The Apex of Idealism in Modern Railroading "YKS, SAIL" If oxccllonco of equip- pany's linos, nnd Is fully reflected In their nicnt, perfection of serv- increased tonnage and revenue. These Ice, prodigality of expense favorable conditions have not been eon- In the effort to anticipate lined to one particular Industry, but have and provide for evory wish been enjoyed In agriculture, stock-raising, and comfort of the travel- mining nnd all the other Industrial pursuits lug public count for nught. of n thriving and rapidly developing coun- then must the Union I'a- try remarkably rich in all the natural o'.u- clllc bo considered as hav- ments of wealth." Ing scaled the escarpments nut It is the enthusiast on fust railway and reached the very ape travel that enjoys most keenly n trip from of Idealism in modern rail- Cmaha to Denver nnd vice versa, via the roadlng. Union Pacific. Forty years ngo tho Idea Nowhere- Is the mngnin- WOuld have bien laughed to scorn that the cenee of Its service or the Missouri river nnd Denver would be linked fcplendor of Its equipment togothor by six different palare car lines, more appnrent than on Its Uecent as within the past decade there would line to Denver nnd it Is have been fow believers hnd the suggestion with this section i.t the boon made tleit 11 hIiil'Ii. iiIbIii'h travel would separito Omaha and Denver. Now, however, the Omaha man can leave this) blty after the clone of banking limits and roach the capital of Colorado in time for brenk Insl tho next morning, or ho can leave this been so city, if ho chooses,- alter t-pendlng the en tire evening" at his homo or tho theater,' and reach Denver the next afternoon when business In the Colorado city Is at Its hclghth. I'oi'fVrtloii of SirvlM'. vast system, which, Independent of Its pro prietary Hues, operates 3,031. 2S miles, that Omaha people are most familiar. The trip between (lie tnotroplls rt tho Missouri river and the Kockv mountain districts has new reduced in tlio " tenet 11 or time neces sary in its making that tho Intervening distance of CCD tulles Is enconipas?cd nl most while the traveler Is sleeping cotn fortnbly ensconsed in a berth as though wrapped In the arms of Morpheus In his own bedchamber. There is an indefinable attract! n about tho contemplation of a railroad Journey that brings a Clutter rf excitement to tho mature traveler as well as to the young ster whoso experience with railroad Joik ncylngs is limited. So often it is the case Fast trains between Omaha and Denver hnvo been the outcome of gteal Improve limits in the equipment of the Union Pa cific nnd the outlny of vast sums of money in betterments of tho road's physical con dition, but tho Investment hns been a pay ing one, ns witnessed by tho popularity, patronage end financial dividends of the feet. An additional provision for tho on Joyiuent of the traveler who Is, in n sense, the guest of tho Union l'aclllc for the time consumed in Ills Journey, is the popular composite ear -smoker, library and bullet combined. In Clue, nothing better expresses the combination of sleeper, diner and com posite cars than the apt designation, "The Union l'aclllc club on wheels." - No feature of club life Is denied the pas senger on one of these mugtilllccnt trains tho Union l'aclllc operates between Omaha and Denver. The richness of the appoint ments, the luxury of the surroundings, tho mngulilcenco of the tapestry, carpets and woodwork of tho sleepers tiro such ns llnd approval with the mot't exacting. Tito din ing ears uro models of beauty nnd yet the eltort tnnde to please the eye by no means causes n lack of effort to afford that ma terial enjoyment usually found In a tooth somo meal. Dcllciicli'M of the Scuoon. TJ10 diners lire nil new In model nnd fol low' out the general stylo peculiar to the handiwork of the Pullman company. The menus comprise the delicacies of tho sea son and all meals are served 11 la carte, the price being governed entirely by the trav eler's appetite or his financial mood. Snow- inat mis pienseu enniompmuo.i is u.rneu ncnvcr sorvce. Tho stiff steel rail has been to ennui nnd fatigue when the Journey Is m)ontc(I clirves ,mvo bco rc(,Uced or ellm In nctual progress and the weary traveler ,nntC(1) .loublc-trncUliiB Jins boon done, tnore wishes for his destination quite as heartily powol.ful locomotives have been constructed and Impatiently as he awaited the supremo and vnrlus other apparatus have been de moment when tho panting engine should ..,-., nm, fiPCllr(, fnr ,ho , nf brine nssumo nn almost human vitality, the train move majestically nway from Its station moorings and the Journey should have be gun. Travelers who have enjoyed the luxury of a trip on the Union Pnclfle through to Denver, however, have so much of Interest nt their command that there Is llttlo tliuo for discontented or wearied reflection. Tho constant changing panoramic view of thriving cities, progressive, growing towns, henlthy-nppearlng farms and ranches, well-tilled fields and rolling prr.l' lng about tho end sought tho perfection of service and equipment between Omaha and Denver. The Union Pacific has two hlgh-clas3 ttnlns dally each way between Omaha and Denver. Both are fast on their running timo and tho monster engines drive tho splendidly-nppolntcd trnlns over finely-ballasted, eight-pound steel track at a rate of speed which, whllo high, does not begin to reach the possibility of fast running, as proven by lost tlmo frequently made up on tho Nebrnska districts of the system latest papers and magazines are on file and writing ma terials are ut hand. Most attractive of all, there are great, b 1 g, comfortable chairs, In which one can lounge nnd read or smoke and derive enjoyment out of the scenic luilcldo scope passing under Ills view without tho ear windows, If the traveler chooses to take the afternoon train he lluds night ut hand nlmust before Ik realizes It. The speed of the train seems to huvo hastened the pas sengers In to the lengthening shadows and tho brilliant lights and tho curtained In the section through which the Union berths, with the porter bristling with the l'aclllc runs. Colorado shares to n rer- ituiortaucu of Ills position, gliding noise- tuln extent in this respect. From Jules- lcBsly about in tho performance of his burg to Denver 11 more nttructlvo region work, suggests retiring. It Is when tlu would ho hnrd to find. Tho irrigation en passenger relaxes himself In reclining pos- terprlses that are now under wny in easl- ture, covered snugly over with clean, warm om Colorado tiro doing much to Increase blankets, that he begins to appreciate the value of thu land from a farming what it means to ride over thu Union Pa- standpoint and In nnd about Sterling and elllc. There Is not that continual Jar and from there to Denver Irrigable farms show Jerk so harassing to one unused to sleep- to the pnsslug traveler that Colorado is by lug on trains, but instead an easy, gliding no menus a benighted state, motion that bespeaks to even the unlnl- Venlrrnern Oiiulit IVH I'ronil. tinted the running over a truck so smooth, "Wo westerners ought to feel proud of so well bnllasied, as to bo tho envy of thu our rnUronds. They nro representatives of rallrond world and as conducive to sleep the progressive spirit of this section of ns nn tiumslto condition of trnck is to tho country and rellect 11 great deal of wakefulness. ('Iciin, Airy Cluilr Cum. H Tihlv aE3H' INTERIOR VIEW OK DINING CAU ON UNION PACIFIC ORADO SPECIAL." COL- credit upon tho energy and determination of the brainy and sagacious men of the It Is by no menus necessary fur the west. The Union l'aclllc is a child of the traveler to seporato himself from the stipend which thu Pullman company in sist!) upon in order to enjoy a trip on the Union Pacific. Between Omaha and Den- tratiBiulssouri region and wu have reason to bo proud of our llist-born." An Interested observer of the scenes from thu ear windows nnd the Incidents to be rlcs upon which grow tho nutritious grasses when natural delays are met with. that provide nourishment, for countless herds of cattle, Is in itself a treat to tlte vision of any man who takes pleasuro In witnessing tho material advancement of n coirmunlty or a state. It needs only tho logical perspective possible from a car window to provo to any mind tho truth of President Hurt's statement In his an nual report to tho stockholders of tho Union Pacific railroad when he said: "Tho past year has been one of great prosperity throughout tho entire trans mlssourl territory served by your com- r:-r- I 'COLORADO SPECIAL" ON UNION PACIFIC ENROUTE FROM OMAHA TO DENVER. Ono of theso trains leave Omaha ench nft ornoon at 4:2.ri and reaches Denver tho next morning nt 7:30; the other leaves at 11:3". p. in. nnd pulls Ino Denver tho next altcr noon at ' o'clock. Eastbnund the "Chler.go Speclnl" lenves Denver in the afternoon nt 3:30 and reaches Omnln the next morning nt G:I"jO and the "Mall and Express" leaves Denver nt 10:30 p. in. and gets Into the Union station in this city the noxt nfter nooti nt l:..ri. The premier point of excellence Is reached In tho equipment and nppnlntment of all four of these Omnhn- Denver, Denvcr-Oiuaha trains. They aro pro vided with sleeping ears, presided over by colored, attendants, whose aim seems rather to bo tho contributing to the enjoyment of the passenger thnn the hope! of a liberal "tip." In tho oporntlon of theso trains Union Pacific ofllclnls have rather given their endorsement to that old adage that a "man's honrt Is best renched through his stomach," for the din ing enr system In voguo on tho Omaha-Denver trains is well nigh per- COZY COHNEIl IN HUFFET CAU ON UNION PACIFIC "COLORADO SPECIAL" while napery and shining silverware mid to tho Inviting nppcarance of tho interior of theso enrs. No lack of attention 011 the part of the attendants Is brooked by the conductor in charge and the Invariable "tip" is a subordinate consideration. Tho in terior of tho culinary departments of these enrs might well excito tho envy of the scrupulously nent housewife. The colored chef with his assistant Is an important functionary, and tho successful dlning-cnr cook Is one who can in the twinkling of 1111 eye lay his hand on nny nrticlo whatsoever from a choice cut of stenk to the box con taining tho salt. Some of tho veteran chefs In the dlnlng-cnr service nro employed on tho Union Pacific trains botween Oinahii and Denver, nnd tho road's patrons nre not slow to appreciate their worth In n culinary way. Tartlcular attention Is given the op eration of tho buffet cars. The accommo dations nnd conveniences afforded by them nro such that hours can bo whirled uwoy nlrcoat unconsciously by the man enjoying their attractions. Tho colored porter does not obtrude his presence upon the pas senger. Ho does not stand In the nttltudo of ono suggesting tho purchnso of another cigar or a glass of apolllnarls lenionndo nnd tho passenger who has a right to tho privileges of tho composlto car feels him self unrestrnlncd In their enjoyment. Tho ver there nro through chair curs that are noted within the ears was a wealthy .In pa - built and operated with an eye single to tiese ten merchant who came through from tho comfort of tho occupants. They are San Frarclsco on the "Mall and Express" clean nnd light and airy and n colored Tuesday. Ills iiaino wnn Edmund Quunghul- porter assists In every way possible In well. "I go over to New York from in," tho comfort of tho passengers. Over- homo In San Francisco," ho said, with nn crowding of enrs is a condition that is accent chnrmlng to hear nnd n volubility of nvoldcd liiBofnr as it is possible. The excellent English, betokening his thorough privileges of tho dining enr nre accessible education, "and I've traveled over all tho to passengers In tho chair car nnd coaches, roads crossing tho continent, but of them "My city's interests from a railroad all I like thu Union l'aclllc the best. One standpoint have certainly been well looked has thu consciousness when riding on a nfter by tho Union Pacific," snld a promi nent Denver business man who ciimo In Union l'aclllc train that ho Is getting the very best service possible, nnd there Is on tho "Mnll nnd Express," enroute for much Eittlsfucllon in that New York, Tuesdny night. "Wo look upon "1 hnvo traveled over this road for years tho Union l'aclllc ns being quite ns much and the constant Improvement Is quite as of n Denver Institution as It Is an Omaha wonderful, In some respects, us was llio ono and tho continued Improvements It has original venture. Tho men nt thu head of boon making In Its Borvlco from Denver to tho road are certainly resourceful. I Its two Missouri river terminals, Omaha thought many years ago: 'Now thu apex and Kansns City, have greatly facilitated bus bet 11 readied. Everything Is so Hue business affairs In the Colorndo capital. that there Is no room left for further Im- "I havo dono much traveling In my life, provement.' Hut still they nro finding but nowhere in tho enst do 1 got such con- things to make better. First, the roadbed slslont nnd nt tho snnio tlmo such high- Is Improved nnd bullnstcd up to the point grndo service os that afforded by tho where It is as good as any in the eotintr. Union Pacific. Hero wo get fnst tlmo Why, this decomposed grnnlte that the and a rellahlo schedule. Instead of cut- Union Pacific has brought down from Shor ting out tho composlto enr nnd nil frills, If man hill and used for ballasting purpuses I niny uso the expression, which tend to Is the finest thing In the world for the use enhance tho pleasuro of traveling, the to which It Is being put. I have mndo the Union Pnclfle hns secured new engines cu- trip In tho summer time nnd tho dust that pablo of making tho tlmo nnd also of carry- collected in tho cars along tho Southern Ing trnlns as heavy as the exigencies de- l'aclllc nml tho Oregon Short Lino wns sim mnnL ply beyond bearing. Hut when wo encoun- "Nebraska certainly Iiob to bo proud of tered the track ballasted with Sherman tho country through which tho lino of tho grnvel there was 110 more Inconvenience Union Pnclfle runs. ' Mnny people who have from tho dust. Windows could bo thrown heard of tho Btnto only becnuso of lis wide open so far as dust arising from the being tho homo of noted populist orators track was concerned. Then ennio heavier nnd would-bo stntesmcn hnvo had tholr steel mils, consequent Improved tlmo, nnd. preconceived notions radically changed In with the ndded patronage, Improved equip- making n trip across tho continent, for tho muni, today I think the Union l'aclllc stands stnto certainly puts her best foot forward tho peer of any American railroad." Helena's First A The recent ninrrlaeo of Miss Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati to the duke of Manchester has revived the story of a 'former love affair of tho heiress. Miss Zlmmorman, it Is stnted, was on her way to India to become a life disciple of Hindoo philosophy, Hnja Yoga, whon she met the duke of Manchester In London. Hut do slro for knowledgo of tho mysticism of the east led utmost directly to tho beginning of tho romunco which culminated in the wealthy Amorlcnn girl secretly becoming tho wife of tho financially barren Hritish duko. Miss Zimmerman's trip to Illndoostnn , wag Interrupted by tho death of tho man who had taught her nil sho knew of mystic lore, and undor whoso guidance sho hoped to become an adopt tho Swami Vlveken anda. Sho had grown firm In tho bollot that sho could not die. Tho teochlngs of Raja Yoga ore that there Is no necessity (or tho cessation of Hfo In tho body; thnt by right living and practices tho carporoal being will wear on until tho spirit has attained a certain perfection, when body nnd soul will go together Into tho next cyclo of exlstonce. Tho Clnclnnntl hoirosB holloved all this and had faith In Vlvckonnnda. Therefore, when ho lay down nnd died llko common clay tho shock was great enough to break all the bonds of faith which hold her to Lover Hindoo Swami this peculiar religion. Moreover, It re leased her from what hor family considered a kind of mental fascination exercised over her by tho Swnml. Many Americans romomber Vlvekonnnda well. Several years ago ho wns tho rogo of society In Now York; thnt Is, of I ho female portion. Ho gavo a series of lectures upon how to obtain "soul liberation," or how to reach omnipotence through exercise of mental will nml ndhcrenco to certain physical prnctlci-u. It became the fad of rich women to attend theso discourses, to foto tho Swami which word, by tho way, signifies teacher to talk Hnja Yoga, but Koldom to practice tho precepts, Helena Zimmerman wns an exception In tho latter respect. Sho went In for tho philosophy earnestly. Sho not only attended Vlvekenandn's public lectures, but hnd long tallw with him privately and In her dally life prnctlcod faithfully whnt theso Inter views taught her. Tho first stop In attain ing Hindoo perfection Is tho observance of certain bodily laws 'mthlng nt stated In tervals, rising and rclrlng nt fixed hours nnd going through sot physical exercises. The second is tho following of a certain system of brenthlng, called tho practlco.of "pronasyomn." Tills Is nil for tho purifica tion of tho body, without which mind nnd bouI development cannot come. All theso things did Miss Zimmerman. Her parents nnd friends protested. They viewed with growing alarm tho Influenco of Vlvekennnda over her. Hut tholr plead ings nnd threats did no good. Sho doclnred hor hatred of society and announced her Intention of devoting her life to spiritual search. And as sho went Into It with nil tho determination nn.l energy with which sho wns wont to ride dangerous horses on her father's western ranch sho hnd hor own w ny. Finally Vlvekennnda received a "cnll of the spirit" to return to India. As a social rngo ho had been falling by tho wnysldo bocauso of tho advent of a pianist with leonine locks. The futuro duchess of Man chester was ono of tho fow who did not desert him. After he hail gone sho becamo restless nnd moody. Sho continued to prac tice "pronnsyomn," but It now failed to bring the penco which It was warranted to furnish, Tho Zimmerman family was elated ovor tho Hindoo's departure, but this ended whon the girl announced her intention of going to India to pursuo her way toward Snm ndhl. It wns her Intention to hurry through London, but sho missed a Dover train, Next morning sho read of the prosaic derail of Vlvekennnda. That ended tho pllgrlmngo. Woman's Clever Ruse For Ingenuity the American woman Jour nalist is hard to bent, as an Incident of the reception in London to the City Imperial volunteers will show. During the terrific crush a young woman with n baby In her nrnis wns carefully pro tected by the police. Thoy stood around her, they passed her through tho volunteer lines, a mounted olllcer backed his horso and mndo a pnesago for her, an Inspector took her arm and deposited her on tho pavement, a shopkeeper, tnklng pity on tho the Infant, lifted her over his barrier and. gavo her n Beat. Sho saw tho procession In comfort, nnd when tho crowd hnd thinned sho went her wny profuso in her thanks. I had witnessed tho occurronco and It had Bomowhat startled mo, for I thought I rec ognized tho bearer of tho Infant. Whon sho went up tho street I followed hor nnd spoko n niimo aloud behind her. Sho turned nnd I saw that my suspicion was correct. It wns Miss , nn Aniorlenn woman Jour nalist. "Why, what do you mean by bringing somebody's baby out with you on such 11 day as this?" I exclaimed. "Oh, don't give mo uwny!" exelnlmed tho woman of tho pen. "I wanted to soo tho show from the street nnd to pick up copj for my paper, and I'm nfrald of big crowds because I'm such n llttlo body. I wns wondering whnt I should do when I remembered that an English crowd is ulways sympathetic to a woman with a baby. So I brought 0110 with mo, nnd It hns answered wonderfully well, I tiBsuro you." "A brlllllant Idea," I said, "but what nbout tho Infant? Weren't you nlrnld of getting It killed? And where did you find a mother willing to lot you have her child for such a desperato purposo?" "Oh, that's all right," exclaimed the woman, with a twlnklo In hor oyo. "This bnby could stand a lot of squeezing. Look!" Sho gently raised tho Infant's veil. I gazed at Its plneld features and burst Into laughter. Tho baby that tho pollco had protected, that tho volunteers' olllcera had championed, thut a Hritish crowd had di vided to give a snfo passngo to, tho baby for whoso siiko a nympnthetle shopkeeper had presumed Kb terrified mother with n 2-guliien Bent gratis wub n doll. More Careful Now A local Journalist prides himself on his ability as a telegraph operator and fro quently takes his place nt tho Instrument to receive messages, relates tho IxmlsvlPc Times. Sovoral yenrs ngo, when Pugilist Jim Cor bett issued his fnmotis chullongo to Kltz Blmmoiio, offering him J2.r,00U for a meeting, this Journalist wus nt tho telegraph instru ment. "Stuff" was running light that oven Ing, so when tho challenge began to como In lolsuroly over tho wlro tho Journalist becamo Impatient and flatbed back: "Wako up and push that stuff on," It so happonod that ho hnd caught a tartar at tho othor end. Tho challenge enmo on nt a hroak-neck pace. Tho bowlldorod receiver caught about ono word In three and nbout ono lulter In tho word. Ho diligently bunged his typowrltor, however, to mnko a bluff nt tuklng tho hot message, hut unfortunatoly when ho had finished Bomo ono caught a gllmpso of tho "copy," and It wns all off. Tho sporting editor nnd Bovornl of tho re porters held a consultation later nnd wrote a chnllongo for Corbott. Slnco that tlmo tho Journnllst whon pUBhod for "copy" couches his request for more speed In very careful tonus.