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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-12

DIR + " Wilson. who for the past
four ar> has been prhciicIug medicine
in MI. Vernon district this county has
decided Ia remove To Il wid"r field, and
may locate III Pocomoke City. On the
location. however, he has not fully de-
termined, but he will leave the county
about the middle of the month. The
Doctor has been very successful in his
practice and many regrets are expressed
at his determination to lcave.-.SomcrSet
H.rdid
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-12

The Elkton Stock Farm again changed
hands on Saturday last, when II. 7.
Etches purchased it and the fourteen
head of running horses from William
J. Miller, who recently bought the
same at sheriff's sale The deal was
completed in New York and the price
paid has not been announced. On Sat
urday Mr.. Etches purchased fifteen
yearlings at a cost of $4,000. He will
operate the farm on large scale. The
new owner was formerly the superin-
tendent of the farm.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-12

James Alexander. colored, hailing
from Wilmington. Del, was killed near
Wilmington. Station. on the Queen
Anne's and Kent Railroad. by the south
bound passenger train on Tuesday
morning. He with companion, was
walking down the track, and notwith-
standing the repeated warnings of
Engineer Covell remained on the track
and was killed by the locomotive.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-12
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

The colored schools of Worcester
County will open September 18th. The
white schools of Worcester County will
open September 18th. There will be a
teachers association ut Snow Hill in the
High School at l0a. IN. September 10Th
All teachers will please enforce the law
in regard to vaccination.
+. w MCMASTER,
Examiner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

strong; No 1 northern, SIC; No. 2 north
ern, 8314@S4c; July, 1914 a sc asked. Rye
firm; No l, 53@531Ac; Barley dull; No. 2,
57@571Ae; ga sample, 46@53c. Oats steady;
ST. Louis-Wheat lower; No. red cash
elevator nominal July 1850; September,
1914; No. hard, 77@7Sc. Corn-Higher;
No. 2 cash nominal; July, 1875 @49c; Sep
TENDER, 47A @47Mc. Oats weak; No.
331zc; No. 2 white 4Sc nominal.
LiverpOol-Wheat-Sp quiet; No. 2
red western winter, IS 312d; No north
ern spring, IS I'd; No. 1 California, 6s 3d.
Futures quiet; July, IS sgd; September,
firm; IS Id; American mixed old quiet
5s Sd. Futures quiet; July, IS sgd; Sep
TENDER, IS 23sd. Corn-Spot, American
mixed new firm; IS Id; American mixed
ola quiet, IS I'd. Futures quiet; June noni-
Kansas ty-Wheat-July, CSC; Sep
TENDER, 65@65 &c. Corn-July 461A 0465sc;
September, 4412 @445sc.
Available Supply Changes.
NEW YORK, June Especial cable
and Geographic communications received
by Bradstreets show the following chang
es in available supplies as compared with
Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased
4,452,000 bu; afioat for and in Europe in
creased 100000 bu. Total supply decreas-
ed 4,152, 900 bu.
of Rockies, increased 1875, 900 bu.
Oats, United States and Canada, east
of the Rockies, decreased 367 900 bu.
Among the more important decreases
reported this week are those of 1858, 900
blu in Manitoba, 200, 600 bu at Northwest
Worth, $4,000 bu at Nashville, and g.
900 bu at Coteau.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
DAkoTAS NEED RAIN.
But the General Condition of Spring
Wheat Is Favorable

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 16.-The
weather bureaus weekly crop report says
The week ending June Is was abnormal
ly cool in nearly all districts east of
the Rocky mountains. the minimum tenn
peratureS from the tenth to the thirteenth
throughout the central valleys and South
ern states being the lowest of record for
the second decade of June, and heavy
frosts were of general occurrence in the
upper Missouri valley with light froStS
as far south as Tennessee. Under these
conditions the growth of vegetation has
been slow. but with a very general alb
sence of rain. or light local showers, in
the central valleys, much needed Guilt
walton has made favorable progress. The
long continued and disastrous drought
in New England and the northern portion
Of the Middle Atlantic states has been
wholly relieved. Generally favorable con-
d1tIons prevailed on the Pacific coast,
except during the early part of the week
in Washington, where drying northerly
winds proved injurious in some sections.
The week proved unseasonably warm in
the eastern portions of Oregon and Wash
lngton and IN Idaho and northern Ne
Vada.
While the planting, replanting and
cultivation of corn in the central valleys
have been vigorously pushed considerable
planting remains unfinished in the north
ern district. Corn is unusually late and
mas made very slow progress under the
low temperature of the past week.
Winter wheat harvest is in progress as
far north as the southern portions of
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and
Virginia. While an Improvement in the
condition of this crop is indicated in
northern Illinois, Ohio and over the north
ern portion of the Middle Atlantic states
it has suffered deterioration over a large
part Of the winter wheat belt as a result
of insects and increasing rust In Cali
fornia the crop is maturing rapidly and
harvest is progressing in the southern por-
ton. with heavy yields. In Oregon and
Washington winter wheat is heading short
in n 10
crop was threatened by hot, drying winds
in Washington during the latter part of
the week. but escaped with slight injury
Spring wheat Is in generally thrifty
condition. but needs rain in portions Of
the Dakotas. Over the southern portion
of the spring wheat region the condition
of the crop is very promising, and a mark
ed Improvement is shown in Oregon but
in Washington it has experienced irving
conditions, although apparently not seri-
ously injured.
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chIcano Lixs stook.

6 CHICAGO, June -Gattle-Receipts
steers, $4s0@5.SO; nominal; poor to medi-
I'm. $4048O; stockers and feeders. $40
~ sS:: COWS COWS. $1s9g4;6O; heifers, $500
49, 90. Gamers 81. 6O@290; bulls, $2.5O@
$404.50. eo Ss0eAS'
~ Hd6ogsIReceipts today. 10, 900: tomorrow.
e 20 o 1eft over. 1,5oo; 5@1Oc higher; mix
choice heavy. $620G6.sO: rough heavy
$$SS.99egS5 %; light. $590@6.15; bulk of sales,
Sheep-Receipts. -. 600; sheep. steady to
&c &c lower; lambs, 25@30c lower; good to
cholce Wethers, $4.50@5. %; fair to choice
n ~. y. rs; western sheep, S405. o5:
ga eS as sr lambs, $4.25@6; western lambs,
@f;01e2g4e;, spring lambs, S5@6.75.
Off1cial yesterday: Receipts-Cattle.
5o.lSoi hogs. 1882; sheep. q .194 Ship
HIoeents-Cattle. 7.482; hogs, 1851; sheep,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

cash quotations were as follows: Flour
8. 7SQ77c; No. 2 red, 761s @77c- Corn
No. 2, 4915c; No. 2 yellow, 49A @50c Goats
No. 2, 1880: No. white 381a @39Ac.
Rye.oNo. 2, Sic. Barley--Good feeding,
Flaxseed-No. /, s1O5; No. 1 northwest
ern, S1.0S@1.10. Timothy Seed-Prime,
$3.80@3.90. Mess Pork-Per bbl, ST.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $8.S0@8. 82h Short
Ribs-Sides Qoose), $9.26@935. Shout
Sides-Short clear (boxed), So 50@9.75.
ver-Contract grade $11.50@1175. Re-
ceipts-F1our, $4,000 bbls; wheat. Sc. 900
bu: corn, 61S, 100 bu; oats, 35O,S00 bu; rye,
1900 bu; barley, 62,311 bu. Shipments
Flour. $500 bbls; wheat, g. 100 bu; corn
476, 400 bu; oats, 292,1O0 bu; rye, %, 600 bu;
barley. none. On the Produce Exchange
today the butter market was easy; cream
steady. 101z @11kc. Eggs easy; at mark,
cases included, 13@14Ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
InneapoIIs Curb.
Milwaukee Curb,
DULUTH.

,o Rq ~ I'm Mimi mr. June 1smJuly IA fax
market was very weak, with long flax
coming out in quantity and with country
selling against new crop prospects. The
business was large. The decline in fax
has been 10c in three weeks September
sold off to $1.0S and reacted slightly to-
ward the close. Wheat declined 1ac, Sep
active. The close showed no change from
yesterday, at 1850 September. Shipments
Wheat, $4,000 bu; fax, %, 1920 bu; oats,
Wheat IS cars: f d 80 PC cars: oats, i
cars. Close: Wheat-No. i hard, to ar
rive, SIC; No. 1 northern. 8O1ac; No. 2
northern, 79c; July No. 1 northern, 8015 e.;
September. 1850; September. 71Ac. Flax
Cash, $1.061s; July, S1.O63s; September
and October, $1.08; November, $1.081a.
OatS-37m37bc Rve-50c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
STOCKS AND MONEY ABROAD.
Trade on Change In LONDON stagnant a
UsuaI-Strong Demand for Money,

strong demand in the market for the
Transvaal loan installinant Trade on
the stock exchange borsered orr stag
natlon ana prices were mostly weak on
account of the general situation in New
York. Consols declined. in money re-
qulrements and home rails were dull and
irregular. Americans opened weak, oW-
ing TO continued realfzHtions for New
York account, became fraction steadier
ana then reacted and closed lower but
somewhat firmer. Rio stFintos relapsed
on New York advices. Kaffirs dropped.
Paris-Three per cent srentes. ar 200
e e mt. Exchanges on London, 25f 16hc
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sioux City, Iowa-Cattle- Receipts. 600:
stockers slow, killers lower; beexes. S48
.; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.5O@416;
and yearlings, $494.40. HogsEReceints
1000; market sc higher; $5.S5@655; bulk
S5.9505.97k. A'
market slow and 10c lower; beef steers
4;25q5; cows and heifers, 3.256460:
stockers and feeders. $3@475. HoggRe..
SSeelPesi ,9O0; market sc higher; heavy.
6;O5. Sheep-Receipts 1000; market
steady; sheep, $4.75@5 so; lambs. s5.7567
hansas City, Mo.-Cattle = Receinfs'
ans, $2Q4.25; cows and heifers. 80 206
4.50; stockers and feeders, S304.5O Hos
EEdK E@e PIT 5000; market steady. HEAVY,
Q5.S5; pigs, $5.10055O. Sheen-Re aIs ~ %
-1'OOO; sheep. $3.95Q5.15; lambs $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
CHICAGO Produce

CHICAGO, June l6-Ruttar oor,-.
44Teameries. 15@21c; diaries, I5h@1s%c''
Eggs easy at mark. cases included f3s m
TAG. Cheese-New steady; twins. 1O1bc:
DAISIES. lie; Young Americas, 110I1Hc'
1--we poultry easier; turkeys, 1Oc; chick
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
Statement Of the treasury.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June Ito
days statement of the treasury balances
In the general fund.- exclusive of the $780,
COO 600 gold reserve in the division of re-
Available cash balance, 1925, sol, 1888;
gold, $104, 295, 802; silver, $25 $50, 1888; Unit
of 1890, $71,5S4; national bank notes. $12,-
997, 1877; total receipts this day. 81, 204, sci;
total receipts this month, $26. I'll, AL; to-
tai receipts this year, $537, 244,9 12; total
expenditures this day, $710,0 900; total ex-
penditures this month, SIG, 100 900: total
expenditures this year. $491 ,376, 1852; de-
posts in national banks, 1854, 1898.
Bank cIearings.
st. Paul. Observation-Disclosures. $93O.329
NInneapoHS ....'..........s..... 2, III, 1913
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

The time has come" said the parson
graVely. when you must be prepared to
go up the narrow road"
THE very thing" replied the DIVING
chauffeur. IF the road is narrow 7 viii
nave no difficulty running down the spec
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
WIDE STOCK WABBLES
FLUCTUATIONS ENDS IN HIGHER
PRICES AT THE CLOSE.

Professional Spectators Test the Market
on the Short Side and Encourage Re-
sistance In Substantial Buying De-
mand-cIose Is Firm and Dull and at
Top Level.
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Totals 90. 128 155 20 % %
Other Grains-Winter wheat IS; No. 8
corn, l; No. corn, l; no grade corn, 8;
No. oats, 1; No. oats, As; No 4 north
ern oats, 35; no grade oats, IL; No rye,
3; No 3 rye, 1; no grade oats, u; No 8
barley, 2; No. barley, IL; No. barley
jected flax, 8.
Cars Inspected -Wheat-No
hard, 5; No. l northern, AS No. north
oats. 4; No. 8 oats, %; No. northern
oats, z; no grade oats, 2; No. barley, /;
No. barley, l; No. l fax. Z.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
New York Mining Stocks.
New York Money.

NEW YORK, June 16.z--Money on call,
steady at 2@21k per cent; closing, 2@2A
per cent. Time money. steady; sixty days,
4q4A per cent; ninety days, ~ per cent !;
six months. 51a per cent Prime mer-
camille paper. 5Q5h per cent: sterling
exchange strong; closing firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at S487 800
4.87.85 for demand and at 81. 85.10@4. S5.15
for sixty day bills. Posted rates. S4851A
and $4.S8A. Commercial bills, Sd. $40 Bar
silver, 53c. Mexican dollars, 41kc. Gov
eminent bonds firm; railroad bonds ir-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS TRANSACTIONS IN THE MARKETS
.CHAS / HAAS commission CO

Live Stock Commission Merchants.
Rcoaa 10 exchanges Bldg, Union Stock
Yards. South st. Paul, Mimi, ans
Cnion Stock Yards, Chicago. Ill.
AL correspondence VIII receive prompt
attention.. Liberal advances made on
constgnments. Recommendation Stock
EsTds or eny Commercial Agency
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

:. The various railroads entering the yards
reported receipts for the day. by loads. as
follows: c. G. w, 5; G., M. & st. F.,
IL; NJ. & st. L., 3; c., St. P, M. & O.,
10; G. N, 80; c., B. & O., 3; Wis Cent,
2; 500 Line, %; n. P, II. Total 121.
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Sheep.

receipts liberal. A sprinkling Of good
SUM SUN included but bulk ran common to fair
oLny' MARKET opened steady on both sheep
qua lamps, closing steady on the former
put weak and unevenly lower on lambs.
safes included good spring lambs at sd. O5
ann good ewes at $4.25. Representative
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
Hogs.

Prices generally sc higher. Receipts
fairly liberal Average quality poor. Price
range, $5.60@6; bulk, $5.70@5. 80; common
light and inferior mixed, $560@5.7O; good
light and good mixed, S5.75@5.85; butcher
and heavy. $5.90@6. Closing prices were
Zoe higher. Representative sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis Everything looked little
shaky for the bulls in wheat and there
We're premonitary symptoms of weakness
distinct enough to cause selling of long
September wheat. Having opened easy,
the market rallied fraction and then
fell off again, turning dull Outside trade
was light and the pit traders had the
early market pretty much to themselves
The weather was almost perfect That
the winter wheat harvest should get well
under way it is desirable that there should
be no heavy rains for time and in this
respect the outlook is now very favora-
bic. The market continues showing under
lying frmness. and whatever the direc-
ton may be for the immediate future
which Is matter of weather conditions
entirely-there is an undertone of strength
and good support is likely to develop on
any material break.
Minneapolis received ITO cars, against
80 last year, and Duluth had SO, against
The market turned strong near the close.
recovering the loss of earlier in the day.
and closing firm, July at 79@791kc. and
September at 72B@72Ac Most Of the
cash wheat went for delivery on sales. and
there was good demand for everything
left. The following was the range Of
prices:
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HOG PRICES ARE HIGHER
EARLY SALES SHOW &c ADVANCE
LATE MARKET UP 1oc.
Butcher Steers Off 1oc-Butcher Cows
About Steady-Stock and Feeding Steers
1o@15c LoWer-Stock Helfers Weak
Sheep Steady-Lambs Lower.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, June 16.-Estimat-
ed receipts at the Union stock yards to-
day: Cattle, 1000; calves, 700; hogs,
1850; sheep, 900; cars, 1z4
The following table shows the receipts
from Jan. I, 1903. to date, as compared
with the same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1903 :. n, 500 %, COS 800, 9S5 1T, 500 $40
1902 :. &c, 234 %, S6S 317,320 1881 Las
Inc . 1,465 2137 52,605 20,4S7 1,022
The following table shows the receipts
thus far in June, as compared with the
same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1903 :. 5,0S4 1899 34,044 4,357 687
1902 ;. 4,214 2,278 25,062 2,817 $50
Dec. :. -. 1,179 -. -.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
London Closing Stocks.

Concols for money, 81 1916; for ac-
count. 81; bar silver firm. lid per
ounce; money, 2@2h per cent. I he rate
of discount in the open market for short
bills is 25s@2 1915 per cent; for three
months bills, 27s az 1915 per cent.
New York MInInn Stocks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

Among the shippers on the market vere.
f. Small, Seaforth; ]. Tingvan. River
Fails, Wis; Alex Faulkner. Hutchinson;
E. w Schneider. Alma. Wis; P. T.
Eiyslan; j.. s. Green, Red Wing; w. 7
GIynn, Candy; 0. S. Tuebe, New Ulm: A
6B1uchani Northrup; U. Christensen and F..
witz & Co, Minnesota; J. III. Termstb o To
Sueur; MCCOY, Spring Valley. wis; e. H
Johnson; Seaforth; B. G. McEwen. Buffalo
Lake; z. Il Trip. FaribauIt; c. Miller,
facius; ]. D. Miller. Maiden Rock, Wis. !:
"; Miller, Shafer; w. Johnson, Tindstrom..
schneider Bros. Delano; J. Pace. Lyle: e.
strom; O. Lemon, Harris: w. ]. McCabe
hammond, Wis; Ed. Lindstrom, Anoka:
L. Rausch. Howard Lake; A. Radden
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

U ref Is reg. los u lbNfex Cent As. 1871
do coupon ..106Ai do list inc ;. 23N
do IS reg .107% lbM & st l. As. 100
do coupon 10Y M e & I 4S.... 97h
do new As reg135A do Eds $3.50. 81
do coupon ..135A bNt 7 G 3A...101
do old As reg. 10 N G G 5s... .112
do coupon Lii Nor Pacific As. .102
do 5s reg ...1021zt do IS $500. liz
do coupon ..i021alN & w con As. 1885
Atch gen As -. 99H Read gen 4s.... 961a
do adjust As. 80 ,StL& IMc5s.....1
B & Ohio As. .1011AiStL&5 SF4s. ..... 961s
do 315s 49,. 941a bStL &SW lists. SO
bdo COW As. .10015l fdo I'd ~ 70
bean SO IDS =. 1O5 ibS-A& A P As. IS
Cent Of Ga IS. 104A $50 Pacific as. 8715
do 1st inc -. "a $50 Railway IS. .116
G & Ohio 41ss. 104 Tex & Pa lists. 1153s
G & Al 31As... 75& II, StL& WIS.,. rs
C.B& QneW4s.. 931s Union Pa As. ..102M
be, Ms StPg4s. 1O9 do COW As. 95ss
be & NV CTS. 1904 Wabash lists 113%
be, R & P As los do IDS .104L
be, r & P As los do deb B -. Y
fC,C,CS5 StLg4s 977s West Shore As. HOE
bChi Term As. SO fW & f E As. 81
Col So 4s..... 87ssfiFVis Cent 4s 81 g.
BID & G As. 9815iCon, Tob 4s..... so
E p lien 4s.... 994lCol Fuel con 5s. S1A
do gen As ....L84aA Man Con MG4s. 10111 "a
bFW& DC1st. los lJs s Steel Eds S4A
FLOCK Val 41As. 108 Rock Island 49,. 80
L & n uni As. .101 iPa-Son 31hs 95
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
PRODUCE AND FRUIT.

Ruling Prices at Yesterdays Meeting Of
the ST. Paul Commission Men.
ST. PAUL, June 16-The following
open market at yesterdays meeting Of
the Produce exchange established the fol-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
Open. High. Low. Tues. Mon. Ago.
July IS 70 116 1885 70 1-16 79h 75T
Sept Tx 72A 71% 72H 72R 69%
Dec. 71B 71% 7OSs liz 71% -.

Dec Dec 71g IL 20 20 IL 81 81 1g7s
On Track--No hard, size, to arrive,
81$c; No. l northern, S05sc, to arrive.
80$c; No. 2 northern. 1850. to arrive.
1850; No. white oats, 37@37hc; No. Z
oats, 351k @S612c; No. 8 yellow corn. 525
53c; No. corn, soc; No. corn, 4S049c:
rye, 47h @4S1Rc; barley, 42050c; flax.
81 OBS; fax futures, June and July, 81. O5;
$1.05B.
Flour-A good trade is reported from
local buyers and from the domestic trade
in general The foreign demand which
was lively for day or two, has subsidized
to considerable extent. The tendency
is to hold prices firm. Shipments "a 2l3
bbls First patents, 81 20@4 80; second
patents, 81 1904. 20; first clears. SO. 1OG6
800; second clears, s.. 1902. 40.
State Grain Inspection.
Northern. No
Railroads. No. Ind. No. ]. No. g Nos Rel Cd.
CT Northern. II GO 10 1
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Cattle.
Receipts fairly liberal Butcher steers
10c lower. Sales included a small string
Of steers and heifers mixed at S475
Butcher sOws quoted about steady, Bulls
steady to weak. Veals strong and active.
Best mich cows steady and active; others
dull. Stock and feeding cattle slow, with
Stock heifers do not show so much de-
cline, but are quoted weak Representa-
tive sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17

Total sales for the day, 81, 100 shares
New York Bonds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
The crsation Of . New Hon.

The successful fancier breeds for
beauty and utility combined. II he
desires to create a new strain he must
be an imaginative soul. He must erect
in his minds eye an ideal fowl and
then persevere In his endeavor to pro-
duce one like II. He jots down a de-
scription Of his visionary bird from
beak to toenail. II he prefers to 60 by
the standard he will find that very ex.
acting; every detail is looked to scru.
pulously: length and color Of comb.
arch Of neck. length and style Of tall,
depth Of breast. length and color Of
legs. design and color Of plumage. etc.
Having decided upon an ideal he mates
his birds and starts his strain, picking
from each brood the most perfect speci.
mems and gradually working toward
this ideal through generation after gen.
Grafton. It Is q sort Of partnership ar.
rangement with providence: the fan.
cier attends to the matings and sees
that they are properly cared for. while
providence does the rest. - Leslie's
Monthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
Hunting Mus. Oxen IN the Arssse.

Hunting MUSK Oxeo N tuo ArcssOs
Hunting musk-oxen In Northern
Greenland and Grinnerl Land. though
entailing q great deal Of work Is not
difficult, and seeing the animals is tan-
tamount to securing them. Either
from natural stupidity or as the result
of their freedom from molestation In
their Arctic Businesses. they are COM
paratively tame. A large herd. on the
approach Of men and dogs, leisurely
forms in q bunch, tails together, heads
radiating. calves. II any, under their
mothers, and the big bull leader stand
Ing outside Of the bunch. head down
and paving the ground, ready for q
charge in any direction. Single AMI
mails, or two or three together. run only
to the nearest rock. ledge. hilltop or
other natural feature. which may At.
ford them some protection in the rear.
when they turn and face the enemy,
falling an easy prey to the rife.
II there is not much skill required IN
killing musk-oxen. 1t frequently re-
quires q quick eye and trigger to save
a dog from being crushed or tossed.
mangled, into the air.
As will easily be seen this popularity
means their determination In any local
ity within a very few years after man
gains q foothold.-Commodore Robert
E. Peary, in Leslie's Monthly.