Christian Nation Vol. 18 1893 - Rparchives.org

12. CHEISTIAN NATION.Volume 18, M-r. 15, 1893A PEAYEE FOE EEIF.God bless thee, ancient Erin!Fair land of meadows green.God bless thee, ancient Erin!Thy Shamrock, Harp, and Qneen.O, may thy living watersFlow free from shors to shore,Till all thy sons and daughtersOur Saviour's Name adore.UoA bless thee, ancient Erin!Throne of the Western Sea;Ligtit on all lands is bursting.Has God no sun for tbee?Oould life be spent in tryingTo point the road to God;I only ask, in dying,A grave beheath thy sod.God bless thee, ancient Erin!Fair Europe's utmost shore;A thousand hearts are breakingTo see thy fields onoe more.Farewell, dear isle of weeping,A sad farewell to thee;When I in dust am sleeping.May God thy glory be!The above wss written by a blind Irishbov in the city of New Tork, in the year1875. ^B. & O.'S NEW THEOUGH LINE.Preparing for the Immense Traffic Incidentto the World's Fair.The management of the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad is preparingfor an iminense business in1893 while the World's Fail is openin Ohicago. The terminals at Chicagoare capable of accommodatinga much heavier traffic than is nowbeing done, and important changesare being arranged for the handlingof very heavy freight and passengerbusiness to the West from NewTork, Philadelphia and Baltimore.New equipment for largely increasedpassenger business and anextensive stock of freight cars havebeen ordered. The various roadsof the system will be improved bystraightened lines, reduced grades,extra side tracks, and interlockingswitches. The new line betweenOhicago Junction and Akron hasshortened the distance betweenChicago and tide water twenty-fivemiles, and between Pittsburgh andChicago fifty-eightmiles.The distance between Chicagoand Pittsburgh and Chicago andCleveland by the construction ofthe Akron line and the acquisitionof the Pittsburgh and Western lineand the Valley Eailroad of Ohio,is abont the same as via the LakeShore from Cleveland to Chicago,and by the Pennsylvania fromPittsburgh to Chicago. The alignmentis to be changed and gradesreduced to a maximum of twentysixfeet. It is expected that withintwelve months the old Baltimore &Ohio through line between Chicagoand the Atlantic Ocean will havepassed away and the new line viaPittsburgh be established, with nogreater era Jes or curvature thanon any of the trunk lines.Work has already begun east ofPittsbnrgh to meet improvemenismaking west of Pittsburgh. Theseimprovements wiU consist of additionalsecond and third FergusonDangerous to have around—all the imitations of Pearl­Whenever one of theseis bought, the purchaser i;.sold. Pearline hurts nothing-It saves work and time invi^ashingand in house cleaning;it does away with scouringand scrubbing, andsavesmon-W..T1928 BainbnUge bt.general correction of tlment, and completion of the dou bletrack on the Metropolitan Branch.It is expected that the new throughline will be ready simultaneouslywith the completion of the BeltLine through the City of Baltimore,which is intended to unite theWashington Branch with the PhiladelphiaDivision and do away withme.th(^ piesent line via Locust Point.Forty new and powerful locomotiveengines were added to the equipmentduring the last two months,and others are in process of construction. The permanent improvementsnow under way and iu contemplationinvolve the expenditureof some five millions of dollars,—Baltimore American.If You Want a Cook Book.Send ten cents in stamps to E. O.McCormick, G. P. and T. Agt,, C.H & D. E. E. Cincinnati. - TheCincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton E.E. have issued a special edition ofthe Martha Washington Cook-book,320 pages and fully illustrated.This cook-book is in use in the dining-carson the C. H. & D. betweenCincinnati and Ohicago, on whichare served meals unequalled fortheir perfect cooking. The bookwill be sent prepaid to any addresson receipt of ten cents in stamps.The C. H.