Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
FERRIS WHEELS not NEW
WERE KNOWN ~ 1900
THO Campaign Orators Once Passed
Some Unpleasant Moments m
One Of Them

When Won 90 To an amusement place
o. fair and see tine Ferris wheels with
;heir seats filled with laughing youn.
people as they 90 revolving thfoush
srace, YOU may probably have the idea
tnat the Ferris wheel is A very m1iera
affair. Ferris claim 10 fame vas the
sreat wheel OF This type that h. de
signed for the Worlds Fair az Chico
20.
Read the following story published
= the massachusetts, Mercury in BOs-
ton. June q. 1900. The story was ella
ped by the publishers 3f the Mercury
from the Dartmouth. \. H.. Gazette.
and IL gives the use made of the
wheel then. in 4 most amusing man
ner:
THE Fanango.-
\ curious Anecdote.
''ln the course OF the late election
cering endea,ors for Gov. Walker. \
couple II runners, pretty dapper youn
gentlemen, who made great end.9vurs
N favor OF his ASeltre. attended ~
laerous meeting Of the freemen OF Il
wealthy and populous town in This
state and made their usual display or
eloquence upon the occasion.
But the good people. TAR from he.
ING moved by their harangues or pleas.
I'd with the improper interference. at
first beheld them with contempt: and
at length. from their too great imper-
'inence. were almost induced 10 Try
The remedy of an 'oake;i towel, or ~
east kicking and cutting.
IAN old gentleman. 10 divert the
people from using any severity which
might very much iniure the young
men. IL being supposed they were rath-
er incapable OF doing much mischief,
proposed to have them turned in tie
FandangO, while the business OF the
::'leeting was proceeding: which WAS
accordingly done to the no small ente:.
talnment of the numerous spectators;
she old gentleman at the same tire dc
l;vering them moral lecture.
'He would observe to them that
their present situation resembled the
vicissitudes Of fortune: that the ups
and downs o. life, were here most adj
'airably described; that it was lii
turning out and putting in Governors
You at the top o. the wheel resemble
lin some degree Gilman. while you
miserable companion at the other ey-
IRENE resembles Walker), anon, rev
Olution will place him al the pinnacl
while YOU are trembling at his feet
Should there be revolution IL mems
I llnds. something similar will be yer,
probably take place in the choc" Of
governor.
"iou may reflect upon the tenden.
cy and consequences OF all revolution
For although it may turn ZIP some
Lood men into public employment.
Vet revolution will as certainly ,url
p, y the scum; therefore how infinitely
preferable it is. when you get w
GOOD man to keep him there rather
than to risk the misfortuncs of Il fan
alngo revolution?
Ponder this well in your minds,
and ] am confident, if you have the
GOOD of the country at heart, you WILL
never attempt revolution. There is I
bare possibility Of good succeeding;
hut a moral certainty OF evil
whether the Ill success Of their
rlsSion. or the ludicrous figure they
made of their terrible anpra ncnsion
I, = the discourse OF the old gentleman
most affected them cannot be deter
Wined: but the fact is, thar after lirlr
being released they took leave very
abruptly, and have manifested great
signs OF contrition~~at least they say
hey are fully determined never Ia 60
upon such untoward business again
THE Fandangu, al it is called br
the maker of il, is not an original in
reDti0n OF this cOuntry--it is used =,
Russia and other parts OF Europe,
Somctincs for amusement or pleasure
ind sometimes by way of punishment
'or those in England who are ptm! hcI
" lib ducking, viz, So0lds.
The machine somewhat resembles
The large wheel OF grlst mill and Is
tnrned upon its aXls--at DO extremes
& opposite each other are suspended -four
Chairs or convenienceS tor sitting, 50
,aat when the wheel is turned the pa
iient feels nothing but The genie mo
ZION of elevation or oppression