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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
EXACTLY OF A SIZE.

Have you seen a sort OF puzzle,
They are giving at the store?
Two little cardboard pieces,
Three inches long, or more;
So shaped with curves and angles,
Almost any one would swear
That this ticket here is larger
Than it's fellow over there
But It's simply an illusion
That deceives the best of eyes,
You put 'er1 both together
They re exactly OF a size.
CHORUS
Exactly of size. boys,
Exactly Of size;
Don't Jump at conclusion
Nor always trust your eyes;
For, things may as different
AS solid truth and lies,
Yet be, when put together, boys,
Exactly OF size.
You have seen the two old parties,
There is not doubt OF that;
The woolly-eyed Republican,
The moss-grown Democrat;
With histories different,
They stand out, side by side,
One looking pusllanimous,
The other grand and wide;
But, appearance is deceivng,
And, to your great surprise,
You put 'em both together
They re exactly OF a size ChOrus.
These parties build their platforms
VI old, worm-eaten planks,
Expressing, quite anonymously,
Anathemas and thanks
On 1IaSSOrted entities,
From silver down to sin,
All worded most adrotly
To draw the voter in
There to be some difference,
But If you re sharp and wise,
You put 'em both together
Ihey re exactly OF a slze.-ChOrus
And then, how soon there follows
The Candidates of each
10 I'LL the streets with tOrchlights,
The atmosphere with speech,
To tickle all the rabble
With their Anticipated straws,
And crack old widowed chestnuts
Mid the widest applause;
You think they are dferentiate
Between their party ties,
But put 'em both together
They're exactly of d 'size.-Chorus)
Is not this the greatest puzzle,
1es the most Satanic game,
That things can look so different,
And yet be just the same?
And Christians are blinded
AS never to compare
The Incense that they sanction
With the whiskey that they share!
Let US leave the league nnholy
And combat it till it dies
For, you put EN- both together
They're exactly OF a size-Chorus.)
Rev. T. J. Bull in N. Z. Voice.
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The Rice Mills

Of Port Mystery. BY B. F. Houston.
A romance of the twentieth century.
embodying the most telling argument
against protective tariff that has APP
peared in many day. Paper. 50 cents.
1t is strong showing for free trade, and any
one desiring to get posted and crammed with good
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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
Now, Watch Their Smoke"

GRANITE FALLS, Feb. &, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
At our meeting today 534 raised
$500 for purposes indicated in the
18th resolution OF the state platform,
said moneys to be held by our local
treasurer until such time as the alli-
ances throughout the state shall
have generally responded to the de-
mand-then to be forwarded to the
state Secretary as suggested in said
resolution. Our alliance also ap-
pointed a committee to further solicit
subscriptions to this fund. Now, just
watch our smoke. E. B. DAY.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Jan. 30, '92.
EDITOR GREAT West:
Keep right on-spread the light!
We have just the right man in the
right place. Ny heart is with you
my hand, too, if needed.
d. T. HOLLYWOOD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
The Coming
Climax in the
Destinies of America

BY LESTER c. HUBBARD. 40 pages OF
new facts and cancellations in Amer
lean politics. Radical yet constructive.
An abundant supply of new ammunition
for the great reform movement. The
textbook for the Presidential campaign
of 1892. Paper, 50 cents
1t is an exceedingly able and valuable book, and
should be in the hand of every voter in the United
States. 1t breaches a mighty sermon. -Lgnatiss
Donuelly
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hnrailst TO one address for one year for 81 IS
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Great and Little rh,nc..

A French scientist has made some
curious discoveries which show the
connection between little and great
things. To ascertain the qualities of
an applicant cook, he says it is suffi-
cient to give her plate to clean, a
sauce to make, and watch how she
moves her hand in either act. II
she moves it from left to right, or in
the direction Of the watch, you may
trust her; if the other way, she is
certain to be stupid and Incapable.
The intelligence Of people may be
gauged, the doctor further says, by
asking them to make q circle on paper
with a pencil, and noting in which
direction the hand is moved. The
good students in mathematical class
draw circles from left to right. The
inferiority of the softer sex, as well
as of the male ounces, is shown by
their drawing from right to left.
Asylum patients do the same. In a
word, says the doctor, centrifugal
movements are characteristic of in
telligence and higher development;
centripetal are mark of incomplete
evolution. A person, as his faculties
are developed, may even come to
draw circles in different way from
what he did in his youth.
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The Eyes

The "Eyesologist" is the newest fad
of man, and succeeds the "palmist. T"
He tells character from the color of
eyes. The theory is that brown eyes,
which are plentiful, seldom mirror
the heart feelings, but are fine to
look at. Grey eyes are the most
common; there are a hundred differ
ent kinds of grey eyes. People have
not become advanced enough to have
more than four or five colors to apply
to eyes; so that any that are not blue,
or black, or brown, or hazel, are
called grey. You seldom see really
stupid person with grey eyes; but the
genuine grey is always found among
highly intellectual people. Steel
grey eyes with large pupils denote in
tense feehng;iblue-grey eyes are gen.
orally among, people with kindly
hearts. Bite eyes denote quickness
Of Thought, and generally fine physi-
cal development when they are large
and bright. Very few blue-cyed peO-
pie are color-blind, or near-sighted.
Hazel eyes denote musical ability and
grace of person.. The ideal eye is,
however, perfect violet or velvet
brown, assoft and gentle as does.
Violet eyes are very rare; they de-
note gentleness, intelligence, devo-
tion, and boundless faith. Brown
eyes denote intense feeling and love-
ableness.
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Cultivate Being Liked.

The best thing that can happen to
a nervous girl is to be liked. Placed
outside the combat frequently and
Unexpectedly, on account OF lack Of
physical strength, IL is fortune to
her more than another to have warm
friends whose sympathy and interest
are never failing. Hence, IL is the
first duty of the guardian of any
such child to instill into its mind the
spirit Of self-denial that has for its
outcome graces Of speech and move
ment, silence, and self-command,
pure tones and distinct utterances,
together with tact and good spirits.
The constant effort necessary to be
cheerful and sympathetic in spite OF
physical weakness lessons intruspec-
zion and mental Incidence, and
rouses activities of mind that might
otherwise remain dormant. To
please and be pleased, IL early taught,
remains fixed habit in spite Of VII
clssitude and change. 1t is social
custom expressive OF high order OF
self-control, fashion that Is never
out Of date.
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The Crowd in Tho Railway station.

Zone cold rainy night last winter,
remarked the drummer, as he wiped
string Of perspiration beads from
his neck and face, Il was left at a
small station on a western branch
road, to wait Tor four hours for the
train that was to take me somewhere.
There was nobody around and / look
ed pretty lonesome, guess, for the
brakeman came up and rendered me
his sympathy for two or three min
utes before his train went back up
the road.
aHard place, amt it?" he said,
looking around on the general dis
Madness.
Rather responded; and worse
when a man has to wait in it for
four hours
asOh, well, you may have some
company he said encouragingly.
@Who?' and i peered about me to
see if anybody had arisen from the
earth.
"'Well,' he said slowly, as If max
ing calculation, you'll. find in the
station the telegraph operator, the
station agent, the baggagemaster,
the train dispatcher, the ticket-seller,
the storekeeper, the accident insur-
ance agent, the express agent, the
postmaster and one or two other
officials
"'That isn't so bad, replied, and
told him goodnight as he jumped
for the last platform.
"Then / went into the dimly light
ed station and looked about for any
\ prospective companions. Nobody
was visible except a sandy-haired
| freckled-faced man at the telegraph
| instrument.
Where are the others?' inquired
much surprised.
"'Others what?' he answered.
"'Why the others the brakeman
told me were here? The telegraph
operator, the station agent. the bag
gagemaster, the train dispatcher, the
storekeeper, the 49,.
"The man Grno at at the @iastEY1ment be
gan to grin. ns,;.,, ~.
What's the matter?' / asked.
THAT darn brakeman" he said.
He's the only agreeable thing I've
seen around here, ]. put in, in de
Tense of my friend He said those
men would be here until the mex
train comes
"'And they will, sale. the man.
well, where are they?' l asked
with considerable asperity.m,
"The sandy-haired man stood VI
and tapped himself on the chest.
'Them's me, he smiled; come il
and set down with us.
"And did for four mortal hours.
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Hemmed In by a Prairie Fire.

/ had an experience in Nebraska in
1856 that can see yet whenever /
shut my eyes. piloted party OF
emigrants across the plains and was
returning alone to the Missouri. 1t
was a trlfle risky, but my business
was urgent, and was so we'll
mounted that had little fear OF In
dams. 1t was in the latter part Of
September, and as there had been no
rain for two moths the tall grass was
like so much finder. .,..
One night l camped on a small
tributary of the Middle Loup. 1t was
a small, springfield rivulet, destitute
of timber and almost hidden by the
rank grass. I had not slept long
when / was Mortified to find the
prairie to the south of me on fire and
strong wind sweeping it down upon
me. l mounted and started for the
LOup, some five miles north, but be-
fore half the distance was covered
my horse put his foot in a hole, fell
and broke leg. ~
The fire hemmed me in by semi
circle and was coming on with terri
BILE rapidity. The whole heavens
seemed to be sheet of roaring flame.
l thought sure / was done for. have
heard that men brought face to face
with death remember every evil deed
OF their lives, but l simply stood
there in the dry grass and watched
the sublime spectacle. / felt that
my doom was sealed and deliberately
waited for it. Suddenly new dan
ger confronted me. A vast herd of
buffalo flying before the fire was bear
ing down upon me. l was to be
trampled to death and cremated after
ward! AS the vast mass came thun-
dering on instinctively started and
ran. Several deer went scurrying by
me, and l fancied l could feel the
hot breath of the herd of buffalo on
the back of my neck. / was sud-
denly thrown into the air and landed
lengthwise across the back of a big
bull,
l fastened my fingers in his shaggy
coat and managed to bestride him,
and thus mounted l was carried to
the Loup River, where l was thrown
off by the branch of a tree. l man
aged to swing to it, however, and
thus saved myself from being tram
pied to death. The herd plunged
across the shallow river, and / took
refuge from the approaching flames
in it's muddy waters. Three days
later l was picked up more dead than
alive, by an emigrant train. spent,
first and last, more than fifteen years
on the plains and had many close
calls, but that midnight ride on a
buffalo's back, with the Loup River
in front and the fires OF Gehenna
roaring in the rear, was, think, as
remarkable as any Of the inventions
of the yellow-back literati.
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RESTAURANTS IN PARIS.
Decline of the Cafe Old style and Rise
of the Brasserie.

Of the Brasserie.
Our contemporary, the Gaulois,
says the Paris Galignani Messenger,
referring to the approaching sale Of
the well-known Cafe Tortoni, la
ments the decline in popularity and
the rapid disappearance OF the modest
old white and gold cafes, simply fur
nished, and so well adapted for men,
tai repose and quiet conversation,
which at one time were dotted all
over Paris. 1t looks with disfavor, il
not dislike, upon the pretentious es-
adjustments which are fast super
seding them-the brasseries, with
their painted windows and sumptuous
appointments. 1t is true, perhaps,
that the old-fashioned cafe Is fated
to disappear in Paris, and that it
will be found no longer, except in
charming old world provincial towns.
The surest sign is that we no longer
drink coffee in cafes We take our
demi-lasse either at home or in the
restaurant We know that we never
find this demi-lasSe satisfying; that
the places are few where they still
love and take pride in this delicious
beverage, black and fragrant, strong
and exciting, which clears the brain,
purihes the thought, stimulates
apathy, and dispels the blues. No,
the day is past, or almost past, OF
this cup of coffee taken away from
home, which was so much in honor
100 years ago, but which had to yield
before the all-conquering book. 1t
was the helpmeet OF wine, and the
sensuality of the eighteenth century
discovered in this fiery coffee the
spark which kindled the flame of its
wit. Will the restless nineteenth
century decisively elect to pursue it's
meditations around tables groaning
with salvers laden with the foaming
and frothy juice of the hop? We
would fain think otherwise. And yet
the rows of brasseries keep on length
ening along the causeways. Crowds
flock to them, winter and summer,
inside and outside; the smoke OF in
Vulnerable pipes mounts upward, I'M
limited beer flows, and an imitation
of Germany springs up in our midst,
but without Germanys fine poetic
dreams and lofty metaphysical specu-
| lations. 1t Is when we return from
London that we best taste and COM
prehend the charm Of the terrace of
cafes along a boulevard, STEPPED in
sunshine and shadow, which, in spite
Of the crowds and the vehicles, looks
like delicious walk in park.
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peror Trajan.
The necessity for beacon light to aid
the mariner in reaching his destination
or to warn him Of his proximity to land
in the darkness OF night, has thus been
recognized from'the earliest ages of civ
llization. But the unsettled political
atmosphere of the world long delayed
the systematic adoption Of these friends
of the sailor, and for many centuries
their growth has been slow and .erratic;
mems energies and solicitude were di-
rected mainly In warlike directions, at
the expense Of the pursuits and i'm
engagements incident to "a, state Of peace.
must we look to find the earliest effl-
cient establishment, and it was from
that country that the United States OBJ
tanned its first ideas in this direction,
as in many others.
The first lighthouse in this country,
says the Boston Herald, and in Amer
lea, for that matter, was built on Little
Brewster Island, Boston harbor, in 1715.
1t was constructed by the Massachu-
sets Bay colony. 1t should be noted,
however, that previous to this a beacon
had existed for about forty years on
Point Allerton, in which pitch fire burn
cd at night.
Aided by Congress- 5%
One by one other lights were estab-
lished by the various colonies, and
finally, in 1889, their control was hand
cd over to the General Government.
The national lighthouse system, there
fore, dates from this year. The system
underwent many vicissitudes. changes
OF control, and other harassments, how
ever, until Aug. 81, 1852. when Con-
gress enacted the law to which the
present lighthouse establishment owes
it's existence. The organization OF the
establishment is excellent, and has
proved extremely efficient. The gen.
eral control rests in the hands OF the
Lighthouse Board OF the United
States" which Is required by law to
consist OF two naval officers OF high
rank, two engineer officers Of the army,
two civilians of high scientific attain
ments, besides a naval and an army
officer, as naval and military secretaries
respectively. The Secretary Of the
Treasury Is ex-officio president OF the
board, but the latter Is permitted tC
elect one of its members as chairman
to act in the absence of the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
The sea coasts. lake shores and prin.
cipal rivers are divided into sixteer
geographical districts, each presided
over by an inspector, who Is a nava
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include the Pacific coast. and the re-
naming three are on the Mississippi
River and It's tributaries.
The lieht-hoQse establiehment has q
httle navy OF It's own, consisting OF
some thirty small steamers, which act
ns tenders In the several districts. IL
Us their duty 70 carry supplies 70 the
various lighthouses, conduct the In
spect0rs and the board on trips Of In
spection, to place buoys, and the like.
They are very handy little, vessels,
though many Of them are now Qnita old.
Each has its uniformed officers ind crew.
Two Principal Classes.
The aids to navigation are OF two
principal classes, lighted and unlighted
In the former are lighthouses proper,
light vessels, lighted buoys, and num-
Of miscellaneous lights such as lens
lanterns, tubular lanterns, range lenses.
renectors. etc. The unlighted aids. are
fog signals, day beaeons, and buoys.
Allfhese aids come under the cogni-
zance and control of the lighthouse
establishment, which acts under the
authority OF the Treasury Department..
While the structures of the light
houses vary greatly, from skeleton
like frames. with small house on top,
to gigantic piles OF masonry, the lights
themselves are OF seven orders. accord
ing to power, and OF nine natures"
The orders are numbered from one. to
six. Inclusive, the, sixth order being the
feeblest, with a seventh order, inter-
mediate between the third and fourth,
called the three and-a-half order"
1t being the wise policy OF the light
house board to leave no portion OF the
coast unprovlded with the proper num-
Der of lights, so that the mariner. in
navigating along the coast, is never out
of sight OF light by which to tell his
position, 1t follows that there must be
considerable variety in the characters
Of the various lights within large re-
gions to avoid confusion. Accordingly
we find them OF various different ma
lures" These are: Fixed white, fixed
red, flashing white. flashing red, fixed
white varied by white flashes, fixed
white varied by red flashes, fixed white
varied by red and white flashes, fash
ing red and white, and double lights.
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they often go adrift or are desu Dyed.
The iron buoys are strongly made, sub
sdtvtded into water-tight cells, and are
rarely sunk.
! There areaother comforts provided to
Telievs theT tedium OF existence in the
lighthouses; and many of the latter, OF
course, are1hot entirely isolated from
the world but are in the vicinity OF
towns or lhamlets. On the other hand,
the life of the keeper is at times one OF
little else than exile, as in the case OF
the New South shoal" light-vessel.
situated twenty-four miles out to sea
from Sankaty Head, Nantucket, and out
of sight Of land. Her crew of two men
Is buffeted and toss ed about, in all
weathers and In all seasons, with few
amusements or pleasures, and with rare
communication with the outside world.
Indeed, during the winter months they
often go for many weeks without a
word from the rest OF mankind.
But at all times and at all the light
stations the strictest discipline Is main
tanned, and woe betide the keeper who
suffers his light to go out, or who is
found addicted to intemperance, for
summary dismissal In disgrace awaits
him.
Considering the. great responsibility
Imposed on them, the pay of the
keepers, which; never exceeds 5000 per
annum, is not vast The extinguishing
or suspension Of single light for even
an hour may cause the destruction of
one or more costly vessels with cargo
and all on board, owing to their having
been misguided by wrong or an alb
sent light. When we consider that the
commerce for agar on the great trans
atlantic steamship route alone is esti-
mated to be worth $1,000, 200, 900, we.
can readily appreciate how important 1t
is that the light system which guides
this. and other commerce to..its goal
should be nothing short OF perfect.
What lighthouses Cost.
The cost OF the United States light
house establishment, including the cost
OF construction of the new lighthouses
and other aidsIto navigation constantly
being added, is in the neighl orhood of
So, 100000 per annum. The largest item
of expense is. the construction of new
aids to navigation, this exceeding
81 ,000, 900 in 1890. The salaries of / $50
light-keepersc come next, at $500, 900,
and then follow, In the order named,
supplies and repairs of lighthouses,
expense of buoyage, lighting rivers,
light-vessels, and few smaller items.
The army i and navy officers on the
board and on duty in the districts re-
ceive the regular pay of their grades.
The civilian members OF the board re-
ceive no compensation whatever.
The total number Of aids to naviga-
ton under the care of the United States
lighthouse establishment is constantly
being added TO, and in 1890 1t was no
less than 1853, 2,449 OF which were
lighted aids. There were $50 light
houses, 26 light-vessels in position, and
1929 tubular lanterns. Among the un-
lighted aids were 254 fog signals, 372
day beacons, 60 whistling- buoys, 10 bell
buoys, and 4 ,143 other buoys.