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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
DISPOSITION OF STOCKS.
ON THE MARKET


M Anderson, ,Mayville, N. D., cattle:
George Lee Medford, hogs; F. Schneider
& Son. Alma. Wis, hogs; George schno-
81 Eo eU Ap Gai'i s ana hlegiR
l,S00; market steady; fair to fancy native
steers. 81 60@5.75; stockers and feeders,
s.; 1904 rs; cows and heifers, $2@4.5O Hogs
light So. 70@3. so; packers,$ So. 1908. IS; butch
ers, So. S5@3 .e21a. Sheep-R Receipts, 500;
market strong; native muttons, $3.50;
lambs, S4@5. 10.
Receipts, 5000; market steady to strong;
native steers, S.. 50@5. IS; Texas steers,
U.s. 6oga s. Texas COWS. $2:s3a4.25; nause
feeders, S. 1905. IS; bulls, sS.5oal.5o Hogs s
receipts, 5000; market opened firm,
closing about steady; bulk Of sales, IS IS
O.. 6oa; heavy, s. 609s .77!k; packers. 3.55
Workers. So. 55@3. 62A; pigs, 50. 1908 80
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; steady; lambs, 81. 75
al, 50; muttons, s3@5.
cs s0uTa sdo oMAHA 5 Apgil
beef steers 81 20@5 30; Westerns, So 600
ESQ; cows and heifers, So. 5o@4 rs; Gamers
~ 6o@3 49, stoekers and feeders, So 500
s2.5o@4 Hogs-Receipts $500; market
shade higher; heavy, 50 .65Q3. TO- bulk of
sales sale So; 621z@3.:729a. sheep-Receipts, s.
zoo; market steady; yearlings, 4.5o@5 25
$3@4.2 lambs. 81 5o65. Is. -
SIOUX CITY, TO-. April s-Cattle-Re-
Gel coedipts. 5000; Saturday, 1907; shipments,
lower; sales, 2 cows, av 10l0 lbs, 81; 3
cows, av $50 lbs $3.50: SO stock heifers,
av 406 lbs, IS; 81 stock heifers, av 544
lbs, $40; bulls, av 1920 lbs, S. 10; bulls,
av 905 lbs, So; 2 bulls. av $40 lbs, $3.50: s
stockers, av $50 lbs, 81; Is stockers, av
790 lbs, $40; 10 calves, av 375 lbs, $780,
GIG lbs, 81. so. Hogs-Receipts, 500; Satur-
day, 1,527; shipments, 81; market weak,
selling at $3.55@3.65; bulk of sales, $3.50
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.

WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
street, National German-American Bank
building, st. Paul: Strong, Sturgis & Co
wire US: This market has been mainly
active for industrials today, and railroad
shares have received but little attention.
We may briefly dismiss the consideration
of them therefore Hby saying that Metro
politan Traction is-quiet and has no new
feature, with rather. a pressure to SELL
pending the proceedings of the legis-
lature. Matters there have strong ele-
ment of uncertainty just at present. We
know that the story Of combination
freely quoted today, is baseless and that
no interchange OF passengers or a rental
Of electrical pewerlis contemplated. Man
to be due to short covering by outsiders
and buying by insiders, looking to the
supposed infringement under der, electrical
demand dem plainly Induced by Ma
tional Steel, in which the buying has
been Of the best. we look to see it go
much higher. Steel and Wire took a
alize as did Federal Steel. We regard
all these steel stocks as good; but we are
most bullish on National Steel. There
Of the list, and Tin Plate, is good, but
more slow. We look for a steady ra-
tional rise in Smelter shares from now
un TR ts pTsferrs gfas f
ton, April 3LToday's statement of the
condition Of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balances, $2S5,o52, $40; gold re-
serve $245. 564 1882
I CHICAGO; pril '3AOwing to light re-
ceiptss last week buyers of cattle today
were prepared isto take hold freely and
trade showed a. decided Improvement
from the start, prices ruling largely Zoe
higher Fancy cattle brought IS. 7015. 80;
choice steers, IS 35@5. IS; medium steers,
81. 7o@4se5; beef steers, $40. G5;s stockers
and feeders, S.. 556D4. SIS; bulls, 81. 1904 so;
cows and heifers, So. 1905. rs; Western fed
steers, 81. 20@5. So Texas steers. 81 300 10:
calves, $407. There was an active local
and shipping demand for hogs, but prices
ruled a shade lower, sales being largely
at So. 1898 SO; fair to choice grades, IS so
@3.921s heavy packing lots So 60@3. tn;
mixed, s.. $500. see11A butchers. s.. 65@3. S71s
light IS 65@3 S211sa;;e pigs. SO .s0@s. 20. Trade
in sheep was active at steady prices, but
lambs comprised the great bulk of Of
ferings and sold on an average 5@10c
lower. Fair to prime sheep brought 81 .25
as 05; exporters. 81 .75D5. 05; yearlings, 81. 65
as. 15 lambs. s5@5. 80. Receipts-Cattle,
1850; hogs, 10000; sheep, $4,000.
BANK CLEARINGS
st. Paul-s92S, TAI. So
Minneapolis 81. 729,S12
Chicago-$23 III, 1923.
New York-$131 PSI sos.
Boston-$24, 5S2, 224.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Ch Chicago. Anril a
The f1axsed market was weak for no
valid reason. other than sympathy with
other markets. The position Of fax is
prices for the near futures. Cash fiax at
Sl.23A and May at $1.221s Minneapolis
f1axseed quoted at s1.1S per Blu.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, April
3:-Butter-Receipts, 8,216 pkgs; steady
Western creamery, 17@211ac; Elgins,
2kc; factory, 12@1414c. Eggs-Receipts,
APP cases: steady; Western, 13c; South
ern, 12A@121ac.
Chicago, April 3-Butter firm; cream
cries, 14@2o1Ac diaries, 1114@1Sc. Eggs
steady; fresh, 11a4c.
Elgin, ILL.,, April 3.-Butter steady at
201ac. All offerings, 135 tubs, sold
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
ST. PAUL.

Quotations on grain, hay, feed, etc,
furnished by Jameson & Hevener grain
and seed merchants:
WHEAT-No. 1 northern, 71@72c No. 2
31@s2c; No. 8, 27@2S1sc-BARLEY AND
RYE-Sample barley, 35@4oc: rye market
strong, 50d5lc for No. @SEEDS-Flax,
81 lS@l 20; timothy seed, 85c@$1. 10; clover,
q3.9: straight, 50. 4o@3. go; rye, 81. 60@S 80.
GROUND FEED-S13G113 50.-COARSE
s12@12. 3d. BRAN-Bulk,
SIG 50@11 SHORTS-$10. 50@E, - HAY
No. upland. $6.5017; other grades So so
as; No. l tomthy. S7G7. STRAW
Rye, s.. 50@4; oat 5000 So
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Cash QUOTATIONS were as follows: Flour
Moderate demand and steady. Wheat
No. . spring, 6912Gp711ac; No. spring 65Go
low, 34a4c: No. 2. 341ac. Oats-No 2, 270
2714c: No. white. 3003o1ac; No 8 white,
2S%G2994c. Rye-No. 2. soc. Barley-No.
s1.24 Timothy Seed-Pr1me, S2S5. Glover
Seed-Contract grade, S565. Mess Pork
Per Dbl, s9dI9.05. Lard-Per 100 lbs So 200
5. 2213 Ribs-Short sides Noose), Si50604. 90
Shoulders-Dry sailed (boXed), 42Am41ac
Sides-Short clear Cboxed), 1906 05
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per
gal, Sl.26 Receipts-Flour. $1,000 bbls !;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats 231-
900 hu: rye. 5000 bu: barley, $4,000 bu
Shipments-Flour, q. 900 bbls: wheat. &c.
600 bu: corn, 81 600 bu: oats, 1872, 600 bu
rye, 1000 bu; barley 5000 bu On the
produce exchange today the butter mar
ket was firm: creameries, 1462O5hc;
diaries. 11la@1Sc. EggsSteady: fresh,
13a4c. Cheese-Firm: creams. 10A@121ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
Ftxe-YearrOld Nimrod.

Probably the youngest as we'll as most
successful hunter In the state is Master
Graham Wright. sthe f1ve-year-old son of
Hon and Mrs. tSeaborn Wright. This
of the finest kindEand has owned for two
wears a No Is boys shotgun of special
make. He ssaneexceptionaliy fine shot
and during the cod snap kept the family
robins. He is a good wing shot and can
kill a partridge with ease. Mr.. Wright
has four sons and all of them are fine
shots and ardent sportsmen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
A Coincidence.

A curious chain of circumstances is re-
called by the action of Gov. Poyntet, Of
Nebraska. In appointing ex-senator Al
len to a vacant district judgeship. In 1891
he was elected to that position for four
years, but resigned in 1898 when chosen
senator. The Republican governor ap-
pointed a man of his own political faith
to fill the unexpired term, but IN 1895 John
s. Robinson, Aliens law partner, was
elected for the fun term Last fall Rob-
inson was elected to congress and re-
signed his Budgeship few days after, and
now A1eA resumes the place he gave up
six years ago
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
Ven. Ru,nou. to the Complexion.

Wells do more to ruin the complexion
than any other thing. The skin needs
ing interferes with the circulation and
healthy action of the pores. 1t heats
the face and keeps it covered with an
and dirt and gets into the pores. When
the feoes il left exposed to the air the
dust tFIibfown of, the skin Is kept dry
!ation of the blood and gives color TO
the cheeks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
SNAKE STORY.
How a Young Lady Bitten by a Cob
ra Was Brought Back to Life.

London Globe.
American inventors of snake stories
must look to their laurels. The educated
Bengal has entered into competition,
and. judging from the sample given In
good faith by a native paper at Calcutta,
he will be hard to beat. Some time back
the lovely daughter of a wealthy zemtn-
dar was bitten by cobra and died in the
course of few hours. AS her remains
were being conveyed to the Ganges for
sculpture passing patriarch Of reverend
mien proposed that he should be allowed
to experiment with resuscitation. AS he
bore high reputation as a professor iof
occult science. the sorrowing relatively
readily consented. The sage then OBJ
tanned three cowries, and, after praying
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
Dogs In Cleveland.

/. In Cleveland O., while dogs were being
shot and drowned several years ago, by
order of the authorities, a prominent
business man took the matter into the
courts. on the ground that dog was
property, the same as a horse OF a cow.
He won the test case; and now it Is
illegal to kill dog there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

RECEIPTS-Wheat, 0S1 cars, ,760 blu +;
corn, 1870 bu; oats, 81. ITO bu: barley. g.,
ESQ blu; rye, 2,16o bu; flax. IA, 440 bu; fuel
oil, Isl, 229 lbs; flour. 1,244 bbls; millstuffs
q tons; hay, IA tons; fruit los, 1872 lbs;
barrel stock. II cars; machinery, ga, 535
lbs; coal, 1897 tons; wood, 504 cords brick
10000; lime, car; cement. 200 bbls, pig
IRON, Is cars; ties, ! car; stone and mar
bic, l car; live stock, 3 cars; salt l car;
dressed meats, 1880 lbs; railroad ma
1,435
barley, LILO bu; flax 5, $50 bu; flour. So. 142
bbis; millstuffs, 1,745 tons; fruit. IS, 500
lbs; merchandise, 2.79S. $50 lbs: lumber, 1872
cars; barrel stock, L car; machinery,
6Si; 35o lbs; coal, 20 tons; household goods
4SU0O lbs; ties. Is cars; live stock, cars
OIL cake, 136. 500 lbs; hides. pelts, etc, 10,
800 lbs: railroad materials, cars; sun
dries, Is cars; car lots, $685.
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WHEAT AGAIN LOWER
NAV WAS DECIDEDLY STRONG AT
THE OPENING, But EAsED
OFF AT CLOSE
LONGS L1oU1DATED EARLY

Prospective MiIder Weather Had
May Showed Decline of Five
Eighths to Three-FOurths of a
Cent-Henvy Receipts Encour-
aged SeIIing-Onts Were Lower.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 3-Wheat open
ed strong, but grew weaker. - May
Wheat opened at 7lAc against 7o111@7Ossc
tirmed up to II 1-16c and gradually drop,
ped to I0lsc, recovering &c by noon
July wheat opened at !21ac. against 17sc
to 721ac. Sold ct 717sc, frmed up to nc
and dropped to 71l4c by noon.--The cash
wheat market was little slow with the
premium over the May fol-. No: north
ern wiped out. This was due largely to
the large receipts, much of which went to
apply on sales.=May wheat closed at
697sc and July at &c,
Wheat ing. est. est. Mon Sat.
5 MY S. 81 IS S|s s. s.;
ON TRACKING; hard, 7ossc; No. I
northern, ssssc; No. 2 northern, 6Slac;
April oats 27Ac; April corn. 3o,sc; fax
Curb on May wheat =. 6a7s
Puts on May wheat :. $500. . $3.50 6eiS
Calls on May wheat -. -: 7o3s9S7015
FLoUR-The flour market is strong e
but not active. As far as we can under
stand, the flour man, he would rather be
active at a loss than be quiet at a profit.
Activity is his motto.
First patents -. ............S3 A519 AZ
second patents ................. 25613 As
First clears -. ........ .65Gl2 *
Second clears -. ....... 75Sil m
sacks. 9s and 40 lbs:
Rye -four, per Dbl, pure 81 OK
Rye -four, per Dbl. xxx .........2 &
Rye flour. per Dbl, standard n
Graham -four, per Dbl . 4 IN
Buckwheat, per Dbl ( on
In wood, zoe extra is charged.
BRAN, SHORTS AND COARSE
GRAINS.
Bran in bulk -. .. $40 a,S11o IN
s H;Sri;nJ in b, bulk b,, 10 2s@lo So
Red dog, 140-lb sacks -. p oSGi2- S SO
Feed in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton adIitiono
al: in 106-lb sacks, $3.50 Good demand
for bran. Large sale made for ronnd lots
of niddlings for export
CORN-No. yellow. 32c: No a,n@
BIC; No. 4, 31c.-OATS-No 3soafs, ia.
@28c; No. white, 27sIc.-BART,EY's,.NN n -
4 sold at 38c.-F'EED-Trade is excellent
Demand for all goods seems to he In
creasing. ~
Coarse corn meal and cracked
corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks
extra, to jobbers only $40 2s6I1o IN
No. ! ground feed, 2-3 corn. Ia ~
oats, S0-lb sacks, sacks extra. IL 25611o sa
No. 2 ground feed, II corn. II ~
oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra. IA 25S114 IN
No. 8 ground feed, 2-3 oats, -
75-lb sacks, sacks extra - Is 25615 IN
SOME SAMPLE SALES.
No northern, POI cars .--<-.:.-7l !.
No i northern, cars -. y. :.
No. northern, cars :. ~ =. :. - n u
No. j northern. 600 bu, to- arrive! -. II
No. l northern. cars z.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
british Lord Chancellor.

The lord chancellor of England is never
allowed under amy Circumstances to
voyage, however short the passage He
is supposed to have the great seal in
his immediate keeping day and night, in
all circumstances, and Its safety Is not
to be risked
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04

Total sales, 1,272 100.
American Matt preferred, :ex-dividend,
" per cent; consolidated Ice, ex-dfvi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
No j northern, S cars ................... 7Ossl
No. northern, is cars, choice. .........1 ~
No. l northern, Pears, to go out. .71%
No. northern, 800 blu, to arrive. ..7ols
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
INSPECTION.


oTHER GRA1SsSo1TSo scor 20 70. NJ 3
corn, 1; No. oats, q; no grade oats, 1;
No. 2 rye. 2; No. 8 rye, L.. No 1 fax, IL
rejected flax 8; no grade flax
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
SOME SAMPLE SALES

No. l northern, 261 cars 60. go: III :.
No n northe ears ~
No. northern, 800 bu, to- arrive e. -. II
No. northern. cars ..s. ~ . xt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
BANK CLEARINGS

st. Paul-sa2S, 7A SO.
Minneapolis-$1. 729, S12
Chicago-s23, III, 1923.
New York-$131, 231, sos.
Roston-S24, $50, 224.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04

Cattle-The demand was active for
good cattle of all kinds, and the light
run was soon picked over. Good stockers
and feeders are in demand. several new
buyers being on the market. and the
prospects are good for an active trade
this week. Representative sales:
Stockers and Feeders
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-03-11
NO MORE s1xTEEN-1NcH GUNS.
First and Probably the Last Tor
Uncle Sam Will Be Tested
This Year,

The first and probably the last mon
ster gun to be built in this country is
nearing completion at Watervliet ar
senal, and if nothing goes amiss may be
submitted to its firing tests in the fall.
The finished gun will be five feetin out
side diameter at the breech and two
feet three inches at the muzzle. Its
total length will be few inches under
so feet. The powder chamber will be
10 inches in diameter by nine feet in
length, and will hold for full charge
over half ton of brown powder. The
projectile will weigh 1870 pounds. It
will leave the muzzle with velocity Of
1000 feet per second, and at this veloci-
ty the flying mass will have striking
energy Of 64,os4 foot-tons, OF sufficient
to lift "a of the biggest freight locomo-
tives ten feet in the air. At the muzzle
the shell would punch 1e-inch hole
through an iron plate over yard in
thickness, and at two miles distance It
would pass through 27A-inch plate.
Notwithstanding its great power, I'm
Gle Sam will probably never build an
other. for, while the superiority Of this
kind of gun was incontestible eight or
ten years ago, it does not compare in
efficiency with ordnance of the modern
type. For a given appropriation Uncle
Sam can, by building 12-inch guns, Sc
cure over twice as many guns of much
greater penetration and efficiency.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-03-11
A COPPER FIND.
Ammensely Rich Ledge Of the Ore Lo-
Gated In the Grand Canyon Of
the Colorado. -.

A special from Williams, A. T., says,
Down in the deepest depth of the Grand
canyon of the Colorado is a copper
ledge, tits said, such as has never been
worked by mortal. 1t has been seen by
many prospectors and explorers, and
rock from it has been secured by en-
ploying Indians to swim the Colorado
at favorable times and scale the oppo-
site precipice. The ore is bare, abound
Ing in sulphur and gives 20 per cent.
copper-not an unusual percentage.
But the ledge is an enormous one, more
than 100 feet in width. tits exposed in
vertical depth for fully 600 feet.
The ledge lies Immediately on tho
northern side of the river, almost due
north OF Ash Fork. The fact that it
lies nearly 5000 feet down in the earth
and across raging torrent, under
precipice, is sufficient reason why it has
not been worked. Immense capital is
necessary to work it, and the CANYONS
water power must be harnessed. This
capital, it is said, has now been found.
An association of New York men is
prepared to work the mine whatever
the initial cost may be. skilled pros
Pector lately returned from the Klon-
dixie has left Chicago with a party Of
men prepared to "locate" the great
ledge,
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OLD STONE TABLET FOUND.
Relic Bears Date of 1900 ara 1rc..
uine Will Prove of Great
Historic Interest,

According to the Runic characters ON
stone tablet found in Minnesota
swamp, adventurous Norsemen pene-
trated the American continent as far as
Minnesota 100 years before Columbus
planted the banner of CASTLE on the
shore of San Salvador.
1t Is likely that the tablet with this
hisbory-making inscription will soon
become the property Of Northwestern
university at Evanston, Ill. Prof.
George Curme, of the German depart
ment of the college, has secured COPY
Of the inscription, and is impressed
with the idea that it is a genuine his
terical treasure. =
The stone was found by Norwegian
!aborers near Kensington. Mimi, and
bears the date 1862. Historians who
have heard of the strange writings on
the tablet are intensely interested in
the outcome of the present investiga-
ton.
DR.. Henry Wade Rogers, president of
the university, said to-day that the au-
thenticity of the inscription had not
been proved, but that it would be fully
determined in time. If the relic proves
to be genuine it will doubtless become
the property of the university,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-03-11
TO MANILA IN AN OPEN BOAT.
Capt. Adolph Freitsch Proposes to
Make the 7,OOO-Mile voy-
age Alone,

Capt. Adolph Frietsch is in Chicago
to arrange for novel trip to Manila.
He proposes to cover the 1000 miles
alone in an open sailboat. Capt.
Frietsch is navigator from Milwau-
kee. In 1894 he crossed the Atlantic
in "a days and three hours, making the
5000 miles from Sandy Hook to Teer-
eght light alone in the schooner Nina.
which was 40 feet on the water line.
Il propose now to go across the Pa
cific alone in a smaller boat" said
Capt. Frietsch. II am ready to start.
] will agree to go from any point on the
coast of California to the Philippines
in SO days. 1t is in round mum bers Z, 900
miles. I will 60 to San Francisco and
make the boat in "a days, aud get to
Honolulu in 81 days, and then from
Honolulu to Manila in AZ days. Be-
fore my Atlantic trip said l would
make it in IS days, and did it in
less"
Capt. Frietsch will use smaller boat
than the Nina. 1t will be "a feet on
the water line. fat bottomed, and with
heavy center board.
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Although by some extraordinary
chance she had got the lead, she would
be afraid to make a close turn round
that next tree. He would slip inside,
and once ahead, regain his vanishing
donors. OF the Elk he had no further
fears, for still the wind was gradually
falling.
But Nan had not sailed many a day
| for nothing. Her well-tradned eyes and
faculties were fully on the alert, and
the excitement kept her absolutely free
from NERVES" She rounded the next
turn without a foot to spare, and the
Nancy sped buoyantly down the home.
stretch, still ahead. Nan was jubilant.
But she was jubilant too soon. One
of the sudden flaws for which Lake
Minnetonka is noted came upon her.
1t lifted one side-runner Of the under
weighted boat high in air. George fair
ly shrieked with fear that the Nancy
would go over. or Nan be forced up into
the wind.
But Nan had seen flaws before. She
hung on for dear life, and trusting to
the passing nature of the gust, kepther
course.
But the flaw had cost her something.
When the blast pulled by and all her
runners returned to solid ice, she could
see the point of the Phoebe's jib- boom
squarely abreast Of her. Nan watched
that jib-boom with an intense deter
mination that 1t should gain no more.
And it did not. The wind was ex-
actly at the rate best suited to the
Nancy.
Bust the gusts! Alas! again one
swooped upon the boats, setting the
Nancy at such an angle that the wretch
ed George thought she must certainly
upset. Yet Nan held on. But this
time she had to ease the boat little,
and now she beheld the whole jib Of
the Phoebe right alongside.
Mans tiller arm felt as If it were near
ly jerked out Of its socket; her whole
frame ached; her eyes smarted, but
she was nearing the end. If she could
but reach it before another puff caught
her!
Already she heard the people cheer
ing like mad as she drove straight for
the goal. Rushing on, she could see
the scattered spectators huddling in
close to the flagstaff. Some were in
fear of their lives, not feeling con-
fident in her skill; but Nan aimed we'll.
Shaving the post she dashed by the
wildly shouting crowd, holly pressed
by the Phoebe. and with the Elk
close third, and Nan had won for Min
netonka.
With final effort she pushed the
helm over TO bring the yacht up into the
wind, and there she lay, SO weary that
she could not move, while the gallant
captain of the Phoebe rolled stif1y off
his boat to present his congra tulations
to the victor
But George was before him. Snatch
ing Nan in his arms, he cried: Nanny
darling. little sister! What? She's
fainted!"
Mans eyes opened. "No-fainted?
OF course I've not tainted. But I'm
tired. Help me up" And struggling
to her feet she asked: ibid we really
win?"
"You did," said George.
And Lake Pepin was as loud as Min
netonka in cheering her.-Youth's
Companion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-03-11
A SPARROW IN WINTER.

Blithely on the gray rose-tree
Hear the sparrow cheep In glee!
Though no roses bloom and blow
On the branch that's trimmed with snow.
He remembers how the roses
Gaily glimmered.
Shyly shimmered.
Where the snowflake now reposess
And he fancies he can see
Butterfly and bumblebee.
Rapts uF,raa,,nn "A
Round the roses on the tree.
II he can the roses spy
With his fancy's searching eye.
Then the roses for him blow.
Though the way is deep with snow
whistles,
And the dust Of silver whirls
Ger the crisp and shriveled thistles,
Where the cold the leatlet curls.
Only roses bloom for him
On the frail and fragile limb. "E&
And the nest sways to and fro
In the starlit afterglow- i.
When his lively fancy sees a.
Rose flakes trembie In the breeze.
All his dreams prescence gay
OF the coming Of the May.
When the blossoms pink and white,
Fer vision OF delight.
Zephyr-shaken
Burst to waken
Song from dewy dawn till night
Then he'll sing with joyful zest
To his happy new-found mate.
While they build the swinging nest
In the rose tree at the gate.
What cares he how winter means.
In Its dsmalest Of tones.
When he sees the roses twinkle.
AS the wind steals from the west.
All the dewy fakes to sprinkle
Round and round the love-built nestf
r.. X. Munkittrick. In Woman's Homo
Companion.