The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-12
Notes of the Interstate Fair.


Missouri and neighbOring states. Immens
crowds swelled the city to visit the fair AM
gee the famed Priests Of Psllas parade
The farmers and country merchants cam
on business, and made many purchases o
exhibitors and wholesale houses. But fev
words can be spared, and those only for th,
exhibitors in exposition building.
I. X. L. WIND ENGINES.
These well. known mills took frst premium
on both wood and steel wheels. These mills
made for sixteen yesr1, deserve to stand al
the head and in the lead, and the opinion Of
the judges is but the echo of that Of the
thousands who are using them. The Phelps
& Bigelow Windmill Co. were given most
Aattering letter from the awarding COM
mittee. We hope to publish it next week.
WEBER ENGINES.
A hundred thousand readers OF the ADVo-
CATE know of the Weber Gasoline Engine,
but very few Of them have seen it in opera
tion. A specimen engine driving force
pump occupied conspicuous position in
the machine exhibits. The Weber engines
are very inexpensive in operation. Twenty
Ave cents will drive three or four horse
power engine one day of ten hours. No
engineer is required, or is any attention
needed after starting it; no water service is
needed and it can not explode, and when
the tank is filled with gasoline and the
engine started it does it's work more faith
fully than any windmill. The engine is
made in from three to fifty horsepower
sizes. So popular is this engine that the
foundry is several months behind in their
special orders. The engines are being used
TO drive threshing machines, grain elevs-
tors, corn shelters, -four mills, corn and
feed mills, sawmills, and for any purpose
where a clean, compact and cheap power is
required. We publish small cut of it in
our advertising columns, or write to the
company at Drawer $50, Kansas City, Mo-,
for large outs, full description and price
list free.
MIDLAND MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
The very name of Midland Manufactur-
ing Co., of Kansas City, Mo-, is pleasant to
thousands of western farmers who believe
with good reason that the implements that
bear the midland" mark are as near per-
feCtion as it is possible to make them.
Under the management Of Mr.. W. Il. Chad
bourne, the line of implements they are
manufacturing and handling has been 80
extended in variety and perfected in invent
i've skill and workmanship that no one aO-
uuainted with the merits of farm machinery
thinks of buying an eastern implement If
the Midland's goods can be found at his
dealers house. A rival Of the Monitor hay
press, 30 we'll known TO ADVOCATE readers,
Is the new Electric, the most complete hay
press ever made. The Electric took FIRST
premium over the half dozen makes eX-
hibited, together with the Midland corn
harvester, practical machine that after the
most severe tests has proven itself a COM
plete success in harvesting and shocking
corn. Mr.. P. D. Myers, secretary Of the
company, showed the Mlulahu Eiecbrlc ana
the Midland corn harvesters to the large
number of interested people investigating
the exhibit.
NOOK STAR HAND BALE TIE MACHINE.
The rapidity and ease withwhic one man
made bale-ties was surprising to the crowd
always gathered around the Nook Star
Hand Bale-tie Machine, of Kansas City, Mo.
Without moving a step in the operation, and
using but one hand. he made ties at the rate
Of 800 per hour. It's operation is automatic,
and IL is simplicity itself. It is 80 light
running and simple that ten-year boy can
operate IL with ease. Il is smaller than any
other, aud can be carried about by one man
with ease To the plaoe Of use. The tie has