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sengers on this ideal railway of the
future will be whisked from Gotham to
the Quaker City quicker than it now
takes them to go from the Battery to
Harlem. There will be no noise, no
smoke, no jolting. Cars will dart to and
from the big cities like the shuttle in
weaver's loom. There is no mystery of
etheric force liquid or compressed air or
vacuum transit interviewer in the pro-
ject. 1t is simply another stride human
ingenuity Is about to take in utilizing
electricity, the most potent and wonder
full force that has yet been subjected to
mans will says the New York Herald.
AT the recent convention of the Aneri-
can Society of Civil Engineers. held at
Cape May, the largest and most impor-
tant gathering in the history of the So
ciety, Prof. Oherlin Smith, of Bridgeton,
N. j., in a carefully prepared paper deal
ing with the recent improvements in
transportation, said the time was close
at hand when the journey from New
York to Philadelphia could be made in
one-fourth the schedule time Of the fast
est express train This was not mere
nlSnI OIL the lIIldSlIdlIOn, LOT ne prOceeu-
ed to convince his auditors, men of the
highest engineering skill and attachments,
that his statement was easily within the
bounds of possibility
Prof. Smith has the reputation in the
engineering profession of being modest,
conservative man, of sound judgment,
and an authority on mechanics. He is
president of the Ferracute Machine COM
pany, at Bridgeton. n. J. Prof. Smith
has given much attention to the problems
which restrict the speed of railway
trains, and has come to the conclusion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

There are times OF special danger
In the life of every woman. The
first occurs as she leaves girl-hood
behind. She may pass safely
through unassisted but if she be-
comes pale and nervous at this
time, if she complains of headache
or backache and is tired out after
slight exertion she needs more
strength and more blood to tide
over this crisis in her life. The
story of Miss Lucy Phillips, SYRIA
cuse, Ind, as told by her mother:
cit was tzo0 years ago that Lucy first
COMPLAINED offhe trouble zUhfch became
so serious NTH her. Her muscles con-
ffnnaiLy tzOftched, and the pale blood
often zOent through her vefnS in jerks.
The case puzzled our physician, and
tzOice he called IN counsel. She CONT
nne6 to grOW 7OOrSe. one day a neigh
Dor brought IN a boz of Dr.. W1Ll1GmS'
Pink Pills for Pale People, and ne gaze
them to Lucy. She soon regalned her
flesh, the color came back TO her cheeks,
her blood zOaS PURIFIED by the medicine,
and her nerUeS became strong as eOeY.
The 6hHStcian agrees NTH us that she
1Oas cured BY DR.. W1LItaMS' Pink Pills
J0v Pale People.
Mrs. Elizabeth Philips.
At druggists OF direct from
Dr.. Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady, N. Y.
50 cents per box; 8 boxes $2.5a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30
For Sale by TlCKNOR & JAEGER.
Smiths zoo Miles an Hour Train.

upon the principle recognized In bicycle
construct1on-that of attaining lightness
with strength. The weight Of passen-
ger trains in proportion to the number
of passengers carried is something tre-
mendous when you figure it out This is
necessary to keep the train from jump.
Ing the track. But the feature OF the
electric road that will obViate this is a
track which win make derailment inn
possible. With such a track the high
est attainable speed will be devoid of
danger. The cars should be tapering
at the ends to minimize the resistance,
and the wheels might have rubber tires
to minimize noise and jar"
Prof. Smith is too conservative an en-
gineef to fix a definite maximum speed
for such an electric road as he describes.
There are no insurmountabIe problems
in mechanics that would prevent cars
being run at three miles q minute, but in
going much beyond that speed centrifu-
gal force would have to be reckoned
with, and 1t Is doubtful If wheels could
be made that would stand the test
Such a road will be built Prof Smith
thinks. just as soon as capitalists can
be convinced that it is a physical posi-
Dility and is likely to be a financial
success. He has studied the engineerine
problems involved and lclieves ha h-s3
solved them nearly ALL but rs he is
neither a protector nor q promoter of
railway schemes, 1t remains for the or,
ganizer and the capitalist to develop the
plans he has sketched for the benefit Of.
the members of his profession.
A road such as Prof. Smith describes
is already planned to connect PhiladeI-
ph1a with Atlantic City. 1t will run
IN an air line from Gloucester City to
the sea, and will be elevated. It's length
Will be about one-half the distance be-
tween New York and Philadelphia. Sim
gle cars are to be run by electricity
at speed of more than 100 miles an
hour The company has haen organized
with 100000 capital, anG sCSg9e OF the
right of way has been secured. Passen-
gers will be whisked down to the sea-
shore in one-half the time 1t takes steam
locomotives to traverse the distance.
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that the limit Of speed by the use Of
steam has been almost reached.
Electricity, however, presents a force
which is restricted only by the ability Of
the engineer to utilize it. Thus, quicker
travel is a problem which the machinist
and civil engineer rather than the sci
enlist must solve. '----
''I would like to clear up a misappre-
hension that seems to exist In regard to
what said of rapid transit at the Cape
May convention" said Prof. Smith, when
asked to tell how space could be ami
hilated at the rate of three miles a min
ute. II did not say that rubber-tired
locomotives could be made to travel two
or three times faster than their present
speed. My reference was to rubber tires
on electric cars. Electricity will un-
6oubtedly be the motive power used on
the railroad of the near future
Prof. Smith thinks the first railway on
which electricity will take the place of
steam will be built between New York
and Philadelphia, because of the compar-
atively short distance, the great travel
between the two cities and the large
profits to be derived from such a road.
"Of course the road would have to be
elevated" he said, Ito do away with
grade crossings, and 1t would be an air
line, for curves would not permit Of the
nlSn rate OF speed desired. 1t would
be a double or triple track road, con-
trolled by an automatic electric block
system. Electric power would be trans
mitted through the rails, and transmit
ting stations could be located at inter,
walls of twenty or thirty miles There
would be no trains, but each car would
have its own motor and would be run
singIy
1.-THE cars would be two or three times
the length Of the ordinary railroad mas.
senger car, and would be built of steel
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gagged a troop of Rough Riders"
Shenandoah" is among the early book
ings for the Grand. and it will be given,
as regards scenic detail, in q manner
something marvellous. The company is
promised to be one of the strongest that
has even been seen in the piece.
It was frequently predicted that If
Mathews and Bulger ever tempted
providence in the shape of an engage
ment at a Broadway theater in New
York dire failure would result. The
critics were again at sea, for this duo
of comedians, with their entertaining
vehicle by the Sad Sea Waves" fairly
took Broadway by storm, and established
for themselves a lasting popularity with
New York comedy lovers. Mathews and
Bulger, with an up-to-date collection OF
jokes and witticisms, will open the sea-
son of the Grand opera house the last
week in August.
1t is a fact that Manager Hays, of the
Grand, received many inquiries last sea-
son why I'm Old Kentucky" was not
scheduled for an engagement. With
great many this drama is extremely pop
ular and each seasons visit is gladly
welcomed After a seasons absence, In
Old Kentucky" will visit this city, on its
way West, as Mr.. Lift has arranged FOR a
complete tour of this popular drama to
the coast.
Among the improvements the Grand
is undergoing the present summer
is the placing of an entire new stage
floor Of yellow pine. When completed it
will be the most complete arrangement
of the kind in the two cities.
In his new play, Arizona" Augustus
Thomas has produced a strong piece. It
is a comedy drama, by the author of
Alabama and "In Missouri" and of the
type that is sometimes called melodrama.
While there is nothing distinctly novel in
the subject or in the characters, the story
is told so admirably that the general yer
and, it may be said, ii has already done
SO. It has the elements, of popularity
and even its conventionalities appeal to
one strongly because of their manifest
reasonableneSS
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There Are Many Cool retreats

On the line or reached via the Union
Pacific, THE Overland Route" You will
find fishing in Rocky Mountain streams,
Salt Lake, curative waters in Guyer and
HALEY Hot Springs, Utah Hot Springs
and Soda Springs, Idaho. If contemplate
ing a trip to Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.
Idaho, California or Oregon do not fail
to ask your agent about the magnificent
train service of the Union Pacific. There
are palace sleeping cars, buffet smoking
sa,u MOraTS cars, o1nlae cars with meals
cars, etc, ETC., every day in the year.
For time tables, or any information,
apply to your local agent, who can sell
you ticket via the Union Pacific, or
address H. B, Carter. T. P. A.. 37s Rob
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Reputable Engineer Has Taking Passengers From
New York to Philadelphia in Thirty Minutes
Ball Bearings and Rubber Tires.

New York to Philadelphia by rail in
half an hour! That means a speed of
two hundred miles an hour. Can 1t be
done with the motive power now in COM
mercial use? An eminent engineer says
1t is possible, and will be accomplished
Just as soon as few technical difficulties
are overcome. It is asserted that pas
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

fully embroidered and painted. The fans
here all come from Spain, and they are
exceedingly cheap. You can buy fer 81
a fan which in New York would cost $25
and there are many $25 fans being used
by this crowd in the hall. Over there on
the opposite side of the room is one
which seems to have been made for the
occasion, and which, L venture, never
saw Spain. 1t is a dainty little thing,
and is welded by one of the prettiest of
the Porto Rican bellies. 1t is of silk in
the colors of the American flag, SO made
that the red white and blue flashes out
at every twist of her ivory wrist. You
can see that the better class of Porto
Ricans are very patriotic. They are glad
they are Americans, and will be good
citizens.
LET OUR GIRLS BEWARE.
AS 1 looked at these pretty Porto Rican
girls I thought of the sensation they
would create among our young men when
they visit the fashionable watering places
OF the United States. They will be for
nidable rivals of the American summer
girls. Heretofore many of them have
taken their outings in Europe, but now
they are talking of coming to the United
States. They are taking lessons in Eng
lish, and already several of them have
found husbands among our army officers.
I understand that they ike Yankee beaux
better than Porto Ricans, and, that they
will prefer American husbands because
American wives have more freedom and
better times.
Speaking of customs, our young men
will have a great advantage over the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

glass In its windows, but only shutters.
large living room in the center and bed
rooms opening into this on each side.
There is often wing containing kitch-
en- with a water closet adjoining. Bath
rooms are almost unknown, and the san
itary conditions of even the best houses
are bad.
The furniture is commonly Of bent
wood, the chairs being arranged stiffiy
about a table. There is often wicker
sofa and some rocking chairs, but no at
tempts are made at ornamentation in the
way of cozy hooks or of wall decoration.
The bed rooms are fitted out with iron
beds, covered either with canvas or with
wire springs, upon which thin comforts
are spread for mattresses. The mat
treSses are usually not long enough to al
low your whole body to lie on them with
out touching the wires. In my hotel here
in San Juan the springs either scratch
the flesh of my heels, or, if I protect my
heels, my shoulders have to suffer by the
sharp wires between the mattress and
the pillow.
THE LADIES' AID SOCIETY.
The Porto Rican ladies are now coop
Grating with the wives OF the army and
navy officers to improve the condition of
the poor women of Porto Rico. A ladies'
aid society has been organized. This So
ciety is non-sectarian, and it is supported
by voluntary contributions. One of it's
chief officers is Mrs. Col. ]. R. Hoff, its
vice president, the president being the
wife of the governor general. 1t has Of
fees just outside of Fort San Christobel,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
Ancient American Sleeping Cars.

L. Xavire Eywa, Frenchman, who
came to this country in 1S47, wrote an
article in ILLUSTRATION Of Paris, pub
lished July 22,1S48, giving his expert
ences on the railroads Of the United
States. He says that at that time
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had
a length of seventy leagues and that
the cost of the road was 4.11e,744
francs, the receipts 3,9sS,456 francs and
expenses 1,964,741 francs. He also
gives considerable space to the in
terror arrangements of the sleeping
cars used at that time and says that,
"they are Actually houses where moth
ing is lacking for the necessity of life
and are divided into compartments and
sleeping rooms, some for men and
some for women" Each room held six
beds or rather little touches in three
tiers along the sides. He winds up his
account by saying that valuables were
not particularly well taken care of, as
In America there were ne such things
as sneak thieves"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
A 1tepose.


She sleeps among her pillows soft,
"a dove, now weared with her highp,
And all around, and all aloft,
Hang flutes and folds of virgin white:
Her hair out-darkens the dark night,
Her glance outshines the starry SKY;
But how her locks are hidden quite,
AnG closed is her fringed eye!
She sleepeth: wherefore doth she start?
She sigheth doth she feel no pain?
None, none! the dream is near her heart
The spirit of sleep is in her brain.
He cometh down like golden rain.
Without wish, without sound;
He cheers the sleeper (ne'er In vain
Like May, when earth Is winter-bound.
All day within some cave he lies,
Dethroned from his nightly sway
Far fading when the dawning skies
Our souls with Weakening thoughts ar
ray.
Two Spirits Of might doth man obey;
BY each he's wrought, from each he
learns
The one Is Lord of life by day;
The other when starry night returns.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
Oyaters Paid for Cleaning.

When the collier Brutus of the navy
reached Mare Island navy yard the
other day after voyage to Manila, her
bottom was found covered with ma
ture oysters, and the commandant OF
the navy yard has forwarded to the
bureau OF construction and repairs q
box containing samples Of the shells.
The painting upon the plates below the
water line was in good condition, and
there was no unusual corrosion, but
from stem to stern she was covered
with these oysters, which became at
tached to her while lying in Manila
bay. On one occasion when all the
coal in her hold had been removed, and
a large part of her bottom was exposed
above the water, the plates were
cleaned by the natives without expense
on condition that they be allowed to
keep the oysters, which they consider
a great delicacy.-Minneapolis Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
PAID DEBT OF SIN.
Brave California Boy Died to Atone for
Fathers Theft.


Fathers Theft
When, five years ago, William Jack
son of Redding, CAL, was sent to prison
for embezzling $4,000, his son, then
boy in college, vowed never to rest
until he should pay the criminal debt.
Last April he paid it-not In money
but with his life. All over California
they are talking Of the honor and brav-
cry of the boy who gave his life to MS
fathers crime. The elder Jackson was
treasurer of Shasta county. He was
known as Honest Bill Jackson" The
public confidence In him was SO great
that citizens all over the country gave
him their private money for safekeep-
ing. One day $1,000 of the public
money was stolen from him. To cover
I'D his own carelessness he resorted to
gambling to make the loss good.
From this time Honest Bills" descent
was appallingly rapid. He became
gambler, a drunkard, and finally a
thief. When his son was sophomore
in college he was convicted and SEN
fenced. The family felt the disgrace
with painful keeness, most of all the
boy who bore his fathers name. HIS
further work in college was inspired
by one idea-to prepare himself for re-
paying the stolen $4,000. When the
war broke out an idea came to him.
In the event of his own possible fail
ure as business man the $4,000 could
not be paid. A surer way would be to
enter the army. If he should die, he
reasoned, the offering of his life would
constitute an atonement. If he should
live he would have proven that he was
not a coward and would be better able
to pay the debt that haunted him. So
he became Trooper Jackson, sailed
away to Manila, and fell fatally injured
at Malolos on the Esd of April. Not,
however, before he had proven himself
brave man. Those who knew him
say the debt was more than paid.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
why Labor Laws Are Knocked Oat

why Labor Laws Arc Knocked Oat.
A few months ago the legislature of
Michigan enacted law empowering
commission to purchase the street rail-
ways Of Detroit and turn them over to
the municipality. The commission or
ganized and entered upon the dis
charge of Its duty. Now the Supreme
court of the state has declared uncon-
stitutional the law under which 1t was
proceeding, and further progress is i'm
possible. Things remain as they have
been. This is but repetition of what
is constantly occurring in every state.
It emphasizes the fact that those who
desire a speedy accommodation OF laws
to new conditions, industrial as well as
otherwise, must direct their attention
not simply to the makers Of laws, but
also to interpreters of the same. They
must elect or insist upon the appoint
msnt of judges who will resolve
doubt, when 1t arises, in favor Of ac-
commodation to show conditions,
rather than against it, as is now almost
uniformly the case. do not mean to
suggest that the judiciary is f1agrantly
corrupt Speaking strictly for myself,
l believe that higher degree of in
tegrity characterizes the bench as
whole than characterizes any other
profession or calling, except possibly
the medical. know very many of my
readers do not share this opinion, but
/ am sure they will accord me the same
right to form opinions they themselves
exercise. What / do mean to call at
tention to is this: Every condition OF
his surroundings tends to make
Judge, no matter how upright, very
fearful of sanctioning an innovation,
II he can possibly avoid doing so. On
this rock many labor law has suf-
fered shipwreck. 1t is incumbent upon
the people. and especially upon the la
Dor element. to strive to elevate men to
the bench who are not only competent
and honest, but imbued with the con-
viction that new conditions need new
remedies, and ready to act on this be-
lief. The law moves slowly; judicial
Interpretation lags still further behind.
Revolutions have been precipitated
solely on this account-their sole pur-
pose being to bring law and the inter-
probation thereof up to date. I don't
imagine we are to have any revolution,
except one kind: A revolution in the
ideas of the people when they set about
choosing those who shall make and in
terpret laws, or appoint the interpre-
tiers, as the case may be. And that
revolution should come as quickly as
possible. 1t can't arrive too soon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18

The Supreme Court Of Indiana has
rendered far-reaching decision In
suit brought by citizens Of Portland
against a natural gas and oil COM
pany which, 1t was claimed, had en-
tered into an illegal combination to
raise the price of its product. The
plaintiffs were sustained, the decision
which, it is asserted, will apply to
many trusts-being based on the COM
mon-law point Of public policy" 1t
is an old and familiar maxim" said the
court, that competition is the life OF
trade; and whatever act destroys COM
petition, or even relaxes it, upon the
part Of those who sustain relations to
the public, is regarded by the law as
Injurious to public interests, and Is,
therefore, deemed to be unlawful"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18

who found that Prial had removed his
hut or shanty to spot near Seton
Hall college. Smith finally located
him, and a few days ago suggested
that they go to Newark, where he ex-
pected to meet a friend at the railroad
depot While the crowd was pouring
out of the cars, Prial grabbed Smiths
arm, and pointing to fair-haired, fair
faced little woman, cried: THAT'S my
wife; / haven't seen her in fifteen
years, aud I'm glad of it, for l wouldn't
live with her in heaven or hell. It's
too expensive to have wife, and, be-
sides, 1 don't want to support any
woman" Prials acknowledgment of
the woman as his wife was submitted
in evidence in the divorce proceedings.
The hut in which Prial has been liv
ing all these years is II by 16 feet, and
in the rear is a small addition, in
which are his cooking utensils and
bunk. The matp room is used as a
studio, and the walls are covered with
pictures, mostly in an unfinished con-
dition. All of them show evidence Of
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genius in portrait painting. Prominent
among them is a nearly completed pic
ture of Admiral Dewey, said by those
who have seen 1t to be a wonderfully
faithful and well-executed likeness OF
the hero of Manila. Nearby, on can
vas, is an outline Of lifesize portrait
Of Admiral Schley. Several fine land
scapes and not a few water colors dec
crate the walls. The shanty outside
is covered with tin, which in several
places has been torn Off Here Prial
spends his time during the day, unless
engaged in painting sigma. He has
practically forsaten the artistic in art
for the pictorial signs and lettering
which pay for his meals. He pays no
rental. Those who know him say he
is well educated and well informed on
matters appertaining to art. AS rule.
however. he does little talking. He
has long since dropped stylish gar
ments for ill-fitting clothes, more or
less daubed with paint. He is about
s feet 6 inches in height, with sandy.
untrimmed beard, dark, snappy eyes
and very alert in his movements. The
index finger on the right hand is miss
ing. This was a means Of Identifying
him as the missing husband. While
Prial never discussed his marriage
with the few persons with whom he
had a talking acquaintance, he was
never more pleased than when he was
discussing that familiar question, rs
marriage a failure?" None but the
negative side WOULD he uphold, al
though his career in South Orange was
marked by considerable attention to
the feminine portion of the communi-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-18
Every day that brings Admiral Dew

Every day that brings Admiral Dew
ey nearer home also brings increased
evidence of the great esteem in which
he is held by his countrymen. Since
Grants time no other man has APP
preached this popularity. He stands
quite alone, and the whole nation is
getting ready to welcome him in Oc-
tober. In view of this indubitable
fact, how account for the paucity OF
the popular offering for the dewey
home fund.-? Stinginess never was a
characteristic of the American people.
But only $4,000 is forthcoming for the
alleged object of the nations highest
esteem. There is only one answer to
this conundrum, which is that the peo-
pie take little stock in home fund"
raised by public subscription. APP
parently it savors too much of passing
the hat.