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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-25

best to buy or sell. New York was weak and
lower, but Hght-hearted and reckless Chicago
kept up a semblance of courage by putting
September wheat up to Csc, or &c above yester-
days close Our market failed to follow and
shortly after Chicago began to drop. At this
phase of the game our local trade were more
tember future dropped quickly from 94Rc
yesterdays close, to 90%c, 4Ac drop by
10:40 a. m. after which there was lul and
partial recovery, but no strength shown up
to II o'clock. The news of the day was
rather meager and consisted chiefly of items
giving a different hue to the crops at home
was short in all quarters of the globe. To-
day we learn that there was considerable
mental reservation-in other words, the truth
September wheat opened at 941kc, against
$3.50 Yesterday, declined to sa%c, advanced
to 94%c, lost &c, gained 3se. lost &c; sold
plunged to 9O9c. irmed up to slc. declined
to S9%c gained &c and by noon held at S91ec
December wheat opened at s3c, against
sS3sc yesterday, declined to s1&c. frmed up
to 92%c sold down to SSa4c. gained 12c and
by noon held at S77sc.
The cash wheat demand was good at 1lAc
over September for old wheat and new No.
1 northern at Sc premium. Sales were made
as per statement below. Receipts here were
2O9 cars; shipments, SO cars.
The market during the noon hour ex-
hibited no signs of strength. Trading was
quiet with the feeling generally nervous.
September wheat closed at sec and Decem-
Der at S7asc.
RANGE OF PRICES.
Open High Low Closing.
Wheat Ing. est. est. To-day Yes.
a September slH s4m SS&. 50 ss's p S9 s9s
December -. SO SO S6la S7as 9S3s
On Track-No. 1 hard, $1.01; No. 1 north
ern 81; No. northern, 95Q9Sc; August oats,
POKE; faxseed, $1.061a.
Curb on September wheat, bid ........ SO
Puts on September wheat ............ .S4gS5
Calls on September wheat ......... .94Q95B
SAMPLE SALES.
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The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks reported by the Associated
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FLOUR.

Flour-The flour market Is not so strong
today, because of the big drop in wheat
Millers are not quite so hopeful they were
and are generally inclined to accept lower
figures. Patents are down 30@35c.
Following are quotations in cotton sacks,
80 and 40 lbs:
Rye -four, per bbl. pure. re.................$2.5 $50
Rye -four, per Dbl, XXX.............. 2.40
Rye flour, per Dbl. standard ............ 1.SO
Graham -four per bbl .................. $40
Buckwheat. per Dbl ......................3 800
In wood. 20 cents extra is charged.
BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS.
Bran, in bulk :. ..................$ Sc 500 6.75
Bran, 2OO-lb sacks. .............. 1900 7.75
Bran, lUU-lb sacks .................. 5000 SIS
onorts. III DulK -................. 0.0OQ 9.VO
Middlings, in bulk .......... 9.50410. 90
Red-dog, 14Olb sacks ............. .12. .00012. so
The market is very frm with good de-
mand for all grades.
Corn-No. 8, 2S@2Shc.
Oats-No. 1, 21d2132c; No white, 22c.
Rye-No. 2, 54c.
Bariey-New barley, 24G 24kc old, 256D27c.
Feed-Trade is very good, the demand being
much better than is usual at this time OF the
year
Cl-rse corn meal ard cracked corn
in sacks, per ton. sacks extra, to
jobbers only Observation-Disclosures .$11 .O0911. .25
No. l ground iced, 2-3 corn 1-3
oats, S0-lb sacks, sacks extra. II .25@11. 70
No. ground feed. u corr. u OATS
75-lb sacks, sacks extra. ........ IL .50@11. 70
No. ground feed 2-3 oats, 70-lb
sacks. sacks extra .............. II. 1902. co
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
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BOSTON MINING SHARES.
Allouez Min. Co.. l Franklin . - 171h
Atlantic ;. :. :. 25A Kearsarge 49,. 2o1s
Boston & Mont ..14SA Osceoua . ...... So
Butte & Boston :. 26M Quincy 119
Calumet G. Hecla. APO Tamarack . .136
Centennial :. -. Wolverines . -. Az
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21
Very Particular.

The hen roosts at the little village OF
Luxembourg, just south of Carondclet, were
Systematically and persistently robbed,
and the colored population of New Mem
phis grew fat and looked prosperous until
several farmers from out in Pennsylvania
moved into the neighborhood. Shortly
after this Captain Sam Boyd, then of the
First police district. met an old negro,
and the following conversation passed be-
tween them:
"How are times down in the aountry?"
asked the captain.
"Porely, sab, porely."
what is the causos"
"It's de comm o. desc Pennsylvania
Dutch, sab.
"How did they cause hard timesf'
"By t'arin down all dc ole smokehouses
and chicken houses, sab. !"
why did that make any differences"
WHAT Why did dat make any differ
encep Sab, da tore down de log houses and
put up brick houses, with locks on dc
doar Da needn't be so particular. No
body wasn't goin to steal nuthin. st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
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Catching the Dragon Ely.

Zone Of the greatest amusemonts for
the children of Japan is catching tho
dragon fly" said Dr. w. f. Taylor of
Boston, who has spent several years in
Japan. Japan is IA land of children, and
thousands of them literally put in several
weeks every autumn in capturing dragon
flies and tying kites TO them for the fun
of seeing them fly. Soon after the turn of
the sun in the afternoon hundreds and
thousands of huge dragon flies busy them.
selves flying over the riceflelds and gar
dens, catching insects and gnats.
The japanese boys carefully saturate
the end of bamboo with tar and start
out for the fun. They first hold the bam-
boo up to attract the unsuspecting drag
ons to take a rest. In moment the boy
gives the bamboo twist and puts tho tar
end into so many motions that it is almost
impossible for the creature to avoid it.
The boys are so expert at the business that
have seen them chase fly that had got
much ahead of them and succeed in stick
ing the dragon fly to the reed. When once
on the tar end of the pole, there is a mis-
cradle future for the captiyes. They are
tied together and carried around in the
chase. Then a string is tied to each one,
and small piece of paper, serving as a
kite, which the poor flies are required to
sail. They fly away, but of course soon
get caught into tree or brush and die of
starvation. ST Louis Globe Democrat.
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Beef Eating In Japan.

A Japanese contributor in The Popular
Science Monthly says: when / was
young boy, the custom of eating beef be-
gan to spread. AS blood was regarded as
unclean, and also as Japan had been. a
strong agricultural country, there was
deep rooted Discrimination to eat beef. In
this, of course, one has also to recognize
the influence of the vegetarian principle of
Buddhism, but to anybody who had ever
tasted beef il was so delicious that he could
hardly control his natural appetite by his
religious scruple. My father was one of
those who knew its taste, and so now and
then we used TO treat ourselves TO beef.
But where did we cat it? We did not eat
it inside of the house. We cooked it and
ate it in the open air, and in cooking and
in eating we did not use the ordinary uten-
sils but used the special ones kept for the
purpose. Why all these things9 Because
beef was unClcan, and we did not like to
spread its uncleanlincss into our house
wherein the gods shelf is kept, and into
our ordinary utensils which might DO
used in making offerings to the gods. The
day when we ate beef my father did not
offer lights TO the gods nor say evening
prayers to them, as he did usually, for he
knew he was unclcan and could not APP
proach the gods. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

There is considerable talk 10 this city
in regard to the adoption OF curfew
ordinance and the Times is doing all in
it's power to have the village council
adopt an ordinance similar to the one
recently passed by the council OF Red
Jacket. Most OF the towns OF the county
have recently passed such laws and 1t
seems singular that Lake Linden is be-
hind in the procession. Relative to the
matter the Times prints the following
tier from well known citizen:
II have seen with pleasure your Efforts
in the la ,t two issues OF your paper IN
behalf of the adoption OF curfew ordin-
ance by our village council. Persons
having any knowledge OF the scandals
that have occurred in our town during
the past fourteen months should try TO
do something for the protection OF those
who have not the sense oil judgment TO
keep out OF danger. Children who need
the protection and advice OF father and
mother should be at home and not on
the streets after 8 o'clock in the evening,
and later on in life they will thank the
parents or city fathers who obliged them
TO remain at home In the evening"; or
during the hours OF danger to young
men. Parents, save your children, and
councilmen help save the town iurtner
shame, and this can be done ny the adop-
ton and rigid enforcement OF curfew
ordinance"
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ARE WE UNJUST TO OUR OWN
Maurice tn 'mpson Complains of Ameri-
can Ip,ustice to American Writers.


How can we have poets If we stone
themp But maybe we do not care TO have
poets. That alters the case In other days
1t mattered little what Bryant or Long
fellow or Holmes wrote we welcomed it,
and our journals gave space for generous
appreciation of it. Our children read it;
our boys hoped up to the top of the near
est rock and spouted it. What now?
Something alton.
Glance at the book advertisements of
our leading publishers. 1t is Doyle or
Harraden'or Barrie or Stevenson or Crock
EFT or Kipling or Watson or Dobson or
Hardy or who not, so that he or she is
foreigner. Even if an American born
lives east of the Atlantic it helps him
nightly, as everybody knows.
1t is not that love aliens less or com
patriots moro that l vince and wonder at
this state of things We do not have TO
disparage the good authors who dwell in
foreign lands in order to appreciate those
who live next block TO us. But why all
this insistent, vehement preference for the
aliensY Why not, if novclists and poets
and essayists must bo "boomed" and ad
vertised and rubbed under the nose Of the
public do the good turn for our own
bbluBSAhS NONhNA iAANAA SAAN NCNhei| 'S'@'
emf
If IL were really true; IL critics and pub
fishers did not know that IL Is not true
that American genius is far below Eu-
ropean genius and that foreign prose and
poetry are incomparably better than whnt
we make at home, there would be solid
ground for the present state of things, but
we all know better. America is not SO lar
behind in literary genius and achieve
ment. She is not behind at all save in
the spirit of independence and self appre-
citation. We grovel-really a strange freak
this i'm people absolute masters of the
world-at the feet of every clever alien
who sends us his book. 1t is a spectacle
our literary reviews dotted with portraits
of famous young Englishmen scarcely
known in our own country who have come
over to lecture to us upon how to write
novels or poetry or history. 1t is pretty
good hint that an American is dead or AT
| least stricken with paralysis, or mayhap
| the copyright has expired on his books,
or he has expatriated himself, when you
see his portrait displayed and there are
| haring advertisements of his works in the
| journals of his country.-Maurice Thomp
son in Independent.
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me Empresses of Russia.

During the eighteenth century no less
than four expresses held sway over Rus
STA, and If perhaps the throne was unjustly
usurped in more than one instance it can
mt least be said of all of thom that they
reigned more wisely than the emporors of
that period and that they have left names
more famous than those of their male
predecessors and successors. With all her
many faults Catherine the Great proved n
wise and powerful monarch, and much
that dis1gured her history may be forgot
ten, seeing that she almost totally abol-
ished the custom of subjecting all Russian
prisoners to a system of CHASTITY torture,
besides repeating many other cruel and
barbarous laws.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

be D. S. s. & A. will sell round trip
BITS to Grand Rapids via Mackinac
the G. r.. & railroad for one fare
lecount OF the Carnival OF Fun to be
| there October 1929. Tickets will
bid October 20 and will be good to
i'm until November 1. The CARNIVAL
|uu is being got up by Grand Rap
herChants and manufacturers, than
Pm there are no more enterprising in
country. aud they confidently an
pee it will be the equal in magnifi-
+ and unique features OF the Mardi
at New Orleans. The extension of
fts until November l will give time
visit to Detroit or elsewhere.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21
WILD BILL A SOLD MAN.
The Body OF the Famous Desperate Turned
To Stone Long Ago.

to stone Long Ago.
The climate of Colorado is so exceed-
ingly dry In the greater portion of the
state that ordinary objects, such as pota.
toes, vegetables of various sorts and even
small animals, petrify when covered with
sand. A considerable source of revenue
to the guides and vendors I'm the Grand
canyon and other famous resorts is the
sale of petrifled wood and other material
to tourists. Human bodies have been
known TO undergo the petrifying process
In numerous instances.
The body of Wild Bill, the famous des-
perado, is today solid stone. He was
buried In a sandy country near Telluride,
and about four years ago his friends de-
cided to put up monument to his mem
DRY. They went out to his grave, which
is in tho open prairie, and one of the par.
ty, an old scout, was taken along to ex-
actly locate whore he was buried. The
sand had shifted and blown I'm great
heaps, as it does all though that country,
and the scout had good deal of difficulty
in absolutely locating the spot Finally
he struck mound that he said had Wild
Bill under it.
Owing TO the uncertainty of the sltua-
ton and his hesitancy the party decided
to dig down and see whether he was right.
They didn't want TO put monument
over sand heap unless it had Wild Bill
under it. So they dug down. Presently
the spade ran into rock-a scarce thing
in that country. They shovelod all around
it and soon revealed the petrifled image of
Wild Bill as perfect as the day he died,
with not trace of decomposition. Even
the clothes and shoes were turned to stone.
Some of the party wanted TO take the
body up for purposes # exhibition. But
one of Bill's old pals-Shorty Jake, as he
was called-romarked that the first man
who tried to do so would find bed in the
hole that Bill filled. So the idea was
abandoned. But if some adventurous mu-
scum man wants the greatest drawing
card on earth he can find it under Wild
Bills tombstone. w Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

Fv j. Edward Reilly's resignation
accepted at a meeting OF the Congre-
|onal church Tuesday evening, by an
|ost unanimous vote. Because OF the
Pons the gentleman gave for wishing
Eyer the connections, the people of
church could have no other choice
this, however much under different
INSTANCES they might desire to keep
pastor. Mr.. Reilly since coming to
Peock has made an enyiabIe reputa-
as an eloquent preacher of the gos-
fnd entertaining lecturer and public
Pker The standing committee was
ROr'ed to provide for filling the pull
'ter Mr.. Reilly leaves which will be
December 81.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

The Moore & and Livingston company,
with Mr.. Willard Newell in the leading
roles made most favorable impression
during their week stay in this city and
it lie safe to say that should they eyer
return to the city they will be accorded
most liberal patronage, which they en-
joyed while here. The company is an
exceptionally fine one and the plays put
on are also good.
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Which resolution was adopted by yeas
and nays as follows:
Yeas : Duncan. Edwards. Bentley,
Wright, Scott, Henderson, Parnall, Har-
ris, Fox, Orr and Smith. Tota', IL. Nh
Nays-None.
The following resolution was submitted
to the board:
RESOLVED, That the various taxes Tor
the year 1882 add subsequent years
charged back and rejected by the auditor
genera. according TO the official state
ment Of said auditor general. dated June
80. 1897, and now on file with the treas
urers OF this county, becharged no to the
several townships Ia which the lands lie
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which resolution was adopted by the
following yea and nay vote.
Yeas Duncan, Edwards, Bentley,
Wright, Scott, Henderson, Parnall.
Harris, Fox. Orr and Smith. Total, IL.
Nays-None.
The following resolution was read to
and adopted by the board:
RESOLVED, That the various taxes for
the year 1882 and subsequent years
charged back and rejected by the auditor
general according to the official state
ment OF said auditor general, dated June
80, 1896, and now on file in the Office OF
the treasurer oil this county, be charged
up to the several townships In which the
lands lie and that said taxes be assessed
against the said lands where practicable,
. eollnOa.
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[.o Matinee Girl" to
\ onear at Hough-
ton Soon.
we'll Known Attraction
C,,,es which Promises TO
4. literally Patronized I'm This
PARTON Of the Country.

lat that bright, witty, nsatyoung
Known as 1.-The Matinee Girl" is
|',sIve respectful, just and Jolly treat
On the stage, for she is to be seen
| in all her innocence and gaiety' IN
\, dreamy and sweet coquetry, and
her loyeliness-5ut with her delight
jood sense also brought to the front.
.osms that such a combination must
irresistible, and that well known
Irtor Of high class attractions. Ed win
Milton, promises that no person-be
matinee girl, mntron or equity man
And the least fault with his produc-
The play known az The Gay
Ioee Girl" has already been success
speu in the large eastern cities, and
She coming season will be exploited
a cast OF eighteen metropolitan
brites headed by those amouscomed-
Munroe and Hart, who will be sup
I'D by the dancing sunbeam" lo'a
broy,,.Lew Sully. Alice Hamilton,
les H. Homer, Fern Melrose, W. j.
mes, Beatrice Leo, Elsie Lower, May
Ma, Edith Whyte. Harry Barlow.
kis HAYES, Madge Maynard and other
} players.
anager Douglass announces that he
signed contracts for the appearance
/, during the coming season, OF this
bty girl and her company, and al
by there is a fluttering OF hearts
bng our young folks, but the Older
are also Interested, and 1.-The Gay
tinee Girl" should be royalty greeted,
Is promised that she will please, in
st and amuse the masses as well as
Glasses.
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sol ,520 81 siO4 1871 6s

Which resolution was adopted by the
following yea and nay votr: Yeas-Dun-
can, Edwards, Bentley, Wright, Scott.
Henderson, Parnal, Fox, Harris, Orr
and Smith. Total IL. Nays-None.
The foil Iwing resolution was present
ed and read to the board:
RESOLVED, That the board OF super
yisurs having examined the certificates,
statements. papers and records submit
ted TO them, showing the amount OF
monies to b. raised in the yeral to wn-
ships. for school, highway, township
and other purposes. now on file in the
county clerks Office, and no objection
being m de to the raising OF anv such
MONIES by any taxpayer t. be affected
thereby, do hereby direct that tie sew
eral amounts of money propos' to be
raised for township, highway, sch ooland
all other purposes, be spread upon the
assessment rolls OF the proper townsh ps
as follows:
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ally good.

The little son OF Mrs. Toupin was badly
injured Monday. He was driving his
dog down the street when the canine
took after some object with such start
that it threw the boy from the wagon
and against fence by the road side.
The boys head head was cut open and
it required elk stitches to sew 1t up.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

county purposes Tor the ensuing year at
the SUN Of slO4, 157 ,6S; and do hereby
apportion snch amount, and also the
sum OF x9l.526.6l (the same being the
State tax apportioned TO Houghton
county according to an Official letter
now on file with the clerk OF this board)
among the different townships OF this
county, in proportion to the valuation
OF the taxable property therein, IA de-
terminpd by this board as follows:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

|v''atlons have been received by Port
Lake young people to the social hop
Pglven by Company B. Hibernian
r. a. the Calumet Light Guard arm
'omorrow evening. AS a dancing
|''ne big armory at Calumet has al.
'oeen a iavorite with the lovers OF
auusement and number are sure to
I['' Inc music is to be furnished by
'~'s Ideal orchestra. Tickets are
couple with luncheon extra.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

u harrington. bookkeeper at the
''Or Savings bank, has accepted q
a' position at the First National
~ calumet, and will assume it the
Noext month. The First National
4aae no mistake in it's choice Of q
saa Mr.. Harrington is bettering
IN making the change. He has
WIN the Superior bank since it's or
nation seven years ago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21
and that said taxes be assessed against
the said land where practicable as follows:
Township

Which resolution was adopted by the
Yeas and nays as follows:
Yeas - Duncan, Edwards, Bentley,
Wright, Scott, Henderson, Parnall, Har-
ris, Fox. Orr and Smith.
The board thereupon adjourned until
Tuesday, November 8. 1897, at 8 O'Clock
a. IN. john DUNCAN, Chairman.
ROBERT II. SHIELDS, Clerk.
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non,y.

The frat social given by the German
Jubilee club at the opera house last Fri
day evening was huge success in every
respect and the attendance was all that
could be desired. The Lake Linden band
furnished the music and it was exception
ally good
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-21

Forty years ago Theodore Parker pre-
dicted that before the end of the centurv
Kansas would have ], 200, 900 inhabitar i.
and be worth $1,000, 000,0 The pre-
diction has been more than fulfilled al
ready. Kansas has 1900, 600 people and
Is worth 81, 600, 600, 900.
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'psssessv sv
slvlsa IseH
'dIqsuMoL

Which resolution was adopted by the
following vote: Ayes-Duncan, Edwards,
Bentley. Wright, Scott, Henderson, Par.
nall. Fox, Harris, Orr and Smith. Total
IL. Nays-None.
The following resolution was presented
and read to the board:
RESOLVED, That the board oil Super
visors of Houghton county do hereby
ascertain and determine the amount oil
monies to be raised by taxation Tor