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New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at ?
per cent; highest per cent; lowest IA per cent.
last loan. ia per cent; closed 115Q1%4 per cent;
ruling rate. per cent Time money was quoted
at S2 per cent for sixty days s per cent for ninety
days, Ss4Q4 per cent for four. five and six months
Commercial paper. was quoted at 4l4d42 per cent
for sixty TO ninety days 405 per cent for four IN
six months, and 5d61a per cent for others.
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures closed steady
Actual closing rates follouy.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18

RAILROAD BONDs.-Marlet strong and active.
Total sales ann2nted in par value 20 s0Oos 900
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, October Il. p. m.-The market for
American securities was strong and active. Last
quotations follow:
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
The FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. oct. 1.-THE condition Of the Treas
ury, divisions of issue and redemption. at the be-
ginning of business to-day. was as follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
INACTIVE STOCKS.


GUARANTEED STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Joseph Walker sons No 70 Broad-s,I
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

hares i-Actual sales--l-Closins-
sold. open High Low Fin BID Ask
New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GovERNMENr BoNDs-AIarket steady. Final
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
First Driton In India.

The first Englishman who is known
for certain TO have gone OFT to India
was, according to II writer in an Indian
paper, a certain Thomas Stephens. q
member of u we'll to do Wiltshire fam
lily and an ONonian. who landed some
where neal Goa about the year 1919
and spent forty years in Jesuit mission
airy work in Goa and the neighborhood.
Stephens not only succeeded In master
ing Marathi and Konkani. which were
the languages spoken by the majority
Of the people on the west coast, but
left behind him among other works in
Marathi of literary merit the "Purana,"
an epic. and it is in his capacity as the
author of this that Stephens name Is
best known among the west coast in
habitantS.
The poem contains over 1000
strophes of four lines each. 1t nar-
rates In a lofty style the events that
led up to the establishment Of the
Christian religion and from the crea-
ton to the ascension of our Lord. who
figures as the hero of the epic.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
TURNED
AROUND
by Elliot Walker
opmseNt, 1915, as Aa4oe wa,so,

"Reulah,' shouted Enoch Haley. com
ing in from the road Better be shut
tin the blinds"
Mrs. Haley hoistcd her corpulent tg
ure from the Shaker rocking chair.
where h WAS mapping away the sui
try afternoon, aud blinkel irritably.
where's my specs: she inquired.
gazing about with n cnvernous yuwu.
ION Yer forred, ez usual. Hurry up
now"
"'Tain't goin' ter rain, is ita Tnet
rumblin' an growlin' is miles off.
Enoch. What a nam YOU do i've fer
allus scrabGin' round, wantin' things
shut up long ufore liars any need ont.
House II he hotter'n lophet. Its Dad
enough now"
You come II here an See" cried
her husband %eNcitedly. Stan in the
front door an look over on them noun
tainS. What dyer think of secl a sky
ez thct:"
1T does look alarmin'," asscnted Mrs.
Haley, shading her eyes with n fat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

The ReaGs!a Press In discussing
| the after capital election gives voice
| to Il sentiment that there Is a great
deal 0. truth IN and was one OF the
factors in defeating the removal OF
the capital. The Press editor gives
the following personal views OF his
reason for the result OF the vote:
The outcome of the capital fight
recalls to the writer observations
made to him by many prominent
citizens two years ago this fall. AT
the request OF the Redtield capital
committee he spent ten days in Wis
iting different parts of the state to
interview people and learn whether
there was much removal sentiment
Ninety per cent Of the men inter-
viewed said: The capital ought to
be removed into the Jim valley on
a north and south railroad or rail
roads, but There was much force put
on the but ii cannot be done be-
cause OF the ambition of the jim val
ley towns and the Jealousy of rival
citles.' 1t was the above that lead
to the tripartite agreement Ly which
the removal bill was so easily passed.
but the outcome OF the vote empha-
the truthtulness Of the remark.
Notwithstanding the outcome of
the vote the writer believes that
there is an underlying sentiment
that Pierre is not the best place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
Getting Even With Martin.

Martin Hobbs was q maj Of nicer
tain temper, but of such importance in
his native town that the lash of his
tongue was borne with patience by
those to whom he grudgingly minis
tered in his capacities of iceman,
plumber and ~jnnitor of the town hall.
In the course of his duties as janitor
he reduced almost to the verge of tears
a young who asked for the key
tain records We're kept.
Martin klew that she was writing
the history of the town. out he did not
propose to strew her path with roses.
"Lockin' and unlockin'," he grumbled
as he began fumbling in his pockets,
"pottertn' and putterin', fussin' and
fdgetn', and what does it amount to
when ALPS said an done? Anybody asst
ye to write Il hist'ry? Who's agoin' to
read itl Here's your key, and mind
you fetch it back and lay it on that
table if I'm not here"
The town assessor was at work
where he heard this %ungracious ad-
dress, and when the young woman re-
turned the key he said Indignantly:
Martin outdid himself in rudeness
this morning, l should say"
"Oh, WELL" said the young historian,
"he felt a little cross and had to
grumble; that's ALL
"Never YOU mind" said the assessor
cheerfully. I'm going to make out
his tax bill today, and l shall assess
him for seven more hens"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

The proposition Of making it pos
sible for a settler to take GAO acres of
land Oh the reservation west of
Pierre. which was brought out be-
fore the settlement Of the capital
campaign, is now finding advocates
in all parts Of the state. When this
proposition was first made public it
was held up against Mitchell as one
Of knocking the country. AT the
present session Of congress the South
Dakota delegation will introduce a
bill making it possible for this kind
of government land to be taken in
chat quantity. 1t is rather pleasing
to observe that what Mitchell stated
as a plain fact is now regarded as the
truth and that this city was not
knocking that portion of the state.
Even the Aberdeen News advocates
the $40 acre tract as the best thing
to help develop that country. 1t is
conceded, however, that with two
or three members of a family taking
a section each that the possibilities
for increasing the population out
that way 10 the years to come will
be exceedingly small.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
Cause for a Great Case.

A queer educational and agricul-
tural complication is reported from
Iowa. A farmer by the name of
Miller brought a jug Of red liquor
out from town and invited one Rea-
ger. a rural pedagogue, to have one
or two on him. The school teacher
accumulated a noisy sort Of bootleg
jag and when he took up school again
his pupils all fled in dismay. Then
the school directors fired the teacher
and the grand jury got after the
farmer for attacking the educational
institutions Of the state in a subtle
and damaging manner against the
statutes then and there p~lovided-in
other words hold the man who por-
vided the booze more guilty than the
man who drank il, although the po-
sition of the latter in the community
placed him under greater Obligation
than the humble riller of the soil to
keep sober. The case promises to be-
come a aus celebre, and it may es-
tablish precedcnts that will have ii
beneficial bearing upon both the cd
ucational and the AGRICULTURAL inter
ests of the great state Of Iowa.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

man. Here We bc At the front door.
an VII an viz
faint either interrupted Reuiah,
feeling the Jamh, Its the bach door.
an tt.rs's the Kitchen She stopped
In astonlshcd hesitnncy.
But that's the road. an the noun
tins, IA Oh. nuw uin't tibet too bad =?
See all them apple trees over in the
pasture tore OUT 10y the roots an laid
down IN ROWS. like 81 mauy corpuses.
Lets 90 TO the back of the house an
see about the hencoops. l"raps the
barns standin' too"
This is the back OF the house." in
sisted his wife. rubbing her speetaclcs
for a better view. 'Enoch. you're
turned round
Il should shy | was replied MIR.
Haley pettishly, an SO he YOU. Mont
we never see straight ag'in: Its this
away, Reulah. The things we see
last is tiNed in Our eyes. an il were
standin in II back door were seein'
things tibet amt. Ihet's it,
Mrs. Haley slowly recovered from
this statement. Lets set on the steps
awhile an be thankful we kin see
anything" she invited. ''Mebbe our
sight will get Strengthened out an
things will come to Us gradual. shut
Yer eyes an rest 'em. Then we kin
see things ez they be, mebbe."
Tibet amt a bad plan" agreed
Enoch, seating himself and Immediate
ly acting upon this advice. I'm goin'
to imagine I'm observin' the barn an
henhouse. an when l opens up | prob
ably will. | keep seem them apple
trees, though he added after a mo-
ment's trial.
Three men, h~urrying to the worst
scenes of disaster, paused in amaze
ment at sight of The old couple. sitting
with clasped hands and closed eyes.
A tall neishbor stepped forward So
l%icitously. Ar you blinded. Mr..
Haley" he inquired. This is Mar
vim lennox. Can we help your
Guess not. Marvin" responded
Enoch, quivering his eyelids for u
rapid glimpse and promptly screwing
them up again.
Blinded: No! Our sights set-an'
we see things back end to. We're
hopin' ter git it right ag'in o Here
We be on our back steps a-lookin' the
wrong way" Beulah groaned.
The man stared, then broke into O
hearty laugh. "Of course you are"
he chuckled. Why, the cyclone has
lifted your house right up. turned 1t
around and set 1t square on its foun-
dadon-" He gave them each q hand.
Get up" he added. Come out on
the sidewalk and see for yourselves"
MI. and Mrs. Haley stood on the
walk and winked in bewilderment.
ut hez, fer a fact"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

The Watertown Public Opinion
thinks that the Hon. Philo Hall may
decline to qualify as attorney general
Of the state, on account Of the pos
sibility that the amendment increas-
ing the salary of the attorney having
been.defeated. 1t is agreed that a
salary of one thousand dollars is too
small for a good attorney to devote
his time to handling the states busi-
ness, but we do not believe that Mr..
Hall is the kind of man to refuse to
qualify for the position when the
amount Of salary was not taken into
consideration when he accepted the
nomination at the republican con-
vention. We're the state required to
employ an attorney to attend its
business it would take twice the
sum..to pay the fee necessary to Sc
cure as good an attorney as Mr.. Hall.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
Minute. Life,

The microscope teaches us that there
are animals so wonderfully minute
that if a thousand of them were rank
ed abreast they could easily swim.
without being thrown out Of order.
through the eye of the finest cambria
needle ever made. Yet each of the
minute creatures is a highly organized
number of particles. capable Of moving
about. of finding and devouring food
and of behaving in all respects as be
comes an animal rs distinguished from
a fragment of unorganizcd matter.
The human mind is utterly incapable
of realizing the structure of these lit
tie creatures and of fully approaching
their marvellous adaptation to the LIE
they are destined to lead.-Sir Robert
s. Ball.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
UNDER THE BED! ou1cKl Oh. LoRDY!


hand. But ter me it amt a rainy
sky. Still, it may do somethin'. The
air sounds holler, don't it? 'Ceptin' the
thunder, thar amt no sound"
Three miles to the west the rounded
domes of the Taconic range beloved
blackly against a dull brassy back
ground. Here and there rolled slowly
great masses of cumuli, fringed With
threatening. dark hued edges. the
white, piling bulk shining in the
strange light. which now faded to a
dreary copper shade, while the steady,
menacing cannonade increased in vol
ume. shaking the hills and reverberat-
ing through the hushed valley. 1t
seemed as though the very leaves were
listening.
IF sech n thing yer happened in
this section, l should say a tornader
was on to us whispered Enoch
anxiously.
81 feel prickly," returned Beulah, rub
bling her fat hands, but thet's nothin'!.
Tornader! Sho! We don't hev 'em
round here. WAL, l guess I'll be
movin'. It's darkenin' up. What ails
the cat, Enoch? Jest look at her tail.
Come along, Penny. You amt afeerd
of a shower, air ye?"
Suddenly, like an tnky pail blotting
out the face of nature. q dreadful dusk
fell on the waiting landscape. The pair
stood petrifed for a brief second, seeing
only three frightful, whirling shapes
bounding toward their little home.
A cracking, ripping sound pierced
their ears; a thunderous burst. a myr-
lad of flashes, then a howl of weird,
demoniac import.
Cit inside.!' yelled Enoch, grabbing
his paralyzed better half In an agony
Of horror. ITS right on to u.s."
II can't sect" walled Mrs. Haley,
shutting her eyes.
Peel. then!" screamed her husband,
Yer can't? Inter the bedroom, then.
Under the bed, Quick! Oh. Lordy!
Lordy..'
Beneath this refuge they clasped each
other close in palpitating prayer. Pen
ny, glaring and splitting. dashed after
them.
We've lived happy, and we4l die
tergether. Enoch," moaned Beulah, her
lips against his grizZled cheek.
Then came that awful moment when
the air devil swooped down, clutching
the cottage in its pitiless claws. After
that swirl of chaos they lay still, heark-
enins weakly to the fading roar.
I'm alive.." breathed Enoch family.
BE you?"
Ii s'pose so. Hadn't orter be"
Beulah moved first one limb. then
another.
MIR Haley crawled from beneath the
high, old fashioned bed ana pulled
cautiously at his wife. Come" he
urged. ME an you an the cats left
anyhow. Mebbe we kin cit out of the
ruins"
"Whar be Veg" painted Beulah. press
Ing her hands TO her disorderea gray
locks and gaining breath. "Thar's
some plasterin' down. an the picters
are all askew. but | don't see no ruins.
The house is stood up
Lets 90 ter the back door an peek
out arter the critter." Haley spoke
aimlcssly, staring about. II feel all
turned round"
Together they staggered to the kitcll-
en-. both weak from shock. and gazed
out blankly
Guess I'm crazy" muttered the old
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

This winter is going to be one Of
education for the farmers in the way
OF introducing the subject Of pure
seed. A special train will be sent
throughout the state with two pro-
fessors of the state agricultural COL
lege who will interest farmers in this
very important subject of using pure
seed for growing better crops. The
past year of rust in wheat fields has
awakened the farmers to the need of
procuring the best seed possible and
keeping it so, and when the educa-
lional train comes along doubtless
there will be plenty Of farmers pres
ent to listen to the instructions that
will be given.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

The Watertown Participation
still feels gloriously happy over the
result of the capital fight and al
though it has been three weeks since
the election that paper is still gloat-
ing over the defeat of Mitchell and
is giving the city some unnecessary
jabs. Just why the Public Opinion
is so VIGOROUSLY happy in its disease
we do not know, but we can assure
the editor of that sheet that he is
using a great deal of unnecessary
space if he thinks his reflections are
cutting any ice with this city.
Mitchell has no chronic suffering
over the matter now, for there are
ether things in sight that will do
Mitchell just as much, il not more,
good than the capital, and we are
willing to take our chances with
Watertown in the matter Of develop
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

The st. Louis exposition is a thing
OF the past, it coming to a glorious
end, Thursday, Dec /. The exposi-
tion has been a great educator TO the
people of the country and was even
on a broader scale than Chicago's ex-
position. 1t is a great credit to the
old state of Missouri that it could
contribute so much to the advertise
ing CT the country at large. 1t has
been a magnificent success through
out. and hundreds of thousands have
viewed the wonGerous beauties in
the state buildings and
structures. The 81, 600, 900 which
was loaned by the government was
repaid. much to satisfaction of all.
r it was thought at one time that
the government would have 10 take
charge OF the affair to secure the
money, but this was happily avoided.
Portland. Ore, will be The next TO
occupy the public attention with an
exposition to celebrate the Lewis
Clark expedition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
DECEMBER 9, 1904.
HI CROP FOR 1904

Doane Robinson, secretary of the
South Dakota Historical society,
has just issued his final estimate of
the wheat crop of South Dakota for
1904. The estimate differs somewhat
from both the government report and
the estimate of Il. ". Jones, the
Minneapolis crop expert. 1t has
been Robinson's custom for several
years past to issue crop estimates in
connection with his annual resume of
the social, political and commercial
progress OF the state, and these es-
Inmates have proven remarkably ac-
curate. Robinson this year estimates
the acreage sown to wheat last spring
at 3,395,00O acres, $4,000 of which
were not harvested. owing to the
poor crop. The average yield is n
bushels, making the total Of the
present crop "a, 07O, 600 bushels. being
the lightest wheat crop produced in
the state since 1894. This estimate
was not reached until after careful
research, during which Robinson not
only visited all portions Of the state
and consulted grain men aho farm
ers extensively, but he also PERSONAL
ly Inspected a large number of repre-
sentative fields. The quality OF the
grain, too, is poor and the average
selling price is Sc cents per bushel,
the crop yielding the producers but
BE, 1884, 400 as against 1929, 442, 900 re-
ceived for last years crop. Each
railroad operating in the state has
reported tie actual shipments Of
wheat for the crop Of 1903, showing
that 40,0SS, 900 bushels were shipped
from the state to the markets. AL
lowing one bushel per acre for seed
and flour and one half bushel per
capita for flour consumed at home,
and the total crop last year was as
$500 bushels. Secretary Robin
sons estimate for that year was a.
266 900 bushels, Fl. V. Jones' estim-
ate on the same crop was but 90
5000 DOC BUSHES, while the govern
ment estimate was Al, PSI, 900 bushels.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

In the matter of corn South Da-
kota is coming to the front some
There are twenty-five principal states
engaged in raising corn and the gov
eminent places South Dakota sixth
in the column Of corn producing
states. Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska.
Indiana aud Ohio are the only states
that are ahead of this state. South
Dakota lis credited with producing
a 1886, 900 bushels this year and 1T is
a showing that we car we'll be proud
of when it is taken into considera-
tlon it was only a few years ago
that it was supposed that South Da-
kota was a little too far north to
produce corn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-04
TO STAY BACK IN HILLS
No GiIded Metropolis Nor "Wide
Swath" for Briggs Family.

GRANTS PASS, Or, Nov. A.
Though they have made their pile
and a snug fortune reposes in their
name in the vaults of the Grants Pass
bank, the gilded pleasures of the met
ropolis have no charms to lure the
Briggs family from their mountain
farm in southern Oregon. They might
flaunt their wealth and feast within
the pleasure arts, but instead have
returned to their comfortable and un-
pretentious cabin on the banks OF
Sucker Creek.
There have been many tales OF
prospectors who struck it rich,'' and
Of the orgies that followed, of the
wide swaths" they cut. The Briggs
family found far more than most OF
these who are tabled in fiction or
famed in fact; but there will be no
ochre -colored stories of their social
achievements, no "Coal-Oil Johnny
escapades. They have returned from
whence they came. A little less toll, a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-04

ends. It is not an effort to get any,
body political job and has never
been considered in that light for a
moment. either by myself or by any
gestion of position on the proposed
railroad commission has been made
to me by both sides, but 1 have refused
to consider it. I am working to secure
the rate, and to no other end.
Judge Turner has frequently dis
cussed the rate fight in his public
speeches and has given the association
an assurance of support which is en-
tirely satisfactory. He has said that
he appreciates that the lumber interest
is the greatest interest in the state and
that if he should be given the power
to appoint a railroad commission he
would consult the lumber interests as
fully as any other interests in the
state. More than this we cannot ask.
Less than this we would not be salts
fled with.
Our fight is not, primarily, fight
for a railroad commission On the
other hand we have pledged ourselves
to those legislators who have favored
us with their pledges of support, that
we will ask them to do nothing incon-
sistent with their party platform.
Many of them are pledged in their
platform to a railroad commission and
We are pledged to ask absolutely moth
ing of them that would be in the
slightest degree inconsistent with the
commission fight. We invite the CO.
operation of all the railroad commits
sion legislators in our own fight.
In our fight we shall seek political
alliances where they can be made to
mutual advantage, We shall seek nat
ural allies, men who will and can ca
operate with us to the mutual advan-
tage of both. We shall propose no
'cinch" bills with a view of Holding
up the railroads. The character of
the men at the back of this fight
should be sufficient assurance of this,
but l reiterate it in order to remove
any lingering impression that might
remain in the minds of any man that
such is our purpose. Our plan of cam
paign has been outlined to the Seattle
business men and to many commission
men and we have yet to find a single
fair-minded person anywhere who has
any fault to find with it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-04
Snake and Jacuar Have Combat.

ROME, Nov. A furious jaugar
broke from it's cage in the zoo owned
by Sam Davis at Carson City yester-
day afternoon. and while providing
among the other cages tore open the
door of a cage containing huge rat
tlesnake A fight between the beast
and the reptile Immediately ensued AMI
the contest was one of the most startl-
ing battles of the kind ever witnessed.
When the door fell from the screen
cage containing the rattlesnake the
reptile Immediately struck the enrag ed
jaugar, but the skin of the animal re-
sisted the fangs of the snake. With a
growl the jaugar jumped at the snake.
attempting to grab it behind the jaws.
The reptile uncoiled and throwing its
long body to it's full length, sunk it's
fangs deep into the side of the beast.
The jaguar caught the snake in it's
mouth and crushed it's body, but not
until the deadly fangs had again sunk
into the animals shoulder. The jaugar
died with the snake coiled around its
leg and body.