Life — October 8, 1891 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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If IS TIME to buy a new Piano. The first step, which costs one cent, is to write for catalogue and important information to IVERS & POND PIANO C0., 183 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, Mass. 361 Miles in 361 Minutes. 436} Miles in 439} Minutes, _— Not deducting 14 minutes for three stops; one of 8 min- tites, on account of hot box, and two to change engines, is the record of the special train over the New York Cestrat. & Hupsox River Rattroan, from New York to Buffalo, September 14th, 139. This breaks all previous records for long runs on either side of the Atlantic. cently made Comments of the press on the fast time r by trains on the New York Central & Hudson River Ra ilroad * The remarkable run of the special train of the New York Central from New York to East Buffalo, gains a record as the fastest tme yet made in the annals of travel in any country.” —New Vork Press “+The best long distance run in the world. Regarded asa splendid achievement by the public in general.’ New York Sun +The most remarkable fact about this gre the almost uniform rate of speed.""—New The record for long distance running was not only broken, but left away out of sight." —New Mork Recorder. ‘3 usual, America leads all competitors. This record is certainly 4 marvellous achievement in railroad trans- portation.” —New York Irish World. From 49 miles an hour to 6 milessince July, is lower- ing the record very rapidly, and, moves ts to ask not ther are we drifting, but whither are we flying. whither an "Kew Vork Moratng Advertiser, “The splendid run accomplished yesterday by the New York Central may well be set before all the railways in the country asan ideal to reach out toward in the future Vew Vork Evening Sum. performance of sending a train through from New York to Buffalo, 436% miles in 439$> minutes, fs in ef- fect a challenge from the New York Central to its com: petitors, which they cannot afford to igaste.” Keston Evening Transcript + The Central is known the world over as the great four-track road, and it most decidedly deserves the com- plimentary desigaation."— Utica Observer “The Central has demonstrated that its equipment could give mile-a-minute service whenever the public demands it."— Bu fale Courier “The large fast locomotives. the splendid road-bed, and the splendid system made fast time possible.” Bu/- falo Express ** It remained for the New Vork Central Road to smash all records, and this was done successfully last Monday.”" —Buffale News ¢ total eclipse of previous efforts of this kind is te, nothing approaching such a feat ever before comp Toledo being accomplished in America or Europe.” Daily Commerciat. “A wonderful Journal. ** Fastest time on reeord.""—Chicago Globe. * Outstripped the wind." —Chicago Times. “The train was speeded along for o secutive hours at more than a mile a minute gait Francisco Chronicle feat of railroading.""—/ndéu The New York Central presents a matchless servi of through and local trains, including three great" Li ted" Trains to the West every day in the year. 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Iy Sir William Fraser's sparkling book on Disraeli and his time, Disraeli is quoted as once saying “When I meet a man whose name I can not remem- her, I give myself two minutes ; then, if it be a hope- Jess case, | always say, ‘And how is the okt com- plaint "Argonaut South Pankville Locallettes, Deacon Rogers is putting a new coat of shingles on his red barn, Who said we were not enterprising ? Hank Edmunds is seen around at the Methodist Church every Sunday evening. Ella Smithers sings in the choir. Faint heart never won fair lady, Hank Mrs. Tom Coles presented Tom with twins last Sun- day, Mother and girls doing well. Shake, Tom. Our wife is using Pearline” now, Hence these smiles Ose day, after having gone on an errand and. f gotten what he was sent for, a littl: boy exclaimed bitterly to his sister : “Oh, dear! Twish Iwas a snaki “You wish you were a snake?” siid his sister, ified. “Yes, and a great long one—as much as siv feet long.” Why, what So [could tie knots in myself to make me remem- ber things !"—Vouths Companion Last Sunday two new boys made their appearance unday-school class at Engl=wood, Tam glad to see you, boys,” said the teacher. “How much you resemble each other. You brothers, are you not?” Yes'm,” replied one of the two. * And twins, [dare say 2” + No'm,” said the same one, with a look of lofty scom. ‘I'ma half an hour older'n he is."— Wasp. Mas wittt Back Eve: Waiter, bring mea steak. Warrer: Yessir. Raw for the eye, sir, or cooked at MW ithelm Metster The Windsor Hotel, enue, New York, has been newly plumbed ut with the latest sanitary plumbing. The drinking water used is chemically pure, and the ice is made {rom distilled water. money printing for others: PRINT YOUR rey grating tr ele SS” OWN CARDS escien,. erigamin Ty Cards, Paper, de, Panss #3.00 | Tipe Cards. 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