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��The Chair- Car — the Latest Develop- the distance between Minneapolis and

ment in Stagecoaches St. Paul over fine macadam roads. The

MINNESOTA has returned to the fare is twenty cents, which lifts this par- good old days of the stagecoach, ticular highway coach from the despised although those of the natives who can jitney class. recall 'the romantic

��journeyings of the clattering vehicle would have some difficulty in recog- nizing the coach in its revised, 1916 edition. The crack- ing blacksnake whip, the plunging horses and the picturesque- ly cursing driver give way to the al- most silent whirring; of a gasoline motor. In place of the hard and crowded seats, there are soft leath- er chairs, with com- fortable, springy backs and an arrange- ment of springs in their bases which absorbs all the shocks that the shock- absorbers of the vehicle itself overlook.

Gone also is the close confinement of the stuffy old coach, with its romance- nourishing darkness, where the young adventurer could hold hands in perfect safety with some fair passenger. For the new highway coach is brilliantly lighted by great round windows, not un- like the portholes of steamers. At night, incandescent bulbs shine in the ceiling.

This modernized stagecoach clips off

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���The modern stage- coach looks hke a ship

���A soda-fountain table that is convenient and sanitary and handsome as well

��Inside, the seats are comfortable and there is plenty of light

A Sanitary Refreshment Table

An attractive and extremely durable restaurant table is made with heavy metal legs and four swinging stool seats of mahogany or oak finish. When un- occupied these stools are out of the way under the table.

The tops are noteworthy. They are pure white, of a solid material, made by melting crushed onyx at a temperature of two thousand six hundred degrees r^ahrenheit. This material does not ab- sorb or craze, is as easily washed as glass, is unaffected by acids, and strong enough to endure hard usage.

In addition to being a very compact and handy arrangement for ice cream parlors, especially in small stores, these tables can also be used outdoors, obviat- ing the trouble of carrying chairs as well as tables.

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