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( f h ( -r i X F ABOUT LOCOMOTIVES. Tho Evolution of tlio Amorloan Stoam Engine Peter Cooper' Cruilo Affair VnrlotiB Other Type In Early L'o and Their I'ccullnrltlca Tho Modern Flyer. Although Peter Cooper never built a Miccessful full-sized locomotive, ho is none the less entitled to the renown of being- the father of the Axnerlctm loco motive. Ho begnn building his model on tho Bite of tho present Mount Clnrc workshops in Unltimore, In 1820, nnd made several trial trips with it before thccloscof thatyoar. Itwasa very crude tnaehine, judged by the present stand- THE FIRST AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE. nrd, having an upright boiler with u Binglo cyliuder of 3 inches diameter and a stroke of 14ya inches. Instead of using tho exhaust steam from the cyl inder to, produce a draught for the lire, n9 in all modern locomotives, Air. Coop er placed a fan, revolved by a belt from H-feMis eBj7 it it.. il T 'iwfckrl w-7 X 4Iq m t Kj v - I I fc U , 5 ! t 1 Oft 9 ' A A I ft H tfJ t T ij I3r -f r 11" XL ff r1 ' f 'Jyiinrir'itSiTifc I Q MMMMMMtMii iWiy!g A Vv L A f A !L2V Gp"vraiv TJ-ArCVTlTt t 8 '. A WINANS CAMEL BACK. one of the axles, in tho funnel of his engine. The power was applied to tho other axle by means of a toothed wheel. Tho Btrength of tho engine was one horse-power, and attained the then ex traordinary rate of 18 miles an hour. On the following January 4, 1831, tho directors of the Bultimore & Ohio llail road company issued their famous offer uf $4,000 for the best locomotive which should be delivered at their line before the following .Tunc 1. The winner of this contest was Phineas Davis, who called his engine the "York," from York, Pa., where it was built. It was the first of the class known as "grass- A DAVIS GRASSHOPPER. hoppers," ond had a vertical boiler and cylinder. The exhaust steam revolved a fun which iu turn revolved a second A MODERN fan close to the ash pan by which air vas forced up through the lire. Under favorable circumstances the "York" ran at as high a rate of speed as 30 miles an Lour with three or four cars, and throughout the year 1832 had an uver uge run of SO miles u day. It was a lit tle later than this that the horizontal itoiler was substituted for tho vertical one, and the name of the engines using the horizontal boilers were "crabs" to distinguish them from those of tho "grasshopper" class. Jloss WlnanR invented the projecting journals on the axles of car wheels, thus producing at a stroke the fric tion of hauling them from twehe pounds to a ton to three pounds. Mr. Winans' first two engines, man ufactured iu the fall of 1830, though eight tons each in weight, had a great er drawbar pull than any of the 12-ton engines made by Stephenson in Eng land. In the following years the first of the famous "mud-diggers" was turned out at the Mount Clare wot Us. Thlu type of engine had drhing wheels three feet in diameter, and cylinders 17 inches iu diameter, with a 2H:ili ftroke. Assuming that the steam pres sure in the boiler was Mil) pounds to the square ineh, each an engine must huve had a draw-bar pull of 10,200 pounds, or enough power for even a good-sized en gine of to-dny, but if tho bad balancing of all early locomotives be added to tho friction of tho toothed wheels, and the 'J3&' WINANS' MUD DIGGER. lateral and longitudinal play of tho connecting rods, it may be safely in ferred that tho "mud digger" class was never uble to apply more than half Its nominal draw-bar pull. The variety of locomotive still known as the "camel back" was first built by lioss Wiwtns between 1850 and 1653. These were the first 30-ton engines etcr used In any part of tho world. .Next to one modern class of engines, which, filiall here be nameless, they were per haps the ugliest locomotives which hnvo ever been built. Yet tho "camel backs" could pull trains no other engine built up to this time could, and kept their scheduled time, summer and winter, over the moun tain grades of the Alleghanies, and so well built, were they that some of them put into service 30 years ago are Htill pegging oway, much too good to bo relegated to the scran heap. Tho "Dutch wagons" were intro duced by Samuel J. Hayes in 1357. They were wood-burning engines with insido m-mm-m-tiH v , I u) cylinders. As inside cylinders demand forged cranks on the driving axles, and as these crank axles nrs liable to frac ture with excessive strain or after long . - - w '..- iTiw v - ii jTS HAYES' DUTCH WAGON. use, American builders have wisely avoided them. Between the era of the "Dutch wag ons" and the mammoth locomotives of to-day lie the classes of engines famil iar to every one, because examples of them are still to be found working on every branch road. Hut the latest ex ample of engino building, as illus trated by the ten-wheeled consolidated passenger engines at piesent in use on the IJ. & O. road, brings up such mag nificent concentration of speed.strength and endurnnce as were never before teen in the history of the world. Theso engines have six coupled wheels, six feet six inches in diameter, cylinders 21x2G inches, and a steam pressure of FLYER. 170 pounds to the square inch. The haul the lloyal Blue line trains, and on many occasions have gone a mile in 50 seconds, while one of them has been limed covering a mile in 32 seconds. When it is borne in mind that a "horse power" really means what a cry strong horse can lift in a minute, the force of one of theso engines will bo reulizcd A HAYES' GRADE ENGINE, by conceiving 1.100 horses all able to make one mighty pull at the same mo ment. As to speed, one of these en gines will advance at the almost in conceivably rapid rate of 100 feet in a fucoud. There may he inventions which may be considered more marvel ous than the modern high-power loco motive, but surely none displays in con crete result the power of man to im prison so mighty a foree in so umall n compass. . h. MULLIN. LgyjamMTwrmiJ ' - - .- -K VSS-0'' .MV A LEGACY OF DISEASE, Votorans of tho War Ropaid in Sioknosa Abnaltn Kink Oiuy Liven ltcctiunc He I'ersevcred Suffered Since tho War "With Kidney L1hi-unc From the Ncwp, St. John, Kansan. livery citizen ot Jst. John, ivnnsns, is nc quuinted with Abasha lUsk, one of the "Old Veterans" of the late war and lesidcnt of this city. A few months ngo he was a com plete physical wreck, from kidney trouble and diarrhoea, almost unable to get nrouud at all. Your correspondent, who hud learned he had found relief, meeting him on tho street recently, asked if ha wouldn't give him all the fuctu, ua ho was intercHtcd, as were also all his friends. Mr. lliak n;iid he woa only too glad to let the peojplc iu general and his old comrades in iiaiticuliir, (who he knew were Buffering fioiu com plaints similar to his), kuow what had bene fited him. lie then made the following statement: "I had been suiicritnt lor years trom a complication of discuses, among tlicm kid ney and liver trouble and chronic diarrhoea. The greatest tiouhlo of all, however, wan tho complete wreck of my nervous system, resulting fiom my service in the army. 1 was, iu fact, in it most terrible and deplor able condition. 1 tried every remedy I could hear of without the least beneficial results, until I Baw a testimonial of an "old veteran" who was iu the same regiment with me during the war (with whom 1 was well acquainted), stating that he had been cured ot a similar complaint by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. 1 hod almost fiven up hope, hut concluded at last to give 'ink Pills a trial, as they might possibly help me. I began using them and soon commenced to feel slightly better; my im provement was very slow, liowcvcr, but still it was noticeable, and this was encouraging. In the course of about three weeks my con ditiou was vastly improved. To the present time I have taken 13 boxes of Pink Pilln, and can truthfully say I believe I am en tirely cuicd of my liver and kidney trouble, and nearly bo of my diarrhoea. My nervous trouble, too, is so much better that 1 am Buic a cure will be entirely perfected in a short time. "My wife also used the Pink Pills with great benefit. Her blood was in an ex tremely bad condition. Since using the pills, liowcvcr, this condition hun entirely disap peared. I consider Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the most marvelous discovery of the age. 1 cannot say too much in their praise." ABASHA RISK. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pule People are not a patent medicine in the bciibc that name implies. They were first compounded as a prescription and used as such in general practicct by an eminent physician. So great v as their efficacy that it was deemed wise to place them within the reach of all. They are now manufactured by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y., and ore sold in boxes (never in loose form by the dozen or hundred, and the public ave cau tioned against numerous imitations sold in this shape) at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druceists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Med. Co. The man who falls on a banana skin once will have sympathy, but he will only make fun for the boys the next time he lands on his back. Ram's Horn. Piso's Cure is a wondciftil Cough medi cine. Mrs. W. Pickett, an Siclcn uud Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 20, '01. The man who wears a face like a coffin, should not complain if lie finds no welcome. Ram's lloin. There ate no excuses not to use St. Jacobs Oil for bruises. No groat man ever had time to play check ers in the middle of the day. Atchison Globe. Cabarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gupc, 10c. The man who rides a hobby thinks nobody else is making any headway. i m i As it certainly cures it, St. Jacobs Oil i3 the Master Cure for ihcunuitisin. A jury of ravens would not ho long in de ciding that a linnet could not sing. i When bilious or costive cat a Cnscarct, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 25c. I. ! I I. I I III No old gill should have the nerve to crimp her hair in the back. With a rub or two lumbago is often cured by St. Jacobs Oil. Small cost, big profits. If a man works hard and gets along, lazy people say he is "lucky." THE GENERAL MARKETS. Kansas City, Mo., April ft. CATCTC Best beoves. $ a M 4 80 Stoclccrs :i M) 4 W) NatlvocowH "41 3 ICi HOGS Cholco to heavy :i CO 4 00 SHUKP 3WJ 4M "WHEAT No. 2 red WA 00 No. Shard 78 81 CORN No. 2 mixed 20 20 OATS No. 2 mixed 17 18 ItYE No. 2 SO HI FLOUR Patent, per saclc 2 40 2 50 Fancy 2 00 2 25 II AY-Choico timothy 8 50 (I 00 Fancy prairie 5 50 0 00 nKAN (sacked) 5M 51 BUTTEK-Choice creamery.... 17K1& 18 CHEESE Full cream 10, 11 EGGS Choice 7 7 POTATOES 23 23 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE Native und shippinu 3 50 4 40 Texans 3 00 4 15 HOGS Heavy. 3 00 4 IS SHEEP Fair to cholco 2 00 4 10 FLOUK-Chotco 3 20 3 IW WHEAT No. 2 red l3' 01 COltN-No. 2 mixed 2U4' SM OATS-No. 2 mixed 18 18tf HYE-No. 2 ai',4 : IIUTTEU-Crcamery 17 23tf LAUD Western mess 4 07K 4 15 POltK 840 000 CHICAGO. TATTLE Common to prime... 4 35 5 00 HOGS PachinK and shipping.. 3 75 t 15 SHEEP Fair to cholco 3 25 4 05 FLOUK Winter wheat 4 30 4 50 WHEAT No. 2 red 87 00 COKN-No.2. iiiVs& "Hi OATS-No. 2. 101i V, EYE X2K 33 IIUTTEH-Crcamcry 10 21 LAUD 4 2Ks 125 POKIC 8 15 850 NEW YOItlf. CATTLE Natlvo Steers 4 35 5 03 IIOGS-Good to Choice 4 20 4 50 Wil E AT No. 2 red b2) 8.J COKN-No. 2 SUHs 3U4 OATS-No. 2. 2! 22J HUTTEIt-Creamcry...., 15 22 SOUIC Moss 0 00 CL 0 25 DcnfncftN Cntmot He Cured by local applications, us they cannot reach the discahcd portion of the cur. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that ie by constitutional lemcdics. Deafness is caused by an uillamcd condition of the mu cous lining of the Kustachinn Tube. When this tube gets inllauied you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness Is tho result, and unless the inllummation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten arc caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any easa of Dcafncvt (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured by UuII'b Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. V. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7oc. Hall's Family Pills arc the best. Borne very harsh things have been said of the sin ot loafing, but no one can success fully disputo that loafing is very pleasant. Atchison Globe. ' Fortune Seeking KinlKrnntM. Many a poor family that necks tho western wilds in the hope of winning a fortune, is preserved from that insidious foo of the (migrant and frontiersman chills and fever by llostettcr's Stomach Bitters. So effectually does that incomparable medicinal defense fortify the syHtem against the com bined influence of a malariotm atmosphere nnd miasma-tainted water, that protected by it the pioneer, tho miner or tho tourist provided with it, may bufely encounter the danger. ''Is tho Bail the only thing that guides a ship?" asked the green passenger. "No," said the mate; "there are ruddeia." In dianapolis Journal. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first duy'H use of Dr. 'Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Fiee $2 trial bottle & tioatisc. Dr. Kline, 033 Arch st., Phila., Pa. The greatest objection we have to "free" things is that they cost too much. WcBt Union Guzcttc. m i For a world in which there is nothing new under tho sun lliete uio a lot of discov erers. Tiutli. i m .i .i-i -m A dull, racking pain neuralgia. Its sure cure. Si. Jacobs Oil. When a man Blips lie always stops to look ot 'the place whetc he slipped. Atchison Globe. Just try a 10c box of CnFrnrotfl candy ca thartic,iincst livcrnml bowel regulator nuulc. i -- It is a little singular that passengers aro not allowed to converse with the man at the wheel, though he is spokesman of the ship. The proof of it is thousands Bay St. Jacobs Oil cured us of neuralgia. Pirds are supposed to have, in common with all living cieatures, ccitain reasoning faculties, and yet they are the most flighty. No man has a good appetite if lie can wait patiently for his dinner. Atchison Globe. The man who knows himself well will know a great deal about other men. w Pistols and Pestles. Tho duollinfjf pistol 'now ocowpioo its proper placo, in tho museum of tho collector of relics of barbarism. Tho pistol ought to, hnvo bosido it tho pestle that turned out pills liko bullot3, to bo shot liko bullets at tho target of tho liver. But tho pestlo is still iu ovidonco, and will bo, probably, until everybody has testod tho virtuo of Ayor's sugar coatod pills. They treat tho liver as a friond, not as an onomy. Instead of driving it, thoy .coax it. Thoy aro compounded on tho thoory that tho liver doos its work thoroitghly and faithfully undor obstructing conditions, and if tho obstructions aro removed, tho livor will do its daily duty. "Whon your liver wants help, get "tho pill that will," Ayer's Cathartic Pills. 64HM .'-0'v-o-i--o - - - - ANDY m K$w!a Ms wCURE COHSTiPATlOH,- io mWMSffiW'SMvm all oTcBX (J.V1 iWhliBkate .rwmr 25 50 aaitllgmil niW DRUGGISTS t SRRnT.TITPT V finiPSWTPRH t0 fnr0 any caxe of constipation. Cascarets aro (lie Ideal 1jcX rtDOULiUlLLI UUAllAIlliCtLI tlTe.neTcrjrrlporcrlt.c.but caukoi-aayiinturiilrfsults. SmsX . pie nun niiokifurcp. ,111. mi.um.mi iikjimix HKK THAT THIS NAME 18 hTAJll'KI) ON Every Pair OF SHOES YOU BUY. Ladies IT IH Al'ONITIVi: ouaka.ti:e or muii:iciouity. Ask Your Dealer for Them. NK1V IUH'OVKKV iflriK iiiili-V rllef aiulcuicmvcnt Mtnc. 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