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Link in the Railroad Around the Word

u ABROAD engineers have Ions
x dreamed that the day might come
L y when a continuous run between
New York and Paris would De on
actual achievement Within the last week
the announcement was made that the act
uaI work Of construction on one OF the
most important links in this a-ound-the-
world system would De commenced April
-. This is the Trans Alaskan Railroad
says the brooklyn Eagle. which VIII
traverse Alaska diagoraIly for a distance
Of $50 miles This line will open up one OF
the richest countries in the world but
ats chief importance lies in the fact that
it VIII form part OF an aU-rau route 90
Asia and Europe A short time ago a
bill was introduced simultaneously I'm
both houses Of Congress asking a land
grant in aid OF the Traus-Alaskan Rail-
road To is expected that the bin viii
be passed al the present session.
F. S Granger. a Seattle capitalist. who
was for many years connected with the
Burlington Road. and j. C.. Cornfo-th. OF
Denver and Szagway. have spent the past
FIVE years solving the preliminary prob
lens OF the project. and among some of
the other men associated with them are
Harry Josephs, OF Denver; J. K FRYE. OF
Denver, formerly general manager OF the
Santa Fe Railroad. General A. l. New. of
Washington. first vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Continental and Pa
cihe Wireless Telegraph and Telephone
Company and S. L. Selden, Of Washing
ton, general counsel o. the new COMPANY.
In discussing the enterprise Mr.. Granger
said.
The plan as adopted provides for a
single track road from Iliamna Bav. in
side Of Cooks Inlet. to Port Clarence on
Behring Strait to connect on this side
with steamers OF the Alaskan Rail-
road running from Seattle and on the
other with steel ferries 10 make a direct
connection with the Trans-siberian Rail
road.
The scheme is not only feasible hut
practical and profitable. In 1897 one
can go from San Francisco to st. Peters,
burg OF Paris in twelve TO thirteen DAYS:
the Old World and the new viii be
brought together and great mineral and
agricultural lands will be thrown open.
and greater wealth than one dreams Of
viii be reaPed by the nation.
Our engineers have reported that the
streams to be bridged oner no diHcuI-
ties. and we set i've years as the limit OF
time before the road win be in active
operation. but we hope, and rather ex-
pect, to cut ten months from that esti-
mate
While the immediate purpose Of the
Trans-Alaskan Railroad Company is 70
take advantage Of the vast resources Of
that country by providing speedy trans
Dortation facilities at reasonable rates.
the importance Of the project lies in the
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One On the Bishop.

Bishop Williams. Of Connecticut. used
to tell the following story Of the late DR..
Ducachet- ~One Sunday morning DR.. .Du-
cachet arose feeling wretcIed. After q fu-
tile attempt to eat breakfast he called
an old and iavOrite colored servant 70
him and said sam. so around and tell
Simmons tthe seXtOnl 70 post g notice
on the church door saying I am too III
10 preach today Now, massa, said Sam.
'dcn't you sib up dat way. Just Rib him
trial; you get long all right The arru-
ment went on, and resulted in the min
lister starting OF Service over. ne re-
turned 10 his house. looking much
brighter. How yCu feel. massac' said
sam. as he opened the door Better
much better, sam am glad I took your
advice I knew it; I knew t.. sSid the
darlly. Erinning until every tooth was IN
evidence 4 knew you feel better whca
You gi- Cat sermon out o. your system.
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THE YACHT THAT SAILS
OVER GREAT SAND WASTES

- Ut on the grim sand wastes Of
The Mojave Desert. in Southern
~ California, sails the land yacht.
Desert Queen IS its name, and
II has triumphed over distance in a place
where lonely prospectors have heretofore
made their weary way on foot
Two miners. Charles S. and Carl H.
Hoyt, who went to the Pacific Coast from
Cleveland, built the sailing vehicle. They
had a gold mine in the buttes near Rosa
mond, and we're living nine miles away.
at the other end Of a dried-up lake The
surface Of this lake is hard and smooth.
worn 50 uy the sandstorms that con-
stantly prevail, owing their origin 10 the
winds that sweep through Tehachepi Pass.
While crossing the level tract one day
Carl Hoyt suggested 20 his brother that
they might possibly escape much needless
drudEery BY building a wagon and putting
sails on il to carry them over the lake on
their way 10 the mines
They set 10 work. and the evolution Of
the Desert Queen followed. Their only
tools we're an ak. saw, and hammer. and
their only materials the odds and ends
they could pick up about the camp.
The front support was made Of an OLD
buggy axle, 10 which were attached two
iron wheels, thirty inches in diameter.
which had done service on an agricuI-
tural implement Other parts were sim
ilarly .mprovised. and the result was a
stanch vessel. For steering a contrivarce
similar TO those on hook and ladder trucks
was used, and the craft answers her
helm perfectly sailing about as close to
the wind as the ordinary water craft.
though there is more danger Of capsIz-
ing.
When the trial trip was made there was
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AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP.

dignitics and humiliations Incidental
to the examination of their baggage
as To make the ordeal one from which
any woman with amy refinement may
well shrink in terror. Scenes have
been enacted on the piers of incom-
ing steamships that were nothing
less than brutal, and only the official
status Of the offenders saved them
from condign punishment at the
hands of the male relatives of the
sufferers.
Hundreds Of refined women have
Joined in protests TO the Secretary Of
the Treasury against these outrages
and prayed that they may be sup
pressed. The response to their petit
tions ought to be prompt and favor
able.
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BUILDING A WORLDS FAIR

~
~ the
- bids
saturday, NarehS { b
andt the
S10o0C0 o
Of
andfo
being wired for electric lights devices furnish
Of $ n
unceas
will S
I'll
by ha time.
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The customs laws OF the United
States were enacted presumably TO
put money into the Treasury to meet
the expenditures of the Government.
it is not at all probable that the
thought ever entered the minds of
the lawmakers that these statutes,
OF the regulations made for their
proper execution. were to be subject
10 a construction which would i'm
pose unnecessary hardship upon
those who might be brought under
their operation. Yet such is actually
the case.
1t is a notorious fact that in a
great many instances women passen-
gers on steamships arriving at the
port of New York are subjected by
the customs officers there 10 such in
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a wreck, for the Queen developed such
speed that she could not be controlled
by her nGvigators. and came 10 grief with
a crash that sent the pieces flying in
every direction After rebuilding ana
perfecting the desert yacht came out
again, and has been in use for the last
six months. She has carried her owners
and their supplies from camp to mine
and back almost every day, and has
Travelled many hundreds Of miles. The
HOyt brothers have Just sold their prop
erty, however, and she will be taken else
where.
The Desert Queen has often covered
forty miles an hour under a favorable
wind, and her owners say they could sail
fifty or even seventy miles with ease.
were il not too hazardous. She has at
tracted wide attention. and many persons
have gone 10 Rossmond TO see her sail.
Sometimes she carries excursion parties
Of half dozen persons On the level
desert fast time is made, and the Hoyts
have startled many Of the lonely p~os-
Dectors who tramp over the forbidding re-
gion in search Of the gold that frequent
Iy lures them TO death Once they sailed
near a hand Of Piute Indians gathered AT
their campfire near Mojave, just al dusk,
and caused the widest CONSERVATION.
The frightened natives, with Wild whoops
OF alarm, made a frantic rush to get
away. the braves trampling squaws and
pappooses under foot il the excitement
Time after time prospectors have come
from the desert 10 the Southern Cali
fornia towns and asserted that they saw
the phantom ship" that has for years
been said to haunt the desoIation that
only the mirage can make beautiful. but
1t was doubtless the Desert Queen that
crossed their paths.
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Independence Day in the Lone Star State

r EW Americans are aware that in one
r. Of the greatest States Of the Union
L the ID day Of March is a legal
holiday. Some would be mystiHed
If told. furthermore. that this the date
OF the Declaration Of Independence Of Que
part Of the American nation Such. how
ever, are the facts The state is Texas.
What the Fourth Of July IS in the history
OF the thirteen original colonies. the 4
Of March Is IN the history of Texas
The opening Of the year 1896 found
Texas in quite an anomalous condition
She was engaged in active fighting against
Mexico. and yet seemed TO have no other
idea than that Of remaining a portion Of
Mexico. In November Of the preceding
year gathering known as the general
consultation had been held al san Felipe
The name consultation was applied 20
this. says the st. Louis GIobe-Demo-
Graf" because the Mexicans were DreJ1-
diced against conventions This one
fact shows how anxious the Texans were
to retain the favor Of Mexico The con
sultation even appointed a temporary
Governor ard council but il yet recognized
the authority OF Mexico. Provision was
made for another council. TO meet Jhe
lst Of March OF the next year. On Feb
ruary ] an election was held, and fifty
eight we're chosen as delegates 10 that
gathering.
These assembled March L in the pic
turesque old town Of Washington. on the
Brazos. The next day they unanimously
adopted a declaration of independence.
II was written by George C. Childress.
and is considered a strong document The
opening lines are as follows.
When a Government has ceased to pro-
tect the lives. liberty ard property Of
the people. from whom its legitimate
powers are derived 80
II then proceeds to state conciseiy and
vigorously sixteen separate points in
which the Government Of Mexico had fail
ed in its duty TO Texas Il then states
that these and ether grievances were pa
tientIy borne until they reached the point
at which forbearauce ceased 10 be a viz
tue" Il declares that the Texans then
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worn in the baimy air. under the bright
spring sunshine, among the fresh green
leaves aud the newly born flowers.
Woman but takes her key from Nature.
that she may not unworthuy represent
the fairest handiwork Of the Creator.
The desire 10 be beautiful is the child
Of amiability. It Is the lovabIe instinct
OF wishing TO please and attract our fell
low-Creatures- The seIf-satished woman.
who is meagre with her smiles and mis-
erly in her dress, is out Of harmony with
Nature and the world cannot love her.
The instructive desire for the utmost
OF beauty attainabIe is commeadabIe.
virtuous. lovable. The Easter bonnet is
the ne plus ultra OF all spring beauty
preparations, for. as the face first draws
the homage that beauty wins for her
physical comeliness, so the hat is pre-
eminent among beauty's Interior adjuncts
experimenting or relieving facial lines
playing the foil TO the countenaGce, Civ
ing the head artistic piquancy and SYM
metrical grace-the witchiug climax thai
crowns the harmonious whole Of beauty's
fair inyestitures.
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there FOR three then America firm in his
determination an actor.
Mr. Drouet began his theatrical under the
Of John A Elser Cleveland engagement
leading a repertoire Of plays
which she toured the country.
Miss Amelia Bingham Robert Haines have
disagreement Mrs Haaes play Hearts A4ame. and
in consequence Miss Bingham Will piece
sttuting therefor Haddon Chambers MagdaIen,
Easter Monday the Bijou Theatre. New
The trouble that led the disagreement between
and the playwright
male role in Hearts Ahame." which be played by
Frank Worthng In the opinion OF Miss Bingham part
il not strong enough she requested
It. that actor WOrthng might have opportunities"
Mrs Hanes evidently believes
what lines and situations should be allotted leading
anybody basing her assumption
husband. Robert T Haines, leading
Anyway, the desired alterations manuscript Of
Hearts Afame" could from the paywright's
point Of view and Miss Bingham been compelled
London for successor TO The Climbers"
Mrs Patrick Campbell who viii Columbia
Theatre Holy Week, VIII play Good Friday evening
She VIII devote her local the following roper
toire:
day and Saturday Thursday matinee The Sec
ond Mrs Tanqueray;' wednesday
Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith Saturday matinee Beyond HUI
Power"
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Prof. FdeCkePs Discovery Of the Missing Link

~ ROF ERNST HAECKEL tells. n
- his latest book, Of a species OF the
i gibbon which he had an oppor-
tunity 10 observe for several
months at his own residence In Buiten-
zorg. Java. This species Is found only ia
Java, its scientific name being HyIobates
lencisus. The natives call the animal GA
on account Of the characteristic sound II
utters
When the little animal stands erect fl
IS scarcely taller thsl a child OF six
years. The head is comparatively small.
the waist slender. the legs short. and the
arms long. The face Of the GA. says Prof.
Haeckel is more human than that OF the
orang-outang. the large red-haired anthro-
poid ape that lives in the trees Of Borneo
and Sumatrs.
The physlognOmy Of the little gibbon
a. my house. wrote Prof Haeckel. re
minded me Of the manager Of an iusol-
vent bank pOndering with wrinkled brow
over the results Of the crash. The dis
trust Of the animal toward all white Eu-
ropeans was very noticeable but. on the
other hand. he formed an intimate friend
ship with the brown MaIays Of our house
hold and especially the small children. lie
never crawled on ali fours. When he was
tired with running he stretched himself
out on the grass and let the tropical sun
shine CT his body. Usually he placed one
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As We Go to Press.

a reporter is known by the company he
SCOOPS.
Some editors are rot as yellow as they
are painted
a paper in the hand is worth two on the
press.
An idle reporter is the DEVILS work
shop.
Desperate editors require desperate
remedies.
A scoop in need is a scoop indeed
Don't count your papers before they are
Matched.
All is not editorial that glitters.
Don't look a gift article in the mouth
A rolling reporter gathers a good deal
Of moss.
It's a long column that has no turning.
A paper is known by the circulation it
keeps.
Necessity is the mother Of advertise
meuts.
It's a wise repOrte. that knows his own
story-atter 10 has been blue penciled.
Honesty is the best policy. And this is
no joke.-NeW York Herald
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LOVE OF THE EASTER BONNET Is
A COMMEMORATE FEMININE TRAIT
By w.R. HOTcHKIN, Advertising Expert.

y Ne Of Natures fundamental
teachings to man is the love of
~ beauty. some one has said: To
pay homage 20 Beauty is TO ad-
mire Nature. 20 admire Nature is to
worship God"
With the first sun-kisses Of spring,
Nature begins clothing the world with
new beauty. The green blades thrust
themselves through the warming soil and
the yeTdanr buds pop through the bark
Of bush and tree. The arbutus, the violet
the apple blossoms bring first touches Of
color; and then some mellow morning we
wake up to find the whole world abIoom.
to find the birds singing in gIadness Of
the springs awakening, and there is
sweetness. freshness, and beauty every
where.
Suddenly mankind-womanEind
ICES that the vestitures of winter are
obsolete They must be clad in harmony
with The world Of freshness and sweet
ness so newly born out Of doors. The
world Of genius takes NJ the task Of sup
plying more seeming garments to be
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ship. and lT they be-
Iieved in fate at all
they would most as
ruredIy come to the
conclusion that il had
been pre-ordained
that their profess
sional careers should
run close together.
DE Angels a n d
Keuar first met on a
steamer bound for
Australia some TWEEN
ty years ago De
Angels had started
for the AntipOdes
with a band OF six
associates, with the
idea of making a tour
OF the world. pre-
senting little operas
He and his sister
played the principal
roles. On the same
steamer was Kellar,
then a young magi-
clan with a career
just looming up be-
fore him. He, too,
was DESTROYS Of cir
cling the globe, and
il his paraphernalia
did not occupy more
than three or four
mOdeTate-s sized boxes
even at that early
period he had at
tanned quite a repU-
IatiOn as a clever
magician. De An
CELLS followed Sellar
all through Australia
and their tours we're
continued through
c hin a and Japan.
thence TO India, into
Asia, and finally the
pair OF American en-
tertaiuers and their
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In a Hurry.

GeorEa-Next sunday evening l pro-
peso
CIara-TEey say delays are dangerous.
dear.-CheIsea Gazette.
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Edition any stand Washington in suburban
towns trains elsewhere, by notifying
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
WHAT THE DUTCH HAVE DONE FOR NEW YORK

Roosevelt IS patriot in both languagesDutch
New York;?
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Mr.. DroueJ played
the title role-that OF
a young priest. The
latter piece was pre-
duced by Emc EIlsler
five years ago. Nr.
Drouet was then her
leading man.
After leaving Miss
EIIsICr. NIr. Drouct
played in several i'm
pCrtant productions
and was the leading
man for one season
at the Murray HIU
Theatre in New York.
Two years ago he
made a marked hi.
as John Storm in
T h e Christian.
supporting Viola Al
I'm during her sec
ond tour in this play.
Mt. DrCuet, as a
hoy. was intended BY
his parents for a
clergyman. He comes
Of a clerical family,
18th his father and
grandfather b Elm z
members of the cloth.
Mr. DTOuet studied
for the pulpit most
- ,nestly for some
tine, but his early
longing for the thea
tire overcame his as
piTations for a reli-
gious life and he
abandoned such a ca
reer for the stage. on
which he has made a
notable success. He
was sent 70 Heidel-
berg, Germany, in
his sixteenth year
and began a prelim-
mary C ollie gia t e
course. He remained
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= ROF. ERNST HAECKEL tells. n
his latest book, Of a species OF the
gibbon which he had an oDDor-
The Dickinson press., 1902-08-23

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Land Office Bismarck, N. D., July IA, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention TO
make final proof in support of hincIaiin, and
that said proof will he made before JAS. u.
Saunders, clerk of the district court, at his office
In Dickinson, N. D., on the 3Oth day of Aug.
1902, viz:
FRANCIS E. SMITH
for the nwA, sec. 80, twp. 143, n. range IS W.
He names the following Witnesses to prove his
cultivation Of said land, viz:
C. NJ. Dinsdale, C. T. Langley, William e.
Whinn, Frank A. Roquetle, Ill Of Dickinson,
ND.
1866 A. C. McG1LL1vRAY, Register.
The Dickinson press., 1902-08-23

STOPS TIE COUGH AND WORKS
OFF THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure n cold IT,
ne day. No Cure. No Pay. Price 2s cents.
The Dickinson press., 1902-08-23
MILK CHECKS.

WHAT WAS PAID OUT TO THE
PATRONS OF THE CREAMERIES
TRIBUTARY TO NEW SALEM.
r. F. Flint, manager Of the New Sa.
lem creamery says:-"At the last pay day,
August IS, $3.50 were paid to the pat
ron of the six creameries tributary to
New Salem. Considering the fact that
only one of these factories has been cp-
eraled over three and a half years and
one only two months, this is a very good
showing. The checks ranged all the
way from $40 to 500. A good milk
check endears the mich COW to the
farmer at any month in the year during
the early summer when he receives but
little cash from any other source"
The Dickinson press., 1902-08-23
On Monday SAG of the Converse steers,
l1o6 weight, sold at s4.8s.

vi Mohudy SAG Oh tue converse steers,
11o6 weight, sold a s4.85.
Jeferies & Co. bought 2 loads of the
Hartinger cattle at 500 per head which
were sold this week in Chicago on a low
market and the price was not reported.
The Stoddard steers from Sentinel
Butte topped the market for westerns:cn
Tuesday. Two steers, averaging 1860
pounds, sold at 5000. making a gross
sum OF $1,000, or a little better than
$4,000 net per steer. This is the high
est price on record for North Dakota
grass fed cattle. Had the same cattle
been on the Chicago market a week
earlier they would have easily netted
the owner $1,000 each. Mr.. Stoddard's
sale OF ID steers, averaging 1882 pounds,
at S6.I5, also made him a handsome re-
turn-about $4,000 per head net. Paris
& Co. made the sales.
c. R. Pendergast and D. b. thinner
man drove a herd of 5 cars in from the
south on Friday. ALT White also brought
in a shipment of beef cattle the same
day. VIM. Kennedy 2 cars, Bait Connol-
ly | car and Mrs. O'Leary car. Tom
my Kennedy goes to Chicago with the
South Heart shipment. Forty-fve cars
were ordered for the various shipments
to be made Friday, but it was expected
that the decline in prices would keep
some parties from shipping now.
A large number of cars are ordered for
Aug. 20 At Dickinson--James Con-
verse Is cars for 3 days, Parker Bros. e.,
A. J. Allen 2, w. l.. Richards 10, c. H.
Pearl S sheep cars and Fred Griswold 2.
At Taylor--L. D. Dohrmann 5 cars, H.
H. Myran 3, Fred Schlapman 2, o. P.
liner g., Paul liner 4. At Gladstone
A. L. Esse 3 cars, !. E. Phelan II, Koe-
sci & Co. E. AT BelAeld-A. J. Allen 2
cars, A. Nelson !, M. Donahue J.. Nj. E.
Kelley, Beisigl Bros. and others are
booked for New Salem. For Sept. {
Massuer 4 Simpson are booked for IS
! cars at Dickinson, J. M. Taft 4, Koerauf
Bros. 2. J. A. Dobson has a sheep ship
ment of q Cars for the 4th; on the I4th
J. Converse IS cars cattle, on the 18th l..
| c. Ludolph I6, and on the 10Th Jcfferies
x Higgins 10 cars.
Aug. 70 Allenberg & Co. reported tie
following rates:-Fred Paduch, FL Poll
ed Angus steers, average oo8 lbs, $ Is;
" Dogie steers, average 1903 lbs, S 10;
and ocows, average 900 lbs, 81 50. H.
H. Myran, 10 native steers, average I1I7
lbs, $ IS; IL native COWS, average 1868
lbs, IS IS; and IS 2-year-old steers. av-
erage 1922 lbs, 81 IS.
Ole Oleson of Taylor was in Dickin.
son Tuesday to see about getting some
cattle and sheep.
Virgil Arnett of Sentinel Butte was d
visitor in the city this week.
Mrs. Ole Oleson Of Taylor, who re.
Gently returned from the Bismarck hos.
pital, is improving slowly, but it is ex
pected that it will require five or 81,
months for her to fully regain her health