Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1901 — Page 7

DEERING AT PARIS IN 1900.

The Famous Chicago Harvester Company Received More aad Greater Honors than Were Ever Before Ac- " corded aa American Exhibitor in the Hiaterr of Expositions. America may well feel proud of the interest which her citizens took in the Paris Exposition’ and the elaborate exhibits which were prepared with consummate skill and displayed in a manner not . excelled by any other country. Those of Harvesting Machinery in /particular were most complete and interesting. The Deering Harvester Company of Chicago, America’s foremost manufacturer of this line of good 3, was accorded the position of honor, having contributed more to the advancement of the art of harvesting than any other manufacturer, living or dead, and with a greater array of important inventions to its credit than any other company in the world. Visitors to the Exposition were prompt to accord the Deering exhibits supreme honors, and it only remained for official mandate to ratify the popular verdict, which was done in a manner as substantial as it was well-merited. Each one of the seven Deering exhibits secured the highest award in its class. In addition to four high decorations, the Deering Harvester Company received twenty-five awards, or twenty-nine in all, as follows: Decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor, Decoration of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, two decorations of Officer of Merite Agricole, a Special Certificate of Honor, the Grand Prize, six Gold Medals, six Silver Medals and eleven Bronze' Medals, including Deering Collaborator Medals. The Decoration of the Legion of Honor was instituted by 'Napoleon Bonaparte when First Consul in 1802, and is only conferred in recognition of distinguished military or civil achievements. It is the highest distinction in the gift of the French Republic. The Decoration of Merite Agricole is an honor of but slightly less importance, which is conferred upon those who have contributed greatly to the advancement of agriculture. An Official Certificate of Honor was accorded the Deering Retrospective Exhibit, which showed the improvements in harvesting machinery during the past century, and excited the highest praise of the French government officials who had entrusted to the Deering Harvesting Company the preparation of this most important exhibit. By special request this exhibit has been presented to the National Museum of Arts and Sciences at Paris* where it has become a permanent featpre of that world-famed institution. The Deering Twine Exhibit and Corn Harvester Exhibit, both of which received the highest awards, have by request of the French government been presented to the National Agricultural College of France. Tbere was no field trial, either official er otherwise, in connection with the Paris Exposition, but the most important foreign contest the past season was held under the auspices of the Russian Expert Commission at the Governmental Farm at Tomsk, Siberia, Aug. 14 to 18. All the leading American and European machines participated and were subjected to the most difficult tests by the government agriculturist. The Expert Comi(,'ssion awarded the Deering Harvester -Company, the Grand Silver Medal of the Minister of Agriculture and Domain, which was the high&st award. The Deering Harvester Works are the largest of their kind in the world, covering eighty-five acres and employing 9,000 people. They are equipped with modern automatic machines, many of which perform the labor of from five to fifteen hands. This company is also the largest manufacturer of Binder Twine in the world, having been first to produce single-strand binder twine, such as is in general use to-day, making over a third of the product of the entire world. The output of its factory for a single day would tie a band around the earth at the equator, with several thousand miles to spare. The annual production would fill a freight train twenty miles long. Made into a mat two feet wide, it would reach across the American continent from ocean to ocean. Deering machines are known as LIGHT DRAFT IDEALS, consisting of Binders, Mowers, Reapers, Corn Harvesters, Shredders and Rakes. This company exhibited at the Paris Exposition an Automobile Mower, which attracted much attention, and exhibitions were given with one of these machines in the vicinity of Paris throughout the season. A man can appreciate a great deal that he doesn’t—at the time.

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WASHINGTON GOSSIP

The expenditures of the government of the United States for the current year were never before exceeded except in 38G3-4-5, during the Civil \Var. The greatest expenditures of any year in the history of the country were - $1,297,555,224 in 1865; in 1864 the total was $865,822,614; in 1863 it was $714,740,725, and then comes 1901 with a total of $710,150,862, which will be exceeded by nearly twenty millions in 1902, as the appropriations at the last session of Congress amount to- the enormous sum of $720,911,683, and if Senator Carter had not beaten the river and harbor bill they would have reached nearly eight hundred millions. Low tide in national expenses was touched in 1878, when the total was only $236,864,327. and the amount per capita of population was $4.98. The most economical year, however, was 1886, when the total expenditures were $242,483,138, a per capita of $4.22. Expenses have been rapidly increasing since the Civil War, and ten years ago, in 1889, we passed the three huudrejd million, mark. In 1898 we passed the four hundred million dollar mark, and in 1899 the half billion mark. * The census office has received through the State Department a consular report on the population of the German empire and its changes in the lajst century. The population is now about 56,000,000, being larger than that of any other country in Europe except Russia, which has in Europe alone over 106,000,000 subjects. In 1789 the whole German empire had a population of about 26,000,000, and at the close of the Napoleonic wars in 1815 Germany, although somewhat reduced in size, had a, population of something more than 30,000,000. In 1845, since which date the area has remained almost constant, Germany had 34,000,000; in 1865, 40.000,000; in 1885. 47,000,000, and in 1900 about 55,500,000, an increase in the century of nearly 30,000,000. The Germans feel a natural pride in the rapid growth of their population compared with that of their rival across the Rhine. In 1815 France had about 36,000,000 inhabitants and Germany 34,000,000. Now France has 38,000,000, or only two-thirds the number of Germany. The engagement of Miss Martha Hichborn, daughter of Rear Admiral Hichborn, to James G. Blaine, Jr., while not

MSSS HICHBORN.

intimates that she has placed James G. Blaine. Jr., upon a year's probation of good behavior. If, during that time, he entirely abjures those serious failiugs which have heretofore mitigated so seriously against his standing in society and advancement in life, she will marry him. Satisfactory progress is being made with the wireless telegraphy experiments under the direction of Willis Moore of the weather bureau.- Messages have been repeatedly transmitted a-distance of fifty miles overland. Towers and apparatus have been erectyd at points along the, Virginia and North Carolina coast to command a wide expanse of ocean. Those in charge are confident that one hundred miles can be covered without the use of a wire and are hopeful that even a greater distance will he mastered. The methods and mechanism in operation are distinct from those used elsewhere, and are being patented ns fast as perfected. Under the arrangement with Secretary Wilson, made with the experts in charge, the government will share the benefits of all inventions and discoveries that may result from the tests, those employed binding themselves to give them without royalty.

The following table shows the growth of the pension list during the last twenty years, the number of pensioners, the disbursements on account of pensions and the number of new claims filed: No. of Disburse. Appll■\pensloners inents for cations oil roll. pensions. Hied. 1879 242,783 |23,«<14,428.82 57,118 1880 230,802 r>«.«IS!l, 220.08 1-11,408 1881..., .208,830 30,383,403.33 31,110 1882 283,007 34.313,172.03 40,930 1883 303,038 00.427.573.81 48.770 1884 332.730 57,912.387.47 41.783 1883 345,125 03.171.937.12 40,018 1880 303,783 04.001,142.00 40,805 1887 400.007 73,752,007.08 72,403 1888 452.557 78,930,501.07 75,720 1889 480.725 88,842,720.58 81,220 1800 537,044 1(10.004,230.39 105,044 1801 (170,100 117.312,000.50 006,941 1,892 870,008 130.304.147.11 240,038 1803 000.012 150.000.087.94 119,301 1804 900,544 130,080,7211.17 57,141 1805 070,524 139.807,788.78 45,301 18! Ml 070.078 138,215,174.08 42,244 1807 070,014 130,940.717.35 50,385 1808 003.711 144,051.870.80 48,732 1800. .'...001,510 138,355,052.05 53,881 1000 003,529 138.403,130,05 51,004 Chief Wilkie of the secret service is not aware that United States silver dollars are being coined in Mexico. He says that if they are being made there and put in circulation in this country the operation** have escaped the vigilance of -his agents, who are constantly on the watch for such violations of the law, and have hitherto shown marked efficiency in the discharge of their duties.' Senator Frye has decided to resign the chuitmausbip of the committee on commerce and accept the chairmanship of the committee on foreign relations of the Senate, which was made vacant by the death of the late Mr. Davis of Minnesota. This leaves .Mr. McMillan of Michigan at the head of the commerce committee, hut he will yield the chairmanship to Mr. Elkins, who stands third, liecause Mr. McMillan prefers to remain where he has been for six years, as chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia.

formally announced, is well understood. Miss Hiehborn is considered the most beautiful woman in Washington. Miss Hiehborn's most intimate friends declare it to be a prohational engagement, inasmuch as the admiral’s beautiful young daughter does not hesitate to affirm to her

Marriage by Assessment.

Marriage is admittedly always a hazard, but in Servia it has been made the basis of a qoyel variation on the usual modes of speculation. There societies ifor providing bonuses on marriage were formed, and flourished to such an extent as to greatly accelerate the marriage rate. The funds were obtained on the assessment system, find, as many members who got a bonus and a bride abruptly stopped their contributions, the aspiring celibate subscribers •who were left found their obligations Increasing more rapidly than is the experience of most married men. Consequently liquidation has set in among these companies with great severity, and the boom in mafrimony isdikely lo be followed by a slump.—London Financial News. Some men succeed In spite of all their friends and relatives can do.

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SIOO.OO Reward To protect your health and our reputation, we will gladly pay this big reward to any one who will furnish us information on which we can secure conviction of a dealer who tries to sell worthless fake imitations,when CASCARETS are called for. When you’re offered something “just as good”, it’s because there is a little more money in the fake. Buy CASCARETS from the honest dealer. They are always put up in blue metal boxes with long-tailed trademarked Con the cover—every tablet stamped C. C. C., and they are never sold in bulk. Remember this and whenever fakes are offered when CASCARETS are called for, get all the details and write us on the subject at once. SIX MILLION BOXES SOLD LAST YEAR m V OUR BEST TESTIMONIAL^ fctt&cajieta BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER. (tcc) 2^s^ twAvi ■ never sold in bulk. THE TABLET . DRUGGISTS SCAKAHTUD TO CCU *ll Wwci trnMn, .midlcllU, Mltoutm _ OTAKAITIIO TO CFKEi fht ran **• tbo drst Wi rs CA»bad breath, bad blood, wind oa the .Conor b, bloated bowel., teal nonth, CABETI wa. told. Kow It h .rtrdt alllbabMn » f»». Mtor Iba air headache. Indigestion, pinoles, pain. alter eating, liver trouble, .allow row- .tnllar nedtelne to the-world. *Thl. I. ab..late arao£ of area: nertt, aad pie x ton aad dlxzlnen. Wnea year bowel. don't neve regularly yea are ear beat teatlnealal. We have faith. ... will nlf rAIT*I rrt .balolrlj settles at eh. Constipation kills were Maple than all ether flresrt. together. saaraaleed to eareor noney rrteaded. «ebay today, two Me boxes, atae It I. a starter ter tho chronic allaeats aad loss years of sajferlnf that cone Chen a fair, hese.ttrial. a. per slnple direction., nadir y.usre aetsaUaded afterwards. Ko natter what alls yea, start tahlss I'AMtKETI today, ter after as Is. o.« Ms box. retorn the aaasad Me box aad the enptybox to yea will aever yet well aad be well all the tine until yea pat year bowels as by nail, or the drsnlM teon whoa, yea purchased tt, aad ret year nosey 7- “ ‘ b " ,ute

RICH YOUNG MEN.

Why They Are Objects of Especial Public Attention. One of the signs of the times—that grows more and more noticeable aa the years increase—is the amount of attention paid in the public prints to very rich young men. There was nothing thirty years ago like the attention paid nowadays to young Vanderbilts. There are several of them, all under 25, whosje movements and iptentions and various enterprises are as closely followed as though they were statesmen active in public life. They are all, so far as appears, exemplary young men and modest, yet whatever any one of them does that is in the least important to himself is considered to be important to the public also. When William comes from Newport to New York on his racing automobile his progress is reported from town to town, and diligent narrators tell us not ouly what time lie made, but what he had to eat and how his servant looked; when Cornelius goes to a convention at Saratoga his appearance as a delegate is estimated to have more “news" in it and is more impressed on the public mind than any other incident of the convention. So when lie hires a big house for the winter it is recorded in all the papers and announced in some of them in big letters 011 the front page. When Alfred comes to town and goes to work at a salary of SIOO a month, due note is taken of that also. What is more, the people who read about these young men are interested in what they read. These young men start in life as public characters, not by dint of precocious achievement, but because of inherited position and inherited or expected wealth. So it is with the heirs of a few other American families that have been very widely known for two or three generations. What it all means is that .the great fortunes of our time are recognized as power that can be and is transmitted from father to son, and that it makes a difference which concerns the public what sort* of hands tills power lodges in. The old idea that it w r as only three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves is passing away. The great fortunes of our day seem exceedingly stable, and the families that control them sCem stable enough nowadays to ‘he compared with the more powerful families in Europe.—Harper’s Weekly. Birth Rappers. In some of the towns of Holland, especially those which in past time 3 suffered much from the Spanish invaders under King Philip 11. of Spain, there is prevailing the strange custom of announcing the birth of a child by banging to the front door a rav-per or knocker, called “klopper,” enveloped in linen, lace, or cloth. This usage, still observed, particularly by the patrician families, is said to derive its origin from a Spanish ordinance, according to which goldiers seeking quarters were forbidden to be billetted at houses wher* new-born children had arrived. A halfwrapped up “klopper” announces the birth of a girl; one wholly enveloped that of a boy. Modern fashion demands costly lace, which In some cases is Inherited from generation to generation, and, again, the lace employed to be wound round the mother’s wedding bouquet is often used for this purpose. A rapper’s red shield denotes the birth of a son; one half red and half white, that of a daughter.—Baltimore Sun.

Reasoning by Analogy.

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1 M NervousProstrafion. A Noted Boston Woman Describe* ' its Symptoms and Terrors.—Tw» Severe Cases Cured by Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “lam so nervous! no one ever suffered as I do ! The** isn’t a well inch in my body. I honestly believe nfiy lungs are diseased, my chest pains me so, but I have no- eough. I am so weak at my stomach, and have indigestion terribly, And palpitation of the heart; am losing flesh; and this headachs and backache nearly kills me, and yesterday I had hysterics. u There is a weight in the lower part of my bowels, bearing down all the time, with pains in my groins and thighs I can’t sleep, walk, or sit, and blue — oh goodness! lam simply the most miserable of women.” This is a most vivid description of a woman suffering with nervous prostration, caused by inflammation or some other diseased condition of the womb. No woman should allow herself to reach such a perfectk» of misery when there is no need of it. Read about Misfe Williamson’s case and how she was cured. Two Bad Oases of Nervous Prostration Ourodm

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