The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-26

LOGAN, Sept. 24-There is strong
talk Of starting up Bryan and Sewan
clubs all over Cache county. Already
there is one started at Hyde Park.
It seems as if this part Of the coun-
try is infected with sharpers, as well
as Salt Lake City and vicinity. The
ether day a tall, slim man was seen
oE our streets in d cab holding a
large cheese knife in his hand and
shouting at the top of his voice: Stay
right away from the ether corner; the
man is crazy down there" OF course
this was sufficient for everybody TO
rush down to the other corner to see
who the crazy man was In the short
space Of five minutes the man who
termed himself 'the crazy doctor, had
an audience Of two or three hundred
gathered opposite z. c. NJ. /. in the
broilirg hot Sun to listen 20 what he
had to say. He commenced by making
9. coin disappear and then began to
give away corn medicine III little bot
ties. The usual crowd Of small boys
was on hand and soon pushed their
way &c me carriage to get their share.
Using this for an excuse, he SAID he
would put a price Of 70 cents bottle
on it. If there was anyone there who
would give him a quarter he would
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away all under Shis c 'ount, which he
did. There were many who gave him
nickles and 10-cent pieces. He had
the boys playing football with each
other IN scrambling for Shem. Then he
returned to all those who had given
the quarters 80 cents. All who had
given him 10-cent pieces and nlcl1les
looked cheap in the extreme He now
had the people fully worked up, for he
had a good deal Of w.t. and humor
enough TO hold the people two hours
IN the hot sun. He made the people
-pellcVe he was United States mint.
He next took up electric belts, and all
he received under 81 for them he threw
away, and to all who gave him 81 he
returned 81 and the belt 90 them. He
now had the fun confidence OF the
crowd, and said: who viii give NE
a dollar to do whatever 1 want to with
it2'' Two or three persons responded.
He doubled their money and handed it
beck TO them. For every belt he sold
he placed the money ina hat and
edded more to 1T, saying to the crowd,
Don't buy these belts for speculation.
but for the good there is in them
But the crowd bought them for spec
udation. He sold over q, hundred at 81
each.
The belts are probably worth cents
each. Some people bought seven of
these belts each. Next he called for
a present Of 81. a donzen men jumped
forward and handed him $24, thinking
they would get their money doubled.
The crowd seemed really hypnotized
He managed the thing so well that
not a charge could be brought against
him
After he had sold all his belts he
asked the people, Whose money hava
J?'' Someone shouted Yours" Said
he, What would you do with ii if it
was your so
Keep it" came from a voice in the
crowd.
WELL said the crazy doctor, s'that
is good advice and comes from smart
business mon, and I will take it, Good
day" and he drove off, leaving the
crowd wiser but poorer.
THE ENCAAIPNTENT
began last evening at the Logan City
park and will continue through the
entire week. The camp is known as
Camp Lassiter in honor Of Lieutenant
Lassifer. L. S. A. On the evening of
Saturday there VIII be a grand mill
tary ball The governor and staff is ex-
2ected to he present.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
S. L. Tulof, R. a. Ship and n. S.