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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
The Mass Meeting
Held Tuesday Evening Accom-
plished Nothing,

Except to Show that the People
Were Divided on Proposed
Lines.
According to call about 200 people
gathered at G.. A. r. Hall Tuesday
evening. Messrs. H. n. Douglass and
w. w. ~Loveless declined to accept
craftsmanship and c. J. Smallwood
was selected, Gus Swanberg, secre
tary
Chair announced that he supposed
the meeting was for the purpose O.
getting an expression from the peo
pie as to route they preferred the nev
railroad to take, but do not know as i
would cut any figure with Burlington
if they d!d have preference.
Mr.. Loveless stated had received
note giving list ofSspeakers.
Chairman Think we ought to hea
from property owners and Mr.. Bing
ham was called for said he had
speech but would deliver it later, ant
afterwards said Rev, Bull did it TO
him.
+ Loveless-"Wesou to hear from
a representatives. Of the Burlington
giving US a description Of their plans
Mr.. Brown, 4 director Of the roa'
--"Have nothing tosay; don't kno'
what the plans are; have several line
surveyed have three \ proposition
chief engineer will be here tomorrow
to look them over.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
low v " .
Gain Iesh

Persons have BEEN known to
gain a pound 2 4ay by taking
an ounce Of SCOTS EMUL.
SION. It IS strange, but it often
happens. r.. ss
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound; It seens to start the
digestive machinery going prop.
erly, 50 that the patient IS able
to digest and absorb his ordinary
food, which he could not do be-
fore, and that is the way the gain
IS made.
A certain amou, It Of flesh IS
necessary for health; if you have
not got Il you an set It BY
taking
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15

Buy a Wheel to be proud Of, and
ride on the boulevards. Don't buy
one that has been gummed and glued
together for purely Commercial pur-
poses. 7" and then spend your time
and money IN the repair shop. Get
4 y, s. Wheel at y. +. Hansbrgers,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
More Omaha improvements.


I. w. Erickson was in St. Paul last
week attending the state fair and
while there met the man who. buiit
the Omaha depot. He told Mr.. En-
ickson he expected to be down here
soon to build round house. s:
This shows that the road contem-
plate some more improvements in
this village and indicates that thee.
is a stronger possibility of Worthing.
ton be made a terminal point.
If they put up a round house it
will probably not be less than
twelve stall house as 80 many OF
their engines are now obliged to
stand out of doors. Is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28

pugilist would term "the fight of my
life"
There is one Moses who would lead
the organized cycle men out of their
slough of danger. He is the recently
appointed chairman of the L. A. w. ia c.
ing board, Fred Gerlach. He would
rule with a rod of iron, but he would
spare the racing men as much as the
| rules of the L. A. w. would permit.
However. he too may become power
less to infiict punishment on recalci-
trant racing men, if the foundations of
his organization are sapped by the fight
which will be waged this season.
II have just accepted the position of
ichairman of the racing board" said
Mr.. Gerlach, "but am not looking for
| chance to perpetuate a struggle be-
tween the L. A. W. and the organiza-
tons that imagine that the leagues
control of cycling has not been salts
factory. In my opinion there will be
little beyond a necessary effervescing
in this opposition. When the racing in
terests have listened for time TO the
voice of reason there will be a united
effort to keep the control of cycling
in the organization that made it pos
sible to keep the sport free from OBJ
jectionable features until it assumed
an Importance in the internal economy
of the people of this country that was
never known in any other branch Of
sport. would have concessions served
out by both sides rather than barbed
hooks. This problem of the~properTeg-
ulation OF great sport is much too
big to be carried under a small hat. If
the public imagines that the Office of
race chairman is a sinecure would beg
leave to say that it is mistaken. One
year of the work for Albert Mott, of
Baltimore, was about all that he de-
sired. Former chairmen have had to
face grave situations, but I think that
the critics will agree with me that this
is to be one of the most Importantly years
in the life of the league"
AS an illustration of the intention of
President Keenan,, of the L. A. W.. to pro-
coed with the league business as if the
National Cycling association were not
thought of, he has given out his racing
board members. Besides Chairman Ger
Zach, there are A. w. Robinson. of Bos-
ton; C. A. Dimon, Philadelphia; J. W.
Brigham, Louisville, a1d w. I. Doty,
Denver. The territory of the United
States is divided for the jurisdiction of
these men as follows: Gerlach will
have charge of Illinois. Indiana. Mis-
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kept thousands of men busy and cost
great sums of money to keep up, can
be nullified in one season. Local in
terest in cycle racing in many centers
in the United States is still at a feverish
heat. Those places will continue TO
support the game, and enterprising
managers willing to assume the risks of
getting the attractions and paying the
purses will have financial success.
1t was once said that paced middle
distance racing had passed its merid-
ian" i'm Chicago. although Boston and
New York found contests between
Jimmy Michael, the ''Welch Rarebit; I"
Elkes. McDuffie. Titus, Taylor, etc. to
be drawing cards. One of the men who
is at present willing to enter into the
venture to fight the L. A. w. placed
his knowledge of theatrical advertising
into the Chicago field and crowded the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28

plexity of the life OF modern million
aire. He has already a magnificent
house on the avenue, little too far
down town. Hence he will join the
procession of fashionables that meves
up the street at the rate of about three
blocks per year. He has also country
house at Hyde Park, on the Hudson,
near those of Mr.. Morton and ether
rich men, and a palace in Newport,
Rough Point" one of the finest there.
Really, man can hardly do with less,
you know.
1t cost Mr.. Vanderbilt $450, 600 to buy
and improve his country estate alone.
1t is not, even at that price, SO fine as
that Of John Jacob Astor, in its immedi-
ate neighborhood. His new city house
will cost several millions, perhaps two
thirds OF a years income.
So little time ago when Dumas wrote
1.-The Count of Monte Cristo," an in
come of S25O,O0O a year was reckoned
almost fabulous. Mr.. Vanderbilt's may
be $4,000, 900; Rockefeller's is over S12,-
OOO, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28
Length Of the Ideal Foot.

A London anatomist is authority for
the statement that the ideal foot should
be the length of the ulna, bone in the
forearm, which extends from a pro-
tuberance in the outer portion of the
wrist to the elbow. OF course, the uina
is longer in tall people, and to be grace
full the foot should be also. Many peo>
pie may be surprised that the foot
should be as long as the forearm, and
might be inclined to dispute the fact
unless proved by demonstration. But
so it is in the perfectly formed woman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28
- arthur Gardiner.

Cleveland, is the national representa-
tive of the league named to confer with
the representatives of the International
Cycling association relative to the de-
tails of the great international meet
proposed for Montreal August z to IL.
From the Office of the chairman of the
National Cycling associations board of
control, Chairman A. G. Batchelder has
just issued letters to men interested
in cycling, detailing the territory COW
cred by the districts of this rival asso-
citation. Mr.. Batchelder promises that
the association will soon have it's incor-
.poration papers from the state of New
Jersey, and that the organization will
be ready to do business in opposition to
the L. A. W. Racing men, promoters,
track owners and clubs will be liable
only to the extent of their membership
fees. Professionals will be registered
for two dollars, and amateurs for half
that sum. The n. G. A. shows more
wisdom than it's rival in not insisting
upon novices registering. The districts
of the n. c. A. with the members of
the board of control for the various dis
tricts follow:
District Anew England states, Member
r. F. Kelsey, Hartford, Conn.
District B-New York, New Jersey, Mem
Der ". W. Wilson. 325 Main street, Buffalo,
N. Y.
District C-Pennsylvania, Maryland, Del
aware. District of Columbia Virginia, West
Virginia, Member ]. d. Lasley. Washington,
D. c.
District D-North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
pt and Tennessee-apply to A. G. Batchel-
der.
District E-Ohio, Illinois. Indiana. Ken
lucky, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri
apply to A. G. Batchelder.
There has been considerable talk of
Arthur Zimmerman, at one time the
most famous of American racers, both
at home and in Europe, where he gained
the name of THE Only Jimmy" re-
turning to the path. But Zimmerman
will not confirm this talk. He realizes
that he has had his day as a cyclist
racer. Tom Cooper, who is capitalist
in moderate way at Detroit, as the
result of his several successful seasons
on the path, may return and ride, but
the outlook does not please him. The
purses are likely to be much smaller
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28

one' the games popu-
larity is that it is becoming almost
dangerous. Not only are the links of
the older clubs badly crowded on fine
days, but new links have been laid
out on tiny grounds utterly unfit for
the purpose, where the course has to
cross and recross itself in the most
bewildering manner. The natural re-
suit is great increase of accidents.
l have seen golf players head laid
open pretty badly by a blow from one
OF the pesky little balls, which are ex-
ftrenely hard. have not yet heard of
bad accident happening to a lady.
Women are more careful.
One not surprising thing is the num-
Der of elderly people who play the
game. 1t has been very fashionable
during the winter in the southern re-
sorts. In Florida, where the fat, sandy
soil easily lends itself to hnk-making,
the golf enthusiasts had it ali their own
way. At the summer resorts in the
north, however, golf will have to di-
vide attention with polo. Polo has been
made more popular by the war. Young
fellows have read so much about rough
riding that they all want to try it.
OVEN LANGDON.
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tribes Talked About.

Mrs. o. 81. p. Belmont, who was Mrs.
Vanderbilt before her husband OBJ
tanned a divorce, has resold the fine plot
on Fifth avenue where she had planned
to build a great mansion. Can't afford
it; the Belmonts are not very rich
besides, Oliver is in politics now
The yachting season begins at least
ten days earlier now than it used to
do a few years ago; another proof of
the growth of a leisure class in Amer
lea. The first important race is that
of the Huguenots on May 20. The sea-
son never used to open until after Dec
grafton Day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28

ruling will prohibit racing by you in
territory controlled by our friendly
bodies.
The burning question among the men
who follow the business of riding
wheels will be can the L. a. W. harm
US? Is it's control of cycling racing
but farce? These men are aided in
their doubling policy by men within
the inner circles OF the L. A. W.. who
say that the great old cycling body
killed its usefulness when it insisted
upon registering amateurs-even nov
ices-as we'll as professional racers.
The latter were given an opportunity
to send one representative to the ma
tional assembly of the L. A. W., but
this stingy and belated favor would
not appease them any more than some'
of the small concessions made to the
early colonists by King George did in
the days Immediately before the Bos-
ton tea party. The L. A. w. would not
give the professional racing men repre-
sentation-a say in the formation Of
the legislation of cycling-but it in
sists on taxing him and debating where
he shall race and for what sums he
shall sell his proves on the wheel. The
situation cannot be much different than
that which led to the stormy days of
1903 in Paris and the butcheries of La
Force, only the decapitations in this
case shall be bloodless. The battle
which the L. A. w. finds 1t must fight
is not sanguinary one. but one that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28
SAILED THROUGH AIR
Two Children Carried Away Acct
dentally in a Balloon.
Dropped from the Clouds the Next
Morning Far from H0me-An In
cident Which Has Probably
No Equal-

Mr.. William Harvey and his sister,
Miss Mary, living about six miles east
of Richview, H., tell, in the New York
Sun, an interesting story of themselves,
which happened q number of years ago.
They were quite small. the boy being
about five and his sister seven years
old. During the year 1855. while the
state fair was being held at Central
City, H., an aeronaut of Chicago made
an ascension in a balloon at the state
fair on Saturday morning. and his bal
loon came down about six miles east of
here, near the country residence of Will
liam Harvey. Sr. The owner of the bal
loon, feeling chilled, went into the
farmhouse to warm, and tied his bal
loon to a rail fence near the barn. Lit
tie Willie and Mary were playing near
the barn. The noticed the balloon tied
TO the fence, and, as they had never seen
a balloon, they walked up TO take n look
at it. Seeing that it would go up few
feet and then back again, they thought
it would be fun to get in the basket and
ride. Mary helped her little brother in
and then she got in. The balloon went
up and down awhile; then all at once
it gave a lunge and pulled itself loose
from the fence. Up and up it went,
with the little Harvey children in the
basket. The mother was looking out of
a window, and, seeing the balloon was
going up, told the aeronaut that his bal
loon had got away from the fence, and
they all went out to see it, The mother
came, and, as she watched thedballoon
going up, she noticed some one in the
basket. Not once did she think it was
her two little children, nor could she
believe it to be her two children when
her husband told her the children were
nowhere to be found.
A search was made all over the farm
for the missing ones, but without re-
suit. The father at once drove to Rome,
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than they were in the pal1ny days. Ed
die Cannon" Bald, the Buffalo man w no
was the undisputed champion, has given
no sign of his intention to take the
path this year. He prefers the stage,
and may be seen treading the boards.
OF all the circuit chasers, there is not
a better-known racer than Ma ior" Tay-
lor, the colored boy who captivated all
critics while at the Chicago and the
New York cycle shows. He will stick
by the circuit as long as his employer
will pay the bills. Taylor has made
ali the worlds records from a quarter
mile to three miles on the peculiar
style of geared wheel that he rides, and
he thinks that he can still reduce these
figures. 1t will be part of his work
to race all season, and in the fall go
to the board track near Philadelphia,
and try to make a new worlds record.
E. G. WESTLAKE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28
Ru.sian Marriage Custom.

There is a custom in many parts of
Russia for brides to fast on the wedding
day until after the sacred ceremony,
and this after enduring the hardships
of farewell party" given the day be-
fore. As the marriages, to be fashion
able do not occur until evening, it may
easily be imagined in what an exhaust
ed state the bride is to commence her
new period of life. Besides bridesmaids
there are bridesmen, these latter being
obliged to present the bridesmaids
with ssyeetmeets. A parsonage fol-
lows the procession, bearing an ele-
gantly mounted picture of Christ in
gold and silver, which is stationed
against the altar. The bridesmaids do
not all dress alike, and their number Is
unlimited.
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a short distance from his farm and told
the story. At once people followed aft
er the balloon. 1t went north about five
miles, then turned west, going over
Central City. Every one at the fair,
thinking the aeronaut was making his
return, cheered and cheered as the bal
loon went over. Soon telegram was
received at Central City stating that the
balloon contained the two little chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. William Harvey
and to keep lookout for it. But it
was growing late and the balloon was
travelling fast. Soon it was impossible
to see it. 1t went south, passed through
Centralia, ILL.,, then turned west again
and went over Mascoutah, H., and
then turned and went over East st.
Louis. @
The little boy began to get cold and
commenced to cry. Mary 'untiedoh her
apron and put it around Willie's head,
and he went to sleep in Mafy's lap
About seven o'clock the next morning
the balloon came down in large tree
on farm southeast of Mount Vernon.
Ill. The owners of the farm, seeing
the balloon in their tree, the lady of the
house cried out to her husband:
80, John, God has sent us some chill
dren in a basket"
John got the children out of thetree,
took them into the house, and after
they were warm asked Mary who her
parents were. She told them, and the
farmer took them home.
Many of the visitors to the state fair
in 1883 will remember the above story,
and may be pleased to know that the
little children who made this trip are
now living and delight in telling 1t.
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of the Hotel Windsor fire, when her
house was the headquarters for relief
and for the feeding and shelter of the
exhausted workmen in the ruins, and
she worked sixteen hours day max
ing coffee and buttering sandwiches.
There are plenty of others whose
lives are almost equally devoted to pub
lie services. Miss Grace Dodge is the
patron of Girls Friendly societies, as
her numerous clubs for improvement
are quantity called. Under Mayor
Strong she was also a school commits
sioner. Miss Sarah Hewitt has given
hundreds of thousands in money and
valuable trained supervision to Cooper
Union, the great gift of her grandpa
ther, Peter Cooper, of New York. She
has just entered upon another phase
Of public usefulness as school trus-
tee in her home in New Jersey. And
let no one deny the Importance of hav-
ing local offices of this sort well filed.
Was it not Horatio Seymour that said
he'd rather be a good pathmaster of
his district than -?
In literary life the old maid is big
factor. Bessie" Marbury, as her
friends call her, has the nearest ap-
proach that New York can furnish to
a literary salon, after the French man
ner. She is a great friend of that other
vigorous maiden lady, Jeanette Gid
er, who is a leading critic and a good
business woman besides.
Miss Elsie de Wolfe, who has sue
ceeded in retaining her place in society
in spite of going upon the stage, is an
other member of this interesting group
of bachelor women. The list might be
much longer, but what is the use? Ev-
erybody knows the maiden aunt and
her place in the human family.
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immense Coliseum with his paced
events. He made money where others
had failed.
Men with considerable money inter
ested in available cycle tracks, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, are banded
together to control cycle racing. They
have the sinews of war, the tracks and
the business ability. Opposed to them
is the L. a. W., which simply says to
the men engaged in riding wheels: We
are the powers that be. Go ahead, race
where you viii. but we will blacklist
you If you race without the pale of
the L. A. w. sanction. Furthermore,
we are allied with other cycling or
Plantations meaning the English
Ind French orRanizations-and our
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-28
NOR the first time since the League
of American Wheelmen assumed

THOR the first time since the League
tn of American Wheelmen assumed
IL control of cycle racing the or
ganization is called upon to face B rival
of formidable proportions. The Ma
tional Cycling association would con-
test the possession of the field all the
United States. Out in California and
in other places on the Pacific slope
there was an incipient rebellion against
the L. A. W., more on account of the
big organizations opposition to Sun
high-handed action. But that came to
an untimely end by the outlaws"
suing for peace. They came to the gov
erning body with olive branches and
have been declared persona grata.
However, the year 1899 promises to
be one of the most important in the his
tory Of the control of bicycle racing,
both amateur and professional.
Whether the L. A. w. is to stand or
fall in this department, or whether it
will have to resort to the scheme of
standing entirely for a propaganda Of
good roads, will be determined as the
season progresses. There are critics
who say that the business of cycle
racing is scarcely worth controlling
that the public has shown disposition
to abandon patronage and that there
will be no life in the national circuit
If the L. A. w. makes one for the year.
But it is not to be supposed that an
idustry. as it might be called. that
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As1'-y SOft6 Frank Gould. Frank Gould. mar
ried to the best social advantage 1t is
now generally assumed that Mrs Gould.
whose guest Miss Sackvilie is to be,
would like to see her and Frank make a
match, if they prove mutually agree
able. In spite of the disastrous way in
which the marriage of Anna Gould to
Count Castellane has turned out, Mrs.
George Gould wants to see Frank marry
in the most exclusive set; it viii make
things SO much pleasanter for the rest
of the family in their social ambitions.
which are rather damped at present by
the fact that Mrs. Edwin Gould is a
very quiet woman, Mrs. Howard Gould,
an actress whom society will not take
up in spite of her wealth. the younger
sister in Paris and the oldest an old
maid.
This Is all Ineligible, but how about
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is about to build
a new house, if the
reports are cor
rect. He is the
youngest son of
the late W. II.
Vanderbilt, and
is now one of the
business manag-
ers of the estate.
His outfit" of
houses fairly rep
roSanfS tho conn
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of course, as good
as Boston or Chi
cago or Pittsburgh
Or ST. Louis, but
ranking with those
of second-class cit
les. The exterior
of the. Central has
been completely
transformed. The
ugly old front of
T e d with white
trimmings b a s
been replaced by a
fine five-story IA
cade of gray stone,