Argentine Railroads

In the Argentine Republic the service of trains is appallingly irregular, chiefly owing to the bad state of the permanent way, wbich, when once laid, is left to take care of itself. The permanent way in soine parts of the line is in Buch a dilapidated condition that almost every train is thrown off the rails. This astoundiug fact, is contained in a recent report of the railway coucerned. The rate of traveling, too, is astonishing. At one spot, on a go as yon please local line, no train ever travels faster than 2% miles per honr. One may vary the ruonotouy of the journey by getting out and taking a quiet stroll along the line, or stopping to piek up pretty flowers. There is no fear that the train will catcb you