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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22
The Wheel

Saratoga, n. Y, June 21.-The open
ing day of the New York state division
races, League of American Wheelmen.
at Woodlawn oval. was favored with
fine weather, but a strong west wind
handicapped the contestants. There
was a large attendance and the track
was in good condition. Summaries:
Half mile open, professionalism
heat won by e. c. Bald, Buffalo; F. R.
.Steenson. Dayton. o., second; Tom
Cooper. Detroit. third. Time-1:16.
One mile handicap, professional
Final heat won by F. a. Mcfarland.
San Jose, Cal. Is yards; F. f. Good
man, New York. 40 yards. second; Z.
]. Jenny. Utica, 60 yards, third.
Time-2:20 Is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Denver, June pc. H Anderson of
the Arapahoe Wheel club has lowered
the road record for 100 miles from
6:3l:00 to 6:30:30. The former record
was made by A. l. Hachenberger last
year and has withStOod many efforts
TO break it. Anderson rode to Evans
and return, making his ride actually
102 miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22
THE DIAMOND.

Pittsburg. June 21.-Attendance 1900.
Score: Pittsburg. .: Chicago, 6.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Brooklyn, n. Y. June 21.-Attend-
ance, 500. Score: Brooklyn, 6; Bos-
ton IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22
At st. Louis.

The closing of the down-town pool
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Cleveland, June 21.-Attendance, 500.
Score: Cleveland, ;: Louisville g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Pleasanton, Cal. June 21.-The fol-
lowing is the result of the professional
bicycle races here:
One mile open, professionalism
Zeigler. San Jose, won: Allan Jones,
San Francisco, second; Hardy Down
ing, San Jose. third. Time-2:20
One-quarter of a mile open, profess
sional-OttO Ziegler won, Allan Jones
second, Hardy Downing third. Time
80 2-5.
one and one-quarter miles open. pro-
fessional-Allan Jones won, Hardy
Downing second, H. E. McCrea third
Tiine-2:56
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Cincinnati. June 81 Attendance,
$500. Score: Cincinnati. 8; St. Louis, 8.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
RE SCARED OOWn.
rss Sc nsations OF Man who Fell with
Elevator.

Did you ever fall down an elevator
shaft asked a travelling man The Dis.
patch Ioan confessed that me had been De.
MED TINS experience, and his interrogation
continued: We'll | have, and | tell you
It's one II the greatest sensations one can
Imagine. I've always been fellow that
had "A fear of falling, and l used to got
dizzy whenever / went on monuments OF
sny high places, but now can't get any
thing too high for me
Il was up in Portland, Or, once and
stopped at "A good hotcl--that is the prices
were the regular thing, and looked for
comfort and had no desire 10 walk up
three flights Of stairs | was on the fourth
floor and when | started 20 90 up stairs
the porter said, Yo hettah not pull dat
rope, boss, foh dat yclevatuh bruk, and DC
las man what monkoyed wild it is in de
Emergency wawd now l listened to him,
but when / came to the hotel that night !
was dead tired and, 20 tell the truth, |
had been surveying the town casually and
was feeling what the boys call good.
got on the elevator and pulled the rope.
You've been on fast elevators maybe, but
you weren't ever on anything like this.
Why, we hit the roof in second and !
was thrown down on the floor Of the ele-
NalOf anu almost stunned L picked my
self up and tricG TO run IL down, but IL
wouldn't bulge The people IN the hotel
heard the racket, and the porter who had
warned inc came To the floor below and
shouted 10 me to keep still, and he would
TX things You see, | was away up there
whore the elevator isn't made To 60, and /
couldn open the door to yet out.
"The porter said, II list dc rope; don't
pull too hard | did ~ he directed, and
suddenly something let go, and we went
down. Do you know, / never had such
feeling in my existence. IL seemed as II 1
had discovered the way TO fly and was
soaring along in the clouds ! had no
fear, and even wondered how the bump
would "a. But IL was rs If | were some
body else, and thought 1t was an hour
before | struck the bottom. When came
TO- / was in my room, with about 90 peo-
pie around, and ! could hear somebody
saying, See If the fall stopped his watch
In an hour | was on my feet, and the doc
tor said | was all right When l get on
an elevator, | never monkey with the
works now. "-.Colunbus Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

General Booth discovered in India
hat unborn babies are sometimes use
S security for debt. When the father o.
a family is obliged TO borrow money t,
lcfray the expenses Of his daughter 4,
Wedding he sometimes pledges her first
aoln j, u Is collateral. General Boot
doubted the existence Of such a custom
antil one of bis officers in the Madra
salvation Army informed him tina;
lmong his cadets were young men VIII
mad been mortgagcd by their grandfa
th'rs in payment for the festivities a
heir mo hers weddings.
General Booth found upon investiga.
ton that India is great pawnshop
The people put in pledge their land,
oxen, jcVclly, Gives, their chill
dren and their grandchildren. Then
ideas Of iinarce ar. crude, and they seer
to think thAi he i the eli crest ma,
who finds tao largest number Of way
Ivy which to borrow money. New Yor!'
WorlJ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
HOW MAY BE So
OBTAINED BY ALL.
An Interesting Bit of History as Told by Travel
ling Man, Followed by AffidavitS of
Two Prominent People,

comfortably but could only get up AFTER great
difficulty and by helping myself with my
hands or with other assistance
had consulted physicians and tried a
good many remedies but with no satisfactory
results.
We read of the Marshall case. of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, a wonderful cure attributed to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
| sent for box of them, and was helped at
once, and by the time had taken one box I
could get up out Of the chair as spry as any
one, aud could run, and do any kind of work
| ever could.
Since taking Pink Pills have been able
to work at such work as saving wood-roll.
ing logs, in fact, have no occasion TO
favor myself on account of my injury Why
last summer ! dug ditch eighty rods long
and two feet deep. ] attribute my freedom
from pains entirely to Pink Pills Ii is
wonderful medicine. / think my wife's cure
from creeping paralysis was even greater
than mine
Mr. Rose desired to put the above in the
form OF an affidavit, and did 50 as follows:
STATE or MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF ANTRIM. 90
James +. Rose, being duly sworn on his
oath says that the foregoing statement true.
JAMES +. ROSE.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
Goth day of February, 1896.
c. L. DENsMoRE, Notary Public.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
Hoods Pills r R2 not All PGI Tass ghn 5 or
( rop Report

The ground in southern Michigan
vas lightly covered with snow much OF
ne time during January, tut not ST f.
ciently at all times TO afford full pro.
elton to the wheat plant. On thu
5th of January the average depth in
ne southern four tiers of counties wa
| % inches; in the the central cOuntiP ,
A inches, and in the northern cOu
- 2O7 inches. Al the end of IN
lonth the average depth in the sOuu
n counties was 5 20 inches, in til
-ptra,. II inches, and IN the NORTH
n. ) SO inches
In reply TO the question Has whe.
uring January suffered injury iron
ny causc?' 1870 correspondents il
ne southern counties answer Yes
nd 800 No, in the central countic'
4 correspondents answer Yes" an
u mo, and in the northern countic.
3 answer Yes" ana 90 NO"
The total number Of bushels of whea;
'eported marketed BY farmers n Janu
~ is 6l6.532. and in the six month,
August.January. G.3o5,715 III.
mount marketed in the SIX month";
August.January, is 31l,949 buShei.
nore than reported marketed IN th'
anne months last year
Al - elevators and mill, from whici
exports have been received there Wa.
10 wheat marketed during January
The condition of live stock i abou
= pcr cent. comparison being Wit
stock in good. healthy and thrifty COS
dition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

\ Doctors Thco.y Tua; thc habit Help
to A.rf" People Inaaue.

\ Doctors Thoc.y Iuat The habit Help
to N.th" people inaane.
Dr.. SciGCn II. Il. colt, the medica.
superintendent # the Middletown State
Insane asylum recently, started the the
JTy THAI no, hluG cOnduced 50 much &C
insanity as carly rising.
III proof III his assertion DR.. Talcott
tails attention to the relative frequency
with which farmers, their wives, SONS
and daughters become insane. The cause
Of this has hitherto been thought 10 be
their isolated lives, their hard work ana
perhaps the excessive use of pie and po-
tatOes
On the other side, it has Away.
seemed to DIR. TalcOtt and other eminent
alienists that there must be some othel
deep seated cause of insanity among til"
farming classes than pie and potatoes
Farmers have always pure, fresh air il
abundance, which city folk seldom have
they are less liable TO mental and nerv
Gus strain than city folk and also less
liable TO infectious diseases and the bsG
effects of alcohol.
DR.. Talcott's view, after q careful
consideration Of the advantages and dis
advantages of farming life as "a predis
posing cause Of insanity, is that it is th'
excessively early hours OF rising which
increase insanity III the rural district
out of proportion to the urban and SUI
dIban rate. He thinks growing chill
dren in particular suffer severely from
the artificial cut off which Is applied
so rigidly to their lives.
The report of the state commission il
lsnacy shows that during the year end
ing sept 80, 1894, $40 farmers, gar
ieners and herdsmen were committed H.
New York state as lunatics. This is o
larger number than in any other class
except laborers, of whom there were COZ
commitments.
As against these large classes Their.
were only ga members of the profes,
slOnal classes committed, including
2lergy military ana naval officers, art
lists, authors, civil engineers and survey
Jrs There We're only ~ men committed
)ut Of the large class Of walters, cooks,
ervants, miners and seamen. The class
# male teachers, students, housakeep.
rs and nurses gave only IS New Tori
Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
ATTRACTED By GOLD.
Coins aud a Watch In Mans Pocket
Drew the Lightning.


An extraordinary case of lightning stroke
latality is reported from Shoeburyness,
ngland \ man was walking along "A
,otpalh shaded by trees. "A he was pH,-.
g under the last tree of tho row the
shtn!2g flash struck HIM Ho was killed
astanfly.
No wouni was appa'cnt. Tho hair wac
,ngrd ~hoft over the loft side of che lead
The LEFT eyebrow and eyelaShes and IN,
eft side ~ tLs mustache were practically
zone. There " 30 burns on the left cheek
nd over the al iowcn. The burns were Of
'arious sizes and interrupted the largest
icing about ! Il inches in diameter. Whcr-
yer The burns were made the cpidermis
vas entirclr destroyed and gone.
BY contrast with these comparatively
light signs Of the passage of the fatal cur.
ent its effect on the clothing of the man
vas strangely fantastic Tho hat was
ound u be in small shrcds, but the coat
md waistcoat Were only slightly damaged.
\ blue wooden Jersey was almost unin
,ured The gray flannel shirt was split il
The same direction ~ tno burns, and q
mcrin0 undcryeSt next the skin was split
into the line of the burns two-thirds from
above downward. The edges Of the vest
crumhed when handled, but We're not
charrCd black There was hole through
the watch pocket The trousers were split
into long vertical ribbons in both legs, but
more especially along the line of the burns
The right pocket was blown 10 shrcds Is
contents, about Ii shillings in silver were
picked up at the timc of removing the
body.
In the left hand breast pocket of the de
ceased were found 81 soveregnS and 2s
half sovcreigns In common leather, Jaw
opening purse, which had a metal rim and
closed by two small knobs Nearly all The
coins were wrapped up in separate pieces
Of thin paper, and the purse was tied up
N IA handkerchief. in the waistcOat pocket
IN the right side was "a silver matchbox
containing two unignited wax matches,
also silver Geneva watch. Two of the
half soyereignS were slightly fused and ad
herring together. One sovereign was part
~ fused on one side rs though "a splash Of
metal had been thrown on il.
Many of the gold coins and also many
Of the silver coins showed fusion Of the
milling of the edges only. The watch had
d hole ope-fourth Of an inch in diameter
through the outer case by the hinge
splash Of metal on the rim of the dome
and another on the bow. The metal rim
Of the purse was fused inside, and the
purse had hole through one side of the
leathe
There can be no doubt that the gold at
tracted the lightning Had the deceased
not been Immediately under the tree his
head would probably not have been struck
first, but the gold would have received the
discharge direct. The path of the current
was through the head To the largest burn
on the left chest-close TO the heart
apex-then on tn the gold in the inner
breast pocket thence To the right trousers
pockct-Containing the silver-touching
the watch on its way and giving IA slight
radiation toward the matchbox. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
An Error About Cats.

An error about cats, and "a truly val
gar one, is that they lie on young chill
dreu's breasts and suck their breath or
stiifocate them. Cats like 10 lie ON the
breast of a person they love, and are apt
to show their happiness by now and
then lifting their heads for a kiss or
gently touching the face or neck above
them with their paw; this sort of pat
ting or stroking a beloved check or
throat is one of the more human habits
which dogs have not. Seeing one Of our
cats lying on her masters chest when
he was asleep on the sofa, | understood
how the notion had taken root; then,
too, cats are luxurious and fond of
warmth, and may sometimes share a
baby's crib or cradle for that reason. as
dogs certainly do. Temple Bar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
From the World. Cleveland. Ohio.

After extended trip lasting several
months and embracing many points Of in
terest throughout the West and South Mr.
George Lockhart, of II udson, Ohio, returned
home a few days ago. He is bright and
genial as ever and looks as if his long hol-
day had thoroughly agreed with him.
Mr., Locllhart's business during his travels
took him frequently to Hot Springs and
other health resorts He does not appear to
have been very favorably impressed with
the peculiarities of life at such places, nor
with the benefits received by the patients
" Men go there TO get cured Of disease" says
he. "They take one hot bath in the morn
ing and spend the rest of the day generally
in drinking. gambling and general disspa-
ton. How they can expect TO recover under
such treatment passes my comprehension
But they are, as a rule, what the world calls
good fellows free with their money and bent
on enjoying themselves.
with one man, howe yer, whom I met at
such place | formed what | hope will prove
a permanent friendship. | am indebted 20
him for benefits which have left on my
mind feeling of the strongest gratitude
| was, as you know, not at all well. A
slight lameness in my right leg. contracted
about year ago, had gradually become
worse until was compelled to go around on
crutcheS all the time. Then my general
health failed, and in the latter part of the
summer had about concluded to come
home TO die. Such a state of affairs, as You
will easily understand was anything but
comfortable. | was, in fact, neither more
nor less than a helpless invalid, a nuisance
to myself and everybody around me. 1t was
at this juncture that one day on the train
fell into conversation with the man | men
ton He recommended me to try Dr. Will
Hams Pink Pills. l did so. You see the
result"
And Mr.. Lockhart expanded his broad
chest and smiled. Z" Look here" he con-
tinued, as he took off his hat and holding il
on level with his head, kicked it easily
with the foot that used TO be lame. No
better picture Of perfect health and abound
ing animal spirits could be wished for than
this One-time invalid
Ny future movements are uncertain "
said Mr. Lockhardt at parting. " will re-
main in Hudson for some time but before
the summer is over | expect to make a visit
TO Europe"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

Most Dangerous Reef ON English Coas.
The Manacles rocks, situated abor.
midway between Falmouth Roadsted
Oil the Lizard point, are considered the
most dangerous point ON our English
coast. These rocks cover considerable
space and extend seward about three
miles from the coast. AT low wate.
their bold and sharp spurs, jutting out
Of tho sea. are To bee seen sire,cAiHa nigh
across the natural direction Tor u snip g.
take il making fu Falmouth. Thor
oughly 10 9pprecia-e tAe danger for yea
sells here, oaa has only - take up "A pr
sition on i bold ho-lland overlooking
this wide axpauSo Il sen. Whom these
rocks can De seen low WaJcr covering
an immensS tract c- ground, over which
vessels ar continually passing W anc
down at high Wa.cr
Every wl''cs as sp.Nc imcs in tho
summer , AltS. 'earul '.yecbs take
place on t.c,o I0c..,, attended with con
siderable JOS, Of life. Those disaster.
take piac- at night Wheel il l. probabl'
that tie l:cn IN cAdrEy + Il ,hp are a..
certain c. their fos.vcp. There is
large bell paced b 3" ~ two and tire.
miles ont a. 50 ~ va vosSC.' t dan
ger, Bat during stormy aAd wind.
night ii must suyc,v be mD,f difficult :,
catch tho sound 81 'his be-, particular
~ 50 il tha wind carries she sound awaY
from tho ship pass - these rocks Lon
ION Standald,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
Chemical Work at Low Temperature.

1t has been suggested that many Of
the failures TO achieve satisfactory re-.
suits in chemical work have bcen owinl
to the high temperature in which thc
experiments were conducted. a chemist
who has been working on this idea a
firms that while experimenting III OK
tremely low temperature one obtain
results which are not only satisfactory
but surprising, some of them producing
antircly new combinations and making
possible Investigations hitherto III
dreamed Of Absolutely new elemen;
may be developed under such cond
lions New York Ledger.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
TETXTCINGO INDIANS.
Village of Interesting Mexicans In the
State OF Norelos.

State OF Morelos.
TetXtcing0 is the euphonious name o.
village of one thousand inhah
,:ants, in the district OF Morelos
state of Morelos. which has pre-
served the customs and the Ian
guage of its founders, who settled ther,
IA the remote past. The inhabitants
says the Mexican Herald, are all Indian,
Of the purcst Mexican or Aztec,blood
they scorn the idea OF intermiXture o.
ntermarriagc with any other rae,
Their boast is that they are pure Mex
leans. They all speak the native lar.
guage; few understand Spanish, bur
the great majority do not know on
word of IT,.
The men wear their hair long and
plated in a tail likea Chinaman. They
wear short pants, like those used by
bathcrs made of deer skin or Of cotton
woven by their women. The shirt, or
body dress, is made of cotton cloth also
woven at home. The women dress en-.
tirely in homespun material and never
comb their hair, which they wear rolled
mp in ball on the top of the head, and
over it they put "A jicara made from
common gourd. They live upon corn
and fruits and the flesh OF animals and
birds trapped in the forest and hills.
They consume nothing whatever that
is imported, and they support them
selves entirely by their native produc-
tons. Gov. Alarcon. of the state Of
Morelos, told Herald representative
that robberies are totally unknown in
the village.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
A Blighted Life.

Farewell forever, then, " cried the
weeping girl. eve part but the sorrow
of this shall scar my young life for aye. "
In paroxySm Of grief uncomfortable
she threw herself upon the couch as the
street door slammed shut behind the
ha2gard young man who had torn him
self from her presence. Then hastily
arising she brushed away the traces Of
tears and Went down 70 march that love
ly piece of hoiiotrope. New York Bei
aid
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
Florida Orange Crop.

careful estimate Of tho Florida orange
crop l. l00 600 boxes, which Is quite
drop from the 5000. 900 boxes Of the sea
son II 1894. But the new growth Of trees
is doing exceedingly we'll and ought to be
producing again within three years 1t L.
predicted that five wears hence the crop
will he as large as ever-St. Louis Glohe
DaInncrat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
e God

Blood Is essential TO health. Every nook
and corner OF tn. system is reached
by the blood, and on its quality the
condition of every organ depends. Good
blood means strong nerves, good diges-
ton, robust health. Impure blood means
scrofula, dyspepsia, rheumatism, catarrh
or other diseases. The surest way to
have good blood is to take Hoods
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

Ea1 GNJ CEE E1 E.MEIS&
produces the a boyp rC,ui a. In ~ days. Il a =
powerfully and quickly cures when all others IA
Young men VIII REGAIN Their lost manhood. ard ol
u.'u vii. recover their youthful NgOr 10y usif
Ei.NiNO. IL quickly aud surely restores N"rvou
IS. Lost Vitality. imp1ttncy. Nightly Emission
l. 80 Power. Failing McmOrv Wasting Dscases n!
al effects OF seltahusr excess aud indisCr, tloi
MAtch units one tor uuy business or marriage.
not only cures by starting az the seat of disease b.
Is great nerve tonic and blood builder. briu>
lnE back the pink glow 10 pale cheeks aud r
s. ng the fire of youth. Ii wards OF lnsanit>
a Consumption Insist on having Rf\INO, NJ
other. II can be carried n vest pocket. BY mail
= 90 per package. or SIX for $500, with a posi-
t.Vc written guarantee To cure or refund
t.te money. Circular free. Address
ROYAL MEDICINE CO. SO River ST.. CHICAGO. ILL
Soldtn Alma by 4. y Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
A Lumberman'S Experience.
From the Breese. BeLLaire. Mich.


"Have Pink Pills done me any good
What, DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People? Indeed should think they have.
My family have every reason TO feel
grateful TO DR.. Williams for his wonderful
medicine. " said James f. Rose, gentleman
sixty-threc years of age, and one of the old
est settlers of Helena Township, in Antrim
County, Michigan.
81 was working with some large logging
wheels numbering, some eighteen years ago,
and was seriously injured. was thrown a
long distance striking on some logs and |
broke my left hip fractured three ribs, and
injured my left shoulder. / was uncon.
Scion, twenty-four hours and il was long
time before | could walk at all.
" Finally | got so I could hobble around
a little. hut always suffered great pain while
moving about could sit in q chair quite
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

y Young man i'm Lowell. Mas.
troubled for years with a constant
succession OF boil> on hI> neck. wa,
completely cured bv taking only
rhree bottles of Aver'- aparilla.
Another result OF the treatment was
greatly improved digestion with III
reascd avoirdupois.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
An EDcourageT.

MY cake is dough complained til
a,locted husband
Well. " responded his energetic wife
"nll cake is more or less dough All you
need Is 10 brace up and cook it "--Dctro''
Free Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
ALMA BUSINESS DI RECTOR )
BAN KE K S.

III ). TURCk X Goa general banking
III business transacted. Dealers in Fore "a
and Domestic Exchange. Special Sttentiu,
given % Collections. Office hoIrs 80 TO II %
"A II. 1880 TO 3:3l y. IN standard Time.
WV. ). TUROK. A ". WRIGHI. O.c. VAR
J x. SEAvER