Railway Earnings

Tho Luiidou Kaiíway New recontly oontained some oomparisons of English and American ltailway returns, and in the matter of rolling stock and train earning is surprised to fiud the American roads more economioalry run than the English'. Taking four roads in in oach country, agjrregating about 4,000 milos, it is found that the Auiericau road has only .33 of a locomotive and (i.72 freight cars per mile, whilo tho Euglish has .'.)'! of a locomotive and 28.83 cars. The New York Central, with a beavier traffic than the London and Nnthwestern, has ha!: the locomotives per mile. The Englisli ref'.'.sB to bolieve that the superior si.o aiul Btrength of American locomotivos account, fully for this diffurence. The oarninjís, for Ínstanos, of an American locomotive aro "id per cent. more than those of an English, and the entire rolling stock, which in England barely pays for itself and 65 per cent. more. The Neios also discovers that, whilo passenger fares are 30 per cent. lower than in England, the earnings per train here aro 4 per cent, moro, and on freight train 19 per cent. more, than ou tho English roads. Not long since a young Kontucldan paid his undivided attentiou to one of the fair sex, and concluded to pop tho question. After much stammoring and hesitation the young lady oxclaimud, " f mu partially engugod, but my uivthor wants tü marry !'