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as was completed and settled down to the
work Of doing the thing at which % many
others had failed.
TO BE TEN MILLION DOLLAR TUNNELS.
The company got the whole property for
something like q, 900 900. and II expects to
complete the two tunnels and to have its
cars running through them at cost OF not
more than %, 90, 600 more or $40 600, 900 In
all. II has bought real estate enough for
terminal beside the Christopher street sta
ton OF the Ninth avenue elevated road. and
Il has land for terminal In Jersey City also
II II decides to build one.
II may run spurs to tho Erie and Lacka.
wanna terminals In jersey City or establish
twin terminals at the two. That is In The
future. The idea is first to build your tun-
mel and then run it as is most profitable.
But primarily the tunnel Is built for trolley
cap only and not for steam trains.
NORTH TUNNEL READY FIRST.
Until the south tunnel is built, the north
tunnel may be run with double track carry.
ing specially constructed cars. but when
both are In operation, one will be used for
the western and one for the eastern traffic
and they will accommodate trolley cars Of
the regular size.
The company has the backing Of the
North Jersey Street Railway Company,
the strongest surface road combination
In the State, and it's directorate includes
directors Of the Lackawanna railroad,
and Of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company here. 20 that any sort OF COM
bination may be made.
THE MEN WHO ARE DOING IT.
The man who has organized and now
leads tho company is William &. McAdoo.
former Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The engineer who has planned the
construction and il completing it NO
successfully is Charles NJ. Jacobs. who
has also designed the Pennsylvania
tube tunnels. Of whom New York seems
likely to hear a great deal in the next few
years.
Both have no fear Of the difficulties
which have killed OF their predecessors
in North River tunnel building. and boil
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point the tunnel has now reached II is
only twelve feet below the river bed
To guard more securely against a rush
OF water filtering through the silt the work
Is done In compressed air chamber. The
use OF air pressure holds the water back
by opposing to it ~ far as possible an equal
pressure from within.
Between he'shield and the bottom Of the
shaft 1900 feet back under the Jersey shore
line are two air locks, furnishing In the
chambers between them two different
stages Of air pressure.
WITHIN THE AIR LOCKS
An air lock Is an arrangement to provide
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Why HE WENT INTO BUSINESS.
Unusual Experience OF . Man Who Set Out
10 he Literary Person.

to he . Literary Person.
Il had hopes once myself Of making
fame and fortune by my pen," said sub
stantial, middle-aged citizen who Ia now
drawing forty or fifty thousand dollars
a year out Of a prosperous business. sbut
some how ] couldn't make 'em come my
way.
Il wrote and wrote and wrote things,
and sent my pieces around in all direct ions,
but II was no use. They all came back
Everybody was overcrowded, or what
sent wasn't just what they wanted, or some
thing or other ever time. And 80 my
prospects In the literary line looked pretty
dim, and was lightning TO think I'd have
to take up some other pursuit when out
came a new periodical that was to make
specially Of just the sort of stuff that felt
l could turn out. Now. said to myself.
now. old sport. your time has come at las,
All this previous experience that you've
been having, sad rs it may have seemed
You can now utterly forget. for here is
where you get your reward.
And prepared q piece that thought
must hit these new folk'. and hit EN- hard
and sent 1t In. The time had come when
my light was to shine out on a hill.
But the very next day, 50 prompt was
its return. got from the new concern a
thick envelope back. l knew well enough
without opening 1t what il was. II was
my manuscript back. and 40 1t proved TO
be. Wasn't that a crusher? It Was, in
deed. Here where my hopes had really
been highest, they had been the quickest
COMPOUNDED.
"The details Of it didn't interest me much,
but still looked at the printed slip &C.
companying the manuscript, wondering a
little II In making up the form Of declination
they had hit on anyt hing new, and looking
90 got at glance the shock Of happv
surprise My anusrript had not beene.
JeCted. but the new periodical had suspended
publication and my manuscript. Was re-
TUNED. as WAS politely informed, without
having cen read at all,
$50 IL might have been accepted after
me. Honest Injun. I had thought when
saw the new print that could hit Il, sure,
and when that manuscript came beck TO
me from II. don't believe you know just
how felt nor do believe YOU could In a Sine
what q great relief and comfort Il was TO
me 70 find what that printed slip really said
still. after that experience, thought
that maybe Id better try something else
for awhile. anyway. And ! did. and grad.
ually dIifted Into the business ! am now
IN. And ! suppose. really. that I hsye
more, In the business than ever could
have made in the literary line, but Il 10
ALWAYS very pleasant TO me. never, nrlese,
TO think that II the periodical ! could have
written for had not stopped publication.
] might have succ~ecied In nat Nnc too
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north tunnel had been pushed ahead about
800 feet under the river and work on the
south tunnel had been begun when one
day in July, 1880. a leak started at the
junction Of the shaft and the chamber
connecting with the tunnel The door
Of the air lock became damned and the
water, rushing in from behind. drowned
twenty men In the air chamber and hllsd
the tunnel
The company cleaned out the tunnel
by sinking caseon in the shaft to the con.
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SO feet under the river from the Jersey
side 1t had to stop work for want Of funds.
1t had had another accident. but this time
on the New Yok side where work had been
begun in 1851.
During the construction Of a section
Of the unusual length Of fifteen feet, the
compressed air found q vent and there was
a blowout The water rushed in and the
workmen barely had time TO escape through
the air lock.
NEW HANDS TAKE HOLD.
By July, 1883. the old construction COM
pany. styled the Hudson River Tunnel Com
pany. had exhausted its resources and the
tunnel lay idle for seven years. Then
syndicate Of English capitalists stepped in
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inner chamber. tho workers must stay In
Zach air lock for several minutes to en-
able them TO become used to the reduced
pressure. IT Ia to accustom the men to the
change that the two air locks are placed
$500 fest apart In the tunnel. for it insures.
in part At least. q gradual transition.
But the man who breaks the rule and hur-
riss through the air lock In Eve cases out
Of ten will be stricken with the disease.
Tho Victim does not feel the effects till he
gets through the last lock and into normal
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communication between the outer stnse.
sphere and the chamber filled with COM
pressed air. It consasts simply Of . cylin.
drical tank or boiler with doors at each
end. opening in the ssme direction-that Is.
inward against the pressure.
To gain admission to the compressed air
chamber a gang Of workmen enters tho
air lock by the outer door. This door Is
then closed and compressed air ID intro
duced into the air lock till the pressure u
the "a me as in the chamber beyond. When
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open tho doors In the diaphragm Of the
shisld and drin the rock ahead Of it. When
the charge Is ready the doors are closed
again. An electric wire passes through
them to the charges. The men retire TO
the bulkhead.
Then the blast is fred. the doors are
opened again. The loose rock Ia spaded out
In the usual way and the shield moves
forward another foot or 80.
The blasting OF this rock will add maybe
900 900 TO the cost OF building the tunnel
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working for the present only from the Jersey

working for the present only from the Jersey
side. The south tunnel will come later.
The work Is being done on the lines laid
down by the defunct Hudson River Tunnel
Company. but with the aid Of all the i'm
proved methods OF construction devised
since that concern went ont OF business
t~elve years ago.
now THE BORING is DONE.
And q wonderful work IL is The tunnel
b cut by means Of shield within COM
pressed air chamber. This shield is a
section Of steel tube about twenty feet
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Then the Englishmen gave II UP, and the
holders OF ~ 900 900 mort gage foreclosed
on It, Nobody tried after that until las,
summer. Then the New York and New Jsr.
Sy Railroad Company bought up mort
gage. franchise and a. much Of the tunnel
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blast would dislodse. letting In the river
upon the work
BLASTING TWELVE TBST Below THE Mvls
30 the smallest possible charges are
used In the blasting. The men now throw
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Meeting chamber and clearing that out
Then the two single tunnels were reached
and strongly rebuilt. After that, work
was continued for time by running ahead
Of the main excavation small pilot tube,
thus lessening the danger Of q cavern.
COLLARS OF THE OLD SCHEME.
When the company had pushed its north
tunnel out ! $50 feet and it's south tunnel
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finished the silt was cleared out of them
and ring Of brickwork was built around
tho inside. completing ten feet of the
tunnel.
TIE yIRsr qaBAT MIsHAp.
The plan was working splendidly. the
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CHARLES N. JACOBS.

cate had taken up the project Of finishing
the tunnel, and before the Englishmen
had gone broke in the attempt.
The novelty Of tunneling through silt
and quio ksand where the depth Of water
overhead attains sixty feet in places
wrote the English engineer, 'renders this
undertaking peculiarly interesting: and
the holiness Of the attempt, almost border
ing on the impossible, merits a successful
termination
Well, the impossibilities OF one decade
are often the accomplished facts Of the
next. and experts say that there Is
every prospect now that the tunnel will
be complete and cars will he running through
it from shore to shore by some time in 1904.
ONE TUNNEL THREE PARTS BUILT.
The New York and New Jersey Railroad
Company which Is completing the old tunnel
succeeded to about 1000 feet OF completed
work on the Jersey side and something
lcss than 200 under this shore OF the North
River Besides this section of the northerly
Of the two parallel tunnels projected. there
was a short piece Of the southern tunnel
on the Jersey side complete.
The company took up the work on the
north tunnel and is completing that first,
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are equally sure that eighteen months
from this time trolley cars will be running
in perfect safety between New York and
Jersey through this slim steel tube In the
treacherous mud below the North River.
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the lower segments were gradually added.
till the ring WAS completed. four or five
incomplete upper segmepts being always
fixed in advance. When four rings were
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pressure again or he suffers . serious and
sometimes a fatal attack known % the
bends to which workers In compressed
air are subject.
HORRORS OF THE sDxNpo.'
There 10 rule that on coming out Of the
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The total power available for pushing
forward the shield 10 Q 600 tons.
SAFEST WAY OF TuNNEIilNo.


As the shield moves forward q ring Of
cast iron plates which form the lining Of
the tunnel IL slipped into place within the
shelter Of the tail Of the shield.
At no time is the silt surface exposed, so
that the danger Of a CAVERN is reduced to
a minimum.
These lining plates are also erected by
hydraulic power acting on machine indie
pendent Of, but attached to, the shield
The machine 80 acts that each plate il
placed exactly where 1t should he in the
completed tunnel.
As soon as thres feet or so, a sufficient
space for a new ring, has been bored. the
shield is stopped, the plates are securely
rivetted together and the joints cau'ked
and secured to make the lining watertight
Then the shield is started forward again
to make way for q new ring Of plates.
WORKING IN COMPRESSED AIR.
The only real danger in the shield plan
Of construction under such conditions as
are present in this tunnel is from a sudden
influx Of water into the workings. At the
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that stage is reached the inside door can
he opened and the workmen pass into the
chamber. A reverse process enables them
to return again to the outer air.
In the case Of this tunnel there are two
air locks 800 feet apart. In the hrst the
normal at nospheric pressure OF fifteen
pounds to the square inch Ia raised to
twenty or twenty-five pounds, the pressure
in the middle chamber beyond.
Fifteen hundred feet further into the
tunnel is q strong bulkhead containing Q
second lock. In this the pressure is raised
to thirty pounds to the square inch or more,
according to the need in the working cham.
Der on the other side, that In which 10 the
shield and the head Of the tunnel. The
limit Of endurance is fifty pounds to the
square inch.
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THE pAN0EB IN THE WORK.

Men can work without injury to health
in compressed air II they are healthy and
temperate; but work under air pressure
Is more firing than in natural atmosphere.
so that when the air pressure IL increased
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
NEW CAPITOL FOR THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals in duplicate will be re-
ceived at the office Of the Board of State
Capitol Commissioners, No. 512 Endicott
building, St Paul, Mimi. until
Tuesday, May 9th, 1902, at II o'clock
noon, for ali labor and material required
for
The PIastering.
The Ornamental Iron.
Also until Tuesday, June Sd, 1902,
ut u o'clock noon, for
The Woodwork.
The Painting, and Glazing.
Also until Tuesday, July 1st, 1902,
at Y o'clock noon, for
The Hardware.
Also until Tuesday, October 9Th,
1902, at IL o'clock noon. for
The Interior Stone and Marble
Work.
Proposals for each class of work sep
For the new State Capitol Building at
ST. Paul, in accordance with the draw
lngs and specifications, which may be
seen at the office of the Board and at
day, March 18th, 1902. Copies of said
drawings and specifications NAV be OBJ
tanned from Cass Gilbert, Architect, No.
524 Endicott building St. Paul, Mimi, or
avenue, New York city, upon payment of
the cost of such reproductions and a de-
post of 500, such deposit to be returned
to the bidder upon 1eturn of the drawings
and specifications.
Certified checks must accompany bids
as follows: On Plastering, $1,500.OO Or
Ornamental Iron, $1.50O.OO. On Wood
work, 100000 On Painting and Glazing
100000. On Hardware, $4,000 On In
terror Stone aud Marble Work. 81. 500 90
payable to the order of said Board as a
| guarantee of good faith The right is
reserved to reject any and all bids, and
to waive any defect or informally in any
| bid, If it be deemed in the interest of the
| state to do so. Proposals received after
| the time stated will be returned to the
| bidders. Proposals must be made II
| duplicate and on printed forms, whic}
! will be furnished by the Board and must
be enclosed in envelopes sealed ana
marked Proposal for Oiame class o.
| work bid UPON for the New Minnesota
! state Capitol at St. Paul" and addressed
! to the Board Of State Capitol Commits
| sionerS.
For the Board of State Capitol C2m
! missioners. CLAIMING SEABITRY.
St. Paul. Mimi. March 18th. 1902,
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WASHWOMAN-G Coed washwoman, hon
est 10 IND go Of w mSn rs and ironing
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SEEKS STATELY H0ME"
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE DESIRES
TO LOCATE IN ENGLAND.

ccn.ttaa!!rns the following advertisement:
T lneTo51 JssRs qFSha IS se By i hs
country, one CT the stately English
homes. Would give fancy price for
a really suitable place. Must contain
no less than thirty bedrooms, stabllng
for twenty horses, a finely timbered
park and land to any extent, Good
shooting indispensable. Must not be
more than two hours from London.
Address Millionaire.
The well known firm of auctioneers,
whose address follows informed q repre-
sentative of the Associated Press that
the would-be purchaser was now in Eng
land. They had strict injunctions, how
ever not to reveal his name.
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WANTED-A lady wants day work, Mon
day. Tuesday Friday, washing. ironing,
cleaning. Cali 203 West University.
Which Car
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AGORNS THEIR ONLY FOOD
DESTITUTION IN ARKANSAS CAUSED
GENERAL APPEAL FOR AID.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 22.-In an
effort to relieve the condition Of settlers
in the administration section of North
ern Arkansas, steps were taken today at
the livestock exchange to raise contripu-
tons to purchase provisions for the SUI
fering people. a general appeal is to be
made to the people Of Kansas City.
Deplorable stories of want and destitu-
tion have been brought from arkansas in
the northern part of which state it is
said, many families have subsisted for
days ON acorns alone.
The scarcity of food is caused by a
drouth which has continued since April
of last year.
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POPULAR WANTS
PERSONALS.

N~-~~~~~-~~~~~~-~~~-~0~~0
ACQUAINTANCE of lady by wealthy
Southern gentleman who recently
moved to ST. Paul; object, compan-
ionship, theater parties, and in the end
probably matrimony; everything conf
Dental on the honor of Southern gen.
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THE LARGEST
HORSE DEALERS IN THE
WORLD.

Barrett & zimmcrman's Grand
Combination Horse Auction
. Sale, Midway, Minnesota Trans
fer, st. Paul, Mimi, at Our Sta
bles, March 26, 1902
1000 Head of Horses and Mules 1000
This grand sale Will include
horses from the best breeders
i'm Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
braska. We will have draft
horses from to years old,
weighing from l, 400 to 1880 lbs,
that are quality from the
ground up; and will have all
around business teams that are
sound and right. Farm mares
to suit the trade. Drivers, sim
gle and double. Broke saddle
horses. with all the gaits. Two
seat horses that are family
broken. A horse for every job.
A horse for everybody at your
own price. Come everybody.
Remember the date-Wednes-
day. March e. commencing at
10 O'Clock sharp.
If you have any horses you
want sold. bring them in. Bar
rett & Zimmerman, Midway
Horse Auction and Commission
Stables, Minnesota Transfer,
st. Paul, MINI. w. Holland,
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State of Minnesota,
Department of Insurance

dIICE,
st. Paul, Jan. 81, 1902.
Whereas, the WOmen's Catholic
Order of Foresters, a corporation
organized under the laws of Illinois.
has fully complied with the provis
ions of the laws of this state, relative to
the admission and authorization Of insur
ance companies of its class.
Now, Therefore, l, the undersigned, IN
surance Commissioner, do hereby empow-
company to transact its appropriate bust
ness of Fraternal Insurance in the State
Of Minnesota according 10 the laws there
of, until the thirty first day of January.
A D. 1903, unless said authority be ra
voked or otherwise legally terminated
prior thereto.
In Testimony Whereof, I have heraunto
at St. Paul. this 31st day of January, A.
D. 1902.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner
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WANT COLUMN BRANCH OFFICES:

CoNGER BROS, Druggists, Selby ave
nue., corner st. Adams; 4O9 Selby
avenue, and 349 University avenue.
SlCE STREET PhARMACY, 3O6 Rice
street.
ALBERT w. BORK,- corner Mississippi
and Nash streets.
s SA y = = I'll BROS. selby and Victoria
A. t. GUERNSEY & SON, Druggists, III
North Dale street.
PEOPLES PHARMACY, 1888 East Sew
E. B. ROLLINS. Druggist. 2s5 West Sew
enth street
SEVER WEsTBY, Druggist. Maria ave-
nue. and East Third street.
w. A. FROST & CO., Druggists, Selby
and Western avenues.
WALTER NELSON, Druggist, Univers-
lty avenue and Rice street
R1ETZKE & CO., Druggists, Selby and
Western avenues.
a. & q. SCHUMACHER. Druggists, $50
West Seventh streets.
HOLCOMBE & MAGNUsoN, 951 Payne
YosT's PHARMACY. Dale and Uni
BOTHER & CO., Druggists. CTS Grand
avenue, corner ST. Adams.
c. THRILLER, Colonnade, ST. Peter and
Tenth streets.
W. K. CoLLIER. East Seventh street,
corner Sibley.
A. A. CAMPBELL Louis and Rondo
streets
H. J. MCALL, >48s Broadway.
DREIS PHARMACY, corner Ninth and
St. Peter streets.
GEORGE G. DAVENPORT & CO.. &8
East Seventh street.
JOHN BODINE & co. 8S1 Payne ave-
B. A TREAT, -442 Broadway.
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$1.OO Per Berth to Chicago Via
'"The NIiIvnuIxee,,

During March and April "The MiIwau-
kee' line will operate tourist sleeping
cars between the Twin Cities and Chica-
&c twice each week in each direction.
Tourist cars will leave Twin Cities on
Saturday, arriving Chicago $3.50 follow
Ing morning.
Rate per double berth, $1.00.
WestbOund tourist cars will leave Chi
CagO Tuesdays and Fridays.
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BIG SHEDS IN A BLAZE
CANADIAN PACIFIC REPOSITORY IN
WINNIPEG PARTLY BURNED.
Special to The Globe.

WINNIPEG, March PA large pof-
ton of the Canadian Pacific freight
sheds were burned tonight shortly before
u o'clock Fortunately a brick wall di-
vided the freight from the part attacked
by the flames A dozen clerks were at
work at the time and could save moth
ing but wearing apparel so fierce Was
the blaze.
All records and bills of lading were
burned, and it will be difficult for the
company to collect freight money now
due The fire engines stuck in mud and
were not available for use for half an
hour after the clerks discovered the fire.
The loss will be $25 GOO.
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POPULAR WANTS
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

"0"'~o-o-@-~-o~~>~-~->
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State of Minnesota

state of Minnesota,
Department of Insurance,
St. Paul, Jan. 81, 1902
Whereas, The Royal Arcanum. a cor
pOration organized under the laws of
Massac husetts, has fully complied with
the provisions of the laws of this State,
relative to the admission and authorize
tion Of insurance companies of it's class
Now, Therefore, l, the undersigned In
surance Commissioner, do hereby en-
power and authorize the said above nam
ed Company to transact it's appropriate
business of fraternal Insurance in the
State of Minnesota according to the laws
thereof, until the thirty-first day of Jam
nary, A. d. 1903, unless said authority
be revoked or otherwise legally terminal
ed prior thereto.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
at St Paul this 3lst day of January, A.
d. 1902.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner
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WANTED-A> woman would like house.
cleaning by the day. Inquire at 27 E.
Ninth street.
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$32 90 to California.

Tickets on sale every day during March
and April with choice Of two through
tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Great
Western Railway. For information apply
J. n. Storr, city ticket agt, cor. 5th and
Robert SITS. S.. Paul.
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decentralization wanted as
housekeeper in Widowers home; no
encumberances and no objection to
leaving city; thoroughly competent and
good references, 10 East Summit, fiat
II