The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-08
IA HAND SAW Is A GOOD THING, But MOI 10
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e THE PROPER THING FOR FCUSECLEhHEEHrc
The Missouri Mule.

The Missouri Mule.
There : now a scarcity If mules il
the greatest producing state and the
greatest markets for mules IN the world
but there is "a nea- approach to IT. Not
for a number of years has there been the
demand for mules that exists today, and
uo' for years have prices been anywhere
near what they are now. The nearest
. approach tO the present condition OF af-
faIrs Was that produced by the high
price Of cotton, which about eight years
ago brought ii period Of more than usual
prosperity H. the agricultural communI-
/ ties IN the south and sent the prices of
mules. for winch there was great lie
mand, up to close where they are today.
/ There - healthy normal demand all
/ OF the time, as the stock broker would
I SAY, but the MAR between the United
/ in the Transvaai has created an abuCr
NAL demand which has taxed the capac-
! tiles Of the East 81. Louis folks TO the
| uttermoSt, for i Is in East ST Louis
that most IF the purchases are maze.
| Agents Of the nlted States government
spent many weeks IN the mule pens Of
East ST. Louis aud the English army
officers did the same thing weeks later.
Even SPAN made extensive purchases
al j though the mule dealers refuse TO
| admit 1t al this time for fear of inter
( ference from the government with de
| iIveries, II is not at all improbable that
the agents Of President Kruger are nuw
IN the market under cover" just as the
Spanish agents were during our war.
| There are constantly Iu the mule busI-
ness 10 East ST. Louis seven principal
! firms and they keep on band an average
of 1890 mules each, SO that the buyers
when they enter the market have war
l-ty Of 900 mules to make their selec-
tlnns from. AS an indication Uf the de-
mands being made on the great muls
market IN East St Louis 1t Is stated au-
thoritatively. and the statement is back
"a up by the records of the National
stock yards, that the United States goy-
erUmeut MADE purchases Of H. 900 mules
! IN tha period Just preceding and immed-
| lately following the opening % iostih-
ties with SPAN. During the same time
the Spanish government purchased 1,0~
m ules and thus TAR the Eug!ish govsru-
ment has purchased 300 mules. OF al!
these purchases the mule dealers say
that the United States was the most
liberal customer they had, aud a. TIL
same time conducted the most rlgd IN
spectlun aud got the best animals. Ope
o; the dealers discussed the matter tins
war:
They always tell Hs We are behind
England and talk about her beng the
mother country aud tell u that W.
ought To- aud do pattern after h-r IL
everything; but don't yuu forget that's
false alarm. II the British army men
We're wise they would come To America
before they make purchases and take ii
few lessons from oar 4 Amerlcan Quarter
masters Department, which does tie
mule purchasing for our army. They
say that England dpes everything first
class and they SAY It 10 way intended
10 reiler, nu ONT government. NUw, Uf
course, | don't know much about how
other matters Here run. but the way our
army bought mules WAS model for 9TH
er armies. | don't mean that our gov
ernment was stingy. bat do mean that
1t selected the hest mules that the gov
ernment could lind. and tina, sent the
animals To the different military camp.
IN tirst-class shape"
Tine purchasing 10y the UuIted States
government was uf mules iii four Glasses:
Wheels. swings. leads and packs. The
mules were put. In the first three classl-
ticatIuns the mules We're made up III SIX
mule teams. the wheels being closest to
the army wagons, the swings next and
the leaders IN front. The packs were
animals used in pack trains The gov
eminent made up the pack trains with
fifty five pack mules With pack saddles
and thirteen riding mules for the fore
man OF boss and the packers. Each Of
these trans cost the government. IN ad !
ditIon To the price of the mules no less /
than 5000. The pack mules cost from !
So 10 $40; wheels. $lI0 To Sl7J: swings, !
An editor prints hls paper to give his .
patrons the news Of the Cay and for the .
money there is ia #. Tie is presumed Ia
KNOW OF what he wlites. and he gener
ally does. When he writes ns he does
IN the Le atier Courier. OsceoIa Mills.
Pa, without Zee ur hope OF reward that
-ChamberiaIn's Cough Esmedy acts
and We have found none bet
Ter IN our household. Ii yuu have
cough. try it, 1t may be accepted as an
tfoneSt expression, worthy of credence.
For sale by Clark .. Proud.