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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
TOfHcial Publication. |
TOficial Publication.
For the Vacation Of Certain Parts and
Portions Of Mississippi Street, To-
gGtlGr wi h Certain Alleys, as Here
matter Mentioned aud Described.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, |
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 2S, 1884.

WHEREAS, A petition has been fled in this
office, by order of the Common Council Of the
City of St. Paul, as provided by law, asking for
the vacation of SO much Of Mississippi street
within said city described as follows, to-wit:
That portion Of said street being in block No.
four IA of ''Rice Trout Brook addition to st.
Paul; and all that part Of said street, together
with the alley lying west Of watson & Rice's"
subdivision 'B,' also the alley In subdivision
.'B, - also that part and portion OF said Missis-
sippi street lying and being in the northeast
quarter Of the northeast quarter of section 80,
township 90 north, of range 22.wcst, and also all
that and portion Of alley lying and being east OF
Mississippi street. as located and graded by the
Board of Water Commissioners, Of the City Of
St. Paul; and,
WHEREAS, The petitioners state that they are
majority of the owners OF the property and also
along the line of sad Mississippi and of the alleys
as above described, and which they ask to have
vacated, and that the object of said vacation is
the sub division and re arrangement o, the differ
ent pieces and parcels of land in which said
street and alleys are located
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
said petition will be heard and considered by the
Common Council OF the City OF st. Paul, on
Tuesday, the 7th day Of October, A. D. 1884, at
7:50 clock p. m. of said day, at the Council
Chamber in the City Hail.
BY order of the Common Council.
THos. 4. PREEDERGAsT, City Clerk.
jy-30-5w-wed
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COMMERCIAL.
On 'CLange.


ST. PAUL. Aug. 5,-Business unusually
dull on change yesterday with no material
changes in prceg Good milling wheat, be-
tween No. and No, l hard, was offered at 94c
and some at 9Oc but no sales effected. Corn
was 1c lower to buy. Oats were inquired for at
&c advance. Ground feed was SOC easr to buy.
Wild hay was offered at 50. 90. Potatoes were
&c lower Eggs were held at 1ac advance on
Saturdays market. There was nothing doing
in buffers, which at the call were nominally I'M
changed. Following is the cali:
WHEAT-No. hard, 93c bid, year Sc bid, 90c
asked; No. regular SAC bid No. hard CSC
bid; No. 2 regular nc bid; September, nc. bid !;
year, re bid.
CoRN-No. q 47c bid, sic asked; Sept. SIC
asked; year ACC bid, 45c asked No. 3, 47e
asked
OATs-No. mixed, 271ac bid, a81sc asked !;
year "a nc bid, 26c asked; No. mixed 26c bid,
271ac asked: No. 2 white 29c bid, 30c asked :;
No. white, 271ac bid.
BARLEY-No. = 55c bid; Sept 55c bid; Nov.
SIC asked No. extra, 45c bid; No. 3 40c bid.
RYE-No. 3, SIC bid.
GROUND FEED-3iS 90 bid, $1,000 asked.
Corn MMEAL.-Sl9.00 bid.
BRAN-Sacked, $3.50 asked
BALED HAY-S9. 90 asked.
TfMoTHY HAY-$10 90 bid.
PoTAroEs NEw-33c bid, 40c asked.
EGes-141ac bid, Ice asked.
BUTTER-Packing, sc bid, 6lc asked; dairy
fair, 121ac asked choice, 15c asked; creamery,
1Sc asked
The following comparative table gives the
principal quotations at the call August a.,
1883, and to-day:
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AYERS PILLS
The Iowa DistilIer's Dodge.

WASHINGTON, July Authorization has
been received at the treasury department
that the International Distillery company at
Des Mons, Iowa, is shipping distilled spirits
to Canada under export bonds, and without
unloading it from the cars attempting to
bring it back to the United States. At more
eastern ports the laws of the Dominion of
Canada do not permit the importa-
ton of distilled spirits in packages
of less capacity than 100 gallons
and as domestic spirits are put in packages
of less than that size, the foreign custom
house certificate is necessary to cancel, the
export bond could not be procured. Instruc-
tons have accordingly been issued to refuse
bond and clearance in such cases and IN the
event that spirits may have gone across the
border, the custom house officers are in
structed to hold them on arrival and turn
them over to the proper officer Of internal
revenue for the payment of tax.
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ASSOCIATED PASS MARKETS.
Mllwaukee Produce.


MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 4-FIour quiet ard
unchanged. Wheat dali; No. ? 82As; Al
gust sss4c; September $3.50; October s4ac.
Corn strong; No. 55c bid; rejected sos
G5lc. Oats in better demand; No. ? S45.e;
No, white 2G9S5Hsc. Rye very dan; No.
sc Barley dull and neglected; ~. :
September 624G52ssc Provisions dail:
mess pork $500 cash and August;
sl6.a5 September; lard. prime
steam $3.50 cash and August; S7.s5 Sep
tesnber- Sweet picked hams firm a. IKE
IsiSc. Live hcrs lower ST s5.25G5. %
Butter steady and unchanged; choice creamery 10
Gs0c; fair &c good I71 ISc: best dairy liG15c.
Cheese. steady: new cream sEs9c. Eggs
quiet At I40i5e. Lake freigh.s qaist and
nouinaily steady; wheat 70 Buffalo PC.
Receipts, 1851 barrels ct four; 1880
bushels Q. wheat; 1.l5O bushels OF barley
Shipments 1879. barrels OF -four: 4a, 6S5 bushels
OF wheat; -. bushels Of barrier,
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-The Drevers' journal re-
ports: Hogs, receipts BLOOD head; shipments
1900 head: the market was slow and we ak
and 10000 lower; rough packing S5.3O05. 55;
packing and shipping $3.50; heavy $3.50
$50; light S.. 3005.So; slips s3.2505.25; 5, 900
head remain unsold. Cattle receipts $500 head
shipments 500 head; the market was weak
for all but best native and Texas cattle;
export grades S6.50@6.s5; good to
choice shipping S6.0096.50; COM
mon to medium 54.50@5 40; grass fed Texans
S3.20@3.65; extra 81. $500; range cattle
weak and 10c lower. corn fed Texans SIS 90
@5.75. Sheep receipts 900 head, shipments
-. head; the market was firm; inferior to
fair S2.25@3.00 per hundred pounds; medium
to good sa.1O@s.75; choice to extra $500
@4.60; lambs, per head S1.0003. 90; Texans
$2.50@3.75.
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CONTRACT WORK.
GsTeron Tenth Street.

OFTIcE or THE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Minn., July %, 1884. I
Sealed bids will be received By the Board OK
Public Works, in and for the corporation of the
city OF ST. Paul. Minnesota at their Office in said
city, until IL m, on the 18th day Of August, A.
D. 1884. for the construction of sewer on
Tenth no. street, between Minnesota street and
Cedar street. in said city. together with the
necessary catch basins aud rEar-holes according
to plans and specifications on file il the Office OF
said Board
4 bond with at least two (2) sureties, IN the
SUM of at least twenty (20) per cent OF the gross
amount bid ninst accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN PARRIyGToy, President
Official:
r. L. GoRnAS, Clerk Board of Public Works.
2l1-22f
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FINANCIAL.
MORNING REPORT.

NEW YORK Aug. Ali a. m.-Stocks
The stock market was irregular at the
opening, with Western Union Telegraph the fea-
ture, which rose to CAS- subsequently the en-
tire list weakened, but by mid day was strong
and on the advance.
Money easy at IA az per cent. Prime mercan-
Tile paper b1E @6h per cent Bar silver, Sl.10A.
Sterling exchange quiet; S4.S2 long, S4S4
short
Governments-Firm.
State Securities-Dull.
Bonds-Railroad bonds steady.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Stocks-Strong; Western Union Telegraph
and Pacific Mail were the features, the former
rising to IS q and the latter to 50% In the hnal
dealings Western Union Telegraph reacted 10
641s, but the market left off firm.
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81. Paul Li,e s;ock.

The live stock market was extremely duh yes
terday There was nothing in the yard except
poor beef and scrub lots. A lot Of oxen aud
steers averaging 1890 pounds sold at s4.s5; .
bunch OF cows averaging $40 pounds sosd 81.
S. so, sui bunch OF cows averaging i,ooo
pounds sold at 500. There Is good demand
for prime aud medium beef. good mutton sheep
and hogs, with nothing but few rough cattle IN
the yards.
Receipts Snd shipments Of grain, live stock,
produce. merchandise. ETC., for the twenty -four
hours ending Aag 1, 1884.
Articles. Reed Sh'd Articles. Reed sh'd.
Agricultural I'm Lime ,
plemenrs. 5 Merchandise. -. 9l 81
Rcef . Nachiuery l
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CHICAGO CLOSING.
Receints Shipments.
FOREIGN.

Aug. 4-There is no market in Englend to-
day, the first Monday in august being a legal
''bank holiday"
The stock market was very dull yesterday.
There was very little beef cattle offered and sales
were confined to few lunches of cows and
heifers averaging 975 pounds sold at "a .25- and
lot or two OF rough steers avecaging LIS
pounds sold at $3.50. There we're no sales OF
hecp ani lamos, and no hogs in the market.
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PILES! PILES!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding Itching and
liberated Piles, has been discovered by DR.. Will
liam, Gan Indian remedy called DIR. WILLIAMS
INDIAN OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of 25 years standing No
one need suffer five minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions and in
struments do more harm than good Williams
Ointment absorbs the tumors, aays the intense
itching. particuIarly at night after getting warm
in bed acts poultice, gives instant and pain
less relief, and is prepared only for Piles, itching
of the 4rivate parts, and for nothing else. For
sale by all druggists, and mailed on receipt of
price, 81. MOVES BROS. s. CUTLER, Wholesale
Agent st, Paul Mimi
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DYSPEPSIA.

Sedentary habits, mental worry, nervous
excitement, excess or imprudence in eat
ing or drinking, and various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement Of the liver, kidneys, and
stomach, in which the disorder of each
organ increases the inhrmity of the others.
The immediate results are Loss of Appe-
tite, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Flat
1lence, Dizziness, Sick Headaches, failure
of physical and mental vigor, distressing
sense of weight and fullness in the stomach,
and increased Costiyeness, all of which are
known under one head as Dyspepsia.
lnevery instance where this disease does
not originate from scrofulotls faint in the
blood, AYERS PILLS may be confidently
relied upon to effect cure. Those cases
not amenable to the curative influence of
AYERS PILLS alone will certainly yield If
the PILLS are aided by the powerful blood
purifying properties of AYERS SARsAPA-
R!LLA.
Dyspeptics should know that the longer
treatment of their malady is postponed,
the more difficult of cure it becomes.
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CHICAGO Aug 4-Floa.. quiet and
unchanged; good TO choice winter whea.
-four, $50; soft spring wheat hoai St.5l1F .sJ;
Minnesota bakers si.s1Gi.59. psEea.s SD
Gs.7s; low graies Ss.00eEs-s5: rye h0as $500
G3.15: Soathern Illinois and Missslri winter
wheatiour S5.J9 95.75; Michigan winter was1s
si.T59s 50; common - choice Minnesota $3.50
&ia0. Wheat. cuist tas STEADY opened lover.
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WORK
Paving and Curling Fifth Street.
oFTIcE OF The BOARD or PUsLIc Toazs,
CIT or ST. PAUL. Mimi. July IS. 1884.

OFFICE OF THE Bo&ED or PUsLIc Toszs,
CIT or ST. PAUL. MINI. July rs. 1884. (
Sealed bids viii he received By the Board Of
Public Works In and for the corporation OF the
city O. s.. Paul. MINI at their Office IN said city
CEIiI IL m. On the sth day OF August a. D 1884.
for the paving and cur5ingot YifEh 18th, street,
from So. Peter street 10 Third i2dl street in
said city, with cedar blocks and granite or Oak
land blue stone curbs, according 10 plans and
specifications OF file N the ofice o, said Board.
bond with at least two ~ sEreties in sum
Of 81 least twenty t20) per cent Of the gross
amount bid. m1st accompany each bid
The said Board reserves the right TO reject any
OF al bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President,
Official:
Z. L. GoEzAS. Clerk Board Of Public Works.
zl1-zz1
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Minneapolis Markets.
The following were the quotations change
yesterday afternoon:
FLoUR-Pasents, s5.75; straights. 1926
05.6O; clears, Si.5095.0J; low grades. sl.S06
3.25.
wHEAr-No hard. 9sc; No. 9 hard. Sc:
No northern. sic; No. >, roc.
CoRN-No. Q, Sic; rejected, 44046c.
OATs-So. 2 mixed. 2712Sc; rejected. 26O27c.
BRAS-BuIk, S7.759s.25.
suoETs-S105gG12.7
MIXED FEED-tI5. 03G5fS00.
HAY-Choice No. wild s.. 25GT.7j.
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Labor Demonstration.

HAMILTON, Ont-, Aug. the trades
labor demonstration to-day was an immense
success. The procession was mile long.
The noteworthy feature Of the marching was
tue Young women cotton and shoe opera
tisss- Henri Geo.ze s3saks this evening
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uuIuth Nhea..

Especial Telegram 70 the Globe.l
DULUTH, aug. 4.-wheat-The markets on
change today were lower and dull. Closing
prices: No. / hard September e1c; No.
cash SIC. Receipts-wheat, 1910 bushels.
shipments-Wheat. 32,al6 bushels. In store
4e1 ,294 bushels OF wheat
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EVENING REPORT.
GOVERNMENTS.

Money easy at 1892 per cent, closed offered
IN. Prime mercantile paper 5H06 per
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills quiet at
$4.s2; do. ez. demand, S4.S4.
Governments Steady.
Bonds-Rallroad bonds firm.
State Securties-Dull
Stocks-Busness resumed at the Stock Bx-
change at II u. m, as usual on Mondays during
the summer months. At the opening Western
Union Telegraph and Pacific Mail were strong
and Ia 01I per cent. higher, the former sell
Ing at Ga and the latter at 30h 64955 other
active shares were Irregular, but coon after
wards a reactonary movement set in and prices
declined "a az per cent. Western Union Tele-
graph sold down per cent. to 62%, Union Pa
cidc 2 to 41H, Chicago g. Northwestern q to
101A, Lake Shore / u to S3A, Louisville "
Nashville IA to 33H, Missouri Pacific Ia to
901a, Pacific Mail Ia to 1871, Chicago, Miwau-
kee 81 st. Paul / to S39a, Central Pacific q to
301., and Delaware, LGckawanna q Western z
TO 113I. Before mid day there was change
for the better; Western Union Telegraph and
Pacific Mail were the first to advance During
the remainder Of the day speculation was dull
but strong, with the shares mentioned as fu-
lures; Western Union Telegraph was actively
dealt in, selling up to 652S reports largely in
creased business and heavy transfers of stock to
investors; Pacific Mail rose to 5O% on purchases
for inside parties; Chicago & Northwestern rose
from 1O1A to 1885, Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st.
Paul from S3@s to 1914 Lake Shore from S3A to
IS, Missouri Pacific from 90 to 92S, Northern
Pacific preferred from SO to 55, Oregon Trans
continental from 141a to 1917, and Union Pacific
from 43h to ass. At the close Western Union
Telegraph reacted e per cent. to 64h, but the
general market left off firm. Compared with
Saturday, prices 4@lA per cent higher,
except for Central Pacific, which il 4 per cent.
lower, Canadian Pacific a, Lake Shore q,
Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis s. Omaha 4 and
Union Pacific q per cent.
The transactions aggregated CSC 900 shares:
Lake Shore $4,000; Missouri Pacific 1900;
Chicago Il Northwestern 10000; Pacific Mail
1000; Chicago, Milwaukee S st. Paul, $4,000;
Union Pacific 81 1000; Western Union Telegraph
59 600; Northern Pacific 10000; Oregon Trans
continental $4,000.
MINING STOCKS.
The market was weak and opened extremely
dull. Sales at the'arst two calls amounted to
only 900 shares, and OF this 900 were in Sutro
Tunnel which sold at 2l920 Caledonia B. II. at
1lO, Iron Silver 125, Consolidated Pacific 51052.
Sales of mining stocks during the afternoon:
Central Arizona 22, Argenta 20, Consolidate
Pacific 50, Horn Silver 81, seller 3G35H, buyer
10 and SIS regular; Iron Silver l25, Chrysoite
SO, Sutro Tunnel 81.
BOSTON RAILROAD AND MINING.
Following are the closing prices at the Stock
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River Division.
Chicago Milwaukee Ex.. A 200 ann f45am
Chicago & Milwaukee Ex A 400 pmA 1A5pm
Fasl 'laN ........ e:25 pmc 4:0opm
La Crosse, Dubuque Rock
Island & st. Louis Ex... C $50 pm'C e:45pm
Iowa q; MINI. Division.
Calnar Accommodation - C 1885 n m 10:40 m
Mason City, Sou. & West. ExC 6:42 pmC 6:5opm
MGrshalltown & Des Moines
Express ....... s:45amF e9Oa m
Hastings & Dakota Div
Aberdeen & Mitchell Ex :. A 1880 A 1905 I'm
Miibank Pass. c 7:3O pmC G:3O pm
A, means daily; c, cxceptSundays; z, except Sat-
Eldays; T. except Monday.
Additional trains between St. Paul and Minneapolis
Via Short Line" leave both cities hourly For par
uculars short Line time table.
St. Paul-ChGs. Thompson, City Ticket Agent. 151
Fest Third street Brown g. Knebel Ticket Agents.
Union Depot.
MinneapolIs-G. l. Scott, City Ticket Agent, No.
Nicoliet House. a. u. Chamberlain. Ticket Agent,
Depot
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wv. BRIDGES & co.
GRAIN, STOGK AID PROVISION BROKER,

Direct IeIegraph FaclI1tleS.
Buy, sell and carry for customers Provisions and
Stocks in large and small lots, margins to suit
all Trades placed in Chicago or New York.
Room IL Gilnfilan Block.
The following list, showing the quotations on
stocks In New York yesterday, are furnished by
j. W. Bridges, and are carefully compiled from
dispatches received yesterday.
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Cincinnati Whisky.
minneapolis Markets.

C1NcrSSArL Aug. 4.-Whisky was steady
at l.C6
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+Daily Except Sundays trains to Saltwater.
flake Superior Express connects at Washburn
with steamers OF Lake superior Transit Co. for tho
east.
cosy~Tickets. sleeping car accommodations. and Ill
Information can be secured at
no. 10 Nicollet House block Minneapolis,
J. CHAkBONNEAU, Ticket Agent
IT, L. MARTIN, Agent. MinneDro - 1pos.
Corner Third and jackson streets, st. Paul,
CHAS II. PETSCH, City Ticket Agent
KNEBEL & BROWN, Agents, st. Paul Union Depot
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HOLLISTER & BLOOD,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Ggain, Provisions, Stocks.
EOOmS4 Davidson Block. st. Paul. Him.
NJ. Doran's Reports.

NJ DUIetLf ANopUFCs.
ST. PAUL, Aug. a.
The following quotations, giving the range OF
the markets during the day, were received by NJ.
Doran, Commission Merchant:
WHEAT
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RAILWAYS.

River Division
Milwaukee e. Chicago Elk. A 1:15 pm 2:OOpm
Milwaukee u Chicago Eek. A s:15 PIMA 5000 IN
La Crosse, Dubuque. Rock
Island IL st. Louis Ex.... G. $40 amC t:45am
La Crosse Passenger. ....'C 4:30pm C s:C5pm
Iowa & MINI. Division
Mason City q Davenport Ex G e:2 nc $50 am
Calmar Accommodation C 4:3 nc a:s5 pm
Marshalltown d Des Moines
Express ........... .....E e.00pmE 515pm
Hastings & Dakota Div
Milbank Elk man. ......C s:15 amC 7:ooam
Aberdeen 81 Mitchell Elk -. A 4:35 pm A 4:OOpm
ARRIVING TnArya Arrive Arrive
st. Paul. dnneapolia
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Among the Commission Men.

GRAIN INsPEcTIoN.-Wheat Fl cars No.
corn cars No. 3 D.; oats cars No. 2, 3 cars No.
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References: Miss MARIE GEIsT, Principal OF
Musical Conservatory, No. 1877 West Third street,
st. Paul: also on personal application, reference
to the numerous families whose daughters she
has taught and is now teaching will be given
Also Agent for 'Branards Musical World
the Oldest and best musical journal published.
Subscription 81 so per annum.
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*Asked. ...No sales. +OHered TEX. mat.
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1884.

The following comparative table gives the
principal quotations at the call August 4,
1883, and to-day:
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-11
Educated HOLSTERS.

"Lobsters is Gurus critters" said
an old man, whose weather. beaten face
half concealed by an unkempt gray
beard and an oilskin suit, stamped him
rs a fisherman, at the eastern station,
the other day. They're just as sensi-
tive as bile, and cal'late they know
an almighty sight Folks say as how
Holsters is treacherous, but | allus
found that if you treated 'em half as
well as you would dog they'd recip-
crate every time. If you think You
can pick lobster up by the tail and
drive spike with him you make biz
mistake, and don't you forget it.
"a lobster is a humorous cuss, too,
and he can appreciate joke quicker'n
two-thirds of the men. reckerlect a
n case that proved all this to mo once.
| took some Boston chaps out with me
when | went to look after my traps one
day, and when we were comm back
one of 'em told story that tho other
fellers called n chestnut There wasn't
no pint to it and nobody laughed, but
just as true as I'm standin' here, every
one of them Holsters in the bottom of
tie DOuJ luIuCu over OH eHelr DackS and
acted sort of nervous like. They had
all been quiet and peaceful afore, and
! know they saw there wasn't no fun
in the story. An tell you, boys, lob
sters can be learnt good many things;
was brought up among 'em, and |
know somethin' of their natur'. Just
look at this"
The old man picked up q big live one
from a barrel that was awaiting trans
portation, and for few seconds held
the squirming, wiggling monster in tho
palm of one of his hands. Then he
Hoped it over, back upward. and rub
bed it's tail briskly with his other hand.
The fish slowly drew its ugly-looking
claws and subtided into perfect quiet,
exhibiting no more signs of life than if
he had been boiled.
There said the old man, 'thlS-
lobster S under spell, as they call it,
and he'll stay just as long as | want
him to. "-Bangor (Ne,) Commercial