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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

my coat is in the wash?''
Why, certainly, if l put it in," said
his mother. And so she put his Jacket
in the tub and helped him to put on
his overcoat, and off he started for
school. 1t was a pleasant morning in
May, not a day when an overcoat was
needed, and the boys laughed at Silas
a good deal for coming to school in
one. but they laughed still more when
he wore it during session. However,
his teacher was satisfied with the note.
she was not a married woman, and she
had no brothers. and so she did not
think it strange that a boys jacket
should be put in the wash.
Silas felt very uncomfortable in his
heavy coat, and he was glad enough to
go out at recess. He began to play
baseball with the others. Ordinarily
he was no more likely TO make "a home
run than a crippled snail would be,
but somehow he felt full of life this
noon, and when Harry Skene, who was
at the bat, sent ball sailing way over
the elm that stood in front of the
school. Silas, who was on second, threw
off his coat excitedly and, forgetting
his wings, started to run. His wings
tapped as he went and enabled him
to reach the home plate before the
ball reached the ground. No such
home run had ever been made before
since the first game was played. Some
OF the fellows declared it wasn't fair,
and one waSgish little fellow said that
whether it was fair or not, Silas was
a fowl, but the umpire decided that he
had run all the time, and as long as he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
LIVELY EVENING ADJUSTMENTS.

! fold is removed, if the girl who has
been fooled has not already taken it off,
and one or the other of the young fell
lows on the sofa is sure to be accused
to the amusement of the company. But
she soon forgets the joke, as the next
girl is Brought in. The same joke may
be played on the men by the girls. a
young man being concealed, and the
men brought in, and with even more
sport.
An amusing contest for two of the
young men of the company to take part
in is TO see which will get through first,
one being given large soda cracker to
eat, and the other a glass of water to
be drunk by small Spoonfuls. If the
one with the crac' er begins to laugh,
he is apt to lose the cracker, as well as
the game.
Some amusement will be found in a.
game in which the players in turn are
given a broomStick, which they stand
on the floor and walk around three or
four times, looking downward, and then
attempt to point at a certain spot on
the wall. From the effect of turning,
one usually comes wide of the mark
There is a. trick, or rather a feat of
strength, which even the strongest man
will be unable to do, as easy as it
looks. Place your two hands, open, in
front of you, so that they touch each
other, as shown in the Illustration.
Holding the hands together in this po-
sition, using a little strength, it will
be found impossible for any one to pull.
the two hands apart by taking hold
of your wrists from beneath, as shown
herewith his thumbs being toward the
wrist. UEiy-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

So many of the games in which the
player shows his ability to, guess cor
rectly and answer questions, depend up
on an accomplice, that most people can
be fooled by a practical little trick
which appears to be played on the same
principle. The. player asks one, or he
may ask all of the company, to put up
either hand above the head while he is
out of the room and, returning, can tell
the hand or hands that were raised.
Those acquainted with similar games
will look for movements of feet or other
signs, and finally admit that they do
not understand it.
1t is only necessary for the player to
have a good eye. There is such a diff
ference in the color of the hand that
has been raised and the one that has
not. owing TO the flow of blood, that
with practice, one may tell each one in
the company which hand was raised,
and in case some tried his ability by
raising neither or both. be could tell by
the two pale or flushed hands.
One of the most exciting of the
games for young people at the. expense
of those who have not heard of it be-
fore, is called WHO Did It?" All the
girls who do not know the game are
asked out of the room, and two boys
take their places at each end of sofa,
behind which one of the girls cOncealS
herself. One by one the girls are
brought into the room blindfolded and
escorted to the seat in the center of the
sofa Excitement is aroused when the
girl behind the sofa kisses the one blind
folded and hides again. Then the blind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

world for women are beekeeping and
flowerraising.
@ @ @
The length of life of tradesman is
only two-thirds that of a farmer.
An Edinburgh professor has made the
calculation that if men were really as
big as they sometimes feel, there would
be room in Edinburgh for only one pro-
fessor. two doctors, three lawyers and
a reporter.
In Germany, seven or eight people
of every hundred use bicycles. About
100000 bicycles have been made in
Europe and America.
The failures in the year 1898 were
1912 in number with liabilities
amounting to S14S,64S,251 against LA
bilities of s1S2, 5S1, III in 1897.
The number of church-goers in the
United States in 1898 was 27,714.523: an
increase for the year of over S62, 900.
o. g o
The fastest times reported for the
mile are:
Railways seconds.
Iceboat-1 minute
Steam yacht minute So seconds.
BICYCLE minute 80 2-5 seconds.
Horse minute 351a seconds.
Ocean liner-2 minutes 90 seconds
Running-4 minutes 12A seconds.
Rowing minutes 40 seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

of white tape. Let an even number of
children (any number from two to
twelve) range themselves in straight
lines on either side of a piece of tape
which is stretched across the floor to
form dividing line between them.
Each row of children should be about
three PAGES from the dividing line, so
that there. may be six PAGES between
sides; the players should be about an
arms length apart.
The balloon is hit up into the air. and
the aim of the players must be not
to let it fall on the ground. 1t must
be hit only with the back of the hand;
>the players left hands should be placed
behind them. Any one who shouts or
even speaks must pay a forfeit, as also
must any one who moves from his or
her position. Should the air ball fall
it counts one against the party stand
ing on the side of the tape on which
it rests. Whichever side loses twenty
first has lost the game, the other hay
ing won it.
1t is a mistake to suppose this game
for only the little ones; even grown-ups
have been known to find it great sport,
and the paying of forfeits adds not a
little to the fun. M. u.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

fore nightfall two wings about the size
of young bald eagles had developed.
and SilaS found that he could fly all
about the room.
Il an very glad that this happened,
SilaS," said his mother. because now
when ! send you on an errand in Il
hurry, You can really fly instead OF
dawdlinS, as You generally do Silas
was a good boy, but his boy friends
called him Molasses-in-Winter, because
he was so slow.
When S.ias' father came home in the
evening and found the boy in he'd
for his clothes were. too small for him.
now that he was Wiuged-he sent fer
the doctor. His mother said: Tn sure
that Silas isn't sick. He ate lot of
meat for lunch and two plates of soup
and a glass OF milk and some pie, and
he spent most OF the afternoon flying
around the parlor wrapped up in a
bedQuilt. He's no more sick than yot;
are. and if YOU call in Dr.. Guy il
viii simply be another bill TO gay. and
nothing gained. Much better call IN
the proprietor of the aviary at En-
town. lie knows all about birds and
he may know what has happened to
mike Silds' wings grow before their
time"
But Dr. Guy it was who came. and
after looking at the wonderful wings
he announced that the boy had larry
scutis polyglotus." and that he needed
plenty Of outdoor exercise.
Shall he make use Of his wings 49,
asked Silas' mother. BY all means, -
said the doctor. when they are strong
enough TO bear him in long flights l
viii clip them if you think it advis-
able, and / VIII only charge So a clip;
he is not in any danger OF getting sick
as long az he eats plenty of wheat foods
in order TO promote the growth of has
feathers. Xou'p have TO make wing
holes in the back Of his coats and jack
cts and shirts / must be going now
and as this is the only case of the kind
that I ever heard OF, and rs 1 have had
TO invent a name for it. I shall have 70
charge you $50 for my visit. but that IS
dirt cheap. as your son is now the most
distinguished child in the world.
Mrs. Green grumbled after the doctor
had gone. Il knew that he had wings,
and 1 don't know any more now"
Mr.. Green laughed. He was a law
yer IN 90 down 10 his house to-
morrow and give him advice as to the
best way OF collecting his bill from
me. and I viii charge him SIS for the
legal advice, 50 you see we'll not be
out anything at all"
Nor in. either" said Mrs. Green.
She knew the doctor.
When Mrs. Green went up 20 tuck
Sil2s in bed, he surprised her by asking
for some whole wheat and a little bran
mash As she kept hens, she was able
t. give him what ne wanted. and after
several flights around the room. while
sae was taking of his shoes-and she
had to reach high to get hold of them
he went to bed quite happy, and found
that he could lie on his wings without
discomfort.
But next morning he did not want to
go to school. The boys viii all laugh
at me-" said he None of the other
boys have such outlandish things. and
il I go.I want to wear them under my
coat"
'But you won't be allowed TO keep
your coat on during school,
Cant you write to my teacher that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
UNIQUE EAST INDIAN FERRY.

plan was at once put into execution. A
harness was made for the elephant,
with a long rope as a trace, which was
fastened to a heavy boat The latter
was loaded with passengers and sue
cessfully towed over the river to the
great delight of the native, who now
saw in the elephant with the enormous
appetite, a source of revenue.
Elephants have often served in this
way. Some are employed in towing
vessels up rivers, a single elephant
being strong enough to tow a large
ship. The elephant wades inShore
where the water is knee deep, the ship
being. kept in the channel by the rud-
der after the manner of a eanal-boat
In ancient times in India a famous
general used elephants TO bridge a
stream. He possessed a battalion of
over 500 elephants, and approaching a
river, where the stream was too rapid
for his troops to cross, he ordered the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

didn't actually fly, it didn't matter
whether his wings helped or not. The
! boys We're too much excited over the
game to discuss Silas Just then, but
J after his side won (thankS to a second
home run by him in the ninth inning)
with a score of - to y, they all crowd
ed around him and asked him all sorts
of questions.
Silas had never been especially popu-
| lar before. but I leave it to anybody
whether he wouldn't be friendly with a
boy who had wings.
"Sile. We'll 80 chestnutting next fall
on Cotton hill. and you can pick the
chestnuts off the highest trees as easy
as huckeberries, said Hank Sum
mers, the bully of the school, as he
gave Silas half of his apple.
An say, Sile, I'll fly you like a kite
at the county fair Tie string around
your waist and you can beat the ball
loon" sadi Taddy Plimpton. And he
gave Silas q. large slice of cake IN
fact, inside of n minute Silas had a
regular banquet thrust upon him, and
I'm afraid that all these unaccustomed
f2voTS would have turned his head if
something hadn't happened
Right in front of the school a stately
elm spread its umbrella-like branches,
and in the top of the tree lay a nest
that had hitherto been safe from boy
ish assaults, because the limb on which
! it rested was dead and no boy was
quite daring enough to venture 150-
foot fail even for the sake of a quar-
tette of eggs.
Now, however, Taddy proposed that
Silas fly up there and get the eggs
No sooner We're the words out of his
mouth than Silas spread his majestic
wings, gave jump and flew gracefully
to the top of the tree. The boys gave
q. three times three, and / believe at
that moment he could have had any,
thing that any boy owned. they were
so proud Of him. Miss Losee came to
the door and told him that she had
never seen any one fly as well as he,
which, as she had never seen any one
fly at all was rather a foolish thing
to say, but than' some people like to
make you thin kthat nothing is new
to them.
Silas found the eggs ali right, and
leaving one in the nest, put the other
four in his hat. Then ne spread his
wings to fly down, but felt that, oh
horrorsi they were dwindling. He
hoped like a robin from bough to
bough. and at last reached the lowest
limb in safety. There he rested a
moment and felt for his wings. They
were gone! The trunk of the tree was
too thick to shin down, and the limb
was too high to make it easy falling,
so he sat there and listened to the jeers
of his fellows until Seth Reynolds, who
had held somewhat aloof from him
when he had wings, went into the
school woodshed and brought out a
ladder, on which Silas nimbly gained
the ground.
He stood and surveyed the boys
minute. There was no mistaking their
expression. Disgust was plainly marked
on all their features except Seth's. 1t
was as if they had said: "A fellow
that'll put US in the way of having the
bulliest times that boys ever had and
then go and lose his measly old wings
isn't acting square"
But Seth said kindly: I'm glad the
wings didn't let you fail, Sile, and /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.

You read a thousand miles is the
calculation of a clever individual fond
Of details. The eyes of the average
busy man, in reading alone, travel a
thousand miles, which is equivalent
to an ocular trip a third OF the dis
lance across our continent. Even the
busiest man probably travels with his
eyes nineteen miles of type yearly, and
there are doubtless many readers who
travel six times this distance. If you
read a yellow backed novel your eyes
have traversed from a mile to a mile
and half of type.
The busiest pen cannot keep up
with this pace. With ordinary use,
your pen has not traversed over two
miles during an average lifetime. Per-
haps a Kipling or a lola, if he live to
be 60 or Whereabouts, has journeyed 120
miles with his pen; that is, he has not
travelled as far as from New York to
Albany.
A fluent speaker utters between 1000
and 5000 words in the course of an
hours uninterrupted speaking; seven
ty-five words a minute is a fair aver
age.
The proportion of sickness in human
life is nine days out of the year.
The healthiest occupations in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
BY c. F. HOLDER.

One of the most Singular ferries in
the world is found in India and was
started under very peculiar circum-
stances. A certain native, who lived
near a branch of the Gauges, rescued
from tiger a rajah, and in trans
port of gratitude the latter nearly i'm
poverished the man by presenting him
with one of the finest and largest ele-
plants in his stud. Only Il rich man
could support an elephant, and the
rescuer was threatened with absolute
ruin, as the animal would eat him out
of house and home in a month.
There was no way out of the diff
Guilty, as, according to the unwritten
law, gift of this kind could not be
given away or sold without subject
ing the giver to punishment; so the
poor owner of the elephant saw him
self staring ruin in the face, the huge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

creature keeping him engaged all day
in hauling food for it. His house stood
by turn in the river, where many
persons crossed. and as the stream was
at times a raging flood, boats and men
were often carried down and put to
great annoyance.
The elephant was bathing in the river
one day, when it suddenly occurred to
the despafring owner to utilize it as
ferry-boat. There was no time when
it could not go over in safety, and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
A BOY WHO GREW WINGS.
BY CHARLES BATrELL LOOMS.

BY CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS.
Silas Green was ten years old when
his wings sprouted. 1 don't pretend
to know why he should have had wings
any more than the rest of his boy
friends but it is fact that any Of
his neighbors viii endorse that on his
tenth birthday, While he was taking
a bath for the purpose of getting clean
"a thing that he hated. although bath
for pleasure was his delight-his mother
discovered that his shoulder blades.
which had been protruding more and
more Cor some months-ever since he
got tired OF eating vegetables, in fact
Were covered with white down. Be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

elephants in and had them placed side
by side, facing up and down stream.
Then planks were brought and laid
from the back of one elephant to that
of another, and over them the troops
passed in safety, the only trouble ex-
perienced being the showers of water
which the elephants kept up by suck
ing up the refreshing liquid in their
trunks and tossing it over their bodies,
after their fashion, of course. deluging
the men. G. T. HOLDER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

1t Is Good Cancellation Is Used.
This game is very much more anus
ing than one might think from its
name, and all that is necessary to play
it is an air balloon and yard or two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
Surgical Needs.

(Yonkers Statesmano
Sprockett-Do you have to be examined
by physician before you join the wheel
mems club?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

dare say you're better off without 'em."
Silas gave Seth one of the eggs II
was tired of wings, said he, with a
lofty glance at the other fellows.
Sour grapes!" sneered Hank Sum-
mers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
THE DESERET SAVINGS BANK
DIRECTORS:

DIRECTORS:
W. W. Ritter, President.
Moses Thatcher, Vice President.
Elias A. Smith, Cashier.
James Sharp. John r. Barnes, John c.
Cutler David Ecces, A. W. Carlson,
George Romney. John r: Winder, d. II.
Perry E. r. Eldredge, w. f. James.
-Four per cent interest paid on savings
deposits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

Select, stylish, new and of the
best quality, just received in our
large spring shipments. It will
take too much of your time to de-
scribe them but an examination
of these elegant goods at the low
prices we offer them for will amply
repay for your visit.
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TO PLAY SILENT BALL.

CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-10
New York Produce Market.

New York, June .
ELOt Et-Rcceipts. Y, 267 bbls.; .aoo-is
j4's5 bbis.: sales, 1850 pkgs.: quiet.
WHEAT-Receipts. 20, $50 bushels; ex-
ports, 1890 bushels; sales, 3225. 900 busheiq
futures 10000 bushels spot; spot steady.
No. z red, 1924 spot and to arrive fon
'llnat; ~. red SIX No. / Northern DI-
.uth. W. fob. ahoat spot
Receipts. 225i75 bushels. ev
1or;s. 49, 3I bushels; sales Is. 900 busba1g
.utures, 10000 bushels spot; spot Arm
M. 2. a fob. ailoar, Il delivered, and 40
elevator. y
OATS Receipts, 13S, COO bushels; exports
r. ~ bushels. sales. 10000 bushels sDoI.
not dull: No. 2, 30iz: No. 9. 30; M J;
ji5f57. ''it1'
BEEF-Firm; beef hams. s21.50g22.5o;
ut meats steady.
LARD-Wea!k: Western steamed, SIS;
jung, nominal. So; refined. easy.
PORk-Stcady.
BrTTEK-Steady; Western creamery.
lJNiSf4; do. factory. 1llaml6.
iJnl5l; Western fresh, Iidl5
TATOES-Stcady: New York 81 GDT,
l.I5: Jersey sweets, $100nl q.
UGAR-Stroug; fair refining. Rig.
centrifugal % test. 11-lC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-10

same day, last year; Argentine shipments
l,vJb,WD bushels for the week, against 2Gi :
~, same week, last year The Kansas
June crop report the result Of lnnuirjex
rom 1909 correspondents, shows that I'M.
ger the most favorable conditions the
ylelu cannot exceed $500. 600 COMPARED
Win 6l,|DVG bushels, last year In Ne
pfaska, weather was not favorable. with
cniu rams ~ the eastern counties and nj
rain IN the West. Shows crop renort
says. ~
Inc winter wheat harvest will be nm
Der way. next week. but there Is no prac-
ucal change IN the situation ana M RAJ
son ~ expect better results than have
been heretofore Indicated: ana 4 conser
bushels" '0'N''''
Trading ~ swayed by contradictory ~
ports oi crop conditions in southeastern
Europe va
At the opening Of the stock market to-
cay. there was little trace Of the rea ctfor,
which set in. late yesterday. and htI,yin.y
orders which had accumulated over nisrb7
were sufficient 10 overcome traders s9ii
nS. After the first half hour there vvero
moderate reactions on realizing D. prnfts
iron and Steel stocks were Irregular. 4,
dash against g. T. caught many ston lose
orders but the market continued strong
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-10
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The Features Of The Days Dealing in All
The Leading Stocks.

NV YORK. June J-Latc this afternoon.
tnSut . one DI those ~lJugntrrs Of tny in
n9ocniS around the sugar post on the
N1Hr ol ihc STOCK Exchange which have
come to be looked Tor an a periodical in
tiuFut ~ the history NJ the exchange.
For weeks There have been dircful urrdic-
lions H.. cud Of the Sugar Trust as y
dominating factor In the refining inuus-
irt was ai hand. Chat the fight ot iis life
was on lis hands. that thc suspension OF
dividends WAS imminent 10 carry on tho
war. ana al SORTS ut disastrous predic-
.uus
Gentlemen in numerous walks Of life
ana supposed tp h" vcrsed IN TIE inside
affairs M tine company have either been
SlieHt With au expression Of pldintiye
Sadness wy have freely admitted thc..
."rtic.iHn no thc truth M ihc worst that
an4id be- said. Many persons. attracted
by ih" prevailing nigh level Ut Sugar.
considering thrr, conditions. have sold
.Ic stock Vr.y LbCTJUy with the cXpccta-
inn M huyinE BACK when the collapse
came.
"A great many of these bought their
stock tu cover short contracts today. al
loyo! nearly ~ points above that IVY
WIl,h tln I5rciui predictions had carried
sv.ii.E aEd t,naulausly Ecld out for th"
'I~N.I fEttt-. lN4= 'HCliHG and painful
incident closed auy ut uniform strength
thrHhGh'Lt i-r market ipr securities
Ilr action ut ,lr market was very SIM
.iar .I t-at W.T. yesterday. tho cariv
strength o,uta-.nE in lhe New York
Traction stocks ana ig The Changers. IT,
bears made aI Intellectual attempt tg
check tA" advance hy raid-n1 down Goa
UurHid Tobacco over three points. Tu,y
tlrl.l sugar backwards some ll2 points
without I-,irkgd effect On the general list.
later tu,Ty WAS some realizing in New
Work Traction stocks. with reactions uI
auaat point hut ihe vigorous strength
Developed by thr IIIlcrs again turned
The mIFkr- upward The same thing
happened In thc iJst hour when the pro-
,"--iona.S t"ok profits in sugar and the