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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
A LILLIPUT RAILROAD.
Tt Is Known as the Dillon Trunk
Line-All Fares Are Paid In Pins.

Tt Is Known as the Dillon Trunk
Line-AIl Fares Are Paid In Pins.
The champion Lilliputian railway OF
the country is located at Andersen, Ind.
It's right of way is through the back
yards, and its president, who is the
youngest railway magnaJe in the Unit
ed States is only 4 years old.
The name of the road is the Dillon
Trunk line. The rolling stock, as yet,
is somewhat incomplete, but the shops
have equipment under construction.
The motive power consists of a two
drive-wheel engine, No. 8. The road
bed is well ballasted and the heavy 3x3
inch hickory track is securely held on
good cross ties. Following the first
methods of railway building, strips GU
steel are laid on top of the hickory
rails, and the 300-pOund engine ''scoots"
over them with the grace of u swan in
a duck pond.
Engine No. is a model of perfec-
ton, and is undoubtedly ono of the
smallest practical engines in the world.
She goes at good gait over her TWEEN
ty-inch Suage track and can be easily
started and stopped by her 4year-old
engineer. She is now undergoing some
changes which, when completed, viii
put her ahead of big locomotives. She
viii burn crude Gil, which will be
great convenience. From the ground to
the top Of her snlOlSestack-her highest
point-she measures but thirty-eight
inches, and from the point of her cow
catcher to the end Of the running board
back of the tender she is less than six
feet in length. Her four drive wheels
are but eighteen inches high and her
boiler is about three feet in length.
She has a head light. which lights up
fifty feet Of the track. and her cabin,
with its levers and valves, is just large
enough for James William Edward Dill
lion, her 4-year-old engineer, who is
also president, manager, conductor,
fireman, brakeman and grand bouncer
of the train. and foreman and section
man of the entire stretch of track. He
is a practical man" in every depart
ment and displays most remarkable
executive and mechanical ability.
billions Trunk line does a monster
business after school hours. All of the
children in the western part of the city
gather along the right of way. The
conductor has run q corner on all of
the pins in Hazelwood addition. He
charged ten pins a ride for some time.
until he had every pincushion in his
part of the city bankrupt. and then he
condescended to remove the tariff and
let his customers ride for their good
Fellowship He stands well with all of
the young women for miles around,
and he is the genuine heart smasher
of the ''bloody third ward, because
he has a railroad behind him.
j. A. Dillon, the power behind the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
PAPER THAT WON'T BURN.
You Can Prevent Paper From Burn
ing In O. Flame.

Take an ordinary penholder with
wooden handle and metal socket, paste
a gummed label in such. manner as
nicely to apply half of it upon the
metal of the socket, and half upon the
wood. as indicated in the figure; then
heat regularly the covered portion in
a smokeless flame, that of an alcohol
lamp for instance. The paper will be-
come carboniZed upon the wood only,
because the wood opposing itself to
the passage of the heat, it is the pa
per which protects it; on the contrary,
the copper or the iron of the socket
lets pass the heat. and the paper at
this point remains white. a.
One can easily make a little al
cohol lamp out of an ink bottle; into
the stopper you introduce a portion of
penholder or glass tube which gives
passage to the wick. The stopper will
only burn when the alcohol in the lamp
gives out.
It is thus with electricity, which
stops and becomes intense when the
body of bad conductor, the paper for
example. is in contact with the body
of bad conductor. while it passes
through without stopping when the pa
per is in contact with a metallic con-
ductor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
HOW TO PLAY TARGET FLIP.
Here Is a New Game That Will Cost
You Not a Cent.

There is probably not single house
hold, poor or rich, in this whole United
States, where everything necessary to
make and play tie game of target
Zip may not be found at any time.
First OF all, take a sheet Of paper.
say three feet square. White paper,
newspaper sheet viii do. In fact, even
paper is not absolutely necessary. The
top OF a common kitchen table would
be equally as well. perhaps better in
some ways, if nobody has any objec-
ton to marking it up. Next. place a
good-sized dinner plate, upside down, In
the middle. Run a lead pencil or
crayon around its edge. In the center
of the large circle thus produced, place
a saucer. and mark around this in the
same way. And so. with teacuD, egg
cup or napkin ring. and a 1-cent
piece. The final result should be .
series Of five circles, one within an
other. and very nearly euuidistant.
This is the target. Mark values uuon
each one of the enclosures. The middle
and littlest one leo, the next so, next
%, next 10 and 8 for the largest outside
cirele-
Now as to playing the game. Any
number may take part, from two up to
the limits of space. To each one is
given six common white beans. One Of
the players should be provided with
pencil and paper. and perform the
duties of scorekeeper. All being seated
at as nearly an equal distance from the
smallest circle or bulls eye of the tar
get spread out on the table before them
as practicable, the game begins. The
idea is 10 flip the beans, one at a time,
with snap of the fore or other fingers.
so that they will land in the highest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29

and shaggy that one is reminded of q
lion. The dogs foot is SO large that it
would almost cover the top of a pint
cup. Sitting on his launches the dog
is as tall as a man five feet five inches
in height. When the dog stands by a
table of ordinary height his back rises
several inches above the top of the
table. His weight breeding conditiOn)
is 210 pounds. He can easily be made
to weigh 24O pounds. His weight is
not imaginative, but registers it on
scales.
Simon is beautifully marked with the
genuine St. Bernard shades. His coat
is colOred with big splOtches of white
and reddish tan. By connoisseurs in
dogs this tan is called orange. His
owner. James s. Mccullough, who re-
sides at II Cicero Court, has never yet
succeeded in persuading Simon to
his proper name. Puppy is the only
name to which the dog will respond.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29

throne, is a wire drawer at the Ameri-
can Wire Nail mills, and formerly lived
i'll COvingtOn, Ky. He is in no sense
a mechanic or an engineer. About a
year ago he began building a lOcOmO-
tive just for fun. The Dillon home is
located near the tracks of the Indiana
Midland, and he took the passing en-
gineS as his models. He worked over
two months, spending ali of his spare
time at the bench and in the foundry.
He had many of the parts specially
cast, and when he finished his work
he had considerable money wrapped up
in the 800 pounds of locomotive.
She was painted neatly and the
master mechanic then turned his atten-
ton to right of way and to the track
How we'll he has succeeded in his work
is evidenced by the great crowds of
people attracted to his line. Not only
children. but men and women of ma
ture years come TO take ride on the
"DilliOn Trunk line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29

ShAL V IL
A COMPACT OF SCOUNDRELS.
When Gabriel Murrin saw the boat
coming out from the smoke of the fire
and the whirl of the sea, as the con-
Quered schooner sank, he stopped dane
ing about and grinning in the faces
of his victorious crew, and peered at
it with a vexed dismay, as q Tiger
might on a mangled prey come again
TO life. Oziel gazed anxiously, too, but
with very different purpose.
Thank heaven" cried the New Eng
lander, as the boat came steadily on
and he saw in the stern the familiar
form of his friend Justin, most pale
and agitated, but at least alive and
apparently unhurt.
Gabriel turned on him growing and
showing his scanty yellow teeth.
For what he Snarled VlclOuSly,
have we sunk the trap? That the rats
should escape?'
Its Justin, your nephew, safe, dye
see2"
IF he sail with pirates let him sink
with pirates" cried Gabriel, too heated
Yet 10 control his words, and OZiel
turned on him indignantly, but at that
moment the boat drew very near, and
stern With him were Justin, Don
nereau, Nou DaGe and TWO others from
his South Bay hiding place. DiXey had
had time to cool; he was perfect mas
ter of himself, and, one would think
from his careless manner, OF the sIIua-
ton lie placed his hand to his cap
and hourisheG 1t thence toward Gabriel
with q cordial smile and a ready grace.
Il have the honor to congratulate
you, friend Gabriel" said ne. The Su-
sannah was handled most handsomely,
and your craftsmanship was excellent
AID how do you do? You look, If / may
venture i, fatigued."
Gabriel Missed and sDluttered and
stamped his feet. Words were impos-
sible 10 him. At length ne sas9ed:
Sink himi Sink him, you staring,
brainless, useless lubbersi Why stand
YOU there gaWkinSi Sink him with
shoti Fire on him, Send him TO make
his Internal play acting compliments to
the fishes! No, no! Stop! Let him
aboard-O, yes! Let good Master Lynch
aboard with all his other pirates. Let
him aboard"
And there he stood, with a devilish
grin on his yellow face, surrounded Icy
his men, now cut down in numbers to
about q score, ready with pistols and
lnuskets, for another thought came to
him. Lynch had all the niceties of Ell
Quette. he would be the last TO leave
his boat, representing the schooner. SO,
preceded by Donnereau and the rest,
VINO were disarmed as they reached the
deck. he came over the side, with all
the airs Of a captain of a man-o'-war,
and saluted.
At once Justin ran to Oziels side.
what in the name of all the tor
ments does this mean?" he cried, in ag-
itation. They told me you had taken
a boat and gone off and left me. How
are you here? What ships this? How
came my uncle here? AT least. thank
heaven. he's not dead-not murdered"
stay by me-" OZiel whispered, and
pressed his hand. I'll explain after.
Where were you in the fight?'
Locked in the cabin cried the lad.
flushing angrily, like a girl, Oziel.
what does it all mean?.I suspect Lynch
'Waitl" said oziel, "and stand by
me-"
We'll, Master Lynch" said Gabriel,
between his teeth, you prefer not to
drown?"
Nor to be shot,. said Dixey, coolly.
You received some damage. L regret to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
Being an Account Of the Finding of the Lost Treasure OF
the Ha0Wen Family.

note" and he eyed the battered schoon-
er maliciously
And what do you expect at my
hands, who have deceived me, that you
come aboard so boldly?" Gabriel asked,
clenching his fingers in an effort to re-
strain his rage.
1.-The charity of a good elder of the
Boston meeting house. no doubt
Lynch answered, with a bow. Sure in
the presence of my young puritan far
mer Of your own congregation I could
expect none else, dear Gabriel? Set him
a good example, as becomes a Chris
tiar."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
BIGGEST DOG in THE WORLD.

There is little doubt that the largest
dog in the world. or perhaps that has
ever existed, is now a resident OF Chi
cago. He is a ST. Bernard and his
name is Simon Lomond. Simon is not
very widely known outside of his own
particular circle of acquaintance, as
he has never been exhibited at bench
show. He has. however, an exceeding
II blue blooded pedigree, being eligible
TO move in the select gatherings of Chi
Cages four hundred
He was whelped Oct. 10, 1898, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29

ease he could accomplish the feat in
a great many flats in Chicago.
His chest measurement (circumfer-
ence of the body just back of the fore
legs) is forty-siX inches. and his loin
measurement is forty-one inches
Around the skull at the ears the head
measures thirty-two inches: the skull
just over the eyes, measures twenty
eight inches; his muzzle measurement
is eighteen inches, and from Occiput
to tip of nose his head is thirteen
inches long. The head and neck Of the
dog are so large and the hair is so long
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
That Throbb,ne Headache

Would quickly leave YOU if you used
DR. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit for Sick and Nervous Head
aches. They make pure blood and
strong nerves and build up your health.
Easy to take. Try them. Only 20 cents.
Money back If not cured. Sold by z. C.
N. l., drug department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
The Ravages Of Grip.

That modern scourge. the Grip,
poisons the air with its fatal germs, so
that no home is safe from its ravages,
but multitudes have found a sure pro-
lection against this dangerous malady
in DR.. Kings New Discovery. When
you feel a soreness in your bones and
muscles. have chiils and fever. with
sore throat, pain in the back of the
head. catarrhal symptoms and a stub
born cough you may know you have the
Grip, and that you need DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t will promptly cure
the worst cough, heal the infamed
membranes. kill the disease germs and
prevent the dreaded after effects of the
maiady Price 30 cents and 81 Money
back if not cured. A trial bottle free at
T. c. NJ. l. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TERS

Justin Halloweil Quarrels with his uncle
and leaves Boston. together with his
chum. 0zicl Haskell. The two escape on
the ship Of DiNcy Lynch, who likes JUS
tin. but tries twice 70 kill Oziel. Because
of the peculiar snakes mark on his fore
head. the sailors fear Justin. The ship
anchors of Long island and provisions for
a long voyage O1ici discovers the NOts
of the sailors. who try again to kill him,
but succeed only in leaving him behind.
Oziel makes his way TO New York City,
where he chances upon Murrin, Justin's
uncle. The two NJ out a stout ship and
overtake Lynch and his crew. 4 sea
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
CHAPTER VIII.

fight follows and the pirates are over
come. Lynch and Donnereau are taken
prisoners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
EXPERIMENT WITH STRING.
Demonstration In Parlor Physics
That Is Sure to Surprise.

Demonstration In Parlor Physics
That Is Sure to Surprise.
An astonishing experiment in parlor
physics may be performed with no aD-
paratus other than a piece Of string
six feet long. \ persons hands being
held over his ears, this string Is passed
around his head by another person,
who holds both ends in one hand, and
by drawing the fingers or nails Of the
other hand over the cord. produces
upon the tympanum of the subject i'm
pressions Of almost startling intensity.
Sharp peals of thunder, changing into
distant and prolonged rumblins, are
effects that may readily be given.
THAT BROKEN COMB.
As tortoise Shell combs are always
prone to break easily, many may ind
this hint useful one. First slope
the margins of the broken pieces fer
the distance of about d quarter Of an
inch from the edge; then overlap these
margins, and, when thus arranged,
clamp them together with a strong let
ter clip, and immense the comb in coil
ing water for some time. As the horn
sottenS, it uniteS. After il is thor
oushly dry, the place where the break
had been will be almost invisible.
TIPPING THE HAT.
The custom of lifting the hat had its
origin during the age OF chivalry, when
1t was customary for knights never to
appear in public except in full armar.
1t became a custom. however, fOr a
knight, upon entering an assembly Of
friends, to remove mis- helrn=r. signi-
flying, L am safe in the presence Of
my friends" The age Of chivalry
passed away with the fifteenth cen
fury, but among the many acts of cour-
tesy which can be traced back TO it's
influence. none is more direct in it's
origin than that of lifting the hat 10
acknowledge the presence of a friend.
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Bamberger sells coal right. I'LL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29
NOTICE To sroCkHOlpERs.

Notice OF STOCKHOLDERS MEET
lEG.-The Stockholders ~ TIE tTrs4.
Republic Gold Mining Company OF The
state OF Washington ar- hereby notified
nd required TO attend 4 meeting - said
stf}C kzolGeTs. - ~ held az the osAces
OF TIE said company. in the Starr-boya
hsld1fg, oT First avenue. al tire foot
o. James street, II the city % Seattle.
sitheT III Person or BY proxy, "a sAtQr-
day. the 31Eh day % Dece-1 Der SIS at
% csock 2. II % said day. for the pur-
Yt'se II Increasing the capital sock 81
tne said The Great Republic Gold Min
tEs Company from twertv-Sys million
shares to fifty million shares. Of the
same PAP value. ) ) Carlisle, pr-si-
dent Attest. e. x HUMPHREYS secra-
farv Dated. Seattle. Wash. October
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h Et5E'it~A - snfite1 70 supply steamer
Flyer al Seattle for one year with hfst-
f4ass. SOUND Fr wco8 rate 6,1 cords ues
EoLth, delivery 70 tegin January :. I.'5,
loaded barge moore3 Flyers dock. and
discharged ~ Der crew. rate, II "a -
cords yer night. payments casa FOR num-
asr q cords taken each night ~ STEAMER
Ever. FQr further information. cali en-
agent steamer Flyer. Seattle Wash Ad-
orfsS pT op1ssis 80 Columbia River & Pu-
60 sound Navigation Company, Port
sn1. or
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AGRItiLTi RAJ IMPLEMENTS

" + have the est line Of road wagons.
n-Es.rs. slr4ns Wagons. express and
farm wagons "a the city Fan line best
farm machinery. a.so harness, punl2s.
"|H@ini.ls. contractors road and grad
inE Rows ana drag and wheel sers pers.
w represent The best factories IN the
weird. see us. Pa.son- wilton Hardware
Company. IN ComAa stone block SVp SIS
Western avenue.
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REAL ESTATE
10s Coutinu>d.

.-~-.-9sr E9mE1d Iowden. Horton
Bzsa S - 1850 II goct improvements:
csrsss'. s sS-s VII ,4y Z pr cent on In
YssH@- - smslI house, North eeal:le:
- p. ssso-, s. 80. foF few days only
'5 erosn nouss w.tn SKID 1eet
Gs~ graded streets sewer fargain:
,a.s Poston Heights addition: che
lgs - s--... Madison cars. only so.
aaeA - l1.g II a. 5aF-@ % city.
- - Isrss Il q! 2 este-a counties,
svagtsaga ps8Is@'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

FOR SALE
sA~Teuble corner on Drexei avenue
,s,-Flne corner 81 Queen Anne avenue.
Splendid corner. 1VxI%0 on Harvard
aFenue, streets grated and sewer In
EssA-Ge0d GROOM house GA First avenue
sess good Slew
s.-fofiage an Twenty second avenue;
q easy payments
Ese-1o:nsr lot on Pike street.
X +, MCCOY
Room {, Boston block
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Alaska vc}t rosss YUke1 cAe xt~zsa
sSsitks. sssacNszsgs GOA aAgE etc - c.
7. Wesaseks. ~ railroad sssags.
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AC1Ol AIAATS.

BIOL <.
ACCOUNTANTS.
CEAS Il. GRANT expert accountant;
hooks ~ firms. corporations, counties,
ct. examined. opens j, closed. errors de
tecttl. confidential. l. Cola.an pl0Gk.
SE4t1ie.
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BENTON Hill. ADDITION.

..x. IN thls ad3isla9 c number O. very
49, lo.s. the aid .on Is one 0: the
60 -. !, r. city. lylxS a. 1. dses between
-. see. - sfrsat asia JAMES street car
- 49, e,0sa IL the N.1Dr school; loss
=. srrI31 sscn: Ire la;s are almost with
~ - -@-yesT,..9n al 6us level i5ts. prices
81 g. fsaI ~ . $50. one-q4srter cash.
.smaiaasY on sasy terms.
". WEST = Crion block.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ARTISTS.


JEssi L NJ ELLIOIT-Stu3io. g Boston
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-10-28
Has Forty Wives.

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Walter N. Farms
worth, the self-confessed biPamist, who
claims he has married over 40 women
IN different parts OF the world, says he
will offer unique defence when his
case is called for trial.
'The Sultan Of Sulu has many wives
and is under the protection OF the
United States government" said Farms
worth today. II also have many wives
but the police, not the government have
me in charge. This is not according to
the constitutional provision guarantee
ing equality TO all. l will see that
either go free or the Sultan OF Sulu
gives up some OF bis wives"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-10-28
Tho War In Seuth Affica.

The war In South Africa is being
pushed by the Beers with aggressive
audacity, and, at this distance, with
such apparent sound strategy that all
England must be deeply concerned
about immediate results.
AS THE NEWS stated in former is
sue, what the Beers do they must do
quickly. Their undaunted return to
Glencoe when they suffered heavy loss
Is proof Of their pluck and determine
ton. The high spirit which they have
shown must command the admiration
OF everyone, whether their war ends in
victory or they go down Ia defeat. Up
to this time they have inflicted severe
Losses on the British and fortune seems
favoring them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-10-28

1T is cowardly to doctor news from a
seat OF war. A censorship that will
crook and twist dispatches after bat
tie has been fought is reflection upon
the censor and is proof positive that he
cannot be relied on in any position. 1t
is all right to keep dark, ones plans for
army movements and for battles, but
after the movements have been made
and the battle fought 1t is cowardly TO
pervert or distort results. A battle Is
too big thing to be hidden under a
bushel and Its result will be made
known as long as one man is left to tell
the tale. English leaders dishonor
themselves and their country when
they twist and doctor the news from
Africa.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-10-28

GREEK Is confronting Greek In Ohio's
great campaign. 1t is battle of the
giants down there. The Democratic
candidate for governor, John r. McLean
has more than gubernatorial aspira-
tions. II he can win he knows he will
become national figure; he will be ad
vanced to the foremost In rank in his
party.
Mark Hanna has the fight OF his life
on his hands. The campaign is assum-
Ing national proportions and II he loses
In his own state this year his party will
be endangered to that extent next year
In money matters for the campaign the
parties are we'll matched, both have all
the Oil they need for the machinery
and both have the best speakers al
command from their respective parties.
All in all. 1t IL a great campaign. and
the eyes OF the whole country will be
watching results.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-10-28

The Record is OF the opinion that the
rank and file of all the political parties
will demand that the next u. S. senator
for Idaho be nominated at the state
convention. While it Ia true that the
nomination would only be formal, yet
we believe that the nominee OF the
party, who is successful at the polls.
Will receive the reimbursement OF the leg
islatnre. This procedure will obyiate
long fight when our legislature meets.
The lessons taught last winter in vari-
ours states have not been forgotten; and
Idaho has bad her share Of bribery and
treachery during the past I'll rec sessions.
Had this custom been in vogue, Idaho
today would not be misrepresented 10
the senate OF the United States .---Cald-
well Record.