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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

For the nrzt time n The history OF cotton
Aarch Contracts sold below Sc in IN
New Orleans market yesterday several
causes contributed 70 this phenomenal resui.
The unsettled condition 0l the Auglo-Frsnch
Affairs. the fear Of the spread OF the nuhcnie
plague tr1m Vienna. the heavy movement nf
the crop aud 1he thorough dtsceurEE CEMENT u
the bull party were some of the leading haa-
Influences az work IL Tbs market. The ger
slsient decline In the S0u1h's great staple is
beginning 70 present. numerous problems
which are BY no means pleasant % contem-
plate Al present prices. the Larmer does not
Eet ove- 40 per bale & home Whatever
may be sald ~ theorists. there te 70 money
IA raising cotIan AZ thai price taklnE good
seasons and bad tuEE<neF. AlreadF there are
sigma Shat labor Is DeooruFr. osuaTzlized- and
TIE decentralization = perfectly natural be-
cause iaoorers who have received advances
from the planter OF tie storekeeper Snd that
chsy have aireadT eaten up rne crop. and shev
d. no1 feel inc tned 10 pick g. u picking has
% be paid for IN cash. the ces1 Of production
j. radically changed % abandon the eroe
EoEld mean tremendous raEuEiArF loss 50
the Ean Who has furnished tia means 70
pruoane the crcR - betses1 the dsvn and
the deep s@A OF course. = prise Wiu ul.i-
ulateiy De reached that viii discount ala fha
unfaTcTahie features % the position Whar
that price viii be lt - iDposs1bie 70 guess
The prooucer % cottCz -. indeed II hari
luck. since he - tie only sgrsealrurszt in
this country who = Hot getting fairly re-
Eu1ErGtlEe prices f1r his commodity Tha
West EiH roll IN money tbs year As tie re-
suit o. TIE tremendous European demand for
cur fossestufTz- Meanwhils. the south must
look on. While tie procession 1zssss-New
Orleans TtmeS-lseuac1
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
cHIcAGo HoRsE -

F. ]. Berry & Co. say. The market has
taken on a Quietness common 10 this sessOa
Of the year. Receipts have been conzisers blv
lighter than for the preceding week. out ~ ~
equal 10 the demand. There has been some
revival ia the export trade but the demand
from this source IS not IS urgent as d was
a couple 81 months ago A 6rst-clsSs he wv
BLOCK and driver vita size. style aid action
IS easily disposed Of al veTY far 1aluss-
plain heavy drafters with scma slight b'em.
ISL, but suited 10 logging trade or use On
heavy coa1 wagons. are sought r and brinz-
Ing their fun value. Common drivers and
medium weight work horses are dun q 2
ana can be hardly purchased in the eeun ~
low enough ID secure a profit on any market
az present. There IL no cali for 900 20 J5g-
10 chunks adapted 70 the Southern t-ad-
and they are selling al moderate prices
OruVeTE' Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

n 1sn wez as scllovzs Cattss, 80 a2sl
sheep, 6844 35s; calTs8 ~. $50; h1Ex, Hysets.
IA: total, 4. E1,107. o. shess tbs following
numbers we're rejected Cattle, E,1zs; sheep,
Isl; calves. 26s: hogz, E1&; to3ai con-
dsmned. 81. S64. This last total 6oes not show
E largo percentage q diseased animals In
t19 country. but = Is UNPLEASANT 20 think
that without government inspection many q
them would fn6 their way Onto the butchers
block. some would be condemned BY state or
municipal inspectors. In addition 70 these 6g-
= so - -, - - - = =. - - -
-o,SoSroS, 9ll11e-ss A11 $50 paris @ ee<c
Is we're condemned Besides, there we're
killed By city inspectors 81 esrtls. LIZ sheep,
- calves, and :. Oh hog= that had bean To-
tec1ed II the ssook yards by officers OF ths
bureau % animal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ca
zsffe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
ELUE II EARNEST.
The Outcome AT Princeton Bitter
PHI for the Yale Eleven.

NEW HAVEN. Germ. Nov I2-The YALE
football eleven returned from Princeton to-
day They were A dizappsinted-lO0king iot
q men, ana refused 10 ii cuzs Sat1rd Us
game a. q l. DuEstun was ROB bly, ths sore s.
man a ne squad. in mind az lszst From
what the SUBSTITUTES hid TO say q is evi-
IDENTIFY the sense OF The squad thar DuEs 81
VAS not b-amzhle far TIE uafo-runsfe fuln-
bic that ne believed tie bzA 20 re dow 't
but somehow the FrircHtan erd Caiue1 g.
ana since Capt Chamberlain followed him
down the Geld DC Cuusd net 1erF vel. dis
pate the play. Ncfrher Gait CaenSrrlaf-l
nor the Coachers however would rake anF
statement fnle men Eeuersi1g take the de-
feat IL ihe T.ght spirit ana ssT tfAx al
though the score against her Is q rtctsr- for
Prlncetan- they cannot feel that & represents
the playing 81 the tw3 etevenz nor IN III
ability TIE psys4e2l c0Fsii ion o. the men
10 stEerzi Instances was appsrsntsy uot 50
gcoa as the ccscheTs had helEeEsd OF The
morning. % Tire game .saEe OF fae men Eho
played iu saturday game - any the verse
for = Lhey are All Dcre or less hrdfzpa
but are ~ 20 70 iDt9 era tire turrorr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
CURED BY
CuTlCuRA
A MOTHERS SWORN STATEMENT

CfEoEGzk. fEEEQN InrETE-
ta-san Fppe1rr1 astce Eckzr "a Or. luEt.en
n thg 4cane aus ~ ~ it Lskzrrr O n es1@g a1e
ccerry nseHr~sa4. J q AeEHs was 1ri1E cay tssrr.
ara r-lIh rtl14 1sr a1Exe tesclErc-sai
80 knoE 4eeee 11a beie1- tzus d rvegr cr,z-z.
J. q. AHEEN-
SVEN e sna ssbsszfez ssiors VA let zzh ISL
EnsAE T. taEE-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

Of the national affairs Of the club. and .
very Interesting and touching part OF lis
speech vas the presentation Of the be&ntl-
I'll solid gold medal 70 C h Nanderhoof
81 Ninnezpolls. who was the FIRST member
70 break the arnAte1r course record 70 North
neld established BY A A. Hanson in 1h@5-
@. Lincoln thea spoke Of the wheel aza
club iez influence II the country ana On tas
road and its <vTk in politics
DR.. c II. Hunter. sta-e centurion. wound
I'D the PROGRAMMES By Speaking On the Min
n9sotE dfrtstoa.
ne long strings Of century bars maGs an
interesting and pleasing sight some SO OF
the solid gold smblens OF the century bang
represented By th0se present
The CentuFy Road esab j. always marked
b. the hsgh class q Representative members
many members Of the iegtslazurs being
present.
ia nsxt ezsterfAEznerf VIA Be a sleigh
raGa not a csnrury. but q 100 6sucs that
VIII taxa p1aes during the csmiRg winter.
Il vii - run tn G. z c. nyls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

the Twin City sport concluded he would plaza
a few dollars on him He did 50 ana soon
after he met a well known Cleveland sport
ing man. who impaired to ann In cenfdence
thai the negro. Peters, was 20 be ed0Ded -
and that Il was all fixed for Thompson to
win he managed 70 withdraw 81 his bets
save one-a small aIoount-buI ne was sus-
pieious. and did Tot bet anything on Thomp-
son Tie light occurred. Thompson had
been warned to look out for Peters right and
LETT, for TINT matter. The giant therefors
kept MS jaw well protected. but, ike all Of
his kind. he forgot about his jaw as soon
as he WIS hurt He lunged wildly az his
d1sky opponent Tie negroes rignr shot out
and landed sQBare.y on the point OF Th0mp-
vas cut
Ten minutes later the eolored boxer was
taken violently ill., He had been d0ped
All right but the dope as In the case Of
some horses had failed 10 act as quickly IS
expected and the fellows who put up the
job lost taeir money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

thzF- Ehils the grain has been affected in
quality. the bulk Is there ard vii furnish
business for me railroads. elevators and
kindred intereszE- The elevator companies
ara shipping the grain q terminal markets
ss fast As practicable though lack Of cars
refards sach action 20 more OF less OF an ex-
tent
Figures collected by Secretary Rogers OF
the chamber Of c8mms-re show that there
Ess II October 4 decrease Of SSS.oO3 bu n
the sticks 0f Northwestern country elevators.
something never before happening. The
stDckS Nov. ] were 81 800 bu. The same su-
81 about o.Esg bu This. added 70 Mime
sp0.is E1E Duluth stocks. makes the total
wheat supply II the Northwest IN Nov.
around e1f9-bfS bu. The Minneapolis and
superfor-DUlHth mills are grinding 20 tas
rate q 2009ol9 BIZ weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
SHEEP FOLLOWING CATTLE.

Here n Montana and n al the contiguous
country ezsc and south AMI southwesterty
from here the old open range Is stu the rule.
and tbs 3zrmer-ssrtler "a ths exception. A
the cattle outfits retire from business N Men
ta1z one sees prospecting the abandoned
ranges. zSt the intending settler, but the
ubiquitous saespznRn- WIN promises 70 pre-
eDp1 al vacant ranges and 70 utilize al
abandoned free pasturzEs facilities "a sight
That Is the state OF Affairs IN Montana. and
THIS condition is pretty certain 70 continue 80
long as the natural heritage OF ths plains
viii sustain sheep Alter sheep noDody ven
lures % predict what comes next Indeed
that is q most porrentous Observation-Disclosures
Stock Grower
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
How "a Twin City sport saved His
Money I'm a s.Fixed- Fight.

Mervin Thompson was. pugilisticaily. an
Ohio product That is. he made his hstie
debut in Cleveland and was st once her
aided as the man - beat John L Sullivan.
Thompson was 3 giant n stature. but a.
slow as an ice wagon horse and. ike the
sPrEsEaan and a few osherz- his career
Thompson was broughr % Minnesota to
msst the BLACK Pearl" The Pearl busted
the floor win the Ohio wonder The Twin
CTR sport referred 70 say thai battle and
he had lIr1le confidence seft in Thompson
ability soon afssx the Black Pearl" En-
EzzerneaE ThomDson vzs matched 20 meet q
neZro named Peters Now Peters was net
: big man. but hs was quick AID clever. and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

Fer the present winter ssasun ths Isouss-
vile & Nashville Railroad COMPANY has f-s
proved It's already nearly perfecf rhrprrh
service Of Pullman Nestibulsa Sleeping Cars
and elegant day co4ehss f-on Ctrcanrsr1-
Louisville. ST. Louis and Chic4go 70 Aphile
New Orleans and the CUT Coast Thonas-
vile Ca Pe112colA- Jacksonville. TAMPA
Palm Beach an other posntx IN Flortds Per-
fecl co1Decoo2 VII be nza1s with steamer
lines Tor Cuba. Porao Rico. Nassau ana west
Indian po-ts- Tourist AID h0ue-seeksrss a.
earsao1 tickets On s24e II lew rRtss Wrftn
c p. Ar10re general passenger Rzsnt Louls-
vilie. Ky. far parkicaaara.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

Lyle q Raehurn. q south s. paul nsleA
eoW exchange. reDSrt- The Week Just clos
inE has been one marked by hrmness and ae-
fivfty IN the milch COW business ThouEa
d&irytnen and deslsrS generally were able
10 sup1ly their wants. they were Obliged te
pay a seght advance on TIA prices q AZ
week Tor ali good. choice animals Ehs pros
poets for nsxt week are COED. as Bocal deal
ers have found & hard f3= some time 70 PUP
chsss COWS II the ceuztry. they pstnoz.ze
South s. Pam wards Ter thsir supplies: this
has had the eject 81 raising prsces bringing
n more good animals 70 these yards thAz
Formerly. Quotations.
Choice cows -----.-- ---.---.--.----.. .SS53 81
ar % good COWS --.---.-..-....-.---. 50 =
Gamers and strsppers -..... s. a. . PEP 100
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
TRADE IN MULES

One Of the most extensive transactions in
mules that has occurred IA ths Kansas CItF
market for Two years past wzs the recent
sale Of lls head that have been en- feed in
barns Al that market for four MONTHS Ter
were all l6 hands or ever in hefEst and
weighed from 20 70 / 30 fhs one hurd p 4
head were pus IN Al SID AMI the remaind r
Al 500 per mead. making The average for Il F.
lot about sllT. AL OF these mules wen. q
New Orleans, from which market they zrp
being distributed Throughout LouisI-ua ard
AissiSsippi. Breeders Gazette
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

Totals


The Mark Lane Express sums up the results
o. the harvest n Continental Europe ar fol-
lows Substantially: italy has had the best
all-rouud season for many years. France
has the best wheat crop since lsss. ara VIII
not need 20 import cereals for year she
may export a little -four ana barley. spain
and Portugal have Yields OF wheat Gnd barley
above the average. Central Europe. from
Denmark 20 Roumauia has hsd less than an
average Of rye and potatoes Austria IN
gary has over an aveTeEe yield u wheat and
barley and Houmania viii have considerable
20 export Russia Is below average In wheat
and only a medium crop Of rye ard oats.
The American surplus viii have but ore i'm
portaut customer this ysaF-the United King
49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
81. ~ PRnnrrE

While there has been considerable activity
n produce prices generally have continued
steady. Butter was a shade higher at the
close OF the week than a. the beginning v-,rh
q good demand for the better grades e cream
cries as wei as Of diaries.
The demand for eggs is coed and prices
are strong The calls from resaiIers are con
stantly exhausting immediate supplies.
Poultry prices are becoming strong as the
season advances The supplies are in fair
proportion 20 The demand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

es ftlranEfucs lAs xaElc- EezrE- -,szE -nz1 q ~
- Esss ( I az SIN. Ie-s.r4a sssss1- Es4.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

ITHACA. n. +. Nox Iz-Cornsll,s coachas
SD CSpt- Whiting had a lang discussion to
DAY relative 70 the =0rk Of the nexr ten DAYS
IN preparing TIE varsity football team for
IL 1uz1 game q TIE season. Both are feef-
ing 1sEtly encouraged over the prospecss
The showing II SATURDAYS xana aEz1nxr La
tsyerre proved that ne crtpDles are xzst tn
proving 2nd Left Guard Reed is exuectea Ia
play an Interesting game Tie team a. A
whole has -sZAszed stseif and IL pulling To-
Eetner once nors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

TIE recelptz % cattle AZ Chsasro we're a.
70. Ngz1aSS sass tie week previous. sb,usnw
4 gain q AheGt Se5a. The receipts are A.
most idsrccAi Il numbers vita those Of he
same Sesk last yesr- There were I7s.aaa hoEs
recsire1- As against ISS - the week before
or about l4.eoe less During the sane week
last year ne reeeists Eere lSs So CT about
21nS rlcre. The sheep receipts were u 900
as against sz.ee the week previous. or y coo
less he szme rssk last year the figures
Eere =. So. Or approximately. s.5o8 more.
TIE market for eTeryEhtng WAS poor and
aox pricss generally prevailed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
THE CATTLE MARKET AT KANSAS CITY.

- - Il 1i%A1A1A--4 T. Al A-4-NS--S ~ Z
The growth OF the cattle market AZ Kan
sas City Is very apparent when one studies
the figures Tor the past few years The re-
eeipts for the month o. October were 81 800
which IS 43 800 more than a year ago and
Is the largest months receipts ever arrivfuz
AZ the Kansas City stock yards. The pre-
Fious big month Ess September 1888 when
the figures were % es5 The prices 70
have been better than the average Of the past
twelve years The top price for native steers
N October was $50. ia 1894 the TOD price
for the m5nEn was Sc; IN 1888 $3.50. and n
ISL S. IN ali other years CT the twelve the
TOP ngure for October was be,oE S5.55.-IoEa
Homestead
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
sCARCfTY % HnRsEs

John Solan lately returned frsm an ex-
tended tour through the Sorthwes. a-d Ie-
ports fancy iight harness horses lers
scarce Practically there we're no two ara
three-yeaT-od youngsters in the hands Of
breeders.and prime htEh-s.epping DAD d r q
Eili soon Be scarce argicie IN ihe IVES
Growers Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
SOUTH ST PAUL HORSE MARKET.

George " Wentworth & Co. Of South ST
PAU horse exchange. report market 18th
Gun and weak There has been little trad
ing done especially in light horses though
several animals OF good quality and appear
ance were sold for use in the logging regions
There we're some sales AT retail The barns
are vel stocked IN anticipation OF a revival
q trade within the next fortnight when
number Of large dealers are expected 10 visit
the ST. Paul markets and make selections for
Northern localities
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
- rNsPErrTnN

The Inspection OF nsAt fnr interstate con-
naerce Is conducted BY tie bureau & animal
Industry. K Vas Instituted In 1884, and nov
sssrN are Is anAEtairs in shErry-IAres ctssss
where the bureaa lnspscfs AZ nes1 slsaEh-
tered Tie aGmbe- Of i've animals inzpss1sa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
CENTURY RIDERS DINE.
Annual Banquet "a abe Long Mead
CIV Gun club Yesterday

Annual Banauet as ahe Long Mead
CIV Gun club Yesterday
The members Of the Century Road Club
q America he'd their second annual 52aqEes
AZ the L0ag Meadow Gun einb. which Is 10
Gated On the Minnesota river b0ttonz sheTt
distance t-sn Fo-< Smelling
The d11nsT consisted ~.
Soup
Roast Beef Roast Duck.
Sweet Potatoes. Caui1d0wer.
Mashed Potatoes Sweet Turnips-
Clzrst Punch
Nuts and Raistns.
AInes Pc Pumpkin Pie
Crzcksrs and Chess.
COGsz
4 noE1 Interesting proErzuEs was re1-
oerso- me musical portion under the direction
Of C. ". Schneider. including a number OF
s0FEz and piano selections including numbers
By ". 3. Dixon and A. Mathsis
On the tossE list Archie Earheks the local
centurion and state recruiting centurion for
Minnesota. spoke On thst work n recruit
s1E M Aathe4s has DesH most successful
having sss2hkizasa new hrxncaea IN q nun
Der o. towns ard ctt1es oHss1de Of the Twin
Clttz
G. s Sch1rD&a- local csnf1rion q Wss.
81 Paul, spoke On the workings q tbs glnh
an1 cycle paths On his Efds e the rfvsr,
whkis Alisn CnderEund s0czz eensErtgn d
z1z1sApoalss put n aswosa tor Tia cry NJ
4 L Masa ssou.4 viss prsz4sn1 sDoks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

japanese econuEy is one of he causes %
japanese prosperity Evsa Tia zAzrcoaI aI,st
iE saved ard mn&te1 into oalls VIA cAan e.
straw. for fRaL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
HorH uxHE arr~ YET.

one or the other Hn-s Lose Pres
tiEe Today.
Al LexilE-oa park a. 80 today Ire Central
high scho0l foezszfI team OF St Paul win
meet the Fourteenth g.nlent team The
s. paul boys have not yet been beaten. nor
has snT team yet scored against them As
tns Fourteenth bows have E0e6 record
Asso. a close and exciting contest Is looked
for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
MIDwAY los -

The trade me first part Of pas. week vas
more on retail horses but developed into &
good trade on wholesale lots IN he middle Of
the week. and held steady 70 its closing. The
supply waS ample. giving buyers No lifi
Guilty In procuring horses 10 suit. Receipts o.
available horses steady an week. The total
arrivals do n0t quite reach the aggregate
receipts OF the previous week. but size ana
quality Of horses even. few Dakota buy
ers were on The market but the PRINCIPAL par
enasers were logging men and lumber uaer-
chznts- The nominal value Of serviccable
sound horses from four 70 eight Yeas Is fol-
lows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
COMPARATIVE WHEAT RECEIPTS.

ENeeipts of winter whesr and spring grain
alzrksts for nineteen weeks. July ! % Nov.
:. WITH comparisons in bushels complied oy
the Cincinnati Price Current
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
ADEAAeE IN WHEAT
LIBERAL RECEIPTS AID Az IN
CREASED SHOWING EI-
PECTED
CONDITIONS STILL NORMAL

Heavy Wiling Demand - stcehS
Slow in BenIenfshInr Both Here
and AbFond-LibernI Export De-
mnI--Good Outlook for Winter
Wheat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

The receipts % wheat the past week e pr
mary markets COMPARE with the preceding
week and corresponding week last year as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

The msrket Tor wheat opened On Monday
morning Hltle above the closing figures q
SATURDAY. e. large part due 70 covering by
Chicago shorts pending the holiday Of Tues
day There was nothing IL the situation.
however. as revealed BY the trading and me
reports, % cause airy rise. especially IN view
% the 1ze- that TIE receipts for me week
before had been fairly liberal
The following figures show the closing for
the December option IN the markets named On
fhs aarrs -f-r-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14

Spring wheat 50 es5 os3 7. s2s 90 80 So 900
Aggregate. nineteen weeks 1875 us i95. 0e9.
1897 IL Us. 986. 1855 80 Sos 90.
1855 1857 1886
Winter uast week 5000 81 90 4si.e99
Spring. past week. s181 90 s.I5s coo 5.zs3.o 90
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07
Even Up.

During the summer of 1896 handsome
New England woman paid visit to one of
the North side society queens of Wichita.
In due time swell lawn party was
given Ry the . hostess at heT home, to
western friends. Among those invited
was VIII Beatty. He was presented to
the eastern lady, and it happened to be his
good fortune little later in the evening to
have her on his arm promenadng over the
velvety lawn. In the course of the con-
yersation Miss Blank asked Mr.. Beatty what
business he followed, and he replied: "I'm
a commercial traveller" The visitor, pos
sbly in a moment of mental alteration,
made this remark; 'In the east commercial
travellers do not 90 in the best society"
Before the last word had hardly left her
lips Mr.. Beatty replied; "They don't here,
either" Conversation was carried on after
that in entirely different hannels.-Wichita
Eagle,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07
HELD THE TRAIN.
Made Up the Full DOG
en- of Eggs,

There is no better known local character
in Lancaster than Jim Dillon, and he has
as many friends as any man in Garrard
county. His intimates call him "0ld Crow"
"The other day." said he to party of
friends, 81 boarded train on a little jerk.
water railroad that runs through nearby
territory, to go over to a neghborng town.
You know this line doesn't claim speed
equal to the Empire State express, and the
friends of the officers say they are salts.
fled if the road can clear two dollars day.
On the occasion | refer to the wind-burner
was nearing my destination when it came to
dead standstill. stuck my head out of the
window to learn the cause of the stop, and
saw the conductor talking to an old woman
with bonnet and shawl and Sunday toggery
on and small basket in hand.
Being curious to know the import of the
dialogue between the two, | went forward
and learned that the woman had tagged the
train for the purpose of getting on board
and going on to town to sell dozen eggs.
She told the conductor, however, that she
had only IL in the basket at that moment,
but that an old blue hen of hers, then on
the nest, was momentarily expected to lay
the egg necessary to complete the dozen;
that it would be great accommodation if
he would hold his train until this should
occur, MS it would be pity to proceed to
market with fewer than dozen eggs. The
conductor consented, and then our wait be-
gan.
"Finally, after the lapse of about 20 min
utes, furious cacking was heard near the
woman's shanty. A moment later a blue
hen fluttered into view, followed by the old
lady, who came running toward the cars,
smiling and holding aloft in triumph the
coveted egg; She placed it, while it was
vet warm, in the basket with the others,
thanked the conductor and clambered
aboard. Then the train again got under
way."-Louisvlle Post