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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

ury. the Office which killed E'olger and
Manning and Window.
"Thcre II nothing in this world be.
sides my wife ana children that I am
more fond Of" said Gov. Dlnglcy to
Correspondent wellman, ethan jour.
nalism. When I was In college I edit.
ed the college paper. was also cor.
respondent for q number Of city pa.
pers. and after bit the editors got in
the habit OF writing to me for articles.
l'cn work came easy to me. Public
speaking l acquired when had to,
but took to the pen a. duck takes
to water. After I-left college studied
law, and studied It thoroughly, not bc.
cause ! Intended to practice. but
knew the value Of that training for
tho mind. advise every young
man who can do no to study law, no
matter whether he intends to practice
It or not. 1t II an education In itself.
l was admitted to the bar, but never
hung out my shingle. About the first
thing did was to buy half interest
In the Lewiston Journal. then q weekly
paper. ] was IN editor for twenty.
Two years before came to Congress.
During nil that quarter Of century
Of newspaper making. first on a week.
~ and then on successful daily, Mr..
Dlnglcy was writing editorials on eco.
monte topics. The currency. the tariff,
the revenue, the expenditures Of the
government We're his favorite topics.
lie studied thcm from the bottom up.
He read every book Of value that was
ever written on these topics. or course
he was not long In getting into politics.
First he was sent to the State Lcgis-
laturc, where he made the acQuaint.
ance and formed tho friendship OF Mr..
Blaine. a friendship which continued
rs long Us Mr.. Blaine lived. He was
Speaker OF the State House OF Repre-.
scnatives for several years. More than
twenty years ago he was Governor OF
Maine. In 1881 he was elected to Con.
gross to take the place Of william T..
Frye. who had been promoted to tho
Senate. He has been In the House ever
since.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
Cultivate small Farms.

Japan. ana not France or Belgium,
would appear to DO tho land of petite
culture. According to a recent Amcri.
can bulletin a couple OF acres Is consld.
cred a large tract for farming pur.
poses. Most Of the farms are smaller,
and on a little plot surprising variety
OF crops Is cultivated--a few square
feet OF wheat, barley, maize and millet;
plot Of beans, perhaps ten feet wide
by twenty feet long, similar area OF
potatoes and peas, and a patch OF
onions "abOut as big as a grave;" beet.
root, lettuce, turnips, sweet potatoes
and other crops occupy tho rest of the
area. The farmer examines his grow.
Ing crops every morning. Just as an en-.
gineer inspects his machinery, and II
anything Is wrong he puts 1t right. II
a weed appears In the bean patch he
pulls 1t up; II hill Of potatoes or any.
thing else fails 1t IL ut once replanted.
When he cuts down a tree he always
plants another. As soon as one crop ID
harvested the soil Is worked over, ma.
nured and forthwith resown to another
crop. 1t Is estimated that nine-tenths
of the agricultural land Of Japan Ia de-
voted to rice, and as this Is crop re-
Qulrlng much water the paddy fields
are banked up into terraces. one above
the other, and divided of into small
plots twenty-five feet or thirty feet
square, with ridges of earth between
them to prevent the water from flowing
away when they are flooded. All farm.
Ing lands are irrigated by system that
Is a thousand years old. Some of the
bitches are walled up with bamboo
wicker work and some with tiles and
stone. Nearly half the total population
OF Japan Is engaged In agriculture
silk and tea, the two chief exports OF
the country, are raised almost entirely
by the work of women.-Londsn Times
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
DIR. wOLFERT's AIRsHIP.

erly Joined, and a teat cup properly at
tached to each valve. The compound
tee and teat cups are so adjusted that
all four teats can DO MIXED mt one time
and the milk from all run through the
branch tube Q1) into the main conduct
ing pipe (lW. No. 13 represents n trac-
zion can attached to one end of the
rome, which runs over two pulleys and
Is fastened at the other end to the
branch tube 11). No. II represents n
series of compound tees and sets Of
teat cups attached to their respective
branch tubes hung up on the stanch-
ions, as they are when not In use. No..
Is represents n water receptacle or
tank, connected by n pipe to the high
est points of main milk conducting pipe
(lW. A valve Is placed between the
water receptacle and the main milk
conducting pipe. No. 10 represents the
operator attaching one OF the sets OF
milk cups.
The manner of using and operating
Is as follows: The cows being In their
proper stanchions, the operator works
the air pump. 4. by hand, drawing the
air out of the vacuum storage chamber
until it Is practically fully collapsed
and has drawn the weight box up as
far as possible. The operator then puts
the milk cans into their proper places
The covers. each one of which has Il
small rubber ring around 1t, are put
on the cans and pressed down SO that
with the help of the rubber ring an air
tight connection Is made with the cans
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

The valve, 9, Is then opened. There be.
ing vacuum In the vacuum storage
chamber ana air pump. 3. It Is apparent
that the air In the milk rcceptacles and
branch tubes will be Immediately
drawn into the vacuum storage cham.
her and that the weight, 2. will descend.
The operator can then pump out all the
mir that has been drawn into the vacu.
um storage chamber. and the machine
Is ready for the milking. The operator
takes set Of tcat cups, with compound
tee and branch tube. from the hook
and successfully applies them to the
animals tcats and opens the valves In
the compound tee belonging to them,
whereupon the tcats are Instantly
drawn into the cups by suction. The
operator then goes to the next animal
and repeats the operation. The milk
flows from the tcat cups through the
branch tubes into the main milk con.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
MACHINE THAT MiLKs sEvENrY.r1vE cows DAY

Quoting pipe and thus into the milk
first can. so that II covers and seals the
mouth of the tee.shaped tube. referred
to. that projects down into the can. It
will be apparent that the suction will
be arrested for that particular can, and
hence no more milk will enter II. The
milk will simply enter the tube until II
runs over into the next can. and 90 on.
The vacuum storage chamber when
fully collapsed will milk from ten to
fifteen cows before It is necessary to
pump the air out Of II again, the mum.
Der Of cows depending on the quantity
Of milk they give. At any time during
the milking operation the operator can
step to the pump and pump out a pnrt
or all OF tho mir In the vacuum storage
chamber. When large number Of cows
as, for instance, 100. are attached to
the machine mt one time. It would be
necessary to have some one at the
pump nearly all the time.
The mixer has been found to be n
great lnborSnving machine. as with It
one man can milk from twenty-five to
fifty COWS per hour. the average speed
Of the average man with an average lot
Of cows. under ordinary conditions, be.
ing about thirty-hvc cows per hour. It
has been nlso demonstrated that this
method Of milking n more agreeable
to the animals than the average hand
milking. When MIXED with this ma
chine the cows show no uncasiness, and
the longer they arc MIXED the moro
gentle they appear to become. conSe'
qucntly they give milk freely and may
be MIXED dry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
of the milk when the butter has come
and strikes with his paw on the little
bell which Is attached to the churn to
let his mistress know.
Try IL YOURSELF

A very curious fact Ii the impossI
bllity Of moving your eye while exam
lining the reflection Of that organ in d
mirror. 1t Is really the most movable
part Of the face; yet, II you hold your
head fixed and try to move your eye
while watching 1t, You cannot do it
even the one-thousandth of an inch
OF course, II you look mt the reflection
OF the nose, or any other part Of the
face, your eye must move to see II
But the strange thing is that the mo
ment you endeavor to perceive the mo-
ton the eye Is fixed. This Is one OF the
reasons why persons expression as
seen by himself In n glass Is quite diff
ferent from what It Is when seen by
otherS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

and made the experiments. The aiy-
ship IL twenty-cight meters In length
ana cight ana half meters In diameter
In the middle. and 1t Is propelled by
means Of ships paddle, with two
blades. which has diameter Of two
and one-half meters. There IL second
paddle under the gOndOla, which 10 used
alike for the purpose of ascending ana
descending. These paddles make about
800 revolutions to the minute. The
gondOla, which is four meters long and
made OF bamboo, Is firmly fastened ia
the balloon. How 1t IL fastened IL a SO.
cret which DR.. WOlfert keeps carefully
to himself. He intends to make an.
other ascent In the near future. and he
hopes to DO able to prove the practical
utility of his new airship.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

age chamber Go. u. No. 3 represents
n metallic mir pipe or tube leading from
the top end Of the vacuum storage
chamber no. ~ to the air pump (No. ~.
The mir pump Go. ~ is suitably provid.
cd with check valves, one being nm In.
let and the other nm outlet. Attached
to the main pipe (No. - Is the vacuum
gauge (NO. 81. No. o represents a
branch nipple fastened to the main air
pipe (No. -. No. Z represents rubber
air hose. one end Of which Is attached
to No. and the other end to the mir
valve no. 81. The valve no. D. has a
nipple which extends through the cover
Of the end milk cnn. The ordinary
eight and ten gallon milk cans are used
Tor the milk rcceptacles, and enough of
these cans are always used with the
machine to contain the milk OF oil the
cows to DO MIXED. 80 that the vacuum
can be created In all the cans at one
time md before the milking Is started.
No. represents the tubes attached TO
the milk can covers, and the rubber
tubes connecting the several cans.
1t will he noticed that the end milk
can has an IA" shaped tube, and that
the next can Inns ~" shaped tube.
All Of the ''.r' shaped tubes extend
through the cover down into the can
about i've inches. The Gun nearest to
tho milk conducting pipe tiO) n con.
nccted by suitable rubber tube to II.
rho main milk conducting pipe OO Is
fastened along the stanchions ns near
the ground rs practicable. the end near.
est the milk cans being lower than tho
opposite end. No. II represents special
rubber milk tubes which brunch from
the main milk conducting pipe to a
point In front Of the cows fore feet. but
a little to tho right. 80 ns not to inter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
Fascinating Hungarians.

Princess De Caraman-Chimay's elOpe-
ment with a Hungarian gypsy band
leader has turned the attention of Paris
away from the similar case of Palikaris
Ferko, who died there the other day,
He appeared as conductor OF a Hun
garian band at the 1880 exhibition, and,
though he was small and ugly, fasci-
mated a rich unmarried girl of respect
able parcntage. She took the viOlinist
to live with her, bought of his wife for
$4,000, and spent 100000 a year on
him, till her relatives stopped her by OBJ
tanning consell judiciare for her. She
still had money enough, however. to
enable him to drink himself to death.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
NO MORE WORK ron m,LxmA,ps
Town Farmer Hes Machine 70 Take
Their Place.

Iowa Farmer Hes a Machine to Take
Their Place.
Hiram G. Wheeler, farmer King Of
Iowa, has a machine that milks seven.-
ty-flve cows a day with perfection Of
action that would put pretty maid"
to the blush. The inventor offered the
machine some time ngo to Mr.. Wheeler,
who liked 1t, tried It and found It a sue.
cess. In the accompanying picture the
numbers Indicate the leading parts Of
the apparatus. No. represents a col.
lapslble vacuum storage chamber, fast
cned by the top aud inside Of the frame
which Is shown. No. represents a
box, which will contain about 1900
pounds Of sand or dirt, which Is so
made thatlt will slide upand down in
side the frame. and is suitably fasten-
cd to the lower end of the vacuum stor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
ccntrnct with the steamship iines that

ccntrnct with the steamship linca that
bore II was discontinued.
The st. Louis. together with the New
York and the Paris. also Of the Amcri-
can line. and already carrying the
mails. but not under contract. have
lately begun service under contract to
Southampton. England. Later the st..
Paul. Of the same line. will be added
to the contract list making in all six.
teen vessels flying Uncle Sans postal
flag.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
Queer Astronomical Facts.

The speculative astronomers have
given us some queer calculations and
odd comparisons. One Of the most
curious of these Is one In which the rel
alive size of the sun and some Of the
planets Is shown. They tell us that II
the sun could be represented by n
globe two feet In diameter the earth
would be represented, prOportionately,
by a pea. Mars by pinhead and Mer-
curry by mustard seed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

expert knows. provided he does not
recognize 1t at glance. which he gen
orally docs, Just exactly what machine
cut il. With his own corresponding
machine he cuts the same figure from
the same kind OF paper-fOr a stock OF
every variety Of paper used is part OF
his equipment-and fills In the cut-out
figures by the aid Of the nlppers and
mis- materials for dressing and harden
lng down the surface after his work Is
AnDA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

Magistrate-Do you mean to say
such a physical wreck as he is gave you
that black eye? Complaining Wife
Shure, yer honor, he wasn't physical
wreck till after he give me tn black
eye.-Puck.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
NELSON p,NoLev.
Talked Of for Secretary Of the Tfeasuey
finder Mckin1cy:

Under Mckinley:
Nelson Dingley. Congressman from
Maine. has made some long leaps to.
ward national prominence during the
past year, notably as the author Of the
tariff bill which bears his name. Mr..
Dlngley Is talked Of for Secretary of
the Treasury in the Mckinley cabinet.
Mr.. Dinglcy comes Of an old Yankee
family and was born in Maine O5 years
ago. lie Is slight Of figure. thin Of face,
sharp of eye, quick Of speech. He
Is not rugged. and some people have
thought Mr.. Dingley not physically able
TO stand the wear and tear of the treas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
UNITED STATES MAIL FLAG.
The Beautiful Pennant Now Flown by
q Dozen American Vessels.

An official Government flag is seen in
this country nowhere but In the port Of
New York. and on the high seas only
between that port and the cities Of La
Guayra. Venezuela; Havana, Cuba; and
Tuxpan, Mexico. 1t Is the pennant Of
the ocean mail service, and flies upon
the mizzenmasts OF twelve subsidized
American vessels carrying the United
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

1t Is because the press gallery Is just
underneath the ladies' gallery In the
House Of Commons that the parlia-
mentary journalist is said to be only a
little lower than tine angels.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

Australia Is country without or.
phans or an Orphanage. Every walf IL
taken to receiving house, where 1t IL
kept until country home Is found
for It
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23
Tabby Docs the Houscwork.

Bildad Is the name to which cat be.
longing to Miss Angie Eddis. of stock.
ton. Cal, answers. Miss Elds owns a
little ranch just outside the city, which
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

We don't much care for tragedy made
to order. We have enough N real life.
Think Of the bill collectors,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

THE MAIL FLAG.

States mails by contract. 1t consists
of red field with blue border, hav-
ing the American eagle In blue aud the
words United States Mail" In white
yls.ters. II measures fifteen feet long
s4s. has been In use little over two
yean. Last year 1t was seen also In
Sal Francisco along the Pacific route
70 Panama and Hong Kong, but the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-23

ferc with the cows lying down In tho
stanchl0ns. Ono Of these tubes Q1J
branches from the main pipe for each
COW In the herd. Attached to the other
end Of the branch tubes (1D are the
compound tees and teat cups. The com.
pound tees consist Of four valves, prop.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-05-25

had learned before of the men whose
children they were. Birds chartered
about them. gaudy butterflies futtered
in their faces, vines festooned like we'd
ding decorations in dim church aisles
waved lazi]y in the caressing >breezes
above, and they leaned against me as
confidingly as if 1 belonged in loves
bowers instead of ir the brunt of bat
ties. 1 was their friend. The brave
are ever tender hearted. Iron cannon
thrill to magnetic currents with greater
readiness than many softer'things.
Nor did I look grim and forbidding.
Roses of the woods had crept over me
and Wreathed me with bloom. Laurels
leaned lovingly over me, and vines
trailed in slender grace and beauty over
my rusted form. I was picture of
peace, where
winds blew sweet kisses from the scent
ed south,
Flowers waved love-signals from the can
mons mouth.
They talked of their parents, of their
own forthcoming marriage, of affairs t
nome, OF some property trouble where
in missing papers played an important
part, which meant heavy loss to them,
and of the thousand and one nothings,
all something's to young lovers, which,
Interest those whose hearts have been
touched by Cupid with the true gift OF
seeing. A million things deemed inn
portant by time-hardened worldlings,
are less so than the gossamer filaments
and trlf1es which love turns to threads
and ingots of gold. They bring ex-
qulslte happiness to young hearts, and
happiness is not a tritie.
''Suddenly Inez, that was her name,
uttered little exclamation and point
ed to my muzzle. There, framed in
roses, sat small red squirrel intently
regarding the invaders. Her quick mo-
ton startled him, and with brisk
chirp he whisled out of sight, taking
refuge in the department of the in
terror. The young girl pol<ed into the
aperture with d birch wand she had
cut further in the wood, and there was
great commotion within. A whole
family of squirrels, some of them ju-
yeniles, dashed out heller SHELTER,
frightening the pretty damsel into :,
leap and scream, followed promptly
by pleased laughter from the young
people.
Her lover poked farther with the
rod, and little by little drew out nest
1t was made mostly of leaves, but here
and there were blades of grass, floss OF
the milkweed, scraps of paper, and
among the latter one of considerable
size which the young folks eagerly
opened and read. Strange and mystic
rious are the ways of Providence! It
was the missing memoranda needed to
establish the girls title to extensive
plantations, and brief messages from
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-05-25
In Tents of Green.

In tents of green our heroes sleep,
Their slumbers undisturbed and deep:
The flag triumphant waves,
Where comrades pass with solemn tread.
Sweet bloom of May again to spread
Above our honored braves.
All silent there, in calm repose,
They reck not friends, they fear not foes
Their grounded arms are mute;
No drums rebuilding beat they hear.
No stern command, no victors cheer,
Or sentry's quick salute.
In faded blue or faded gray,
The truce of God is theirs to-day,
So let them calmly rest;
Who won the field with sure renown,
A starry flag, floral crown,
Above each hero's breast
Ruth Raymond, in N. Y. Ledger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-05-25

the past. 1t was Il
glorious past, too, though red with
other things than the rust which gives
me my dull, swarthy hue. They have
spruced me up little with paint tina t
1 might be in keeping with other park
accessories, but you may observe that
there is rust in my throat, while it's
marks show roughly through the thin
coat of paint which but half conceals
the ravages of time. I may look grim,
but am not so savage as I might at first
Impression appear.
when the war began I was young
and handsome, not the battered veteran
OF these later years. The gunners were
proud of my trig and trim appearance,
and groomed Inc as carefully as if were
prince out on parade. You should have
seen me as, with other guns of my cali
Der and class, [ started for the front in
response to the first call for volunteers
issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1861.
Polished until every piece of metal
about me shone, waited upon by brave
men in uniforms as striking as my own,
1 attracted admiring attention from
multitudes all along the line. There
were six of us, all exactly alike, and we
spoke with one voice when called upon
to respond to the ardor of those men
starting toward the front.
1T was not long before we were in the
rush and war of battle. Where we were
could be found the very craters of the
war volcanoes. Redeemed with our lurid
fires, enlivened by our bulldog bark,
reddened sometimes with deeper Grim
son than that of flame. We were sons
of thunder and hurled ,thunderbolts,
shooters of lightning whi oh struck with
deadly effect. Our threats were often
parched and our iron constitutions
racked and strained. but we obeyed
orders, and sullenly served Death
brave men who handled us. in
the very center of the carnivals of
blood and fire. and ever above us floated
proudly our gallant comrade. the old
flag, often tattered and torn, singed
and ragged, but it's stars shining ever as
stars of promise on their armament of
good union blue. Not less courageous
were the men in gray who fought under
what is now the conquered banner.
Even our iron souls and hearts of steel
thrilled with honest admiration of their
dauntless bravery. What. a pity that
such men must be swayed in deadly con-:
flct, one against the other. Thank God,
that is all past now. and the old flag.
well beloved north and south, floats III
love and protection overs all Columbia's
braves. If the men in gray were mis-
taken they atoned for their fault in
countless ways known only to brave
hearts who meet defeat. We love them
/. for their courage and devotion, hail
them as brothers true for eyermore.
{ But this is q digression. Old cannonslike
other old warriors, become garrulous
when they recall the days which tried