. Book of the Royal blue . its haxing had to latterh burrowits way under the two important Ameri-can cities of Pittsburg and Baltimore,and build from Baltimore to Philadel-phia, besides which it now contiinplatesan elevated entrance and loop m Wash- ington. A great railwa)-, like a greatcity, is a knotty thing to create — a slowand stubborn process of evolution — andthe succeeding forces in this new portionof the world have btqueathed early pos-terit\ a series ol raihvax tangles thatonly the millenniinn may be h(ipe<l toperfect or idealize. The managementof the Baltimore tV Ohio is doing a
. Book of the Royal blue . its haxing had to latterh burrowits way under the two important Ameri-can cities of Pittsburg and Baltimore,and build from Baltimore to Philadel-phia, besides which it now contiinplatesan elevated entrance and loop m Wash- ington. A great railwa)-, like a greatcity, is a knotty thing to create — a slowand stubborn process of evolution — andthe succeeding forces in this new portionof the world have btqueathed early pos-terit\ a series ol raihvax tangles thatonly the millenniinn may be h(ipe<l toperfect or idealize. The managementof the Baltimore tV Ohio is doing a Herculean part in the particular situationthat confronts \ in ii-iiN(i nil. cKAii: Till: 1:1:1:1 ILIIXi; eKTHK. I:. .V ci. Allii .\l:nI,lsllINi: .\ rruvK. ; TinO .,Ki:H-\NIKS. HAi)\ r IHorcin or iii.\|-. C()ME time ago. says an insuranicman, -a man asked me to ac-compan\ liim home, as he had somethings tliere to be insured. When wearrived at his house he showed me 100boxes of cigars, which he wanted were 100 cigars in eachliox, mak-ing 10,000 in all, and were valued at 10cents each, so I insured the lot for$1,000. A few days ago the man cameto me and asked for the insurancemoney. \ouve had no fire at yourhouse, I replied. No, but Pve smoktdthem, said he, and according to the paper. I am entitled to the money, asit reads distinctly that if the goods areconsumed by fire money is paid onapplication. As far as teclinicalitieswere concerned he was all riglit, butI kiioi ked him cold about a minutelater b\ saying, in a xer} stern man-ner: All right, sir; youll get themonev ; but, according to \Our own con-fession, I will proceed at on
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