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c. I. A. UNION
Delegates From the Archdiocese of
st. Paul Will Convene at Still


water. ss H
James J. Regain, secretary Of thu, Cath.
Ollie Total Abstinence Union Of the Arch
diocese Of st. Paul, has issued an official
bulletin in which he says:
With the advice and consent Of the Still.
water societies, June 18th and 10th has
been set as the date for holding the con-
yention, consequently the coming conven-
ton of our Union will meet in Saltwater
Tuesday and "wednesday, June 18th and
18TH. Reduced railroad rates will no
doubt be secured and the societies Of Still
water are making every effort to give e
cordial reception and q pleasant time to
all who attend. Mr.. p. 2. Burke is chair
man Of the general committee Of arrange
success. Among the ladies and gentle
men upon the committee are some whose
names have become synonyms Of hospi-
tally and generosity not only throughout
our Union but throughout the National
sUnionsas well. q. NJ II II
ediately upon receipt Of this letter
all society officers are requested to ar
range for meetings Of their societies
where the regular meeting will not sur
flee and elect delegates to the conven-
ltion, motif ring me as soon thereafter as
possible who these delegates are. Thissis
an important matter as our Union Presi-
dent usually goes over the list for the pur-
pose 81 considering committees appoint
ments some days ahead of the conTen-
ton, and societies by not electing dele
gates early and mott wing the Union seo
retary at once may IN this way lose i'm
portant committee appointments thar
they othsrwise would GET sll societys
sia one delegat ever 26
thereoks The
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The MARKETS
GRAIN MARKET
THE MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

Il IL
.-he market was very weak the first
hour of the session today July wheat
selling off 1c from yesterdays close, but
On report OF good export business in New
York the people who had sold wheat ear
" tried to buy it back and the market
advanced &c q hu from the low point
s There was nothing in the conditions to
warrant the break yesterday and today,
as any rain in the winter wheat coun-
try will do no good now. Clearances
from the Atlantic seaboard were very
small, only $4,000 bus Of wheat and -four
Closing cables were steady to a fraction
lower. Thrashing reports in the winter
wheat district are disappointing. The
recent rains were too late to help the
to thrash out from to IL bus to the acre
is only thrashing out about half. The
Price Current says that the winter
wheat returns are variable and show no
Improvement and confirmed the govern
naent estimate of a 100000, 900 crop. Al
together it was a. day of surprises and
the course of the market showed as
much strength as at any time yet Lo-
scal receipts $50 cars against 226 cars the
corresponding day last year. Some Of
the elevator people who have been sell
Ing No. / hard wheat freely at from sc
{ 10 1c over July option are inclined to
: MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
81 3sss= ,..l.5. ing. est. est. ing.
5 5s ;:::::: Il 81 II II s
sern, sassc: No. 3 northern 7Sizc. 49,
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1. al ;ls,3; !, II I. h ell.

81, 4. & s5s
othing doing
FEED AND MEAL. III
Tonna fasd - car ut lots
ss2,50@2 co. ssss6 s5 NJ 8 g
Receipts continue light and there Is a
good call for stock AT forsretai1 purposes,
but only small proportion OF arrivals
8ts ht ITO bring uotat lions. i. s,3ss Il
IS 81 81 CHICAGO
* (shicag June, 13A-Wheat showed.
great 9recuperatiVe power today. The
opening and first hour was but a. contin-
uation Of yesterdays closing weakness,
but the announcement OF export bus,
covering and the bulls helped along the
rally. TClosing continental cables were
B lower. Export clearances were very
light. Cash wheat was about Nc lower.
early but closed stronger with the fut-.
..1lres. July closed &c higher. Estirnat-.
ed receipts for tomorrow rs cars.
s Corn was weak early and averaged
firm later, the action corresponding with
that of.sMheat. Estimated receipts for:
tomorrow ITO cars. July closed &c.
higher.
OatsThe rally In wheat brought
about e. steadier feeling in oats. Esti-
mated receipts for tomorrow las cars.
July closed Nc higher.
3 Flax-Firm; cash. 80 bid; September,
S1.251s; October, $1.25. Receipts were S
cars.
Timothy was steady; prime cash, S.. SO,
nominal; September S5.10@5.20; country
lots. $A.50@5; prime clover, $3.50 nominal;
October, $500. .
Provisions were generally firm, al
though prices were a little lower during
the morning. July pork, lard and fibs
closed unchanged from yesterday.
/, 74ari+ -t,T. WHEAT -
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Peaches dississippi peaches quoted \ VI
31Th6z .haake cr4 ter. $sss
Gooseberrtes fferings are moderate and
demand fair. Quoted s'lloice b 2-qt cases ll
lBiueberri "A few Georgia berries were
received today. quoted at ss4sfors 2 --qlart
boxes. @ .3S 8E5
Pluna small supply 8 on . B hand. QUO l
Mississippi, a quarts !. 4. ]. IL
| New Veget Peas are very scarce
and not quotable. Other articles IN good
- ~ CALIFORNIA FRUITS; ;55
pnefetions fep Choice Stock II
Apricots, crate .......-............... 1.6O
Cherries white, box \. !. !. y. as
Peaches BOX 80 y. =. g
4 New Vegetable MI kinds Of vegetables
are In good supply. 9s5s "
Wax beans, blu box {, 80
String beans, blu box .............. 2 B 1.50
Green peas, bu box Observation-Disclosures. 4 90
a fspsasS; aos ao punches s@ g
Green onions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100 IL IL
spinaeh, b, box. Is 80 J,
Mint Mint . doz gas
Ssss$ss5: BENZ a.
Parsley doz ..........$ 90
Lettuce, ,dOz Observation-Disclosures r# 10
Piepiant, per loo-lb box....... :. 100
Caulidower.. per doz. .:.:..........- s55 81 200
Tomatoes, foir-lb baskets, crate. 1850
New beets, per .doz ................. 50 @6Q
Summer squash, per doz. .........5 \ 100
G Gew PCT posa '3ofsta nnl ,o iba
California onions, 100 lbs ........... 200
Southern potatoes, 100 lbs .........., 1850
Southern cabbage, large crate.... Es 3.25
Southern cabbage, small crate.... 1.5D@1. rs
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A. @. H.
Printing

We have on hand at all times the necessary books
and blanks for the Ancient Order of Hibernans and
the Daughters of Erin which sell at the following
prices:
Application Blanks (new form) per hundred 100
Due Cards, per hundred Observation-Disclosures. 100
Notice of Arrears Blanks per hundred ........ so
Sick Committee Report Blanks per hundred 49, ~
Division Quarterly Report Blanks, per hundred loo
Ode Cards. per hundred ..............1 100
Letter Heads e colors per hundred ......... $50
Letter Heads II color per hundred ........... loo
Envelopes printed with return address, per hun LOO
Financial Secretarys Register "a frstclass book 800
Recording Secretary's Book. Observation-Disclosures. ZOO
Treasurers Book Observation-Disclosures. $50
Insurance Secretary's Register [best in the United
States. $50
Secretary's Order Books Observation-Disclosures. rs
Treasurers Receipt Books. rs
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No Mo- Ashes.

There was an old colored man pushing q
whitewash cart along Brush street the
other afternoon when woman opened q
chamber window and called to him:
Hey, you! Do you want u jOb?"
What sort Of a job, mum?" he asked as
he stood at the gate.
Carrying ashes out of the cellar"
Very sorry, mum, but couldn't do
dat job. 1 used to be in de ashes bizness,
but I'ze dun quit it. If it was whitewash-
in or bcatin ca'pet, I'd be right on hand,
but doan tech ashes no mo-"
What's the matter with ashes?"
Heaps dc mattah, mum. Last job I
worked ON found three knives, five fol ks,
seben spoons, two towles an dollar in
cash in de ash heap, an what yo' dun
s'pose de jedge gimme fur it?'
II don't understand" she said.
why, a policeman took mo into cot, an
de jedge gimme three months in Jail"
HE must have thought you stole the
things"
"Sartinly, mum, sartinly, an dat's why
I say dat OWN to de suspishus occupashun
of de suspected suspishun I'ze heaharter
gwine to hold myself right down to white
washin an a'pets. detroit Free Press
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Eating. Rest and Recreation.

A physician once said, at does not SO
much matter what we eat as how we eat
it," While this is only partly true, it GER
tainly is true that most healthful food,
hurriedly eaten and Immediately followed
by work which engages the entire availa-
BILE physical and mental forces, is much
worse than a meal of poor food, or what is
usually termed indigestible food, which is
eaten leisurely and followed by an interval
of rest. While the quality and quantity
of foods have much to do with health, the
manner of eating has quite as much, if not
more, to do with keeping up the tone of
the system to natural, healthful point
All meals, but especially dinner, should
be followed by short rest. A short rest
will keep the tone of the body better dur
ing the day, and it is always best to be on
the safe side. After supper there should
be not work, but recreation. Halls Jour
nal of Health.
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The following remarkable Judgment was
delivered some years ago by magistrate
in one of the English colonies:
''Pachua is hereby charged with having
on the 18th of January followed the court
on its rising, and while said court was in
the act of mounting into it's buggy came
from behind, and Selling the courts dan
Cling leg, the other foot being on the step,
forcibly pulled back the court, frightened
the horse and nearly caused an accident
The reason alleged for this by accused is
that he wanted to hear the result of an ap-
plication of his. The practice by petition
ers of pulling the courts by the legs is one
that should be discouraged. Accused only
says he is a poor man, admitting the truth
of the complaint. He is sentenced to one
months rigorous imprisonment.
Strange to relate, the lieutenant govern
OF Of the province, on reading this SEN
tence, felt it necessary to intimate to the
magistrate that neither the sentence itself
nor the peculiar phraseology in which it
was couched was calculated to meet with
approval from minds running in legal
grOoyes.-Youth's Companion.
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CAITHNEss sUPERsTITIoNS.
Some of the Curious Methods Adopted In
Sickness and Death.

Some of the Curious Methods Adopted In
Sickness and Death.
method much in vogue at one time Of
ascertaining whether sickness would
prove fatal was to dig two holes in the
ground, one called the quick grave, the
other the dead hole. The sufferer was then
placed between the two, and the hole to-
ward which he turned indicated what
would be the outcome of his malady.
Sometimes a piece of rock was broken
over the head of person whose last
agonies were painful alike to himself and
to those who Witnessed them. 1t was be-
lieved that the heart of the sick man
would thus be broken and his release has
tened Windows and doors are always
thrown wide open in order that the depart
ing spirit may have free egress from the
house and escape from the evil ones that
hover around eager to inthrall his soul
During the interval between death and
burial hens and cats were kept carefully
shut up. A person meeting these animals
mt such juncture was doomed to blind
ness in the future. Moreover, unless a
stream divided the two houses farmers
frequently refrained from yoking their
oxen or horses before the body was "laid
under the turf of truth" Many women
preserved with the greatest reverence their
bridal attire to cover them in the coffin.
Bread and water were placed in the cham
Der of death, for during the night prior to
the burial the spirit of the departed one
came to partake of them. Stillborn chill
dren and little ones who had not been
blessed by the minister were buried be-
fore sunrise. In this way their admission
20 the land of promise was assured. Not
to observe the practice was to destine the
souls of these BARNS to wander homeless
and disconsolate.
The fate of tho suicide is lamentable.
His body cannot rest in tho kirkyard for
it would faint the souls of those who lie
therein; frequently he was buried in
lone dixie which separated two lairds' es-
tates, and passcrsby were expected to cast
pebble at the rude stone which marked
tho place. Scottish Review
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Artistic KEYS.

Keys, in our own day, have not only
lost their former beauty, but are fast los.
ing their significance as well. With the
adoption of patent oontrivances and strong
box combinations, the whole tribe OF
portable keys threatens to become as ex-
tinct as tirling pins, finder boxes and
warming pans. One Of the most curious
is that of the unfortunate Mary, queen of
Scots, which had, in addition, a rather Gu
rious history after it left the hands of its
royal owner. 1t is said to have passed into
the possession, successfully, of the late
Duke of York, nurse, physician, a
locksmith and an Edinburgh architect be-
fore its origin was known-the cipher
Marie" being very intricate, although
the thistle, Joined with the crown of
France, might have given some clew to its
possessor.-Cassell's Magazine.
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Rather Polygamous.

Frederick William II of Prussia was
first married, in 1865, during the lifetime
of his uncle, Frederick the Great, to Prin-
cess Elizabeth of Brunswick. From her
(see Carlyle's Life of Frederick the
Great, " volume &, page 379) on account of
her infdelities, though certainly not greater
than his own he was divorced in 1869.
She survived the divorce II years, not dy-
ing till 1910.
The divorce twas DONE" Carlyle tells
us, 'in a beautiful private manner; case
tried with strictly closed doors; all the
five judges under oath to carry into tho
grave whatever they came to know about
it" Within three months of this divorce
Frederick William married Princess Fred
erica Louisa of Hesse Darmstadt, who con-
tinued to be his wife till the end, "his
Lichtenau and his second wife, jewel of
women" says Carlyle, nursing him in
his last sickness" Carlyle says nothing
about marriage with another wife dur
ing the lifetime of the second.-Notes and
Queries
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TRAINING CARRIER PIGEONS.
How They Are Taught to Act as Reliable
Message Bearers.

HAOoohkb AShIGEss
De Witt G. Lockwood writes an account
Of the Carrier Pigeons of Santa Cata-
lima, " describing the rapid mail service es-
tablished between two places, in st. Mich
olas He says:
1t must bo understood, however, that in
certain pigeons, especially those known as
the Belgian variety, the homing instinct
is developed in remarkable degree, and
1t is the birds intense love of home and
the almost unyHrying certainty of their re-
turn thither after having been taken some
distance away and then released which
make them valuable as carriers.
The methods used in training pigeon
for special service are not by any means
similar, rs many persons seem to think,
to those employed in teaching dog to run
after stick, or II wl.Te spotted pony to
dance the polka. a carriers education
consists in conveying him away from
home and letting him go, when he simply
flies back to the loft where he belongs.
This sounds almost as thrilling as the
story of the cutorprising mouse that first
ran up the clock and then ran down again,
and of course it conveys no idea of the i'm
monse amount of care and patience in
volycd in the rearing and breeding of the
birds-the special cultivation of those
qualities which produce the best results
and SO on.
In training the birds for Catalina three
or four were usually placed together in
pasteboard box, perforated with holes
about the size of quarter of dollar
They were carried to a spot mile or SO
from the loft, in n direct line for the coast
and Catalina, and released. A few DAYS
later the same birds were taken a greater
distance away-say three or four miles
from homeland liberated. In this man
ner the several succeeding journeys were
gradually heightened until San Pedro, tho
seaport of Los Angeles, 22 miles distant,
was reached.
Then the pigeons were taken aboard the
steamer and set at liberty few miles out
at sea, increasing the distance upon the
four occasions that followed, until at last
the end of the route was reached and the
birds would fly, without fail, across the
sea and Over the land to their home.
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He Took Her Back.

A witty and popular London clergyman
had an unpleasant experience. One Sun
day he was going up the steps of his
church when he was asked by an old lady
(who, of course, did not know him) to help
her up the steps. With his usual good
grace he complied with her request.
On reaching the top she asked him who
was to preach.
"Thc Rev. Mr.. Jelf," replied he, that
being his own name.
80 Lori" exclaimed the old lady, "help
me down again. I'D rather listen to man
sharpenin saw. Please help me down
again; don't care to go in"
AT first he was inclined to refuse, but
then he gently helped her down again, re-
marking, as he reached the bottom, 81
would not go in either if was not paid
for it. "-London Tit-Bits.
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WINE DRINKERS MAXIMS.
Sayings of Our Elders and a Contribution
From Theodore Roosevelt

From Theodore Roosevelt.
Jocose remarks, friendly toasts and
CHEEKY greetings rather than profound phil
osophical truths are to be sought usually
among those who continuously find solace
in wine drinking. But there is some liter
aturo of wine proverbs, so called, in which
there is an admiXture of wit and sagacity
"A cellar without wine, home without
woman and purse without money are
three deadly plaques, is one of the oldest
and best known of the wine proverbs.
"Red wine poisons OYSTERS" is another.
"Wine is turncoat-hrst friend, then
an enemy" is a third. Burgundy" it
is an old saying, "is the wine of princes,
Sillery of mobiles, claret of the gentle born
and beer of the common people," 1t seems
to be fair inference that those who have
gone to the trouble Of compiling in vari-
Gus works the apothegms of wine drinkers
have chosen them as a good cultiyator
chooses the best grapes, with much care
and when the authors of such remarks
were not drinking. Champagne, " it is "a
wine drinkers saying, lis like criticism
nothing more execrable if bad, nothing
more excellent if good" Glove" SAYS an
other, 'stole its purple light from the
wine cup" Here is another, 1.-THE bottle
is of the aristocracy, treated like gentle
man." Drink your eAemy's wine. It's
as good as your friends" is an inhospita-
bic but not unphilosophic saying, and,
remember" says another, "olives and
wine tell what a man is"
One recent saying of wine drinker does
not find place in the collected maxims
heretofore published, but later it may.
Theodore Roosevelt police commissioner,
declared at dinner few years ago,
There is not one idea in keg of beer"
New York Sun.
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Theatrical Contracts.

A oarelessly worded theatrical contract
often means heavy loss. For instance,
Florence st. John was engaged by II. j.
Leslie for the opera Dorothy" Unfortu-
nately shew taken i'll and was actually
never able to play in the piece at all
Nevertheless the manager was compelled
by the wording of the contract to pay her
EGO week for nearly ~ months. So rig
idly is the letter of the agreement adhered
to that an actor engaged for the Globe
will refuse to play at the Gaiety, and an
actress whose contract is worded "comio
opera" will decline her part if the piece
should afterward be entitled burlesque
Their salaries, however, have to be paid
while they ara doing nothing, just as if
they were earning them.-London Letter.
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MUSHROOMS.
They Do Not COISe Up All at Once. Nor
Do They Grow Forever.

Mushrooms do not come up all at once,
nor do they grow forever If the spawn is
good and lAlnted early in September,
from four 10 five, and sometimes six,
weeks will expire before the first crop of
mushrooms makes it's appearance.
The first crop will flow for two or three
weeks; then the mushrooms will thin out,
and IA slight dressing of fresh loan, about
half an inch in depth, should be spread
over the bed. When this coating has been
beaten down with n spade, the soil should
be gently mOistened with tepid water, and
in day or two second crop Of mush-
rooms-often better than the flrst-can be
gathered. The secondCrop Of mushrooms
may last for three or four weeks, and
about the latter part of December the
spawn will be found to have exhausted it.
self, and fresh manure, fresh spawn and
fresh loan must be procured for the forma-
tion of new beds if another crop of mush-
rooms is desired
10 grow mushrooms successfully great
care must be taken to obtain fresh spawn,
which can be bought in all the horticul-
tural stores. But if the Cultivator wishes
to make his own spawn, he can do so by
following these directions Take equal
portions OF horse droppings, COW dung and
fresh loan and mix the whole thoroughly
together, as you would make mortar.
Then form the matter into cakes about the
size of large brick. Place these bricks
on edge under cover until they become
half dry, then insert into each brick q
piece of spawn half an inch or so square,
and let the bricks remain until they are
quite dry. Then spread about eight inches
of horse dung over the floor of the shed,
on which build the bricks in pile, keep
ing the side in which the spawn has been
put uppermOst Then cover the pile of
bricks over with sufficient stable manure
so as to give gentle heat not exceeding
100 degrees, through the whole. In two or
three weeks the spawn will have spread it.
self through the whole mass of each brick
and will be ready to plant at any time
during the winter.-New York Times.
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A New York Scene.

That he who runs may read is especially
true Of those who travel ON the trains of
the elevated roads. The other day, Just
before the Bleecker street station was
reached, glance in at window of tene-
ment near there showed a scene that has
haunted its witness since. In what was
probably the one room of family, for
bed, stove and washtubs occupied almost
all of the space, sat woman with a baby,
perhaps year old, in her lap. And such
a baby! Thin, weazen, old before its time
and evidently dying, for each painting
breath was struggle. Over mother and
child bent middle aged man, undoubted-
ly the doctor, with his finger at the baby's
wrist. One glance told the story. The
fast grazing face of the child, the agon-
lied look of the mother, the Doctors pity
ing expression, all were photographed in a
second Of time from the window Of that
elevated car, with distinctness that will
not soon fade.-New York Times.