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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12

Third ward. Giles Smith, George
carp, Pat McCarty, B. B. Herndon, j.
7. Dorsey, ]. r. Anderson, James VIVA.
ley, l.. r. Cole, Pat Gould, W. j. Me-
Carly, B. ". Aldrich, w. L. Gamble
Emmett Cox, Ed. Ray, 1. w. Gill, A H
Mckee, c. A. Woodford.
Fourth ward-T G. Fitch, DR.. Mccoy
W. R. Hewey, ]. F. Comfy. w. A. Jor.
dan, j. NJ. Ross, ]. P. Miller, NJ. c.
Cook, S. B. Amidon, Frank Bulla, John
DeMott, o. Mulvey, David Ross, r. NJ
Piatt, o. D. Kirk, G.. o. Rodolph, A. A
Glenn.
Sixth ward-J. r. Burton. William
McCarty, J. F. Davis, W. F. Human
Tom Gould, Charles Lempke, john Nc
Cauley. G. K. Spencer, George Atchison
The Populists selected the following
delegates:
First ward-P. V. Healey, j. H. Ash,
J. K. Brink, John Exton, Hubert Child,
3. + Wilkie, J. S. Whitaker, j. Q. Haw-
ley, Henry Sites, J. F. Zimmerman,
John H. Garrett. j. NJ. Furnish, B. l..
Whitlock, George C. Henry. B. E. But
terrified, ". A Hart, Q. J. Seton, Dr.. A.
nay, l. soJ44ciS, pCC- 90 A1i%N|-, W .
S. Kinsey, c. L. Irish.
Second ward-Charles Ballard, j. A.
Ballard, Clark Camp, ]. II. Shields. John
Fisher, Harry Caimen, Frank Dunn,
James Tapp. C. A. Longsdorf, John Kin
sader, G. Eoltz, L. S. Hoagland, Will
liam Campbell, T. j. Fits. w. L. Rose.
F. E. Crouch. Joe Elliott, Nase Long
necker.
Third ward-Colonel II. L. Taylor. z.
A. Huse. r. P. Mccain. r. L. Taylor.
J. c. Healey, Charles Noyce, Frank
Nighswonger, Sam Slower, H. H. Stark,
F. J. Arnold, Colonel S. Z. Jocelyn,
Judge Satton, I. P. Campbell, I. NJ. Lit
tie, ]. c. Colville, J. Starkmann, n. F.
Hyde, A. Cline, VI. Gleason, j. H. Wea-
yer, William Little.
Fourth Ward-W. F. Green, z. L.
Whitlock. L. D. Farris. John Cowley.
C. F. Hoyt, DR.. VI. A. Pratt, Loren
Dewey, Dr. F. Edmons1n, w. J. Babb,
George Stewart, CharIe5 Herold, Fred
Jekle, john Weger, H. Joseph, Charles
Myers, L. Fordyce, George White, e.
F. BerkoIl, E NJ Mosher, Gus Seaman.
Sixth ward-Richarl Slayter, T. E.
Preston, W. H. Berthof. CT. c. Seal0ck,
George Peters, s. E. Doyle, P. J. Bell,
L. c. White. E. E. Davis. Herman
Creise. c. a. Voyght, James Keister. o.
IT. Wilder, Sr, o. T. Wilder, Jr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
WHERE THEY TEACH
sUPT. DYER ASSIGNS TIE CITY
TEACHERS YESTERDAY.

School Will Open Monday Morning a,
Nine O'clock-The High School VIII
Adjourn at 1888 and the Pupils Need
Not Arrange For an Afternoon session
on the First Day-1he Scholars of the
High School Are Requested &c Report
to Their Respective Teachers and BE
| Enrolled For the Coming School Year
| Superintendent Dyer yesterday made
the assignment Of the teachers for the
will adjourn at :35 a. m, on Monday.
and the pupils need not arrange for an
afternoon session on the first day. The
| scholars Of the High school are requested
| 10 report for enrolment as follows:
Seniors-Room 10.
Juniors-Room O.
Sophomores-English and Latin course
from A 10 H inclusive in room 5.
Sophomores-La;in course from A to D
! inclusive. in room u.
Freshmen-All English and Latin
course from \ 10 D inclusive, room 2.
Latin course pupils from E to N, in
room 3.
Latin course pupils from n 10 z, in
room Nc. 4.
The teachers were assigned as follows:
Burton-Grades 10 s, Ivy Jackson.
Cleveland-Grades and 7, Amy Burd,
principal; grades 4 and 5. Alice Moss
man; grades and Eva Minnick; grade
l, Florence Taylor.
College Hill-Grades to 6. Chester
Adams. principal; l and 2, Ella Taft.
Carleton-Grade s, D. S. Pence, princi-
pal; 7, Libbie Kent; 6, Jessie Adams; 5,
Laura Phiileo; 4. Olive Triplett; 8, Maude
Sargent; g Mary Bricker; 1, Lulu An
drews.
Emerson-S, J. S. Carson, principal; Z.
Jane Burd; 6, Minnie Drown; 5, Eta Eel
lows; 4. Lulu Sheppard; 3. Florence Hi
barger; 2, Eva McGee; 1, Mary Wagon
err
Fairmount-1 TO 6, Alena Bradley.
F'ranklin-7, Anna Mulvey, principal;
8, Mary Shaw; 4. Anna Stanton; 3, Helen
Mccormick; 2, Pearl Mccormick; l, Mary
Barwise.
Harry and 4. Jennie Daugherty, prin
cipal; l and 2. Clara Brown.
Irving-S, Mary Kelly. principal I,
Helen Ahern; 6. Emma Hill; 5, Sadie
Caldwell; 4, Agnes Blekeley, 8. Fannie
Witbeck; ., Grace Morris; 1, Ruth
Woody
Kellogg-6 and 7, E. s. Binning, prin-
cipal; >, Hattie Cox; 4. Mary Jordan; 8,
Clemma Fitch; 2. Florence Horton; !,
Sallie Sake.
Lincoln-6 and 7, Sara Scroggin, prin-
cipal: 5, Kate McNabb; 4, Alice Kerr; 3.
Eva Phillips; 2, Aletha Miller; l, Florence
Fuller.
McCormick-s, Anna Liebhardt, princ!-
pal; 6, Elizabeth knight; 3 and 4, Ida
Kaufman; l and 2, Mary Culver.
Parks, Addie Brooks, principal; 5.
Emma MCGEE; 4. Eta Mason; 3, Anna
Mason; 2, Margaret Garwood; l, Ger
trude Jackson.
Westinghouse. Lizzie Dickinson, prin-
cipal; Z, Alice Meorehead; g. Mary Nc
Coy: 3, Abbie Mosman; 4. Belle Walker:
3, Della Nicely; 2, Maude Mclaughlin; 1,
Agnes Conway.
Webster, Minnie Stuckey, principal:
.. Josie Millen; 4, Jessie Drown; 3, Nellie
Dorsey; and ., Hattie Smith (Training
High school-Cynthia Cleaveland, c.
G. Stewart. Leida Mills. Meddie Hamil-
ton, Frank Dunkin. R. F. Knight, Helen
Carpenter, Clara Bowen, ]. y. Allen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
Little Giant"
School Shoes

made by Hill 81 Green,
Boston. Mass, who
make nothing but chill
dren's Shoes. All sewed
with silk, never rip and
We guarantee every
pair to give satlsfac-
tory wear. We have
them in all styles, in
Kid, Fiscal Goat and
Congo Calf, and AT
prices 10 suit any purse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use Of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new prepa-
ration called GRAIN-O. made OF
pure grains, thar takes the place
OF coffee. The most delicate stomach re,
ceives X without distress, and but few can
tell II from coffee II does not cost over
= as much. Children may drink ii with
great benefit. l5c and sc per package. Try
il. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
PEOPLE WILL RIDE
How Wichitans Buy Bicycles, BugcIes and
Pleasure Vehicles

While the bicycle dealers have been
doing IN immense business This year the
implemen. dealers have been doing A
very large vehicle business. The Van
Zlndt Implement company having sold
between 500 and 400 vehicles they are
now unloading four car loads more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
WAS ONLY WED
Elmer Mcdonald Gets Out of the Razor
Scrape.

1t turns out that the arrest OF Elmer
Mcdonald on the charge Of stealing a
razor was little precipitate. Elmer
borrowed the razor from Taylor's wife
and took ii home with him. Afterwards
Mrs. Taylor, of whom the boy borrowed
the razor, went away, and Taylor re-
turning fOunl mis- razor gone, and sup
posed it was stolen. And that's why
Anderson rays step-son was arreste.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12

George K. Spencer Out wits the Old Poll
tic,ans and Has His Ticket All Named
He Has Chosen Both Tickets and Has
seiected Gehring For Treasurer. Hswey
For Dlerk, Wimple For sheriff, Carna-
han For Register. Brown For Surveyor,
and Rose For Coroner-Cone aud Stew
art Balk and Refuse tn Play.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12

Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills. Is cents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
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The buyer for this great store returned Saturday
morning and following him rolling in thousands
OF dollars worth of Fall Dry Goods from such well
known fashion leading houses as Arnold Constable,
Lord-Taylor H. B. Clafn, Taft Weller, Dunn Butler
Observation-Disclosures, and score of other we'll known
importers. Three weeks buying with such houses and
just preceding the 25 per cent. advance in prices,
makes this stock preeminenty and decidedly superior
In points of magnitude variety STYLE beauty freshness
and especially in low prices.
All Saturday it was constant rush to get the first
arrivals OF this stock in DOORS and with usual rush
OF busy buyers it was impossible to select special
bargains for Mondays customers.
Our time is yours. Thirty years experience in New
Yorks busy markets is concentrated in this, latest
purchase, and it IS yours at minimum profits
cost AS rule with us Dry Goods retailing is not to
take advantage of the rise in market values but offer
the goods at only legitimate profit their cost
rs This will be apparent IN this present stock many
of the goods have already advanced that we cannot
now replace them at wholesale at the prices which
are pleased to retail them.
We welcome you to come and see the stock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12

Miss Carrie DC-,ey .et5 yesterday sor
indianapolis. where she has been en-
ployed 10 leash school this winter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
Those Dreadful Sores
They Continued to Spread In Spite
OF Treatment but Now They are
Healed Wonderful Work.

"For many years / have been great
sufferer with varicose veins on one of my
limbs. My foot and limb became dread
fully swollen. When stood up could
feel the blood rushing down the veins of
this limb. One day accidentally hit my
FOOT against some object and sore broke
out which continued to spread and was
exceedingly painful ! concluded
needed blood purifier and began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In short time
those dreadful sores which had caused
me so much suffering, began to heal. /
kept on faithfully with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and in a short time my limb was
completely healed and the sores gave me
no more pain. l cannot be too thankful
for the wonderful work Hoods Sarsaps-
rilla, has done for me-" MRS. a. E.
GILsoN, Hartland, Vermont.
Hoods s1 psi'iia
Is tie best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
kood's Pills cure al liver Ills. IS cents.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

no human life IL large enough not
to be small In spots. II Ia largely a
question as to where the pinch will
como. as 10 the locality Of the mar
rowness. Intolerance Is with most an
Intermittent kind OF thing, OF sprlnglng
to manifestation. n not into being. very
unexpectedly. This uncertainty az TO
when and where the limitation will
come IN proves at times rather awk-
ward. for Il Ia disconcertlng TO dlscov-
er that when We want 10 be narrow.
Just then our nelghbors want 10 be
narrow. too. II would be preferable.
perhaps, n the breath OF one mind
could always doyetail into tho narrow
ness OF another. as deep seas sometimes
crowd up into long but contracted es.
tuaEles. and then would food out Of
sight the sharp. surrounding promonto-
rles OF prejudice. But until the mlllen.
mum comes IN minds broad and mar.
row. sympathles strong and scant. faith
rotund and lean. will probably continue
~ aNA AAa aNaAta VAe Ahaluhl ANOintf
more or less. Yet Il may and should
all along be the honest effort Of all TO
prayerfully and pcrsistently strive TO
work out inio ipst 20 much breadth ~
view and elasticity OF faith as Is con-
sistent with loyalty 10 Christ and
and 10 Christ's truth. each Individual
meanwhile exhibiting toward such as
oppose themselves that same meekness
OF spirit which the latter are presum-
ably exercising. though with what de-
gree Of success may not Immediately
appear. toward him. Al any rate, the
fact remains that every mind and every
school Of thought has he limitations
and never goes a. far and a. sallsfaci.
DRY along all lines as others DO alonF
some one line. Therefore. let no man
think Of himself more highly than he
ought 10 think" but "soberly." accord.
ing AZ God hath dealt 10 him "ths
measure Of faith" and OF vlslon.-C. A.
8. Dwight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

corn shock = farmer would be At work
who owned two hundred acres Of
ground. The man whom no was talk
ing with At the next corr
shock owned but thirty acres OF
ground. and perhaps all covered by a
mortgage. That evening, at the close
OF the husking day. one man drovef
home a roam span. so risky. 30 full OF
life. they got their feet over the traces.
The other man walked home. Great
difference In education. great Different
In worldly means; but noticed at I'm
husking time they all seemed TO e
each others society. They did not DOS
any man how much property he owned
or what his education had been. They
all seemed TO be happy together In
those good times.
And 10 Il will be In heaven. Our
Father will gather his children around
him, and the nelghbors will come In,
and the past will be rehearsed. And
some one will tell OF victory. and we
Will all celebrate Il. And some one
viii tell Of great struggle. and we will
all praise the grace that fetched him
out OF Il. And some one will say.
Here is my old father. that put away
with hearibreak. Just look At him. he
Is as young M any Of u.s." And some
one will say. Here ia my darling child,
that ] buried In Greenwood. and all the
after years OF my life were Swallowed
With desolatlon. Just look at herl
She doesn't seem a. II she had been
sick a minute" Great soclality. Great
neighborhood Kindness.
What though John Milton slt down
on one side. and John Howard slt down
on the other side. No embarrassment.
What though Charlotte Elizabeth sit
down on one side. and Hannah More
sit down on the other slider No embar-
rassment A monarch yourself. why
be embarrassed among monarchsl A
songsier yourself. why be embarrassed
amid glorlhed songstersl Go In and
dine
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17
RAISES MINT.
THIS Il the Quser Buslne.. o. Woman
In Michigan.

This Il the Quser nuslne.s o. Woman
In Michigan.
Buffalo Express; A little woman mp
In Michigan carries on a very remuner-
alive business raising mint She Is
Mrs. Mary Weber and she inherited
the business from her father. Some Of
the mint Is raised in hot beds. aud
these are the objects OF constant care
by the family. which consists Of the
widow and a grown-up son and daugh-
ter OF 10 years The profitable season
IL between the months OF May and Oc-
tobef, and June, the best month OF all.
The mint roots are set out In May. and
the propfletress time IA given TO them
from that date until late In the au-
tumn. She clips and punches the mint
In the afternoon and evening. and the
morning Is given 10 sales. She drives
20 the leading hotels and makes the
sales herself II Is not necessary 10 70.
licit custom. Most OF Il has been ln.
herited with the mint bed. The men
who patronlEed her father give their
patronage 20 the daughter She Is NO,
without competitors. but they are all
Of the male sex and are not as gallant
a. might be expected. Mrs Weber.
like the wise business woman she Is.
refuses 10 say how much the prolific
bed yields. but II IL safe to say that
she keeps 4. . big house going" and
puts aside the desired sum IN provision
for rainy day" She has supplanled
her income by dealing IN lemonade
slfawa Every summer she drives In
10 the country for radius OF twenty
miles IN search Of rye straw that will
serve that purpose. II she finds the
kind she desires she buys Il In the
Geld. But she Is very hard 10 please
In the matter OF the quality Of the
straw. and has finally settled 70 the
patronage OF a farmer named Black
Jack. who has a yearly contract with
her. womanllke. she cannot tell what
Ia most desirable In the straw. but she
knows when she sees Il. aud after an
that Is quite sufficient
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

Edward Gibbon. the great historian.
sat In parllamon; Tor many years but
achieved no success In the house one
morning. he tells IA. AS he was Dc.
stroylng an army Of harharlans." a
knock came 90 the door. and the temp.
ter appeared In the shape OF a friend
oiiering 10 secure him a seat In parlll-
ment for the borough % Liskear,i
Glhbon represented the borough Tor ten
years O77i-iTSl without ever opening
his mouth; aud once when moved 10 do
10 he lacked the confidence 10 carry
him through. The great speaker.
filled him with despair. and the bad
ones with terror lie grew heart tired
Of this parliamentary prattle" and Of
"the noise and nonsense OF the Pande.
monium." % he terms parliament Ia
his letters.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

All human beings need instruction.
counsel. guidance In a greater or less
degree, No one person knows or can
know everything. Some. through age.
experience and wisdom. arc qualified
10 be counselors and advisers. Others
will not do this They are Indifferent
10 the welfare Of those around them.
and allow them 10 30 their way and
take the consequences. Others. more
careful and sympathetic seek 10 save
the young from the evils and troubles
which their inexperlence might bring
upon them. often. however. they
labor In vain; their advice ls un.
welcome and their words are vast
ed II "a useless 10 try 10 pour
water IN corked bottle. or 10
give advice 10 some ooncelted youth
who knows u already, and who turns
mp a pretty noso. and goes on regard.
less Of the counsel o. friends parents
or any one else. There a one school
Tor such persons. Il "a dear one. Il
Il a school Of experience. IT, lessons
are enforced by bhghied hopes. ruined
health. broken hearts; but Il IL the
only school In which certain persons
can be taught They hate knowledge
they despise instruction. Foollshness
IL bound up IN their hearts. aud only
afliotlon. disappointment and sorrow
can drive Il from them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17


In the Psalms the vast hosts Of SUI
ierlng humanity have found. from
time Of Jonah TO the proser. day. the
deepest and the mos, faithful expires.
sion Of their h"pes and fears. ny them
an angu'sa wrung from tortured ilps
on Re cross. At the stake. aud on the
scanold. has been healed and solaced
Strong In the strength that they i'm.
part. young hoys and tender Girls have
risen from their knees In the breath
lees amphl,heatcr, thronEod with Ia
qulyerlng multltudes. and boldly faced
the lions. with them upon their
tongues. myriada have died-now In
quiet sick rooms. surrounded by an
who have loved them best On llio-now
alone and Ear from home and Kindred
now hemmed IN by fierce enemies
bowling Tor their blood For centuries
IN the storm and stress OF life. the
eternal question OF whence2 and Why
and whltherl roll In upon us with mo.
notonous iteration. like the sullen
surges OF the lnarileulate sea. With
siralned nerves, and senses keenly
alers, men and women have asked
what Il NE and what h death. and
the only answer 20 their questions has
been the echo 81 their own voices rever.
beraiing through a cavcrnous void. un-
az. IN WEAKNESS and despair. they
turned 10 the psalier. and ia words
have wrapped them around like a fold
Ing sense. which has brought them I'm.
perlshable peace. Thus IN the Psalms
there arr pages which are stained with
the llfe-blood Of martyrs and believed
with The tears Of saints; Others which
are Illuminated by the victories of
weak humanity over sunerlnr and fear
and temptation; others which glow
Win the Nlshtnees Of heroic con
iisrrT and sfuoii suplrkamaa cegl,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

The great object Of the gospel, 30
Tar as this world ls concerned. is 10
bring men back 10 this state OF society.
Lost by the fall. They are esiranged
from God by nature and mot subject 10
the lav 81 God. neither indeed can be-"
Chris, roconeiles men 10 God, and then
an o. prepared for obedience 10 the law
81 God, and society will be- remodoled
and sarctlncd TN this reconciliation
takes place We never need expect hon
cat obedience, no matter how good the
law might be-. The man who rises no
higher than the will Of the people Tor
his moral guidance will fall far below
what he should be. Tho heroes Of the
world are the men who have sworn
fcalty 20 the throne OF God IN al
things
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17
LATE SERMONS.

Indlvldualliy.-Tho whole process Of
nature Il TO indl,ldualile. picking out
this man. this class. this body. and cul-
tlvatlng it-Rey. n. o. Aylesworth.
Christian. Denver Colo.
True wealth,-Christ was humble
and poor. yet lie was the living incar.
nation Of all true wealth and chas.
tlty and holiness Rev. Dr.. RAIDER
Congregationalisi. San Francisco. Cal.
lmmortallty.-ln every mans life
there are indications Of an lndetermln-
ate future, for II there is no immortal
life. the moral part Of man is stripped
Of an significance. Rev. J. n. Mcr-
chant, Methodist, Akron, o.
National Hope. The hope Of our
nation Il IN our womanh0ld. because
women train our children. Again. the
hope Of our nation Is with the yonne
manhood. that follows this maternal
training Rev Dr. iancacr. Method.
lst, Kansas City, Mo.
A Remedy for llls.-The gospel Of m,
church h the remedy Tor the ms OF
mankind. when We hear Of rCople n
distress bet M DO our hest 10 minister
10 their sunerlngs and help them n
the struggle Of ilte.-Rey. John s,eph
ems. San Francisco. Cal.
Changeable Men.-some men are =,
unsiaple and nckle that you can neye
predict what they will 40 next, o.
where you can find them. They arr
Christians to-day and wofldlngs 70
morrow.--Rcv W. P. George. Prcsby
terrain. Kansas City, Mo.
Polltlcs.-what are We doing for IN
common GOOD OF the community tn
men who hold the franchise make on
laws and the administration Of Their
and our institutions They are wha
the voter makes them. Rev. Goorg
W. Mead. Presbyterian. New Yor
CITY. et
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

Only let ~ love God and then nature
will compass us about like a cloud OF
divine witnesses. and all influences
from the earth and things on the earth
viii be the ministers OF God 10 do rs
good. The breezes will whisper our
souls into peace and purity and delight
In beautiful scenery will pass into sym.
PATTY with that lndwolling. though un-
seen. Spirit. Of whose presence beauty
Il everywhere the manliestatlon-faln,
indeed. because unearthly Then not
only will the stars shed upon us light.
but from on high they will rain down
thoughts 10 make rs noble. God dwolls
In an things. and. felt In a mans heart.
he Is then 10 be felt In everything else.
Only let there be God within as and
then everything outside rs will be-
Gene q god-llke help Euthanasy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17
PULLEY nlocKa.

fote Of Then Used on Lasd Nowaaai
- Wen 81 on the Ocean.
Pulley blocks were formerly MAD.
with a rope strap placed around the
block on the outside. Now. In woodea
blocks. the strap Is made Of iron, and
"a placed inside the shell. Many very
large blocks and great numbers OF
email ones are now made entirely OF
iron. There are fewer deop-water ships
than there were, their place having
been taken largely by steam vessels,
and therefore fewer blocks are required
10 supply the demand. but great num-
bors are required for the coasting fleets
1ilhyachig. Within comparatively re-
'ent years the use OF pulley blocks on
Ind has increased enormously. 90 that
The aggregate consumption OF blocks
continues very large. Wooden blocks
are made most commonly with an ash
ihell AMI llsnun-yltae sheaves: IN
smaller and medium sized blocks the
shell also "a sometimes made Of llg-
num-vliae. The use oi wire rope in
|frrieka . familiar. ygige hailiards are
ned 70 some oxth "a yachts. a.
'l as wire sinndilb ~ Wing. and
here such hallIards riT-ased metal
sneayes are substitute for those OF
wood. The blocks Of a big heavily
SPARED steam yacht. say barkentins
f'sged. might cost 1900. on the great
pnmber OF sailboats and small yachts
therf are used many little blocks OF
gaiR<nlzed iron. On shore there are
no" used In cities immense numbers OF
little blocks for pulley lines for drying
'-tloihes Such blocks are made Of iron
and Of wood IA various styles; IN a city
Ike New York hundreds OF thousands
Of such blocks are IN use. Tho demand
Tor the very largest OF blocks for land
use has also grown within very recent
years such blocks are now used very
extensively on the heavy derricks en-
ployed In the construction OF the tall
modern buildings. Big blocks used on
derricks with Manila rope are made
With wooden shella and iron shcaves,
blocks used with wire rope are all iron,
The use Of iron blocks ls increasing.
/ The great wooden blocks arc made up
70 sixteen inches IN length: iron blocks
up 70 ser. cen inches. and sometimes
s~tl lsrser-Ex.