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SELLING BY SIGNAL
HOW CATTLE ARE DEALT IN AT THE
CHICAGO STOCKYARDS.
Wfcttnff Za Their Saddles. With the Lot
Between Them, Seller and Buyer Con*
elude n Transaction by Raising Their
Whips Over Their Heads.
> The Chicago stockyards are unique
among the great marts of the world. In
no other place, say those who are most
familiar with its daily routine, is so
large an aggregate of bxisiness transact
ed in the language of gestures and with-
m the “scratoli of a pen” as in the
noisy pens of the stockyards. A whip
is held high in air, across a sea of clat
tering horns the signal is answered by
the momentary uplifting of a hand, and
a “bunch” of cattle worth thousands of
' dollars is sold.
There is something splendidly pic
turesque and even spectacular in these
wordless transactions. They ignore the
Artificialities of the complex system up-
ms which modern business relationships
Are almost universally maintained.
Trade in the cattle pens gets boldly
back to primitive simplicity. It is done
on honor, not on paper. And the undis
puted transfer of millions of dollars’
worth of the property here dealt in
proves that a bargain sealed with the
wave of the whip and an assenting ges
ture of the hand is quite as safe and sa
cred as if the whole transaction were
recorded “in black and white.”
The trader in the wheat pit is armed
With his tally card, upon which he
pauses to note the names of those with
* whom he deals and the amount, nature
prioe of the commodities bought
And sold. The broker upon the floor of
the Stock Exchange places equal reli
ance upon the quickly penciled memo
randa made at the moment when the
details of each transaction were upon
the lips of those concerned in its fulfill
ment ; but the buyer and seller of the
yards carry whips, not pencils, and
their deals are recorded in memory in
stead of written upon trading cards. As
well try to picture the old knights mak
ing laborious written memoranda of
their challenges as to think of the rough
and ready traders of the cattle yards
pausing in their saddles to jot down,
* upon paper their purchases and sales.
Such a procedure would bid defiance to
the very nature of things and do vio
lence to the magnificent unconvenfcion-
ality of every environment.
“Is there never any trouble in this
kind of dealing?” a leading commission
man was asked.
“If you mean do the men go back on
their bargains made by whip and band,
I can answer, never,” was the trader’s
answer as he brought his trim black
horse to a halt in the cattle alley and
leaned forward in his saddle. “There
isn’t another place in America, or the
whole world, for that matter, where so
much business is done on the basis of
personal integrity, without a written
- word to show for the transactions, as
right here,” he continued, “and the
,v method beats all the bonds on earth.
The day’s business in these pens will
run about $1,500,000. And how is it
done? Little talk, a considerable wav
ing of whips and hands and no exchange
of written documents between buyers
and sellers.
“Here is a bunch of cattle that will
figure up about §10,000. Over there in
the other alley is a buyer who this
morning offered me a price of $5.10 for
them. I thought that' I could do better,
but the market has been a little off, and
I Jiave .decided , to Jet the bunch mq at
his 'offer. Up to the present ‘moment
we have exchanged about a dozen words
on this subject. Now, if be is willing to
pay the price which he named in the
morning I’ll show yon how a $10,000
bunch of fat steers is sold without
word of mouth or a scratch of writing
at the time the bargain is really made. ’ ’
The commission man then straighten
ed up in the saddle and waited for the
distant buyer to look in bis direction.
A moment later this representative of
a big packing house wheeled his horse
about and faced in the direction of the
seller. Instantly the commission man
lifted high his rawhide riding whip
and held it aloft. His attitude was as
striking as that of a cavalry colonel up
lifting his saber to concentrate the at
tention of his regiment before making
a desperate charge. The pose, however,
was full*of natural grace and freedom
and showed that the man was more at
ease in the saddle than he could have
been out of It.
Only a moment elapsed before the
alert eye of the buyer caught sight of
the upraised whip. The next instant he
raised his hand a little above his head,
held it motionless a moment and then
dropped it with a forward movement.
Quickly the seller repeated the motion
of assent with his whip, and then, turn
ing to his caller, said:
“That’s all there is to it. To a stran
ger this kind of a performance looks
like a long range sign talk between deaf
mutes, but we understand each other
perfectly. We both know how many
cattle there are in the bunch and the
price at which they have been sold.
Had we been within speaking distance
of each' other the transaction would
probably have been a verbal one, just
for the sake of (sociability, but not be*
cause it would have mae the bargain
better understood or any more binding. *'
—Chicago Post
Exposure to Disease.
This does not necessarily mean the
contraction of disease provided the
system is in a vigorous condition, with
the blood pure and all the organs in
healthy action. When in such a con
dition contagion is readily resisted and
the disease germs can find no room for
lodgment. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the
best medicine to build up the system
because it makes pure, rich blood, and
pure blood is the basis of good health.
In cold weather it is especially neces
sary to keep up the health tone because
the body is subject to greater exposure
and more liable to disease. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla is the safeguard of health.
Stockholders Masting.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
J. G. Hynds Manufacturing Company
was held Thursday. Mr. John At Smith
was re-elected president, Mr. G.
Hynds vice-president and general man
ager, and Mr. J. M. Hynds, secretary.
The Hynds Company is one of big
gest concerns of its kind in the SSouth,
and the business of the company is
erormous. Mr. S. M. luman, of New
York, a stockholder in the company
was present at the meeting, and while
in the city was a guest of Mr. John A.
Smith.
Mr. Little Withdraws.
Editor Georgia" Cracker:—When I
announced myself as a candidate for
alde'ftttab I understood that there
would be no other candidate, but now,
Since I have learned otherwise, I here
by withdraw my name as I do not de
sire to go into a scramble for the office.
Thanking my friends who have so
kindly pffered me their support, I am
Respectfully, JOHN F. LITTLE.
January 5th, 1898.
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t . ■ ■■——
Mr. Guilford Thompson Dead.
Mr. Guilford G. Thompson died at
his home, five miles from the city Wed
nesday morning. He was only taken
sick the day before and his death was ;
unexpected. He had lived to the ripe j
old age of 87, and was revered and 1
loved by those who knew him. Mr. !
Thompson leaves a wife and several]
children, and a large family connection.
The funeral services were held at the
family residenc Thursday afternoon,
and were largely attended. He leaves
considerable property.
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The Kinds of Currency That Are Used b)
Foreign Countries.
The Bank of England note is 5 inches
by 8 in dimensions and is printed in
black ink on Irish linen water lined pa
per, plain white, with ragged edges.
The notes of the Banqne de France arc
made of white water lined paper, print
ed in bine and black, with numerous
mythological and allegorical pictures,
and running in denomination from the
25 franc note to the 1,000 franc. South
American currency, in most countries,
is about the size and appearance oi
American bills, except that cinnamon
brown and slate blue are the prevailing
colors and that Spanish and Portuguese
are the prevailing languages engraved
on the face.
The German currency is rather ar
tistic. The bills are printed in green
and black. They run in denomination!
from 5 to 1,000 marks. These lattes
bills are printed on silk fiber paper.
The Chinese paper currency is in red,
white and yellow, with gilt lettering
and gorgeous little band drawn devices.
The bills, to the ordinary financier,
might pass for washing bills, but they
are worth good money in the Flowery
Kingdom. Italian notes are of all sizes,
shapes and colors. The smaller bills, 5
and 10 lire notes, are printed on whits
paper in pink, blue, and carmine inki
and ornamentechwith a finely engraved
vignette of King Humbert.
The 100 ruble note of Russia is barred
from top to bottom with all the colors
of the rainbow, blended as when shown
through a prism. In the center, in bold
relief, stands a large, finely executed
vignette of the Empress Catherine I.
This is in black. The other engraving it
not at all intricate or elaborate, but is
well done in dark and light brown and
black inks. The Australian bill is print
ed on light colored thick paper which
shows none of the silk fiber marks oi
geometric lines used in American cur
rency as a protection against counter
feiting.—Golden Lava
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which to get their wants before the
people. We work for our adver
tisers aud they invariably get good
results.
Gen. R. E. LEE,
SOLDIER,
Citizen and Christian Patriot.
ITEMS FROM BI
Mr. John Glaze
moved to Texas someti
back on a visit.
Little John Tapp hap^
serious accident Chrs
loading a gun too head
exploded and resulted
his hand .off.
Mr. Alfred Goudelafl
ville, ha9 moved out
Prof E. N, Thoma«’.j
attending school
oeen
j we are
r
j cent.
glad to know isi
Brooklyn. N. Y., February 29, 18S7.
—The box of Dr. Tichenors “Anti- j q. a co H e g e , as at hos
septic” sent me by express, received.
Many thanks I can truly and honest!v
say it is the best remedy, for-its claims
that I ever used.—Geo. Robert Cairns,
Baptist Evangelist.
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An Auspicious Beginning. .
The J. E. Murphy Company has
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nation to sell the people of this secticn
the best goods the market affords at
pricesAvhich are reasonable at all sea
sons. Their present quarters are
stocked with tasty goods which have
been advantageously bought and there
fore they will be sold at correspond
ingly low prices, notwithstanding the
advance in many articles. The company
is composed of experienced business
men, and 1898 promises to be a success
ful year for them. Watch The Cracker
from time to time and see what they
have to offer to the trading public.
Rev. S. M. Kimaey
called to the pastorateof]
non church.
Miss Mary Harper,
Airy’s most highly aec:
young ladies, is visits
brother. Mr. WavneHarj
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Money can be made rapidly, and a
vast amount of good done in circulating
one of the noblest historical works pub
lished during the past quarter of a
century. Actiye agents are now reap
ing a rich harvest. Some of our best
workers are selling
Rev. J. M. White has been quite un
well for several days.
Rev. M. J. Cofer of Douglasville, was
in the City this week on a visit to old
friends.
Over One Hundred Books a Week
Mr. A. G. Williams, Jackson county,
Mo., worked four days and a half and
secured 51 orders. He sells the book to
almost every man he meets. Dr. J. J.
Mason, Muscogee county, Ga., sold 120
copies the first five days he canvassed.
H. C. Sheets, Palo Pinto county, Tex.,
wotked a few hours and sold 1G copies,
mostly morocco binding. J. H. Hanna.
Gaston county, N. C., made a month s
wages in three days canvassing for this
book. S. M. White, Callahan county,
Tex., is selling books at the rate of 144
copies a week.
The Work Contains Biographical
Sketches
Mr. Albert Morgan is erecting on
Banks street a neat six room dwelling
on the lot where his residence was
burned several weeks ago. -
Mr. A. J. Robertson, of the senior
class School of Technology, visited Mr.
C. A. Rudolph last week. He is local
editor ot the “Tech.” and fills the place
well.
Miss Fannie Pierce
guest of the Misses Law]
nesday.
Miss Vada Spence/ -
Springs, is stopping
brother Mr. J. W. Spencer]
otto
Mr. Sam Davidson has accepted a
position to trayel for the Clark Hard
ware Company of Atlanta. His place
with S. C. Dinkins & Co. will be filled
by Mr. Mark Palmour.
A Coin In the Bottle.
There have been patented all kinds of
schemes devised for the purpose of se
curing a bottle that cannot be refilled
after having once been emptied of its
contents. A great deal of fraud is said
to be perpetrated by filling the bottles
of some standard liquor with an inferior
grade and palming it off as the original
bottling. An ingenious Philadelphian
proposes to accomplish this by blowing
a coin in the body of the glass bottle,
and he thinks that this will be tempt
ing enough to induce some one to. break
the bottle as soon as it has been emptied.
—•Philadelphia Record.
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ladies and gentlemen who can give all
or any part of their time to the canvass
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money handling it.
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Dear Sir:—I take pleasure in stating
that one box -of Watts’ Eczema Oint
ment cured me of an eruption caused
by poison oak, removing it entirely in
three davs. Yours,
Chas. M. Bbittaix,
Student Mercer University.
Barnesville, Ga., Sept. 9, 1897.
, CALLER.
Christmas is' over aud
our work with pleasure obi
year.
Several of our citizens
ing about now. Mess
Sears, Howard and
moved recently.
Mr. John Lackey spj
mas with “the old folbri
He has gone back to ^
Tate Marble Works.
We have a new Post
Candler now. Mr. Ro^
as Uncle Sam’s intelli^
tributer here. t
The Methodist churet
place is being ceiled
Our school opened M
fair prospects of a good 1 *
Mr. Walter Floyd i*
his house by ceiling j-t & l
in new doors.
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