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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1907)
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1007. m MOST REMARKABLE MEET IN HISTORY OF ATHLETICS MACHINE OUSTS liwiwmfcwmituiiwtfuwiw itwiiiwnwnmwfcnw GIRLS ' ; ' ,; Typewriter Thae Works Automatically and Warranted Not to Flirt InWGI. Completion' Between Baltimore and Philadelphia Gymnasts, All of Whom Were Totally Blind Tho rimnrkablo Bpocloclo of total-.Tho confidence, tho poise, and the 1y sightless athletes compottng on 'cast wore all -as natural as though bo cinder prtlh, throwing tho ham- done by ono with perfect sight. Only jner, putting tho phot, jumping and uprJntlng, wa witnessed In Phila delphia at tho first lntor-clty uthlotlc when tho boy began to haul In 'tho lino could It bo seen that tho shot putter was afflicted with blindness. meet of tho blind. The meet took Ah he hauled in, ho measured by the Iilaco at tho groundo of tho Over- longth of lino, the length of his brook Institution for tho Blind. But tor certain mechanical contrivances necessary In somo of tho ovonts, thoro wan llttlo to distinguish this tfemnrkablo gathorlng from any tnOiolotlc aports of an ordinary col Jogo. Ono of tho notlceablo dlffor- throw, and, as ho poised again for a second attempt, It was evidently with tho determination to cause a greater length of lino to trail after tho weight. Very simple, nftor all, for a boy to become a shot-putter, although unnblo to boo whoro his oncos waB In tho sprint racos. Ill . shot foil. those tho blind boys grasped a spool Tho long Jump, standing, preson's "Unit was mado to slldo on a taut , llttlo dimculty. Tho boy Is placed at wlro. When tho word was glvon tho contestants woro off llko tho wind, tholr graHp on tho spool hooping thm to tho trnck as tho rool ran nltnig tho wlro. At tho finish woro allies vt dangling cords similar to thoso that warn trnlnmon that a lirhlco is In oloso proximity. Whon tho mark and Jumps as far as ho In Columbus, Ohio, a map has pro duced a mechanical typewriter that promises to ellminato the present day pretty stenographer, that has be come such a familiar fixture In tho modern office. This machine will actually write letters at the rate of 1,000 words a minute, continuously, and do tho work correctly and auto matically. This wonderful machine will bo on exhibition nt tho National Business Show to bo held In Now York and Chicngo this fall. Tho machino may be operated In two ways. If It is desired to nmko a number of copies of tho samo lotter with different names and addresses, It will porform this work, producing in each raso an original letter In one, two or thr:o colors, fill In tho name nntl nddrcss, and add the signature. A business man desiring to dictate may uio this automatic typewriter - y f ill fii,-'" i J, 1 i can. Ills Jump Is measured nnd b talking his letters Into a dovlco marked, and It Is tho turn of tho Hko tho phonograph, transfer the next contestant. Tho high jump, standing, Is more dlfilcult, but with tho wondorftil souse of dlstnnco that tho blind possoRBOg by touch, It Is nccossnry only for ono of tho slght- th lioys folt those oordH touch thJr iIc.hb athlotos to bo placed opposlto faeoB thoy know thoy had ronohod tho ilulHh lino. In tho Jumps tho boys woro Ink n tho murks and allowed to fool tho height of tho crossbar, and ho is ready for (ho Hlgnnl. It Is nssortod, Ho tho polo and allowed to touch it upon tin authority of Hdwnrd 13. with tholr hands. As they jiimpod Allon, woll known as an Instructor thoy carrlod tho polo with thorn, tho of tho blind, that, when n blind boy liolghl of tho Jump being inonHiirod l)j tho rororoo'B oyo. In tho broad Jump tho hiuiio olllclal took tho 1Ih tani'o from tho tnkuoff to tho llnUh, It holug Impossible, of cotirso, for runs at full Hpood, ho In doing tho most daring font of which a blind person Is oapablo. At tho Phila delphia institution, and at many othoi-B throughout tho country. tho contustiuitH to Jump from a sta- whoro boys are trnlnod for tho tlonury inko-off. Tho hammer throw athletic moot of tho blind, many was arratigod by tho sound of tho nlglitloss athlotos can bo soon dally volco or ono of tho officials. Tho Ijovh throw with amazing accuracy In tho direction of tho sound from whence tho call camo; and although this event mado tho spectators fool far from comfortable, thoro wan not the slightest approach to an ac cident. In moiiio of tho photographs shown In those columns It will bo liotlcod Dint tho iilghtloss boyu soom to ho In fine woathor, and In tho Indoor gymnasiums during dull days, prac ticing both tho run nnd tho Jump, with all tho conlldouco and abandon of persons with perfect sight. Ah for doing stunts on tho trapeze, tho (lying rings, or on tho vaulting horsu, any blind athloto would think tho person Joking who profossod to think thoro was anything out of tho ordinary In this. If you Biiggost to record to tho mnchlno, turn on tho oloctrlc current and go homo. Tho next morning the letters will all bo dono, nnd tho mnchlno will auto matically Btop when all tho lett r aro wrltton. It will write forwnrds or backwards and If doslrod tho linos may bo Justified llko typo, vhlch af tho prosont tlino Is imposslblo on ordinary typewriter. With thd g,n ornl Introduction of this mnchlno wlvos of buslnoss men will breathe onslor, for tho machino is warranted not to flirt. Tho National Business Shows whoro tho mnchlno will bo hIiowii to the public for tho first time will bo hold In Madison Square In Now York, October 12 to 19, and In tho Collsoum, Chicago, November 9 to 10. looking at tho spot whoro tho con- oo of tho Instructors thnt It Is still tostant will alight in his Jump. So,'"0 wondorftil how tho boyB find natural was (ho oxproaslon on tho,'t" apparatus without bolng lod up fncoB of homo of thoso hoys thai ono, to It. tho Instructor will probably of tho olficlalH was askod whothor or,"0 that this .is one or tho reolly not they could In somo mystorloiis romurkublo things about tho blind way soo tho dlHtnnoo or tho Jump. A person born blind has no houso or "Of roil itio thoy cannot soo." was 'dUtnnoo as rovoalod by sight. Ho tho uiiHWor. "Hut tholr hoiiho of J m.roIy goes by tho count of foot- licnrlng Ih HH'notito that thoy can ac-Htem, lt ou locate tho lly- cnratoly Judgo tho dlstancu of a ''' '"? ' tho trapozo In tho Jump by thu sound or tho foot louv-.W'""l,l"t ho will thereafter lug the ground and doHcoudlug at tho end or tho Jump." Tho eontu.itunlH reprosoutod tho vUIob or l'hlladolphla anil Ualtlmoro, go from ono point to nuothor fo many stops, rrom that point to nu othor so many moro, nnd ho in time will roach his objective without JP nnd It la planum! to make this ro- ,"i"lK to do anythjng but walk iiiurknblo ovont an nniiual affair !Hroot to it, as though really able to iimong tho blind athlotos or Amorlea, Tho olosor ono vIowh (ho sootulng ly ImpoHHlblo taaks that tho blind tuiys huvo Ht thoniHolvos, tho oaul r H bocoiuoH to uudorHtatid how blind oya ur6 ahlo to run like tho wind, j soo whoro It stands on tho floor, or is utispondod from tho colling. Another Interesting rent or blind athlotos Is a gamo or football. Tho ball Is looatod by sound. As plnyod by tho blind boys, tho gamo Is mora Jump long dUtancoj, play footunll, ir u WckliiK Kamo than tho ordinary nnd do almost iinytliliiir In tho 'collogo gnmo, Tho playors strain athletic lino that is apparently Im possible without sight. Tho boy who was practicing at throwing tho weight when tho wrltor lsltod tho Institution, was tiBlng n uliot with a ropo attached to It. When ho had balanced hlmsolf and thrown tho shot, It would lie impos sible for ono sho did not know tho tact to tell that tho boy wns blind. ovory norve to hoar tho sound of tho iir.f SIK KLDON GORST. Lord Cromor's successor nt tho hend of British interests in Egypt. Chaiiibcrlalii'H Colic, Cholera nnd Diarrhoea ltomcriy Hotter Than Tlirco Doctors. "Threo yoara ago wo had threo doc tors with our llttlo boy and every thing that thoy could do scorned iu vnln. At Inst when all hopo seemed to bo gono wo bognn UBlng Chambor- ball as It strikes tho ground. Tho ,n,a'8 Col,c' Cuo,0r and Diarrhoea hoy who hears It first runs In tho "omedy nd in a row hours bo bogan l 1 1 1 1 II III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 III 1 1. STRICTLY I PRIVATE.. Wc solicit your bank- : : iug business; and :: with the assurance on our part that it :: will be kept strictly :: private.' SALEM STATE BANK direction of tho sound, grabs tho ball and kicks it towards tho opposlto territory. Thoro is no tackling. When th ball Is kicked behind t'io opposing playors' goal lino, tho side kicking It wins. Thoro la Just as much fun to tho blind boys In tholr gamo or football as to tho collogo youth In tho tackling gamo. " o Thoro Is moro Catarrh In this sc tlon of tho country than all othor dls- oases put together, and until tho last few years was supposed to bo Incur able, For a groat ninny yeara doc tors pionounood It a local dlaonso and proscribed local remedies, nud by constantly falling to euro with local treatment, pronounced It ln.curabli Sclonco has proven catarrh to bo a constitutional dlsaso nud thoroforo requires constitutional troatment. HnlPs Catarrh Curo, nmnufneturod by V. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, h tho only constitutional curo on tho market. It Is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to n teaspoon- ful. It acts directly on the blood nud mucous aurfaces of tho system. They offer ono hundred dollars for nny case It falls to curo. Sond tor circulars and testimonials. Addrew: F, J. Cheney & Co., To ledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c Tk Hair Family Pills for con to improve. Today Is as healthy a child na paronta could wish for." Mrs. B. J. Johnston, Linton, MUs. 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