Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1882 — To Faris by Rail. [ARTICLE]

To Faris by Rail.

To those who object to visit Europe on account of sea sickness, the proposition to build a railroad by which one can go from New York to Paris in fifteen days, by an all-rail route, except forty miles on a steamer, or two hour’s ride, will be interesting. It hardly seems possible that such a tiling can be done, until you read the scheme, which is as follows : “ His line of route, starting from the commercial capital of the g fates, passes through Canada, New Georgia and Alaska to Cape Prince of Wales, whence the passengers are to be conveyed by steamer to East Cape, on the opposite Asiatic coast of Behring’s Straits and distant about forty miles from the northwestern extremity of the American continent From East Cape the iron road to be constructed will cross Russian territory in Northern Asia until it joins the Siberian railway system, already in direct connection, through Moscow and St. Petersburg, with all the European capitals. Mr. Gregory calculates that the distance from New York to Paris, the American paradise, can be traversed by this route in 372 hours, and at a cost of about thirty pounds to each passenger.” The thing seems feasible and will do away with two weeks’ sea sickness, but probably the danger from railroad accidents and corns from fifteen days’ riding in the cars would more than overcome the objection io ocean travel. Still, the chances of discovering the North Pole, by rail, would be worth something. The cost of the proposed railroad would be more millions of dollars than could be carried on all the cars of the present railroads, »but that is nothing. People who are thinking of going to Europe, though, should not wait for the new road, as it may not be completed for some months.— Peck's Sun. Mensman s Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only preparation of boef containing its entire nutritious properties. It con tains blood-making, force-generating and life sustaining properties ; invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in alt enfeebled conditions, whether result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Gas-, well. Hazard A Co., proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.