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other method. The sensible Jockeys make
use OF it TO a very small extent, not more
so than the average man. But the sensible
ones are few IN number The rank and file
Of the boys gorge themselves with rich
foods and wines, and make new flesh and
blood as fast as they lose It. They live at
fast pace. and in few years Join the
great brigade Of has beens."
THE EXCEPTIONS.
The exceptions are men like Fred Taral.
Sam DOggett. Simms. Littledeld. Griffin,
and the few others who are paid big re-
tanning fees Dy the important stables. These
men take as much pride in keeping their
weight down as they do in their riding.
Their contracts always contain a clause
they must ride If a jockey fails to keep
his weight at this point the contract is
broken and he lcaes large sum.
Fred Taral agreed to ride at 10 pounds
this year, and this means that he must keep
his weight down to 10Y Ordinarily he
weighs about 1870 pounds, and he takes good
care Of himself all the year through A
month before the season began he deserted
his fine house and little family and. leaving
the fashionable district in which he lives.
took up his abode with Trainer Matt Byrnes
in the Marcus DAILY stables. Every morn
ing he was up at o'clock exercising some
Of the horses On en- average he rides about
thirty miles a day, which in itself is rather
v gorous exercise. In the exercise gallops
he always wears double sweaters and heavy
WoOven clothing. and the Precipitation runs
away from him in puddles.
Like all the other great Jockeys he main.
tains d valet. who rubs him down three OF
fully He says that he is hungry all the
time from one end Of the season to the
other. But he doesn't mind the hunger as
much as he does the thirst. Fluids of all
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theosophy- She was born % NeW5uTyD0TI,
Mass. and first married George w Parent
a detective. who died some years ago One
Of her biographers says: "She was in spirit
ualism up to her neck after her husband
died" The same writer dWells upon the
fact that her guide" was an aged East
Indian ghost. In her clairvoyance practice
she was successful.
Theosophists profess to look down upon
spiritualism. They say that a spiritualis-
tic medium is one who has no control over
his powers and is at the mercy Of external
influences. A theosophical adept. on the
other hand, has a mind OF such magnitude
that he controls all external influences.
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verse IA the latter country the boys and
men are kept down to weight by natural
methods, while here the boys use artificial
means to bring about the desired result
In the great stables of England there are
scores of trainers fifty, sixty and seventy
years old who could ride tomorrow at 10
pounds They are healthy and strong, too.
After certain time had elapsed they found
it unnecessary to keep on training down. as
nature stepped in and did the work
The ex-jockeys in this country present
different front. Jimmy Rowe now training
the horses in the Thompson stable. used
to ride at 1O5 pounds. To-day he weighs
$50 pounds. Jimmie Mclaughlin fifteen
years ago had no trouble IN weighing in
at los pounds. Four years ago he could
ride at 118 pounds. To-day he could not
ride at less than $50 pounds. If Isaac
Murphy had not tried so hard to keep his
weight down he would probably be living
to-day.
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. consequence interfere with his earning
capacity.
Tarai makes about $50, 600 a year, and. at
a conservative estimate, has a fortune Of
500, 600 slowed safely away. Under these
conditions it requires much fortitude for
a young man to 20 hungry and thirsty
and work like a slave for good part Of
the year
His life is a weary grind. and it is
small wonder that most Of the other jock
eys avoid the hunger, the thirst and the
hard work BY sweating OUT in a Turkish
bath Simms. Griffin. Littleheld and Dog
gett all live practically the same life as
Tarals
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NEVER EAT ENOUGH
PRINCES OF THE PIGsEzIN MUST GO
HUNGRY AND THIRSTY.
HOW JOCKEYS TRAIN.
PerniefOus Use of the Turkish Bath
Hot ROOm-Hard Outdoor work
and slim Dict the snfest Method.

NEW YORK, June 5.-All the danger in
the life Of a jockey does not hinge on the
actual running Of q race. OF course, the
danger is then immediate, as It is a COM
mon thing for a horse and rider to fail
and for the other horses to trample on the
PROSTATE boy More jockeys are killed.
however, off the race track than on. 1t
is the training to keep down weight that
works the evil, more deadly one than the
steel-shod hoofs of flying horses.
This fact was tragically proven the other
day when Fred Gebhard's jockey, John
Billings died in Bellevue Hospital from
the effects Of entertaining. It is not often
that such a direct cause comes to the sur
face Most of the victims CT the training
system weaken themselves so that the
slightest touch OF illness finishes them.
A cold which would be shaken OF in no
time by the average boy makes a con-
sumptive Of the jockey or hi career is
finished by pneumonia
In this country few Jockeys live to an old
age, while in England it is quite the re-
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G, o. p CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS READY TO GREET TIKI
REPUBLICAN HOST.
AUDITORIUM is COMPLETED.

Fourteen Thousand workers and
sh0utera WIN Have seats-A Spien-
did Building for the Convention
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on the parlor floor, adjoining the Reed head
quarters, VIII be the Mckinley headquar-
ters. taking up FIVE rooms The Morton
headquarters and the Allison headquarters
viii also be at the Southern Senator Quay
has engaged the ladies' ordinary at the
Planters'. the ladies' parlor at the LindeH
and two parlors at the Laclede for his head
quarters.
A UNIQUE CONVENTION.
This convention is unique for two reasons.
and before it is over it will probably be
unique for several more. In the first place
it is the first time that the leaders of the
G. o. p have taken a Southern city for its
meeting place since the war. In the second
place, exactly forty years ago the first
convention OF the Republican party was held
In Philadelphia on June 1G. 1885. General
John @. Fremont was nominated at that
convention and Abraham Lincoln was de-
feated for the nomination OF Vice Presl-
dent. receiving 100 ballots assinat $50 cast
for William L. Dayton OF New Jersey.
Lincoln was an unknown quantity at thai
convention. A delegate from an Eastern
State stood up in the hall and said: who
is this man Lincoln; can he fEht2"
The man from Illinois who presented his
name responded: "sir. MT. Lincoln is a
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BOILED IN A HOT ROOM.


The boy Billings, who died the other day.
was a big-boned man with q lot Of hard
flesh He was not fat, but weighed more
than thirty pounds above the limit Of q
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kinds, he asserts, are more fattenlng tnan
solids and. in consequence. must be rig
f orously avoided. At times he says he would
gladly give S1OO if he could cOnscientiously
/ drink all of the icewater he wanted His
sleep is disturbed at night by dreams OF
gallons of cool drinks but he rarely dreams
about food.
He not only suffers from hunger and
thirst day and night. but he also finds II
necessary to walk and run from twelve to
fifteen miles day to keep in good trim.
In hot weather this latter part of the pro-
gramme Is omitted, as he perspires so
freely then that it is unnecessary. He
always punches the bag an hour a day or
puts on the gloves with some OF the hard
est hitting Of the stable boys.
A CLEVER BOXER.
It is not generally known that Taral is
one Of the cleverest boxers in the country.
He had serious thoughts last winter Of
entering the prize ring and trying for the
bantam weight championship against Billy
Plimmer when that agile young English
man held the belt. His friends dissuaded
him. however. arguing that it might de-
tract from his reputation as a jockey, and IN
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-07
AID FOR REBELS.

Filibusterlng Steamer bermuda Lands
Safely on Cuban Coast.
New York, May 4.-News of the sue.
cessful landing of the Bermuda on the
Cuban shore reached the leaders of the
revolutionary party in this city at mid
night Saturday. The Bermuda sailed
from Philadelphia April %, touching
Mt Jacksonville, Fla, week ago. Sun
day, April &c, she took on board arms
and ammunition in waiting at the
Clyde line docks at Jacksonville, and
quietly slipped down to the mouth OF
the river, where Brig, Gen. Leite Vidal
and 90 men stepped on board and the
successful filibuster laid her course for
the coast of Cuba. The Bermuda land
ed two Calling guns, 1000 rifles, most of
them Mansurs, 500, 900 rounds of ammu-
milton and 1000 pounds of dynamite.
Tampa, Fla, May 4.-According to
Rev. Alberto Diaz, the BAPTIST mission
airy expelled from Cuba by Gen. Weyler,
many atrocities are committed on the
island. Mr.. Diaz asserts that for two
weeks prior to his departure more than
100 Cubans, many women and children
being among them, were massacred IN
the rural districts of Miguel del Padron
and .Minas. These people, the Spanish
official reports stated, were killed in
battle. r.etg
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NO TASTE FOR FLESH.
Nav the Study Of Animal Life Affected
'&tG One Naturalist,

Nav the Study Of Animal Life A6sctsd
$# One Naturalist.
q A man who has made a careful study
Of the habits of animals and birds, and
who firmly believes that birds think
and are controlled by brain action In o
great measure-about, If not quite az
much as human beings, and not by the
'overrated instinct''-told o few nights
ago of the odd effect natural history
had on him.
do you know" said he, ''that since 1
learned that birds and mammals think,
have had sort of spleen against
flesh? When I eat a partridge l think
of the birds wiles used in its endeav-
ors to escape the hunters merciless
shot. It is the same with the ducks,
turkeys, deer and beeves, and all other
flesh, but not fish. I have the dread. or
feeling, that am eating q rational be-
ing. think that if vegetarianism ever
becomes universal, it will be when we
understand the thoughts of birds and
mammals and are able to converse with
them. We are just now entering on a
wonderful field of research. We have
found the door to real natural history
knowledge, and we are now cropping for
the keyhole."
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BISHOP VINCENT.

relations of labor and capital. When
Bishop Warren said that no man should
prevent another from working when,
where and for whom he would, he pro-
voked the applause of the day. The
bishops declare for national divorce
law; are opposed to removing the ban
Of the church from dancing, card play
ing and theater going; favor total pro-
hibition, and want the United States to
refuse government licenses in prohibit
ton states.
The address shows that the churcl,
has membership of 2,7s6, $3.50, gain of
$4,000 in four years. The Sunday
schools last year numbered 30,352, a
gain in four years of ZIG, and the teach
ers and pupils numbered 2,93s,350, a
gain OF 2sO,OOO. The conversions in
the Sunday schools in four years were
53,436. The church has added 81 $780,
600 worth of property to the $113.O00.-
coo owned in 1892. The gain in pastoral
support has been 100000, partly be-
cause of 1.4O0 more pastors. The mis-
sionary funds show substantial gains.
The church has 81 deaconess' homes,
hospitals and orphanages, of which IS
are in foreign lands. There are 574
deaconesses, of which 80 are in foreign
work. One hundred are trained nurses.
The organization has $641,s50 worth of
property, which has been mostly given
during the last four years. During the
last four years the deaconesses have
made &c., calls, held 1000 religious
meetings and helped to care for go
people, either in hospitals or at their
own homes. The Epworth League has
81 900 chapels, with 1850 900 members.
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MURDER. SUSPECTED.

Prominent Citizen Of West Superior,
wis, Found Deed.
West Superior, Wis.,, May 2.-Lewis
C. Bratrud, prominent board of trade
man, was found dead on the street at
nine o'clock Thursday evening. He was
shot through the head. A revolver lay
by his side. Three suspicious char
jacters were seen around there shortly
before the shot was fired, and it is be-
lieved he was murdered. Bratrud was
well-to-do, but is reported to have lost
heavily on the Chicago board last win
ter. He came to Superior from Water
town, S. d., three years ago.
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HOw'R This !?

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for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Made Bishop.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 4.-Rt. Rev.
Thomas O'Gorman, formerly of the
Catholic university of the United States,
was on Sunday installed as bishop of
South Dakota to succeed Bishop Martin
Marty, transferred to St. Cloud, MINI.
The impressive ceremonies were con-
Quoted BY Archbishop Ireland. -
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
The Encauapnent.

= The early predictions of a large at:
tendance at the 30th National Encamp-
ment, G. A. R.. in st. Paul, during the
first week in September, are being
verified every day, although the en-.
campment is four months in the future.
The state departments are repre-
scented In st. Paul almost daily, obtain
taing department headquarters and To-
eating the rank and file, who will come
to the Northwest in great numbers.
. New England will send an immense
turn out of veterans and tourists, Mas
sachusetts expects to send 1,500. Their
representative, II. J. Lacey, of Fitch
burg, has been there and secured head
quarters for this department.. and re-
turned home prepared to let loose a
broadside of approval of Northwestern
people and methods. r.E5 g..
Special efforts are being made to Sc
cure the attendance of Grand Army
posts from states adjoining Minnesota,
and also of the Minnesota posts. This
important work is in the hands of Cen
eral r. A. Becker, of st. Paul, who has
addressed preliminary letter to every
post in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
the Dakotas, inviting and urging a
large turn out from every Grand Army
post in the Northwest.
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what tho Census sho

Chicago, May Superintendent
Stafford, Of the school census bureau,
says the returns will not show over.1
100000 population for. Chicago. This
does not show any increase. over the
last census. but this. is, due to the fact
that there was a five percent addition
to the figures at that time.
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Minnesota Appropriations.

The. senate commerce committee has
completed consideration of the Mime
sofa item in the river and harbor bill.
The appropriation for the St. Croix riv-
er is increased from $4,000 to SIS, 900
and provision inserted that $40, 900 of
this amount shall be spent on the har-
Dor at Saltwater. The appropriation
for the Red River of the North is in
creased $40. 900, with provision that
portions of it shall be spent on the Red
Lake river, between Thief River Falls
and it's mouth. Other Minnesota items
remain unchanged.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Opening Of tho Great Gathering {
Churchmen ut Cleveland.

Opening Of tho Great Gathering Of
Churchmen at Cleveland. E..
Cleveland, O., May AIT nine o'clock
a. M. Friday, Bishop Bowman called
to order the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the Cen:
trail armory. The session will last for
one month. After brief devotional ex-
ercises the roll was called and the dele
gates were seated. There are accredited
to the conference four women delegates.
Cleveland, O., May 1.-THE meeting of
the Methodist general conference Sat
urday was devoted for the most part to
the hearing of the pastoral letter of the
bishops. This was read by Bishop War.
rem, of Colorado, who prepared it him.
self, and it was regarded by the con-
ference as IN exceedingly able paper.
The features which received the most
interested attention were the sugges-
ton that in exceptional instances the
time limit placed on the pastorates Of
Methodist ministers should be raised;
that it was time Christian nations took
prompt action to suppress the outrages
in Armenia; that the annual confer
ences might properly omit requiring
educational examinations in the cases
of college graduates; the recommenda'
ton that the church recognize Epworth
leagues to the exclusion of other young
peoples societies, and the outline OF
what was proper and Christian in the
attitude toward one another of capt.
talists and workingmen, and of work
1uen toward each other.
The address favors arbitration in Ia
Dor and in international disputes, and
urges profit sharing, in considering the
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Fate Of Girl.

Wilmington, Del, May AT Berlin,
Nd, Thursday night John Gordy (col-
ored) attacked his sweetheart, Dolly
Simmons and beat her to death. He
accused her of infidelity. Gordy
placed the body on the railroad track
and it was run over by train and hor-
ribly mutilated. Gordy escaped. The
colored people are excited and threaten
lYnching. 49, l. -
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Convicted.

The jury at Mankato found verdict
against Alfred o. Robe IT'S, the jackson
photographer who has been selling
esprit" photographs and love powders
Roberts was tried in the United States
court on the charge of useing the mail
to give information how to obtain OBJ
sence pictures. He was sentenced to
two years at Saltwater. and to pay a
fine of 500.
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! May, Enter ,and Clear FREQ. =,

/ Washington, May 4.-Word has been
received here Ky telegraph tina, the
Canadian government has adopted nm
order In council exempting American
vessels from entry and clear ance
charges ut Canadiun ports. s
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Tho Rock of Gibraltar

Is not steadier than system liberated from
the shackles of chills and fever, bilious re-
mittent or dumb ague by Hostetters Stom,
ach Bitters, perfect antidote to malarial
poison in air or water; 1t is also IN unex-
kidney complaints, dyspepsia and nervous;
ness. It improves appetite and sleep and
hastens convalescence.
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For Grand Army Men.

A splendid battlefield map in four colors,
showing all the most famous battle6elds OF
the Virginias and q omplete list of 49, bat.
ties and skirmishes, with dates, compiled
from the official war records, will be mailed
stamps Address u. l.. TRUlTT, n. w. r.
A., Chcs. II Ohio Ry., "a Clark st., Chi
capo. Ill. aT #z%f I q: = : ', '.-g&r go ~
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rs r. H.kF -EEs . lEN- -
nSed NJ .Exn0sure

Imperial, Neb.. April. 80. During the
wind and rainstorm Tuesday night Miss
Leota Brown, aged 20, who had gone
to- driysssome cattle, ins. persisted from
& posture WyfAn y qtsfter Of mile
Of her home.
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Wonderland '08.

Such is the name of book issued by
the Northern Pacific railroad, picturing
the country, the cities, resorts and
game found along the line of the road.
The work is of a practical nature, but
presented in such shape that it is as
interesting as a good story. It is a
model OF Typography, and any one can
have it if they will pay cents postage.
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Eleven.

The Republican National convention to be
held in st. Louis, June 10th, will be the
eleventh held by that party. The Burling-
ton Route trains run to the principal points
in eleven states-a coincidence Another
fact is that from St. Paul, Minneapolis and
all points in The Mississippi valley: the Burl-
Ouia
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WnYso-"This physiognomist says that
aggressive, impulsive people generally have
black eyes" Knowsos- not at first, they
get them later.:-Truth.
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No NATTER how happy and contented
man may look, if you give him chance he
will spend the day telling you his troubles.
Los Angeles Express.
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FRS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits nfterfil:st days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and q trial bot
tie free, DR.. Kline. 93l Arch St.. Phila., "a.
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News In Brief.


Fremont Perkins, of Royalton, at
tempted to commit suicide, stabbing
himself twice in the left breast with y
pocket knife. He is % years old and
single. The chances are against his
recovery.
Herman Lcefker, of Lakefield, on his
way home from town, attempted to
cross the Sioux river on the commonly
used bridge. The bridge was gone and
both horses were drowned.
The state farm summer school opened
the third year with so pupils regis
tered. The summer . sion is especially
for the young women, and the most
practical of all branches are taught.
Elijah Revenberg was found dead in
his barn at Rohbinsdale by a. member
of his family. 1t is in all probability q
case of apoplexy. IT.. : !.
= The large barn of Henry Schutt, near
Lewiston, was struck by lightning, and
with its contents, was totally con-
sumed.
Some boys playing ball in Minneapo-
lis, discovered quite sum of counter
felt money in the hollow of a decayed
oak tree. The ball had rolled into the
tree, and q fielder in reaching into&the
tree for the ball, found stack of sill
yer dollars. There were $50 in all, and
the boys at once took the money to the
North Side police station, where it was
pronounced bad. :; .& = .33ss..se,s'', d, .;
T.. b. Walker has purchased the ma
chinery for steamer to be built for
use on Red Lake, and will construct
the boat at once.
The body of iOrio Billings was found
in Linden township, 12miles from Lake
Crystal, he having been thrown from a
wagon an his neck broken.
John Becker, a farmer who resides
northwest of Pipestone, was fatally
wounded by the accidental discharge OF
gun he was carrying upon sulky
plow while blowing.
The dry goods store of Ed. Warren,
of Vernon Center, was broken into
and $40 worth of jewelry, besides other
articles, taken.
Lightning struck the barn of liver
Bendiord, of Bandon, burning the barn.,
Is head of cattle and IS hogs. The barn
was partly insured. No insurance on
cattle or hogs: *- 49, ~ M
Prof! Hult,, principal of the Wells
schools, has been arrested tor the alleg-
ed inhuman fiogging of one of the boys
in his charge. The boy is. claimed to
have been given over 30 lashes with =
rawhide., The psincipal claims tohaye,
Indicted dn1y Whist puhishmsrt was
snecessary.