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q daring akin 10 engineering recklessness,
they followed out 'cuts'' in solid rock al
most 100 7eet deep, literally moving noun
tains out of their path. They waited not at
rugged gullies and deep ravines for
winding belt of rail down the face of
the hills to cross it. or for horse
shoe-bends to be created to master the geo.
graphical difficulty, but they took the stones
and dirt from the bowels of the mountains
and filed up the valleys. More than one
hemlock canyon through which some dashing
creek has plunged and loaned since time
began, and was apparently as eternal as its
overshadowing hills, has thus suddenly been
choked and damned up by human skill.
These South Penn Railroad builders seemed
to simply slice off the peaks of mountains
and throw them over into the valleys. By
the one process they succeeded in getting a
roadbed not too high up, and by the other
avoided the necessity of going too low.
One of the longest tunnels on the line is
that which pIerces Siding Hill, between
Fulton and Bedford counties. 1t was
planned to be ~ miles long, and at least
one mile of that is already bored and partly
walled. A photograph Of the eastern end
Of this great tunnel is reproduced In THE
DISPATCH to-day. As the stone and dirt
was hauled out of the hole, IL was dumped
right in front of the approach to the west.
This dump is seen in the foreground. Thus
was being constructed an enormous fll on
which to carry the railroad over ravine at
this point 05 eet deep.
The next photograph printed with this
article IL close view Of the same entrance
10 Siding Hin tunnel. II shows the abrupt
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CHAPTER II.


The young man whom Lord Musselburgh
had hailed came into the middle OF the
room. He was handsome and well-made
young fellow Of about three or four-snd-
and-twenty, with fnely-cut and clear gray
eyes that had curiously Straightforward
and uncompromising look in them, albeit
his manner was modest enough. At the
present moment however, he seemed some
what perturbed.
"Who were those two?" he said, quickly.
"Didn't you listen while the old gentle
man was declaiming away?" Musselburgh
made answer. IAN enthusiastic Scot, if
ever there were one! suppose you never
heard OF the great Bethune lawsuit"
"But the other-the girl?"
"His granddaughter, think he said"
"She is the most beautiful human creature
I ever beheldp' the young man exclaimed,
rather breathlessly.
His friend looked at him-and laughed.
'Tbat's not like you, Vim. Take care.
The Hope Of the Liberal Party enmeshed
ct four-and-twenty-that wouldn't do!
Pretty-oh, yes, she was pretty enough, but
shy-I hardly saw anything o her. dare
say her pretty face will have to be her for
tune; suspect the poor old gentleman is
not overburdened with worldly possessions.
He hes his name, however-he seems proud
enough Of that-and / shouldn't wonder if
it had made friends for him abroad-they
seem to have travelled good DEAL"
While he was speaking his companion
had mechanically lifted from the table the
card which old George Bethune had sent
up. The address in Mayfair was penciled
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AN AMERICAN s0NGsTREss
who Has Found Much Favor In Europe II
Miss Nitn Caritte.

who Has Found Much Favor Ia Europe II
Miss Min Caritte.
Illustrated Americana
. Miss Nita Caritte would attract attention,
on account OF the beauty of her face and
form, even in America, where she was born,
though her fame as one OF Gounod's pupils
will no doubt make us forget everything In
the charm Of her voice alone. Her father
was a physician Of some distinction, who
died In Virginia, and Miss Cartte IL now
living with her mother, one Of the most At
traetive women one ID likely 10 see In any
drawing room. AT 8 years Of age Miss
Caritte had already sung In concert,
and tho favor with which she was received
determined her mother, after tho death OF
her husband, to bring her talented daughter
to New York for the purpose OF serious
study. signor Emilio Belarl was tho
fortunate man chosen, and TO him was In
trusted the forming Of this promising pupil.
She remained with him for two years, until
1887, when she went abroad and carried
further the work already begun by placing
herself In the hands of Madame Anna do
Lagrange, from whom she received the most
autterlng encouragement, and by whom she
was prepared for many concerts, both Ia
London and Paris, besides large private
solrees.
Az one Of the latter the ex.Queen OF
Spain, Isabella, was 10 favorably struck by
tho young Americans voice that she In
sisted on presenting her TO that grand old
musician, Gounod. who al once took deep
interest In her future progress preparing
her himself In the two roles Of bis most oele.
brated operas-the Marguerite OF one and
the Juliet ol the other To Gounod, as we'll
a. 70 the other two to whom she owes part
OF her instruction, Miss Garitte entertsins
the lIVeliest gratitude, and We may from
this fact conclude that she has not had TO
spend a. much time In uHlearning bad
methods as most of the young ladies Of
talent who fit themselves for the operate
stage. Miss Caritte Is at present under en-
gagement with the London impresario,. Au-
gustus Harris, at Covent G rden, for Q
month or two yet. Next winter 1t is posi-
BILE that she may sing In Brussels, as the
director OF the opera there Is now in corre-
spondence with her on the subject. She
longs to sing in America, and doubtless
will before long.
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table, chastcned splendor Of girlish hair,
an attitude Of meekness and difidence.
once only had nc caught a glimpse OF the
Deautilul, clear, blue-gray eyes-when she
came In at the door, looking startled almost;
but surely man is not stricken blind and
dumb by a single glance from a girls won
dering or inquiring eyes? Love at first
sghH-he would have dismissed the sugges-
ton with anger, as an impertinence, a pro-
fanation. 1t was not love at all; it was q
strange kind OF interest and sympa-
thy she had inspired-cOmpassion
almost, and yet more reYerent
than pitifuI. There appeared to be
some mysterious and subtle appeal in her
very youth; why should one so young be so
solitary, so timid, she!tering herself, as it
were, from the common gaze? Why thai
touch OF pathOs about q mouth that was
surely meant to smile?-why the lowered
eyelashes?-was it because she knew she
was alone in this great wilderness of stran-
gers, in this teeming town? And he ielt in
mis- heart that this was not the place for her
ut all. She ought to have been away in
sunny meadows golden with buttercups,
with the laughter 0! young children echoing
around her, with the wide air fragrant with
the new-mOwn hay, with thrushes and black
birds piping clear from amid the haw-
thorn boughs. Who had imprisoned this
beautiful child, and made white slave Of
her. and brought her into this great roar
ing market OF the world? And was there no
one to help?
But it was all perplexity to him; even as
was this indeiaable concern and anxiety
about one to whom be had never even spoken
q word. What was there In that pensiVe
beauty that should SO strangely trouble
him? She had made no appeal to him;
their eyes could scarcely be said to have
met, even in that brief moment; her cruel
fate, the tyranny OF her surroundings, her
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water buckets.
On Market street, In Harrisburg. NAV
still be seen u sigbboard nailed 70 tbe wsiI
Of three-story brick house down near The
Upion depot, 0n which are painted tbs
initials; rs. 2. H. II. Ia tiis Office are
packed dozen huge drygoods boxes and
tea chests, aud slowed away In these chests
and boxes are the dusty account books and
records Of the South Penn Railroad. They
have been tightly nailed UP for the last two
years.
In u money vault Of ono Of the largest
bhn 20 In Philadelphia are locked up tbs
stock certificates Of the old South Penn
NallEoad. They were put there quietly
after being purchased from their PittaburR
and New York owners
In a future article IL will be related how
and why the railroad was abandoned, and
with this Information heysral other photo
graphic Views Of the work will be repro.
dueed. together with table OF exact meas.
uremsnh ss TO distance, grades, etc.
l.. 10, HToBInL,
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counties. One 10 IL miles east Of the east
ern opening OF the tunnel through Alle-
gheny Mountain. 1t crosses gully l05 feet
deep. The dirt and stone of which it was
constructed was all taken from the bowels
of the Allegheny Mountain In cutting the
tunnel through.
This Allegheny tunnel is within fraction
OF one mile in length. When the work
was commenced the engineers sunk shaft
6b feet deep and then commenced the boring
either direction. The dirt was hoisted by
means of a shaft-elevator, and then it was
run on small cars by light locomotives one
and half miles east to the fill shown in the
picture, and there dumped overheard
: AT the foot of the Allegheny Mountain,
oa the eastern side is cut through solid
rock which when finished would have been
80 feet deep. As 1t Lies ct present It 10
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on it. And mechanically the young man
laid down the card again.
"Well, come along, Vin-let's 20 to Vic
toria."
mo, if you don't mind, Musselburgh,"
said the young man, with dOwneast eyes,
and something OF embarrassment, ~ would
rather-not 20 down to the Bungalow to-
night. Some other time-it is so good Of
you 10 be always asking me down"
"My dear fellow" the young nobleman
said, looking at bis friend euriously, "what
II the matter with you7 Are ysu In
dream7 Are you aslsspY Haven't told
you that Grandson 10 coming down BY
late train tonight; and isn't all the wsrld
envyiug you that the great man should
make such . protegs aud favorits of you7
Indeed you must come dowDj you ean'G
afford 10 lose such Q ehaHee. We will sit up
for him; and you'll talk 10 him during
supper; aud you'll listen 10 hin or hours
after II he II IN the humoF for moaelsKusa
Then tomorrow morning you'll take hlp
away bird s-hsatlnE-he 10 ~ eager for any
new diversion ~ q schsolboyj and you'll
have him all 10 yourselfj and onN Of these
days, before you know whore ysu are, he'll
hand you q junior l0rdshlp. Or In II the
under neerstaTyahIp at the Home Office
you're waiting for7 You know, we're all
anxious TO see how tho new experiment will
Oxierd or Cambrldgs-uRtsIntsd BY
landlord sentlmebt--trained for pub
lio life on ast prlaei plsaj one
wants 10 see how all this will work in prag-
tlee. Aud We never dietate--sh, no, we
never dictate 10 the eonstitusneissi but whsn
the public notice from time 10 tins In tho
newspapers that Mr.. viaesnt Harris was In.
eluded 10 Mr., GrandisoB's dinner party on
tho previous evening, then they think, And
perhaps they wonder when that lucky young
gentleman Is going 10 take his seat N tho
House Of Commons. So really, my dear
Win, you can't afford to throw away this
chance OF having Grandson all to yourself.
suppose he quite understands that ysu are
not injected with any OF your iathsr's So
cialistie theories? o. course It's all very
well for an enormously rlsh man like your
father to play with comnunism-it must be
an exciting sort OF amussmsnt.-like strok.
ing q tigers tail, and wondering what will
happen In consequence, but you must keep
clear Of that kind Of thing, my boy. Now,
come along"
"Oh, thank you, Musselburgh," the
young man said. IN the same embarrassed
fashion, "but if you'll excuse me-I'd rather
stay in town tonight"
doh, very well," the other said. goSd
naturedly. 'I shall be up in day or two
again. BY the way, the Four-in-H Hand
Club turns out on Saturday. Shall give
you lift-and wen 60 down to Hurling-
ham for the polo? Mrs. Ellison is coming"
"Oh, thanks-awfully good Of you'll
shall be delighted" the young man mur-
INJURED; and few seconds thereafter the two
friends had separated, Lord Musselburgh
driving of in hanson 10 Victoria station.
This young Vincent Harris who now
walked away along Piccadilly toward Hyde
Park was in sort OF walking trance. He
saw nothing of the people passing by him,
nor Of the carriages, nor of the crowd as
sembled at the corner of the Row, expecting
the Princess. He saw pale and pathetic
face, dimly lined figure standing By .
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enough stone in that field, that II broken
up small would be sufficient TO macadamize
all the public roadways OF Bedford county.
The scientific theory on which the South
Penn Railroad was being built was that In
utilizing the high ground lying between the
mountain ridges an easier and quicker
ascent Of the Appalachian chain could be
gained and much distance saved. After
leaving Harrisburg the route took the crown
of the Cumberland Valley, then followed
the Path Valley to Tuscarora Mountain.
Crossing that at an advantageous grade, II
found the higher valleys of Fulton, Bedford
and Somerset counties, reaching the base Of
the Allegheny Mountain in a great many
miles shorter distance from Harrisburg than
the Pennsylvania Railroad accomplishes it.
The reason OF this is that the Pennsylvania
Company avoided grades, cuts and tunnels
between Harrisburg and Altoona and fol.
lowed the winding OF the Juniata river and
Spruce creek through the mountains. This
made their line of q tortuous character, just
as it is west Of the crest OF the mountain
where II hugs the Conemaugh river.
On the other hand, the South Penn sur
veyed O nearly straight line 10 the base Of
the Allegheny Mountain, and then In order
to keep exactly to that straight line they re-
sorted to expensive cuts, tunnels and fills.
This tremendous cost, the projectors be-
lieved, would be more than made up to
them in the end, by having n railroad be-
tween the East and West almost an air line,
and over half hundred miles shorter than
the P. r. r. between Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia.
To-day these five great tunnels. q score Of
expensive "cuts" through rock, and sew.
eral gigantic "fills" lie useless. Grass is
growing between railroad ties, moss clings
to the rock walls of artificial mountain
canyons and suoterranean springs have con-
verted two or three OF the tunnels into dark
mysterious running brooks. The little
frame tool houses and the huts of the la
borer have long since been deserted and are
gradually falling to pieces.
In large warehouse at Berlin, Somerset
county, are heaped several hundred Wheel
barrows, 1000 picks and shovels and 900
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approach without the dump or fill, and the
solid rock that had TO be cut away. The large
rubber hose lying about were used to supply
air to the men at work In this deep excays-
tiOn. In addition to the air being sent in
through tho two entrances, IT was forced
down by mean of holes or shafts drilled
through the ground from the mountain top,
Usually on these large tunnels a small
building was erected on the summit of the
mountain, just over and about midway, be-
tween the two entrances. In this was placed
a steam air compressor, and by means of
that the air was forced under ground to the
men. Thus the one compressor answered
for both ends the tunnel.
Another costly tunnel that was finished
before the road was abandoned was that at
Rays Hill, not very far from the Siding
Hiil work. 1t is probably II miles east cf
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A BROKEN KNEE JOINT.
Wiring fhs Pisces ToEstbsr 10 the Only
CsrtaIu Cure for It.

Csrtniu Cure Tor 10.
What IL commonly called tho knse.oap,
writes physician In tho Boston Herald, 10
o small triangular bone situated At the front
Of the knee Joint. Que Of Its purpoaes Is to
protect the joint another IL to favor the
action Of certain muscles. When this bone
10 broken across the parts are separated by
Ito attachments. 10 briag them together
until they are united IL always difficult
operation. unless the fragments are wired
together.
There are certain fractures which cannot
can. the method should be employed, for 1t
promises by far the best results. Not only
IL recovery more rapid than where other
procedures are used, but the victim suffers
the least possible discomfort When the
knee-cap Is broken and the physiclan ad-
vises "wiring," the patient ought, by all
means, in his own interests to unhesitatingly
consent to the operation.
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HYPNOTIzING ONES SELF.
IL 10 an Easy Performnnc for some People

Il 10 IN Easy Performance for some People
and Certainly Not Harmful
1t is not difficult thing for some people
to hypnotize themselves; that is, to acertain
degree. They assume an easy position. sit
ting up or half reclining, and breathe
deeply and evenly, and at the same time
rapidly. Very soon sleep ensues. And
a'ter retiring, if troubled with wakefulness,
u can generally be quickly overcome by this
simple procedure. Another way is to take
an easy position and steadfastly gaze at a
small shining object placed about two eet
IRON from the eyes and Q little above their level.
sleep will often ensue within five minutes,
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Everett, Bed ford county. The entrance to
this hole shows what character Of rock OBJ
structions the railroad builders met with:
Some of this rock was of the strongest kind
or granite, and could only be blasted
through with dynamite. Ordinary black
powder scarcely made an impression on it.
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the railroad approached Niger Mountain,
through which Il cuts its way by both cuts
and tunnels. The 6ll shown Ia this picture
crosses rayine 100 ieet deep, aud il was 10
carry trains gt that great height over the
valley. There are many such fills along the
whole line In both Bedlor and somerset
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In the picture is seen the head OF the tun-
mel. The tunnel-head was first arched
above and blocked on each side. After that
the core OF dirt was taken out and the in
terror was then arched with solid masonry
Engineers who have examined the South
Penn say that in this particular the tunnel
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HE route OF the aban-
doned South Penn
Railroad is lined with
engineering triumphs.
Few persons have any
idea what immense
achieve IN ents were
made with the millions
Of dollars spent in that
ILL fated enterprise.
An army of thousands
worked in the noun
tainous interior Of Full
ton, Bedford and Son.
erset counties for three
and four years. They
burrowed their way un-
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finished in three galleries of different
heights Eventually these would have all
been planed down to the same level The
rock and broken stone which was excavated
here was thrown into a ten-acre field. and
fills it almost completely to a depth of
several feet over the surface. There is
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Tho Why af Wnmnn

Helen q p. M.)-Jack Will get his walk.
ing ticket when he calls tonight. I'll tell
him don't care anything for him.
Helen % p. M.)-Oh. dearl Isn't he COM
ing tonight? hope he didn't take that
little quarrel of Wednesday seriously.
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VISIT OF THE DUO DoRLEANs.

American snobs VIII Have Chance 60 Com.
pare Him with EngInnd's Finest
Boston Herald.
II seems the Duo d'Orleans is to take q
ID months Journey round the world, and
be made man OF, If attrition with other
men can do it. The fat Prince has been
weighed in the balance, it seems, and found
wanting, in spite Of paternal counsel and
the experiences of the last three months.
But lots OF sons disappoint their fathers,
and have to be sent away from home. As
the Due is coming to America, our fine
flowers will have chance to compare his
deficiencies with those of titled Englishmen
who are regarded as little tin gods On wheels
Anything for a change, however.
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masonry is far ahead of anything seen else
where in the United States
The fourth Photographic illustration of
this article represents gigantic fill in the
eastern portion of Somerset county, where
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NOVEL DEALING WITH CONTEMPORARY LIFE
DISPATCH.
BY WILLIAM BLACK,
A~thor of I'D Princess Th~le" "sunrisc" Many Other
Stories of the Highest Reputation IOo Continents.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.


his
rsn0tIn
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Decaying Ruins That Represent the
Millions Poured Into the
South Penn Project.
MARvELS OF ENGINEERING WORK.
Great Tunnels That Extend for Miles
Through the Solid Granite Of
the Mountains Heart.
VALLEYS SPAWNED BY MAMMOTH FILLS.
Cuts Through the BILLS That Look Like the Handiwurk
Of the Floods Of Years.
lTBoM A sTArT conREsroxpENr.I

BEDFORD, PA, July II.
HE route of the aban-
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-13

Sasss S4lAess x~i<s FlAtay "a tA~ ~.
slsssFsl Csaxs4t. sn

; - - &4-t-~s8 AedAs E4At9lF ths -
sAss3psl esass2t.sA
JkcEseS Nss.. Seps lz--5asre -.
ko3n. gresi4ens - TIE CoaS1itgt.e..,
c5nTs2tlea oceu ue-e1 kae E1.r fos n..rlv
tae eeprs Taars4ay n saFpoga ~ al.
slees3-s l-eol-sge plsak. Ths sasr.
sal3 it e2s las q D.yiRe osalnasis,.
taat tAe wa-te race ean nct 1olsrste
divided sovereignty. Let ths trutk -
told Il lt o4rsls tAs bostom 04t II -
universe. 1he speaker 4I4 MT ssan.
tie 2pprehens3on of those no thonstt
that auy change Of the eonsti ,tion t..t
would have tae easet q 6eprigins :
great nUmber g agrees of ne rirst .
vote woals involve she State q Nlssis-
sippi Ia . c0aaiet With CoagresS
Bat he continued. 'lf the worst
comes 80 the wcrst aa3 ne lose SOM Of
or representation IA Congress We can
stand it eomplaeently il allowed 10
manage our leesl aud STATE affairs un-
disturbed Do not propose 70 miaoe
matters aa3 hide behiEs q subterfura.
but il asked hy anybody II il vas lie
purpose Of the convention 10 restrict
negro suffrage ( would frankly answer.
Yes. that is what We are here for. The
Fat las gone forth that fraud. force ana
Intimidation must cease, and II the con
vention fails 70 insure white supremacy
By peaceful methods / would, ia case .
negro vas hereafter KILLED in = political
riot regard myself and every member
Of the convention as accessory 10 the
murder