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past. II should be stated that their
work Is still a source OF wonder and
establishment 10 those who are familiar
with railroad construction, that with
the limited resources Of machinery and
money at their control they could have
achieved such results In so short time
az We're shown in the building of THE
Overland Route" However. in order to
correct the unavoidable errors in the
earlier work and to facilitate the move
ment Of the ponderous amount Of traffic
carried over the line the work OF today
has been deemed necessary and adyis-
able; and II Is with feeling that both
the patrons and the railway company
Will feel the great benefit Of II that the
Union Pacific takes out Of its treasury
the sum of sl0,0OO,0O0 and puts II into
these betterments.
SAVED NINETEEN MILES.
The first three cut-offs authorized
and built were those between Laramie
and Raylins, viz; Bona TO Bosler,
Cooper's Lake 10 Lookout, Lookout to
Medicine Bow. This work involved the
construction of about forty-fve miles
Of line and accomplished a saving In
distance Of practically nineteen miles,
The Improvements consist In the re-
duction In grades from seventy-hve
feet TO forty-three feet per mile, and
an almost straight instead Of crooked
line. All Of this was heavy work.
BONA TO BOSLER.
This il a cutoff Of 10 miles, reducing
the distance three miles, as compared
with the old line, having only one curve
from one end TO the other. The re-
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15.-Caird-Philosophy Of Religion.
l6.-Lotze-Philosophy OF Religion.
vOls)
lS.-Edersheim-Life and Times OF Je-
sus the Messiah q vols.)
19.-Steinmeyer-The Passion and Res
direction History
0,-Schaff-The Person Of Christ: The
Miracle Of History.
The above course could be read with
profit as 1t stands, by any one OF ma
ture years, every volume being a sober
but interesting investigation.
The courses In geology. chemistry
mathematics, history, philosophy. La
tin, Greek, biology etc. are Just as
thorough as those in political science
and theism represented by the above
studies,
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ment on board, and when they reached
his name in the list one Of them glanced
around him and finally let his eyes rest
on a pompous individual sitting alone
at a table in another corner Of the
room.
" I will lay you a guinea, the young
fellow said, nudgng his companion and
pointing to the rompous passenger,
that chap over there Is the NJ p
THE other fellow looked at the pas
senger for a moment and then shook
his head good naturedly.
No you won't, De answered, I will
lay you a guinea myself that he's the
NJ. p
"N0w, as there were something like
goo passengers In the first cabin and as
the young men were willing 10 lay even
money with the chances 1873 against
them, / felt myself compelled 10 accept
the bet purely on the strength Of the
odds
II you have no objections. I re-
marked. I will go YOU each a pound
that your friend over there Is not the
member OF parliament
They both snapped me up with a
good humorcd eageruess which suggest-
ed the theory that they looked upon me
as an exceptionally easy one. The de-
cision was 10 be LETT 20 the purser, and
In a few moments he came in and we
learned that the pompdcs passenger
was merely IN the wool business ] took
"A sovereign from each II the young fell
lows and went on deck
"But ] felt guilty According 20 the
odds &c seemed little short ot taking
pennies from children, and / decided 4
would give them a chance 90 v'u their
money back Pretty sO0n the two came
up and Joined nae.
I'VE We're on the weather side az the
ship, and I finally made ur my mind
that the next man who appeared on
that deck ] would OFFER 90 bet was the
NJ J. 10 a couple 0f minutes a man
came around the after cabin beating
hts way toward as against the wind.
Ho conformtd Co my conceptions N a
British member of parliament about
as much as am upstate parson would,
and ] chuck.ed t0 myself
Go you O. pound oaoh.' I said, that
that is our political friend
They thought ! was making fun OF
them. but I put up the two sovereigns
On their hands and We left the decision
once more to the rurer.
"'Y0u Wili lind thr member ~ parlIa-
ment the officer toll us somewhat
shortly. this evening al dinner at the
captains right
Il don't know what those young Brit
lshere think Of me- sighed the Ameri-
ran. "whefher they take me For a mind
reader or confidence man. When We
went down OBJ dinner there was that
COMPOUNDED country parson-ny pick
for the member OF parllameni-sii
Al the right hand Of tbs espiaiu-"-Nsv
York Bun.
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2f. Anderson-History OF France.
20. Sheldon-General History,
%. Guzot-History OF Civilization.
"a. Gallandet--lnternati Law.
25. MISUNDERSTANDING Law.
26. Walker-Political Economy lad
vanced course).
| 81. Wilson-Treatlse on Logic.
| rs. Baldwln--Psychology; and James
Psychology.
29. BascOm-Ethics.
30. Observation-Disclosures and the Super
natural.
81. Bowne-Studies in Thelsm.
S2. Fisher-Grounds Of Theistic and
Christian Belief.
80. Caesar-Gallic War; and Cicero
Oratlons.
81. Nergil-Aeneid.
So. Borace--Odis and AIRS Poetica.
80. Tacitus- Germania and Agricola.
The course Is, however subject 20
change; and many Of the authors on the
above subjects have now been SUPER
seeded by later authorities.
THE MASTERS DEGREE.
The degree OF NJ. A. was taken main
ly in political and social science, as
follows
1.-Bluntschli-Theory OF the State.
2.-Maine-Early History Of lnslitu-
tilons.
S.-Maine-Village Communities.
4.-Fishback- Elementary Law.
acknowledgements OF Jurispru-
dence.
-Hadley--Roman Law.
-Smith-Wealth OF Nations.
-RicardO-Political Economy.
g.-Ely-Problems Of Today.
Bullock Economies.
ii.-Andrews-H History OF the United
States two yols.l
i2.-Freeman-Chief Periods OF Euro
pean History
3..-Amos-Science OF Law.
i4.-Cooley-C Law.
l5.-small & Vincent-Sociology.
The masters degree can be taken IN
various other subjects the only SINH
larity with the above being in the
amount Of study required
THE DOCTORS DEGREE.
The degree for Pm d. In Christian
theism. comprised, IN addition 10 the
work for NJ. A., which Is counted to-
ward the doctors degree, the following
authors
i.-Bowne-Introduction 20 Psychology
cal Theory.
?.-Ladd-Lotze-outlines Of Psyeholo-
gy.
S-Bowne-M Metaphysics.
4-porter-The Human Intellect.
k.-Hicks-Critique Of Design Argu-
ments.
Physical and Moral Law.
Philosophical Basis Of The
ism.
S-Janet-Final Causes.
q-Harrls-Self Revelation Of God
i0-Rowne-- Philosophy Of Theism.
il.-sedgwick-Th Methods Of Ethics.
i2.-Bowne- Of Ethics.
ig-Green-Prolegomena 10 Ethics
- 49, c''ra-ra'uraJ Revslation.
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Heavy Rains 10 Kansas and Missouri

Kansas City. Mo, July 2s.--Heavy
rains were reported this morning at
Springfield. Mo, and Pittsburg. Kan
sas. and IN sedgwick county. Kansas.
At Springfield a half inch ~ water fell
and at Pittsburg. where the fall con-
iinued for two hours practically ending
the drouth In that section. great good
viii result Ia pastures. other points iu
the southwest reporting rain since yes
terday morning are Muskogee Antlers
and Ardmore, l. T.; Guthrie. q. r.:
Ellis county. central Kansas and Ora
ham county. southern Kansas: Little
Rock Ark: Abilene Texas and Santa
Fe, n. NJ The temperature in Kansas
10 O'Clock this morning was a.
four degrees cooler than at the same
hour Yesterday.
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UNIVERSITY WORK PURSUED AT Home.
|ay Utah Men Taking the NONRESIDENT Courses Of the
Illinois Wesleyan University.

lh July number Of the Illinois Wes-
~ Magazine shows that number
V@h men have been enrolled in the
president courses Of that institution.
y. george Bailey, Salt Lake City,
W. John F. Engle OF Logan, Supt.
''hdsr A. ostin, Of Eureka, and MIR.
WI Edgar Wilson OF Ogden. took
'his year the degree Of bachelor Of
-4osophy Phi. b. Prof John NJ. Mills
Ae Laiter-day Saints University,
"a Tie higher degree OF master Of
NJ A., in history. while President
n Paul Of the l.. ID. S. University,
: out the highest degree, doctor Of
S0sophy' Ph ID. In Christian theism
political science.
Mehty'one bacoalaureate degrees
,,Ieui four wentsto Utah men; OF
wy ~ masters degrees conferred. one
ID ~ Utah man, and Of eleven doc
~ esIees conferred one went TO a
~ nan This shows that Utah must
ia above the average In the
,sl 49, OF graduates from the Illinois
"gah' Tor the graduates are from
- ~" o. The United States. and from
-s.s ~, england and India. President
ST.lIy IN d. In chemistry and
d,nldse tPh. d. In geology are
's .1es OF the Wesleyan.
s..peafs from these facts that IN.
~ ~ o. university training are bS
~ az limited 10 those who can at
s Universities. II Is well known
't,,.,a hy and perhaps most of this
y, " scholars, have not received
|.r,,, .luealion by attendance al uni
wssS The late Prof. Orson Pratt.
M, sple' who, In the sixties. taught
alhematics, Including analytic.
So, Nulus' IN the University OF
,wsss Vas also a scholar in many
|en6ss including Hebrew, yet he
No.. ~ no university whatever for
n - liilceni education.
az, modern scientific nrofessions
., a, ,'ilng' medicine, etc. attend.
,ensShi university Is well-nigh in
| N 49, s's, because Of the laboratory
lb,ss , !, ,.y In each Of them: but il,
enc, ~. ~ history, literature. political
age. '.s philosophy. and even lam
ne Am "sss.ehldance al universities.
selulely, desirable ana helpful, is not
oeeabl y, people, however. can do
M un,, n'sser work alone. or away
rsinlpv '.slisi'y, unless they have had
Z tsulysl.,.s la mas carried them over
Pr Tia, ,s OF high school course.
'A'y Gao. II they will with
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the Wasatch range. and when complet-
ed will be $500 feet long Owing 10
the character Of the material encoun-
tered, and the presence Of water in
large quantities, the construction Of
this tunnel is one of peculiar interest.
The formation is the carbonlferous n
which are found SOFT shells and sand
stone upllfted here by SOME great COM
yulsi0n Of nature, and left tilted al an
angle OF about % degrees from the hori-
zontal. To hasten the work OF con-
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LOOKS OF A BRITISH M. P.
Two wagers That Indicate That Statesmen Are Hard
Flick Out
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

place and the tables We're pretty much
al in use. over in one corner there were
a couple Of young fellows, evidently
Engishmon. and as there was vacant
seat next 10 them. I took It and pushed
the button.
THE young fellows had a passenger
list between them and with the fresh
ness OF Britishers going out 20 the
states for the first time. they were dis
cussing the probable status Of their
fellow voyagers with the utmost free
dom Thar WAS . member Of parils-
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struction central shaft was sunk. the
top Of which being 33l feet above grade.
From the bottom Of this, headings
We're started east and west, and were
pushed as rapidly az possible TO con-
meet with the end headings. until a
heavy low OF water caused a sIspen-
sion Of work. Excavation Is now in
progress at the ends only The great
est depth below the surface is 1855 feet.
The highest point above sea level
reached is 1896 feet The tunnel will
be finished for "A single track. II will
be lined throughout with timber and
finally with concrete. making 1t. when
finished, one Of the most perfect pieces
Of work Of the kind on the continent
A peculiar feature OF this work is the
taking out Of the tunnel material with
steam shovels. An power Is furnished
by large air compreSsors, a perfect
electric lighting system has been in
stalled and ventilation IS secured in all
workings by fans OF improved patterns.
This new lire is % miles long and
shOrtens the distance ten miles as com
pared with the old line with very small
amount Of curvature and has long dis
tances Of straight line where high speed
can be attained without difficulty.
The officials Of the Union Pacific who
were instrumental in recommending
these changes and assisted In carrying
them out 90 a successful end were
President II. G, Burt. General Man
ager +. Dickinson. W l.. Park superin-
tendent. W A. Whitney. assistant SUI
perintendent. H. w. Sheridan Green
nfrar trafpV,n1tart II Y pqpkpr ag-
sstant superintendent
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This line has no bridges on its
entire length, every water course
being carried under the embankments
by cast iron pipes or stone arch eul-
verts.
BUFoRD TO LARAMIE.
over this same region the Union Pa
ellie has tuY opened a new line piercing
the same mountains over which the
Union Pacific trains have been climb
ing since the road was first opened.
Where heretofore such large valleys as
Texas. Lone Tree and Dale Creeks
have been bridged, the company at
largely increased expense has made
solid entertainments. giving the greatest
amount of safety at all times from
wash or any other cause.
To secure a low rate OF grade and
easy curVature, II was found necessary
TO put In tunnel through Sherman
Hill through hard granite rock 1900
feet long, OF ample dimensions for the
largest loads to pass through.
IMMENSELY OF WORK.
To show the lmmensity Of the filling
work. let ii be stated that the crossing
Of Dale Creek is 900 feet long, 100 feet
high. ana that 100000 cubic yards OF
Sherman gravel was used in construct
ing the embankment that the crossing
Of Lone Tree creek is about 500 feet
long, l25 feet high, and has 900 900 GU
bic yards Of I'LL in the embankment
This iill was made in novel way-by
running small dump cars out on a sus-
pension bridge built over the canyon
All the entertainments are made OF the
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Il made n bet, or rather a couple Of
bets, on the way across remarked
passenger on one Of the liners which
arrived here the other day from Liver
pool, (which are entitled. / think. TO
some sort Of place In the list Of the
freak wagers made at sea.
After we had taken on the mall al
Queenstown and our ship had straight
ened herself out for the run home l
dropped into the smoking room for a
momen; 10 look at the crowd. There
ware some nfissn Or twenty man IN tia
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..alture Of over 100000 in
40 -. and improvements Is
''i''I y make a good showing on a
cana niles Of railway. This fact
''''' 4n ocularly demonstrated 10 the
y y' # Trans.Mlssouri newspaper
F' ,,oh has been going over the line
Union Pacific under the solicit
: v. .ra Of General Passenger and
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ing been done within year
This was only made possible by the
use Of the most improved and newest
kind OF machinery OF all kinds, requir-
ing the use of large number Of steam
locomotives for the transportation Of
the material.
one celebrated point OF rock on the
edge Of Dale Creek, Glbrater Cone 100
feet high above the grade line, was
drilled and loaded with about 900 kegs
of black powder and 900 pounds OF dy-
Mantle, and ON the Fourth Of July, 1900,
this enormous charge was set off, blow
ing out the whole Of the hill.
GREAT ASPEN CUTOFF.
Among the many improvements in
course OF construction at present by the
Union Pacific, the cutoff from Leroy
TO Bear River, Wyo.. is one Of the first
Importance and avoids the celebrated
Tapioca Hill, at best a very difficult
piece of road TO operate at all times Of
the year, but particularly In winter.
Through this section, the old line found
its way as best it could, with many
a sharp and dangerous curve, and
grades so heavy that helping engines
We're required for all heavy trains in
both directions,
Leaving Leroy. the new line, with
graceful sweep follows from side 10 side
the historic Mormon Pioneer Valley, a
distance OF ll.i5 miles. 20 Aspen Tunnel
This IL the largest single piece
Of work ever undertaken by the
Union Pacific. II pierces Aspen
ridge, one of the eastern foot hills Of
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Ten Millions in Stupendous Engineering Feats

celebrated Sherman disintegrated gran
tie.
This new line over Sherman Hill
crosses the Rockies at a summit which
Is 2l1 feet lower than the old crossing
thus making the highest elevation
reached by the Union Pacific just 5000
feet above sea level, instead OF S.2i7
feet as formerly.
The immensely heavy work In the
construction Of this line was finished in
a very short space Of time, all Of IT hav-
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nark LirrIe peII Wrecked.

London. July 26-The British bark
Lizzie Bell. Capt Whelan. bound for
New Castle. n, 8. w, has been wrecked
AZ Cape Gwsnt, New Zealand, ana
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between Ogden and Omaha and by
means Of which varying gradients of
from ass to 976S feet TO the mile have
been reduced to a maximum of 1873 feet
to the mile. And the curves, some of
which were as short as degrees, have
been opened to 4 degrees and easier
while some of the worst Of them have
entirely lost their places in the line.
OLD WORK GOOD.
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Grand Overland Route Spends Improving its Grades and Shortening its
RdAOss Picturesque and Historic Cmt-Wha Dsere News Man Saw on
the Special Inspection Trip Union Pacific Western Nwspapemeu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-30
DEAD IN PHILIPPINES
News Received OF the Death Of
Earl E. Stubs, a Former
Marshalltown Boy.
Was the Son Of E. W. stubbs and
Was Serving in the Reg.
ular Army.
Whether the Victim Of Disease
or Killed in Battle Is
Not Known.

News of the death of Earl E. Stubs
while serving in the army in the Philip
pines has been received in peculiar
manner. Particulars Of the death are
not known here.
Earl e. Stubbs was the son of Mr.. p.
w. Stubbs, for a number of years SUI
perintendent of the county farm prior
to the appointment of the present in
cumbent, Mr.. Tomlinson. Three years
ago the family moved to this city,
where Mr.. Stubs engaged in business
and Earl was employed in his fathers
shoe store. Two years ago the family
removed to Burllngame, Kas., and 1t
was from that place that the son en-
listed in the regular army. He was as
signed to Company C, Ninth Infantry,
and WAS sent to the Philippines.
A few months ago the young man
wrote from Manila to friends here, and
it was the result OF this correspondence
that news came to the city Saturday
of his death. An answer to his letter
was sent and Saturday reached the city
unopened, Win the Hotdtiou OIL lne ell
velope that the person addressed was
deceased. The letter has been sent to
the dead letter bureau In Manila, thence
to Washington, D. c., and thence to the
sender In Marshalltown.
The return of this letter was the first
news received here regarding Mr..
Stubb's death, and 1t is not known
whether the young man met death in
battle. or succumbed to disease He was
about 81 years Of age.
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Mr.. scHEELER GROWS WORSE.
Becomes Violent and Restraining
Measures Are Resorted to-Wonnan


Insane.
The condition Of Mr. Mike Scheeler,
who was taken in custody last Friday
night because of his mental condition,
has taken a change for the worse, and it
became necessary today to restrain him
by srapping him to the cot In the county
jail. He has been held until this time
at the request Of his brother. who hoped
that he would improve and that 1t
would not be necessary to have him sent
to the asylum. 1t was apparent today,
however, that his condition was not at
tributable directly to drink, and the
commission decided to act. A hearing
was postponed until word could be re-
ceived from the board Of control, as to
whether the patient would be received,
as Mr. Scheeler has been absent from
the state two years and may have for
feited his legal residence here
Mrs. Mel Newton, who resides four
miles northwest Of the city, was
brought before the insanity commission
this afternoon and will be sent to the
hospital at Mt Pleasant for treatment.
Mrs. Newton, who is 40 years OF age,
gave birth to q baby a few weeks ago
and since that time her mind has failed.
It is thought that q few months treat
lnent will effect a cure.
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on an extensive scale in this city and
vicinity Of late, and the arrests will
probably have tendency to check it.
Hunter Fined for Trespass.

Mr.. Will IA. Wilson, whose farm fs
just north of the city on the Center
street road and who is a member OF the
Farmers Protective Association, caus-
ed the arrest of Robert English and his
arraignment in the court of Justice
Clark this morning, on a charge OF tres
pass. English was out hunting rabbits
Saturday and was seen on the Wilson
farm with gun ana two dogs. In court
he plead guilty to the charge of tres
pass, but said he was merely crossing
the farm and was not hunting. He was
let go with a small fine. Mr., Wilson
says those farmers who have signs up
warning hunters insist that sports
men must at least procure their
permission before hunting on their
premises and that permission will u.s.
ually be granted. but the members of
the association desire to know who they
are 90 that If damage is done or stock
killed they Will know who to blame for
y