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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-03
HOG MARKET ACTIVE
AT HIGHER PRICES
Moderate Receipts Sold Freely to
Packers and Shippers on a
Rising Market.
CATTLE TRADE HARDLY so ACTIVE
Prices Steady TO Weaker---Commop
to Ordinary Grades Lower
Stock Heifers Actiye---
Other Markets.
CATTLE TRADE HARDLY so ACTIV
oattle..Estimated Receipts, 1.7oo.

| Cattle..Estiinated Receipts, LOO.
Sioux City Stock Yards. Sioux City
| Ia, Aug. 81, 1 p. m.-The run was just
about as large as week ago, making
| for two days about 3,700, compared
with 2,eo2 the two days last week. As
or last Tuesday trade was delayed to
4 considerable extent by the late arriv'
al Of good share of the supply, but
there were enough cattle at hand early
TO test the market. Although trading
began very early, it was noticeable
that the market had a less strong un-
dertone than has characterized the
trade since last Tuesday morning. a
few stockers sold early at fully steady
prices, but after that until nearly noon
the movement was light. the general
market ruling slow. On the arrival OF
later trains the market took on more
Of an appearance of activity, but there
was less ginger than yesterday. The
supply of sale cattle was limited to
fresh arrivals. everything being sold
from first hands last night. Dealers,
however. carried over quite few cat
tie, and to some extent they acted in
different and bearish this morning.
On best stocker grades sellers man
aged to get nearly. if not quite, steady
prices, but the ordinary to fair grades
Of stockers and mixed light cattle Were
quoted generally a dime lower than
the best time yesterday. Good heavy
aeshy feeders also dragged, and in this
line sellers quoted the market weaker.
Late in the forenoon pretty good me-
dunn feeders sold about steady, but
quite considerable number of stock
er grades were unsold at that time and
sellers are united in quoting the mar
ket lower Oh all but the best. In she
stock, especially young feeders, cows
and heifers, the market ruled quite
active with prices fully steady on cows
and heavy heifers and firm on good
light heifers. Bulls opened out active
and strong, but the market had less
edge towards noon. Fat cows and heif.
ers came in moderate supply and sold
readily at steady prices. Neels sold
freely at firm prices the supply being
moderate. Miscellaneous grades were
unchanged.
The following are prevailing quota.
tons for the various grades offered:
Good to choice fas cows and
helfers ...... 49,. 3.25@3.
Fair to good fat cows and
heifers ...,... ...... :. 2.75@s.25
Common to fair cows and
heifery ...... -. 2. 2.oo@2 .75
Gamers and common cows l ood2 25
Poorto choice heavy bulls 2 25d3 25
Poor to choice light and
steer" bulls .... 9 6O63. rs
Poor to choice heavy and
light veals .....,....... a.75@5.75
Poor to choice oxen .. 5003 40
Poor to choice stock heifers 2. 5Oa3. so
Poor to choice steer calves 8 5Od4 65
Poor to choice yearling
steers -, $50. -. :. 5o@4 40
Poor to choice 2 year old
steers ....... -. -. 3. 5o@4 80
Poor to choice heavy feed
ers ... ......... ;. 3.so@i. &c
Poor to choice range feed
ers ;. :. ;. -. ....... s.45@4 IS
Poor to choice butcher
steers :. .......... -. 3 5000 60
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advance, and the early offerings sold
quickly. On the late arrivals the mar
ket showed further strength. Other
markets closed stronger. and with
more competition The last sales ruled
dime better than yesterday, every
thing selling promptly and in good
season. The top was s4.1o for load
of very good light weights, the best
medium sold mostly at s4.o5. best
heavy at S4.oo the mixed and heavy
packers at S3.eo@3.95, with coarse, big
heavy packers down to s3.s5. Aver
age of early sales s5.97. Sales yester-
day ranged at ss.s5@3.95, average
$3.50 1-2, and week ago the range
was S3.7o@3.so, bulk s3.72 l-2@3.T5,
average, S3.74 S-4. Provisions opened
stronger, but weakened on later calls.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-03
Late Sales Monday,
Ho-s--Estimatcd Receipts. 1900

Prices took the up turn today and a
fair advance was scored the last end of
The market being highest. Receipts
at all points were only moderate. espe-
cially in the west. Chicago having a
few more than expected Local sup
plies did not equal the run of last
Tuesday by few hundred head. The
quallty averaged fairly good, with a
sprinkling of very desirable loads.
lrade opened early and fairly active
on the appearance of good demand
fIom packers and shipping buyers.
fflces on the start r. led generally &c
better, and in many Instances 5dlOc
better than yesterdays average mar
ket. The movsment was free at the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-03

Today's Cash Market.
The following quotations are fur
nished daily by the Dent Grain CON-
peny. Grain dealers can safely use this
az basis to buy on, SIS it is absolutely
correct-2 O'Clock, noon:
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Ayeroee Price OF Hoee.
Receipts and Shipments.
OTHER MARKETS.
Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 31.--s:3o a. m.-Hogs-Re
ceipts, 20, 600: official yesterday 4l,e44: lef
over, 1900; shipments, 1l.7l0 Market abou
&c higher. Quotations: Heavy. s4.05Q4 .37l2
mixed, g. s5G4 .42l2; light, 81. .10a4 50 rough
heavy, 50. .s544 90.
Cattle--Recelpts, 800; official yesterday
S.1so shipments, 5,496. Market steady tc
lower.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; official yester
day, 1885; shipments, 33s2. Marke
steady.
Chicago. Aug. 31.--9 a. m.-Hogs-Marke
Estimated receipts for tomorrow. 1000
Quotations: Mixed. s.. 95q4. 45: good heavy
y lo9+ 4212: rough heavy, s3.s5a4 90: light
Cattle-Market strong for good grades
at IS. .o0d5. 40; others easy Quotations
Cows and heifers. s.. .6594 s.; stockers and
feeders, s.. .4od4 40 '-'
Sheep-Market steady,
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Representative Sales
Cattle Purchase.

The following are the names OF the prin-
cipal purchasers of cattle on Mondays
market and the correct number of head
nnrchased by each.
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11cdt-
No. red winter. ssh@s0c.
No. red winter. 87&esc.
No hard winter, Sshc.
No hsrd winter, 85@sSo.
No. spring, 691A9sso.
No. snring. s6@Ssc.
No. ] northern, sac.
Corn
No. q, sokGsokc.
No. ;. 2sA@2skc.
No. 2 yellow. so3a4sokc.
No. yellow. 2sh6zsxc.
Ne. 9 white, 3oH@30Ac.
Oats
No. 2, 19c
No. 3, 1871 @2ec
No. white, 21HQ23o
No. white. 2eQ2lhc.
Don't Grain Co.'S Early Report.
Yesterdays Close
Wheat-September, s9c; December,
$3.50.
Corn-september, 2s7sc; December,
32Ac
Oats-September 1880; December,
2OAo.
Pork-september, sss7; December,
ss.02.
Lrd-september. s4s2; December,
s4s5.
Ribs-september, s5.75; October, $50.
Today's Opening
Wheat-September. soc; December,
s0Ac-.
corn-septe,nber. sossc; December,
$3.50.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
THE WRONG PLACE.
Struck a Hotel Where There WASH,
Rea ly ANYTHING to Eat.

Struck a Hotel Where There Wasn's
Rea Iy Anything to Eat.
They were a middle-aged couple, and
evidently this was their first visit to the
metropolis. They wandered into a
fashionable uptown restaurant in 9
h~csitating, hope-we-don't-intrude sort
of way, and after being ushered to a pri-
vate table he picked up the bill of fare
and gazed helplessly at it for a few Sec
onds, and then dropping it he glanced
at the eXpectant waiter and said:
Reckon 1 don't keer fer any of yer
fancy vittles to-day. Ye kin bring on
a couple of good-sized hunks of billed
ham, some sourkrout an three or four
slices of Johnnycake an some cows
butter (none of yer oily-margarine,
mind We, but jest plain butter) and New
Orleans molasses to eat on it."
1t was pretty hard work, but the
waiter managed to keep his face
straight while replying:
every sorry, sir, but we are all out of
boiled ham and Johnnycake. Isn't there
something else you would like?"
WAL, yes; We can bring us a wood
chuck stew. Used to have it purity
often out home, but ] hain't run across
a fat woodchuck fer some time now,a an
I reckon a little of it would taste good.
whats that, out of woodchuck, too,
hey? WAL, 1 guess you'd better
bring us a platter of roast coon, with
onions and breadcrumb %stuffin', an 9
side dish of danderline green's"
"Sorry, sir, but"
"What! Don't mean to say yer out Of
them, too? WAL, that settles it! ]
reckon we've struck the wrong hotel.
Come on, Mandy, an We'll nosey along
out of here an hunt up Il place where we
kin git suthin' to eat"
Before the waiter could recover his
breath his erstwhile customers were
lost to sight in the crowd.-N. Y. Jour
nal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
BEAR RAISED BY A GOAT.
When the Cub Grew Up 1t Became .
FIrst-ClasS Herder.

When the Cub Grew Up 1t Became .
FIrst-Class Herder.
The peal that figures in the story was
known as Jack, and he belonged to
Lewis Ford, who formerly owned goat
ranch high up on the Cerro Colorado
mountain, overlooking the lovely valley
of the San joaquin.
Ford found the bear when it was a
cub, soft, round, shining and black.
Being wifeless, childless and alone, he
adopted the tiny cub, and carried it
home. Once there, Ford soon found
that a foster mother must be provided
for the infant, and so a frightened,
trembling, bleating she goat was
brought to the house to take the place
of the parent he so missed. 1t wa only
after much combined force and per-
suasion the goat could be induced to
adopt as her own the unkidlike orphan
placed in her care. But the time came
when foster mother and foster child
were as happy and content in their re-
lations to each other as if the sight of
a nimble-footed, blue-haired nanny"
sucking a clumsy black bear cub was
of the most ordinary condition of af-
fairs.
The bear, which was named Jack,
waxed fat OF goats milk; and a more
docile, tractable beast never grew up
under the guardianship of a humane
and loving master. In the earlier days
of his adoption the baby was a baby in
truth. He would not be left alone.
And it would have been a harder heart
than Ford's that could have resisted the
pitiful whimper of the little fellow
whenever he thought that he was to be
left alone within the house. Had there
been any to see it in those days they
would have witnessed a strange sight.
The great, broad-shouldered man fol-
lowing his flock as they grazed IN the
Observation-Disclosures five Or six
miles from homeland as he walked the
steep mountain-side where it was so
almost perpendicular that it seemed
that only the goats themselves could
gain a foothold on the rocks he carried
the cub in his arms.
But when Jack grew older he was
trained to herd the goats. Previously
a number of dogs had helped Ford, but
the bear and the dogs could not agree,
and so the dogs had to go. Jack took
their place well, and they were never
missed. For several years the bear
continued to help Ford, until the latter
sold his ranch and prepared to go to
his old home in Europe. Then a num-
Der of his neighbors tried to buy the
bear. Ford refused to sell him, and
said that if he could not take Jack with
him he would not go. The difficulty
about shipping the bear was overcome,
and now he and his master are living
~contentedly in the old country, enjoy
ing the fruits of their long, lonesome
stay in the California mountains.-Sau
Francisco Call.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
Utilization of Refuse.

Buda-Pesth, one of the most progress
sive cities on the European continent,
owes not a little of its prosperity to the
strict enforcement of its sanitary rules.
The city requires among other things
that refuse be removed to the suburbs
in closed carts. The wagons are con-
yeyed by horses to one of the suburbs,
where they are lifted off the truck and
put On q fat car by means of a travel
ing crane. This fat car is taken out
a considerable distance by a steam To-
connective and lands the refuse near q
manufacturing establishment, where
il is mechanically assorted and the mora
volatile material burned under a boiler,
which supplies so horse power to an
engine, to which a 3,0OO-volt, three
phase generator is directly coupled.
The electric current thus generated
is utilized to run the crane above men,
toned and is transmitted to that point
by means of two regular trolley wires,
with the earth as a third circuit. The
machinery in this station runs several
other power circuits and furnishes light
to the entire colony. Another 100 horse
power engine will be installed shortly
Chicago News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
A PRACTICAL STATESMAN.

George Washington as a Model Man Of
Business, Order and Law--Tru: hfuI, Just,
Humane.
Washington was eminently a prac-
teal statesman. His mind was of the
solid, practical order. In the Old South
church in Boston l have seen, in his
w bold and clear handwriting, the
expense accounts which he kept in the
revolution, down to the Shillings and
the pence. He was no theoriSt, the
author of no new idea or system in gov
ernment. He left to Jefferson to
enunciate the great ideas of liberty in
the Declaration of Independence and
20 Hamilton to inaugurate our great
system of finance. But when it came
to practical administration and eXecu-
tive duty he was 4 model of business,
of order and law. Here his great rule
and guide was the conscientious per-
Torrance of public duty. Naturally
conservative in his ideas, the suprem-
acy and authority of law and govern
ment were ever uppermoss in his mind
and purpose. When in his second term
that whisky insurrection broke out in
Pennsylvania and the misguided NAL
contents, after fair warning by his
proclamation, continued to resist the
collection of the tax and to resort to
mob law and violence, he promptly
called out $4,000 militia from the neigh
boring states and repaired to the scene
CT action, ready 10 take command and
crush the incipient rebellion with a
strong hand. But this show OF power
and purpose. with Washington behind
it, was enough, and the lawless ele-
ments retired abashed, as they always
will, when confronted by a leader who
Gares to shoot and TO kill.
But Washington not only recognized
his obligation to the people and to the
law. but he was ever miTdfnl of the
still higher obligation 10 h principles
of justice and humanity. To be truth
full. to be just to be humane-thcse
yer the bright jewels in his crown of
character. 1t is a fact most interesting
and impressive now to recall, after all
our great troubles and conflict over the
slavery question, thathe left his solemn
testimony against that institution in
words which ought TO have been needed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
A MODEL HUSBAND.
But a Recital of His Many Virtues Was
stopped by a Question.

But a Recital of His Many Virtues Wa
stopped by a Question.
1t was at a woman's luncheon, and
they mad been exchanging opinions in
regard to the husband question, both as
a whole and with particulars. By the
time ice cream was served the discus
sion had grown quite heated, and the
hostess was beginning to look anxious.
AT the top of the table the woman in the
chiffon vest and her companion in the
fur-trimmed gown were at daggers
drawn.
well, 1 don't care what anyone saws,
my husband is as good as they make
them," said the woman in the chiffon
vest, eXcitedly. HE always rocks me
to sleep when 1 have a sick headache,
and he gets breakfast when the cook
is away. and he always gets up in the
night if the baby ~cries!" She glared at
the woman in the fur-trimmed gown
triumphantly, and she in turn glared
back and took up the parable of speech.
well, my husband" she remarked,
with a strong accent upon the pos
seSsive case, never does any of those
things; l should he sorry to see him do
any of them. l detest a man who steps
over into his wife's province. But he
always looks after the furnace, and I
never have TO worry about the coal bill"
The woman in the chiffon vest smiled
disagreeably, and the hostess was about
to interpose when the pretty woman at
the foot of the table spoke up.
"My husband does all the things you
have mentioned" she said, sweetly,
"and a lot more. When we have no girl
he washes the dishes and sweeps, and
I've never had to get dinner once since
we've been married. 1 always knew he
was going to be lovely hat way, be-
he said so little about it. 1 never
Lave much faith in the men who talk so
much. When we were first married we
talked about it, and he spoke beauti-
fully. 4 don't say I'll always do it.
Jennie he said, the first time I was
without a girl, but I'll always help;
And he's been betterthan his wordright
along. Last night he even made the
porridge so it would be ready for break
fast this morning, and every morning
he brings me a cup of coffee before !
get up"
With The smile of a conscious con-
queror she toyed with her menu card
and smiled sweetly at the angry women
at the other side of the table. They
were speechless, hut the woman in the
gold-rimmed glasses who sat in the
middle gave her a keen look and smiled
too.
Something has got to he lone for
the protection of US poor spinsters,"
she said, merriIy, land if anyone else
tells 2 husband story 1 shall retaliate
with a tale regarding a wonderful cat
which l possess. Butfirst, before we quit
the subject, let me ask a question. How
long," turning to the pretty woman al
the foot of the table, shave you been
narried?"
The pretty woman blushed wildly.
NEARLY wv weeks" she stammered
out timidly, and the other women
laughed in the unfeeling ann they
so often affect@Cbica1o Tribune
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
HUMOROUS,

An Hypothesis-"Papa, why does
the sun go south in the winter?" "Oh,
I suppose he can afford to."-Detroit
Journal.
The Blond-"I wonder if / shall ever
live to be 1902" The Brunette-"Not il
you remain % much longer" Tit
Bits.
friend)-"Isn't it strange that our old
est pictures always make us seem the
youngest!"-Fliegrude Batter.
Father caught you smoking one
of his cigars did he? And what did he
do-lick your" NO; wish he had"
What then?" made me smoke it
right through."-Fun.
1T" said the grinning savage, as
he turned the machine gun on the dis
comfited Christian civilizers, sis a poor
Maxim that won't work both Ways
Indianapolis Journal.
folks nebber is sateried," said
Uncle Eben. "Er white young lady is
allus tryin' ter git frizzes in her hair
an de cullud young lady IS allus tryin'
ter git EN- out."-Washington Star.
-Ominous-"My wife never said a
word about a new seal sack this win
ter" Il suppose you rejoice at that"
Not much. I'm afraid she's figuring
on getting a new 81 model WHEEL
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Put to the Test.-Mrs. Peck (dur-
ing the breeZe)-"Before we were mar
ried you said you would die for me-"
Henry Peck-"Well; and if 7 did?"
Mrs. Peck-"You might do so now
Philadelphia North American.
what is your brother Reginald do
ing since he left college?" "Why, just
at present he is very busy tracing back
our family tree" Goodness me! Then
he's got that Darwinian theory into his
head, has he ?"-Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
never seen. When nv ewes had feast.

never e When my eyes had feast.
ed on their beauty, 1 cried to the driver:
Hello: good fellow, 1 must have your
horses. They are the very animals 1
have been looking for The black man
showed his teeth and rolled up the
whites of his eyes while he put the
lash to the horses tanks and turned up
another furrow of rich soil. 1 waited
until he had finished the row, then 1
threw back my cavalier cloak.
THE ensign of my rank vas not lost
upon the slave.
BETTER see missis, better see missis.'
he cried, waving his hand 10 the south,
where beyond cedar growth rose the
of a fine old Virginia mansion. l
turned up the carriage road and soon
my hand was on the brass knocker. In
stantly the door was swung back on its
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20

ut happened this way" he bega-.
81 was sem to Washington on a forag-
ing expedition. 1t was before the battle
of Yorktown" The majors eagle eye
scanned the faces of his attentive lis
toner's.
Every one of the company had been
officers in Gen. Washington's army.
Together they had fought in every bat
tie from Bunker Hill to the capture of
CORVALLIS at Yorktown. l can see
them now-strong of feature, brave of
bearing, their snow-white cues falling
on velvet collars, white ruffies at their
wrists, knee breeches, leggings, and the
quaint buckle shoes of colonial times.
There was bluff old Rufus Putnam,
whose engineering skill on Dorchester
Heights enabled Washington to drive
the British from Boston; brave little
Commodore Wnipple, who gave birth to
the American navy by offering the first
defiance to England on the sea, and
the commanding figure Of Robert Oliver,
who erected the first saw and grist mill
in Ohio, together with Jonathan Devol,
one of the first ship builders in the
western country.
But how did all these famous war
riurs find their way to the beautiful
Ohio valley, you may ask? Peace re-
stored, their country had no more use
for fighting soldiers, war had robbed
them of their fortunes. But they were
undaunted, and together they boarded
the Mayfower-a floating barge-and
made their way into the Ohio valley.
There they laid out farms at Beeprc,
Waterford and JAMESTOWN, the earliest
settlement in the vicinity of Marietta.
At eventide they were wont to float
down the calm bosom of the river, and
at the peril of the lurking red mans
tomahawk, moor their skiffs at my
grandfather's door. Once in the glow
of the pine knots heaped high on the
open hearth, these SCARED veterans re-
vived in story their %country's struggle
for independence.
Striking, even in this distinguished
gathering. was the major. He was a
lineal descendant of Gov. Bradford. of
colonial Massachusetts,. He stood high
in WaShington's esteem, and shared the
friendship of Lafayette. He never failed
to hold his audience, and he had it o
I'VE were accommodating in West
moreland county, Va" he continued.
81 CHANGED upon q fine team of horses
hitched to a plow; they were driven by
y burlY slave. Finer animals / have
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20

ponderous hinges and the majestic form
of a oma filled the empty space.
Madam said l, dropping my hat,
and visibly overcome by her dignity, L
have come to claim your horses in the
name of the government
My horses? She bent upon me
eyes born to command. Sir, you cannot
have them; my crops are out and 1
need the horses in the field
81 am sorry said l, but such are
the orders of my chief
"'Your chief-who is your chief"
she demanded, with restrained warmth.
1.-The commander in chief of the
American army-Gen. George Wash
ington.' 1t was now my urn to be
grandiose. 1 squared my shoulders
while a smile of triumph softened the
sternness of her handsome face. Tell
George Washington said she, that his
mother said he could not have her
horses
"Humbled to the dust" laughed the
major, 81 turned away convinced that
1 had discovered the source of my
chiefs decision and self command"
"Did you report to Washington?'
asked a hero of Brandywine.
Yes" said the major.
What did he say?"
with one of his rare smiles the Fa-
Their of His Country r~everently bowed
his head."-Lida Rose McCabe, in Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
by his countrymen. AS early as 1850,

by his oountrymen. AS early as 1880,
just after the revolution, he wrote:
There is no man living who wishes
more sincerely than 1 do to see a plan
adopted for the abolition of slavery.
But there IS but one proper and eff
fectual mode by which it can be &C.
complished and that is by legislative
authority, and this, so far as my suf-
frage will go, will never be wanting"
And these noble words he put into
practical effect by the emancipation of
his wv slaves by will, humanely pro-
viding for the support of the aged and
infirm among them, and giving the
most explicit and peremptory direc-
tons that those too young to support
themselves should "be taught to read
and write and brought up to some use
full occupation"-and this to be a charge