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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
GREAT RAILROAD
From Ocean to Ocean Is Almost Completed
in South America.
BROOKLYN Eagle.


Within two Years the east and west coasts
of South America vii be united by span OF
steel rails, the dream OF all engineers VIII
have been accomplished. The first transcontl-
mental road in tue southern continent is on the
eve OF being completed. Trains from
Buenos Aires, i'll Argentina, westward to a
point only forty miles from the terminus OF
the state railroad i'll Chile which carries the
passengers eastward from Valparaiso to the foot
OF the andes.
Only the tunneIng of the Andes remains to be
done to complete the line. lhe surveying for
tins part OF the road has been completed, and
part or the work done. lor years it has re-
nlaineu dormant and for years The hope of those
interested in vast commercial enterprises III
South America have been delayed. But now
comes that the great ana energetic repuDl1c
OF chile has ueciueu that the road must be COLI;
pleteu laSt as laDorefS can blast the rOck anu
lay the rails.
The very fact that it is the Andes that are
to be crossed tenus to heighten the interest in
it is far easier TO the rockies,
even ut their most preclpitOuS points, tnan to get
and far between. At the point selected for the
tunnel Will pierce the backbone of the ccnLi-
uent the raiIs will be more tnan 10000 teer
above the level of the sea. Nor is this all.
talns at this point, the road, which strikes tnel
base straight line the Chilean size.
viii be compelled to make the ascent, by one OF
the most remarkable feats of tunnel building
tlat has ever been attempted. The road Is to
i~s"enu thru gorge by means of cogged ra.l
until 1t reaches the limit or elevation. Then 1t
wili enter the tunnels which. Dy reason OF the
sharp grades, built iii a spiral or corkscrew
shape. crossing under itself and winding around
llkcs the pioVer5lal snake until the Argentina
boundary llne is reached. This tulneling is the
problem winch has been solved by some OF the
greatest engineers of this country ana England
Lit is expected that the road will be open fol
travel III about two years.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12

Carries past efforts, as he has written
and composed many successful operas
musical comedies and songs Of inter-
national prominence and his collabor-
alton with Guy F. Steely, a prominent
western newspaper man. has been
most happy. AS regards Frederic
Chapin's music, it is said to be orig
inal and catchy.
The musical synopsis of ''The
Storks" is as follows:
Opening ensemble, Sweet Pene-
trance of the Bungloo, "Tootsie Woot-
sie," 1--WE Are Strolling Peddlers,'' -
"F'lirty Little Gertie,' What! Mary?"
finale. Opening chorus, Sorrow Is
Nine" dance, picnic song, Song of the
Night" mystic sorcerers, 1T Was the
Last That I Remembered" 'The
Cuckoo and the Cat" Rosebud
Queen" finale.
The plot runs in this way: NAL
zadoc goes to Bungloo's palace in a
peddler's disguise to be revenged
upon the ruler for having thrown his
son Henrico into prison. He gets the
Bungloo interested in a curious look
| ing box, which holds magic snuff,
a pinch Of the snuff, followed by ut
tering the word 'Mutabor" will en-
able any person to change himself
| into a bird or beast. To regain hui
man form, It is only necessary to re-
peat the word "Mutabor."
Slinguff suggests to the Bungloo
| that they become storks, and hunt for
| the royal sceptre stolen by the storks
| This suggestion Is no sooner carried
out than Malzadoc puts Henrico on
/ the throne. The storks cannot recall
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
Metropolitan-Willia III. Crane fn
''The Spen6erS.'

1.-THE Spenders."
William H. Crane stands so high on
the American stage, and is SO con-
scientious an artist, that his visits are
always something to be looked for
ward to with pleasure. When Mr..
Cranes appearance is announced,
there are several things which the
theater-going public are ready to take
for granted. He is sure to present an
American play, it will have an ade-
quate production, and he will be sur
rounded by an excellent company.
Many years of service have endeared
the actor to the public and his pop
ularity is great.
Mr.. Crane is especially welcome at
this time, for the play, 1.-THE SPEND
ers," in which Charles Frohman is
to present him at the Metropolitan for
three nights and Wednesday matinee,
beginning Monday evening, is credited
with being one of the successes of
the season. The novel from which
it Is adapted was a tremendous sue
cess, and the same thing is now being
said of the play. The work Of trans
planting the story to the stage was
done by f. T. Rose, and he appre-
ciated everything in it that was of
value.
The opening act is laid at the zone
Girl' mine, owned by old Peter Bines,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
MARINE MONSTERS
Seen by Many seamen During the Recent
Big Storm.
Rockaway Beach Co. New York Sun.

Rockaway Beach Co. New York Sun.
heavy northeast gale is blowing here to-day.
All the vessels in these waters are riding safely
except the schooner Hattie Harper. from Patch
ogue for New York. which lost her starboard
anchor and chain in an erort to capture three
sea serpents and mermaid sighted in latitude
40 degrees 30 minutes, longitude I3 degrees so
minutes, four miles off shore.
Captain Zach Knowlton reports having sighted
seven other mOnstAs further up the coast,
opposite Fire Island lightship.
Captain Frank Henderson of the Virgin Soil
describes marine creature which he saw as
300 feet long and 30 feet around, and says that
it rose like a mast and snapped at the men on
deck. In general form it WAS Garnent. with
Wingike alpendages on the head, neck and back,
the body being OF dark green hue, with flame
colored ears and a long red tongue which had
seven distinct branches. The monster swan at
tile surface with his head slightly eleysaed. Its
mode of progression appeared. to be by means Of
a jet Of water forcibly expelled from siphon
which impaired equable motion evidently not
produced by any ~serpentine bending OF the body.
Hope reports having seen two serpents near
the Sandy Hook ightship. They were not so
large as the one described by Captain Hender-
son and differed considerably from it in appear
ance According to Captain Samnlis the first
one he met reared Itself out of the water He is
satisfied that it pleasiosaurus The second
creature of which he and his crew got good
glimpse, had the body OF an alligator, a long
neck and six paddles
Later-Herman Kenselman. whose merry-go-
round was washed out to in the storm on
Saturday, came here to-day with seven men
whom he had engaged to recover some of the
wooden figures of fishes and animals which broke
iaway from the wrecked carousel. Herr kensel-
! man said that two of his most valuable figures
were those of niermaids carved by hand at a
cost of $500 each.
He added that he was in hopes of recovering
| some of the large wooden serpents gid the mer-
maids for the reason that there were iron plates
attached to them, which would undoubtedly act
as keeIs and while preventing them from SPLIT
| ting would, at the same time, keep them float
ing upright
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
DELIRIUM TREMENS
Can Be Speedily Cured by Simple Dose
of CaIomeI.
New Orleans Imes-Democrat. t.


'.The methoas OF the time doctor may be
laughed at great zeal by men of newer ana
more progressive ways in practice said man
VINO has liking for the old-time things, but
L sometimes inclined to think that the laugh
is tue other fellow. One OF the quickest and
su:cst cures of the jimjulns' L i'll my
lite was brought about Dy Old-time doctor i'll
AN clc-time way. and do not doubt but that
the same remedy could be used to advantage
by modern practitioners. The incident have in
mimi happened more tnan quarter OF u century
ago. ana the ola man who figured in it doc
tor has long since passed over on the other side.
lie was Il typical physician of the old school,
him all the time and dshed out such medicine as
he gave right OIL the spot, without that costly
intermediary, the prescription. | was aboard
a steamboat one day, hoating down the st.
FRANCIS river i'll southwestern Arkansas and
incidentally was very unpleasant run.
with one of che worst cases of .jimjams l ever
saw in my life. | simply could not do thing
that would in the least relieve the situation.
The patient was about to worry the life out OF
me- was OH the verge of despairing when
l learned that there older doctor aboard
had Just begun the practice of medicine, and
of course, had much to learn. That was the
first hard lesson I had after leaving my studies
in the schoolroom. L went to the older ply
sclan and told him of the trouble 1 was hay
ing and asked him what to do about it.
: He'll he said, with a slight show of petu
lance, give him calomel-give him calomel
d--n it-.that,s the only thing you do
II followed the old mans advice, and. some
what to my surprise, my patient rounded to al
tinued run of horrors, and put me in happier
frame Of mind l can assure you. Since tha
time have never been inclined to sneer at the
methods Of the fellows of the old school,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
BROKE UP FAIR
Small Prize Pig Got Loose and Created
Scene of Havoc.

New 1Ork Herald.
little pig which had been presented to the
Hudson City branch of the Young Mems Chris
tan association, Jersey City, by Rev. Emil A.
fair which closed last night. 1t was claimed
that the pig, because of its being confined in a
wooden cage. had refused to eat, and was sub
sisting on air On Friday night, however, the
pig determined to break it's fast. Bursting
away one side of its wooden cage, the animal
calmly walked out among the men, women and
children. Suddenly an old German woman
snieked, "Der pig is ouid, - and instantly there
was a panic among the women
Old and young scrambled upon chairs and ts-
blcs, and hundreds OF articles which had been
offered for sale at the booths were tranpled un-
der foot. The display of ankles and lingerie was
bew1ldering to all but the pig. The pig, charging
at the refreshment booth, upset large bowl OF
red lemonade. After licking up quantity
from the floor it stopped suddenly. snacked its
tongue and rolled its eyes about. Then ii
tackled toward the sandwich botoh.
At that moment John G. Helmers one of the
active members of the Y. M. G. A.. rushed
toward the door. A table on which the cash
receipts of the evening were deposited was in the
couldn't dodge the table. There collision
and the floor was strewn with silver and the pig
Recovering its equilibrium the pig reSlmed its
fight to the door, but it was beaded off by
Mr.. Helmers and other men. They caught the
animal and put it back in the cage.
Shepherds allow their collies one meal day,
and on this allowance health and efficiency are
secXured. Ladies who are "good" to their pet
dogs rewarded by seeing their pets sinking
rapidly into decrepitude.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
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FOGTLlGEIT FLASHES.

Ragenbeck' trained wild animal SOW is
amous the bookings for January.
The big orpheum4 COMPANY the e,l best knoy T.,
annual visit 10 the Bijcu i'll February;
..The Factory Girl" q new comedy drama
which is said to have received marked success in
the east, will have u presentation Ut the BlJoa
later in the season. Eb9tff
| George Sidney. the little comedians who has
given to the stage genuinely funny Hebrew
character i'll Busy ley. VIII De seen Ut the
Bijou in the near future. f.
| "The Lighthouse by the Sea- is the title of a
new neodrsma which @ mas been zen, taS'rany @ he
at the Biou in January.
| 1.-The Sleepy Khs,3 with but few changes
/ from the cast see in this city in September
Be Be, astroDo'''An, " 'ss'''''s Sunday evening"
Among the attractions scheduled for appear
that duo of clever German comedians. Mason and
Mason, in the latest edition OF their muslcal
! farce Rudolph and Adolph
4 Foxy Grandpa,'' William A. Bradys latest
novelty, described as musical snap sh9t. IS
underlined for an early appearance a t the Bl1oa.
t5een tbe arre epr Company n presenting the PIECE
/ ben Hur' is to be again presented III Min.
neapolis. Klaw and ErlanGer have booked -then
Of ';e General al Lew Wallace's great at the
: Metropolitan for the week commencing Monday
Jan. 4. with special matinees on "Wednesday
: and Saturday.
. '.Why Women sin,'' new melodrama which
. has met with much favor will be the attraction
at the Bijou opera-house Christmas Week Inc
play is said to be something new in the line OF
, melodrama. The reason why Women sin is
shown in a startling and sensational manner,
4 without anything suggestive. 80
Among the attractions booked for early ap
pearance at tie Metropolitan after the first Of
the year are Jane Remark in Under ,IWt
, Flags" the latest Chicago musical success, The
| Isle of Spice "Sag Harbor'' Marie Cah1ll II
''Nancy Brown Adelaide Thurston, ''The Sui
: ton of Sulu'' and the Bostonians.
The Christmas attraction at the Metropolita1
will be Tim Murphy. in his new play. The Ma MAJ
opening Thursday evening, Dec. "a. The pla!
: exploits Mr.. Murphy as a breezy exponent O
strenuous western 1ife who strays into th'
nations capital and has some of the rough edge
trimmed off.
De Wolf Hopper and his company of seyent:
singing comedians will appear at the Metro
politan for four nights and Wednesday matinee
starting Sunday evening. Dec. 20 i'll MIR. PICK
wick" musical production of Dickens master
piece, which created sensation thruout th
country last season, and which enjoyed sue
j theater, New York.
Probably the most important offering of th
season at the Bijou will be ..The Chaperons,
which will be presented for the first time a
popular prices New Years week. The Chap
erons,' most people know, Is a brilliant hu
/ morous, musical comedy, which REQUIRES for . It
! of those who will scintillate in this merry pre-
sentiment are John G. Sparks, Mabel Hite, Ma
} Stebbins. Thomas Whifen Arthur Earnest. Ma
? Boley, Harry Ladell, Genevieve Day, w.
Strunz and Oscar Ragland An especially at
, the numerous contingent of New York shoy
C 1 girls
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12

1t is usually imagined that the incandescents
electric light gives out very little heat. AS a
matter of fact, only per cent of Its energy
goes to make light. while 81 goes into heat. 5.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12

Kilkenny castle is one of the oldest inhabited
houses In the world. many of the rooms being
much as they were 300 years ago. -
England has nine submarine war vessels built
building. and France has fifty. Their presence
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
Bijou-"A Desperate Chance.

A Desperate Chance" is the title
of the latest melodrama from the pen
OF the WeH-knoWn playwright, Theo-
dore Kremer, which will be the
Bijou's attraction for one week, com
mencing tomorrow afternoon, with
the regular Wednesday and Saturday
matinees. The play tells the story of
the Biddle brothers, who figured in
one of the bloodiest tragedies in the
criminal history of this country.
The Biddles were notorious thieves.
One night they forced an entrance to
a grocery store in Pittsburg. The
proprietor, in defending his property,
lost his life. An officer was killed
in attempting the arrest Of the out
laws. Capture followed swiftly, and
the Biddles were sentenced to death
and confined in the Pittsburg jail.
One of the boys, however, seemed
possessed of a hypnotic power over
women. He used this on the wife of
the warden, and thru her obtained
weapons and the means of escape.
Gaining the outside after battle with
the guards, q sleigh was in waiting
to assist them in their desperate fight.
The woman accompanied them, in the
midst of Il driving snowstorm. 1t
took the officers but short time to
gain the trail, and from that or there
was q running battle of bullets, dur
ing which the Bddles were shot al
most to death. Both died the next
| day. The woman was also seriously
wounded, and for a time her life was
in the balance. Returned to con-
| seriousness and relieved of the hyp-
| motto spell that had been cast upon
her, she realized the wrong she had
done. The warden, her husband, had
at oace resigned his position and was
obdurate to the reconciliation pro-
posed. A little daughter, who is made
one of the principals in the drama
rs the mediator. Thru her, husband
and wife are reunited. 3
Mr.. Kremer, the author, has depart
ed on entirely new lines for presen-
tation in the popular houses. He
shows the villain as having great
hypnotic power over the gentler sex
causing the heroine to leave her hus-
band, children and home: The plo
and details are entirely new and orig.
inal The presenting cast will be al
exceptionally strong one, and a bis
scenic production is promised, will
many new and startling mechanica
effects.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

the magic word, and are driven away
to the forest, Violet, who has tried
to prevent the transformation, being
turned into an owl.
MalZadoc has retreat in the forest
and the storks go to find it. They
them to the place II one of them will
marry her, wedlock with man who
does not knoW her identity being her
only escape from Imprisonment in
feathers
The storks draw lots and Slimguff
goes away to marry Violet with the
proyso that the Bungloo will change
the laws relating to bigamy.
The second scene of the second act
shows Malzadoc and his associates at
a feast spread to celebrate the tri-.
umph of magic. The word "Mutabor"
is dropped in conversation and the
storlls, hiding at a window, overhear
it. They walk in upon the astonished
company as men. presently, and the
Bungloo and Malzadoc strike a bar
gain, by which the magician quits
sorcery and Helen's hand is given
to Henrico.
AS the scene Of "The storks" is in
fictitious territory, the scenic artists
and the costumer have been free to
treat their subject with fancy and
With a view to decorative effects. The
play is divided into two acts, and the
second act into two scenes, showing
first the royal gardens, then a glade
in the forest and last, the sorcerer's
banquet hall.
The company numbers seventy-fiv
players, among them Gus Weinberg,
Gilbert Gregory, George Shiels, George
Mckay, George Roman, Abbott
Adams, Alma Youlin, Countess Won
Hatzfeldt Ada Deaves, Dorothy
Choate, Myra Davis and the ..birdie''
| array of singing and dancing girls.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
ENGINEERS HAVE THREE CALLS

Superstition Throttle Which Death
Will Remain Quoted
Prove the Rule Bill Corners Second Cal'Dan Ms
Marvellous Escape
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
Metropoiitan-"The Storks."

MetrOpoiitan-''Ihe StOrks.
THE Storks," one of the successful
musical comedies, will be presented at
the Metropolitan for a period OF three
nights and Saturday matinee, COM
mencing Thursday evening, Dec. II,
with all the original scenic, costume,
mechanical and electrical effects that
characterized it's record breaking run
of five months at the Dearborn
theater, Chicago. The book is by
Richard earle and Guy F. Steely, who
also penned the lyrics. The music is
by Frederic Chaplin, who is heralded
as the only eligible aspirant worthy
of filling the vacancy in the musical
world left by the late Ethelbert Nevin,
the composer OF ''Narcissus."
Relative to the authors: Nearly
everybody we'll versed in matters
theatrical is acquainted with Richard
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
Maude Gilbert is cast as Cissy and Miss
Maisie Cecil will be seen at Helnla, a


O. London This production will be
given Xmas week and a large advance
sale is predicted.
Dewey, Harry sBryant's Buriesquers.
A laughing festival is in store for
the patrons of the Dewey theater,
when Harry Bryant's BurlesGuers ap-
pear there tomorrow for one week.
Two one-act :travesties are given,
the "Rise and Fall of O'Reilly,"" open
ing the program, and introducing a
number of new and novel musical and
dancing numbers. This is followed by
an array of specialties, among which
are Darmody in his wonderful club
and gun juggling; Cameron and Ken
nedy in q new travesty introducing
high class vocal selections; Cassamore
and Florence in a Dutch singing and
dancing act; the Racketts. including
the pretty little dancer, Clara DOUG
lass Racket, and the Imperial Japan
ese troupe of SIX acrobats. The
False Alarm" closes the program.
This burlesque is from the pens Of
Heiland and Moran, and is an entirely
new departure. The setting is the in
terror of a fire engine station, with all
! the latest fixtures that go to make
up a modern fire departures The
company consists of forty people, and
| is said to be one of the most 5expen-
sve playing the chain of burlesque
I, houses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12

There is a subsidiary love story be-
tween a granddaughter of old Peter
Bines and a prospective English lord
that adds comedy to the play.
Mr.. Cranes portrait of old Peter
Bines is described as being one of the
best pieces Of character portrayal that
the stage has had in years. The work
has been seen in New York, Chicago
and other important cities, and in all
Of them has won strong commenda-
ton,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-09-02

you are not to care. We've are
strangers now. Octavia."
But Octayia noted the slight mark
of interrogation in the words.
I've always cared, Norman, ever
since those silly days at home. We
are not strangers"
And then, perhaps because they
were not strangers, the policeman
and his law-breaklng young person
rode leisurely along the bride path
and explained many things.
And, somehow, they forgot the fine
and the arrest, and Bobbie and every.
thing else but themselves.
"Bobbie, dear" said 0ctavla, as she
petted him fondly when she mounted
that day, you're a good boy YOU
you like to run fast and be arrested,
don't you? And-and maybe, after q
long. long while, Bobbie, dear, you
and will get tired riding all by our
selves every day, and we will have
another home and rider with us. Eli,
Bobbie?"-Boston Globe.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-09-02
Octavia's Arrest

octavia admitted that there were
many paths In life, but in the same
breath she declared that the only one
Tor her was the bride path IN csu.
trail park.
Bobbie, her chosen partner in this
path had never asked her to travel
1t with him, but It seemed to he an
understood agreement inasmueh as he
showed a decided aversion to going
with any one else.
Bobbie was her horse, and Octavia
sat him well. Boobies rider was not
pretty, but In the saddle she was q
vision Of graceful strength, and she
possessed a fascination beyond that
OF many a ballroom beauty.
Octavia rode alone. Not only did
she scorn the idea Of a groom herself.
but she felt intultively that Bobble
would consider him personal insult.
Bobbie gloried In the knowledge that
his mistress was intrusted solely to
his care.
Sometimes Octavia would imagine
they were In the open country and
that instead Of the unimpeded path
before them, there we're fences and
gulleys and all sorts Of rough places
to clear. And Bobbie seemed to un.
derstand that when she caressed his
wellarched neck and said, Now. Bob.
bic" he was to leap a make.believe
fence.
One morning Octavla and BobbIe
loved the morning-they encountered
more than the usual number OF rough
spots In Their make-beleve field. There
were few persons in the path, and
Boobies small, proud head was held
more erectly than ever.
Now, Bobbie, over" said Octavia.
smiling at the sheer foollshness OF it
all
Up In the air they went and came
down as gracefully as a bird soaring
from sky to earth. Before Octavla
could pull In her reins Bobble was
scattering the sand in all directions
and running at a break.neck pace
down the path.
Octavia and her mount might object
to grooms to their hearts content but
they could not. with reason, censure
the blue.coated man trottlng close
behind them at this moment II they
violated the speed law they must take
the consequences.
All aglow from the excitement, DC.
tavia pulled Bobbie up. Her gold.
brown hair was flying about her face
and she laughed as she turned to the
big policeman.
But as she looked up into his face
the color faded, she pulled her relns
taut and sat like a statue in the sad.
die. Bobbie, not understanding this
mode Of procedure did some aero.
battle maneuvers and dashed madly
along the path again.
The policeman's word, "You are rid.
ing too fast" were spoken to a dust.
filed atmosphere. He sat still on his