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track is a favorite one among wheelmen- Nor the least of these is the equahlc temperature of the climate and the de-, lightful scenery of the locality. It might be thought, that, at an altitude of 5000 feet, racing would be difficult, but it has not been found so. Some remark ably good records have been made oyer this track, and the riders have expert eneed no il effects from their work.
 "Tka highest track in the world is on a fine avenue, the surface of which is very good, as, in fact, are all roads lead ing into the Mexican capital. The track itself is covered with a material resem- bliHg cement, but not quite so hard. For five or six months of the year we have TO rain in Mexico that amounts to any thing, and the few showers never wet more than the surface, which is as dry as a bone within an hour after the rain is over. Mexico is in many respects wheelman's paradise. There is hardly any dust on the roads, and what little there is does not blow all over one, as it does in the states.
 After leaving the City of Mexico the road on which the track in the skies is situated winds upwards towards the snow-capped ridge surrounding the plateau. On both sides of this way are immense trees that cast a pleasing shade as the wheelmen pedal along the hard, dry roadbed.
 "The growth of vegetation is most luxuriant, and across the narrow val ley can be seen the green-clad slopes of the mountains as they rise to snow capped peaks which pierce the clouds. The entrance to the track is by sharp turn out of the road, across a little rustic bridge, over what was once a canal. The ticket office is a tiny build ing with thatched roof, which gives a very picturesque effect to the en- trance.
 ssThe track is third of mile in length and is half encireled by the grand stand, which has row of hand- some private boxes in front. Just be-
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Cemetery is from Latin word, sig nifying "a sleeping chamber''
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reporter, got hold of one of the buttons from the bomb thrower's trousers, how be followed up the clew the buttoIt furnished, and, in Boston, found the maker of the trousers, and then how the bomb thrower's parents were after wards traced?"
 All that was told in the newspapers at the time, but no true notion was given in print of the general morbid interest that was taken in the case. 1. was the museum keepers who made lifo a burden for the genius of the morgue It seemed as if every one of the mel who cater to the amusement of the masses in New York was determined ta secure that ghastly remnant of the tragedy. Some tried to buy it witk money, and there were several offers oK more ths1l thousand dollars each fol
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beginning an autopsy, when the corpse sat up in the box inquiring, calmly: What in h. is the matter? 1t is cold CT than a cake of ice here"
 Deputy coroner, morgue keeper and assistants fell over one another in their haste to get away, and the corpse, as badly frightened then as they were, jumped up and started after them. He only reached the office. where he sank in a chair exhausted.
 Whisky and other restoratives were applied in liberal quantities, and the resurrected one was soon able to be taken to Bellevue hospital. There he gave his name as Samuel Cochran, 20 years old, of 246 West Forty-ninth street. He only left the hospital a few days ago, but many laugh he enjoyed with White and Jeff" the old-time po- Iiceman stationed at the morgue, and others whom he frightened on the day of his resurrection.
 His experience furnished an idea for Jimmy Wallace, Weary Willie" one
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there he was nearly mobbed. He had taken away the wrong body, and the friends and relations of tie deceased thought he was trying to play a joke on them by ringing in gray-haired old derelict instead of the handsome corpse which belonged to them. He came back to the morg-ue with every living relative of the right dead man riding with him, and they all took hand in loading the proper body in the wagon.
 Ut frequently occurs that some per son comes here, identifies a body as that of dear friend, bursts forth into the loudest kind of wailing and then re- turns few hours later, laughing with joy, to say a mistake had been made and that the man or woman thought to be dead had come home only little the worse for mixed ale or some other dead ly beverage.
 But would you believe that there are persons whose sense of humor is so per- verted that they play tricks on the dead?' he asked.
 Well, hardly"
 hSAS u1S SOiltS. 1Aey colie ASIS regularly, identify bodies, and order them sent to an address. Upon arrival there it is found that no one knows them, and they are trundled back here. No one wanted the body alive, and no one wanted it afterwards" he con- cluded.
 X few weeks ago the body of man was brought to the morgue whose clenched right hand held five playing cards, three trays and two aces. There was such a look of satisfaction in the mans eyes that no one who has ever played the great American game could resist d smile.
 The stake which that hand won was death, and the laugh and the pleased expression of the foater's face was hushed as soon as it left the lips.
 q shan't forget the seven days that came just after the explosion of the bomb in Russell Sage's office, few years ago." said Keeper White, few days ago, between the visits of sad eyed mother, who was looking for her boy, and nervous young man who had read of the finding of body which was afraid might be his fathers. That week was the hardest I ever passed through. I wish we had kept a record of the number and kind of folks who come here to look at the bomb thrower's head, which, you remember, was all that was left of him. There were literally thousands of callers who wanted to see that head. Hundreds pretended they could identify the hor- rible thing as it foated in glass jar of alcohol, where we had put it for preservation. but no one who came for that ayowed purpose could offer the slightest clew. You remember how the Identification came about finally, of course how Ike White, a newspaper
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Still, those are not the most curious cases that have come to the notice of Mir. White. Frequently persons afflicted with tumors of goitre go to the charnel house and beg to be permitted to rub the hand of a dead person over the af- fiicted spot They have such faith that they really believe such contact with dead hands will cure them. Their prayers and pleadings for the uncanny privilege are always of the most anus ing kind.
 One woman who is constant visitor has a large swelling in her neck, and every time she visits the morgue for the laying on of dead hands she amuses those who see her by her Munchausen tales, which she claims are true, of won- derful cures which have been effected in this way.
 Neither White nor his assistants are done laughing yet over the clever hoax that was perpetrated upon them few days ago, when supposed infants body that had been fshed out of the East river turned out to be nothing more or less than first-class imitation of the figure of body made out of gumdrops. The work vas so we'll done that the joke was not discovered until a deputy cor oner who had been summoned to per form an autopsy stuck his knife in it to begin work
 popular undertaken whose place of business is right opposite was for years the official death messenger of Belle vue hospital, and his duties called him frequently to the morgue.
 In conversation with the writer he said: "There is more fun to the square inch in the daily routine of the morgue than there is to be found in many of those continuous-performance theaters. 1 remember one case while I was there, where firm of Tenth avenue under takers called for the body of a man whose relatives had identified him, and who ordered that the corpse would be sent to Forty-eigihth street and Tenth avenue. I forget the name. However, when the undertaken laid the body out
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HUMORS OF THE MORGUE.
Often a Touch of Comedy in the
 Melodramas of This Place.
Odd Cases of Coming to Life-Queer su- perstitions of Various Persons Who Visit the Morgue in New
 York City.
IcoprR1ear. 1886.

There are men i'll the morgue to whom death has become sadly familiar, yet they have their fun, none the less. 1tis fun of a gruesome sort, to be sure, but without it life would be unbearable.
 The echo of their laughter rings back in hollow mocllery, as if the lifeless bod ies stored in tiers were enjoying the joke, and this weird echo often checks their jollity.
 Mr. White, the keeper of the morgue, has seen many queer things within that gloomy chamber that would be rich material for the funny paragraphers.
 Only q few weeks ago he was stand- ing on the pier outside the morgue, when q small tug came pu1fing up the river and made fast to the landing.
 "Got stiff for you" laconically de elared the tug captain. leaning out of the window of the pilot house.
 'All right" responded White, who at once summoned his assistants, and they hoisted ashore the body of we'll built young fellow that was towing astern of the tug.
 Found him down the bay and made fast to him." again volunteered the captain. who seemed to expect some praise for his work; but he did not get 1t from White, who is so used to hand. ling nothing but dead bodies that new one only means so much more work So the little tug went steaming angrily away, and the body was placed in an ice box.
 Shortly after q deputy coroner ap- peared to view the remains, and was Just about to wield his instruments in
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of the corps of dead-handlers attached to the morgue.
 Whisky of late yeans has become al most an unknown quantity to Jimmy, yet he recently managed to get as much as he could carry by initiating Cock ran's example. He went to sleep on the string-piece one evening recently, and while in that condition wag began to tickle his nose. He made several passes at the fly which, as he supposed, was annoying him, and at last rolled off into the water. When he was finally picked out he was to all intents and purposes dead.
 They carried Jimmy into the morgue and worked over him in all the ways directed by the board of health. Final- ly he was pronounced dead by the doe tors. Just then some one suggested a little brandy. One of Jimmy's eyes opened immediately. whisky" he faintly mermured. A pint was poured into him; then the other eye opened, and after he had d quart, more or less, poured down he began to talk with his usual volubiIity.
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HUMOROUS.

-She-''Why do you love me 4. est?" He--"Er-why-becau VOL aesN not like other girls, for one reasoas ~ She-"Who were the other girlssa Cincinnati Enquirer
 Open to Discussion.-He mr. say that ill-temper will make wo,as grow ugly in appearance" She-aNo.a. likely it is the other way. Losing hs' looks will make woman grow ill.tsm ~ pered. ."-Indanapolis Journal.
 What is the matter with the a;s ner, Mary?" asked Mrs. Hicks. in5aa tiently. Its an hour late" 'Yez ss,s to have cold roast beef for dinnas ma'am; it's eoollin' it's been up to twin ty minutes ago." ."-Harper's Bazar
 -Bigson-sI once possessed spe, did dog, who could always distinensl between a vagabond and respecfab,a person. Jigson-"Well, what's Ss come of him? ?" Bigson-"Oh. 1 ws, obliged to give him away. He bit mes -Tit-Bits.
 Mother (at a party)-'Why da you allow young Saphead to kiss vouis the conservatory Daughter-sWbg nal" Mother-"Oh, you needn't wbs E ma, me. One side of his nose is nos dered, and one side of yours isn't aa s the people have noticed it."-Tit-Bk z
 The Lost Adjective. = Count I, E Fraug (rapturously)-"Zere is onb vun word in ze Eenglish language 5 descr-r-ribe your beauty, Mees Go5 rox" Miss Goldrox-"0h, count, Count Le Fraug-'And unforchuDats ly I half forgotten vat cit ees." "-Has per's Bazar.
 -Riehard-'They say that kissingl dangerous. Do you believe it?' Rob ert-"It is when any third person hap pens to see you. It is more than Iike if that woman over there had not begs witness to a transaction of that kirt I should not have been her son-in.laT }oston Transcript.
 Counsel for the Defense < aYu have heard the testimony of Mir. Brow for the prosecution. Now, did youet hear Mr. Browns reputation for tuH and yeracity questioned?" Witness "Not directly; but he has baby atA house, he owns a dog and rides cycle, and he is an amateur fsherman Counsel-"That will do, sir" Couns for the prosecdtion@''We do not care cross-examine the witness. your hond Boston Transcript.
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THE CARS POLICY.
He Has the Power to Make Turs
 Massacres ImpossibIe.

He Has the Power to Make TuIHl
 Massacres Impossible.
 Will there be any change or will9 powers content themselves with Fg4 ous notes, demands for indemnity the outrages on foreigners and the q struetion of foreign property and < not a finger to secure the punishml5 of the real criminals? Much will pend upon the course to be taken Russia. The recent death of PH Lobanoff is a matter of internatl significance. More than any QtH one man has he been identified FS the policy of non-intervention in lVS ish matters, in pursuance of his grea policy of Panslavic aggrandizeniS@ To him. Turks, Kurds, Armeni Nestorians were simply so many paf all of equal value, to be sacrifed z advanced, according to the immA crisis in the game. There has moi peared i'll the whole conduct of the sian foreign office single hint thal terrible oppression under which non-Greek Christians of Turkey K fered was regarded with any degH. abhorrenee. Certainly no Russia cial has lifted finger to reliew # From various sources it has be public that the czar and czarina recently been apprised of the req E ture of Turkish oppression and ma ere and have been much moved b1 sentiment of the rest of the ChrlsN world in regard to Russias resa sibility for them. It is said thai czar sought to modify Prince banoff's stGrn, unbending policy failed. He has now an opportunla inaugurate different one. If he not, then the full weight of celg from every Christian nation ol world should rest upon him. H the power to make such massacI1s impossibility. If he does not ez that power he will be held resp0' tor theln.-Chicago News.
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THE PATH OF PROGRESS.
AdeptabiIity of the Wheel to the
 Needs of Practical Life.
A Telegraph Bicycle and It's Uses-Money and Time saver-Highest Track in the world-Mexico Is a Wheel
 mans Paradise.
fcoPYRIaur, 1s96.1

The telegraph bicycle is the invention of man of Anderson, Ind, who has been associated with railroads long enough to know that when there is q wreck of any sort the company wants immediate and full particulars of it. This novel idea is nothing less than telegraph office which travels on bi- cycle, and is so constructed that it can keep to the railroad tracks, or can, in five minutes, be in condition to leave the tracks and take to the highway.
 By this arrangement railroad men are enabled to mount their wheels and get without delay to the scene of rail way wreck, or to repair a broken line. It is at such times that the manager of a telegraph or telephone line or the official of railroad appreciates any possible saving of time, and this is what the use of the combination track and highway machine accomplishes.
 When it is desired to use the machine on the rails three-wheeled triangular frame work is attached to the bicycle, which holds it securely in place on one of the rails.
 The small wheels of the triangular frame are fanged like the ordinary rail- way truck wheel and by fitting the rails closely prevent all danger of the bicycle slipping.
 One peculiar feature of this arrange ment is a coil of wire which is carried on reel, just above the rear fork of the machine. On the handle-bar is a tele- graph instrument, which is connected with the wire. one end of which is held
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TwENTY-YEAR OLD ooUeHNUT.
It Has Come Back to Maine After Wan
 dering All Over the West.

It Has Come Back to Maine After Wan
 dering All Over the West.
 4 cake 20 years old is an interesting object to every true housewife, and when such cake has also travelled through many of the principal states and Canada, it becomes something more than an ordinary doughnut.
 Mrs. Colman Hemminway, of South Rumford, Me, has such cake, and she told it's history to a Globe correspond ent
 q made the cake and lot more just like it," she said, December 1. 1876, for my son Frank to take to Michigan to eat during his journey.
 Tn some way this particular cake got separated from the others and slipped down into one corner of the trunk, where it lay unnoticed till my son unpacked his trunk few weeks later in a lumber camp in the Michigan pine forests.
 "When Frank found the cake in the corner of his trunk he was homesick's and he kept it to look at once in awhile to remind him of his home beside the Androscoggin.
 Later Frank met and loved girl, and in her presence forgot his home sickness. The cake happened to again find it's way into a dark corner of his trunk, and lay there entirely forgot ten.
 My son married and settled on a farm in Wisconsin. The cake went with him unnotieed in corner of his trunk In the course of time his wife died and he left his farm and went back to Michigan. In packing his trunk for the journey he found the old cake. It has become curiosity from it's great age and sacred from associations. Ac- cordingly he wrapped it carefully and put it back in his trunk.
 During the next few years he worked at various occupations in Da- Kota, back in Michigan, thence to Mani- toba, back toWisconsin, thence through several other western states, finally stopping at Wooley in Washington ter ritory, where he is now superintendent of mine.
 During all his wanderings Frank Hemmingway kept the cake wrapped in tissue paper in his trunk. Last sum- mer he came to this village to visit his aged parents and brought the cake with him. When he returned to Washington be gave the cake to his mother.''
 The cake proved to be what Maine housewives call a doughnut, or fried cake. It has shriveled to about half it's l original bulk and become as hard as stone. The cake was made as follows: Two eggs, one cup sugar, two cups sour milk, three tablespoonfuls butter, two teaspoonfuls soda.
 Beat the eggs, sugar and butter to- gether, add the soda and then the milk, stir in enough four to make dough stiff enough to roll, and cut into cakes of the desired size. Drop each carefully into hot fat and let them fry till brown on both sides.-Boston Globe.
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All In the Accent.

''of course I'm rather tall for e, girl, 5 she admitted, "but Charley consoles me by saying that it's impossible to have too much of good thing
 And then her dearest friend answered softly:
 'Yes. of course-of good thing"
 But somehow the accent and the repetition of the words seemed to inti- mate that Charley's judgment was faulty, even if his words were true.
 And that was the beginning of a irightful feud in which all the mean things known to modern society were said.- Chicago Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-12
Weather Crop Bulletin.
CENTRAL STATION.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 8, 1896.
Ihe first half of the week was cool,
the last half warm, making the aver
age temperature about normal. There
was large excess Of cloudiness, with
frequent light showers in many local
tiles, hindering farm work in fields
not well drained. On the 5th con-
siderable local damage was caused by
cloudbursts in Harrison and Cass coun-
ties.
Variable reports are received as to
the condition of corn. EARLY planted
corn on drained land is doing fairly
well, and is we'll cultivated. The gen
eral condition of this crop, however,
is below the seasonable average, and
the acreage has been lessened by the
excessive moisture. In numerous To-
calities planting is not yet completed,
and many fields are weedy.
Oats and spring wheatare becoming
rank, with tendency to rust, the re-
suit OF excessive heat, humidity and
rainfall. Fall wheat is doing fairly
well. Pastures are luxuriant. Timothy
and clover meadows are unusually
heavy where the stand is good. In old
meadows the yield of hay will be
much reduced by the encroachment. of
blue grass. Army worms have ap-
peared in great numbers in numerous
localities, their destructive work be-
ing mainly done in grass lands.
Potatoes and garden truck are MAX
ing a heavy growth.
With drying weather the crop stu.
alton will rapidly improve.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-12

Highest of all in Leavening Powcr-latest Rsra
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ABSGEUTEEK PURE
ABSOE.UTEsEX PURE
Chester Chunks.

Everyone is planning for good
time Old Settlers day providing the
weather is good. A large crowd is
expected.
The water was nearly foot higher
after the rain Saturday night than it
has been before this spring.
Mr.. Carlton Bhearns was in town
last evening practicing on the coming
dramatic entertainments
Mr.. ID. Kaiser of Riceville was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. s. A. Converse and Mr.. John
Steinman We're up from Cresco to ad-
just the loss by storm and wind to w.
A. Murray's barn. Mr.. Steinman's
daughter, Miss Leah, accompanied
him, calling on friends here.
Mr.. w. A. Murray lost a valuable
horse lately by sickness.
There is horse buyer in town.
Carter and Courtney are handling
a good deal of stock of late.
No one should miss the play Satur-
day night as it promises to be very
good.
We are glad to see Mr.. Wn.
Haskins able to ride around again
and attend to business. We hope he
will soon be fully recovered. DIR.
Freemire is attending him at present.
The social in Mr.. Roper's new
building for the band boys was sue
cess both socially and financially.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-12
Davis Corners.

l am glad to report that this vicin-
ity escaped the storm of last Saturday
and hope that that we will soon en-
joy weeks sun shine which is badly
needed.
Mr.. Gust Aberly is improving lit
tie from his long illness and we hope
that he will soon entirely recover.
Mrs. Herman Maronde's sister from
Michigan, is visiting with her sister
here.
Messrs. Louis Maronde and Rudie
Meyer are preparing for a crowd and
a good time at their dance on Friday,
June 18th.
Mr.. John Helwig will soon occupy
his new residence.
In game of ball between the
Howard Center and Davis Corner
boys, the latter got defeated by 16
scores.
A very pleasant birthday surprise
party at Rudolph A. It. Meyers was
enjoyed by all present.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-12
Klrkhart- -Ryan's

Great American 25c Railroad Show,
Museum and Wild West, were here
yesterday and gave two excellent ex-
hibitions. The town was filled with
people from all over this section of
the country, nearly all of whom at
tended one or both performances.
The Gazette takes much pleasure in
recommending this show to the pub
lie, as 1t is composed of a company of
excellent people, who are courteous
and fair dealing, and fulfill all their
promises. While there are many cir
cuses on the road making great
claims, there are few SO cont shows
that give the entertainment kirkhart
Ryan does for % cents. Boone Ga-
zette. Will be ut Cresco, June "a.