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"CASTLE DANGEROUS.
111 * fComfort Manhnll In Clilca o Ledtrer.l
| | It wm a beautiful pair of curly ,
| i tawny-colored cubs that Col. Simon
| H • Whitney brought homo with hira from
| the Lm i of the Sun , where he had been
| a resident as nitcd States consul for
I . several years.
I Les.ue.1 theso largo , playful cub-pup-
I piea , Col. Whitney was accompanied m
i his .ournoy homo by an additional
I weight on his mind in the shape of his
i . bright , laughing ward , Eva Loudon , an
orphan left in his care by the dying
K wishes of her parents , who , far away
M from their sunny i nglish home , had bo-
flj queath' their darling to the irentle ,
m kindly old man who attended them in
m * their last sickness among strangers.
m Eva was of half Spanish origin , and
m possessed the lovely dark eyes of the
H . fascinating women of that countrywith
Oj | a singular combination of vivacitv ,
1 , 1RI pirit , and gentleness If , in time , old
I m Col. Whitney ' s pity for tho orphan bo-
91 came changed into something deeper
S than a more fatherly affection , it was a
S secret that remained buried in his own
jH } heart a heart that , like an apple dried
[ ip and withered , was yet sound and sweet
to the core.
8j If there was one thing more than an-
m\ \ other that endeared pretty Eva to his
S | heart , it was her fondness for his pets ,
| " the little cubs Czar and Khedive. Sho
K taught them many of the littlo tricks
9 | that are usually taught to dogs , and
| 9 the sensible creatures early displayed
| | I an aptness for learning that delighted
m their young mistress , and sent their
if j master into ecstacios of fond admira
ls tion. Tho ony ! pet that Eva herself
JI possessed was given her by a sailor on
m board ship , who died before tho voyage
H ' ended , 'this pet was a much-loved par-
H i rot who had been taught to speak , and
Si I to Eva's horror as she afterward dis-
811 j " covered to curse most volubly in excel-
f 1 lent i nglish.
II With his ward and his pets Col. Whit-
i | ney set up an establishment of modest
| | e\cellouce , and Eva was given every ad-
II vantage of completing her much neg-
1 , II lected education. A particular room
111 was furnished with a view to the com-
§ 11 fort of tho young lions , which , when
HI discovered by tho neighbors , raised a
HI thrill of horror through their bones at
1 this reckless tempting of Providence.
§ They all declared that he ought to be
I indicted , but when , at the colonel's in-
i vitation , they came to inspect the terri-
I ble , ravenous * beasts , and found , in-
I stead , two playful , cub-looking puppies-
I they changed their tune and then closed
. I their lips when they discovered from
J their surroundings that , tfio colonel was
J . wealthy man.
I It is generally considered best not to
I meddle in any way with a rich man , for
I money by many is considered as a sym-
I bol of tho lever with which Archimedes
I would fain have lifted the world. The
I poor man is generally shoved to the
I I wall , but the rich man has all his own
, | way , and so in this instance Col. Whit-
1. . I ney found the reputation of his wealth
| | \ to shut tho mouth and close the eyes of
1 § all persons predisposed against his be-
i loved animals. His heart was so
| . ' M wrapped up in the playful little fellows
j ar that he indeed , told Ea that rather than
. I H be forced to give them up he would re-
II . . turn to the land from whence he had
s come , and there keep them in safety. It
1 * * was whispered among iomo of his so
il * called friends that one reason of
' his strange infatuation was that
! 1 in the years agone his lady-love
1 M in that far-away country had
M been killed and eaten by a lioness who
! jfj , in turn was killed and her cubs taken
\ m " and reared , and so on down to the pres-
M ent generation. That the present cubs
jsg were symbols , or all left to represent
* m the departed lady , and this was the
Or reason for the colonel's fondness for
J9j them. This , however , we are safe in
I mm saying is a rather wild story , and highly
| 9b improbable and not worthy tho being
f jflS argued for or against.
rgB Among the visitors at Col. Whitney's
tmm establishment was his nephew , a young
[ aXj man just entered manhood , but still
| Hjg very boyish in his ways.
HB Tom Whitney was his name , and a
KB great favorite with his uncle , who had
Hjflj * great liking for the young fellow.
Ill Tom Whitney soon became as fond of
91 the cubs as their old master , and as
! frequent and ardent a worshipper as
| wl even he could have desired. How much
I fln his frequency of visits may have been
Ijj9 owing to the presence of Eva Loudon
Ifl we can not tell , but certainly a friendli-
I m ness rapid in its growth of which the
' 13 key is possessed by the young sprang
up between the young people.
fi Together they taught the young cubs
M tricks , together they played with them
I and quarreled with each other , the
whole of which was watched by Col.
i Whitney with a smile and a sigh.
mj Time passed swiftly by , and the cubs
I assumed larger proportions , growing
8 m more mighty and clumsy as Tom found
I M in his weekly visits to the apartment
I consigned to their use. He still , how-
I S ever , continued his frolics with them ,
B and he and Car would have frequent
B little contests with each other , and Col.
,9 , Whitney warned Tom repeatedly that he
Bj was ruining the animal's temper , and
• m he would finally be forced to shut them
B up entirely. Eva's parrot , who stayed
S in the same room with the cubs , seemed
jBj to take the greatest delight in these
jSf little battles and would flop his wings
IE with the greatest gravity and yell out :
M , "Go it , boys ! " Ha ! ha ! ha ! "
So thoroughly imbued was the bird
jBS with the spirit of mischief and desire
lS for wrangling that Tom took a great
'Bj dislike to it , much to Eva's chagrin.
jBj One day the crisis came. Tom went
'Bj to his uncle's residence , stopping on the
.Bj way ; boy-like , he whittled at a stick ,
[ jE and cutting his hand he staunched the
j9 | blood with his handkerchief , and thrust-
jira ing it into his pocket he threw away
II Sg the stick and proceeded , gayly whistling ,
j iff to his uncle's houee. Col. Whitney and
jlJB , _ . Eva were neither at home , and the door
llBi ' being locked , Tom admitted himself
jfli through the window and proceeded to
Wm the lion's room. Khedive , for some
B * cause unknown , had retreated , sulkily
H to a corner , and could not Le induced
| Sj to come out. Czar and Tom , therefore ,
| H | had the floor to themselves , and they
| Bj had several particularly rough tussels.
IB Czar seemed to be trying his strength
BH .by playfully springing against Tom
H with all his might , which Tom resisted
H by holding him ol at arm ' s length and
H laughing a most exasperating laugh
B that always seemed to have the effect
B of angering the creature. This con-
B tinned for some time , and as Tom
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was becoming tired he endeavored tc
stop in his usual manner of throwing
tho animal down and placing his foot on
his head. Czar , however , resisted the
being thrown , but. standing uprighl
with his fore-paws ou Tom's chest , the
latter began to back , laughingly , from
him , round the room. Unfortunately ,
Ids foot tripped , and down ho went witb
f ur right on top of him.
" ho animal gave a sniff , and then c
'ow. peculiar call at which Khedive
? \viftly advanced from tho corner , wherj
'a * had been sulkily watching tho .o.st-
iing. With a blaze of his small eyes ,
n I a low growl , he raised his Large
paw , preparatory to giving Tom a stroke
su the head , when tho latter struggled
to his feet with a combined feeling of
fear and anger endeavoring to take pos
session of him. Both animals now stood
before him , their tails angrily whipp n
i.uek aud forth , and when Tom spoke
to.ixingly to them their only response
was a growl.
' 1 om , though a tall stripling , was not
a match in strength for two angry
young lions , though well capable of
managing one , and so ho decided to beat
a retreat to tho door , which was on the
opposito side of tho room. Long used
to frolics of only a friendly nature , ho
tould not bring himself to believe that
thero was any danger from theso curly-
haired friends , and so , stamping his
foot in his usual impetuous manner , he
commanded in as angry a tono as ho
could consume :
"Down , Czar ! Down , Khedive ! "
Xeithor animal paid any heed to his
words , but kept up a swift slashing of
their tails , whilst their small eyes , redly
ominous , sparkled virulently , in their
large , heavy heads.
Then , Tom , alivo now to be tho neces
sity of tho case , changed his tactics ,
and , snapping his fingers in a friendly
manner , called , coaxingly :
"Here now , Czar poor follow. "
It flashed over him as he spoke that
he was more of a "poor fellow" than
Czar was , but being in no position to
choose his words ho used moro lan
guage to the same effect.
Tho only reply elicited from the hor
rible beasts was a low growl , and then ,
observing that Khedive was slowly slip
ping around to tho back and Czar as
suming a crouch preparatory to a
spring , Tom came to a rapid conclusion
that ho would have to run for it.
He made a dash for tho door , and as
he did so both animals sprang on him
roaring with rage and gnashing their
fierce white teeth as they all rolled over
together. The parrot screamed out with
delight.
"Kill ! Kill him ! Go it , boys. Ha !
ha ! ha ! "
At this critical moment the door flew
open and Col. Whitney , breathless with
running , rushed in and laid hit cane
vigorously about him.
The change was instantaneous. Czar ,
growling fiercely , retreated to a corner ,
while Knedive fawned abjectly at Col.
Whitney ' s feet , and the parrot remarked
in her sweetest tones :
"Uood boys , .iss and be friends !
Folly loves good boys. "
" 1 wish Polly belonged to me. I'd
cut her head off , " said Tom , who , ragged
and heated , was standing by his uncle.
• 'I don't know how it happened , " he
continued , in answer to his uncle's
questioning glance.
"It's a lie ! Tommy tells a lie ! "
shrieked the parrot , angrily.
Eva , who was standing in the door ,
burst out laughing , and Tom shook his
fist at the bird , and , drawing out his
handkerchief , mopped his face vigor
ously. Col. Whitney , who was watch
ing him , gravely amused , started vio
lently , for both beasts had arisen si
multaneously , and were watching Tom
intently , while a little nervous twitch
of their tails indicated a renewal of
hostilities.
"Where did . that blood come from on
your handkerchief , " cried the colonel ,
energetically ; "for heaven's sake put it
up , for see how excited they are becom
ing. "
"Only cut my finger this morning on
my way here , " returned Tom , carelessly
thrusting his handkerchief in his pocket.
"That fully accounts for their attacking
you , " said the colonel ; "how could you
be so unpardonably careless , Tom ; I
was certain my pretty darlings could
not be behaving badly without good
reason , " he continued , fondly patting
Khedive on his head.
"I am sure I didn 't know , " returned
Tom , a little angrily , "that the nasty
beasts minded the smell of blood. "
"They don't mind it , Tom , " said the
aid gentleman , chuckling , "they dote on
it and that is the cause of the warm
greeting you received this morning. "
"Won't you have to part with them
low ? " said Lva , a little anxiously , ap
proaching Tom and laying a soft hand
in his ragged shoulder , and looking
jravely at Col. Wrhitney.
"Part with them ? " thundered tho old
jolonel , angrily , "certainly not you
nust bo dreaming , Eva. Tom must just
ceep away from here after what has oc-
jurred , for the cubs will never forget or
orgive him again. "
"I think , uncle , they are getting dan-
jerous , " said Tom , with a little glance
it his torn garmeuts.
"Danger ; " shouted tho old colonel ,
rascibly , "I would part with my great
; randmother before I'd part with my
ions. "
Tom said no more , but took his de-
larture , the parrot accompanying him
o the door and calling after him :
"Good-bye , Tommy come again ! Ha !
ia ! "
Tom sailed his cap at the bird and
mocked him over , and with a torrent
f profanity following him , ho ran
ightly down the steps waving his cap to
Sva , and his uncle , who were watching
dm from the door.
The next morning Tom concluded to
igain saunter down to his uncle's resi-
lence , ana see if tho young lions had
orgotten their recent display of
lostility.
He ran up the steps with a light heart ,
nd letting himself in at the door he \
ras greeted with a discordant laugh by {
he parrot , who called out gaily :
"Devil to pay , Tommy. Ha ! Ha !
lat" Tom , who could not abide the
lird , for he said often to Eva that he
eemed like an evil spirit in disguise ,
aade a cut at him with a switch , but
he bird dodged it adroitly. Then run-
dng up the stair-case he knocked itape-
uously at his uncle's door , through
Those room he would have to pass lie-
ore reaching the lion's den , which
onneoied by a small passage-way be-
weeo ,
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j There was no response Made to his
summons and ho knocked louder still ,
and then listening intently heard a
sound that chilled his flesh with horror.
There was a low growling and mum
bling , and shaking of a heavy body
, much tho same as a cat shakes a mouse
and then a sharp crunching , as of
j bones.
j Tom was paralyzed with dread. Ho
knew that tho lions wore never allowed
to leave their don , and such sound.s
issuing from his uncle ' s room were
ominous.
Kcmombering a window that oponod
on a shed to which ho had often as a
lad gained access by climbing , ho ran
thither , and in a few minutes was on
tho shed , and stealing softly to the
window , peeped in.
r.hedive was running swiftly around ,
nosing about tho apartment , while . . .tr
with freocious growls and mumble-
was tearing and shaking to and iro
at something that iiad on o had tho
shape and form of life. Littlo pools of
b' ' .ood lay about the floor , and near
tho window through which Tom was
peering wore several tufts of short ,
grizzled hair. Tom nearly fell off tho
shod in a paroxyism of apprehension
when ho remembered then not having
seen Eva. His hand incautiously struck
against the window pane , and bot.i
5.easts looking tip with a roar detected
him , and bounding agaiust the glass
smashed out several panes in their
fury.
It did not take Tom a minuto to dash
for tho pillar by which ho had ascended
and to slip down with a lightning-like
rapidity. Thou , with a palo face , he
re-entered the house determined to
search ovory nook and corner until he
discovered Eva.
Sho was not in her room , and closing
her door softly , he wandered through
tho great , lonely house , calling her
name loudly , and every moment hoping
against hope to see her dainty form
como tripping forth and to hear from
her laughing lips that tho ghastly trag
edy enacted above was but tho flitting
dream of an idle brain. Only the faint
echoes , dimly afar , answered his loud
cries , and every now and then a louder
roar or a heavy spring as the lions paced
back and forth in the room above.
At last it seemed to him that he heard
a faint answer in response to one of his
loudest cries. It seemed to come from
the lion's den that lay beyond his uncle's
room , to which the only a cess was
through the apartment where the beasts
were holding their cami.al.
Tom , quickly making up his mind ,
seized his uncle's old Colt's revolvers
that were hanging , loaded , in the hall.
Thrusting them into the holders and
buckling the belt round his waist , ho
ran out to the shed , and , qnickly mount
ing tho pillar , was soon on top of the
slippery shingles , regardless of the
number of persons , summoned by the
servants , who were at a safe distance in
the crowd outside of the fence.
On his hands and knees he cautiously
crept to the win low , when he suddenly
saw Czar ' s huge face rear itself against
the window frame in front of him.
With a beating heart , but a steady
aim , he let loose a bullet right in his
eye , and in the midst of a roar the ani
mal fell over dead. Then , creeping
close to the window , he iired several
shots at Khedive , and had the satisfac
tion of seeing him bite tho dust in a
figurative way.
The crowd in the street thon gave a
loud hurrah , as they saw what was
left of tho sash raised , and Tom leap
nimbly into the room.
With a heart beating almost to suffo
cation , ho flew through the passageway
leading to the lion's den , and , throwing
open the door , almost fell into Eva s
arms.
"My dear girl , " said Tom , giving her
a boyish hug as he said it , "I am so
glad to find you safe but poor Uncle
imon isn't it dreadful ! "
"What is so dreadful about Uncle Si
mon ? " said a cheery voice , approaching
from another part of tho room.
"Oh , Uncle Simon ! " said Tom. "I
made certain that you were gone up
that it was you the dirty beasts were
making no bones of , and shaking about
at such a rate. "
"It camo near being my body , at any
rate , " said the tho old man , soberly ,
"for the passage door was uncautiously
left unfastened last night , and at day
light this morning both broke into my
room , and had it not been for my poor
dog they would have made short work
of me. As it was , Eva , who came run
ning at my cry of alarm , came near
being sacrificed. It was my poor Llew
ellyn that you heard them growling over
and devouring at such a rate this morn
ing. "
The old colonel looked mournfully at
his two pets as they lay with their jaws
3yed in blood on the floor of the sleep
ing room. Whether the thought of his
reported dead love was the cause of the
heavy sigh that escaped his lips is not
recorded , but , suffice it to say , ho made
no expressions of regret or otherwise.
shortly after there was a wedding at
'Castle Dangerous" as tho neighbors
in the beginning sportively termed Col.
Whitney's residence. Is it necessary to
idd that tho bride was pretty Eva Lou-
ion and the bridegroom was Thomas
Whitney I
A Monkey's Trick.
[ Philadelphia Call. .
An old monkey sat cozily asleep in a
> nug corner , with a friend nestling
igainst him and indulging likewise in a
: omfortable snooze. Presently a young
skylarker approached them somewhat
; imidly , and , squatting beside his
' riend , sat quietly for some seconds ,
: hen suddenly , as if possessed by some
nalicious inspiration , ho reached his
irm out cautiously , behind the slumber-
ng friend , and gave the elderly monkey
i whacking box on the ear. He , waking
n just wrath , and unsuspicious of the
; ruth for the culprit was now sham-
ning sleep and looked tho picture of
nnocence flew upon his friend with an |
ndictment for assault , and chased him
vith monstrous clamor round and
ound the cage , while the culprit sat
egarding them and jabbering with
oy.
oy.Some little time after the perform-
incc was repeated , the old moukey and •
lis friend having settled in the corner ,
ind the assault and wrongful punish- •
nent occurring as before. Once again
he trick was tried , but the friend who
lad twice suffered was shamming sleep'
; his time , and caught the culprit in the
ict , and , with the help of the old mon-
iey , gave him a good drubbing , which ,
ndeed , he well deserved. _
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EUROPE'S ROYAL WOMEN.
Victoria and Alcxandrn Kx-Quccn
Isabella Oijf"i of Grccro.
[ Olive Harper in Now York World. ]
Queen Victoria I saw twico while in
England once on tho platform of a rail-
way station , and a second time walking
in the grounds of Windsor cabtle. Tho
first time she was accompanied by her
suit and probably by her faithful John
Brown , and the second time she had
two little girls with her and a tall man
servant walking sedately in tho rear.
The queen looked just as do her picture. ; ,
with the exception that her color and
her eyes , her mouth and lnr g/o s
figure all give her a very common ap
pearance , and she looks like one who ,
were sho not a queen , would bo cahYd a
hard drinker , judging from her : .pj ( tr
ance. There is nothing regal , no.yv'ii
dignified , in her manner or walk. . ! k
wears very large shoes , and div.tsts .is
deep mourning , with a widow ' s cap. .ie
has no grace of figure or outline , and. m
short , her whole appearance knock. ; to
splinters tho theory of patricau birth
evidenced in appearance. Of fourse
this is but a superficial judgment. Her
daughter-in-law Alexandra , l.owovor ,
has every grace and dignity and attri
bute we involuntarily bellow upon
princesses. She is everything that ia
noble and engaging , and she drawall
hearts to her. Her ciuKron ivsrmb'
her. Her features and i'oim are thewe of
the highest i.ussian type , ; .nd that typo
is model. Mrs. MacOahan , the widow
of . the war correspondent , who is now , 1
believe , in Toledo , and who is a Iiuhsian
lady , resembles tho Princess Alexandra
very closely.
The Princess Alexandra is very often
seen in London , driving about with one
or more of her children , and is often
met in the South Kensington and British
museums , where I have seen her. She
always dresses on theso occasions with
tho most extreme simplicity. The em
press of Austria , on the contrary ,
dresses with the greatest elegance at all
compatible with the occasion. I have
seen her many times in the Vienna ex
hibition , alway dressed magnificently in
satins and rare laces. She mingles
freely among the people and displays
her rarely beautiful smiles for all alike.
She has t he most superb head of chest
nut hair , wavy and glossy , that I ever
saw , and she walks erect ami with a
grace of motion seldom seen in women.
She has large eyes , full of fire
and spirit as well as affection , and is
altogether a most beautiful woman , tall
and lithe. I have seen her in royal
pageants dressed in regal state , and on
horseback , whore she is indeed a splen
did sight , dressed in velvet , gold-laced
and bejeweled riding habits , and 1 have
seen her on the Prater in the evenings ,
at the opera at night , and , severest test
of all , at the exposition , under the hard
and searching light of day. and I de
clare still thatshe is a beautiful woman.
Once at the exhibition she stepped on
my toes , and , I must admit , hurt my
most precious corn , and she made iiioiv
apologies than J should have thought
necessary had I been the one to s\iee. | c
her imperial toes , and when sh < > foni.d
thai 1 could not speak anything but
"American , " she heid quite a hlr.c < hat
with me , much to Hie scandal of her fol
lowers.
Very different to her in manner was
the ex-Queen Isabella , whom i also met
with the young King Alphon o , who ,
however , was not a king then , but just
ii nice boy of somewhere about 20. She
is short , gross and fat , and with a most
repulsive countenance wherein it .seemed
to me all the low passions predominated.
3he was dressed very plainly as to mate
rial and color , though it docs not seem
to me that any amount of jewels or robes
jould transform her into anything more
regal. Tho went about cheapening dif
ferent articles like a inarket-womau , and
puffing and panting along , her huge bust
ind stomach shaking as she walked ,
md pudgy hands thrust into immense
jloveS , altogether making a picture not
pleasant to see.
Queen Olga , of Greece , I also saw at
he Vienna exhibition , as well as after-
ivard , when I was in Athens , and she is
me of the handsomest women 1 have
> vcr seen , queen or otl.erw ise. She is
• ather tall , most exquisitely built , with
small hands and feet , thick dark hair ,
arge brown eyes , with eyelashes that
ire simply wonderful , and with a pure ,
: reain complexion as rare as it is beauti
ful. She is very fond of horseback rid-
ng and looks well in the saddle , but I
ove her best when with her children or
with ladies. She is irresistibly lovely
ind charming then. It is but fair to
• ay that she is adored by her husdand
md her people. She is fond of knitting
ace-work , such as is done in Turkey ,
md giving it to ladies who please her in
my way.
I saw the empress of Prussia once
inly , and then but indistinctly. She
vas with the emperor , and they visited
Vienna together. After sitting tor hours
o see the royal cortege pass the wm-
Iow , at last my patience was rewarded by
eeing a carriage dash by .is rapidly as
mssible , and in it were seated the griz-
; ly old emperor William and a withered ,
rail-looking old woman almost hidden
n wraps and laces , and that was her
najesty the empress of Prussia.
The iO < ; se of < : oiiqiie > t.
[ Tho Current ]
It is safe to * say that , if there shall
• rove to be any way for England to keep <
Jgypl , the land of the Pharaohwill be
etained as a part of the British empire ,
fapoleon always favored conferences ,
'hey consumed time and bound nobody
o anything. From the first gun that
pened on Alexandria and Arabi in 1S&2 ,
onquest has been the secret and logical
bought. Says the first fisherman :
'Mastor I marvel how the fishes live in
he sea ! " and the second fisherman
( light have answered as aptly : "Why. " ,
s nations a-land the great ones eat up
ho little ones. "
Not Anonymously.
[ The Current. ]
James Payn , in his "Literary Kccol * <
actions" now in course of publication
i The Independent , earnestly advises =
oung authors not to publish their
rorks anonymously. "If one , " he
risely says , "has any personality be-
snging to one ( whether it is spelt with (
n 'i' or not ) h just as well to claim it
therwise some one is sure to do so "
Professor W. A. Henry : There isper-
aps one farmar ia ten that keeps records , i
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Practical Ubm of Wind Power.
{ From Farm , Field and Stockman , March 5.1
ThoroiBa rapidly increasing demand
from farmers , dairymen and stockmen
for a wind mill that will not only pump
water , but alao furniBh power for run
ning mashinory naed about the barn and
dairy. ThoBO are a feed grinder , corn
Bheller , wood saw , churn , grindstone , or
feed cutter , and oven running throahing
maohinea. All this haa succeaaf ully boon
done by wind power. Millers , too , aro
beginning to boo the value of wind as a
cheap power , and aro creating largo mills
for ouBtom work.
Tho illustration represents a Challenge
Double Header and mill oreoted at tho
end of a barn , and running a Challenge
Peed Mill , corn sheller , pumps , oto. , and
to which also could be attached any of
the other machinery mentioned above , a
wood saw or threshing maohine , or , in
fact , any kind of machinery that can be
run by water or Bteam power. Thia com
pany and their predecessors have made
the Challenge Wind Mills Binco 1870 , and
all wind mill men who aro postnd in their (
business. a
Tho Challengo Company not only gain I
in proBonting their mill Bquaroly to tho j
wind at all umco , but another vital point j
i8 they present each slat of their wheel ]
at all times at tho same anglo. It ia |
manifeBt to any one who haa made wind |
mills a etudy , that if not held oquarely to i
tho wind at all times , tho mill not only \
loaoa a largo amount of power , by pro- \
senting to tho wind a greatly reduced j
area of surface , but it loae3 a groat i
amount of power by presenting what sur-
face it has left at an entirely different ! tM
anglo to what it did when held square to ' H
the wind. To prove this , take a position V
in front of a mill , let powor bo applied , W
and if tho mill swerveB or climbs around l
Bidewaya it loaes power.
So if you can boo through the wheel
between slats on certain portions of it ,
permitting tho wind to paBs entirely
through without leaving any impression
on the wheel , it ia robbed of its power.
In other words , they lose power by pro
Bonting a reduced surface of tho whool
Bidewaya to the wind , and what surface
THE CHALLENGE WINDMILL IN OPERATION. i
the celebrated Challenge Feed Milfa sev
eral years previous to that time. This
company ia one of the largest manufact
urers of geared wind millsand they ship
them to every part of this country and
Canada , and to many foreign countries.
While they have manufactured thousands
of pumping wind mills , and have a very
large trade in that ; direction , and are
steadily increasing their trado in that
line , yet they make their greatest claimB
on their geared mills , and judging from
the hundreds cf testimonials shown uh
while in their office a snort time since ,
from purchasers having their mills in use
continaously for tho past two to twelve
years , they certainly have a mill to be
proud of , and one that every farmer
could buy with profi ! ; .
Tho greatest troublo omoag manufact
urers has been to keep the face of tho
wheel squarely to tho eye of the wind ,
beoause as soon as power was applied to
the wheel the tendency was for tho
wheel to creep , swerve or veer round
on tho tower. The Challenge folks have
overcome this tendency to awarve or veer
out of tho wind , and by a simple device
patented by them their geared mills are
held squarely to the wind at all times ,
it matters not whether the wind is blow
ing five or forty miles an hour ; themill
faces the wind under all conditions.
Thi& is the vital point of a geared wind
mill , and iB so recognized , wo believe , by
they do present is at an improper angle
admitting that when a mill is square to
the wind the slats are at the proper
angle. This , we believe , all admit.
The Challenge Company are conserva
tive , but we are inf armed that they chal
lenge any one to pat np a geared mill
againBt one of their Challenge MHb of
the same s ro , and they egree to do from
twenty-five to two hundred per cont
more work , and are willing to put up any
reasonable amount of money on tho result.
Their celebrated Challenge Feed Mills
have been manufactured since 18G0 , and
Mr. NelBon Surr , the inventor , who is a
thoroughly practical mechanichas , chargo '
of that department in their woikB. lie
has from time to time made valniJble im
provements , which still keep the old re
liable Challengo abreast of all competi
tors. There are over 15,000 of these mills ,
in use. They aro so well and favorably , •
known that they speak for themselves. r '
They are said to be the firBt successful
iron mill put on the market , and , we be- •
lieve , generally are bo acknowledged. We
can recommend this company as perfect
ly reliable , and the goods they manufact
ure are first-claEs in every respect and of
good material. For further particulars
and prices , we advise our readers to write
to the Challenge Wind Mill and Feed Mill
Co. , Batavia , Illinois. If yon mention
this paper they will be glad to f urnifih
full information. '
G. B. NETTLETON , Agent ,
MgGOOK NEBRASKA.
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JOHN" R BLACK.
Breeder or Improved Sheep.
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i&&z&t8 # 7& PV ciicp solicited.
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f5fi § V < | r at ltd Willow ,
EATOX BROS. & CO.
_ vgB&9 p. O. tiddross. JeC ! ook.
fSffiSil , , , , , , _ Nebraska. Itunjri' , south
SV Tgp3 | pS ot McCook.
% j J [ Pa Cattle branded on I. ft
lur.Also , 10. 5. A anc
feffo brands on left hip.
sd2 * & Horses brandfd the
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WILLIAM McIXTYEE.
DNTRACTOR AXD BUILDER ,
CULBERTSON. NEBRASKA.
All work warranted. All material furnished
" desired. Work done on short notice.
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KILPATKICK BROTHERS.
( Successors to E. D. Webster. )
Horsrs branded on left hip or left shoulder.
33 j P. O. address. Estelle ,
nrvlS TTj. . .Ijilu , . . _ Hayes county , and Beat-
F % $ jt % & 3rice. . Neb. ltange. Stink-
W3E3w ffin w ter and French- .
efS feftSman creeks. Chase Co. , '
t& | * | gg2i ft Nebraska.
W * ifJfl Brand as cut on side of
J i uSx = M # ' sone animals , on hip and
' = s i * gj2S fc sides of some , or any
whereon the animal.
STOKES & TROTIJ.
agfp PO. . address. Carrico.
tff353SE'noKTJ . Ill.ves . county. Neb.
iw ' Sg K Kanjre : Ked Willow
B34 ! Jy ? JwcreeIr' above Carrico.
G&feS/M&v&iin Stock branded as above
gggS SlaeiAlso run the followinj , -
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a-aSgjjjgJSgS fcaJ Horse brand , lazy w L