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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
FIGHT IN TIE THIRTY-FIRsT.
New York City District Where Lively
Contest IL Expected This Year.

Contest IL Expected The Year.
In tho September primaries Of the two chief
political organizations in town, there was con-
test in three districts on the Tammany side and
In one on the side OF the Republicans. These
contests, especially in the Ninth Assembly where
former Commissioner Sheehan and Council
man Goodwin fought for the Tammany mastery
partook Of most OF the qualities OF general election
and were in some ways even moro exciting than
an election In the Same neighborhood. With tho
close OF the primary contests, however. came
peace and normal political conditions wero re-
established, except in ono district.
That district is tho Thirty first Assembly.
There was an active political warfare on the Tam
many side between tho partsans Of Isaac Hopper
and Commissioner Of Jurors Welde. resulting In
q Hopper vote of 1,627 and Welde vote Of psf
It was in this district in 1897 that tho only can
didate of the Republican organization running
without outside endorsement for Alderman was
elected The southern boundary Of the Thirty
first Assembly district Is 10th street; tho northern
boundary Is 134th street. The extreme eastern
boundary Is Pork avenue; the extreme western
boundary is Eighth avenue. The district con-
tains 49, 800 voters. or rather there were 1880
voters last year OF whom $500 voted for Theodore
Roosevelt and 6,70O for Augustus Van Wyck,
the remaining being a scattering vote On the
Office voted for the Republican vote for MI Slater
was 5000. and for Mr. Crabtree, his opponent
$500 This year the Republicans have renomI-
mated their successful candidate Of a year ago
Mr. Slater for tho Assembly, and their successful
Alderman. But the Citizens Union, which draws
much OF its voting strength from the Republican
the Assembly, and for Alderman Ta9meny
lawyer, Leon W. Goodrich, and for Alderman
Edward H. Ferguson, In the general iudgmen
OF politicians, Republican and Democratic the
Thirty first Assembly district will be very clos,
this year II is not expected among Republicans
that their vote will be as large as il was yea'
ago and whatever vote Is cast for the Citizens
Union candidates will, it Is conceded, be drawn
chiefly, II not wholly. from the Republican column
On the other hand. Mr. Hopper. the new Tammany
Hall leader is so 10 speak, his mettle to win the
district il possible in view Of the defeat Of the Tam
Welde's leadership Mr. Hoppers success and
the success OF the candidates nominated by him
this year would be vindcation of his selection
as leader, whereas their defeat would be an in
vtation to the partisAns Of Judge Welde, ii IL
declared to the fight in his behalf next year
Under these circumstances a lively contest may
be expected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
THH AUTOMOBILE HANDoRaAM
scroEgins Secs II Coming. and Thinks Il Il
Not Very Far on.

Now, here" said Scroggius, lis q sugg estioa
in common use nowadays In cities Is the piano
organ on wheels II takes two mon to run It
ono TO turn tho crank and tho other 10 look after
the collections Ny idea IL TO have some sort Of
small motor, air or electric gasoene TO turn tho
crank. Then tho same man could run the organ
a very great economy and ono in line with all
modern endeayor, which Is In tho direction Of tho
handling"
How about moving tho organ around, helping
to drag II home at night and that sort OF thing?.
said Boggleby.
-Hml hadn't thought II out that far" said
Scroggins, but think I'd increase the power Of
that motor a little and make II move the organ:
and the moro think of 1t the more think that
In tho near future that's the way handorgans
will be moved about They, II DO like everything
else wheels-automobile"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Nancy Hanks's Loom.
From The BreCkinridoe (KvI NewG

FTOH Wt DTe'hIHTIuVe VlhV'T -'eD'
The loom on which Miss Nancy Hanks. the
mother OF the great emancipAtor. Abraham
Lincoln. did her weaving. Is now owned nv Dan
Smith OF Garfield. The story goes that Nancy
Hanks used to make regular trips from her
her route she would stop and weave cloth for
people. 1t seems that one Of her customers.
John Martin came into possession OF the loom.
and at the sale after his death IL was bought by
old George Bruip Gton. In time he died. and
the loom was fallen heir to by Mrs. Patsy
Smith, and the loom was put in with other
property. This loom Is made OF white oak, and
ali the parts ara decAyed. except the beam
which 10 about eight inches In diameter and
al ht faat long
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
MIR. GRArEBAR,s pHILosoPhK.
The One Thing Essential to Success-That q
Man Shall Work for 1t.

The sooner a man discovers that for whatever
success he attains he must rely, not upon luck
nor upon the help OF others, but upon his own
labor solely. the better off he will be
Some men spend their lives ting on the bank
waiting for a tow while others get out into their
boats and pull for themselves And IL may b.
here remarked that every man has a chance in
this race and no man need fear 10 enter: for the
race Is not necessarily 10 the man who feathers
his oar the incest the bungler may win by keep
ing at II.
There arc different degrees Of success In life,
but no man can achieve any Of them high or low
no may be sure OF that-without labOp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15

and trust companies, which were able through
cry OF their own, tho law Is meeting with the ap-
prevail of merchants and jobbers. The main
reason Is that the law forbids the making of any
preferences by the bankrupt Under many State
laws the bankrupt may prefer one creditor to
another This practice has sometimes resulted
in fraud Some amendments to the law will
be recommended to Congress-. principally with
tho view to further protection Of tho creditor from
fraud in bankruptcy proceedings"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Farmers Control the Broomcorn Market.
From. ne ST. Louis Globe Democrat

CHARIEsTowN. ILL.,. Oct 1O.-This has been .
day OF excitement In the broomcorn belt Of
Illinois Brush reached the coveted price Of
sold to-day at this figure. and it was refused
by several Growers That the price will still
person. 1t has advanced $40 within the past
ten days. and until the manufacturers get sup
piled 1t will go higher; A conservative est
crop 10 already sold. Many orders from foreign
buyers to local brokers have been refused. be-
cause the brush was not to be had. This 10 the
first time in ten years that the farmers haye
been able to control tho market
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Firm Believers in squawpank.

FTUTN Uo0Oe
In every family faith Is pinned to a certain
kind OF medicine which II Is believed will heal
everything. In a certain Atchison family 1t 10
a medicine called squawpank. which Ia taken
for everything. from the baby'S collie to chills.
The mem bers OF this family are poor takers
they grow as eloquent as tho greatest orator In
tho land. All bashiulnsss and self-conscious-
ness are forgotten when squawpank Is mem
tionad
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Deep by Companion.

From the Chicago Daily Ners.
You fAtter me-" abe said. After all.
beauty Is but skin deep you know"
True" he replied. But Just think Of tho
vast number OF girls who haven't got 1t half
that deep"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
IN0E||1G
THOMAS ]. KEENAN,.
New President of the League OF
American Wheelmen Is a Man
of Grent Influence.

Thomas Johnston Keenan,, Jr.. was
born in Pitts burgh. Pa, in 1860. where
he has resided ever since, and is one of
that live city's most prominent citi-
Gems. He is one of the principal owners
of the Pittsburgh Press, was its founder
in 1884, and is at present its editor-in-
chief and president of its board of di-
rectors. As a newspape man Mr.. Keen
an has been much honored at home and
abroad. He was one of the original
mem bers and president of the Pitts
burgh Press club He organized the In
ternational League of Press clubs,
body embracing more than 1000 men
and women. He was it's first president
and has been chairman of its govern
ing board continually since its organi-
zation ten years ago. He is the Amer
lean director of the Worlds Bureau of
Press Clubs, embracing the principal
press associations of Europe and Amer
lea. having been honored in 1897 by be
ing sent to Stockholm as the first Amer
lean representative.
Mr.. keenan, takes an active interest in
charity, and through the columns of his
Paper. the Pittsburgh Press, raised a
fund of nearly $4,000 for the erection
of the Pittsburgh home, one of the
finest institutions of its kind in the
United States. At the convention of
the Wait Saving associations of the
United States, held at the worlds fair,
he was elected its first vice president,
when Gen. Alger was elected to the
presidency. He was the organizer of
the Publishers Press association, and
has been at the head of the American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

added by BRAIDED trimmings. Brown.
navy blue, plum and bottle green are
the colors most in vogue-swhen plain
colorS are used - but mixed suitings
will be employed in the building of the
most fashionable costumes.
If you have not yet made your bicy-
Gle suit choose some pretty mingled
goods for it. A dark red background
with irregular brown designs scattered
through it, or brown with red distrib
uted in the same way makes charm
ing costume. The skirt should be
about even with the shoe tops-some
have it little shorter-aDd trimmed
around the bottom with wide braid put
on plain or in decorative design The
braid can match either the background
or the figures.
Have a waist of flannel, usually the
color of the design in the goods, and
a short Elton jacket of the goods itself
The reVers are of flannel trimmed with
narrow braid.
High bicycle shoes and a jaunty Tam
O'Shanter complete the costume.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
THE BATTLE AT SANTIAGO.
Our Ships Did Their Work with the
Precision of Stationary
Machines.

The naval battle at Santiago was very
different from that at Manila. in the
character of the ships engaged. The
Spaniards had six of their best vessels
-four armored cruisers, and two very
fast torpedo destroyers, with an aver
age speed of 1917. knots. We had four
battleShips. two armOred cruisers and
several smaller craft, with mean speed
OF 1879 knots. In both cases the maxi
mum speed of the siowest ship is taken
as the average for the feet. There were
only two very fast ships on the Ameri-
can side, the New York and the Brook
Ign, and the former was hull down to
eastward of the harbor. Admiral Ger
vera's plan was, therefore. to go out
quickly, turn to the westward along
the coast and disa Die the Brooklyn be-
fore the slower ships could come to her
rescue, thus carving out road to the
sea. The plan, although well conceived.
could be carried out only in part. He
did not succeed in disabling the Brook
Ign, which was evidently Unanswered
with a view to chasing. and five of his
ships were overwhelmed by the Amer
lean feet before they had time to
gather full Roadway. The battle had
resolved itself into but little more than
Ell exciting target practice for our ships
when each Spanish vessel. in turn.
headed toward the beach and hauled
down her flag. The Cristobal Colon,
which had passed through the fire with
out Injury, and had escaped to the west
ward, survived only two hours. The
Brooklyn. and to the surprise of every
body the Oregon, overlook her about
so miles from the mouth of the harbor.
Her burst of speed had lasted only a
short time. and she had not averaged
more than II knots. just six knots less
than she was capable of making. Her
captain strack- hiss flag and ran her
ashore without a fight Our ships did
their work with the precision of ma
chimes set up on shore, and nothing
broke down in stress of action. We
lost only one man.-Ira Nelson Hollis,
in Atlantic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
Small Tire. I'm Demand

'The use of smaller tires" says an
Englishman, threatens TO become
great on the race path in England next
season. and the fashion set by the
French cracks of using one-inch tires
promises to be copied to a large ex-
tent by English riders, who viii. NO
doubt, find that for the best cement
tracks an inch tire should prove an adj
vantage. The smaller the contactarea
with the track the faster the tire must
be. especially if very light fabric. With
smaller tires and 26-inch wheels. next
seasons racing and records Will be in
teresting studies. and have no doubt
that some of the lighter and smaller
pace followers viii try experiments
with 24-inch wheels"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

Cotton Picker company and other COM
mercial enterprises in which he has
capital invested.
He has been prominent in national
guard affairs for u number of years,
holding several important commits
sions,, and, at the request of the state
authorities, assisted in recognizing
the present national guard, contribut-
ing several companies TO the Seven
teenth regiment, Pennsylvania, of
which he was elected lieutenant col
cnel. He has recently been appointed
to Gov. Stones staff.
As q wheelman Mr.. keenan, has al
ways been enthusiastic. and has taken
II prominent part in every movement
tending to protect the interests and
rights of the wheelmen of the country.
He has been four times honored by the
Pennsylvania division, L. a. W., with
the position of vice consul. He occu-
pied the position of first vice president
of the L. A. w. in IS. and was elected to
the presidency at Providence. RI, Feb
ruary 9, 1899.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

this jacket is of crushed steel-gray
the revers and collar, and around the
circular flounce.
A handsome wrap for evenings is a
short double cape made of cloth and
velvet. The velvet is a royal purple
underneath with a scalloped border
edged with narrow ruching of cream
chiffon. The upper part is of a lighter
shade of purple broadcloth with a
cream silk cord passementerie spray
design. The high, rolling collar has
a double ruching of chiffon.
One of the pretty jackets is of steel
gray broadcloth made with finish of
machine stitching and closed in front
with a small round crystal button;
spotless linen chemisette.. and collar
worn at the neck has small bow of
Cuban red satin.
A hat which is made to be worn with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
POWER OF IMAGINATION.
Under Great Nervous Excitement
Sometimes Produces Phys
Teal Frenzy.

The fact that the throes of the I'M
agination under great nervous excite
ment often produce a corresponding
physical frenzy was illustrated recent
~ in the case OF man who had gone to
sleep with his artificial teeth in his
mouth. Waking suddenly with a chok-
ing sensation he found his teeth had
disappeared. He looked in the glass of
water where they were usually depos-
tied, did not see them there, and re-
allied that they must be FAR down his
throat. Choking and struggling, he
hammered on the door of a friend sleep
ing in the house, who, seeing his crit
ical condition. vainly endeavored to
draw the teeth out of the sufferers
throat. He could feel the teeth, but had
not the strength to eXtricate them.
He ran for blacksmith, who lived a
few doors away, but the bl"cksmith's
hand was too big to put into the mans
mouth
A doctor had been sent. for, but he
was so long in coming that the victim
of the accident seemed likely to die of
suffocation before the physician ar
rived. A little girl of ten years was
brought, under the impression that her
small hand might reach the obstacle
and withdraw it, but she got fright
ened and began to cry. The sufferer
became black in the face, his throat
swelled out, and his friends expected
every moment to be his last. when final
ly the doctor arrived. He heard the
history of the case, saw the teeth were
not in the mans jaws nor in their
nightly receptacle, felt the throat and
chest of the sufferer, and cast his eyes
seriously upon the floor. There he saw
the whole set Of teeth. He adjusted
them in the jaws of the patient. told
him to Sreathe freely. and every symp-
tom disappeared.-Philadelphia Rec
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
HoRN-BoRING INSECTS.
Catcrpillars That PerfOrate tae AMI
lePs of Living Animals i'm,
Africa and India.

curious fact which for many years
has proved bone of contention among
scientific men has just been decided
Sportsmen and naturalists when hunt
ing in India and Africa have from time
to time had brought under their notice
the horns of various species of deer and
buffalo which have been more or less
perforated by insects. On careful ex-
animation it was found that the little
creatures which tunneIed and made
their home in the hard fiber of the horn
were the caterpillars or larvae of a
moth belonging to the same family as
the common and all too familiar
clothes moth.
From their diminutive size the moths
belonging to this family have received
the name of tineidae; and it has been
observed that they are all more or less
given to making their homes in strange
places during the larval stage of their
existence The little larvae of our old
enemy the clothes moth, for instance,
make for themselves protective cyl
inders out of the cloth they SO greedily
CevOur.
Sometimes these tubes present Il very
curious appearance, owing o their hay-
ing been enlarged as the insect has
grown and different colored materials
used for the new portions CT the old
case. The larvae of another branch of
this family deck themselves out with
floral garments, the calyX of the flower
CT the common marjoram being very
popular dress, while others are of a
mining disposition, and love TO eNca-
vate elaborate tunnels in the leaves of
the honeysuckle.
Strange as these habits appear. it is
yet more wonderful that species of
these soft-bodied insects should be ca
Fable of boring into so hard substance
as the antlers of deer. During the As
or so years that these horn-devouring
larvae have been under observation the
various stages of their existence have
been carefully noted, from the LAYING
! of the egg upon the horn by the mother
moth to the final appearance of her off
spring as perfect male and female in
sects.
The larvae, on emerging from the
egg, bore down into the horn, and when
| they have eaten their fill and are ready
for their chrysalis sleep they tunnel
up to the surface, so that they may
have a convenient exit by which TO
make their escape when the pupal sleep
is over and they have become perfect
moths.
But, although so much of their life
history was known. there still remained
one problem unsClved. This knotty
question was that no one knew for GER
tain whether these larvae attacked the
horns and antlers of the buffalo and
Geer while the animals were alive or
| only after death. After many years of
speculation and conflicting opinions it
has at last been conclusively proved
that these insects do infest the horns
Of living quadrupeds, for both the lar
vac and chrysalis have been taken from
the horns within an hour of the death
Of the animal to which they belonged
London World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
Sadie Merritt Tells of Some
of Those Shown in Paris.

IL ATS, jackets and capes for Eas-
Ill ter. Surely it is an interesting
- subject, and the dainty produc-
tons which are being offered the de-
voices of fashion are as interesting as
the subject can possibly be. Such a
wealth of color as one sees in these
pretty objects of feminine wear, and
equally such a wealth of styles. To
describe all of them would be inpossi-
BILE, and it is almost equally impossible
to give an idea of what. will be the pop
ular ones, for popularity shifts rapidly
these days, and the thing that promises
well to-day takes second place to-mor-
row.
For general and street wear capes of
three-quarter length will be worn as
much as the pretty spring jackets, and
the shorter ones will be equally popu-
lar for evening wear. Of the materials
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

from which these capes are made none
is used more than broadcloth, although
repped silk and velvet are much seen.
The silk is used both in the fine and
wide cord. The elaborate trimmings
consist Of braidings, applique work,
and embroidered with chenilles, silk
and gold and silver threads. Other ma
terials that are used more or less for
trimmings are ofsthe order of chiffons.
mousseline de sole, ruchings and Chan
lilly lace. Still others may be seen
trimmed with passementeries.
The majority of the jackets run to
three styles, the tailor-made, the loose
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
POSITION OF RIDERS.
Cyclists Claim That by Bending Over
the HandIebars They Obtain
Better Speed.
ruary 9, 1899.

There are few more interesting pur-
quits than the study of the ever-varying
riding positions which find favor with
riders. When the safety was first in
troduced the riders rode well forward.
following the position on the ''ordi-
nary" or high wheel, which was almost
directly over the pedals. About 1892
a change took place. at which time the
system of curving the seat post tube
to follow the outline of the rear wheel
was introduced.
This allowed the rider to get very
far back, and cases were not infrequent
where extra long saddle posts were
used to enable the rider to get still
farther back. Then, when a few years
later Arthur Zimmerman rode a wheel
seated well forward, and showed how
much more speed could be attained by
riding in this position, a reaction set
in, and nearly every rider followed his
example.
From then on the movement to bring
the saddle well forward has been
steady. Seat posts have changed from
a backward L to forward L. and the
L portion made longer. In a number
of cases in the 1899 patterns, the han
dle-bars are set more forward then
ever.
Several manufacturers, instead of ex-
tending the seat post, have straight
ened the seat post tube more generally.
bringing the rider over the pedals. and
at the same time bringing him closer
to the handle-bars. It is easier to ride
sitting well over the pedals with
slight forward position.