Economy In Travelling.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 187, 15 January 1887, Page 2

Economy In Travelling.

England is experiencing a spirit of economy in the matter of railroad travellf ing. Passengers are going the cheapest way they can. On the London and Northwestern Railway fche passengers during the last Bix months numbered 25,148,561, and out of these 21,457,620 travelled third claßs 1,681,401 second class, 986,592 firstclaes, and the remainder were season ticket holdors. On the. Lancashire and Yorkshire the numbers were 17,139,287 third class, 931,874 second class and 577, 037 firstclass, the season ticket holders number ing 14,448, The Midland Railway carried 13,983,734 third class, 590,510 first class and 39,933 season ticket holders, In all these cases, like those of other railways, there is a large increase of the proportion of thirdclass passengers. Now, this is something decidedly English, and Antlomaniacs might do well to follow.

The boy who lost his balance on the roof found it on the ground shortly afterwards, A fond father presented his four-year-old boy with a trumpet, with which ho was greatly infatuated. All day the boy tooted away delightedly, and at bed-time, when hie grandmother told him to put the trumpet down and say his prayers, the little fellow eaid, " Oh, no ! I'll tell you what let's do, grandma ; you pray, and I'll keep on blowing,"