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TRAIN FOR KLONDIKE RAPID TRANSIT LINE IAHTE PASS. OVER A Snow Locomotive that I’ uh Been in Successful Operation in Michigan Pineries for Two Years Wilt Be Used SOO Miles in Four Days, ton Trail runs to Fort Selkirk, n small place at the junction of Lewis aud I’elly rivers. These streams form the Yukon river. From Fort Selkirk to Dawson City it is about 200 miles down the Yukon river. This is known as the ‘Overland Route.’ From Fort Sel kirk to Dawson City will be traveled on the Yukon, which is frozen solid seven months in tlie year. 1 calculate Tlie Proposed Route. As Utopian ns tlie project of rapid transit lo the Klondike country In the winter may aiqiear, it is one that bids fair to be carried out. Imagine a mod ern snow train of from eight to ten 1 m > x and passenger cars mounted on runners, carrying 100 tons of freight aud passengers, propelled by an eight ton steam engine, whose wheels make ine revolutMna io each poah of the piston, climbing up tlie steep White pass, gliding over 50 or more miles of level table lands aud through as many miles of virgin forests, coursing its way over the hills and through the dales, climbing huge ice gorges, slip ping over lakes like a steam yacht, wending its course along the tortuous river ways in that arctic country, at an average s|>eed of from 15 to 25 miles an hour or from Fort Wrnngel to Fort Selkirk, and then Dawson City, a dis tance of HIM) miles—in less than 10 days on the first few trips nnd after that In less than six. ami then you will DON’T KISS THE DOG. A Very Bad Hubit Which Often Lead* to Malignant Disease». that we can cover the distance with Don't kiss your dog, no matter how two locomotives In eight or teu days dear lie or she may be to you! Aside and ultimately In four days. from the fact that It is a nasty habit, Road Will Be Permanent. there is grave danger to tlie human be "The road once opened. It is readily ing from all sorts of microbes and seen that it will be permanent and germs, which are fonder of the human grow better with travel. Turnouts and living than of the dog. This has been stations for supplying wood fuel will amply proven by scientists, ami even be distributed along the route where the Board of Health, says the New needed. When a steep grade exceed York World. As a matter of fact the ing 30 per cent. Is encountered a steam latter body has several well authenti windlass on the locomotive will be cated cases of diphtheria contracted prrased Into service to get over it. The from dogs on its records. Diseases of men ns will be cable all kinds lurk upon the lips and body I’RAIN have n clear conception ot this great scheme for opening communication with the Alaskan Eldorado. George T. Glover of Chicago is the originator of the scheme. Two years ago he Invented n new locomotive, du plicates of which have since been In o|M-ratlon in the Michigan pineries. Several of them are on Secretary Al ger's land. Glover wrote to Secretary Alger and asked for government aid in establishing n line of snow trains to Klnodlkc. Alger endorsed the scheme, but other cabinet members deemed It less practicable than the plan of send ing food to the Klondike miners by oroitoK T. gi . ovkii , tiik invkntoii . reindeer teams. The government’s failure to adopt his plan has not dis couraged Glover. He says lie will in terest capitalists, organize a company nml have Ids snow sled road iu opera tion before winter closes. “There are two routes." says Mr. Glover, “by which a snow train enn reach Dawson City, excepting the route from St. Michael's to Dawson City, up the Yukon river. Tlie short er Is from Dyen through tlieChllkat or White Pass, which Is about five miles north ami west of the Chilkoot the other night In his shirt sleeves and took in the glorious breeze that came dowu Morgan street in all its glory. It has been a rare occurrence to see the Corporal in negligee attire. He has been suffering terribly from rheumatism, and throughout the summer has worn his heavy wooleu coat, even when the humidity would woo it from him. When fate had him transferred to Algiers an Irish lady living over there told him of the virtues of the potato. She gave him two small “prathles” to carry in his trousers pockets, aud he swears that he at once felt the rheumatism sneak ing from ids bones. In a few nights it was all gone. Tlie potatoes have begun to get as h;»d as a rock, and Coristral "Bili” swears he will carry them through life.—Chicago News. FOR KLONDIKE. stretched from the top of tlie grade and attached to the locomotive. Tlie loco- motive will then wind the train up with perfect ease. In case an Ice gorge should be encountered the same means will be applied to get over it. If the gorge be very abrupt, then a steam power ’ice dog' will answer the pur pose. Tlie locomotive will be equipped with every device needed for such work. “The locomotives to be used iu this system will not be as heavy as those now In operation in the Michigan pineries, which latter range from eight een to twenty tons. Instead, however, they will he built on t‘e same principle, not weighing more than eight tons and with a hauling capacity of from 75 to 1(H) tons of freight. The locomotive will 1 m > housed like the oue shown In the picture«, pulling from six to eight cars, one or two of which will be for passen gers. sleeping and baggage purposes, ami the other» for freight. The train will be like a modern mixed train, snugly built to protect life and sup plies. Two locomotives will accompany the first train, to help it over high grades and out of deep cuts, over rough places and around curves. Three men are uecessary for each locomotive—an engineer, fireman and pilot, w ho stands In front. The locomotive Is very simple In prin ciple and construction. There is a boil er, twin engines, driving wheel, and other necessary appurtenance«, sup ported by a steel frame. This frame rests upon runners fore and aft. and to It Is hinged by means of steel beams a huge traction wheel between the run ners. There Is a drum in the wheel. H'lie traction wheel Is rotated by engines with horse power ranging from twenty to sixty, geared from five to nine to one. Most of the heat from the boiler furnace and from the exhaust steam Is Utilized In the drum. Into which it Is conveyed through the trunlons. By this means tlie wheel is kept sizzling of the dog. A dog will wander about. even though of high pedigree, and in the course of his journeys will make tlie acquaintance of dogs of lesser de I gree. From them he will gather mi ' crobes as well as fleas. Then he will return home to his fond mistress to dis tribute Ills collection indiscriminately. Then his mistress will pick him up in her arms and will hug and kiss him. Typhoid, diphtheria, cancer and dis PREHISTORIC NEW MEXICO. Modern Discovery Proves a Celebrated Mesa Wax Formerly Inhabited. Some measure of the romantic inter est which originally clung to it will be restored tothe famous Mesa Eueantada if, as Prof. F. W. Hodge, of the Smith sonian Institution, now reports, traces of human habitation have been found on that historic rock. A few weeks ago Prof. William Libbey, who managed to scale the tableland, came back with the reiairt that there were no evidences that human foot hud ever trod upon it. His successor was more successful, however, aud claims to have discover ed fragments of pottery, arrows, shell bracelets, stone axes and other unmis takable proofs of the truth of the tra dition that the mesa was once the stronghold of a people descended from prehistoric time. This discovery, if correctly reported, bears out the truth of some very old traditions respecting the Acoma and other Indians formerly living in New Mexico. In 1540 Francisco Vasquez Coronado, who went Into this territory upon what is known as the ‘‘Coronado expedition,” sent back some very inter esting reports as to the manners and customs of the natives whom he found In Acoma. Pedro de Castenada, who was a member of the expedition, actu ally describes just such an inaccessible tableland known as the Mesa Eueau- tada, a tableland known then as Aeu- co. This mesa held a village of about 2i)O. whose inhabitants "were robbers feared by the whole country round about. The village was very strong be cause ft was out of reach, having steep sides in every direction, and so high that It was a very good musket that could throw a ball so high.” A single entrance by a stairway led to a point where the explorers "had to go up by means of holes in the rock, In which they put the points of their feet, hold ing on at tlie same time by their hands. At the top was space enough for corn fields and for large cisterns for the col lection of water.” This account is sub stantially corroborated by other mem bers of the expedition and by Alvar ado. a captain under Coronado. All the reports of the expedition, which took place during the years 1540, 1541 and 1542, agree in describing the inhabit ants of the rock as a people dwelling in a state of semi-civilization and en joying their absolute immunity from attack on any side. The documents in which these narra tives are authenticated were carefully investigatated by Prof. George ParkeT Winship, of Harvard University, and first published in complete form by the Smithsonian bureau of ethnology In 1803. If Prof. Hodge has found traces of life on the celebrated mesa, his dis covery will tend to prove not only the authenticity of the Spanish reports, but of the Indian traditions as to tlie pre historic life which existed in the south west of this country long before the Spaniards first began the conquest American soil.—Chicago Record. SCRAWNY NECKS MUST GO. USCLES must be developed, the flesh hardened and in creased, the skin whitened, aud the lines in the throat carefully massaged. The thin girl with the bony ueck has much to accomplish, The high evening gown frequently seen last winter was uncomfortable to dance in and lacked pictorial distinc tion. Besides, its wearer was always accused of making necessity a virtue, a criticism so invariably appropriate to the truth that she is resolved to stay at home or accept the traditional even ing uniform of her sex. The former alternative is quite out of the question, so to prepare for the latter she passes days and nights developing her neck. There are ways and ways of increas ing the fiesli on the ueck and covering up the unsightly collar bones, always the most persistent of offenders. A simple method advocates the lilieral use of icy water, dashing it Impetuous ly over the front and buck of the neck, and then expanding tlie chest in long, regular breathing. The skin is finally rubbed vigorously with the palms of the hands, carefully smoothing the throat under tlie chin and behind the ears, until the blood tingles exuberant ly. A second method for restoring au unsightly neck to sightliness combines the usage of hot water, massage and olive oil. Tlie skin is bathed itt water as hot as the victim can bear it; then it is treated to it course in uncomforta ble rubbing, after which the olive oil is applied plentifully, so as to allow it free access into the pores of the skin. The full nick and chest of a prize fighter suggest the third manner of preparing to meet the requirements of the winter season ami an evening gown. The pugilist invariably holds his head with the chin pressed back ward toward his neck. Imitation of this movement straightens tlie head and forces the chest upward an inch or so, and while in the beginning it is principally the bony monuments of the thin girl’s presence that rise to the M the wild pair. Their money may tan appeared a satisfactory substitute for morals but what a state of attain"’ A Millionaire Heiress. / Tlie death of Ogden Goelet. which oc^ curred on his magnificent yacht, the Mayflower, off the Isle of Wight, di rects public attention to the heira to bls vast estate. These are. beside his wife, his daughter. Miss May, ami his son, Robert Goelet Jr. Just what property Mr. Goelet left cannot be definitely determined, but he is quoted as having been worth $10o.- OOO.tXM), mostly in real estate In the metropolis, and his wealth may be even greater. To part of this wealth Misa Goelet, who is now 19 years old, will fall heir, and as she is already worth MISS MAY GOEt.KT. $10,000,000 in her own right she wfW therefore l>e among the wealthiest marriageable girls in the world. Miss Goelet has not yet been fsrnuilly “brought out” in New York, though she figured as one of the bridesinaltks at the wedding of Miss Consuelo Van derbilt and the Duke of Marlborough. Recently it was said that she was en gaged to the young Duke of Manches ter. but tills rumor was subsequently denied. Miss Goelet is described as a To Make rs* ,Wa>3t òinall The 0>p on Parallel Bar> The British Parliament. IT S A DANGEROUS IIAB1T. wises too horrible to mention may result from the caress. Physicians have repeatedly warned against the habit of kissing dogs, but seemiugly to little purpose. Every day the papers chronicle cases where some disease has mysteriously appeared and where the source of contagion is un known. In nine out of every ten such cases, dog kissing Is to blame. But leav ing aside the possibility of danger from disease entirely, the habit should be stopiHMl by all self-respecting women, for what man would care to kiss them, knowing that they had previously de filed their lips kissing a dog? No mat ter how clean a dog may be; no matter how great a favorite. It should never, no matter what the temptation, be kissed. The Parliament of Great Britain, the supreme legislative body of the British empire, is summoned by a writ of the sovereign. Issued out of chancery at least thirty-live days previous to the time of meeting. If a vacancy occurs in the Commons while in session a writ of election is issued upon motion in the House; if during a recess, at the in stance of the Speaker. During recent years it has become customary for Parliament to meet in an annual ses sion. extending from about the middle of February to about the end of Au gust. Every annual session Is ended by a prorogation; a Parliament is closed witli a dissolution, the average life of Victoria's Parliaments being about three ami a half years. The dissolution of Parliament may occur at any time by the will of the sovereign, and a new election must then be held. Seven years constitute the statutory limit of a Par liament’s life, but no Parliament has In the present century lasted so long. The members of the Commons are all elected for one Parliament and receive no salary. The members of the House of Lords are divided Into five glasses, the peers holding their seats (1) by hereditary right; (2) by creation of the sovereign; (3) by virtue of office, as In the case of the English bishops; <41 by election for life, as In the case of the Irish peers; (5) by election for the dura tion of one Parliament, as in the cose ot the Scottish peers. In 189(1 the up per house had 575 names on Its rolls; tn the same year the House of Commons numbered <¡70. New Instrument of War. SOME occasion, little by little perseverance conquers and the bones gradually re tire discomfited. After drawing the chin Inward in the habitual manner of the prize fighter, turn the head slowly from left to right, still keeping the chin rigorously in position. Then throw the head backward and for- ward, the chin again immovable, until lower and lower, it finally strikes the chest vigorously. Sustained breathing adds greatly to the effectiveness of the pugilistic exercise, which is tlie chief means employed by the fighter to hard en into iron the muscles of Ills neck. The oftener the practice the quicker the remedy, and a trial twice a day. in the morning and at night, soon gives courage to the scrawny girl to continue her self-imposed labor, for improve ment rapidly terminates in triumphant success. To gain fullness in the neck and length iu the waist, stand firmly on the balls of the feet, with arms at the side motionless, the palms of the hand extended toward the front. Slowly raise the arms over the top of the head until the arms meet and form an arch, then drop quietly again. The speond portion of the exercise consists in ex tending the arms to their full length In front, with the palms of the hands facing downward. Gradually move each arm to the side and back again. keeping the same level, and repeating until fatigued. In the third position the arms are outstretched, forming with the body a human cross. Then describe circles with each arm. using the shoulder as the pivot. Slapping the backs of the hands together behind the back also furthers the development of chest muscles. An Austrian newspaper announces that Mauser, the well-known manufac turer of fire-arms and the Inventor of the mitrailleuse which bears his name, Caring for the Teeth. Do not eat. or do uot feed your chil has just invented a new mitrailleuse dren on. white bread, which is deficient which loads and discharges Itself auto One Weakness of Women. in phosphates, aud causes the teeth to matically. There are three models of this, and experiment» with them are It is becoming a noted fact that the crumble. A little hard food requiring said to have been highly successful. young women of to-day show a de thorough mastication should lie taken The .«-caliber permits a fire of sixty cided preference for men whose reputa at every meal. The teeth should be or seventy shots to the minute; the tion is not of the liest. Speaking about brushed l>oth night and morning. Avoid ,10-caIiber, a fire of eighty shots to the this a few evenings ago a college mau sweets. Drink at least two quarto of minute, aud the .20-oaliber, a fire of said: water a day—a glass the first thing in ninety shots. The ,10-caliber mttra.1- “It isn't much of an Incentive for a the morning, another the last thing be leuse can easily be carried aud ope- fellow to keep his morality up to the fore going to bed. the remaining quan rated by a single artilleryman. standard when he sees the most dis tity between meals. Consult a good o HEEL LOCOMOTIVE (ENFRAMED), reputable men of his best set simply dentist atsuit every six months.—La Didn't Mean It. lionized by girls and their mothers. I The highest grade for about two miles hot. About the wheel V-shaped teeth. dies’ Home Journal. The reconotrueted Grand Central de don’t kuow why it Is. Women have through White Pass Is about 15 per 3 by 12 inches, are set "dodging.” The pot in New York will contain the larg a mania for cultivating men whose cent. A road through It Is now being action of the heat from the toothed cyl Around the World on a Wheel. est railroad waitlug-room in the world. cut and corduroyed. Even now the inder prevents the snow from clogging, Miss .Annie Londonderry, the Ameri Beside«. there will be smoklug-roems characters are anything but good. The [ wish Is 1,000 feet lower than the Chll- and at the same time compresses, with shadier they are the more they appeal can woman who has made a tour of knot Pass and enn be gotteu over with the aid of the weight, the snow into n the world on her bicycle, is now writ for men and imrlors for women, all to women. Can’t understand it. There highly decorated and ahead of the blit little difficulty, I think. With solid, compact mass of snow Ice. there ing an account of her experiences. She were two men in my class last year, such an Improved road, however, as is by giving suflick t realotance to ena was unattended, and it required two time». The floor space will be doubled the wildest, fastest fellows I knew, now living made through White Pass ble the teeth to pull a train with 100 years aud two mouths for her to make to accommodate the ll.47ti.tXX) people but they were made more fuss over by who annually use the station. Once the mothers and daughters of their ac a snow train enn ascend almost as tons burden or more. The pictures of the trip. upon a time a Vanderbilt said, “The quaintance than any of their well-be easily ns n cable car through the Wash the log train and traction wheel will public be ----- ;” but he really didn't haved friends. These same mothers ington struct tunnel, for a 15 per cent give the reader a fair idea ot the loco Hartl at It. mean It.—Pittsburg Dispatch. grade has the sntne ascent nnd de motive and Its principle«. and daughters knew any number of "What makes Chawlie Dunno look so scent ns the said tunnel. After get bright, moral yonng men. but they ig dooaid abetwacted?” It Is the struggle to keep up appear- ting through White Pass there Is a Anti-llhenmatlc Potatoes. nored them every time in favor of the "Haven’t you heard? He's inventing keeps a great many pevpto ne'er-do-wells—were flattered to death comparatively level stretch of table Corporal Tanuer. of the Algiers pre a game of parlor golf.”—Cleveland ancvw I (.town. land for 350 miles, through which Dal duct. Mt out In front of the station Plain-Dealer. to receive the slightest attention from TIIIN GIRLS. charming young lady. Naturally, »bo received a good education and as a consequence she possesses many a«- complishments. The Etiquette of Introductions. It is mortifying to note how many persons pay little or no heed to what may be styled the etiquette of Introdnc tions. To the lover of good form there is nothing that sets one's teeth on edge on hearing an introduction so worded that a woman is presented to a man, or an elderly woman to young one. At a tea a matron who years before had arrived at the dignity of a grandmoth er was piloted by her hostess to a young girl.of 20. and they were made known to each other in the well-meant words “Mrs. Knight, I want to present you to my dear little friend, Mabel Day. Mabel, dear, this is Mrs. Knight, of whom you have so often beard me speak.” If the ladies were amused by the speech. they were so well versed tn that knowledge of good form in which their hostess was lacking that they showed no consciousness of her error. Another Woman Lawyer. One more woman has stepped Inta the ranks of the legal professiaa and Laporte, Ind., has the honor of being her home. She is Miss Mollie I*. Lorig. and she has just been admitted to the She is a graduate of a Denver MISS MOM.IE L. I.ORIG. law college and had the distinction of being the only woman in the class. She Is convinced that she will enjoy prac ticing her profession and for that rea son undertook the hard work, against the advice of some of her friends who advised a stage career. The wamaax* 20 years old and expects to spend the next few years in the office of som« well-established lawyer of Laporte. Naming the Hindu Baby. A Hindu baby is named when twelve days old, and usually hy the mother, Sometimes the father wishes for aa- other name than that selected by tl>e mother; In that case two lamp» ar» placed over the two names, and name over which the lamp b I brightest is the one given to the el