Oakes Republican., December 16, 1898, Image 6

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Windmills.
It will possibly surprise many per
•soris to learn that windmills are com
ing into extended use, for it is not
uncommon to see a structure of ttie
kind in a ruinous state, and destitute
of sails. But that is true only of the
old-fashioned wooden erection, the new
mill, which is finding such favor, be
ing an improved contrivance made of
steel, and wheel-like in general ap
pearance. The new mill is used chiefly
for irrigation purposes, pumping water
so that it may be either stored or
at once distributed over the land ac
cording to requirements. Recent ex
tended experiments show that although
the wind is proverbially a fickle agent
to depend upon it will do a great
deal of work in the course of a year
and as it is a free laborer, there is a
great attraction in its employment.
These experiments were made with a
sixteen-foot geared windmill at the
agricultural station of Wisconsin, the
windmill or engine being attached to
pumps of different size and pattern ac
cording to the strength of the breeze,
and a tank which contained a measured
quantity of water which emptied itself
every hour. The total quantity of wa
ter pumped in one year was sufficient
to cover seventy-nine acres to a depth
of one foot. During a large portion
of the time the wind was not strong
enough to turn the mill, and the time
for which it was actually in motion
works out at 14.32 hours per day. It
will thus be seen that the agriculturist
has here a valuable worker, but one
who must be allowed to rest as often
as he pleases to do so.
Character in Handwriting'.
For a little impromptu fun when a
few friends happen to drop in, ask
each one to write any quotation that
pops into his or her head. Pen and
ink are better than pencil, but the
latter will answer. If the writing is
dark this shows a love for outdoor life
and sports. If the letters are slender
and faint the writer is reserved and
rarely shows emotion or becomes con
fidential. Sloping letters indicate a
sensitive disposition, whereas those
that are straight up and down evince
ability to face the world and throw off
the "slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune."
Any inclination to ornate penman
ship is a sure indication of a leaning
toward the romantic and sentimental.
The least desire to shade a letter shows
imagination and a tendency to ideal
ize common things. If the same letter
is formed differently by the same per
son this shows love of change. Writ
ing that is rather small points to
cleverness, quick intuition, a liking for
one's own way, brilliant intellect, and
fine powers of penetration. Round,
jolly, comportable looking letters be
token a disposition to correspond.
A Successful Incubator.
In all methods of incubation the
prime requisites are effective means
for the regulation of heat and for the
supply of fresh air. Heat by its ac
tion arouses life in an egg: pure air
furnishes the oxygen, by means of
which necessary chemical changes are
produced.
In natural incubation the bird, under
normal conditions, maintains the eggs
the constant temperature required in
hatching out the chicks, says the
Scientific American. When this tem
perature loses its uniformity and the
eggs are subjected to extremes of heat
and cold the embryo dies. The con
ditions under which a bird can suc
cessfully hatch are therefore limited.
In endeavoring to effect by artificial
means what a bird accomplishes by
natural means it is of the utmost im­
portance to provide some mechanical
-device by means of which a reason
ably uniform temperature can be au
tomatically maintained. It is further
more essential that the lieat be uni
formly distributed and that the proper
means of ventilation be provided. The
old systems of incubation requiring
supidied moisture cause many chicks
to di« in the shell—a feature that ha.9
proved to be very annoying to old and
new breeders alike. The system of
diffusive ventilation employed in the
new incubator, however, and the ab
sence of tbe necessity of using sup
plied moisture, overcomes this perplex
ing problem. Chicks and ducklings
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
Current Notes of Interesting and Instructive
Discoveries and Inventions.
break their shells properly and come
out strong and active, making hardy
birds that will live and thrive.
New German Cake Pan.
Often when baking cakes the house
wife is wishing for some arrangement
by which she could avoid the turning
over of the cake or the loosening of
the sides with knives. The difficulties
of this kind are entirely avoided by a
new kind of cake dish, from which it
is an easy matter to withdraw the
contents. The new dish consists of a
plain base with a round edge, around
which a steel spring band fits closely
when drawn taut by means of a clasp
arrangement on the side. As the dish
comes hot from the oven the clasp is
opened witli a fork or anything else
at hand owing to its spring it opens
easily of itself and can be lifted oil.
The cake may then be taken off the
tin or slipped upon a dish with the tin
OPEN.
still under it, to facilitate the cutting
of the cake. Bakers and confectionoH
will find this a valuable help.
The Conquest of the Air.
A French journal recently published
an illustrated description of a new
flying' machine, designed by M. Ader.
and called the "Avion." This ma
chine has been constructed under the
auspices of and with the help of sub
sidies from the French war depart
ment, and although it broke down at
its first trial through the occurrence
of an unexpected squall, it showed
plainly before that catastrophe stopped
its career that it had the power of
rising from the ground. The hug2
machine has the appearance of a bat,
and carries in front two propellers,
which are worked by steam engines
of immense power but light weight.
The wings are merely intended to sup
port the apparatus in the air, and do
not flap like those of a bird, but they
are movable at the shoulder, in order
that the center of gravity of the ma
chine can be modified as required. The
entire machine is built of bamboo fibre
and steel wires, and the inventor
claims that he has adopted a principle
which has not been recognized by
other aspirants in the same field. He
has noted that in the wings of birds,
of bats and of insects the spiral form
is always found, and that nature in
the structure of wings never departs
from that principle, which he believes
constitutes the basis of aero-station.
The wrecked machine is now in order
once more, and it is hoped that the
French military authorities will once
more sanction experiments which will
decide whether it will fly or not.
A New Match.
As the satisfactory outcome of ex
periments which have been in progress
for some time past at the French gov
ernment match factories at Pantin, the
objeet of which has been to produce a
lucifer match without the employ
ment of phosphorus, a match has been
invented which, it is believed, will meet
every requirement needed, while at the
same time its manufacture, from the
absence of phosphorus in its com
position, will not induce that' terrible
necrosis of which the world has lately
heard so much. No information is
given -as to the price at which the new
match can be placed on the market,
and unfortunately cost has a great deal
more to do with the adoption of any
new thing than the consideration of
any benefit which may accrue to mak
ers or consumers but it may be pre
sumed that the match will compete in
price favorably with the old one. It
is said to ignite with ease and cer
tainty on being rubbed on any rough
surface.
Tlie Thermopile.
Warnings by sound to vessels in a
fog being unreliable on account of the
uncertain effects of air currents, which
often render inaudible the signals of
near-by foghorns, while distant sounds
are plainly heard, the use of the ther
mopile is proposed for detecting ap
proaches to danger with greater cer
tainty. This apparatus is capable of
registering a change of temperature
as small as a millionth of a centigrado
degree, detesting the heat of a candle
at a distance of a quarter of a mile.
By the use, therefore, of two horizon
tally rotated thermopiles, the two heat
collecting funnels pointing in two op
posite directions, it is believed that not
only would the proximity of a vessel
be shown by its heat radiations, but
the nearness of an Iceberg, and even
of land or of sunken wreck.
Tli© Corn foil I'iifilosoplior.
"Trifles," said the Cornfed Pliiloso
pLer, "the well known to make the
greater sum of woman's happiness,
which is doubtless the reason wbv a
•woman is generally so happy with a
trifling man."—Indianapolis Journal.
Rnilronil TruiiiM to Run Slower.
Railroad officials claim that it is very
expensive to run their express trains,
and are talking about reducing the
speed. It is likewise expensive to the
health to struggle and compete in busi
ness affairs as men do nowadays. The
whole system gives out. For restoring
strength Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is the proper remedy.
Disappointed.
"They are very careless about be
stowing names in this country," re
marked the critical tourist.
"Some names are rather inappropri
ate."
"Absurdly so. Why, I was in Indian
apolis two weeks ago, and did not see a
single Indian."—Washington Star.
WESTERN CANADA PRAIRIES.
Future Welfare of the Continent Lies in
Their Fertile Fields.
The rapid progress that is being
made in the settlement of the fertile
prairies of Western Canada is leading
to the investigation of its resources by
those interested in having provision
made for those living in the crowded
east, for those who have been strug
gling for years on impoverished farms,
for the renter who is unable any longer
to bear up under the strain imposed by
the landlord, and for the farmer who,
unable to purchase farms for his sons
In his own neighborhood, has to look
around for lower priced lands. The
investigation shows that it is impos
sible to meet these conditions success
fully outside of Western Canada. Al
ready millions of bushels of wheat are
being grown there each year, while as
many as 50,000 head of cattle were
shipped out this year. A representa
tive of The Germania, Milwaukee, one
of the leading German papers in the
United States, recently made a trip
through Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta
and Saskatchewan, where lie the free
government lands of Western Canada,
and in a future issue will appear ex
tracts from flattering letters contribut
ed to the Germania and other papers
by their special correspondents. As
an inducement for immigrants to make
their homes in Canada, the Canadian
government offers 160 acres of land
free of cost to any settler.
For further information apply ,to
Canadian Government Agent, Depart
ment Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or
to W. Ritchie, Grafton, N. D.
A
Plausible Improbability.
The Boarder (irascibly)—IIow many
more times, Katy, must I tell you that
I want my toast well browned? This
is hardly more than yellowed.
The Maid (innocently)—Sure, sor, ut
was brown when I tuli it off the
shtove, tin minutes ago. May-be a-set
tin in the sun might have faded it
since. Sure, the sunloight do be dread
ful bar-r-rd on colors, sor.—Puck.
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issnctl Last Week to
Jfortliwestern Inventors.
Sperry Dwight. Mitchell, S. D„ mul
tiplying plateholder for photographic
cameras Norman McAuly, Hill City,
S. D., horse detacher Johnston Mealey,
Howard Lake, Minn., trace or tii?
buckle Arthur E. Peek, Minneapolis,
Minn., bicycle saddle Abel Pinolehto,
Sandstone, Minn., liay-loading attach
ment for wagons John G. Sarter, Can
do, N. D., sled motor Joseph Wilhelm,
Wheaton, Minn., cattle-guard gate for
railways Christian Young, Mendota,
Minn., truck.
Merwin, Lothrop 1 Johnson, Patent Attor«
uey§, lUO P:oneer Tress* ltutlding, St. Pr.ul.
The shortest life is long enough if it
lead to a better, and the longest life is
too short if it do not.—Colton.
DR. J. H. RINDLAUR. Specialist,
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. Dak.
He that wants money, means and
content is without three good friends.
—Shakespeare.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness—use
Diamond "C" Soap in the laundry.
Safe Proceeding.
"I hear there were some very high
words between Smith and Ellis yester
day."
"Yes. Also about a mile of telephone
wire."—Cincinnati Enquirer.
TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take
Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All
druggists refundtho money it it fails to cure.
85c. The genuine has L. Q. on each tablet.
That man may safely venture on his
way, who is so guided that he cannot
stray.—Walter Scott.
I know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.—John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April 21,1895.
You can't judge tlie dinner to come
by the dinner bell.
Mrs. WinaloTO'sSoothing Syrup.
Forcliildren teething, softens tlic gums, reduces In
flammation, allays pain, euros wind colic. 25c a bottle.
Everyone lias a fair turn to be as
great as lie pleases.—Jeremy Collier.
Light is the task where many share
the toil.—Homer.
MINNEAPOLIS
M:nm\s OF \I:AVS.
Arthur Stirling, the well known act
or, is dead at Loudon.
Tin- death is announced of Sidi Mo
hammed Taieb Bey, brother and heir
presumptive of Sidi Ali Bey of Tunis,
lie was in hi.: seventy-eighth year.
.lames (I. Lindsley, who represented
the Seventeenth New York district in
the Forty-ninth congress, died at his
home in Kingston, N. Y., aged seventy
nine years.
Commodore Phillip has been elected
a member of the Y. M. C. A.'s interna
tional committee and chairman of the
subcommittee in charge of the associa
tion's work in the navy.
A dispatch from Stuttgart announces
the death there of Princess Augusta of
Saxe-Weimar, nee Lnye Augusta Len
nox. daughter uf the fifth duke of
Richmond and Gordon, and sister of
the present duke.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howe is dead at
Phoenix, Ariz. She was seventy-seven
years of age and the widow of Brig.
Gen. James Howe of Illinois. She was
one of the five women who founded the
AVomen's Relief Corps of America.
According to announcement made
upon high authority, a marriage has
been arranged between Prince George
of Greece and his cousin, Princess Vic
toria of Wales. This union would be
very popular both in Great Britain and
Greece.
The condition of Tom Lansing of
Louisville, the pugilist who was strick
en with paralysis several days ago as
a result of a blow from the glove of
Jack Foot in a iiglit at Chicago, is
more serious, and his physicians doubt
Uis recovery.
Lieut. Col. Frank G. Greene. U. S. V..
signal corps, signal officer of the de
partment of California, has been or
dered to get ready and forward sev
eral hundred miles of telegraph ap
paratus for the use of Col. Thompson,
chief signal officer at Manila.
Dr. Edward Bradford, who superin
tended the landing of troops at Boston,
testified before the investigating com
mission that he though Lieut. Tiffany
might, have been saved had he been
sent to a hospital instead of being
turned over to his friends.
The secretary of state has placed in
the hands of an agent for the State of
Ohio a warrant for the extradition ol:
li. B. Everett, who is now held under
arrest in Canada on charges of forgery
alleged to have been committed in
Sandusky, Ohio, among other places.
Deafnen* Cannot Be Cured
oy local applications as they cannot reach tlio
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucus lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and ihis tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
tho mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, a
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best
Tlte Lecture anal Lectnrer.
Mrs. Learned—Had you no engage
ment for to-night, dear?
Prof. Learned (jumping to his feet)—
By Jove! I was booked to lecture at
7:80 on "The Cultivation of the Mem
ory," and here it is 10 o'clock! Why in
blazes couldn't you have asked that
question three hours ago?—Truth.
Hundreds of valuable presents given
free with Diamond "C" Soap wrappers.
Ask your grocer all about it.
The lack of money is the root of most
evils.
Stiff
As a Poker
Warm up with a rub of
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It drives out the Cold and Cures.
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seen the clothing at this time
of the year so covered with
dandruff that it looked as if it
had been out in a regular snow
storm.
No'need of this snowstorm.
As the summer sun would
melt the falling snow soijwil)
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Hair
vigor I
melt these flakes of dandruff in
I the scalp. It goes further than
this: it prevents their formation.
It has still other properties:
it will restore color to gray hair
in just ten times out of every
ten cases.
And it does even more: it
feeds and nourishes the roots
of the hair. Thin hair becomes
thick hair and short hair be
comes long hair.
We have a book on the Hair
and Scalp. It is yours, for the
asking.
If you do not obtain all the benefits
you expected from the use of the Vigor,
write the doctor about it. Probably
there is some difficulty with your gen
eral system which may be easily re
moved. Address,
DR. J. C. AYER, Lowell. Mass.
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CUBES'
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat
"Nothing but wheat as far as the eye
could reach on either side: what you might
call a sea of wheat," was what a lecturer
speaking of Western Canada said while re
ferring to that country. For particulars
as to routes, railway fares, etc., apply
to CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AGENT,
Department Interior, Ottawa, Canada,or to
W. Ritchie, Grafton, N. D.
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