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DeciduoaS and CiirnS Fruits.

The fruit market still badly congested
with most varieties OF table Grapes and, as
and unfit for shipment, the market was weak
at previous prices, and as usual large lines
had to be carried over. Good dry lots were
wanted for shipment and would have brought
good prices had there been any available.
Occasional sales Of Muscats in large boxes
were reR9rtea at x put at Tor tne genera
Wine Grapes continued to arrive freely and
ruled weak. with dealers trying to force sales,
Oregon Peaches were in good request at 50d65c
per box while offerings from Californian
points dragged being mostly Of inferior quail
ity. The other deciduous fruits showed but
little change. Apples being the only descrip-
tion to show any frmness. There was scar
city of fancy Bellnowers. which were quoted
Raspberries were in good supply and un-
changed while Huckleberries were higher.
Bananas did better, ripe stock being scarce
large varieties and $4G6 for Cheney Berries
RAsPBERRIES-s3d6 per chest.
CRANBERRIEs-$2 5o62 IS per box for
Coos Bay and Ss@s 20 for Cape Cod:
APPLES-S1 2501 80 for fancy, s5c6$1 for
choice and 40@75c for common
PEARS -Bartletts. 81 25q1 80 per box, in,
eIud!ng cold storage; Winter ,oIZ Nsllis' 75cQ
PEACHES -35a65c per box
PLuMs-eoa75c for small and s191 20 for
PERsIMMoNs-75c per box.
POMEGRANATEs- -46G5oc for small and
81 25@1 80 for large boxes.
QU1NCES-25db0c per box.
FIGS-50cQS1 25 per box
MELONS-Cantaloupes 75cd$1 per crate;
Nutmeg Melons 409T5c per box; Watermelons
S173 per dozen
GRAPES-SeedIess from cold storage S5cQ
81 per box; Isabella 50Q15c per crate: other
varieties, 25a60c per small box crate
and 5Oc6$l for open boxes; Wine Grapes. S129
is per ton
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. 81 5093 so per
box for vaiencias; Lemons. So 50Q3 for
fancy 81 1892 % for choice and 81 25d1 so
for Standard: Grape Fruit, So 50Qi3 Mexican
Lines "a 50615 per case; Bananas S263 per
bunch for Central American and $1d2 for Ha-
waiian; Pineapples, nominal.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Ne7g York stocks irregular bmt generally lo7Uer.
Cotton lo5oey Coffee statistics bnAsh
Local financial quotations Sj1ozV slight variatiomS
Damp Wheat and Barley coming in freely.
Oats, Corn and Rye before quoted.
Bran and good Hay firm and in demand
No further change IN Beans and Seeds.
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables in liberal supply.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged
NezO Southern WGlnHts already 1UeH cleaned up.
Provisions still quiet III all positions.
Oregon GdOToes report Hops cxcied and still rising
Cattle Sheep and Hogs IN atpIe supply.
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Chicago Board of Trade.
Future Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Weal1ness of foreign
grain markets and increasing primary receipts
in the United States were the cause of a break
of 1Q11sc in the price of wheat here to-day
When trading in the wheat pit began senti-
nnept was only a trihe easier, but as the ses-
sion advanced all support was apparently with
drawn and extreme weakness developed The
influences mainly responsible for the slight de-
cline in prices at the start lower cables
and report by Cincinnati trade paper alIee-
ing material increase in the acreage sown
with winter wheat The condition of this new
ly sown wheat was said, moreover, to be first
class result of recent favorable weather.
Initial quotations on December off &c TO
Ac at 81 liz to 81 11A. May was down u a
hc to A4%c at 81 111s to 81 liz. For brief
period the market exhibited some signs of rail-
lying there being q fair demand for the May
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crown Csc; bulk white. AG3c; black. SAe.
Evaporated Apples 51aG7c per 10.
PRUNES-1%G1%e per ID for the four sizes
and 2Ac basis for the large sizes
RAISINS-1904 crop f. o.. b. Fresno-ln-
perial clusters 81 25G2 so; Dehesa- 81 SoQ2;
London Layers s0e@$1; Loose Muscstsls. 4
crown, 31h64c; 3-crown. 363asc; 2-crown.
21h62Kc; Seedless 2kG2Ac; Floated, 215e;
Seeded. 37sG5ac; Thompsons Seedless. 4Ae;
Seedless Sultanas 363Ae;. 1908 crop-Loose
Pacific, 1AG2Ac; Seeded 3h@4hc; Malagas.
1%92Ac per 10: Seedless Sultanas, &c
NUTS-New Walnuts. No. 1 softshen 1lc;
No. 9c; No. 1 hardshell 1012c; No. 2. SIC;
Almonds 1691Tc for Nonpareils. 14@1415e for
1 Y L. 13914c for Ne Plus Ultra and lie for
Languedoc; Peanuts, 6dTe for Eastern; Pc
cans 11@13c; Cocoanuts. 81 5O65; Chestnuts.
10Q15c per lb.
HONEY-Comb, 1H613c for white and 100
lie for amber; water white extracted, 5A9
&c; light amber extracted. 5@515c; dark. 80
4hc.
BEEswAX-27Q29c per ID.
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Meat Morket.

There is plenty OF everything coming in to
supply the demand and prices stand before
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are follows;
BEEF-5GTc for Steers and 495c per ID
for Cows.
VEAL-Large, 6hd715c; small. T6sc per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers. 76T15c; Ewes 697e per
pound.
I.AMB-S69c per h.
PORK-Dressed Hogs case per H.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations for good sound
Livestock delivered in San Francisco less 400
as per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers IA al nc; Cows and Heif-
ers. 51aG615c; thin Cows 4G5c per ID
CALVES4l415c per 10 (gross weighO
sHEEP-Wethers; 34AG3%e: Ewes. 3GSHc
per Id (grOss weight
LAMBS-$2 5OG2 rs per head
HOGs-Live Hogs, 140 to 200 lbs. 4%c;
over $50 lbs. 4i5c; soft Hogs not wanted
Sows 20 per cent off; Boars. so per cent or
and Stays 40 per cent of from above quota
tions.
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Beans and Seeds.

There were no further changes in quotations
yesterday Receipts OF Beans are steadily in
creasing and include more or less damp stock
which nnds a poor demand.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 15aIz 30: Pea 50 9Oq3 10;
large White, So 2OG2 80; Pink 50 1908:
Red 81 1891; Lima, 81 9064: Red kidneys
S4674 25: Blackeyes 81 35q2 55 per ctl; Horse
Beans 81 S5G2 40.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, nominal Yellow
Mustard So 25; Flax. 81 9062 %: Canary 81.
6D7c: Alfalfa 15h@1619c: Rape IIbG21bc
Timothy 5&ci Hemp, 3663Ac per lb; Miliet
2HG3hc; Broom Corn Seed $20d21 per ton
DRIED PEAS-Niles $2Q2 %; new Green
peas 1902 20 per ctl.
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Provisions.

Previous prices and conditions prevail The
market is quiet.
CURED MEATS-Bacon HE per ID for
heavy, 11Ae for light medium 14e for light.
14hc for extra light and lie for sugar
cured dry salt Sides, 10%c; Bellies. 12c;
Eastern sugar cured Hams. lie; Cali
fornia Hams 1315c; Mess Beef. s1OQ1O so per
prime Mess Pork S14 so: extra clear. s24:
Mess. SIS: Dry Salted Pork. 10%c: Pig Pork.
S26: Pigs Feet 50; Smoked Beef, 14c per ID.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 61Sc per ID for
California compound &c for Eastern compound
and 1Oc for pure; half barrels pure 1OKc;
lie.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel sac: three
half bbls Shc; one tierce. SIC; two tierees
SC; five tierces. 75sc per 10.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
Nez0 York Money Market.

NEW YORK Oct e.-Money On call. steady.
] 2. ~: offered at 2. Time loans steady; sixtv
Gays. per cent; ninety days 81; ak months
Sla03E
Prime mercantile paper. 4lzd as per cent
Sterling exchange slightly frTner, with actual
busineEs in hankers' bills at 81 S53OT74 S535 for
demand and at 81 S325G4 $3.50 for sixty-cay
bills. Posted rates. 81 81 and 81 se11; COM
rercial bills s. s.
Bar silver. 57&c
Mexican dollars. 45&c
Government bonds. easy. railroad bonds
steady
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Flour and MiWstnfS.

FLOUR-California Family Extras 81 500
TO- usual terms; Bakers Extras 81 1905:
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at S494 so
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour, SO 25 per 100 lbs;
Rye Flour So; Rye Meal 81 75 Rice Flour
ST. Corn Meal, 81 so; extra cream do So go;
Oat Meal. $3 70; Oat Groats. 81; Hominy.
So 60d3 SIS; sBuckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked
Wheat, SO so; Farina, So rs: Whole Wheat
Flour, So so; Rolled Oats, bbls So 5o@T 90; in
sacks 81 25: Pearl Barley $5; Split Peas
boxes SIS so: Green Peas. IS so per 100 lbs
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Ne7U York Cotton Market.

steady; October. 1O.0Sc; November, 1014c: De-
cember, 101sc; January, 10.24c; February
1025c bid; March, 10.35c; April 1885, May,
10 Sec.
Cotton futures closed easy: October, 9s7c;
December, 1oc; January, 1oo5c; February
10 1Oc: March l013c; April 1015c; May,
10 19c
Spot closed quiet Is points lower Middlng
Uplands. 10 45c; Middling Gulf, 1O.70c. Sales,
COS bales.
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Dried Frnits, Nuts, ,RoisinS, Honey.

The demand for Walnuts is reported
heavy and almost all the crop in the
south has already been disposed Of,
The jobbing demand for Honey continues at
steady and unchanged prices
FRUITS--New crop-Auricots 7&99%c for
Royals and 9Q12c for Moorparks; 'Nectarines,
51597c for White and 51AG6Ac for Red;
Peaches. 616SKc per lb; Pears, 7d12c:
Plums pitted 69615c for black, SQShc
for red and 79S11c for yellow; Figs. 2-crown
bricks. soc; 3-crown, 55c; 4-crown 6Oc; g.
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Whedt ard Other Grains.

WHEAT-Foreign futures were weak.
Chicago was &c lower, with operators bear
ish on every thing The Northwest were heavy
sellers
The gan Francisco market for futures fol-
lowed Chicago down &c with heavy trading
AMI considerable liquidation. The cash gra in
was steadily held, but quiet and unchanged.
There is considerable damp Wheat arriving
at Port Costa now
CASH WHEAT
California Club 81 4561 521a: California
White Australian, 81 55Q1 62h; Northern
Club. 81 45a1 521a: Northern Bluestem 81 go
al 62h per ctl.
FUTURES.
Session 9 to IL 80 q. m.
Open. High. Low. Close.
December 81 81 81 SIX 81 4e15 81 50K
May ........ 1 52A 52A 81 51H
2 p Session.
Open High. Low. Close
December 81 so 81 50A 81 so 81 5oI
May-No sales; 81 51% bid. 81 517s asked.
BARLEY-The feature of the market at the
moment is the large arrivals of damp grain,
both here and at Port Costa. competent au-
thority estimates that there are about 200 600
or 300. 900 sacks OF more or less wet grain in
the State and most OF 1t is Barley though
considerable portion is Wheat, with sorns
Oats.
The cash grain is dull for damp lots, which
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Trust will be added to the dirsctorats OF the
Central.
The Central Trust Company has an author
lied capital OF 50. 900. 900, Of which Sl,oOO,uoo
il issued. An additional Issue viii De made
to absorb the Federal, and under the manage
ment OF ". A. Irwin, manager OF the FederaA'
the trust department. Of the Central will be
developed
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Cash Gram and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Oct Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour. steady; No. 2 spring wheat.
81 08% at i1Ss No 2 corn, b1% Q54%c; No
yellow 5ie No oats s;,s slSaasSSS; sSa SssSso No No
rye. i6ILc: good feeding barley, SIC; fair to
choice mating, 3sG4sc; No. l max seed. 81 O4
al 12; No / Northwestern. 81 IA; prime tim
othy seed, So 4Od2 80; NESS pork per bbl,
S11 55G11 65; lard per 100 lbs. 81 S7h; short
rib sides Qoose). 81 9oGS 10; short clear sides
Cboxed), So GS1ae; whisky, basis OF high wines,
60
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value. S3.e45, 600. United States old As de-
clined u per cent on call.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
E F Hutton & Co. 49o California street,
San Francisco, members Of the New York
Stock Exchange. furnish the following official
quotations OF that Exchange:
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON
PORTLAND, Oct 6--Wheat for export
Walla Walla s16S2c; bluestem. SEC; valley
s5c. For Eastern markets-Walla Walia, SIC;
bluesten, SEC
WASHINGTON
TACOMA Oct 6-Wheat unchanged; blue
stem SIC; club S3c-
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was steady;
creameries 14620c; dairies. 1341Ic. CheVts,
firm. 1O61OSsc. Eggs, steady at mark, cases
included, 1461T%c.
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The totals for September 1908, include 546-
DS1 centsls OF barley and Al To3 oentals OF
v9hest for Great Britain, 80, 9sS centsla OF bar
icy and 9f5 centEls OF wheat for the Hawaiian
Islands 126. 165 ceutals OF barley for Belgium
and SOS centals of wheat for Japan.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Oct 6-To-day's statement
Of the Treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, $151. .9O7, SCI; gold. $40. .012, COS.
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Futures.
St. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. e.-WooL--steady; me
dunn grades combing and clothing 20G26c;
light fine. l6@20c: heavy fine. 12616c; tub
wa shed 22635c
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
THURSDAY. Oct. Ga p. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid. Ask Bid ASK
4s ar coup. .1O6% l06Is As ar CD new IL = ~ =
A or reg .1O69s 1895 SIS or coup. -1Oo14lOo
= A RONDG
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London Closing Stocks.

Bar silver-D1ll 26 9-16d per ounce.
Money-1d1A per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2 1-16621k per cent and for three
months bills 21k GD2I< per cent
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Gran Exports IN September.
WHEAT

Ths following tables show the exports OF
Wheat and Barley from San Francisco By sea
in September, 1904:
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

Silver is &c lower Sterling Exchange
and Mexican dollars are weaker.
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SALES.
Forenoon Session.
1900 OIL City Petroleum %
Afternoon Session.
Board
so Twenty-eight OIL il-..--..-........... 10 90
1000 Oil City Petroleum ................ IS
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MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
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of the bureau and called again: Come
he-ere, come he-ere!"
l could not tease him any longer,
and went to the rescue The moment
that pin was loose, Don seized it with
happy chuckle. Hopping to the back
part of the bureau, he dropped the pin
down between it and the wall. 1t was
in disgrace, you know.
One day the dear little fellow had
had been freshly filled with pins. That
gave him a great deal of work to do
of course. The pins, had all to be car
ried to the edge of the bureau and
dropped overheard. That task fin
ished, he went into his house to get
his dinner.
went to work to pick up the pins
telling Don that he was naughty
bird to make me SO much trouble. II
seemed as if he understood every
word. At once he stopped eating his
seeds, came out and peeped at me-
over the edge of the bureau. Then
down he came, making steps of my
head, shoulder and arm until he
reached the floor. And there the dear
little bird hurried around with all his
might, picking up the pins. He flew
up to the cushion, laid them down and
came back for more, until they were
all gathered up. Then he sat on my
chair, whistled his tune and finally
went to sleep.-Helen Harcourt, in St
Nicholas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
YOU ALL KNOW HIM.

He's quite well-intentioned man-but oh.
it is a sin
The way that he's addicted to the vice
of butting in.
He makes himself more trouble and
plague other folk as well.
The scrapes it's brought him into 1t
would never do to tell
He never minds his business, has no time
to attend
To that and other peoples, and he wouldn't
slight a friend
He's proof against a snubbing, it's no
earthly use to try ...
To make him keep his finger from the
other fellows pie.
He's trying to be helpful, you are conf
= dent of that.
He thinks that his suggestions are invari-
ably pat.
He'll show you how to do things in the
way they should be done;
Hell give you his opinions on all things
beneath the sun.
Wherever people gather for discussion.
OF strictly private matters. you can never
make him see "
BY voice or tone or manner any earthly
reason why
He shouldn't have finger in their conf
Dental pie.
And innocent about It! That's the trouble,
don't you know.
Your hints are always wasted. so one
hasn't any show.
I've mentioned that he never can quite
comprehend snub,
A kick would be too brutal and one cannot
usa club,
And SO we bear his poking and his prying as
we can.
Because we know there really y no harm
about the man
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
Cat Acts Just Like q Dog.

Chicago has a doglfke cat. The cat
is usually so self-centered an animal
that its regard for man is seldom great
er than a kind of supercilious tolera-
ton. For that reason, perhaps, it is a
matter Of considerable difficulty to con-
ceive of any rightly constituted feline
tagging along the streets in doglike
fashion at her masters heels. Pedes-
TRANS along north Clark street, how
ever, have recently been introduced to
the novel and wholly unexpected aspect
of stately white cat following stall
wart colored man. The man is en-
ployed in restaurant and when his
days work is over, Come along, John.
son; come along" he says, and his
faithful companion obeys iml licitly,
When the master boards Clark street
car for home Johnson stealthily de-
parts and spends the rest of the night
after the noisy and unmusical manner
of its tribe
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
MAMMALS DRUMMER.

When I'm a man,
/ won't be king and rule the land;
No, sir, I'm goin' to join the band,
When I'm a man.
I won't go tootin' some old horn
Like mas fisherman so forlorn
Or BLOWN high tone fancy fife;
No-theres somethin' better in life.
I'm goin' to have a great big drum.
Trum a trum, trum,
Trum a trum, trum.
Then I'll go marchin' up the street;
You bet that drum I'll beat and beat,
And when the others all keep still
I'll just play louder-yes, l Will.
Rub a dub, dub,
Rub dub, dub.
And all the horses won't they prance,
And all the girls, oh, how they'll dance!
And when small boys the players cheer
They'll mean the drummer in the rear.
Trum a trum, trum,
Trum a trum, trum.
And when 1 march by mammals house,
/ won't be still as any mouse.
And she is sure her boy to see,
And, oh, how proud she'll surely be!
Rub a dub, dub,
Rub dub, dub.
And then I'll play so loud she'll say,
In such a proud and happy way:
Friends, neighbors dear, would you be-
lieve,
That man with spangles on his sleeve
Is just my Roy,
Ny little boy?"
Boom, boom, BOOM boom!
Mary c. Phillips, in Chicago Advance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13

Then came the tug OF war" The poor
little bird pulled and pulled, and
tugged and tugged. The big pin
moved, but did not come out He put
his head on one side and eyed it Sc.
verely. He was not one of the give
up sort. He had made up his mind
to conquer that pin. He worked very
hard for at least ten minutes. Then
the plaintive Come he-ere, come
he-ere!" rang out.
waited to see what he would do
next. And what do you think? He
thought a little, then mounted the
cushion again, and whistled and
danced to that obstinate pin. But it
stayed right where it was. Them he
seized it once more, and tugged SO
hard that his tiny feet slipped and he
sat right down. Next he got up and
stared at it, then hoped to the edge
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
GIFTS MADE TO THE NAVY
Valuable Plate and Other Tributes to
Ships by States and Municipali-
ties Aggregate Large Sums.

An inventory of gifts to ships of the
navy just completed by the department
shows that these tributes aggregate
$110,O4O in value. They have been pre-
scented by states and municipalities after
which vessels have been named, and in
some cases individuals. Silver services
represent the! greater part of the gifts.
The armored cruiser New York heads
the list in the value of its gifts, the
amount being s14,539, which represents
silver service, library, bell, and
other furnishings. The cruiser Brook
Ign boasts of silver service presented
by the people of that borough and valued
at $8,397 The smallest gift is an eight
dollar photograph on the Foote. The
silver services on some of the big ships
are valued as follows: Cincinnati,
$4,000; Detroit, $4,000; Indiana, $9,526;
Iowa, 5000; Helena, $500; Minneapo-
lis, 5000; Nashville, 1916: Newport,
$3.50; San Francisco, $7,4S6; Texas,
$4,S55; New Orleans. $2.700; Illinois.
$4,000; Albany. $5.Sss, and Alabama,
$3,363.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
HOW THE FROG ORIGINATED
Came Into Being Because Weary,
Thirsty Woman Was Prevented
from Getting a Drink.

Did you ever hear how frogs origi-
mated? 1t is queer story, but then
it happened long time ago, when the
world was young and all sorts of queer
things were happening. We can, OF
course, believe as much or as little of
such stories as we please, but at least
they entertain us.
Now as to the frogs, they came into
being because weary, thirsty woman
was prevented from getting drink of
water. Here is the way the story is
told:
Latona was beautiful goddess, who
lived with the other goddesses and gods
on Mt. Olympus, where Jupiter and
Juno reigned, as you know. She was
distinguished for many things, but
chiefly for being the mother of Apollo
and Diana. 1t seems that she incurred
the i'll will of Juno in some way and
was banished from Olympus, with no
place to put her foot and no shelter
for her weary head, for Juno had made
Terra, the earth, promise that she
should not find rest anywhere.
Neptune, the god of the sea, how
ever. took pity on the banished goddess
and invited her to the Isle of Delos,
which then floated under the water but
rose to the surface at his command.
There she found peace and comfort and
brought up her two famous children.
Apollo to become the god of the SUE
and Diana the goddess of the moon.
But perhaps you are wondering wha.
all this has to do with the frogs. 1t Is
said that one day while Latona was
wandering desolate and weary with her
children, while they were yet babies.
she came to pool of clear, sparkling
water. Half dying with thirst, god
dess as she was, she ran toward the
pool to drink some of the cool water,
but crowd of ugly yokels surrounded
it and kept her away.
She had up to this time borne her
privations and sufferings with patience
and resignation, but at this act of wan
ton cruelty her patience gave way and
turning furiously on the yokels she
turned them all into croaking frogs,
which they have remained to this day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-13
A PRETTY PARLOR TRICK.
Older Boys and Girls Can Learn to
Perform It Nicely After
Few Hours Practice.

This is a neat and effective trick to
perform before a company of men,
women and children, from whom you
can borrow the few materials you need.
These are a silver half dollar, large
wire hairpin, heavy ring and a long
hatpin, or "stickpin."
Bend the hairpin into the shape
shown in the picture. Force the half
dollar into the narrow hook on one end
of the hairpin, which hook you have
pinched we'll together so that it will
grip the coin tightly, and hang the
ring on the other, more open hook.
Now balance the coin at point near
it's edge and in line with the two hooks
on the point of the hatpin, which you
hold vertically in your left hand.
You can always make it balance on
some point, but to make the trick eff
fective the pin should be very near the
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edge of the coin, so if the ring is not
very heavy you may have to borrow
another one and slip it in the hook
beside the first. Or you can use light
ring and substitute a quarter for the
half dollar.
Now, if you blow against the ring
the whole affair will turn on its pivot,
and by giving good puff every time
the ring comes round you can make
it spin very fast and keep on spinning
long time. If the hatpin is very
sharp and of very hard steel it will
gradually bore hole in the coin. In
deed, it is possible to bore clear
through soft coin in this way.
Of course you should practice this
trick before you try it in public Then
if the ring is brass one and the coin
your own, you can give your merry-go
round to the youngsters, who will have
lots of fun with it.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.