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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

CURLING and Improving Grotto Street,
From FaIrmount Avenue to oseeoIa Az
enue.
Office Of the Board Of Public Works,
City of st. Paul. Mimi, Oct 26, 1903
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works In and for the
corporation Of the City of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
D. m. on the 9Th day of November. A.
D. 1903. for the curbing filling, Ieveling
and improving Grotto street, from Fair
mount avenue to Osceola avenue. using
Kettle River sandstone, in said city, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on file
in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two 20 sureties
in sum Of at least twenty (20) per cent
or certified check on a bank of st. Paul,
in a sum Of at least ten Q0) per cent OF
the gross amount bid. must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
JOHN S. erode,
President.
Official: R. L. GORMAN,
Clerk Board OF Public Works.
Oct 27-1903 lot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

among the shippers on the market
R Rere: brown & Ryan, Litchield; Quaas
S Sfos:' maple Plain; j. j. Hegerle, Garden
lily =. schneider, Delano; Gallery e.
Kelly RELY, Franklin; A. Altman, Palmer Bros
FfIair1ax; J, Heverson. Hamburg; III. r
Lester lester, Dennison. Iowa; c. Wiseman
Maiden Rock Live Stock Co, Maiden
RecR; Wis; W. Peters, Pepin, Wis: IT
" . Bluimenberg. Westport;, A. Wittsack,
1 Wai,eonla; A. W. Chapman Hewett; b.
sage City: f. Behrends, Appleton ", W.
reeves L. Young. Wilmot, S. D.: Barr
BROS 6gos,' SoTrell; First National bank, Sis
seton seton .: u: J: Coils, T. A. Rude Sacred
6eafI; q: Olson, Eagle Bend; C. O'Brien.
y e GraH; G. Hitler. Monticello: ri
schwartz, Lester Prairie; J. ]. Schiuch-
Ter Ter, New Prairie: I. Tingvan. River Fails.
Isrtey ~, 6 Kos Ellsworth. Wis; P. T.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
q Cash quotations were as follows Flour

Cash quotations were as follows: FlOur
was steady. Wheat-No. 8, 76@S1bc: No.
red, S1ss @S77sc. Corn-No. 2, 44a 44Ac;
NO. yellow, 44k@45c. Oats-No. 35$4c;
Barley-Good feeding. 406421kc; fair to
choice malting, 46655c. F1axseed-No. i.
Sse; No. 1 Northwestern, 94c. Timothy
S11. 371s I'll. So Lard-Per 100 lbs. Sc AZ
@6. so. Short Ribs-Sides 0oose), $7@7. so.
Sides-Short clear (boxed), 81 25@7. so.
Whisky-Basis Of high wines, SIPS.
Receipts Flour, q, 800 bbIs; wheat 1876
100 blu; corn, 4o5, 300 bu; oats, 3OS, 500 bu:
rye. $500 bu; barley. SO, 800 bu Shipments
Flour, $4,000 bbfs; wheat, 116, 900 bu:
corn, $50, 600 bu; oats. 1854, 900 bu: rye
44,400 bu; barley 21,9OO blu. On the pro,
duce exchange today the butter market
was firm. Creameries, 151s@21hc; diaries.
14Q lSc Eggs firm. at mark, cases includ-
ed, 1872 @2012c. Cheese steady, 101h 011c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

NEW YORK, Oct. 30-Today's stock
market gave a striking exhibition of the
newly acquired tendency to decline to
trade IN the face of unfayorabIe deyel-
opments. Confronted with figures on the
weekly currency movement, which indi-
Gated loss in cash by the banks during
the week of from thirteen to fifteen mil
ION non 9ollars, operators in stocks were lack
IHS IN courage to buy. But the offers
10 sell were almost unapprecia BILE Az
consequence the market fell info aetna
stasnatlon during the afternoon and the
the smallest for the year. THE whole
NUMBER OF shares sold during the daV
amounted TO only 165 800 The davis
% pa noe changes We're wholly without signif-
lance, except for the dragging tone in
me IRON and steel industrials and their
equipment stocks, due to the unfa vora HE
reports r regarding the trade.
II appears from the weekly stateuan+S
secured from bankers Themselves thai
me shipments of currency by direct means
mas amounted to about as much as those
t thlrough the subtreasury. The transfers
throughout the government institution
were 80, 10000. The loss on subtreasI1r
operations as a whole, including nav
nnehtS Ior new gold, was about 81 500 600
- ne d iadIure OF last weeks bank statement
70 fehect the large shipments to BaIti-
more and Pfttsburg leaves open the pos
slpLIlly that the effect viii be thrown
S 9Ter INTO tomorrow's bank statement.
market of any liquidati ton and there Is
hkeiihood that the Nov 1 settlement
may have involved some extension Of
loans by the banks. If there has in fact
been any loan contraction ADEQUATE fo
onset the heavy loss in cash nothing has
occurred on the surface of events to in
dictate it, -,
Money Market Tranquil.
The days money market was neverthe
IesS tranquil and the call loan rate did
not rise above per cent. The stagna-
nation OF the stock market NAV have
had something to do with this. In the
time money market per cent was hid
Tor all periods, but very little was Of
fered. The effect of our tightening money
market passed by the cables to london
TINS morning and money and discount
rates hardened there. Therefore sterling
steadied here this morning in consequence
put Weakened again before the close
Next Monday is holiday in London and
there will be no trading here on election
day, the day following. This prospecf
or holiday Interruptions aggravated the
lndlSpoSition to trade in stocks Much
attention was diverted also to the nlac-
ing or wagerS on the result of the com
ing election. The threatened extension
or labor troubles among the structural
iron and steel workers was an influence
on stocks concerned in those trades
The recent average of activity in the
pond market was much curta lied, but
the backset in prices did not extend to
the whole list. Total sales, par value
10000. United States bonds were un-
changed on the last call
CLOSING List
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
Midway Horse Market

Minnesota Transfer, ST. Paul, Mimi
Barrett & Zimmerman report that extra
heavy choice draft horses and good mules.
numbers. Duluth lumbermen bought the
bulk of the outlet; local trade nominal:
prices holding firm with rising tendency.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
Rank Glaarinnn
CHICAGO. Pro,druce.

CHICAGO, Oct 4 s0.-Butter firm.
creameries, 15h@21kcs diaries, 14@I8c,
Eggs firm, at mark, cases included. 1917
@202c. Cheese easy; idlaisies. 1O1A lie:
twins, 1045c; Young Americas, lie. PouI,
try easier; turkeys. 2 14@15c; Chickens
(hens), &c; springs, ,91s010c. :,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
Hogs.

TIIctS geheIdIIy IUc lower; receipts lib-
eral; quality a. shade better than yester-
day; price range $4.30 to So; bulk, SO So
to, S4.S5; common to good heavy hogs are
from 81. So to $4.75; good to choice light
mixed; butchers and fair to choice lights
from 81. 70 to $5.05. Representative sales:
Hugs $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis bears in wheat opened
a fresh barrel of figures, and a lot of de-
pressing statistics ran out. Receipts. 523
cars. The market eased off, but was firm
again at the close. and lost only a small
fraction fer the day. December closed at
7S& Q79Bc and May at 1890. The cash
market was active at 82@s2Hc as the
average for No. l Northern and No. 2
Northern selling at 79%e for the bulk.
Following was the range of prices:
Fri. Thur
Open. High. Low. Close. Close
December 49,. 7s% so 7s% 7S% go 30
On Track-No. hard, 82Zc; No. /
Northern. size; No. Northern, 7sHc:
No. wheat. 73@76c. No. 3 yellow corn
421sc; No: corn, 411zc; No. 4 corn. Ale.
No. white oats. 34Mc; No. 3 oats. 800
331ec. No. rye, 511kc. Barley. 37G55c
No Northern to arrive, S15sc: No. 2
Northern, 1890. Cash fax. October and
TO arrive, 92Ac; December, 92c: MAY. CSC
Flour-Millers report the demand sat
lsfactory and sales well up in the total
Buyers are taking patents freely at full
quotations, and there is fair inquiry from
abroad for clears. Shipments, A. 401 bbIs-
First patents. 81. 60@4. 20; second patents
"a. 59@4 so; first clears, SO. 1905. so: sec
ond clears, 81 6O@2.70
State Grain foena~+Ior
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
STOCKS ARE STACNANT
NO COURAGE TO BUY AND FEW OF.
FERS TO SELL.

Banks Are Expected to Show Loss I'm
Cash of Many NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dealings for the Day Are the Smallest
OF the Year-Price Changes Are With
out Significance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

l., & n. unfd As $685.
Man con g. As. 102A
Mex. Cent. As. 70
do 1st inc. :. IA
III. Il st. L. As. 81
NJ, K. & T. As. $685.
= *do Eds ...... II
N Of Mex. C. As 75%
NYC gen 31as... 99A
MIC gen IS. 1904
Nor. Pac. As. =. .102A
do IS ........ II
N. & w. con. As 96N
OSL As & p.... 91%
Penn. cony 3hs. 96%
Read. gen As. 96%
StL. & IN C. 5s.111
StL & ST fg As. SIG
StL SW lists. 80
5. Air Line As. 67k
So. Pae. 4s..... 871a
South. Ry. IS. .113h
Tex. & Pac lists. 116k
I StL & w As. 50
u. Pac. As. ..1025s
do cow As. 96H
U. s. Steel I'd. 5s T1A
lists ..1f6$l
do deb B.s...5 3A
wv. 81 L. e As. e 80
Wis. Cent. As. 89M
&C. f. 1. con 5s. 71h
- -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

reported receipts for the day, by loads, as
follows: c. G. W., A; c., NJ & st. p, II;
M. q st. L., 8; c., st. p. NJ. & O.. IA;
p, 6; total, 90.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
New York Mining Stocks.
"Onered
New York Money.

NEW YORK. Oct. sOLMoney on call
strong, 4@5 per cent; closingebid and Of
per cent; ninety days and six months S
bid Prime mercantile. paper, 3H@S%:
sterling exchange steady, with actual
mand and at $4.81. $500. 81. 65 for sixfv
day bills; posted rates, 81 S21h@4. SO and
"a -S644 .S61h; commercial bills, $4.S1%:
bar silver. Coo; Mexican dollars, Acc; gov,
regular. =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
HOGS SELL IOC LOWER
RECEIPTS LI8ERAL-QUALITY BET
TER THAN YESTERDAY
Butcher Cattle Steady-Canners Dull and
Iower-stockers and Feeders Dull and
Weak-Sheep Steady-Lambs f5@25c
Higher Than Last Weeks Close.
QNCORPoRATED.l

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Oct. So-Estimated
receipts at the Union stock yards today:
Cattle, 315; calves, 80; hogs, 1910; sheep,
$50; horses, &c; cars, SO.
The following table shows the receipts
from Jan. /, 1903, to date, as compared
with the same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Cars.
1903 ..216,37S 1878 55O,9O4 597,979 10, 299
1902 ..252, OS4 37.21S All, 345 426,O32 1876
Inc. 1910 1859 III, 947 1883
Dec. :. 1906 80. -. -.
>, The following table shows the receipts
mus far in October, as compared with the
same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves Hogs Sheep. Cars.
1908 50,15S 1876 81. 100 249, 1899 1924
Inc. ~ s64 4 6Sf7 1 1aS s s7S S4 73
Dec :. 1884 q -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
PRODUCE. AND FRUIT.
Ruling Prices at Yesterdays MeetIno Of
the ST. Paul Commission Men

ST. PAUL, Oct. 30-The following
open market at today's meeting or the
Produce exchange established the follow
ing prices:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

U.S.ref Is, reg.1O71s
do coup .1071a
do So reg. .10Sk
do coup -. 1924
do II. As, reg. 134h
do coup 1861
do o. As, reg. 111K
do coup .111h.
do 5s reg. .101H
do coup .1021a
Atch gen As. 100
do adj As. 91A
Att G. Line As. 911s
Bait & o. As. .1OO%
do 3hs $50. SO
Cen. of Ga SIS. 1861
do LIST inc. -. "a :,
Ches. & o. 41as.1O1E
Chi. & A. 31as. IA
CBQ new As. ga
CMStP gen As .110A
C. & NV C. 1912
CRI & P As. 1919
do col 5s. :. TAX
Gee & StL g As 81
Chi. Ter. 4s... "a
Con. To, As. -. 551s
Col. South. As. S6%
D & r. c.. As. 99k
Erie pr. L. As. 9SH
do gen -4s7.-.. say
,FtW & DC 1st. 1877
Hook. v. 41&s. . 1865
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
Sheep.

Receipts rather light; demand good for
lambs are selling readily at an advance
OF loo to Zoe on the close of last week.
trade on stock and feed stuff steadv'
Representative sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
4 TIE DAYS TRANSACTIONS IN THE MARKETS
Established 1859
BANKERS AND BR0KEpe

The eldest, strongest and most reliable
house In the Northwest dealing I'm Stocks
Bonds, Grain and Provisions Correspond
ence solicited. Members Chicago Board OF
Trade. Germania Life Insurance Bldg,
ST. Paul, Mimi.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
CHAS. |. HAAS COMMISSION GO.

Live Stock Commission Merchants
Room 10 Exchange Bidg., Union Stock
Yards, South st. Paul, MIMI, and
Union Stock Yards. Chicago, til.
neutrality-suspicious. win receive prompt
attention. Liberal advances made on
cofsignments. References-Unfon Stock
Yards or any Commercial Agency.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
Hay, GRAIN AND FEED.

Quotations Established, In Open Trade on
the ST. Paul Board.
ST. PAUL, Oct. s9.-The following
prices were established in today's trade:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
INDEPENDENT GRAIN
MARKET.

Minneapolis Independent Grain and
STOCK Exchange, Oct. 30-Minne-
apoils market opened dull and somewhat
easier; ruling dull throughout the SEES
sion. minneapolis May sold at 7SAc; Chi
1S%c, closing. at fraction below yester-
DAY s. The principal feature of the mar
ket was dullneSS
cago deliveries follows:
Minneapolis Market.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

Totals 80. IS 12s 81 Sc 1877
other Grains-Winter wheat, II cars;
macaroni wheat, 4; No. corn, 8; No. 8
corn. II; No. 4, corn. 4; no grade corn
=; NO. oats, SO; No. northern oats, SO:
no grade oats, p; No. rye, 2; No. 8 rye,
8; no grade, rye, l; No. 8 barley, 1; No. 4
barley, q; No. 3 barley, Sc; no grade
barley, -; No, fax, SIS; no grade fax. 8.
cars Inspected Out-No. hard, 1; No.
northern, 40; No northern. SO; No.
wheat. 4; rejected wheat, 1; no grade
wheat, 81; winter wheat, 3; No. 2 oats. /;
No. 8 oats, %; No. 4 northern oats, 7:
NO. 2 rye. g.: No. 3 rye. 1; No. barley,
IL; No. barley, IS; No flax, 4; reject
ed max, s; no grade flax, /.
Milwaukee Curb.
Curb Cur, on Dec. Wheat ........797sc sellers
Calls on Dec. wheat soc sellers
Minneapolis Curb.
Curb on Dec. wheat ......no trading
Puts on Dec. wheat S0Ibc
Calls on Dec wheat - S0sSc
Curb on Dec. corn ...........no trading
Puts on Dec corn 42zc
Calls on Dec corn 4ac
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31
CONTRACT WORK.

CURLING and Improving Grotto Street,
From FaIrmount Avenue to OsceoIa Az
emile.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-31

Cattle.
Receipts light; good beef and butcher
cattle about steady; Gamers dull and
somewhat lower; quality ruled common:
bulls slow; veal calves 25c., lower than
yesterday and about soc lower than a
week ago; stockers and feeders duh and
weak, with prices no better than at last
weeks closing. Representative sales:
Butcher steers
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
"who Can He p.

The game '.Who Can He Be?' is in
structive, and also helps to refresh the
memory One Of the party selects a
historical parsonage without naming
him, and relates an anecdote or any
thing that is interesting about him,
and names the country in which he
lived. The player who guesses the
name-having previously the privilege
of asking one question-gives n de-
scription of another charact and SO
the game progresses. Here is an ex-
ample:
There was a celebrated Swiss, a
famous archer, champion Of liberty,
and who was the first to strike Il blow
for freedom. He refused to bow to the
Austrian governors hat, that had been
placed on pole. that all should do
homage to 1t; and as punishment for
his disobedience he was ordered to
shoot an arrow at an apple. placed on
his sons head, or else the son should
be put to immediate death before his
sight. With horror at the fearful alter
native he at first refused, begging that
vengeance might fall on him only; but
the son assured him that he did not
fear the result, and begged him to
make the trial. He yielded to his per-
suasions, took aim, drew his bow and
struck the apple without injIlring his
son. Who was he ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
How to Mske n whee1barrow.

how TO MIKE Il Whee1barrow.
There is a good way, as described by
che American Boy, to make a wheel
barrow that will be of real use to car
ry loads of considerable weight
Take the two heads out of barrel,
so that the wood shall not split. Now,
lay these two heads on top of each
other, so that the cracks in the upper
one will be at right angles to the cracks
in the lower one, as shown in figure 5.
Nail the two heads to each other
with short nails, driving some in one
side and some in the other Carefully
smooth off the edges of the wheel that
has been thus made, SO that it will be
perfectly round. Be careful to plane
only very little at one time.
Now, get the two pieces Of wood
about inches wide three-quarters of
an inch thick and feet long and shape
the ends into neat, comfortab BILE han
dies, as shown in G in figure 1. To
the square end of each handle (at X,
in figure p nail a wedge-shaped block.
This block should be made of a piece
of wood about inches square OH the
sides. One edge should be pointed,
Just like the wedge. The other end
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
Doinp the enrirp P1ow;np

botH& Ine prlnE fI0Wsn2.
With the vision of acres ass soil TO.
plow before him. the farmer begins to
see the advantages of fall p!owing
under certain conditions. If portion
of the soil was plowed in the fall. al
necessary this spring is to harrow it
and prepare the seed bed. If tie bulk
Of the blowing Is to be done this
spring the first to be plowed should be
the sod land. This is contrary to the
operations of most farmers, who pre-
fer to get all the growth possible in
the early spring to turn under, but
there are advantages in early plowing
of sod land to offset any that may
come from obtaining the grass growth
to turn under. If the sod land is pIow-
ed early it will resist drought much
better for in its preparation for crop
the sun will have no chance to dry it.
out rapidly, as it will later if the plow-
ing is left until then. Then, too, there
is the advantage-of being able to get
out to sod land before 1T would be pos
sible to put plow into soil that has
been under cultivation. Try the plan
this year and compare the crop with
that In former years when the sod
land was the last to be piowed.-St
Paul Dispatch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
How to Tell the Time.

People who like to bother over Jug
Cling letters and figures will find some
thing for the exercise of their ingenui-
ty In three conundrunis resurfected by
the Cleveland Leader. One of them, at
least, is SO old that it may fairly be
considered new
If father gave nineteen cents to one
Of his sons and six cents to the other,
what time would it be?
Why, quarter to two, of course.
II postmaster went to a menagerie
and was eaten by one of the wild
beasts, what would be the hour?
Nothing could be easier Eight P. M.
If guest at restaurant ordered a
lobster and ate it, and another guest did
the same, what would be the second
guests telephone number?
Absurdly simple S-1-2.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
The Man Who KNOWS How.

Is it not strange that in every county
and in almost every precinct that you
may visit there is at leafs one farmer
known as a corn grower? He rarely
or never fails. The dry and the>wet
seasons come and go, but he makes
corn and "sells corn" So in every
county there is found the man who
grows his own meat and regardless
Of cholera and bad crops keeps his
smokehouse on his own farm. This
peculiar man is sometimes 4 success
full truck grower or fruit raiser. He
may assume one of several forms, but
we may safely call him MIR. Know
How The average farmer oftsA
looks upon him as somewhat of q con-
jurer, but at bottom we End his sue.
cess due to intelligent effort. Intelli-
gence can insure crops in the face Of
disease, chinch bug, boil weevil, boll-
worm, drought-yes, and floods. too
Farm and Ranch. s> ,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
Making a Garden.

The home garden is for the affec-
tions. 1t is for quality. Its size is
wholly iHmaterial il only it have the
best. l do not mean the rarest or the
costliest, but the best-the best gera-
MUM or the best lilac. Even the fruit
garden and the vegetable garden are
also for the affections; one can buy
ordinary fruits and vegetables-it new
er pays to grow them in the home gar
den. When you want something supe-
rier you must grow it or else buy it
at an advanced price directly from
someone who grows the very choicest
and the most personal products almost
necessarily you must grow them; the
value Of these things cannot be meas
ured in money. The commercial gar
dener may grow what the market
wants, and the market wants chiefly
what is cheap and good-looking. The
home gardener should grow what the
market cannot supply. else the home
garden is not worth the while.-Coun-
try Life In America.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
GOT WHAT THEY WANTED.

MonGeoseis Prescription Pleased the
Suffering Pig.
The pig, suffering from overassimila-
ton. went TO the mongeose, who is es-
teemed to have the gift of healing
above all animals. In his mouth he
carried two fat snakes as ea Offering
to that sagacious creature
I'm feeling dreadfully ILL., groaned
the pig. II can't think what's the mat
ter with me.''
The mengoose saw what it was at a
glance. But he knew better than to
offend the pig by telling him. So he
remarked. with an assumption of sol
emn sympathy.
Tut, tut; you do look bad, and no
mistake. 1 see what it is. You are
run down. We must do something to
pick you up
Il felt as If little hange to, say,
the truffie grounds of Perigord would
do me good" suggested the pig
The very thing" replied the mon
goose. You could not have mentioned
a more suitable resort. recommend
you to go there at once"
I WILL" answered the pig, delighted
thus to have his suggestion confirmed
by SO wise an animal as the mongoose.
So he departed, leaving behind him
the two fat snakes, outside of which
the mongoose promptly placed him.
self.
But the mongoose's son, who had
happened to witness the above inter-
view, exclaimed, in great surprise:
But, papa, why did you tell the pig
that he was run down and recommend
him to go to the truf1e grounds of Per-
igord, when all that was needed to
cure him is that he should swear off
pig wash for bit?''
My son" smiled the sagacious mon
goose, according to the London Truth
you know nothing. The pig wanted
me to send him to the truffie grounds
of Perigord, and I wanted the pigs
snakes. He has got what he wants,
SO have 1.
Moral: Ask your doctor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-21
discovering Bee Hives.

If the bees are wintering in a cellar
they should be left there for long
time, yet. except In, sections where the
warm weather is on and there is likely
to be no cold storms. If the bees are
wintering in protected hives out of
doors or under shed, 1t Is only neces-
sary to make provision for an opening
so that the bees may come out for a
fly on some warm day. The covering
Of the hives should not be removed
until the weather Is warm enough to
enable the bees to stay out for good;
that is, until there is no possibility of
cold, raw days intervening between
bright, sunny ones. It is important to
retain this protection of the hives for
a long time yet, for 1t gives additional
warmth to the hive which Is desirable
during the season Of brood rearing
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