davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31


Very well, three or four years later.
| was king-bee and sole Subject" in the
mesmerlc show 1t was the beginning Of
the second week; the performance was
half over; Just then the ma jestic Dr.,
Peake, with his ruf'icl bosom and
wristbands and his gold-hcaded cane, en-
tered and deferential citizen vacated
his seat beside the Grants and made the
great chief take it. This happened while
| was trying to invent something fresh
in the way of vision, in response TO
the professors remark
concentrate your powers. LOok-look
attcntively. There-dont you see some
thing? entrate-concentrate. Now
then-descrlbe It,"
Without suspecting it, DIR. Peakc, by
entering the place had reminded mo Of
the talk of three years before He had
also furnished me capital and was be-
grees, and gathering swing, momentum,
my frauds. | began on vision, a vague
and dim one Ghat was part of the game
at the beginning of vision; ii isn't
best to see it too clearly at first 1t
might look as II you had come loaded
with it, The vision developed, by de-
grees. and gathering swing. momentum
energy. 1t was the Richmond fire, Or.
Peake was cold at first, and hts fine
face had trace Of polite scorn in it,,
but when he began to recognize that
fire that expression changed, and his
eyes began to light up. AS soon as | saw
that, / threw the valve wide open and
turned on all the steam and gave those
people a supper of fire and horrors that
was calculated to last them one while
They couldn't gasp. when l got through
they were petrifed DIR, Peake had
risen and was standing-and breathing
hard He said In great voice:
my doubts are ended. No collision
could produce that miracle. II was
totally impossible for him to know those
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

at the forward end of a rotary resem-
bies the propeller of steamship or
giant electric fan, although, of course,
it has many more blades than either of
these.
The wheel of the average rotary
snow fighter is from to II feet in
diameter and consists of a series of
hollow, coneShaped steel scoops, each
equipped with a knife-like piece of
metal AS the wheel revolves at high
speed, these blades strike the snow
ana ice loosening it and throwing 1t
into the scoops. The wheel proper is
inclOsed in a metal hood, at the top of
which IS a square opening or funnel
by the revolution of the wheel, the
snow caught up by the scoops is thrown
through this opening with great force,
and the funnel is so shaped that the
srOw is hurled in an oblique direction
and caused to fall at a distance of from
20 to 100 feet from the side Of the
track, according to the speed at which
the wheel is being operated. Moreover,
falling snow does not descend upon the
top of the rotary and bury the machine
III drift of its own making.
The rotary pillow, like the old-fash-
Toned type of push pillow. is propelled
by couple of powerful locomotives,
but the power for operating the great
propeller is contained within the Dlow
itself. This is supplied by an engine
somewhat resembling a marine engine,
but capable of developing almost as
much power as a locomotive The ro-
tary must withstand the force of push
ing engines behind, as we'll as counter
act the side motion of the great whlr-
ring wheel, and consequently the roof
and sides, as well as the framework
are of metal, and the machinery is set
as near the ground as possible, in or
der to help STEADY" this energetic me-
chanical toiler. The weight of the av-
erage rotary, complete with tender for
fuel and water, is more than 100 tons.
At the forward part of the pillow is the
pilot house. wherein is stationed the
pilot who directs the operation of the
rotary and communicates the necessary
instructions to the engineers of the To-
comotives in the rear.
4 giant rotary can force its way
through almost any snow barriers at a
speed of from four to six miles ner
hour. as a minimum. The ponderous,
knife-armed wheel spins around at a
speed of from $50 to 300 revolutions
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
Short suggestions.

To make glaciers putty mix whiting
and linseed oil together and worG them
into the consistency of dough.
Keep a wet sponge in the cabinet
with ivory curios or carvings. 1t will
provide moisture that prevents crack
ing from dry heat.
One woman who does her own IRON
ing has a high chair made for the pur-
pose, in which she sits before the board
while she is working.
A thorough rubbing with a piece of
flannel dipped in benzine or motor
spirit will remove dirt and grease from
felt hats and hanging them in the open
air will soon take away the smell.
Mustard and horseradish mixed
make an excellent relish for cold meats
Mix yellow mustard and add to it an
equal quantity of grated horseradish,
which has been boiled ten minutes in
water Thin the mixture with a little
of this water.
Before storing knives oil them cage
fully and wrap them in paper. This is
to keep them from rusting but it will
be well TO inspect them occasionally.
for they may need oiling again. and
with rust prevention is certainly better
than cure.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
IN OLD "LYCEUM' DAYS.
y~~~MWN~@%~@@@@@
~1@~N0NN-~~~

The golden days of the lecture plat
form are past, and the lecture bureau
is no longer the active feature of the
intellectual life that it was fifty or
even twenty-five years ago, At one time
almost every town, East and West.
had it's lecture course each winter.
Many were the adventures experienced
by the lecturers as they penetrated the
provincial parts of the country to de-
liver their messages of wisdom or
amusement Sometimes a concert by the
Mendelssohn Quintet Club, or some
other musical organization, was sand
! WICKED in between two lectures.
| Thomas Ryan--a member of the fam
| Gus quintet club-in The Recollections
of an Old Museum" tells of the recep-
| ton of a young woman lecturer in Il
small Wisconsin town;
1t vas a young mems society which
had summoned her, made up eff very
youthful members. When she reached
the station the entire association was
lined up to meet her, at&4 she was cere-
moniOusly introduced, then and there,
to each one. As the weather was eX-
tremely cold, the process was an ordeal.
This over. the leader wiped his brow
and looked about as If asking what to
do next Miss Andrews suggested the
hotel \ oue-horse sleigh was produc-
ed; the leader handed the lecturer in.
got in himself and offered her the reins.
She declined, saying he knew the horse
and way hett6T than she. The young
man seemed relieved, and quite salts
/. fed that he had shown the guest Of the
! society every courtesy possible.
, That evening the whole association
, again met and escorted the lecturer to
, the halt The room was packed
= On the stage was an old.fashionad
settee with legs in the middle and nj
: each end When Miss Andrews sot
| down the affair tilted with her. A
: large, heavily built clergyman came In
: and seated himself on the other end
!; Up Went the Settee. and up went Miss
Q Andrews until her feet no longer toucb.
5 eu the hoor The audience giggled and
I Miss Andrews laughed; there was moth.
h ing else to do
= The lecturer scanned the house.
3 Foremost. leaning with folded arm.
o on the edge of the stage, sat a youDa
! n man IN Il red flannel shirt who neve,
il look his eyes off the lady on the plat
4 form Wv p''''
y EiAally the reverend giant rose to IN
- ,roduee the lecturer. This suddenly 10
T. Miss Andrews end Of the settee dow,
If with thud. NV
y Inc clergyman was loug-winded an,
the Fed-sI.rted young man became rest
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

per minute according to the weight
and character of the snow and ice en-
countered. Close and continual watch
funess is necessary on the part of the
pilot, for the character of the snow
mass encountered may change with
scarcely moments warning from
loosely drifted flakes to densely packed
| snow incrusted with ice, and mayhap
| with ice formations four or five inches
thick scattered through 1t. Into some
| portions of the vast snow coverlet the
rotary may plunge with impunity at a
| speed of only 400 or at most 600 feet
per minute, while banks of soft snow
permit speed of say twelve miles per
| hour. However, an indicator in the
| pilot house records every fiuctuation in
riers and a pneumatic whistle enables
the pilot to quickly signal for any de
sired change of speed.
The snow depths at some of the high
er attitudes of the American Alps are
almost incredible. but big rotary,
working like a herculean augur and
tossing aside it's snow borings like
chips driven out of fan blower in
a planning mill, could actually burrow
to any depth If there were any way
to get rid of the snow thus excavated
The whole principle of the armored car
with the big wheel churning the snow
Eaf 4 i, CT, flNof
been devised railroad men wondered
that they had not hit upon the scheme
lOrg ago.
There are places where the work of
the rotary plows in keeping open the
trail for the iron horses is ably aug
mented, on the principle of prevention,
by great nowsheds-stout fences or
wooden tunnels designed to keep the
snow from drifting over the tracks
but it Is probable that had the eff
cheney of the modern rotary marvels
been anticipated, many railroads would
moi have expended as much money as
they did some years ago in construct
ing snowsheds. Thirty-two miles of
snowsheds. costing $64 foot, or nearly
$11 100000 in the aggregate, represents
the price one transcontinental railroad
had to pay before it could successfully
operate its trains over the Rocky noun
tain division.
Nowadays the rotares cost something
like $4,000 each, but even at that price
they represent great saving over
snowsheds which, aside from their first
cost. eat up thousands of dollars in re-
pairs every year. Moreover, the ro-
taries have been instrumental in saving
countless lives-not merely by carrying
aid and food to snow-bound trains and
snow bound villages. but also by reduc-
ing the number of casualties among
railroad men engaged in fighting the
snow.-Waldon Fawcett in st. Louis
Globe Democrat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

Probably the most picturesque phase
Of American railroad operations is
found in the manner in which the
steam roads of the West battle with
the giant snowdrifts of the mountain
regions This novel activity is seen in
its most spectacular form on the higher
levels of the Rocky mountains. The
largest rotary snow plow in the world
is in service on that engineering mar
vel, the Moffat railroad in Colorado,
ana the manner in which it bores
through the great white banks that
block the steel-tracked highway has
solved one of the most perplexing prob
lens of operating a railroad more than
1l,OO0 feet above the level Of the sea.
In the early days of ralroading in
the region beyond the Mississippi river
the familiar hand shovel was the main
dependence for clearing the tracks, and
after every heavy fall of 1.-THE beauti-
fur an army of men that included ev-
cry available employe of the road was
imrried to points where blockades
might be expected. Locomotives, In
strings of two, three or four were also
hurled against the drifts in an effort
to dislodge the troublesome masses of
ICY crystals
As a solution for this aforementioned
1nakeshft some genius invented the
push pillow, a huge wedgeshaped struc-
ture on wheels, which bucks" the
drifts impelled by the force of several
powerful locomotives behind it, and If
the snow barriers be not too heavy. can
force a pathway through the mass.
However, the fact that even the heavi-
est snow plows are Outlines batfied
by the drifts in the mountains indi-
Gated the necessity for a yet more pow
ertul type of snow fighter, and thus in
time there was evolved the snow pillow
known as the rotary, which has revolu-
tionized the methods of fighting snow
and is represented in the rolling stock
Of every railroad that Is liable to feel
the grip of the western blizzard.
In the principle of its operation the
rotary is radically different from all
other designs of snow plows. for in
stead of being anything in the nature
Of a scoop or shovel that shoves the
SNOW aside, It's chief working mechan-
ism consists of monster wheel which
burrows through the snow tossing the
more or less fleecy material in every
direction. The wheel or snow screw
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

FOK CUTTING BREAD. IN the IIIuStrat!On,
1t consists of a bread board for holding
the bread, guideways being placed at
one end for the knife. The guldeways
are uprights of parallel pieces of wire.
A short distance in front of the board
is spring arm, one end of which con-
meets with a small roller. This spring
arm regulates the thickness of the slice
of bread to be cut. AS the knife de-
scends through the bread the roller
forces the spring arm down. the slice
thus falling onto the table. When the
knife is withdrawn the spring arm
ascends and is ready to measure off
the next slice.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

Select four pounds of solid beef from
the round. Put into pot about half
pound of minced fat salt pork and fry
until brown. then lay in the beef
sprinkle with chopped onions and lay
on it sliced carrot and turnip. Pour
IN enough water to come a quarter of
the way up to the side of the beef,
cover closely ard simmer for one hour,
turn the beef and simmer for another
hoSr. Transfer the beef TO hot plat
Ter and keep 1t warm while you add
to the strained gravy from the pan a
cupful Of tomato liquor and thicken
with Drowned -four. Season to taste
and pour over and around the beef.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA.

Cuticura Cured Scalp Troubles Of
Two Illinois Girls-AnOther Sister
Took Cuticura Pills as Tonic.
81 must give much praise to all the
Cuticura Remedies. used but one
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box OF
Cuticura Ointment, as that was all
that was required to cure my disease.
l was very much troubled with eczema
of the head, and friend Of mine told
me to use the Cutlcura Remedies
which 1 did, and am glad to say that
they cured my eczema entirely. Since
then we have always kept the soap on
hand at all times. My sister was also
cured OF eczema of the head by using
the Cuticura Remedies. Another sister
has used Cuticura Resolyent and PilIS
and thinks they are a splendid tonic
| cannot say exactly how long ! SUI
fered, but l think about six moh'nS
Miss Edith Hammer, r. F. u. NO o.
Morrison, H., Oct. 3, 1905"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
OF interest 10 Women.

To such women as are not seriously out
oflhealthA but who have exacting duties
solperforA, either in the way Of house
hdld cares\or in social duties and func-
tidns. which\serlously tax their strength,
as welfaSbQ Nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PfeAcription has proved most
valuable supSArting tonic and invigorat-
ing nervine. BY its timely use, much
serious sickness suffering may De
avoided. The operatLng table and the
surgeons knife. would is belieyed,
seldom have to be employed L this most
VaInable Woman,S remedy were reSorled
TO in good time. The "Favorite Prescrip-
rtI0n"faS proven u great boon to expectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Pierce'S
Favorte Prescription is not q secret OF
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because Of the uncertainty as Il
their composition and harmless character
but is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TIoN. a full list of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination Of this list o
ingredients will disclose the fact that 1t L
.non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic
ally pure, triple-retined glycerine takin.
the place of the commonly used alcohol
in its makeup. In this connection /
may not be out of place TO state that tn
UFavorite Prescription" of DR.: Pierce
theoniy medicine put up for the cure Q
woman's peculiar weaknesses and all
ments, and sold through druggists, al
the ingredients of which have the un
animous endorsement of all the leadin
medical writers and teachers OF an IN
several schools of practice, and that TO
as remedies for the ailments for whic
cFavorite Prescription is recommends
A little book Of these endorsements WI
be sent to any address, postpaid, an
absolutely free IL you request same b
postal card, or letter, of DIR. K. Y. Pierre
Buffalo, n. Y.
Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets cure cor
stip0tj0u. Cons Upation is the cause
Iuary Diseases. Cure the cause and We
care tl.u disease. Easy 10 take as card
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
A LAND OF PROMISE.
The Valley of the UncOmpahgre River to
Be Irrigated

The next large tract Of land to be
opened for settlement, under the nation
nj irrigation act, will be the UnCom'
pahgre valley, in Colorado. Here the
government has been driving a tunnel
six miles long, to connect the Gunni,
son and the Uncompahgre rivers, and
its completion is promised by the fall
of 1908. One hundred and fifty thou
sand acres of land, now arid, lying in
the valley of the Uncompahgre river,
will be made into productive farms and
orchards. In the cover design of fold.
or, issued to give Information to home
seekers about this new land of PROMISE
Uncle Sam appears in new role that
of the Goddess of Plenty, with his
cornucOpia pouring out riches, in the
form of a stream of water which flows
down through and makes fertile a vista
of farms and orchards. The folder,
which is fully illustrated, describes at
length the government works, the char.
acter and value of the land to be
watered and contains valuable nforma.
ton for intending settlers under the gov.
eminent canals. 1t is issued for gratu.
itious distribution by the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, whose lines traverse
the valley
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
HEALTH AND SPIRITS
Are Restored py Or. Williams Pink
Pills in Cases of Debility and
Dependency.

General debility is caused by men
tai or physical overwork with imper-
feet assimilation Of nourisnment, or
by some acute disease from which
the vital forces have been Frustrated
and the entire organism weakened so
as not to easily rally. To restore
health it is necessary that the blooo
should be purified and made new.
The case of Mrs. Il. M. Spears, OF
go Mt. Pleasant street, Athol, Mass,
is a common one and is given here in
order that others may be benefited by
her experience. She says Il had been
sick for a year from indigestion and
general debility brought on by over
work and worry. | had tried many
remedies, but found no relief. | sur
fered from swelling Of tle limbs, loss
of appetite and dizzy spells, which be-
came so severe towards night, that
sometimes tainted away. / was bill
ious and my hands and arms would
go to sleep for an hour or two at
time. was so sleepy all the time
that I could hardly keep awake.
had frequent cramps in my limbs ana
severe pains at the base of my head
and in my back. My blood was i'm
poverished. was afraid to give up
and go to bed fearing that | would
never get well.
about this time DR.. Williams
Pink Pills were recommended to me
BY a friend In South Vernon VT l
felt better soon after beginning the
treatment and continued until I was
entirely cured. I consider Dr. Will
liams' Pink Pills a grand medicine
for weak women"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price so cents per box, six
boxes $3.50, by the Dr. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
Salad Dressing.

The beaten yolks of three eggs,
pinch of salt. one-half cup of vinegar,
lump Of butter the size of an egg,
one teaspoonful of mustard. Pour the
vinegar slowly over the light egg yolks,
beating steadily; have the butter melt
ed and hot pour the vinegar and egg
mixture over the hot butter and stir
until cooked through. When cool, thin
with cream. Ado dry mustard, if this
is liked, before stirring in the vinegar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
AN INGENIOUS DRUMMER
How the Agent for an Engine Worked
Up Big Business

up big Business
His names is Barnes Until rpeantl,,
he was a mechanic. Now he is n nav.
cling salesman of distinctly novel vorie.
ty.
He lives in the prairie section re- tbo
middle west and when gasoline engines
began to approach their present pr9crir,
ability decided that they were bound IN
replace windmills for farm purposes. In
this belief he secured an agency for tho
one he considered best. procured sam.
pie and set it up on an ordinary farm
wagon, from which he removed the poa
BY few simple connections he ar.
ranged his wagon to steer from insda
the body according to Spare Moments
One shaft with some sprocket wheels
and chain made all the mechanism nen.
essary in order for the engine to drive
his combination at the rate of six miles
an hour.
He carries a pump jack and small
assortment of small pulleys, so arranged
as to be capable of attachment to churns
washing machines and the like. His
outfit attracts attention and makes talk
all of which has advertising value; while
when he pulls into a farmers yard he
can show his prospective customer lust
what the machine will do.
AS a result he sells more engines than
all other agencies in his territory; and
as he carries his Office in his pocket his
territory is limited only by his speed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
NM mud pntnsn salad.

Boil four good-sized potatoes and
slice while they are hot. Cook one cup
Of English walnut meats with blade
of mace, a slice of onion, DIT or Day
leaf and a saltspoon of salt for ten
minutes In water to cover. Drain and
rub off the skins. Mix with the pota-
toes and pour on a dressing made after
the usual rule for French dressing
adding half a teaspoon of onion juice
Serve on water cress or lettuce hearts
The salad should be well chilled before
serving.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02

cut, growing at
t h e thinness of
this piece or the
thickness OF that
is usually the re-
suit. To assure
evenness in the
cutting a Michigan
man has invented
a bread-cutter that
is the acme of sim
plicity. AS shown
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
Gundelach Lecture on Fnlarginr.

Life size photographs Of bust and
full length human figures and photo.
graphs of Rome and other interesting
places up to nine feet in length will be
shown at the Wisconsin Camera club,
623 Grand avenue, Tuesday evening,
November 10, by August Gundelach IN
his lecture on charging
The process of making pictures of ex.
traordinary size by the Photographic en-.
larging method from negatives only five
by seven inches in size will be described
for the benefit of amateur photograph
arg
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
ExTRAvAGANr WITH TEA LEAVES
Might Be Dried and Sold Again to the
Patient Poor.

eve are a most wasteful and extrava.
CANT nation" said the Barnard college
girl as she sprinkled damp tea leaves
over rug, preparing to sweep it This
is what we do with our tea leaves. Then
we throw them away. In England
many of the well-to-do families dry the
leaves and sell them to the grocers, who
sell them to the poor people in the neigh
borhood !"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-02
Peanut Candy

For every cup shelled and blanched
peanuts allow one cupfui each molasses
the mixture is brittle when dropped in
cold water. Add a cup of prepared
peanuts and take from the fire Pour
into buttered 1ans and mark int
squares befc cools. Hickory nuts.
English wa almonds may b.
used in place le peanuts,