. Book of the Royal blue . nted on the obverse with figures ofHercules and Mars in medallions, festoonsand ribbons held in the mouth of a mytho-logical animal and a standard of flags; thereverse side shows three fleurs-de-lis, Romansoldier, trophies, and a Greek soldier. The upper surface of the guard plate isornamented on both sides; on one, in amedallion, is the figure of Minerva standing,also a rising sun; on the other is lower surface of the plate has a similarmedallion of Minerva and pas dane and finger guard are beauti-fully chased with floral designs and termin
. Book of the Royal blue . nted on the obverse with figures ofHercules and Mars in medallions, festoonsand ribbons held in the mouth of a mytho-logical animal and a standard of flags; thereverse side shows three fleurs-de-lis, Romansoldier, trophies, and a Greek soldier. The upper surface of the guard plate isornamented on both sides; on one, in amedallion, is the figure of Minerva standing,also a rising sun; on the other is lower surface of the plate has a similarmedallion of Minerva and pas dane and finger guard are beauti-fully chased with floral designs and terminatein dolphin heads. The scabbard is made of black leather,mounted with gold trimmings, and has en-graved thereon figures of arms and trophiesof the chase. The following inscription is inlaid in goldjust below the guard plate: Vindicati MansLtidovicus XVIRemurieratorStrenuo Findici. which translated means: Louis the Ibth,as a reward to the strenuous avenger of thefreed seas. Rest Houses on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. ffi^^i\|1 HERE used to be prettyfSi^ rir^i^/n Strong excuse for tired-out ■ engineers, firemen andtrainmen on our steamrailroads taking a drop toomuch of liquor at times,said Mr. H. B. iMiller,who commenced life as a railroad employeand is now a well-known commercial manof Cincinnati. I ran an engine myself in my youngdays and know just how broken up physic-ally a man felt after reaching the end of hisdivision, at the conclusion of a hard run,maybe, on some bitter cold night, when itwas a constant fight with the elements toget his train over steep mountain then, in the old times, of which Ispeak, there was no provision for the com-fort of the men at the end of their had to walk probably a dozen blocksto reach some cheap and poorly furnishedlodgings, where they tumbled into a ricketyand not over-clean bed. Knowing the wantof comfort at his boarding place, it is no wonder that the railroader would stop at asaloon en route and brace his fati
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