How the Parmer In the Arid Region Utilize Wind-Power to Irrigate Ills Land, and to Supply Ills Home With Water Western Windmills Are tlic Queerest, Most Interest Inj nnd Jlost Useful In the World. Ily Wnltlon a mors 11 mi inniiy ft.i.'ii'! Imvo liri'ii vrlt tcn nliout the pleture.fUt res Of till W.IlKlllltllM In Holland, ilut tilifaiiifil ly BotiK n ml st ry. 'and almost wholly unknown to the voiid nt law, iiro tlii sti-nnti. wind propelled machines of our Western Btntes. Yot tlu Western windmills nre Infi nitely quainter uud moro interest Inv WINPMIIL,'" than nny erected since the dnys of Don Quixote. Tlicy are among the greatest curiosities of the continent. The chief use of those ItiKenlous Structures Is to furnish an adequate supply of water to farms. Moro than jone-thlrd of the area of the States Is, or was orlfilnnlly, arid laud, nnd Is lhabltable for man and beast only when subjected to the magical Influ ence of Irrigation hencethewlndmllls. I The windmill In the Great rinlns' re gion of the West, Is as distinctive a 'X 8IMFLE TURBINE WINDMILIi len of progress at la the railway loco motive. Throughout almost the entire terri tory between the Mississippi and the Pacific coast the supply of water la so canty that It is Impossible to store It In reservoirs, or to make elaborate waterworks. i A small amount of water is available almost everywhere and It Is due to the successful experiments of the Uni ted States Government In utilizing the ever-present force of the wind that (Windmills dot this region as thickly sa farmhouses. r Government experts estimate that throughout at least one-fourth of the States windmills must ever be Insepar ably connected with the development tot the country. The' windmill waa popular In this Western country as a means to raise (water for domestic use long before it waa nsed to irrigate the lnnd. Gluut A TWO-JAM WIMDHLLL. Windmills have enabled farmers on the plains to Introduce town luxuries into their homes, hot sod cold water baths, lawn sprinklers and systems of Are protection. The windmills feed Steady stream of cold water through Ike ullk-bouw to the stock trough. Knwralt Cool water Is allowed to piny nrnuml I he mill; -onus, for It linn been found Hint It will eiiuse n frreiiter percriiliitre of cream to rise to the surf. ice tliiin would otherwlMe be the case imtur nlly a matter of roiislilcrtililc linpor tnuee, an the lnitter products or this territory nmoutit to many millions of dollar niinually. In ninny progressive towns nnd vil lages In the West the windmill has to tnlly (llNplnred the towu pump, nnd wind-propelled machinery nnd lare storage tanks now supply nil the water required by the public. In order to Insure sulllelent pressure to throw the water above the house tops the tanks are placed on IiIkIi ground or on liluh towers. The newest ubp of the windmill, however. Is the most Important Its use In Irrigation. The home-made windmill Is having an appreciable effect on population. There nre many regions where good grazing may be found and where great herds of cattle may be fed free of cost, summer and winter alike. If the cnt-tle-men nnd their families nre to live here, however, they must have nt lenst a fertile acre for their own uses this the whirling mill now makes possible. Thero nre almost as ninny different types as there are mills. Many nre honic-ninde, though manufacturers de sign types to meet nil possible require nicnts. Hut often the farmer and Ills sons prefer to build their own mills in unemployed hours. Almost nny material that comes to hand will serve the purpose odds and cuds of hardware, old wire, bolts, nails and poles even neglected mowing ma chines, reapers, planters or old bug gies ami wagons. There ore "go-devll" or "Jumbo" mills, "merry-go-rounds," and "tur bines," each class represented by in numerable types. Jumbo windmills nre like paddle KILL watermilis. The larger kluds are placed on the ground baby Jumbos are put up on high towers. The cost averages about $4. nud somo develop as much as two-uorso power. A boy lu Nebraska built a baby jum bo which pumps ten gallons of water a minute, supplying the needs of a large boarding house. The merry-go-round pattern mills may be made lu uny size, with unlim ited power may attain a diameter of twenty-four feet and pump an clght luch stream of water. Tuelr fans re volve about a vertical axis, and look not unlike the showman's merry-go-round. The turblnn class includes "battle axe" and "Holland mills." The dis tinguishing feature of the battle-axe mill Is a tower supporting a horizontal axia and crank, to which are attached arms with fan-like blades at their ex tremities. A fair-sized Holland mill will grind iiOO bushels of grain In a day. Among these Western windmills many are extremely primitive. """ A GIANT TUMHNE. " s One Ingenious farmer, for Instance, bolted the aile of an old wagon, wit hub and wheel Intact, to the beams on the slilo of barn, nnd nailed fan to the spokea, thus making a mill that served Its purpose admirably. But the commonest types are those with a set turbine and many fans they nro Inseparable features of every landscape- out West. In nny towu thirty or forty may be counted; In the country twenty or thirty mills are of ten In view nt one time. And still the development of the windmill goes on. In some places the energy generated Is transmitted long distances, from Held to Held and over hills. During the windy hours of the day the surplus energy of the wind Is bot tled that Is to say, the windmill com presses the nlr Into stout Iron cylin ders, from which It may be drawn off when desired. The windmill enthusiasts of the West nre polnlng to the fart that In many countries old nnd advanced In the arts the line of the windmill Is uu knowti. water Is raised by hand, grain Is ground by horse power, water power or hand, machinery Is driven In much the same way, while the wind, with all 11 h potential energy. Is neglected. In this matter of windmills the pro gressive Western Slates lend thu world. lVaiso;:'s Magazine. THE EMPEROR'S ROBE. Itrrrnlly llrniiclit In Sun rncli-o by a llitnrn-il Hiil!lr. One of the royal robes of the Em peror of China is in the possession of Lieutenant Charles Kllhurn, of the l'nurteenih Infantry, who : home on sick leave, snys the Han Francisco Ex aminer. The garment was brought from I'ekln. but its value was not BRLONQBQ TO KWANO HV. known until few dnys ago. when It waa examined by some Chluese scholars, who recognised prominently nmoug the tlgures of the embroidery the llvc-toed dragon nud the seal of Emperor Kwnng Nil. As no one but persons of royulty are permitted to adore their Rarmeuts with such figures of the dragon and only tno iSmperor can decorate his clothing with his seal, there Is little doubt as to whom the garment belonged before the Box ers began their revolt. The robe was given to Lieutenant Kllhurn as ho was leaving I'ekln by one of the soldiers of bis regiment. With mnny other articles it had been Biived by the troops from a burning building that had been tired by u band of Chinese, who during the excitement of the entraiiec of the allied forces into the city had raided, pillaged nnd burned mauy of the houses of the rich Chinese, who had tied nt the ap proach of tho soldiers. The robe 1s magnificently embroid ered. It Is iirranged with many pleats, nud the figures are so designed that with tho pleats opened or closed the dcslgu Is continuous nnd complete. Camp-Fir Utauutt Holder. It Is so easy to tip over the coffee pot or to spill the contents of tho other cooking utensils when plnced ou the ordinary camp-lire that tho utility of the device shown herewith will Im mediately become apparent, and, as It also bus tbenpuess and small bulls to recommend it, there Is little doubt that it will form n part of many n camping out tit the coining seusou. The holder comprises a metal tube, a length of gas pipe answering the purpose nicely, und a series of brackets, with straight, narrow shanks, which can be Inserted in the oblong openings cut In tho tube for this purpose. Tho stake Is driven firmly Into tho ground In tho place selected for the fire, and, after the brackets are once lu place, the wood can be laid up around the stake nud the lire lighted. A sutilcleut num ber of Blots Is provided to allow the placing of brackets so ns to utilize nearly all of thu heating surface pre sented by the blaze, and nfter the OOFFBS POT AND KETTLB HUPFOHT, cooklug la finished the food can bo moved to the upper brackets to keep warm until wanted. The patent ou this utensil has been granted .to Charles E, Bond. Pi ty- iii' IEYST0ME STATE Ml HDEH1 PENSIONS GRANTED Grand Commtndtry Knights Ttmplar Elect Officers Stall Treasurer Barnitt't Monthly Roporl. Tensions were granted Inst week as follows: William Itiimgartle, Stone, dale, $12; Henry C. MeCormlek, Con nellHVllle, ll; Horace I Wlllell, Johnstown, H; Andrew .1. Htuinpr, llltf Hun. ft'.'; Henry Jackson, West Fain-low, N; Peter Mlnlhati. Tow an da. $!-: Ell K. IVitsly, Corry rille. 1J; Christiana Aililius. llllfTalii Mills. I.ydln ltoedy, Cohenville, S; Catha rine I'rce, l amp Hill, $H; Susan .1. Ilurgess, Mereerslmrg, $12; John S. Cotton. Eldred. $12; Alfred Shipley, Mansfield. $10; Imiliclhl C. Italpli, Homestead, $S; Alum M. Stnrtevanl, Stewarts station, S; Sarah Hileinan, Washington, ' I lie lirnnd Commnndry. Knights Templar has elected the following of ficers: It. E. grand conunnnilcr. Thomas I', retiman, Scrauton; V. E. deputy grand commander, Ezra S. Hartlett. I'hllailelplila: E. gratnl gen eralisslmo, Charles M. Slock, Han over: E. grand captain general, Wilson I. Fleming, lli'lli'foiite; E. grand sen ior warden. William .1. lMil, I'ltls burg; E. grand Junior warden. Wil liam M. I iniialilsiiii. Harrlsbiirg; E. grand proline, Thomas N. Itoyle, I'lltsliuru: E. grand treasurer, John .lay (lilroy. Philadelphia: E. grind recorder. William W. Allen, l'lilladel phla. The St. Clair I'nrnaee Company, which nllllliiled with the Crucible Steel Companv of America, purchased from H. C. Trick, for SJIO.imh). n tract of .1.1 acres at Itlalr station, Allegheny county. The furnaces will cost In the helt'liliorhood of .:1.inmi.ikiii. The stacks will be PHI feet high nnd '22 feet In (llameter at the bosh. They nre to be completed within 11 months. State Treasurer V"l-nett'rt statement for May shows n balance In the gen eral fund at the close of business Fri day of $s.U4.'I.T17.N.'l. The state fundi nre distributed among 40 state de positories in amounts ranging from $;!..Hl.liMI to $ID.IKMI. The largest amount. $:i.ni!l.Hil.H. is held by the Farmers and Mechanics' National bank of riilladelplila. John Kerry, aged tit years, n well known resident of New Virginia. Mer cer county, died as Hie result of hav ing two teeth extracted. A dentist re moved two of Kerr's molars about four weeks ago, nt which time he was unable to stop the llnw of blood. Physicians were summoned, but their e:rorts wer of no nvall. While W. Nulf of near Chellaoge. Elk county, and his farm hand, n Swede named Merger, were planting corn, n bolt of lightning struck and Instantly killed Merger nnd the horso attached to the planter and tore the snoes off the feet of Nulf nuil burned the hair on one side of his head. Eva Armstrong, alias Miller, na al leged shoplifter, who escaped from the Westmoreland county prison and was recaptured, was sentenced to the pen itentiary for a term of Hint years ami live mouths. A. II. Uodgcrs. n companion, was given Hie same sen tence. Historic old Long Ilun Presbyter'sn church near Irwlu tins been presented with a handsome ltlble, one of the finest obtainable by .1. M. tiulTcy, who ii l tended the church in his youth. The lilble Just gone out of service has beeii lu use since IMi.l. Itecailse he took offense at an orrtr Enscppi Colai'ossl, n laborer nt the Pennsylvania clay works, near Free dom, shot Engineer John MeCort bo low the heart this morning. MeCort Is lu a critical condllloti. Colarussl Is lu Jail. Sarah Mock, the 2-year-old daugh ter of !eorge Mock of Websters Mills, fell willi a shoe buttouer 111 her mouth which penetrated the roof of the mouth Into the lira in. Death followed In n short time. Frank Cosgrove, a miner living neat California, Washington county, whilO Intoxicated attacked his wife because she would not give him money and she shot ltl (it. Inflicting a probably fu till wound. II. It. Kemble of Mr. Pleasant, con vleted of bigamy nud perjury, was lined $,UI) nud sent to the peniten tiary for two years, nnd George llrown of Mon.'sscu got a seven-year seutence. Twelve-yenr-old Charles Seley was caught by a rapidly revolving shaft nt Peck's planing mill nt Scrauton nud before the machinery could lie stop pod his body wus practically toru to pieces. The Slxtytlilrd Pennsylvania Volms. tecrs lteglmentul association unveiled a handsome granite monument In Al legheny cemetery Decoration day to tho memory of Gen. Alexander Hays, During n thunder storm Gustave Anderson and Waller Nulf, who were driving between Dugus Mines and Brockwayvllle, wero klled by light ning. The safe of the postolilco at Indian nead, Fayette county, in the store of II. L. Sparks Sous, wa dynamited and money and stamps stoleu, Joseph Dawson, aged tilt, a -Civil war veteran, dropped dead at Con nellsvllle, while marching with ihls companions to the cemetery. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Fit I DAY. The senate did not require much time to-day to pass finally the Foeht uud Emery bills, providing for the In corporation of companies to furnish rapid transit to the cities of the com monwealth. The bills were on third reading nud final passage and were passed by the decisive vote of (12 to tl. The house bill making the common wealth liable for a proportionate slmrs of the cost of construction of bridge built by county commlslHoners ovei streams above 1,000 foot In width, passed finally. The seuate broke all its records foi prompt action on legislation by pass, ing the hills finally within less than 48 hours after they were Introduced. ree WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BY REYNOLDSVILLE, CiiNTKAi. State Nur.mai. School, Lock Haven, Pa. FI11ST PHIZK One full yearnt Lock Haven Statu Normal, incliuliugtuition, boarding, &a. SKCOND PIMZK One term in King's School of Oratory, Pittsburg. THIRD PIUZK-A .'.") course in the International Correspondence Schools, of Scrauton, Pa. The y mi tiff lady or gentle-man f;cttin the hijjhest inunber of votes will given one full yen r tit the Lock Ilnven State Normal School "tree, inchulinfj tuition, licht, heat, furnisheil room anil boanlinjj. This is one of the best Normal schools in the St.'ite. The eontestant receiving second highest num ber of votes will be given one term 12 weeks at King's School of Oratory, Pittsburg, where oratory, elocution, dramatic culture, literature, Slmkcspcare study, music, drawing, delsarte Prol, Hymn W. Kins. book-keeping nre taught. King's School of ( Iratory has gained quite a reputation as a first class school. The person receiving the third highest num ber of votes will be given a $.'$.".()0 course in the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran ton, Pa. A complete commercial course, steno graphic course, book keeping, complete teach ers' course, coal mining, mechanical drawing, telegraphy nnd 00 other courses nre taught by this school. The winner of this prize can take up n $.'J").00 course or can have the $3.1.00 ap plied as part pay on any course the winner mav select. The person getting the second highest numlier of votes can have their choice of the scholarship in Kings' School of Oratory or the Internation al Correspondence Schools" Premii'm Coi'pons Persons payingthcir back subscription, or in advance one year or more, will be given a premium coupon which will en title them to 30 votes for each dollar of subscrip- Wher Abraham Lincoln Fought. A bill la now pending In the Illinois legislature appropriating $5,000 for the erection of a monument to the victims of the battle of Stlllman'a Run, against the Black Hawk Indians, in 1832. The place U situated In Ogle county. The fight, if gauged by num bers killed, or even engaged, was In significant, but If measured by the ef fect it had far-reaching Influence upon the then future of Illinois. The battle of Stlllnian'g Run was the opening event In the Clack Hawk war and was sealed with the lives of 11 white men. The whole State of Illi nois was ablaze within a few days, and thousands volunteered for active ser vice in crushing the Indians, whose presence continually terrorized the white settlers. It wo here Abraham Lincoln received his first lessons in warfare. Before thos-a volunteers dis banded the red man was driven across the Mississippi, and tho country was thrown open for civilized peoples. All of northern Illinois and southern Wis consin whs profouudly affected by this movement. More callmiH of coflVo nrt connum ed in tliU country tli.ni other drink or mlmiiliiiit, nmnimtlui; lu liHHt to l,L,."7,ls."i,,J!Ml khIIoum, ciinipnivd .with lJL'l.niKl.lill) Billions of bi'or, the next most popular lieviTiiuo. In l!NH) we also roiiKtuiiPil :i7..'lie,llus worth of Ua and yti.0uo.0rti of cocoa, brlimlr.s tho totnl fur alcoholic nml uou-alcoliol-lc drinks to $l,UJN.tl74.'J3, tin lucrcase over ISO!) of 181,777,103. in AUIIItKSS. : : : L. M.SNYDER, Practical Horse-Shoer and General Blacksmith, Horse tioctnn done in the nenteat mannef Bid by i Lit. tutt'at Improved nuohccU. He pitlrliitt of all kliuN ritrefnlly nnd promptly lll'lie, tjATlSt'ACTION lil'AHAM'KICU. HORSE CLIPPING IIve Jut ri'celvi-U a complete trt of Ma chine Iioim) -lli-ra ot luteitt style 'U8 pattern nud itin prepared to do clipping lu the beat possible niHitner ut reasonable rule. Jucknou St. near Fifth, UoyiiolUnvllle.Pa. Tho center slit In a pen Is cut by a machine which Hcem ulmoitt to think. It eotmlsu of two chisels, which lare ly pass each other whcii thu silt Is made, uiul the exact way In which tho pen Is jioIhciI so ns to place the cliUcls lu the proper position for cut tlutf is oue of the marvels of peu mak ing. A law baa been passed by tho Kan sas Legislature forbidding thu require ment of study at homo for children in certain grade. fcjryye-g m,mm,mm- i THE STAR, OF PA. -Kr f4, -ri ti n pttid. Any one sending or bringing in a new yearly cash subscriber will be given a cou pon equal to 00 votes. Persons desiring to enter the contest should begin as early as possible. As soon as the names are sent or handed in to The Star office thevwill be published, but the number of votes will not be published until June 19th, when the vote each contestant has at that time will b published opposite nam;, and from that toclas of contest the vote will ha published as counted and returned by the judges from week to week On Monday of each week (after June 19th) the ballot box will be opened and the coupons counted by judges. p i-rr-rrrrr: rrrrrrrrrTTn-rrri'rr.m-r.rtrr TITE STAR- Scholarship Coupon. : iiiru x.rtn Write in the above lines the name and ad dress of the person for whom you wish to vote and send or take the coupons to the secrcttiry, J. P. Haskius, the music dealer, where they will be placed in the ballot box. Contest close at 12 M .. August Sth, 1901. All business com munications and inquiries should be mailed to The Stan otfiee. Receipts and coupons will be promptly mailed from The Star office to patrons. RULES OR CONTEST. Contestants must register their names at The Star otfiee. All coupons must be sent to the secretary of the committee, J. P. Ilaskins. All money collected for new subscribers or on subscription due must be sent to this ollice weeklv. Ivach contestant will be furnished with printed cards certifying that he or she is a contestant. F. P. Alexander,) Thos. F. Adam, i Com. L.J. McExtire, j J. P. Haskiss, Secretary. WHEN IN DOUBT. TRY and hav cured thoutocU of Case of Nrvou DtMata.iuclt u Dttbihty, Duiiaeu, Slaeplcn cis and Vncoc., Atrophy, La lhy clear brain, strength tba circulation n.ak cUttcatioa perfect, and impart a bealthr vigor toiht whole bcine. Alt tirutna anil Iaaim ra rhmrltmA klTOnZ AaTatlO trmammty Vnlen patients W miw yiyjywt iw (.uitu, uicir (.nauia non often worries them into Insanity, Consump Hop or Death. Mailed sealed. Price i per boat 4 boitet, with Iron-clad legal guarantee to euro or tefuud the money, tyoo. Send tat frea book. For sale by h. AWx Stoke. pranptly preeaid, OR NO IU. Bnd taotlal, tfc-tra.V OItalaV.8 and frriimrau,ntannlTidiulfk.'M J 7KKB. l"ulr tnrntsi avor miurmA t.. r. mwhh or St TEA ad PRACTICJ,' S i.Y'uuu W'WIS PHUCUncD THROUGH THEM, liorrlue. UtMltrmta eliartM. ) Write ATI W CTAtft7 0 m h to we As gnun CC tU.A PAT I NT LAWYER, ) Opp. U. 8. NUnt Of flcs, WASHINGTON, D. ft EVERY WOMAN SnmatluMa Deads a rallabte DKinUily Wvulatiiig madigim. DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, Araproapt, sat sod oartatn la insult Tba laa Cbr. t'aal'a aeinr iiuaiwlat, II. M oar far sal by B. Alas. StoUa.
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