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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
Found by a Tenderfoot.

There is an axiom among mining
prospectors that while a knowledge Of
mincralogy is first necessity for a
man starting out to hunt for the pre-
clous ores, yet the richest finds are
often made by the rankast tenderfoot
1t is well illustrated in a recent rich
find near Salt Lake City, Utah. Will
ard Weihe, violin soloist in the tab
ernacle, was walking in City Creek
Canyon, on the outskirts of the city.
when he kicked aside some rock that
struck him as being unusual in an
pearance. Out Of pure curiosity he car
ried piece Of the rock back to town
and had it assayed. 1t showed $500
in gold and $40 in silver to the ton.
Welhe was so much surprised he al
most tainted. Then, when he recoy-
cred he hurried back to Where he found
the rock, without mentioning the mat
ter to anyone, and staked out a large
number Of claims for himself and
friends. Now a considerable camp has
sprung up, and the workings bear out
the promise in Weihe's chance strike.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04

pulvelzing. and engra wing stone. glass,
wood. and other hard or solid SUD
stances.
The well-known aprading power Oh
sand. when driven by air or water
against hard substances, suggested the
sand-blast 10 General Tilghman and LED
hin 10 make mis- first experiment. he
fitted up a very simple air-blast, pro-
ducing but a few ounces of pressure,
and by means Of concentric jet OF
glass this air was made to drive the
sand against the object 10 be cut; ne
found that holes could be bored through
common window-glass in a few sec
onds. Further experimenting, he dis
covered that he had only to improve
the apparatus to get increased ef-
ficiency.
The sand-blast performs both heavy
and light work. For heavy work q
high pressure and great velocity are
necessary; the heavy sandblast is used
chiefly for ornamenting and dressing
stone after it has been quarried. For
light work the pressure is light and the
velocity low.
Letters may be cut in marble by
means OF the sand-blast in the follow
ing manner: The stone, or marble, ls
first covered with a thin sheet OF wax,
and the letters are cut in the way, leav-
ing the marble exposed. Next. the
marble is passed under the blast. and
the sand cuts the letters deep into the
stone without injuring the wax in the
least. In like manner any ornamental
design may be cut into the stone.
Glass, too. may be ornamented by
means of the sand-blast. If piece Of
glass be covered with fine lace and
passed under the blast. not thread Of
the lace will be injured, but the pattern
will be beautifully cut into the glass.
The sand does not affect soft, yield
ing substances. but quickly cuts away
iron, steel, stone. glass. or any other
resisting substance. The workmen
can hold their hands under the blast
and receive no injury, by simply wrap
ping their f1nger-nails in little pieces Of
soft cloth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
Not Color Blind

There are some crabs that actually
dress themselves. Some species array
themselves elaborately by gathering
bits Of seaweeds, chewing the ends,
and sticking them on their shells, so
that they look like stones covered with
weed. They spend hours in making
these pieces adhere, trying the same bit
over and over again until they sue
ceed. They have fine sense Of sym
metry, too, and always put a red piece
on one side to match the red piece on
the other, and a green piece to match
green piece, though how they know
red from green in the dark pools where
they live is hard to say, unless it is
by taste or smell. Whom once their
dress is completed it improves with
age, as the weed actually grows upop
them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
'Thrown Upon the World"

A visitor to one of the Government
offices where women are employed in
one Of our cities desires to give in the
Youths Companion an exact account
Of what he saw and heard there. He
was conducted by the superintendent,
an old man of large experience. The
last room inspected was filed with
women at work.
The visitor remarked This is a
higher class of women than that en-
ployed at the same work in some other
kinds of business. These women have
been educated, and have refined faces
and voices. l should judge they are
not used to manual labor of any kind"
They are not" was the reply. In
almost every case they are the widows
or daughters of men whose income
died with them, but who. while living,
gave to their families luXuries beyond
their means.
That young girl by the window was
in fashionable society in New York
two years ago. Her father, with a sal
ary of five thousand dollars, lived far
beyond his means The woman in
mourning is the widow of a physician
whose income averaged six thousand
dollars. He probably spent eight.
That pale girl is the daughter of a
master builder, who lived comfortably
among his old friends until he was
seized with political ambition He
moved into fine house, had his car
riage, servants, and gave balls He
died, and his daughter earns twelve
dollars a week, on which she supports
her mother. There is hardly a woman
here who is not the victim of the vul-
gar ambition which makes a family
ape it's weather. neighbors in it's out.
lay"
THAT is an ambition not peculiar to
us Americans" said the visitor.
'sIt is more common among us, be-
cause in other countries social position
depends upon birth, while here it is
usually fixed by money. How many
families in every class do you know
who are pretending to larger pecuni-
ary wealth than they have?"
The visitor passes on the question to
the reader.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
Saved by a Sleirb-Box.

From Wadena, Mimi, by way of the
st. Paul Dispatch, comes a story Of a
narrow escape from death on the part
Of farmer and his family-who live
two miles out of the town-during a
snowstorm in January last.
They attended church in Wadena on
the night Of the storm, and about nine
O'clock started for home. AS the road
is straight and we'll sheltered most OF
the way, and as their horses had trav-
eled it hundreds of times. they had no
misgivings.
They had proceeded but half way,
however, when they discovered that
they We're lost, and instead of being on
the road We're driving round in a circle.
They at once unhitched the horses from
the sleigh, turned the box over crept
under it, and being well provided with
robes and wraps, stayed there till day
light without freezing.
The horses We're found the next morn
ing IN a grove not far from the house,
where they had been sheltered.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
mInoT's LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE.
The First One Was Swept Away with
It's Occgpants

IT'S oCCGp
Lighthouses form the subject OF an
| article in the St. Nicholas. written by
Lieut. John NJ Ellicott. [. s ". and
entitled The Lights that Guide in the
Night" Lieut. Ellicott says:
The first lighthouse on Minot's Ledge
was built in 1s4s II was an octagonal
tower resting on the tops of eight
| wrought-iron piles eight inches in di-
ameter and sixty feet high, with their
bases sunk five feet in the rock. These
piles were braced together in many
ways; and. as they offered less surface
TO the waves than solid structure. this
lighthouse was considered by all au-
thorities upon the subject TO be excep-
tionally strong.
It's great test came in April. 1851. On
the 14th Of that month. two keepers
being in the lighthouse. an easterly
gale set in. steadily increasing in force.
People on shore and no doubt the keep
ers themselves. watched the heavy seas
sweep harniessly through the network
of piles beneath the house. and feared
no harm. On the 18th. however. the
wind and sea had greatly increased,
and the waves were flung higher to-
ward that tower in the air. Yet. all
thought they surely could not reach
sixty feet above the ledge.
That night was one OF keen anxiety.
for the gale still increased: and all
through that dreadful driving storm
and darkness. the faithful keepers
were at their posts. for the light burned
brightly. On Wednesday. the 10th. the
gale bad become a hurricane: and when
at times the tower could be seen
through the mists and sea-drift, it
seemed to bend to the shock of the
waves. AT 4 o'clock that afternoon an
omtnous proof Of the fury Of the waves
OH Minot's Ledge reached the shore
platform which had been built be-
tween the piles only seven feet below
the floor Of the keepers room. The
raging seas, then. were leaping fifty
feet in the air. Would they reach ten
feet higher-for if so the house and
the keepers were doomed. Neyerthe-
less, when darkness set in the light
shone out as brilliantly as ever: but
the gale seemed. if possible, then to in
crease. What agony those two men
must have suffered. How that dread
full abode must have swayed in the ir-
resistible hurricane, and trembled at
each crashing sea! The poor unfor-
tunates must have known that if those
seas, leaping always higher and higher.
ever reached their house, it would be
flung down into the ocean, and they
would be buried with it beneath the
waves.
To those hopeless, terrified watchers
the entombing sea came at last. At
O'Clock in the morning the lighthouse
bell was heard by those on shore to
give mournfl clang, and the light
was extinguished. 1t was the funeral
knell Of two patient heroes.
Next day there remained on the rock
only eight jagged iron stumps.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
A Discourapinp Sign.

Mrs. Hunniker-pm really discour-
aged about our Will. | don't believe
he is destined to be a great man. after
all
Mr.. Hunniker-Nonsense, nonsense!
What's put that idea into your head?
Mrs. Hunniker-Why, look at this let
ter I've just received from him. He's
been in college two years now, and his
handwriting is still so good that you
can read it right off, about like print
Cleveland Leader.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
Mistaken His Calling.

Author-May, I've made mistake IN
my calling-pm not an author, but a
born chemist
Authors Wife-What makes you
think that, Horace?
Author-Well, every book l write be-
comes drug on the market-Tid-Bits
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
The Wonan one.tion

"Woman will never make a success
full politician. She cares too little for
public sentiment
"Of course, woman does not like pub
lie sentiment. No gentleman would
make love to woman in public, any
way."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
Making a Voter.

Can you read and write, STRIP
"Why, man alive, I am college
graduate"
81 know it; that's why am in doubt"
Exchange.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
The Sand-Blast,

General Benjamin c. Tilghman, Of
Philadelphia, invented the sand-blast
process. 1t is used for cutting, boring,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04

A man can't learn any more about
women by being engaged to them than
he can Of the taste of candy by looking
through a confectioner's window.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
A Spring Reverie.

"A spring RcVerie.
The householder sighed: ''Tis the truth
that / tell.
This life I'd more freely admire
# tacks only took to carpet as well
AS they do to a bicycle tire"
Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-04
The Moth and the Candle

She-Yes, they are engaged. know
she refused him twice, but the third
time he proposed to her she accepted
him.
Her Husband-Serves him right
Harlem Life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

becn appointed travelling passenger agent
OF the Illinois Central. With headquarters
| at Dallas,
The - round trip ratio will be In siyec,
this afternoon on all the Houston and Gal
weston lincs, which allows passengers "a
roturn on the early Monday morning trains.
Tomorrow tho 81 round trip tickets will
DO sold, good only for day OF issue.
=. II. Pettls, who was engineer on the
southern Pacific for a number Of years.
has been 10 the city few days meeting his
oie time friends. He Is now located In Cal.
Iahsn county and engaged In the stock
business. He loft last night for his ranch.
| Captain A. Christeson. manager Of the
Central division. and r. ]. Dodge, general
special agent Of the welis- Fargo Express
company. left last night for Kansas City
AFTER few days stay in Houston. where
they have been pleased 10 meet many old
time friends.
The executive officers OF lines COMPOSING
the Southern Freight association Will be
| called together In a few days to consider
measures for strengthening the organisa-
ton or to take steps for dissolution. The
rate committee will hold meeting next
Tuesday in St louis.
Since the change In tho time card has
hesn made on the Galveston La Porte and
Houston. Conductor Buse has charge OF
the passenger run. making four trips OF
nifty miles each per day Conductor
Mcguire has been put on the freight run.
and Conductor Ray is extra.
II was learned yesterday that In al, prob.
ability the discussion on circular 3gS and
others on same matters. and which has
been set for March 20 would be postponed
uh,'i April y, so az TO allow certain papers
TO be prepared which VIII he presented to
inc commission on this subject
Two trains OF cattle worc shipped from
the oil mills OF Houston yesterday, one
going over the Houston and Texas Central
and Missouri. Kansas AID Texas to NJ.
Louis and the other the same route with
the Chicago. burlington and Quincy to
Chicago.
Those who may go to Velasco tomorrow
on the 81 excursion Will be allowed the
privilege OF going through and taking a
ride down the river In the steamboat Alice
Blair or they can stop of at the lakes this
side OF vclasco and enjoy six hours In Ash
ing and hunting. Such sport is very rino In
this section.
Colonel ii. 7. Keenan,, live stock agcnt
OF the Chicago. burlington and Quincy.
was In the city yesterday, looking after
some cattle shipments to Chicsgo, lie left
last night for Galveston 10 visit the fam
lily OF his son. w. S. Keenan,, general pas
sengcr ana freight agent OF the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fc.
AS yet no appointment has been made OF
general superintendent OF tho Intcrna-
ionai aud Great Northern. MIR Calvin has
been gone for some time. and an appoint
ment has been looked for daily. II was
stated yesterday that In all probability
there would he no general superintendent,
but tho duties would be conferred in the
office Of general manager, with the two
assistant superintendent performing the
same duties Ms at present,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

COLMESNErI,-Rob Fulgham, while
riding At fast rate through town. wa
dashed against a street corner post, hurt
Ing his right lex badly.
FORT WORTH white riding on Jon.
niugs avenue, the horse OF Rollic MaiNn
slipped or the street car tack and fell
catching Mr.. Mstkln's log under MIN and
breakin. II above the ankle.
BitYAN-.The Jury In the a. G. iidrHrcve
cstse. charged with murder. returned q
verdict finding the Defendant guilty OF
granddaughter and assessing his punish
mont a, two years In the pcniteDtiary.
TERRELle--J. J. Sadlcr, nm cmploye Of
the Texas Midland railroad. WAS belplnr
TO unload piling at the coal chute, when
one OF .hc logs fell on him breaking his
left leg tw.ce and badly brushing his rghi
foot.
sHERMAN--Preston Rose. the negro
charged with assaulung Mrs. Roaden Of
Honey Grove, was brought here and
pIaced In Jail for slfc keeping. The ro-
moval from the Fannin county jail TO
the Gray@on stronghold was by order OF
Fannin's district Judge.
RockiiAND-trh large tram engine
Nidie u. OF W. H. Alditdgeis turned over
en- route from the woods 10 the mill
with a train OF logs. II J. White. the en-
gineer, remained IN the cab but fortu-
nateiy was not hurt. The mill will b.
shut down three or four days while the
wreck Is being cleared up and engine re-
Daired
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
HOUSTON TO LIVERPOOL.
The First Shipment Of Cstt,. From
South Texas.
BIG IMPROVEMENTS At SABINE PASS.
to Ne Let for the Lsr....
improvements Ever Made n, Ts,.
se"port-Notes ana Personals.

'usepn could has purchased OF Vineyard
q walker ESQ steers and 100 bulls. the
steers weighing 400 pounds and the bull,
ioVV pounds These cattle wero shipped
from the feeding pens near Houston yes.
terday to Liverpool. going via Galveston.
rms is the first shipment Of cattle to any
io.eign market from South Texas.
Mr. Gould says that all Northern men
nave asserted that cattle from this section
are not ut TO ship to foreign markets, but
he has decided different. as nc has found
That they are equal In every respect to
cattle from any Northern section.
These cattle have been fed since Do.
cember /. 1895. at the different oil mills,
cotton seed meal and corn usually being
red. Mr. Gould says that cattle to be
shipped to foreign ports must be partly
led on corn meal. as they ran not stand
the trip II fed on. cotton seed meal alone.
he expects the cattle TO lose about
seventy-five pounds per head before being
nnloaded at Liverpool. The trip will be
made in twenty days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

II. l.. S. Knifnn. general agent Of the
McAlester coal mines, is In the city.
2. A. German. general superintendent OF
the Waco and Northwestern is In the city.
j. X Rossen. live stock agent Of the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. was In the
city yesterday.
J. II. Hin. general manager OF the Gal
weston, Houston and Henderson, was In
the city yesterday.
Alex NJ. Atchison. assistant engineer OF
the Missouri Kansas and Texas. is in
the city. in attendance upon court.
Il. s. Heard, commercial agent Of the
Fort Worth and Denver City, with head
quarters at Fort Worth is In the city
W. w. Miller, general live stock agent
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. with
headquarters In Fort Worth. is In HouS-
ton.
T. S. Mcdowell. division superintendent
of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, was
in the city yesterday from his headauar-
tiers at Smithvlle.
W. B. Groseclose. assistant, general
freight agent Of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas. is In North Texas looking after
some freight matters.
The southbound Santa Pc was few
hours late yesterday and passengers from
Alvin did not reach Houston until after
10 o'clock This is something unusual
with this line
Major Sam Kiliebrew and party passed
through Houston yesterday. en- route TO
Dunrango, where they VIII commence n
survey OF the Mexican International from
Durango toward the City of Mexico.
II is stated that J.. E. Conner formerly
passenger and ticket agent Of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas. at Fort Worth, has
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

New York, March --Bradstrcct's to
morrow will say: Another week OF Irreg
ular TRADE brlnga an clement OF disturb.
ance IN tho outlook for fight IN the tarIn
bill ana the disappointment OF manufac-
turc1s OF WOODEN goods, silks, cutlery and
other Ines at various iariH schedules
spring trade IN Jobbing lines ~ over, col.
lcctionS ats SLOW ana at many point
there IL no change IN demand or Supply
except ~ request Tor cheaper ErndeH oi
goou-. Threatened ovofnowefa IN the Mis-
sihstppi valley have restricted general OF.
der tr1do and rain and high water have
exercised a similar influence In the Ohio
valley and IN the South Atlantic and Gull
states. The movement of general n,,r.
citandlne Is also checked AT the Northwes,
by uniayoniblc weather. The dsmani 'oi
common goods rs disappointing and man.
uiarturrrH have moved some hnes only "a,
concessions In price. Iron ana stool IN
dustrIos appear less likely 20 expand IN
the nelr future Practically lower pr,ces
Tor Bessom'f pir and for billcts seem 10
have been tho result OF speculative over
tion OF an advance, which has not shown
Itself Delay in fxing lake ore prices has
asfo hah an Influence There Ii less de-
mand for American iron aud steel TOR es-
port particularly for Northern produciH
At mos, all OF the larger cehters the feel
ing Of encouragement In stronger ainons
Improvement In trade. yet the trade In.
crcascs slowly In vosumc In dry goods,
groceries, hats and clothing compared
with preceding weeks, and does not equal
anucipations. There II an Improvement
IN demand for wool. for which prices are
higher Eastern wool manufacturers
shoN more inquiry for goods. though Ia.
ohiries for the article sian leaves much
10 be desired An additional favor ~ found
IN the tendency OF the urlco OF corn
wheat. oats. lard and sugar. In addition
70 wool beng upward. while quotations
fm irint cloths. cotton, petroleum and
Iunlbsr are nrm and unchanged.
Exports cf wheat (nolIr included from
roth coasts this week we're | lp0.0N hush
els. compared with l,0ia,0VV bushels ksst
week. Exports of Indian corn continue
he avy amounting TO 5.l'l9sls bushels this
week. als compared With 100000 last week
New York. March BON tho part or
ali the markets there has been AN Inn
proved demnnd for foreign and domestic
goods and cotton warp fabrics. For all
Vtyles Of linen, tncludlTs table damasks,
slarGng ln.u. plain and heinst iched
inpdkcrciaefs. nlso black ana brown
clothing linens. bih Importers socks arc
not 30 fuH as buyers THINK for. and few,
N any. ara able to respond 10 the qu.in.
a,tes wnpted. Foreign worstcds and
wcolens are doing better, with goods ~
sicck beng etenilly reduced. Printing
cloths are In better demand.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
Hester. Cotton statement.

New Orleans, March 10 Secretary Hes
t.r's weekly cotton exchange Abatement
issued today. shows an increase In the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year In
round figures OF $3.50 balss a decrease uD-
der the Same days year before last OF
1000 and an increase over the same days
IN 1884 OF 1900.
For tho nineteen DAYS OF March the
total shows a gatn over last year Of 81,
900 a loss from the year before Of 10000.
and a gain over 1894 of DOW
For the six months and nineteen days OF
the season that have elapsed the aggre-
gate ~ aho1d OF the six molrhs and nine-
teen days of hast year l.i1,oo taller, be
hui.d the same days years before last l.li3,-
by $4,000.
rhe amour, brought into sight during
tho past week, exclusive OF 1850 Plus
correction at Norfolk. has been S,sp
fore last, ard e5ois came time In 1894 aud
for the ninetcen days OF March. including
1880 at Norfolk. plus correction. i has
been 2bs0iS, agsinst 2is,3l2 last year. sb,,soi
year before last. and isi.22s same time In
1894. These make the total movement for
the six months and nineteen days from
last year s,es2,7ps yesr. before last. and
ESQ .s3 same time In 1891
The movement since September shows
receipts al all United States ports Of s.iT.-
before last, and b.372. 54b same time In 1884.
Overland, across the Mississippi, Potomac
and Ohio rivers TO Northern mills and
year, 1851 year before last and, 72i.7Ot
same time In 1884. Interior stocks IN ex-
cess OF September !. 1865, against Isl 1863
last yoar. 277.n5 year before last, and 20o.-
ines git Ois, against .e5. s6s last year. $500
year before last, and 5l3.bid same time IN
1884.
Foreign exports for the week have been
"A, lbs. against tot. $40 lsst year. making the
total illps far for the season j,al7 2ay,
AGAINST s,f6e.2ii last year or an increase
OF i.iil.0l9.
Northern mill ,skinrs and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
OF 22Ttc. as compared with the corfo-
spending period last year, and the ,otai
G5i6 The total tekingt OF American mails,
North and South and Canada. thus far
for the reason have been 2,V7,.cse against