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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MiNNEAPOL!S, March 5.-The butter mar
ket holds steady on creameries and strong
on dalrles. Extra creameries are unchanged
IN price. Firsts 12c lower Seconds and
thirds continue in light receipt and the re-
tail trade is taking all received. Diaries
such as extras, first and seconds. are Ic
higher. The latter grade is going largely into
packing stock barrels, and is very strong
as the call for export butter Is steadily in
creas.ng. Roll and print is in request as
also are ladies. which are higher
Eggs are unchanged, and it does not seem
probable that the price will go much be-
low the present quotation of 11611Kc before
next month. Receipts are not quite so lib
eral.
Turkeys and chickens are firm and in
good demand. Geese and ducks are strong
and not sufficient are coming in to supply the
call. ~
Veal is steady and not many carcasses are
at present coming this way. Mutton and
lamb are firm, and dressed hogs in good
request.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
CHICAGO. March 5-Butter steady: cream
cries, 10Q1Sc; dairy, 9q16c. Eggs steady;
fresh, 101ac.
New York, March 5.-Butter-Recents
1926 packages; steady; Western creamery
10Q19c; Elgins, 19c; factory, 7012c. Cheese
Receipts, 7,70S packages; steady; state, large.
9G12Ac; state, small, 9Q12kc; part skins
S1kQsc full skins, 3G31ac. Eggs-Receipts,
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LIVESTOCK.

UNION EosK YARDS.
sheep. 81
Hogs-Lights hogss 1eG15c higher; heavy,
Sc higher than lseFtSrday. Quality good.
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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MiNNEAPOLlS, March 6.-The local wheat
market opened higher and excited this morn
inet anu Ior a Few minutes was active and
strong. Free realizing, however checked
nll advancing tendencies, and by 10 o,clocl
ali the bull feeling had oozed out following
winch the market ruled very dull and in
clined to weakness. About II a M the
market gained some strength on renorts Of
some new export trade in New York, and
ruled quiet. but strong, up to noon.
May wheat opened at 74c, against 1850
yesterday, advanced to use, declined TO
7S%c, gained 1sc, lost 1sc, gained 1Ac. sold
ut 73Aq73Bc, frmed up to 735s6l74c dropped
TO 7S5sc by Has a. M. and by noon held at
July wheat opened at Toe, against 74A@
74Ssc yesterday declined to 745sdf4Ae,
gained 1-16c, sold ct 749sc by las, and by
noon held at i4a4c
The demand for cash wheat was slow
this morning, for the reason that the bulk
OF the receipts went TO apply on sales pre-
viously made: No. l northern sold at
hQAe over the May price, while yesterday
the premium was 1c. Lower grades were
hard to move, and by noon 1t looked as
though a good deal of the stuff would have
to be carried over. Sales were made as Der
statement below.
The market during the noon hour was
very strong or Liverpool cables reporting
an extraordinary demand for spot wheat
also on reports from New York that ex-
porters were taking large round lots of
cash wheat The Berlin wheat market
closed fiat at III marks lower and Liver
pool at a net advance of I'D over yester-
days close. March wheat closed at 75c, May
at 1850 and July at 7514175ssc.
Open High Low Closing.
Wheat ing. est. est. Today. Yes.
Mar hay'n -. III. Il FAX 7s% 7 q 7 7s
fuly ........ rs 1873 74M 1855 74A
Reptember :. 697s 7Oss 69ss ross CO.'S
On TrScE-Uo. l hard. TIC; No. northern,
.oc; No. Northern, 7Shc; March oats, Ice;
ask seed, 7sc.
Receipts, 29 cars; Shipments As cars.
Curb on May wheat, bid. TAN
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
WEEKLY RANK C1,EARINcs

The following table, compiled by Brad
ST. eets, shows the total clearances az the
principal cities and the percentage of increase
or decrease, as compared with the cor
responding week last year:
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Michael Doran. James DorRn.
NJ. DORIAN s co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS'.
81 Jackson ST.. st. Paul, MINI

do As -. ~. .1O21a Northwest con ..141Ha
5: Car. non-fund. " do S. F. deb. 5s .1111s
Tenn. new set 6s. 77h r. G. West, lists. 1874
do 5s los st. P consols rs. 1874
do old 6s ...... so do c. & P. w. 5s113R
Va. Centuries =. 622sISt.L.&IM. Gen IS II
do did 80. 49,. 5hISt.L &S.F. Gen 6s.111A
Atchison As 800. soy Tex. Pac. lists. S91s
do Second A.. At U. P. lists of '95 .101h
Canada So. ends. los West Shore As. .1071s
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK March 5.-F.our-Receipts
l6.SSS bbls; exports, %, $50 bbls; quiet but
urn with wheat and held 5GlOc higher.
Buckwheat steady CornmeaI steady Rice
nrm. Barley quiet. Barley malt quiet.
Wheat-,Receipts, 1926 bu; spot stronger; M.
l hard, 929sc; options opened stronger ON
higher cables and lower consols and closed
1BQ1Ac net higher; March closed at SSs5c:
May, Sl32GS25sc; closed at S212c Corn-Re
ceipts 900 bu; exports, SIS, lis blu: spot quiet
26& @27c; options opened Arm and advanced
influenced by wet weather and the rise in
wheat closing at 14c net higher; March
closed at 2s12c; May, 2s5s@S0c, closing at 3Oc
Oats-Receipts, $4,000 bu; exports, So 0SS bu:
spot stronger No. 2, 22c; options dull hut
steady closing Ac higher; May, S17sc.
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II 40 packages; FIRM state and Pennsylvania,
lSq131zc Western, 1213 @13ke; Seutherns,s IL
12hc. 81
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AUSTRIA FOR MERRIAM.
He May Succeed Bartlett Tripp at
Vienna.

CHICAGO, March 5.-The News Washing
ton special says: Ex-Gov. Merriam Of Min
nesota, will probably be appointed minister
to Austria Hungary, to succeed Bartlett
Trip. of South Dakota He was mentioned
for the cabinet, but was opposed so vigor-
ously by Senator c. X. Davis, of that state
that he failed of appointment BY curious
freak of politics, he will succeed Senator
Davis brother-in-law.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, March 5.-Receipts of wheat
during the past three days were 126. 600 cen
tails, including 1900 American. The receipts
Of American corn during. the past three DAYS
were 29O,6 centals. Wheat-Spot steady;
demand moderate: No. 2 red spring. IS I'D :
No. California, Is I'd: futures opened steady
with near positions 112d higher and distant
positions lid higher; closed steady with
March 114d higher and other months sd high
er; business about equally distributed; March
IS sgd; May, IS sd; July 6s sd. Corn-Spot
steady; American mixed new Is Sid: futures
opened steady with near and distant positions
led higher; closed firm with April sd high
er and other months I'D higher; business
about equally distributed; March Is 61kd
April. Is I'D; May, Is sad; June, Is SID
July, Is 9lad. Flour-Firm demand poor
St. Louis fancy winter SIS Cd.
OMAHA
OMAHA, March 5.-Cattle-Receipts, 800;
market steady to lower; native beef steers.
50. 1904 So Western steers, So. 2564. %; Texas
steers, 1894; COWS and heifers, 81. S013. 10;
Gamers, $l.75G2.75; stockers and feeders,
$S.2504.40; calves, s3.50G5.5o; bulls, stays,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

me following were closing quotations of
other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press: -~SON4"N0u
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OattIe-SIow, but about steady with yester-
Gays. The light receipts, together with the
nold-over stun, made a fair assortment and
-y yaien cleared To buyers at about steady
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Received-Wheat, 1853, 400 blu; corn, $3.50 Blu;
oats, 40.66O bu; barley, 5000 blu; rye, 1850 bu ;
tons fruit, 12S, $50 lbs; merchandise. .2s1, $40
lbs; lumber, 20 cars barrel stock 8 cars;
machinery, 1880 lbs coal, 1920 tons; wood,
489 cords; brick, 81, 600; lime, 1 car; cement
375 bbls ties, / car; stone, 1 car; dressed
meats, $3.50 lbs; railroad materials, cars;
sundries, cars. Total car lots, 60
Shipped-Wheat, &c, 300 blu; corn, $50 blu;
millstufs, 1,2S3 tons fruit $4,000 lbs; mer-
chandise, 1231, 100 lbs; lumber, 3S cars; ma
chinery, 300 lbs cement, 100 bbls; ties,
IL cars; live stock, car; railroad materials
cars; sundries, cars. Total car lots, 703.
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GRAIN INSPECTION.

Other Grains-No. 8 corn, / car; No grade
corn, l; No. oats, %; no grade oats, 2; No.
2 rye, a; No. barley, 8; No. 5 barley, 1;
No. fax 8; rejected fax, l; no grade, l.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat No. l northern,
2C6 cars; No. northern, 81; No. 8, A.; rejected,
Z: no grade, s; no grade corn, /; No. oats,
II; No. l flax g.
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OH ITACf-UU NdIU, TIC NO I HUTIIVII,
.oc; No. northern, 7S1zc; March oats, Ice;
aGk seed. 7sc.
Receipts, 2ls cars; shipments, As cars.
Curb on May wheat, bid. .................74 TAN
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NO W.T.. Pricel No. W.T.. Price
952 muttons ..6S 81 IS 2S1 muttons 70 So 90
200 muttons 10 90 SO muttons. 100 90
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & zimmermans Report-Market
opened fair; prices ruled low. A large stock
made to Dakota a few lockers for drivers
and drafters were on the market. The follow
ing representative sales for horses ser
vice sound, unless otherwise mentioned
l pair gray mares and yrs . $500 s1S5 co
l pair brown geldngs, yrs. 1900 100 90
l PAIR gray mares, 5 and yrs. .2400 145 co
l pair black horses, f6 yrs .28O0 les 90
l gray horse, yrs 400 so %
l sorrel mare, yrs .............. 1900 70 on
| black mare, dryer, yrs. .... 1000 60 %
16 head farm horses and mares,
q head farm horses and mares,
and 6 yrs ......................,.1 1856 1850 %
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON March 5.-Cattle-Re-
ce-pts, 200; market strong; all kinds IN good
demand. Sales: 16Hsteers, av 1,215 lbs, SO IS
~ steers, av 1865 lbs So. S5; IA cows, av
1,lO5 lbs, $3.05; cows av $50 lbs, 2.25; 20
stockers, av $50 lbs. $3.50; bulls, av $50 lbs,
goo Gamers, av $40 lbs, $3.50. Hogs
ana ioc higher; yards cleared early; not
enough to supply demand. Sales: SO hogs,
az zos IDS $S: 60; 20 hogs. av 1870 lbs, so;
~ hogs. av PTS lbs, $3.50: II hogs, av 230 lbs,
$50 lbs $40; IL hogs av 235 lbs, 81 IS; 8
stays, sav 5S5 lbs, 81. Sheep and lambs steady
few offerings.
=" CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March Common to the best
peer cattle sold Ut $3.6505.3 5, sales being
largely al &.25l 5. and there were very few
PRIME steers. Stockers and feeders were
active at $3.50@410. Cows sold about 81 40
Wni-e choice TO extra heifers went for 49, 75QI
4,z5 and prime calves brought 1925. Rece pts
or hogs were small and with an active demand
prices advanced about sc. The supply was
well taken at $S.40@3.G5, the bulk of the sales
beng at $3.7CG3.75. In sheep sales were large
iy Ice lower. A few common natives wen
for $4,000; yeariings at s4G45Q and lambs
continued to sell at $350G525, chiefly at
$4.S5Q5. Receipts: Gate 1900; hogs, %, 600;
sheep, 5000.
~ ~ SIOUX. CITY. fai.-~
sIouX *, CITY :I,, To-, March 5.-CattlerrRe-
ceipts, 700; Thursday, 119S shipments, 1331 ;
market steady. cows bulls and mixed. 81 rs
as: so: veals.- SO .50Q5.25 stockers and feed
ers So. 5000. 20; calves and yearlings, So 500
4;25; butchers steers, $3.5O@4.75 Hogs
Receipts, 500; Thursday 961; market active
and a. d 591Oc higher, selling at ss.4OG3.55 bulk,
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etc.; A.75Q3.85. Hogs-Receipts, 1850; mar
ket 5Q10c higher; heavy, So. 1903. 49, mixed,
3.60@3.55 light, $3.55@3.70; bulk of sales,
$35503.571a. Sheep-Receipts, 800; market
steady; fair to choice natives, sS.25G3. IS;
fair to choice Westerns, $3.20@3 20; common
and stock sheep, So. 5O@3 IS; lambs, 1903 IS.
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FLOUR.

Flour-The -four market is in better condi-
ion than for some time past and growing
'etter daily. Shipments of -four are very
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-11-27

In u letter to one Of his children Gul.
got tells how on his first visit To Wind.
sOr he lost his way ana opened II wrong
door ana beheld for moment u lady
having her hair brushed. Tho next
day the queen, for It was she. jOkcd
him about II, and he says: II ended by
asking her leave. II ever ! wrote my
memoirs. like Sully or 81. Simon. 10
mention how, mt midnight, opened the
door Of the queen Of England. She
lnughlngly gave mo the desired permls-
SION"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-11-27
sugar Invigoratcs tho body.

Experiments of IN Interesting nature
have lately been made ut the lnstign-
ton Of the prussian war office to en-.
dcavOr to decide the question as To
whether the consumption of snail
quantities of sugar renders the tired
muscles capable of renewed cXcrtion.
In order to obtain a practical result.
the person who was made the subject
Of the experiment was kept totally ig.
nornnt of the object Of the expert
mentors. On one day u sweet liquor
was administered, containing thirty
grams OF sugar; on the next day u sim.
liar liquid, containing u sufficient
amount of sncchnrinc TO render 1t In.
distlngulshnble from the other as ~.
garded taste. After u very large
amount Of muscular work had been
performed Il was found that better re.
suits could be obtained on the days
when the sugar was given than on thu
days when sacchnrinc was given. The
blood had become very poor In sugar
In consequence of the severe muscular
effort .and the administration of u
comparatively small quantity of sugar
had II markedly invlgOrating effect. -
New York Medical Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-11-27
Eggs should Never be BOILED.

Eggs should not be boiled at all"
writes Mrs. :. I. Rorer In the Ladies'
Home Journal. allow four eggs to
each quart Of boiling water. Put the
water In a kettle first, then carefully
with a spoon drop In the eggs, cover
the saucepan and keep II where the
water will remain at $50 deprees Fair
cnheit for five minutes. The whites
VIII he slightly cOagulated and in q
creamy condition: the yOlks cooking at
"a lower temperature will be slightly
concealed. II the water b0lls the
whites will lie hardened and rendered
indigestible. II the quantity Of water
IL lessened. or the number OF eggs In
creased, "A longer time must be allow
al, or the water kept at little higher
temperature, say ls5 degrees Fahren-
heit. hut the former proportions are
much better"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-09

foot thick, or words to that extent.
But at any rates when they made Andy
Lucas they busted the molds and took
out and quit. Now, in regards to
things in general, Andy don't know
nythlng for certain, butwhen it comes
to horses and the like of that he has
already forgot more than the common
run Of men ever will know.
It took q whole lot of nerve to do it.,
but in the past few months l have
snapped horses and changed saddles
twicst with Andy. On the first rattle
out of the box you mought call it n
dog fall or draw, but the last time
Jest naturally snapped the livin socks
often him. 1t was late along in the
summer when times was hard to bear
and money hard to git. ! had a little
boot to fling In, and the mainest thing
with Andy was the boot. So I got a
cracller-jaek good horse off Of him for
ten dollars and flung in little wolo-
bledy-legged razor-back, wooden-head-
ed mule for good measure.
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etc. Scores of others could De added

etc. Scores of others could DE added
| that indicate trades and occupations.
Not long after, as the people multi
piled, they were named for the places
where they lived or some natural OBJ
| ject near by, as Hill, Dale, Forest, Wood,
| Grove, Fountain, Lake, Pool, Rivers,
Brooks, Branch, Bush, Grubb, Tree,
Stone, Banks, Shore, Beach, Birch,
Water, Wall, Cliff, Peak, Seay, Rain,
Rainwater, Undertake, Rice, Wheat,
| Corn, Allcorn, etc.
They even appropriated the names of
animals, birds, etc, as Lion, Lamb, Hog,
Colt, Fowl, Bull, Bullock, Beaver, Bear,
Buck, Deer, Swan, Hawks, Dove, Crane,
| Bird, Herring. Bass, Trout, Salmon.
And next the fruits and flowers as
| Apple, Orange, Lemon, Plum, Cherry,
Berry, Haws, Coffee, Turnip and
Turnipseed Col. Turnipseed was
colonel of the Ninth Georgia regiment.
OF flowers and trees, there is Rose, Vio-
let, Primrose, Chestnut and Holly.
Then they had to encroaeh on the
nobility and clergy, and SO we have
King, Queen, Prince, Earl, Lord, Duke,
Knight, Page, Stewart, Chamberlain,
Pope, Bishop, Priest, Abbot, Prior, Dea-
con and Bailey.
And on the heavenly bodies and heav-
emily things and precious stones, as Sun,
Moon, Star, Cloud, Wind, Gale, Sky,
Angel, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Glass,
Jewell, etc.
And on parts of the body, as Head.
Heart, Beard, Hair, Arms, Legg, Foot,
Shinn, Back, Hipp, Hand, etc.
And on colors, as White, Black, Brown,
Green, Redd, Blue, Gray, Hoar and
Violet
Some were named on account Of per-
sonal peculiarities-as Long, Longfel-
low, Stringfellow, Short, Small, Strong,
Meek, Lightfoot, Good, Best, Bliss, Wise,
Witt, Wisdam. Fite and FIFTEEN.
But there are enough for the young
folks to build on to and make a very
good catalogue of names. Charles Lamb
says that the original name Of Bacon
was Hoghesh, who was very wealthy
and clever gentleman, but his girl
wouldn't marry him because she
couldn't bear to be called Mrs. Hogfesh.
It would be awful. And 30 he applied
to parliament and had his name changed
to Bacon. He couldn't give up the whole
hog, but took 1t cured. Many names
were abridged or changed from clrcum-
stances. John at the Moor was changed
to Atmore, and At the Wood to Atwood
and Peter at the Seven Oaks to Peter
Shocks. viii the tailor, had a sign OF
peacock over his shop. and got to be
called Will Peacock Anselm, the pawn
broker, had a sign of a red shield, which
in the Jewish language was Rothschild,
and SO he and his brothers were called
| Rotbschilds, and became the richest
men in the world. The old story Of the
firm of /. Ketchum & Z. Cheatham may
have never existed, but before the
war there was firm In Rome OF Wise
G. Goodman, and close by was Wit and
a Wisdom. There is Foute and Fite
In Gainesville, and some years ago
there was q FIFTEEN. The poet asks
what's in a name? There is a good deal,
and if I was pretty girl, and had a
pretty name, I wouldn't change 1t for
Hogg or q Sheepshanks.-Bill Arp, in
Atlanta Constitution.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-09
A SIGNIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCE.
An Old-Fashioned Phrase That Didn't
Quite Carry Out the Intention.

The stur1p speaker was doing all that
he could h find out, by personal inter
view, how his candidate stood with the
people in that part of the country. \
sense of hospitality seemed to make
some of them timid about expressing
their exact views. One man who was
reported 10 have great deal of influ-
ence was particularly unwilling to
say anything about politics, although
he attended all the meetings and list
cned intently.
"You have known the man in whose
interests | am speaking for years,
haven't you?" said the campeigner.
"I've knowed i'm by reputation" was
the reply. eve never took truns yistit-
in nor traded hosses."
AT the same time you have been in n
position to form an opinion of his char
meter"
"Course; when We put man up fur
Office, everybody gifts chance ter hev
a purity good look at him"
"You have watched him while he was
IN office"
Eyes; close ez I could"
"And I'll venture TO say you never
knew him to be guilty Of single I'M
derhauded act"
1--WE couldn't 20 inter court nm prove
nothin'."
but there is no room for suspicion"
"AIebbe rot. But II seems ter Inc tibet
q man'll start out ez keerful an up
right q kin be, an the fus' thing We
know, he's kinder oompermlsin' weth
his conscience"
"But this man is as honest as the dRy
is long"
81 won't dispute that. But can't
resist calm yer 'tention ter the way
The days jes' now keeps a-gittin' short
e. an shorter. "-vasbington Star.
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aSenae Same Like Folks"

"That old horse, Bay Bob, which I
snapped to you, Rufe, has got sense
same like folks" says Andy to me in
tnlllin over the dead and dusty roads.
cts all over with now, Rufe. and it
don't hurt nothin for me to tell you the
unwashed truth about oncst q year."
Andy went on, waxin warm and conf
dental like. bay Bob has been a holy
terror in his day and generation, RUFF.
He first run away with John Andrew
Milligan's little single-barrel wagon
and tore down 16 panels of fence and
drug the wagon 200 yards through a
new ground full of stumps. Whereas,
John Andrew he traded him TO Blew
Scroggins, which Blev couldn't learn
him nary lick of sense, and he run away
and tore Blev's new buggy into kindlin
wood the first time he hooked him up.
Well, Bley then passed the horse to me.
] kept the old skate about three weeks,
and one hot night in August what do
You rectton, Rufe? Old Bay Bob poked
his head In the back door and says to
my wife, says he:
"'Miss Kitty, a man is man and
horse is most generally always horse.
They say that am Wild and they have
got the documents to substantiate the
case. But, Miss Kitty, I'll be dad
blamed if l am as wild as Andy Lucas,
the man which I am now lookin to for
my corn and fodder. / own the corn,
Miss Kitty. I have been wild and full
Of devilment, but / can't come across
accordin to the pace which your beloved
husband has set. / do now surrender
and quit the fight. For ways that are
wild and tricks that are hard to hinder,
Miss kitty, your mothers son-in-law,
Andy Lucas, takes the ribbon, the rag
and the bush. Henceforwards from now
on l will be as gentle as cat
"And after that, Rufe, Bay Bob has
been the best all around family horse l
have ever saw. He goes all the gaits,
works single and double, and will stand
anywheres without hitching. I broke
him, Rufe, and soon as he found out I
was the wilGcet Of the two he give it up
and quit. You can trust Bay Bob with
your old hen and the biddies now"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-09
MUTlLATlON OF CAPTlvES.
Barbarities Practiced by Menelik on Itsl'
ian Prisoners of War.

ian Prisoners of War.
Many people wondered at the time
why defeat such as was administered
to the italian troops in Abyssinia by
Kirk Menelik should have aroused so
much excitement In Italy. They also
marveled at the reports that Italians
were leaving their country by thou
sands for fear that they would be sent
TO fight the Abyssinians. Could the ltal-
ians be indeed so pusillanimous, 30
wanting In the instinct OF devotion to
country? The explanation Is received
through the medium of foreign medical
Journals, and it justifies the wrath, at
least, of the populace, against the men
who ordered the soldiers into such I'M
speakable danger, compared with
which death is happy event.
1t is known that the empress OF Abb
vssinia kills healthy children in order
that their blood may serve as super
stitious remedy for her ills. But 1t
was not known until now that her hus-
band, the king, also a professor OF
Christianity, practiced horrible mutila-
ton of every man taken in battle. 1t
was q mutilation which made the SOL
diers afraid to take the chances of
war.
The deliberate Gripping Of the
wounded and the captives by cutting
off their feet. hands, arms, legs, or
noses are not terrifying in comparison
with the other barbarity. A we'll
known maker OF artificial limbs in
Rome has been sent to Africa by the
king of Italy TO provide with legs or
arms soldiers whose limbs were cut on
and who afterward escaped.
The italian soldiers, rather than their
native allies, seem to have suffered
special indignities. A tribe of King
Menelik's subjects called Gallas, seem
to have surpassed all the others in their
cruelty, closely resembling the Amer
lean Indians in their most savage days,
in their way of torturing their pris-
ers. A series Of pictures of the wound
cd in the hospitals, published in tive
British Medical Journal, shows a char
acter of injuries never recorded in mil
itary surgical history before. Many OF
the victims survive.
Some of the officers saved their own
lives by being able to amuse the ma
tives by singing, or painting pictures,
or decorating their houses. A large
number of the army surgeons were
taken prisoners or lost their lives.-N
Y. Press.