for the team hiexll season. The appointment of Carlos Villan- ucva, coinsubgrenerziil for Venezuela in London has been approved of by the. Queeln. Americans _in Lo '1(IOD have subscrib. od tor a .ovmg cup as a present to Mr. Bayard, the "American Ambassa- dor all London. (rile Right Hon-and Mist Rev. Fred- erick Temple, 1). D., was on Friday en- t‘hroned in Canterbury cathedral with much ecclesiastical ceremony. 11 is reported from London the commissioners have signed port recommending the speedy struction of the Pacific cable. ‘ Lord Dufferin has accepted the presâ€" idency of a. movement started at Bris- tol to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland by Cabot. Lady Selina Scott, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to the criminal libel of Earl Russvll, was on Friday sentenced to eight montlis’ imprisonment without hard labor. \Vhi'le hunting with the Meyiiell hiounds on fl'ucsdan, Mr. Chaplin, forâ€" merly presidenl o the British Board of Trade. was thrown from his horse and scriously injured. Sir Donald Smith. the Canadian lligli of Lee~Enfield arrived at that a re» conâ€" Commissioner, has established new agencies in z. 3...: air, \t'il-x»: lti'fllilkâ€" better known to emigrants the reâ€" sourccs of Canada. The British Board of Trade returns show _thalt the total imports for 1890 have increased $525,117,077 over 1895, and the exports have increased £14,- 633.193 over thy.u previous year. The Pall Mall Gazette, referring to the report that Mr. Laui‘irei' had declined the honor of knighthood. says that. his answer left: the matter so that he could accept at a future date. _'I\Lrs‘. Gladstone unveiled the memor- ial wnudorw to the Aii‘iiienian mai'tvrs in Hawarderi Church. Before the ('ei‘câ€" many of unvoziling the window Mr. Gladstone deliveredaspeech. to an Ar- menian deputation. In response to al of fer signed by more than eighty noblemeii and gentlemen eminent in literature, science, and art, Mr. Herbert Spencer has consented that a. fund shall be opened to paint his por- trait for the nation. The \\'eslmimister Gazette on Wednes- day gzivc prominence to a rumour that the Queen has decided to c<i~miiiciiiorzite the fact that she has enjoyed the longâ€" est reign in 'English history by abdicat- ing in favor of the Prince of ‘Vi'llcs‘. Sir Charles Tupper and the Colonial Agents of Victoria and 'l‘asintinia were given a complimentary dinner in Lon- don on W'ednesday night. Sir Charles made a. speech, pledging the_loyally.of Canada to the British Empire, which was received with grcal applause. UNITED STATES. Storms continue to impede railway traffic in Missouri. Jacob \Vilham. zigvd 87,- and Mrs. Ri’vers, aged 97, were married at Deer- fiuld, N. 11., on 'l‘uesday. A (Zespali'th from Fargo, N. D., says two children of John l‘ettit, of Hunter. were frozen to death in Sunday's storm. Lawrence \Vivlson, one of the eight bovs bitten by a. mad dog December lst in Baltimore. died at that place yesâ€" tcrday. . The “'yoiiiing state general hospiâ€" lol 111 Rock Springs, Wyo., burned to the ground on Wednesday- One. woman died from fright. Commander and Mrs. Boothâ€"Tucker have. been invited to \Vashington by Mrs. Cleveland to explailn the methods of work of the Salvation Army. Jl. is reported in Washington that bll‘. John Hay, of that city, will be ap- pointed successor to Mr. Bayard as ambassador to England. t laslin iowdei‘ was used to kill ra s infihc hoiiisle of Alex. Dolwick, at Millâ€" ersv‘illlc, Ohio. on 'l‘uesday. Five of the family were burned, one fatally. South Benton, Aerk., hasn’t a. sound building now as the. result, of saturâ€" clav's cyclone? Many families are home- leé, and a. number of deaths are re- ported. l , l r During the year ending September over 190,000,000 fry were hatched and distributed by the fish hatcheries of the. United States. The cost was less than 20 cents per 100. Five. true bills have been. returned at W'ashington against Francis J. Ixiek- khoffer, late distributing officer of the State Department, on _ charges of em- bezzling international mdemnilyfunds. His total shortage is about $127,000. Richard D. Cornelius, one of the old- est and best known hank. cashiers of Baltimore, committed suicide. His body was found in the duck pond in Druid Hill Park a few hours after a. shortage of $60,000 had been discovered in his accounts at the National Farmers and Planters‘ Bank. At Bay City. Mich, a mob of several hundred angry Poles attacked the par- sonage of St. Stanislaus' church, break- ing every window and drivmg rather Bogaci and his body-guard into the basement. A number of shots were fired and two or’ three men badly wounded. [ b Our te‘le ra hed summaries rom r e commends? agencies in New York are. as might have been expected, more re- trospective than anticipatory, saying lit- tile about the present, and less of the probable future of trade. Business every- where is dull. and it is as yet, tOOcarly in the year for any practical develop- ments. The bank failures in the W est have been serious, but the effect has so far been discounted that no_further serious interference with trade is likely to occur. The trade situation is quiet. though in some directions more season- able weather has stimulated a demand for seasonable goods. GEN ElRlAL. The Pope has recovered from his in- disposition. Em ror William has designed the towerpefor the German Protestant church at Jerusalem. Owing to the exodus on account of the lague, the population of Bombs. has fieen reduced one-half. . ‘ The Petite Republique, of Paris, says that the. Government has no faith in the duration of European peace. A special from Oaxaca, Memoo, says a severe earthquake is reported from the southern part of the, state. A severe earthquake was felt at Che- roque, Department of Panama, on bunâ€" day. Some property was destroyed. Dr. Mauser, senior physician of the principal hospital of Bombay, died. of the plague which is raging in that City. This report that the Japanese are asâ€" sisting the rebels in the-Philippine Islands is officially denied in Madrid. The Boers halve (ainipgetledhaGbill of ' ‘ ainsl the ri is overnâ€" ldighitnnzitihoiaigtiug to £2,000,000 for the Jameson raid. The Paris edition of the New York Herald states that. it can guarantee the accuracy of the nc\Vs_wliich it. presents that Antonio Marco is still alive. Thr 'Warsaw doctors have decided that the Countess Helen. whose body was disâ€" inti-‘rred through adreavl that she was merely in astaie of (‘alzilepsst really dead. A public. meeting has been called, under the presidency of [he Viceroy.the Earl of Elain. to consider private mea- sures to relieve the famine sufferers in India. It is stated that. the uncle of the l’rin- cess Cbimay has stopped all supplies of money until affairs or» scttlwliii re- gard to her clopemeut with the III)“â€" garian gypsy. Rv-iiorls froiii Culba attribute iiiariy murders to the Spaniards. l‘l'iihln a few miles of Havana the bodies of sixteen Cubans were found in our ra- vinv. Newfoundland Legislature opens Feb- ruary 11. A resolution will, it is slid, be introduced by the (lovcrniiicnt IE..- vouring reciprocin with the United Slates. It is report-1d al (‘onslaiilinoplelbsil Redros Effi-ndi, the Armenian recentâ€" l‘y appointed subâ€"Kiiuakzin of ’I‘schar- sun, was assassinated, two days after his arrival there. It is stated in Vienna. that Austriri~ Hungary will have to follow Fi'ziiicozind l Germany, and Spend from eighlylo one ' hundred million dollars for quickâ€"firing guns for the artillery service. There is much talk in Paris of the impossibility of ill? French (lockyards executing quickly enough the tiiew naval progi‘uiniiie, and the question whether. ironclad» slizill be. purchased in England has excited a patriotic discusâ€" sidii. “pavm VVI’I'HIN THE UAIV. Wild~eycd Man. poison right off, Drug (‘lcrk. It's against the law to Sell potison to people who look as if they want to commit suicide; but I'll lo-t you have a bottle of Dr. Black~chiiin’s I want a lot of . gauge of 3 feet. Elixir of Life. That seems to bp pretâ€" ty sure death, [will r'buted this SOME FACTS AND FIGURES SHOW- ING THEIR GROWTH. Number of Miles in 0])(‘l‘zlli0114Slfllihlifi as to Capital lin‘esicil. l'nsseiigcrs (‘ar- i-ch. Hai'iilngs. and (liner F:N'I§ of Iii- lei-est. The Dominion of Canada is fairly well supplied with railways. Tlic Can- adian statistical year book shows that on the 301.}1 of June, 1895. there were 15,977 miles of railway in operation in the Dominion, and 10.091 miles of track laid. ’l‘lm railway mileage of track laid and square miles of area to each mile of railway, according to provinces, are shown as follows: Ontario has 6,403 miles of track ; Queâ€" bec, 3,139 miles; New Brunswick, 1.404; Nova Scotia, 801; Prince Edward 1s- land. 210, Manitoba, 1,472; Northâ€"West 'l‘eri'ilories. 1,772, and British Columbia. 890. There is one. mile of track laid to every 34 square miles in Ontario, to every 72 square miles in Quebec, to every 20 Square miles in New Bruns- wick, to 23 in Nova. Scotia. to 9 1â€"2 in Prince Edward Island, to 44 in Maui- toba; to 225 in the Northâ€"west territory. and to 478 in British Columbia. In addition to the above thereare28 of railway owned by five coal and iron companies. all in Nova Scotia. This mileage is all of the 4 feet flinch gauge, with the exception of three miles with a 3-foot gauge. MANY RAILWAY CENTRES The southern portions of the Pro- vinces of Quebec and Ontario arecov- cred with a network of lines. Several railway centres have been established. six lines cenire, at. Quebec City. seven at Montreal, seven at Toronto, and six at. Ottawa. No less than nine rail- ways centre at, Winnipeg. Of the older provinces, New Brunsâ€" wick is better supplied with railways in proporLion to area. than any of the others. According to population Ontario has 43.7 per cent. of the people of Canada and 69.8 per cent. of the railway mile- _ngc. Quebec has 30.8 per cent, of popu- lation and 10.5 per cent. of the rail- way mileage. ilri‘iish Columbia. has two per cent. of population and fin: per uni. of ruin“ a; mitt-age. Manitoba has 3.2 per cent. of population and 9.1 per Cent. of railway mileage. The North-west TerrilOiies have only 1.4 per cent. of population and 11 per cent. of railway mileage. It will thus be seen that the western provinces I].ch been provided with rail- way faicilities far in advance of popula- tion, it having been felt that railway communication should precede popu- lotion. During the harvest of 1895 wheat to the value of $1,000,000 was out every day. As but asmall portion of this wheat was required for use within the province, the exporlable surplus would be very large. ’l'ihlerelore there is an absolute necessity of having railway communication even in excess of the wants of population, Judged by ordinary standards. DEVELOPMENT 01“ RAlLWAYS. In the year 1850 there were only 60 miles of railway in operation in all Candida. Thess had increased to 2,005 in 1800. and to 2.278 miles when the provinces were united. During the next ten years there was an inrreascolf 3,304 11.113185. In 1b88 there were 12,184 miles in operation, iiiid in 1895. as stated above 15,977 nines. J‘lius Since confed- CI‘ZLllUII there has ll-L‘CJI the enormous increase of 13.000 LIL-Les of railway in operation. 1111808 ilie plllllup cupbâ€" inl invested in railways amounted to $100,471,100. and in 1605 to {$804,010,â€" U59. Altogether Camilla has had to date 130 railways. 'l'wciinâ€"[ive of these have iiinii,lgaiiiiateil iidlll form the Grand Trunk railway syxlciii. The consolida- tion of 2:5 Otll.‘1‘b' have produced lllw‘ Cunudliiii Pacific. raii.\iay system. "ihc It‘lliililfll'llg 80 have more or less conâ€" solidated, so that _iii all Lheie am- 70 separate organizations. Tuo ul. llics-c arc bridgc (oiiipuiiics with .3 3â€"4 miles of rails; one 15 .i tunnel with 21â€"4 rails, two are. clccll'lc railways, one nearly 14 miles lung, the Niagara hulls Park and hchi' I‘ixcll‘lc Railway, and UJll' 22 milks Ill It‘llgill, 1b,:- filoiili‘cul l.’:irk and Island runmiy, lcaiiiig till l‘tli‘iWilyS, besides the Canadian l’acii‘ic, the Grand Trunk and thi- intercol- onial. ElZl‘l 01“ THE ltAlLWAIb‘. The mils-ago (miles laid) of the sev- eral iiiilivuy 00111111111165 is as follmvs: Canadian Pacific, 0,171 miles; Grand Trunk. 3,101; lulci'yuioiiial, 1,383; other , railways, 5,332. l‘lli-i-li'ic railways, 35;, bridges and tunnels. 0. As a rule the railways of Canada are 1 built with u. gaugc ol' 4 fuel. b‘ 1": iiiclios. ’l'llire (‘th‘i‘ptlUJl\' are the Caril- lon illld Grenville. with it gauge ol‘ 5 feel 0 inches; the Prince Edward rail~ way with a gauge of 3 feel. 0' inches, and the. MoiiirLl'ord Colonization and the Alberta Coal railways, each with a The railways of Canada haVe been greatly assisted by stale and municipal aid. The Dominion Government has contributed at the rule of $0,309 per mile constructed. the Provincile (lov- crnmcnits at the rate on an average of $1.847 per mile, and the municipalities at the rule of $881 per mile on the total mileage. As, liowcvu', the proâ€" vvincizil contributions were limited to roads within tho province, the individâ€" ual provincial contributions per mile were much larger. On Iii-e whole the Dominion Uou-riiineiit has contributed $l5000ll.(lll(l; llll‘ (lnmrio (iLiVe-i‘niiicirt, $0,700.0(ll): Qucbtc, $114,400,000; New Brunswick. $4,400,000; Nova Scolizi, 531,â€" 400,000: Moiiiiobti, $2,000,030; llritish, (_‘ufiiiiibizi, 3,437,500. Municiptililir‘s hovel [urge ruiii ()1 $11,000. 000. Taking into C()'li>l(l(‘1‘(lll(‘lll the varâ€" THE uqus 01‘ iiiiliiii‘ ious sources from which the whole railâ€" way capillal has been drawn. it appears that the ordinary share capital is 29 per cent. of the whole; the bonded debt. 30 per 00711.; Dominion Govt-r11â€" ment aid. nearly 17 per (‘(‘1]I..£11)(IPI‘U- vincizil Govermiitnl’ aid. 1:2 pcr Cent. Very nearly :52 per cent. of the total capital has been contributed by li‘edâ€" (‘l‘tll. Provincial and municipal aid. S’l'A’l‘lS'l‘ICS OF RAILWAYS. In 187.3 trains were run over 17,080,â€" 168 miles of truck in Canada. In 1895 the train mileage was 710,001,800, The total number of fares in 1975 was 5,â€" 100,416; in 1583') it was 9,072,599, and in 1805, 13,987,580, showing the enor- mous increase in railway travel during two decades. ()nly 5,070,830 tons of freight were carried in 1875. Ten years later 14,059,â€" 271 tons wore carried, and in 1895 no less than 21,524,-121 tons. The earnings 20 year! ago of Canaâ€" dian railways were $19,470,530. Last year the earnings were $46,470,539. The working expenses in 1875 were $15,775,- 533; in 18515 they were $32,749,669. The expenses were 81 per cent. of the receipts in 1875. In 1885 they were. 75 per ccnl.. and in 1805 70 per cent. From tho above figures it will be seen that the train mileage increased 130 per cent; the number of paseengiers carried 169 per cent. and the tons of freight transported 290 per cent... all during a. period of 20 years. The earn- ings during the same period increased 140 per cent, while the working ex- pesnes. instead of keeping pace with the earnings, increased only 107 per cent. PERCENTAGE 01" EXPENSES. The. percentage of expenses to gross receipts was smallest in 1895 in the case of the Canadian Pacific railway system, being 63 per cent. The Canada Southern camp next with a percent- age of 67 per cent. The percentage of the Grand Trunk railway system in this respect. was 69 per cent. The Quebec (‘enlral‘s expenses were over 80 per cent. of the total receipts. Government railways were run at a small loss, the expenses being 2 per cent. above the receipts. Notwithstanding the hard Canadian Winters the proportion of expenses to receipts ltn connection with our Cana- dian railway system is not quite so high Yas in the, United States. In the New England States the proâ€" portion is 72.7 per cent. in the Middle bfates 70.74 per cent, and in the (“en- tral Northern States 71 1-2 per cont. The total earnings of $46,785,487 from the .whole railway system of the Doâ€" minion were derived as follows:â€" 14 rom iasscnger _traffic, $13,311,400, from reight traffic, $29,545,490, and from mails. express and other sources. $3,928,558. .lN’l‘EREb‘T IN CAPITAL. I The net earnings of all the railways in Canada last year were $14,035,817. 'laking ~into consideration the total amount invested in these railways the proportion of such earnings to capital was only 1.57 per cent. Leaving oul the bonded debt and the amount conâ€" tributed by the state. provinces and municipalities. the percentage of earn- ings to capital invested was 3.88 per cent. for the year 1895. In the year 1892 it was 4.41 per cent. ' OTHER COUNTRIES COMPA RED. The average amount received per ton of freight carried in Queensland is $2.98; in Russia, $23.90; in Italy. $1.82; in France, {51.52; in Canada. $1.37; in llemnark. $1.11; in Germany, 70 cents; in Great Britain, 68 cents; in Belgium, 65 cents. The greater distances travelled may account for the average amount being higher in the colonies than in Euroâ€" pean countries. The average cost per completed mile of roadbed inCanada up [Ollie present time, is $55,599. In Great Britain the cost per mile has been $269,851: in the United States. $01300; in India, $43,785, and in \Veslerii Australia, $21,720”. The proportion of net revenue to capital cost is very small, almost the smallest in the world. It has been said than; the Cost of a railway should not. be more thnnlen times its annual Lrtiffic. or in other words. that the annual traffic should be 10 per cent. of the. capital cost. Judged by this standard, the cost of Canadian railways has far exceeded their limit, as in 1805 lite gross ri- ceipts only amounted to 5.2 per cent. of 1hc_tol:il capital expenditure, the- thcorciical capital having been 3407.â€" 854.870 and the actual cost $894,040.- 559. In most European countries the cost, of railways is above. this standard. and in British India and the United States ill is below it. 'I'llt‘.l‘(illldlg stock of Canadian railâ€" ways in 1805 consisted of 2.023 locomoâ€" tives; 210 sleepers and Pulliuzin cars: $1075 firstâ€"class cums; 70;! second-class cars; 1.154 mail and express cars; 30:- 300 cattle and box cars; 15.758 plut- lorrii curs. (ind 4,8l5 coal and dump cars. :l‘lic-re are only 304 miles of railway laid with iron rails in Canada. ‘l‘li-v rcâ€" iiiainiler i.» equiple with steel rails. LIST Ol“ FATALITl ES. In the last twenly years there liavc: been killed in railway accidents on Canadian railways no less than 3.415 people and 11.402 have been injured. Taking the year 1805 as an averagi- your there were nine passengers killed 00 injured; 51 eiiipfo kill Id and 4238 injured; 127 others killed and 110 iii< Lll‘cd. Sew-n of thvsc passengers “are filled _while getting on or off trains iniii-otioii. Six cmployes wore. killed by liei'iig on llic lral'l(._illltl 17 by l‘ulliiiur oil ll‘tLl'ilS. Of the other fatalities 85 out of 1:27 were killed by being on the truck. _ the average of passengers killed durâ€" ing the [last twenty years“ is only one I’ll every one million (‘111'1‘Ix‘vl. the liverâ€" ugc in United States in 18.93 was only Olll' to every 1.985.152 carried. As 2i matter of fact a. higher pci'cciitage of passengers have. b-reii killed and iiiâ€" Jured on Canadian railroads than in any country iii the world during the post Lwcniy yuirs. MAKlNG GLASS ll.l:.‘SIS'l‘ FIRE. Attention has lately been drawn to a product called “wire-glass.” which, , it is asserted, presents an effective bur~ rier against fire. it consists simply of a mesh-work of wire embedded in a glass pliitc. _ Even when licked by flames and raised to a red heat it does not fzill to piccws. LLlltl cht’l‘tlllt‘IIlS liuvc ‘showu lilttl. employed in windows and Skylights, wireâ€"glass not only resisisthu heat of fire. but also ill” Slillllt't‘itlg effects of cold water pnurcd over i: while it is yet glowing hot. in MORE USE FUR Hush WHEN THE WONDERFUL NEW FIRE It Is llnii by :i i'iilnpresscd Air Motor, and ('an or Easily ('oiilrollcd in the Streets rrTlle Machinery \‘ci-y Simple and Hiiulpuliilcil by one Man on the Driv- er's Soul. The automatic fire truck has come, and soon every Fire Department of im- portance in the large cities will be in poswssion of one of the latest inventions It will be in every way a. more practi- cal and efficient aid to fire fighters than its more picturesque predecessornvhich‘ depended upon wellâ€"trained horses for its motive power. From an artistic or sensational new point there will doubtless be many persons who will regret the passing of the fire horse. ‘But the spirit of pro- gress has no sympathy for the pictur- esque. This, as well as everything else. must give way before the march of im- provement, and so the horse's occupation is gone. Of course, the same clanging of bells will be heard; the same rush of the long red truck through the crowded thor- oughfare will be seen. and the mme helmeted and rubber-clad fire fighters recklessly riding to victory or death on the narrow footlioard will characterize the usual mnflagriitions, but there W'ILL BE NO HORSES. The one aim of the fire fighters is to get lo the scene of action and get their life and property saving appara- tus into position and ready for use in the quickest possible manner. The de- lay of a few minutes or even seconds in reaching a fire may mean life or death to those imprisoned in the upper stories of a burning building, and even witfhl the utmost exertions of three powerful horses. nine times out of ten the heavy ladder truck, without which the work of fire fighting is severely handicapped. is the. last to reach the scene. because it is so heavy and unwieldly that the lighter engines and hose carriages out- stripped it in tlhe race. All this will be changed by the new invention. In appearance the automobile fire truck does not differ greatly from the hook and ladder truck of toâ€"day. There is the same arrangement of ladders along the body of the truck, the same footboard for the crew. and the manip- ulation of the rear steering gear isthe same. The radical difference is in the arrangement of the front wheels and the driver's scat. THE MOTIVE POlVER Of this automobile truck is what is known as a compressed air gas engine of continuous running design. One of the principal advantages is that it is always ready for use. All that is ne- cessary is for the motorman to take his seat. and move the operating lever, The engine which furnishes the mo- tive power, is placed just above tbje front axle, and directly beneath the driver's seat. A system of cog wheels and levers act directly between the en- glue and the front wheels. In fact, the entire machinery, which is very simâ€" ple. and consists principally of cog wheels. is locatcd directly in front of the engine. almost beneath the foot- board of the apparatus. Extending ’upuard from the machin- ery through the footboard, and extendâ€" ing at it height a little above the drivâ€" er’s seat. are. two levers which resem- ble those in common use on cable cars. One of these levers is used for the dou- ble purpose of steering (the machine. and as :1 brake. while the other lever controls the speed of the engine. It can be reversed when necessary, and in addition can be. used its a supplemen- tary air brake. The engine is so constructed that when the driwr takes his seat and grasps tilic left hand lever, the whole apparatus is ready to start. By sim- ply drawing Illie lcver toward himself, the driver sets the truck in motion. The cogs on the lever, which work the “heels, fall into another set of cogs, uliicli work directly from the engine, and the start is made. A MOST l‘ICllLIAR. FEATURE Is found tin the fact that in order to stop Ilia truck it is not necessary to stop the engine. A forward pressure on 1 Lin,- leftâ€"hand lcvcr throws the cogs out: of place- and 2i pull on the right-hand lever zilplics the air brakes. Should this um stop the progress of the truck in a sufficiciilly .NllUl‘l time. the cogs can be illl'UWll back into place, and the engine reversed. and an entire set of oanoi' brakcs be applied to the rear \viircls of the trunk. The [cudcr is automatic and adjustâ€" :iblc, just clcrii'ii'ig Lb» street, and is designed so that any person unfortun- .-iii- enough to be caught in it will cs- caiu- :il all events ulch and with a i‘e-asonablc ccrttiiiily of little injury. l'li-e li‘iick can be driven ail“ it speed of ll) miles an hour, if necessary. :.nd in order that it l'illl travel at 11 high mic of blixx‘li ovci' siiioo: l1 and slippery puvciiiciiis the tires of the wheels are muu'nmiiml and provided (like a horse’s hoof) Willi corks and short spikes. 'l'liis lliijil'ovi‘illt’lll has been found lobe most sir-ccssfiil, cspcciully in turning sharp , t‘lll".’i‘.\_‘. Aiiotlici' great advantage. of the new invention is found in the fact that the iiiotiw poxwr being so completely under control it can be, ule lLIllllNllllle’ly for t‘it‘Villln‘I Lili l‘XlPllSlOll ladder, which is “1' the lg’i'valps! impufiutlt't‘ liiilll in the l [lfIIllll'ifJ' oi' fll'z‘S allll lllt‘ saving of hu- man life, ’l'llli A'l‘liAN'l‘lt‘S DEPTH. The) depth of the Atlantic between the Canary l>l£lll1lS illltl the \Vi-si Iii- ilicr: is something :iwl‘iil. A prvlty level l-oiloiii runs right away from the Al'rzi-ziii islands to [llt‘ Aiiiciii'uii Oil-NT. grillliiuily deepening to nearly lltllttl) li'l‘l. ;\t this \[mt we. might .Klllk llll' h «Ilitxt I‘lllilll of the Alps and ~Iill li't\'l‘ ’l-xll'iy luilf a mile of oHI~WILi0f {(i\t‘l‘i.lig it.