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quickly. Il was langhable TO see him re-
peaiedly duck beneath the surface and
pop back again IN twinkiing. He could
not keep under water more than a second
or two. Presently | reached him my
oar when he ran up ii and into the palm
of my hand, where he sat for some
time and arranged his fGr and warmed
himself. He did not show the slightest
fear. 1t was probably the first time he
had ever shaken hands with human be-
ing. He was what we call meadow
mouse, but he had doubtless lived all his
life in the woods, and was strangely I'M
sophisticated. How his little round eyes
did shine. and how he smiled me TO ind
out If | was more dangerous than l APP
pcared 20 his sight.
After awhile put him down in the bot
tom Of the boat and resumed my fishing
But il was not long before he became very
restless, and evidently wanted 10 go about
his business. He would climb up 10 the
edge O; the boat and peer down into the
water. Finally he could brook the DELAY
no longer and plunged boldly overheard
but he had either changed his mind or lost
his reckoning. for he started back in the
direction he had come, and the last | saw
of him he was mere specs vanishing in
the shadows near the other shore.
Later on saw another mouse while we
were at work in the fields that interested
NE 3lsp. lis NE4C N2> pA.I native While
footed mouse. We disturbed the mother
with her young in her nest and she rushed
out with her little ones clinging 20 her
teats. A curious spectacle she presented
as she rushed along. as il slit and torn
into rags. Her pace was so precipirate
that two of the young could not keep
their hold and were left in the weeds. Ne
remained quiet and presently the mother
came back looking for them. When she
had found one she seized il as a cat seIzes
her kitten and made off with II. In 4
moment or two she came back and found
the other one and carried il away. | was
curious 10 see ii the young would take
hold of her rea.s again as az first and he
dragged away IN that manner but they did
hot. liz would he interesting 10 know il
they seize hold Of their mother by instinct
when danger threatens, or il they simply
retain the hold which they already have.
believe the flight OF the family always
takes place in this manner, With this spe-
cies of mouse.
The day disturbed this monse saw
srider. probably the wolf spider, Kill
Young toad When perceived he was drag
rinr the toad along over the Plowed
ground. The toad was Of course small,
". !. good deal larger than the spider.
The toad was alive, but died very soon
asrar. when the spider left him, alarmed.
no doubt. by my presence, and hid under
= ranfs. There Is spider ia Souih Amer
lea thar kills small binds. and here Is one
al home that kills small toads.
JeHx BURROUGHS.
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be held in few weeks As both animals
have winfered well and are In splendid
condition there IS every reason that a new
record will be made The team has low
cred Its record every season thus far since
the Two handsome animals were first
driven together Good judges believe that
e.I is not wholly ont of the question for
this team
Mr. Hamiin. by the way. has missed his
old time opponent in debate. that diStin-
guished gentleman who has turned his az
tentzon from raising fast horses 20 build
ing fast ships-Secretary Of the Navy
Tracy. Their rival views on the question
of Developed or undevesoped sires used to
enliyen the pages Of the best sporting pub
lications The secretary has been made an
honorary member of the reorganized Fleet
wood Park Association. his son. Frank,
still runs the Marshland farm Of $50 acres
In oswego, n ". and il Is not improbable
that when Secretary Tracy lays down the
cares of Office, he will again 90 into the
horse breeding business
A new Eastern circuit includes Pimlieo
tBaltimore). Point Bresze and Belmont
tPhiladelphIa). Fleetwood New York..
Narragansesf tProyldencel, Mystic Park
(Bostonl and Charter 0as fHarTforVie.
The purses offered are good and should al
tract speedy horses
One of the greatest evils which honest
trotting furfmen have 10 deal with is the
professional ringer" He is 20 be met
with in every section of the country where
trosfing meetings are held A ringer" Is
a fast horse entered under another name
than the one he IS known by in slow
classes, where it is an easy thing for him
to win race after race and put money in
the pocket OF his dishonest owner. OF
coarse, q ringer Is entered in races In . Sec
ton of the country where he is not known.
As rule the grand circuit is safe from the
ringer because the horses that race az
grand circsst meetings are the most promi-
Desit ones and are therefore well known.
Honest horsemen fear ringer as a snake
in the grass. because they know not when
or where be will be mel with and he Is
hard to detect
Under the rules of the National Trosfing
e8s;on' sat 4 Mrs i ls21'e ~ ga as
mariiy dealt with, when discovered he
does not disappear. More stringent meas
ures seould be taken Civil LAWS should be
passed in each state imposing = heavy
penalty upon any one CONVICTED Of ring
ing" The state Of Maine has already
taken the iniative step By the legislature
passing bin creating . lien upon dis
guised horse for entrance fees and debts
contracted on the ringing tour. Other
states should follow suit
While the laws of the state could he
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cause il IS the far West against the far East
California against Maiue-;ae most DE-
l.gnsf1l climate on the continent against
tie most sxasre-aling. so far IS the ELECTS
upon human beings are concerned Ger
talnly the friends OF Ssamo0gi are bzil6sng
hopes upon climatic conditions. buE they
should n9E forget thar while the Pine
Tree state IS TsoE very nice place 10 live
during the winter. and e2n only boast Of =
handful Of citizens free from csraTrh. 1t
has produced Nanny good horse Tor the
frotting tart with lungs and bronchial
tubes as good as II they had never known
what il was 10 breathe an atmosphere
composed Of Labrador fog and the germs
of tuberculosis.
Another interesting event for the trot-
ting turfmen viii be Mr.. Hamlin's effort
20 break the team record of 2-i5 now held
by his Belle Hallln and JESrina- The
former has record o: her own of 2.i3s<
and Jus-ina Of s.3e Mr. Harniin's first
effort 70 sc; them down below 2.i3 viii be
made at the spring meeting at Buffalo to
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"a TINS line N the honey bee Of our hivesf
ne skunks peculiar weapon Of defense is
NOT the beaver the head Of the series Of
enawer, the loon of divers. the condor of
soarsrsE Aiways one species that 20 be-
{ona any other. Look over . col
lection OF African animals and see
how high shouldered they are. how
many hints or prophesses Of the
kH1ue there are before the giraffe is
reached After nature had made the COM
mon turtle. OF course she would not stop
til she had made the box tortoise. In him
the idea - fully realized On the body of
the porcupine the quilts are detached and
stuck into the flesh of It's enemy on being
tnucned; but nature has not stopped here.
With the tail the animal strikes is ouiils
INTO its assaiiant Now If some animal
could Be found that actually threw its
quits: ~ distance of several feet, the idea
would be still further carried ont.
The rationale is not the only rattger. I
have seen the biacksnake and the harm
less little garter snake vibrase their tails
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without serious injury. Our flying SOUR
~ = IN no proper sense . flyer. On the
1Fuupd he il more helpless than q chip
nunk, because less agile. He can only
I'll q slide down > steep incline from the
- a one tree 70 the foot of another. The
NJ squirTel Il active only q night.
enee IT. large soft eyes, its soft fur and its
ntle, drinking ways. 1t Is the gentlest
sd most harmless Of our rodents. A pair
II them for two or three success
dss years had their nest behind
- blinds of an upper window of
H. hfge unoccupied country house
1er me- You could stand in the room in
de aud observe the happy family through
~ window pane against which their nest
lesssed. There on the window still lay a
~ Of large shining chestnuts, which they
veEe evidently holding against TIM of
ee1zcity, rs the pile did not diminish while
Icheerved them. The nest was composed
q cotton and wool which they filched from
I'D IN one of the chambers, and il was
ways mystery how they got into the
IAN to obtain it. There seem ed to be no
cher avenue but the chimney faue.
Ii.
There are always gradations in nature.
= IN natural life; no very abrupt depart
! ues. If you End any marked trait or gift
= species you will lind hints and sueges-
IONS Of il, as it were. preliminary studies
4 IN other allied species / am not
01nking of the law of evolution which
emds together the animal life of the globe,
nj Of kind of overflow in nature which
ofsses any marked endowment or charac-
Hznfic ota species in lessened force or COM
Eet,on 10 other surrounding species. Or
looked at from the other way q progress
ne series. the idea being more and more
] My carried OUT in each succeeding type
und Of lateral aud secondary evolution.
1sus there are progressive series among
- song birds. The brown thrasher is an
usanoe upon the catbird, and the mock
oard Is an advance upon the brown
sssner m the same direction. Each one
slsles the special gift of song or mimick-
eome stages forward. The same among
- AK, through the tit lark, shore lark
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that can ;ro. better than $50 VIII be won.
After Rochester comes Poughkeepsie, and
then the great meeting 81 Charter Oak
park. Hartford, when the big purses viii
be offered in the fastest classes
Among the many notable horses that
will be seen on the grand circuit this sea-
son viii be Margaret s. 2:lalls 1.-THE biggest
winner on the clrcuit LAST seasons, Home
stake, 2:Isss: Leopard Rose. 2:i5ss; Mock
ing Bird. a:I6s.; Pixley, 2.fs; Rosaline
Wilkes. a:lsss. Mamhrino Maid, s.i7,4 /;
McDoes, 2.i5ss. Farmaeo. 2;Isas4; Keno r.,
III: Walter T., 2.is; Alfred 3. ssi61s.
Simmocolon, s.Ia; Steyie, 40: Nancy
Hanks. as14,s: Miss Alice, s;lsss; ST.
Elmo, s.lsa4. Maggie r.. s.Is; Alvin,
2.ssss. and host Of Others with records
well under 80
The only one Of the great campsisneEs
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ar Hartford. August =. lss9, and Stamhoni
with 2.i2l8, made 81 Napa. Cal, Nosem-
Der 10, iSsSa.
Nelson gradually reduced has record csar-
Ing fsan until ocfober u, when 81 Cam
bridge city, Ind, he got il down 70 3-le74s.
Star.hossl also made numerous attempts
during the summer and fall. and finally ~
stockton. Cal, November -, he reached a
mark OF I'll II Was generally thought
that the Western horse wonid beat me rec
ord. and IL Is eiaimed thar be would have
done 50 hasi not the luck been against him.
He had lad weather almost every time he
made an attempt. and this IS worth con-
sssexsng when il Is remembered thai Nell
sons title 10 be king was won ay only
Quarter Of secoaE. Sill thai difference
would show up IN race for = horse OF Nei-
son 5 cias. goex ten feet In that little frsr~
tsun of time. The ehznces are good thai
both viii lower their records
The contest is especially interesting BE-
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when disturbed in precisely the same man.
ner. The blacksnake's tail wan in contact
with dry leaf and it gave forth loud
cumming sound, which az once put me on
tho alert.
A Western correspondent writes me that
she once put looking-glass down on the
floor in front of the canary birds cage
The poor canary had not had any commu-
MON With its own kind for years. He
used often to watch the sparro ws-the lit
tie plebeians-from his aristocratic ciIded
palace ] opened his cage and he walked
up to the iookinggiass and it was not long
before he made up his mind. He collected
dead leaves, twigs, bits of paper and all
sorts OF stray bits, and began q nest right
on Several days after N his lonely cage
he would take bits of straw and arrange
them when they were given him.
thought what different emotions this
birds rejected image awoke in its little
breast from those aroused in male blue
bird last summer that so disturbed the sleep
Of my hired man IN the early morning. The
bind with its mate had nest in q box near
by the house. and after the manner of the
blue birds was very inquisitive and saucy
about windows. One morning it CHANGED to
discover its reflected image in the windows
OF the hired mans room. The shade. of
some dark stuff, was down on the inside.
which aided in making kind of looking
began an assault upon his supposed rival
In the window and made such Gathering
that there was no more sleep inside that
room Morning after morning the bird
kept this up till the tired plowman COM
plained bitterly and declared his intention
70 kali the bird. In an uniucky moment
suggested that he leave the shade up and
= ~ 40 nd I,
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~ sne browning triumph of the sky
Sh;sh ne nightingale also finishes a series
hr,rsssas ssfts With the hedge warbler, and
asr,ess Ine robin red breast. oar ground
q ns.s. soags probably reach their high
M assction IN the song Of the fox spar,
50 eaf hnehes in iha. OF the parple
1elas sssne Thing may be observed in other
~ :. ne .des of the living fish. the fish
&eot = ~ Ire water and takes for mo
I'D itself Till We res se he ~ Nal, ws,L, ~.
4 - g.. sssepscal America, or the free-clirlb-
t1a,;sa. o. india. From the protective
~ s. O. certain insects. animals and
GeSs..i; IS sep Is not tar 10 actual mirnicry
{ 1d1nusE.. special forms and colors. The
49, 49, hnd in Java spider that ex-
upon leaf the form and
BIRD drorpings. How many
~ ~ money gathering bees did nature
9 she achieved her masterpiece
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-03
A NOVEL SUIT.
Two Women Fail to Agree on Some
Points of Live Stock

Emma L. Crosby and Sevilla G. Gray
have novel suit over venture they
entered into for starting a farm stocked
with cows, sows and hens. Emma L.
Crosby had life interest in eighty
acres of land, land placed Seyilla G. Gray
omit to raise calves, pigs and spring
chickens, so that the revenue derived
therefrom might support her as we'll as
her tenant. The Gray woman was to
bear the expense of caring for the live
stock and birds, and to divide the profits
from the safe of milk, butter, eggs, ETC.,
with Emma l.. Crosby. The latter has
begun an action against Mrs. Gray. al
leging that she has not faithfully ac-
counted for the products. The court is
asked to declare dissolution of the
partnership, and ID appoint receiver
of the property, as well as to enjoin Mrs.
Gray from further Interfering with the
property.
Mrs. Gray filed an answer in which
she claims that she is damaged 81, $50
by the plaintiffs failure to comply with
the terms of the agreement. That in
place of Mrs. Crosby furnishing twenty
fresh cows, as per agreement, she only
furnished tell, and while she agreed to
furnish twenty brood sows on May 1st
she only delivered nine sowS on time
and eleven on Aug. 8. Instead of de-
livering seyenty-hve hens and five
ROSTERS, she delivered only sixty-tour
hens and BOOSTERS altogether, and these
were in poor health and condition.
Various other acts of negligence are
charged, such as to furnishing imple-
ments and allowing other cattle on the
portion of the farm set off to Mrs Gray.
Upon hearing of an order to show
cause why receiver should not be APP
pointed and for a dissolution of the
partnership, Judge Egan denied the APP
pllcation and discharged the order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-03
ALL REPUBLICS.
Preparations for a Branch League
in Minnesota.

-
in Minnesota.
a meeting of the members of the pan
republic congress general committee
for the state of Minnesota was held
Thursday evening at the Hotel Ryan.
Hon. John Day Smith, of Minneapolis,
acted as chairman, and Prof. Phelps. of
st. Paul, as secretary. The meeting
was called for the purpose of designat-
ing two delegates to attend the meeting
of the general committee, to be held at
Independence hall. Philadelphia, Oct.
II. II and Is. Archbishop Ireland and
Hon. John Day Smith were unani-
mously selected as such delegates. The
members of the committee present,
after informal discussion, agreed
that it would be advisable to hold
another meeting during the early
part of November for the pur-
pose of increasing the membership
for the Northwest, and of formulating
such plans as will secure good
attendance at the congress to be held
during the year 1893, concidently with
the Worlds Colombian exposition in
Chicago. The time and place of said
meeting will be decided upon hereafter.
Prof. Phelps was designated to act as
secretary in the meantime.
The meeting at Philadelphia promises
to be one of great interest. Elaborate
preparations are being made to render
it as impressive as its objects seem to
warrant. EX-President Hayes has been
invited to preside. Archbishop Ireland,
of st. Paul. will deliver an address, as
will also Bishop Philips Brooks. Poems
will be read by John Greenleaf Whit,
tier, Walt Whitman and E. G. Stedman.
An address is also expected from Col.
Robert q. IngerSoll, of New York. A
general public meeting will occur at the
Academy of Music, and addresses by
prominent men of the various states,
representing all sections, nationalities
and training will be made.
A human freedom league will be Or
gained for the purpose of general ag-
greSSiVe movement in behalf of free in
Stitutions throughout the world. The
affair will terminate OH the evening of
the 18th of October with banquet. At
the meeting to be held in st. Paul in
November invitations will De extended
to many prominent citizens of the state
and an effort made to organize branch
of the league in this section of the coun-
try. Further particulars of the move
ment in the Northwest will be made
public hereafter. Among the members
of the general committee resident in
Minnesota are Archbishop Ireland, Hon.
John Lind, Judge Albert Edgerton,
Hon. John Day Smith, Profs. Winchell
and Tousley and Hon. f. E. Searle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-03
Culture Deliveries" Not De-
livered Are Construed as
Gambling.
A Decision That Will Knock
Out Boards and Bucket
Shops.
A Meeting of the States
Prison Board Of Man. u
ayers. -
Purchase Of a New Plant for
Manufaet uring Binding
Irvine. e.

A case was decided yesterday by JUS
tice Vanderburgh in the supreme court
that deals with a much-mooted .ques-i
ton. 1t is related that Oscar Mohr
and others brought suit in the court be-
low against Anton Miesen to recover
money paid for the latter's use in the
purchase and sale of grain. The an
SWer stated that the purchases and sales
referred to were not actual or verltable
purchases and sales of grains, but were
merely colorado and s'were gambling
transactions. whereby the plaintiffs, in
form, undertook to buy and sell on the
Chicago or Milwaukee boards of trade,
ostensibly for future deliveries, but
without intentions or expectations on
the part of the plaintiffs or defendants
that the same would be actually Ieliy-
cred, large quantities of wheat and bar
ley, with the expectation and intention
on the part of both plaintiffs and de-
fendant or wagering on the market
prices. and that the amounts that the
defendant would win or lose would de-
pend upon the market quotations."
The plaintiffs were members of the
Milwaukee chamber of commerce, and
were commission brokers, while de-
PENDANT Miesen was st. Paul saloon
keeper. On Nov. IL, 1886, Miesen tele-
graphed Mohr to sell 10000 bushels of
May wheat. This order was executed
the following day. On Feb. 10 Miesen
directed Mohr to buy 10000 bushels of
May wheat, and this order was likewise
executed. These two transactions were
adjusted according to specific market
prices, and statement was sent to
Miesen. The records show that Mohr
also had many deals of the kind with
Wiesen in 1887. Some deals were closed
with profit and some with loss. The
losses were charged up TO Miesen. and
it is related that between November 1856,
and January 1887, MOhr paid in margins
for Miesen, on falling market, 81, 462.50,
and Mohr still claims balance, upon
which ground suit was brought.
Upon a hearing i'll the court below
MOhr was given verdict, and the de-
PENDANT moved for new trial, which
was denied. From this order the de-
PENDANT appealed to the supreme court.
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done with reference to condemnation
yesterday, and they will meet again
next Thursday at the same place.
They will then determine whether il
will be necessary to visit the lands
for the purpose of fixing the value. The
federal government contempIates the
construction of a series of dams along
the upper Mississippi river and its trib-
utaries, so as to provide reservoirs for
storage of water in freshet times with
view of lessening the dangers from
floods on the lower river. This commits
sion Is charged with the duty of assess
ing the value of lands around Sandy
lake which may be flooded by the cree
ton of dam for reservoir purposes.
The lands are principally railroad lands,
and these gentlemen think it probable
that it will not be necessary to go upon
the grounds at present. but can take
evidence as to their value at the Office
in st. Paul.
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The Joint Commission Stops the
Court House Chimes.

The Joint Commission Stops the
Court House Chimes.
The joint court house and city hall
committee yesterday ordered the Gus
todian to stop the winding of the chimes
of the clock and to see that it hereafter
only strikes the hour. This action was
taken upon motion made by Aid. Gull
len, who said that strangers stopping at
the Windsor, Brunswick, Clifton and
Astoria hotels complain that they can
not sleep for the noise. Aid. Van Slyke
and one or two others opposed the ac-
ton, and it seemed that the motion
would likely fail, until Aid. Cullen
stated that the people generally favored
such action. He also stated that Dr.
Day had consented to the stopping of
the chimes.
The claim of Sam Hardy for pay as
janitOr whilst absent two weeks attend
ing the Afro-American league at Knox
vile, Tenn, was rejected after some
discussion, in which Mr.. Hardy and
Custodian Egan joined.
The communication of the register of
deeds, asking the removal of brick
partition in his office, was referred to
the committee on grounds and building.
The question or SubStltu ting electric
lights for gas in the Office vaults was re-
ferred to the committee on lighting
The request of Comptroller POnthan
for additional shelving in his Office was
referred to the committee on grounds
and building.
John Dowlan was awarded the con-
tract to supply soft coal. The contract
calls for 800 tons of Youghiogheny lump
at S4.S5. and 800 tons of Streeter lump
at S2.85.
The request of Engineer Montgomery
for permission to put in 1925 pump
was referred to the committee on
grounds and buildings, with power to
act.
The monthly pay roll, aggregating
S1,42O, was ordered paid Custodian
Egan reported the sale of brass and old
iron for 1922. A number of small bills
Mara Qrdar naid