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Why They Are Crackers.

There seems to be a general igno-
rance among Northern tourists who
visit the South as to the real origin of
the name "Cracker," said Henry D..
Schultz, cigar manufacturer OF Gam
pa, Fla, day or two ago. "You
Northerners, too, apply the name to
Seutherners as if it actually meant q
'hayseed' Of the Uncle Eben species.
1t is true that the name really means
b rustic or a dweller in the backwoods,
but it is used by US Southerners to-
day, OF no matter what social stand
ing, from the keeper OF potato patch
&c bank presidents, lawyers, minis
ters, doctors and 30 on, as meaning
simply "a citizen of the South
The name originsted il Charles
ton many years before the war.
Charleston was then, as she is to day,
the centre of the traffic for South Car
olina and parts Of Georgia. The wag-
ons poured into her streets from out.
lying settlements and the backwoods.
TIE teamsters for the wagons were
generally equipped with stout whip,
made of tborgs Of rawhide, plated
into round lash. OF course, the
roads were boggy and rough and the
streets had no pavemcnts, SO the
horses, mules and oxen had to have
an inccssant cracking in their ears to
perten 'em up-hence the word
Cracker. New York Globe.
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Missouri Mules.

AT recent meeting Of the Improv-
ed Live Stock Breeders of Missouri
the Committee on Mules formulated
plans to have the long cared fraternity
properly represented at the coming
Worlds Fair, and it was reported that
in many corner of the State fine
specimens and pairs are already being
put into training and condition TO
make good showing at the Fair.
Mules are not usually bred in droves
as cattle, sheep and swine are, but
come from the farms all over the State,
singly and in pairs. It is common
thing to see the farmer driving into
town to tie fair or on business with q
vigorous young mule coming along be-
hind, following the horse mother
hitched to the buggy. Thus the army
of Missouri mules is being recruited
from almost every farm in the State.
10 show what an important position
his muleship occupies in the economy
of the States agriculture, may quote
from the figures of the twelfth census.
which shows that the mule valuation
of Missouri foots up SIS, ,4S2 ,2S2,
which is almost one-thirteenth of the
value of the entire mule population
Of the Cnited States.
1t must be remembered also in using
these figures that almost the entire
mule population of many of the States
is drawn from other States, Snd
Missouri supplies more of this draft
than any other State, as many of the
States that are large users of mules
Pennsylvania, for instance, on farms
and in mlning-produce almost none.
Missouri is also producer of fine
horses in large quantities, but the
plain breeding farmer soon learns that
in fine horse breeding there are large
number of blanks drawn, whereas
with a good mare and a good jack he
is pretty sure to have mule, and al
ways pretty sure to have a market for
him.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Acids and Water.

Acids have a strong affinity for
water, which they will even extract
from any substance containing it
with which they are brought in con-
tact; hence when an acid comes in
contact with the mucous membrane
of the mouth and throat the watery
secretion which keeps these parts
moist and flexible is so far absorbed
as to give rise to that dry, harsh and
stringent sensation which is COM
monty spoken of as drawing" the
mouth, and so as Il result copious
supply of fresh saliva is produced.
Mineral acids, by their chemical
action, not only draw the mouth
and set the teeth on edge as they
are taken, but also injure the enam-
ell of the teeth, unless the precau-
tion is taken to suck them ii
through glass tube or quill.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
A BABOON HERO.
An Incident of Stirring Monkey Hunt
In Africa.

An incident of Stirring Monkey Hunt
In Africa.
The German naturalist, Herr
Brehm, tells this story of his ad-
venture with baboons in Africa:
"Our dogs, beautiful, slender
greyhounds, accustomed to fight
successfully with hyena5 and other
beasts of prey, rushed toward the
baboons, which from distance
looked more like beasts of prey than
like monkeys, and drove them hasti-
ly up the precipices to right and
left. But only the females took
flight. The males turned to face
the dogs, growled, beat the ground
with their hands, opened their
mouths wide, showed their glitter
ing teeth and looked at their ad-
versarics SO furiously and malicious
ly that the hounds, battle hardened
and usually bold, shrank back dis
comfitcd and almost timidly sought
safety beside us.
"Bcforc we had succeeded in stir
ring them up to show fight the posi-
ton Of the monkeys had changed
considerably, and when the dogs
charged a second time nearly all the
herd were in safety.
''But one little monkey, about
half year old. had been left be-
hind. 1t shriekcd loudly as the dogs
rushed toward it, but succeeded in
gaining the top Of a rock before
they had arrived. Our dogs placed
themselves clcverly, so as to cut off
its retreat, and then we thought
that they would catch it.
"That was not to be. Proudly
and with dignity, without hurrying
in the least or paying any heed to
us, an old male stepped down from
the security of the rocks toward the
hard pressed little one, walked to-
ward the dogs without betraying the
slightest fear, held them in check
with glances, gestures and sounds
that seemed almost like Ineligible
speech, slowly climbed the rock,
picked up the baby monkey and re-
treated with it before we could
reach the spot and without the
slightest attempt to prevent him on
the part of the dogs.
"While the patriarch of the troop
performed this brave and unselfsh
deed the other members, densely
crowded on the cliff, uttered sounds
which 1 had never before heard from
balloons. Old and young, males and
! females, roarcd, screeched, snarled
and beloved all together, so that
one would have thought that they
were struggling with leopards or
other dangerous beasts.
Il learned later that this YVES the
monkeys battle cry. 1t was intend
cd to intimidate ns and the dogs I;
possibly also to encourage the brave
old giant who was running into such
evident danger before their eyes,
Youths Companion.
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Horses Home Instinct.

have read with some interest in
some of the recent issues of Forest
and Stream Of the "back- tracking in
stinct" in horses, and am reminded of
trait possessed by large mare own
ed by my father when 1 was small
boy living on the old farm in the
Ozark Mountains, in Washington
County, Arkansas, writes correspon-
dent in Forest and Stream.
My father was Confederate SOL
der, belonging in cavalry company,
and when he with his command sur
rendered he was allowed to keep his
mount He had purchased the mare
frop, party from Missouri, who had
taken her from some point in Missouri
to the Red River country in South
Arkansas at the beginning Of the
Civil War.
She was about 5 years old when the
war ended, and we kept her ten years,
aud, to my certain knowledge, never
at any time did she gain her freedom
but that she started north in the
direction Of Missouri, and travelled
until overtaken and brought back.
We tried all kinds of expedients to
induce her to remain, but nothing
but confinement kept her in Arkansas.
In those days the grass was fine in the
mountains, and all kinds Of stock grew
and fattened on it, with no cost but
little salt occasionally. But oven
after three or four of her colts were
grown up and in tie herd, and with a
colt in the pasture, she would occa-
sionally gain her liberty and start
north on fast trot. and had to be
caught and brought back. Aud final
ly, when she had become old and OF
small value, one spring day my father
ordered me to take her out and turn
her on the range and let her go. This
I did, and within ten minutes she
began to feed out north, and took
one look at her, went home and never
saw her again.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16

The New York Press says If there
are 100, 900 millionaires in the United
States, as Senator Depew said at the
dinner given by John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., to his Bible class, an official Of
great commercial agency and the pres
ident Of one of New York's richest
banks decidedly in error. Both
placed the number of millionaires in
the entire wor!2 ct 10000. There
are 1000 in the United States and
l 200 of these live in New York city,
whether they pay taxes here or not.
The financial Red Book, a most care
fully compiled publication, gives the
names of practically iii the persons
in the United States, who are sup.
posed to be worth more than 1866 ,GG0.
And there are only $1,000 names on
the list. No claim is made that the
names of every person worth that
amount or more is given, but the pro-
portion Of those left ou: is extremely
small, for a most exhaustive investi-
CATION has been made.
"Thcre may be few more than
1000 millicnaires in the United
Statcs,' said the official Of The mer-
camille agency. 81 doubt it, however.
| also doubt if thee ere more than
1000 millionaires in New York city.
1t is absolutely impossible to tell ac-
curatcly. 1t may seem strange that
We should not be able to tell, especial
ly when VIC arc engaged in finding out
how much man is worth, and Civ
ing such information to our subscri-
bers.
"But in the last few years there has
been marked tendency among men
Of wealth to conceal the amount of
their worldly possessions. The first
incentive in this respect is the vulgar
prominence that is given to the man
who has lots Of money.
"There are other reasons men have
for suppressing knowledge Of the
amount Of their wealth. Some wish
to avoid heavy taxation and give false
returns. Another man may have
made his money in business not sup
posed to be especially lucrative, and
he does not care to have his atfluence
blazoued forth to arouse competition.
There also are some rich politicians,
but it might arouse suspicion if they
stated the exact amount Of their
wealth. And there is another class
the men who hevc made their piles in
callings that might be frowned upon
in the circles they wish to enter; pro-
prietors Of gambling houses, saloon
keepers, owners Of dives and other
resorts. They don't care to have
others know how much they have ac-
cumulated.
so whilo it is impossible for us to
tell exactly how many millionaires
there are, we would not take the mum
Der of those who possess thousand
thousands at least and then multiply
the number by ten. For that is what
Senator Depew seems to have done in
his anxiety to urge NJ. Rockefeller s
young men to get rich
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Quite Another Matter.

Uncle Georgc-Instead of wear
ing diamonds, don't you think it
would be more becoming to pay your
tailor's bills?
Harry-But if I paid my tailor's
bills how could I afford to wear dia-
monds? And if people didn't buy
diamonds what would keep the dia-
mond merchants from starving to
death?
Uncle George-But you don't pay
for your diamonds either.
Harry-Ah, now you are wander
ing from the point.
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SARGE PLUNKETT:
Sarge Talks Of Coming Primary Election.
Atlanta Constitution.
Trying to please most every. man;
Shaking fellows by the hBnd;
Telling all the jokes we can
The politicians In the land.

The politicians In the land.
The campaign bas opened in this
neck Of the woods, Or, at least, the
seekers after office have begun to stir
and to stir like fury. A big meeting
was held at Tucker last week as
starter, and enc of the shrcwd "scck-
ers' resorted to Sam Jones method
of having the audience rise if so and
so was the case and this made furious
the fellow that got left and SO We
have at this carly stage a degree Of
hatred between the Seekers" The
primary has not been set yet, but our
advice is to set it for an early day and
let the thing get over, or the crops
will be lost. Farmers can not work
as they desire to work with these
seekers after Office SO abundant and 80
persistent. Wood chopping vii! have
to entirely cease in fear Of tree fall
ing on candidate. Already man
plowing in field can see fellow
coming bouncing over the rows to-
ward him at any hour Of the day. Ii
this would happen only once OF twice
day the men at the plow could stand
it, but it does not. Pretty soon there
viii be 'secker" for almost every
hour and the plowman must lose pre-
cious time or appear bearish, and it is
not in the nature Of country people to
be disoourteous at their own homes or
on their own premises. Two years
ago one OF the more enterprising can
didstes carried fellow along with
him to keep the work going while the
farmer listened to the abuse Of "the
other fellow" and heard the praises of
the gentleman present. The people
Of the country are too intelligent and
they have too good opportunity now
through the free delivery mails for
this jumping of corn rows by these
candidates. Let the good things that
fellow has to say about himself or
the bad things about the "other fell
low" be said through the newspapers,
or else hold meetings on stated oc-
casions and there. let the seekers"
clash.
The truth is that this canvassing of
candidates from home to home has
grown to be nuisance all over Geor-
gia and it should be stopped. Me and
Brown have counseled together and
we decided to make no objections this
time, that we might light into some
thing profitable, but the campaign has
opened 30 early and in euch fury and
the candidates are 80 numerous that
We can't afford to have the crops lost
and 80 we enter loud protest against
this running from farm to farm on
electioneering schemes. We like to
see lively rivalry for the Offices, but
there should be some other way to do
it than visiting the fields and disturb
ing the workers. Another notion Of
ours is that all personal abuse should
be frowned upon. This way Of abus-
ing candidates before the primary for
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"a - ToREA.
s's:;:'': g.; !: :; ,;!;;;'z;:;;z;:! Z; 3 :; =: ''''

- During courtship a girl thinks
marriage is haven Of rest ip which
she will be free from all worry and
care. After marriage she has another
think coming.
= A ball-hesded man can't lose
anything BY tryi6g new patent hair
restorer.
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Two Professionala.

When Professor Rokitanski of-Vi-
emma was asked if he had any sons
he answered, "Four."
"And what professions have they
chosen?"
"Two howl and two heal" was
the hconic reply.
A couple of his sons were preach
ers and the other two were doctors.
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- Many a,man who starts out in
the world with determination to rale
soon gets married and retires to the
rear Of the procession.
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- It has been said that girls give
up piano playing after. marriage.
Probably the dear creatures started
the rumor for the purpose Of encourag-
ing young meg to propose.
- You cant tell how we'll heeled a
man is by the size Of his shoes
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His Punishment.

Father (who has gone into the
pantry unexpectedly and finds Will
liam, aged ten, stealing biscuits -
Now, William, what do you mean by
this? Do you know that the law
Furnishes people for small offenses?
swell, you stole once and did not
get punished"
"1?"
eyes, father. Yeu stole mothers
heart"
fright, my son, but, remember, I
got severe punishment for that. !
got life sentence and am at it
still"
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AR4k!IHl7z : 90 ~ : y g g

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are
Persons who are thin and.
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling Of weakness they
need Scott's Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
OF the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01

a.: bulls strong at 50. 5OGs.50 calves steady at
25oq5.60. Receipts of cattle for the year. lsSZ'-
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Market SC to 1oc higher.
Tops, A.I2lz; bulk Of sales, heavy
N.57izq4TZ1z; packers, A-5GG410; pigs and lights,
S. 4OQ4e2k. Receipts of hogs for the year. 1862
lambs. s4.75q5.es; Western lambs. s3.75G4.15; fed
ewes. S2.75Q3.so; Western fed yearllngs. $500
4.S5; stoekers and feeders. S250Q3.65. Receipts
for the year OF sheep. I,l5l.9N.
per 100 lbs; dry cows at sISOa2 so. not including
one at 81. Dressed beef steady; city dressed ma,
tive sides, 6qSEc per ID. Cables last received
quoted American steers at u6i2c. dressed weight;
refrigerator beef at s%G1oc per 10
The market was slow and unchanged otherwise;
Neals sold at S569.25 per 100 lbs. City dressed
sheep and LaambsCReceipts. 2.257. sheep rated
quiet and steady; lambs generally slow; average
Of sales a trife easier. Sheep sold at Sq4 per
loo lbs; lambs. s6a6S5: culls. S.5O. Dressed NUT
tons, 6qSc per ID dressed lambs. s3f4lie -
A few Jersey hogs sold az $5Q525 per 100 lbs.
$40 SOUTH OMAHA; Dec; 81 Cattle SatiTs
Western steers. 81. 75GS.75; Texas steers, $500
$50: range cows and heifers. s.: 25GS. g; Gamers
ss&525; bulls and stays, sI.5oqS.75. -.
light. s. 4OQ466; pigs, ss.5Oa4.4o; bulk Of sales
sheep~Receipts. 1000. Market active and 1Oc
higher. Western yearlings, S.S5q4O9; wethers'
s34oQS.S5: ewes, s2.75qS.50; common and stockers'
S---7Ho-"v' idHDSs Ft-t90o-tS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. I-Cattle-Receipts, $500.
including 1000 Texans. Market strong. Native
shipping and export steers. $4.S5Q5.25; dressed
beef and butcher steers, s4d5.05; steers under
1000 lbs. stockers and feeders, 50 20G
$50; COWS and heifers, s.. Gamers, S2q2.50;
Indian steers, 50. 1904: cows and heifers. S2.10qS.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000. Market sc TO loo higher.
Pigs and lights, s4.SOG4.45; packers. S4.4Oq4.65
butchers and best heavy, 81
500. Market strong. Native
muttons, lambs, S.40q5.30 culls and
bucks. $2dS.50; stoekers, S2d2.5O.
CINCINNATI. Dec. S1--Hogs active and higher
at $3.6O65.
Cattle steady at S2d4.65.
Sheep strong at $2q3.5o. Lambs active and
higher at S4.5Gd6.15.
NEW YORK, Dec. MISUNDERSTANDING, 6.
A few sales were effected, and the market rated
about steady. Native steers sold at $i.60q5.35
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AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Dec. MISUNDERSTANDING, 17,121
brls; exports, l,6S6 brs; sales, 5000 packages.
The market was frmer and held higher. Rye
-four quiet. B~uckwheat -four dull. Corn meal
firm. Rye dull. Barley steady.
W~heat-Receipts, SC. 1926 bu; sales, 1000, 900 bu
futures. Spot firm; No. 2 red, eOc elevator; No.
2 red. 92hc +. o. b. ahoat; No. l northern Du-
luth. 95%c f. o. b. ahoat; No. l hard Manitoba
nominal, f. o. b. ahoat. options opened firm
and were generally steady most of the day on
further war talk. bullish crop news, good sup
port. higher cables and light speculative offer
ings. The close was quiet but firm. showing
SIC net advance. Sales included: No. 2 red.
May. S71AGS7%c. closed at S7%c; July, S3AaS4c,
closed at SAC: December, 9lAd92Gc.
Corn-Receipts. 2S,l00 bu; exports. 17.41S bu,
Spot firm; No. >, SIC elevator and size (. o. b.
aitOat; No. , yellow, CSC; ungraded mixed. size.
The option market was fairly active and stronger
on demand from important interests at Chicago.
steady cables, light farm offerings and a general
bull sentiment. The market closed firm AZ Lc
net advance. May closed at 51%c.
Oats-Receipts, 10000 bu; exports, so bu. Spot
hrm; No. ., 421sc; standard white. 43c: No. 8,
4Ol2c; No. 2 white. sac; No. 8 white. 43c: track
white Western, 42N45lac; track white state. 42G
45tsc. Options nominal.
Hay easy. Hops firm; state. common to
choice. 1903, 26gS5c; 1902, 2OG2o. Hides firm.
Cut meats firm. Beef firm. Lard steady:
Western steamed, SI.2; December closed nominal
at S7.25: refined steady. Pork firm: short clear.
s13.5OQ16; mess, S1S. I5Q145O. Tallow firm; city,
5lsc; country. 4sq51sc.
Rice quiet. Molasses firm.
Conee-Spot Rio firm; No, z invoice, S-16c.
Mild firm.
sugar-Kaw nominal. Refined quiet.
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& IN GENERAL.
Quotations Mt st. LOuis, Baltimore
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. s1.-Flour UNCHANGED; red
winter patents, s425g4S5; extra fancy and
seed steady at s2.25Q2.sO prime higher. Corn
meal steady at $50. Bran steady; sacked. east
TRACK. 79USlc. Wheat strong; No. ? red, cash
elevator. higher at 92c; track, SIC; December. 92c.
May. S2tsc; July. lSkc; No. 2 hard. 74a76kc'
Corn strong; No. , cash, 44j2c; May. 1850; July,
$3.50. Oats STEADY No. z cash. S19S99c; May,
thy. sop: prairie. SG9.5O. Whisky steady at
S1S1l3. Cotton ties, sl05 Bagsing. 5Ma6kc.
Hemp Irvine. SC: Pork hisher; standard mess,
steadv. boxe6 axtra shorts e. SS. clear r;bs "a Sni
short clear. SI5. Recetpts-Flour 1900 brls;
wheat, 10000 bu; corn. 5000 bu; oats, Y. 900 bu.
shipments-Flour 9eO) brls; wheat, $4,000 bu;
corn, 32.CU9 bu; oats $4,000 bu.
KANSAS CITY, Dec.
65&c, May, 70i2c; cash. No. ? hard, ud7libc: No.
. red, Sa0Sc. Corn-December 3Sc: MAY, 3Ss.c.
cash, No. : mixed. S7Gc; No. 3 white. 3sc. Oats
No. 2 white. 35a@cc; No. ? mixed. 34as5c. Rye.
47c. Reccipts-WheGt. lSS.S00 bu; corn. 30. geo bu.
oats. 1900 bu. Shipments-Wheat, 155.2o0 bu:
corn. 1920 bu; oats. 1900 bu.
CINCINNATI. Dee. s1.-Flour steady. Wheat
firm; No. = red, s2c. Corn steady; No. 3 mixed.
4esc. Oats quiet; No. = mixed, 37ikdS72.c. Rye
steady; No. ? &c: Lard firm at 500. Bulk
meats hrmer at s657A; Bacon quiet at S7.75.
Whisky-Distillers finished goods firm on basis
OF SL27. Sugar easy.
DULUTH. Dec. 31-Wheat-To arrive, Noe l
hard. S3iac; No. 1 northern. sic: No. . northern.
79hc; on track. No. ! northern. SIC: No. , north
May. SShc; July, SIC. Oats-On track and TO
arrive, &135izc.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec. 31.-Wheat-December.
Size May. sic; July, @se; on track, No l
hard, S4sc; No. 1 northern. S3Nc; No. 2 north
ern, Sosc; No. 3 northern. 42AI45c.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 3l-Wheat-Spot firm; No.
? red Western winter. IS 2hd. Corn-Spot
steady; American mixed. IS I'd.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. aL-Barley dull; No. 2
nominal at &c; sample, 46q5sc.