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All Records Surpassed) pl 83,790,300 Bottles Mf&&s^ "King of Bottled Beers" uJiu X2JL lyUui This proves the world-wide popu larity of this famous brew. The product of Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n Orders promptly filled by ROBT. H. SENG, Manager Anheuser-Busch Branch, St. Paul. City News. Will Lecture on John Wesley—Hew H. V. Givlei an address <>v "John Weslf ■ ing at the First eh. Crusaders- Anniversary— The Crusaders Total . ■ ■■ ■ •:■ ty will celebrate Its twent; I ersary Thursday even ing, A] John Shanley, foundi society, will deliver an ad mme of musical and literar ■ will be pr< sented. Mrs. Wins!c\vsß Scothina SyruD Has hern used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS mi MOTHERS for their CHIL DREN WHILE rEETHING. with PER FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS ell PAIX; CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold Ly Druggists in every part of the world. ■Be pure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup," ami take no other kind. [Twenty-five cents a bottle. OBSERVE 84TH ANNIVERSARY local Lodges of Odd Fellows Attend Services at Peo ple's Church. V - the eighty-fourth nn tiiversary of the inception of the Inde pendent • i »dd Fellows in Amer ica, ;m<l the occasion was fittingly ob- Berved by the attendance of all ilie St. Paul lodgi • ,;i the morning service at the 1 hurch. Heretofore for Hii.s occasion the order had always used the St. Paul Auditorium, but with with the passing of that building the People's i hurch is the largest auditor ium in i The ass< mbling took place at the corner of Fifth and Wabasha streets and the gathering was an immense one. Carri in waiting for the Re bekahs, and the Cantons and Patri archs . bvho were reinforced by the Cantons from Minneapolis, acted as an >.} marched along side tl , The Canton Apollos headed the uniformed procession, fol lowed by Lodgi No. :!_9 from South fc>t. Paul. Then came Triple Link lodge, follQwed by Columbia and Home them Norden and Snelling lodges. Hamline came next and then Merriam Park, after which I. Then in given order were West Side, Dayton's P.luff, Cap y, Wildey and St. Paul. An lermon by the pastor of the People's church, Rev. S. G. Smith, \ .:s heard, and then the St. Paul Cant< ns left in carriages for Min lis, \< h< re dinner awaited them. J" th< on they filled the role of armed esc< . similar procession In the Flour City and attended divine service . ( Wesley M. E. chinch. W. <;. : • an address at \Tes -1 '" chun h on the aims and objects of the fraternity of Qdd Fellows. He spoke of i. bich the organiza tion had . tl throughout the country for the old and infirm mem bers oi the order. After the address an offering was fit of the Odd Fel lows' home ai Nforthfield. Rev. J;: ntgomery delivered *l! ' b oik for his theme the story of tl Samaritan. He said l!i:|t the '; itan was the ideal Odd Fellow, whom they endeavored to emulate. One of the teachings of the order, said Dr. Montgomery, was that the strong should help the weak, the I poor, and the wise the ignorant. The audience was deeply impress* d with the eloquent sermon and the preacher was applauded a number of i: The In< Order of Odd Pel had its in< i ption among mechan ics and laborers In London, England in the latfc r | art of the eighteenth cen tury, who styled themselves -Ancient end Honorable Loyal Odd Fellows," P n<3 onvivial meetings. Prom he "Union Order of Odd *'" "" '■ rapidly spread to other Pities y to oiher countries. Ie was from an attempt to abolish its com h lal that the schismatic portion now known as the Independent if • >M Fellows sprang. In Baltimore, Md., on April 26, 1819, and four others orga nized Washington lodge, No. 1, to work rding to the usages of the London or union , i. r . \ ow the order exists in every state and territory of the United St; t< :. Every candidate must be a white male of good moral char acter, twenty-one years of age, and must believe In a Supreme Being! Fi delity, charity, truth, order and benevo lo i.-c are the virtues and aims of the society. In 1851 the degree of the Rebekah jras adopted by the grand lodge of the [United States for the use of women I with subordinate ">dg ■ ns of male membership. Net In tlie Regular Line. i will you please be so kiiui Fellaire (formerly Rusty Rufus)—How lomk since you struck Chi? Hottalrt -Chi? What's that? Fella in (giving him a kick)— You're a fiaud. Scoot! Get. a move on you! No Dessert More Attractive Why use gelatine and / ».«*..-....,„„ ■A spend hours «oaking,M^^Ur^A sweetening, i!.-ivormgm\ 84s«®^SB» Vk and coloring v»lieu 'ffiii&TSaiSS-SMI S KB k§* ~ "'■ ■•"'-•^'^h. : ■ :: :■ .' _---■'.-. produces bettsr results in two minutes? Everything in the package. Simply add Lot Water and set to cooL It's perfection. A sur prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex pense. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla vors: Lemon, Grange, Straw! Easp /Sorry: At grocers. 10a. YACHTS ALREADY IN THE WATER Signs of Activity Noted Among Members of St. Paul " Yacht Club." While summer alone is recognized as the boating season, the development of spring has inspired the yachtsmen of the St. Paul club to at least prepara tory activity and some of them have even gone so far as to make short trips on the river. Quite a number of the pleasure launches which have for some years past given such a festive and busy appearance to the Mississippi in this vicinity have already been placed in the water, and the present season promises to be the most active thus far in the history of the club, in which the owners of these craft are asso ciated. David Wallblom was the first mem ber of the club to take his boat above the Wabasha street bridge this year, and he gained that distinction by risk ing the trip while the ice was still in the river. Even at that Mr. Wallblom was only one day ahead of Henry Orme, who took even greater chances by going to Shakopee, and by reason of his daring cruise won a case of champagne, which had been offered by a resident of that city to the first St. Paul yachtsman who should make the trip. Quite a number of the owners of yachts have had their boats placed in the water, and have used them more or less but yesterday there was not much appearance of anything doing in that line. A number of the small craft were to be seen in the course of the afternoon cruising back and forth, and although the weather was by no means what .might be called balmy, those in the boats appeared to be enjoying themselves. One of the first boats into the water this spring was that owned by J. D. O'Brien, who has been a most enthusi astic yachtsman for several years. The Janitto, owned by D. Janitto, is a new boat of the thirty-foot class, which was launched Friday at the foot of State street. The boat, formerly owned by Mr. Gedney, and recently sold to George G. Wright has been overhauled and is now in the water ready for serv ice. Rudolph Sehiffmann's fifty-four-foot stern-wheel cruiser is being fitted with a new gasoline engine and will soon be ready for use. Fred Schiffman's stern wheeler is at Lake City being equipped with a steam engine. With the exception of those mention ed most of the craft of the club are still in winter quarters at the foot of State street or on Raspberry island, but every day adds to the number of those to make their appearance. It is expected that the number of boats in the club fleet will be greatly increased this season and more than twenty new ones have already been heard from. The club is plannig extensive addi tions to the docks on the river bank just below the Robert street bridge. The annual parade and cruise of the club will take place this year June 27, and arrangements are being made to make it a most attractive affair. Our Safoty Deposit Vaults are the beat Security Trust Company. M. Y. Life Bids. DEPLORES SMOKING, SWEARING AND DRINKING Dr. W. H. W. Boyle Laments the Prey- alence of the Three Habits. Rev. Dr. W. 11. W. Boyle, at the Hon.se of Hope church last night, took as the subject of his discourse, "Three Modern Trapdoors to Ruin," and point ed out the fact that of all the agencies at work today tending to the ruin of young men the greatest are "Profanity, Tobacco-Morphia and the Drink Hab its." One of the most striking features of the discourse was the epigrammatic form in which it was delivered. Dr. Beyle said in part: "To swear is not wise, nor genteel, nor effective, and it is time that some thing were done to bring men to see its utter uselessness. "To our shame be it that Americans are known as a swearing nation; and it is said that out of very seven men, four use profanity to emphasize their speech. Even novelists mar the pages of their books with blasphemy and on the stage it is common. The public seems indifferent to it, and even the pulpit appears to tolerate it. To such an extent has this indifference to blasphemy gone that some time ago the patent office in Washington received a request tor a patent on the name of a mine in Colorado to be called "The Jesus Christ Mine.' "The statistics show an alarming state of affairs among boys in regard to the cigarette habit. The percentage Is appalling. And In this city of St. Paul there is a large percentage of the dealers in cigarettes who sell to minors knowing what they are doing." The speaker then went on to show the condition of affairs in regurd to the liquor evil. He spoke with some irony in telling of "a league among tha St. Paul liquor dealers by which they required their bartenders to abstain from drinking." Dr. Boyle announced that next Sun day he will preach upon a subject to be chosen by the congregation Through the week each person is to inform him in some way of his or her favorite hymn. The hymn mentioned the great est number of times will constitute thf> subject of the discourse. Music will be arranged from the three hymns mentioned the greatest number of times and sung at the service. HEART DISEASE PUTS OUT THE BLACK PEARL Harris Martin, the Well- Known Colored Pugilist, Falls on Street and Dies a Few Moments Later at Central Police Station— His Career. Harris Martin, the retired colored pugilist, widely known in St. Paul and in sporting circles all over the coun try as "The Black Pearl," died last evening shortly after 8 o'clock, sup posedly from heart failure. "The Black Pearl," who had been tending bar for Phil Reed, 40 East Third street, left the place at 8 o'colck for Henry Shaw's home, at Fourth and St. Peter streets. He was walking THE BLACK PEARL Harris Marten, the Well Known Pugilist, Who Died Suddenly of Heart Disease. alone, when he fell as he was stepping on the curbstone on St. Peter street. He was unconscious when Mrs. Shaw, who saw him fall, reached his side. lie was immediately conveyed to the Cen tral police station, where Dr. Humis ton attempted to revive him, but "The Black Pearl' was down for ever, and he breathed his last without saying a ■word. "The Black Pearl" was dressed in a light spring suit and seemed the picture of health. His sudden taking- off came as a thunder stroke from a clear sky to his friends and companions. He left Phil Reed's place in a joking humor, and had never complained of his health. Dr. A. W. Miller, coroner, examined the body shortly after death, and will hold an autopsy this morning. The re mains were taken to the county morgue. "The Black Pearl" in his day was a popular pugilist, and from 1887 till IS9I was ready to meet any fighter in his class. Since 1891, however, he had not been much in .the ring. In 1899 he measured his strength and skill with Young Peter Jackson, but was knocked out after a short fight. Fitzsimmons Failed to Stop Him. Among antagonists he met was Rob ert Fitzsimmons, with whom he fought four rounds. Fitz was touring the country, ready to stop any man in four rounds, but the "Pearl" was ready for more when the time had expired. Among other fighters he met Paddy Norman, Dan Kelleher, Joe Ellings worth, Tom Snyder, Black Frank, a St. Paul fighter; Billy Murray and Paddy Gorman. "Pearl" was a match for all till 1891, when he was knocked out in ttie thirty-eighth round of his battle with Ed Benny at San Fran cisco. He then fought Charles Turner nineteen rounds and was knocked out, and later Joe King defeated him in thirty-eight rounds. Since then "Pearl" has appeared but seldom in the pro fessional ring. In his paimy days "The Black Pearl" was a clever fighter, and had the ad vantage of being able to stand a vast amount of punishment. He began his professional career in 1887. when he attracted the attention of Charles Had ley, a Minneapolis fight promoter, who recognized the ability of the "Pearl," and pushed him to the front. During his professional career he fought a string of battles that would number into the hundreds. For some time he was champion colored middleweight of t-he world. It was while he held this honor that he fought four rounds with Fitzsimmons. "Black Pearl" was a Minneapolis boy, but since going into the ring he has been in many parts of the United States. In 1599 he came to St. Paul from Seattle, where he resided for sev eral years after leaving the ring. He has lived in St. Paul since 1899. A brother of his, William, lives at Se attle. Lur.ch at the New Restaurant, 404-40S Jackson, between 6th and Tth. GERMAN POLICE ARREST SEVEN COUNTERFEITERS Men in Custody Said to Have American Connections. BERLIN, April 2C—Seven counter feiters have been arrested in a body at Posen. The men counterfeited va rious coins, the coupons of government bends and foreign coins, including those of the United States. They are said to have had American connec tions. Direct inquiry to the court at Posen for information and details con cerning this American connection brought out the reply that the court could not answer the query for sev eral days, pending examination of the prisoners. Maj. Gough Loses Thirteen Men. BOHOTLE, Somaliland, East Africa Saturday, April 25.—Maj. Gough in command of a mobile column engaged the enemy near Danop. He lost thir teen men killed, including two officers and four officers were wounded. The enemy had 200 men killed. SIGNS OF SUMMER BRIGHTEN ALL THE PARKS Open Street Cars Make Their First Appearance and Thousands of People Take Advantage of Sunday to Throng Como Park and City's Other Beauty Spots. Qne certain harbinger of summer — the open car—made its appearance yes terday, and though but a few were in service there was an evident discrim ination in favor of them on the part of those who were out for a good time. And those who took advantage of the car lines were many, for the day was perfect. But it was not only the cars that bore the seekers after the rural things. The aristocratic automobile, the ple bian buggy, the more dignified surrey or victoria and the bicycle all played their part. All the parks and beauty spots of the city were filled to overflowing. Smith Park had Its usual loungers, and at Rice Park the pretty nursemaid, with spotless collar and cuffs, paraded with her chattering charges and "made eyes at the policeman." The pennial old man sat taking his soul-satisfying sun bath and looked as though he had not moved since seen there last aut umn. Como Park the Mecca. At Como Park the walks and resting places were flashing with garish spots of vivid dresses and costumes. The glad shouts of children were heard mingled with the reproving remarks of their elders. Though the summer's green of the trees is yet "wrapped in budding infancy," the lawns are like velvet and the sight of the grass was exceedingly restful to eyes, tired of the dirty pavements, the red brick walls and all the strenuous life of the city. Very soon the flower beds and blooming shrubs at the suburban parks will be aflame, and when the keepers at Como said that very soon they would be placing the goldfish in the lily pond, the winter seemed very far behind, in deed. ♦ Another infallible sign of settled weather i s the appearance of "the man with the knickerbockers"—he was out yesterday in all his glory; and the paterfamilias with the "baby arrange ment" in front of his wheel was in evi dence along the more secluded streets. FIALA TO START FOR NORTH POLE IN JUNE Ziegler Expedition Will Sail on America When Boat Is Ready. NEW YORK, April 26.—Anthony Fiala, who is to head the Zeigler Artie expedition, was a passenger on the steamship St. Paul of the American line, which arrived today from South ampton. Mr. Fiala went abroad about a month ago to look over the ground, and to see to the purchasing of sup plies and he now returns to consult William Ziegler. Speaking of his trip, Mr. Fiala said: "We expect to get off some time in June. The ice broke up early and the prospects for the expedi tion are good. The America was sent down from Tromsoe to Trondheim un der her own steam. She is being clean ed, new decks put in and other repairs being made. The America will sail ns scon as she is ready, but I cannot giv3 the date." AMERICAN SQUADRON TO GREET M. LOUBET French President Will Be Honored by Salute Upon Reaching Marseilles. BONA, Algeria, April 26. —When Pres ident Loubet arrived here he received a telegram from Foreign Minister Del casse, who is at Tunis, informing him that the American squadron will pro ceed to Marseilles to greet the presi dent when he arrives at that port on April 29 and to salute him in honor of his return to France. wM^^^ m I fie % VKSsBf ~- Folks M l'|[w'■ g'^ijj wbere,orbymail,forae. if 5» 4§S?»I l;i j| | g| & CHARLES E. HIRES CO. /|!|!^^ YOUNG ZIONISTS GIVE HOUSE WARMING AT NEW HOME They Tender Reception in the Afternoon and Even ing to 500 and More of Their Friends at Their Commodious Quarters on Fourth Street. In entering- upon the tenancy of their new quarters at 48 East Fourth street, the Young Zionists of St. Paul held open house yesterday afternoon and evening-, and entertained 500 or 600 of their friends. This reception was a most aus picious event in the history of the club, for it not only marked the removal to a more commodious and aiore ele gantly appointed home, but also dem onstrated the fulfillment of an era of renewed activity and prosperity after a quiescent period of some years. This society is affiliated with the American Federation of Zionists, and as a 'branch of that order was organ ized nine years ago. It is confined in its membership to those of Jewish faith, and for some years was main tained by the younger element of that religious sect. Within the past year, however, it was determined to interest some of the older members of Jewish society in the club as a means of gain ing greater strength and influence, and now there is a constitutency of fifty members who are active in more than the common acceptation of that term. The officers of the club are B. Calmen son, president; Aaron Hertz, vice pres ident; J. Sternberg, financial secretary; Abraham Hertz, recording secretary; J. Kram, treasurer. Speaking of the present condition and the purposes of the club, the pres ident, Mr. Calmenson, said yesterday to The Globe: Will Pattern After Y. M. C. A. "We are affiliated with the Ameri man Federation of Zionists, and funda mentally our principles are those of that society, but locally we shall go farther and strive to the end that our organization shall be to the Jewish people all that the Y. M. C. A. is to the Gentiles. It is our purpose to es tablish, as soon as we are able to es tablish, a gymnasium in connection ! with our club rooms, and in short to take up all of the various lines of work embraced in the plan of the Y. M. C. A. "We are a benevolent and social or ganization, and us rapidly as possible we will broaden our scope within the flexible limitations of those purposes. Our present membership embraces only men, but we have, for some time, con templated the organization of a wom en's auxiliary, and within a week will inaugurate this movement. Our mem bers are chiefly of the younger set, but the predominating element among them is now made up of business men who are active in the advancement of the affairs of the club." New Quarters Are Ample. Heretofore the club has occupied rooms in the Baltimore block, but with the growth of the club those accom modations became too small, and the present quarters embrace the entire third floor of the building at 48 East Fourth street, just east of the Minne sota club. A greater portion of the space at the disposal of the club has been devoted to one large apartment at the front of the building, which has a bare hardwood floor and is sufficient in size for an ordinary dancing party or a musicale, but not too large to serve at other times as a drawing room. It is supplied with a piano and otherwise handsomely furnished and the walls are decorated with appro priate pictures. Next in the suite is a lounging room cosily furnished and equipped; and running lengthwise across the rear portion of the build ing a well appointed library. For the reception of yesterday the committee in charge consisted of T>. M. Aronsohn, chairman; Abraham Hertz. J. Kram, J. Steinberg, N. Left and B. Calmenson. The club rooms were invitingly decorated with flowers and potted plants and music was sup plied by Wolf & Barrett's orchestra. In the afternoon several hundred guests were entertained, and in the evening about 500 more viewed the club rooms and extended their good wishes to the club. The Young Zionists will give their last dancing party of the season Thurs day evening, May 14, at Cambridge hall, 140 East Seventh street. DATES OF RELIGIOUS CONFERENCES FIXED They Will Be Held at Northfield During Summer Months. The schedule of the large religious conferences and summer Bible school to be held this year at Xorthfield has just been issued by the Xorthfield au thorities. These conferences were es tablished by the late Dwight L. Moody some years before his death for the furtherance of religious activity in the churches and in the colleges of Amer ica. His successors in the work found ed the summer Bible school. The plans for this summer are full er than ever before, and the list of speakers, both foreign and American, is unusually strong. An important fea ture of the summer's work is the re sumption of the Northfield Young Women's conference, which was omit ted last year. The season opens June 13 and does not close until Sept. 30. The following is a list of the most impor tant gatherings: Commencement exercises of North field seminary, June 13 to 17. College students' conference, June 26 to July o. Summer Bible school, July 1 to 29. Young Women's conference, July 7 to 15. General conference of Christian Workers, Aug 18 to Sept. 20. Geo. E. Taylor, repeating of all metal goods; asK prices. 278 Minnesota street, corner Second. Mrs. Elmira A. Seymour Dead. Mrs. Elmira A. Seymour, widow of the late Hon. McNeil Seymour, die£ Sunda.y morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Stringer, 471 Ash land avenue. Mrs. Seymour came to Minnesota from Mount Morris, N. V., in the spring of 1881, and lived at Hastings, Minn., until 1889, when she removed to St. Paul and resided in this city until the time of her death. She leaves a son, McNeil V. Seymour, and a daughter, Mrs. Edward C. Stringer, both of this city. W. J. Louqhren Dies Suddenly. William J. Loughren died suddenly at his home, 660 Jenks street, early yes terday morning, of heart disease. Mr. Loughren, who was employed in the Northern Pacific general offices, was 34 yeai*; old". His wife and five chil dren survive him. The funeral will take place at the family residence at 2; 30 p. m. tomorrow. a When you order - I I crackers sent with your # other groceries f a and don't want them [ I scented by i your other groceries, If 1J tell the grocer L f Unaeda f I Biscuit | Protected by the In-er-seal Package M with red and white seal. I *& 1 J^ 5^ H\T!ONAL BISCUIT COMPANY* s^* RECEIVES TESTIMONIALS FROM HIS ASSOCIATES G. W. Sikes Is Appropriately Remem bered in Retiring From Globe. G. W. Sikes, in retiring from the position of editorial manager of The Globe, -was the recipient of several testimonials of the regard and friend ship of those employes of the paper with whom he has been associated. The members of the editorial staff and the business office employes pre sented Mr. Sikes with a uniform set of emblems of the Order of Elks, of which he is a member, consisting of a watch guard and a pair of curt links of mounted elks' teeth, and from the em ployes of the composing room he re ceived a gold locket, studded with dia monds. SERGEANT MAJOR GEORGE MER DINGER. Retires From 21st U. S. Infantry on Three-Quarter Pay After 31 Years of Service George Merdlnger, sergeant major Twenty-first United States infantry, was last week placed upon the re tired list with three-quarter pay, hav ing, at the age of forty-five, thirty-one years of service to his credit. Twenty three of these he has been a non commissioned officer. However, only twenty-eight actual years have been put in by Sergeant Merdinger. The other three are al lowed him by reason of the double time given for service in the Philip pines. During all of his time wearing the blue Sergeant Merdinget was never confined in the guard house, never missed a roll-call, never had a court martial and had only twenty days fur lough. At the age of twenty-one he was made a first sergeant. He is still in the prime of life and goi a East to enjoy a rest which he believer to have in-en well earned. He is not certain that he will return to the service, but this summer, at least, he will spend the time with friends in New Jersey. The life of Cole Younger, famous ex bandit, written by himself, has just been published. The iirst consign ment of this thrilling book is now on sale at W. 11. Griffin's news store, 459 Wabasha Flreet. The book contains the first and only authentic account of the operations of the Younger and James gangs, with a detailed history of the Youngers' imprisonment at Still water. CARDINALS TO CHOOSE BISHOP OF BUFFALO Rev. Father Colton and Very Rev. M. ; P. Connery Have Best Chances. ROME, April 26.—The cardinals ot I the congregation of the Propaganda have been informed that a meeting ' of the congregation will be held May 4 to choose a bishop of Buffalo. Ac cording to Cardinal Martinelli's report on the subject, the Rev. Father Colton, ' rector of St. Stephen's church, New I York, and the Very Rev. Michael P. Ccnnery, vicar gc-neral of Buffalo, have the best chances of the appointment, which, however, probably will go to Father Colton. Ili^lgii oG&utiiul Sweet Pe&s %tl&0 S?t^srS Easily Srown by any Amateur. Should be sown ifcMfi ■P9<||H at once for best results. Bmß^V '$t!$P May's Imperial Collection &% fg? P^f^® H[h The Finest in the Land. Ufa&iJttn §*oZ^s °UR CATALOGUE Giving Cultural Dircciiona FIRES DRiVE AWAY SONG BIROS Supervisor Lange Caution* Children Not to Start Them in Groves. D. Lange, supervisor of nature study in the public schools of St. Paul, n some valuable suggestions looking to the protection of song birds. Th/;r» suggestions are directed to the boya and girls, who are very prone in the spring to set fire to dead leaves or rubbish, etc. Mr. Lange says: "Two things are absolute! tial for attracting our common song birds, of which nature has given us such a large number. The first is a permanent food supply; the second, suitable nesting places. In considering the protection of song birds it is much easier and much more efficacious to keep the birds where they are than to bring them back after they have been driven away. "Boyg and young people generally have a pernicious habit of setting firo all things that will burn. Scarcely lias ilic first balmy day of spring arrived than the air about the groves of our suburbs is thick with the smoke of burning leaves, grass and brush. It is sometimes a good plan to burn the dead grass on lawns and , but to allow lire uj run through the groves of our native trees, along fences ami over other pieces of \ acant I no good purpn wanton, barbarous destructiveness, ami does a hundred times more to drive away our song birds than all state laws, bird protection societies and ar tificial nesting boxes >■:i l l do to attract them. It destroys spiders and all kinds of insects that hide amongs the i l leavi.-; and iii <' nould, and thus robs our best song birds of ih"lr food during the < arly spring, v. }\>'ix food is still Bcarce. It kills all shrubs, vines, seedlings and young tre» s, whose bark is not yet thick enough to with stand the heat of the flre, and thus ■.• destroys t he only nesting ] which a host of our best and most beneficial > "The gr< - all brushes, cat birds, I md a host of little \. ' ii'l veriog will only be found bushes and young trees; fur it is in such localities that they can find suit • young. A nun .^ beaul iful, coi . and ■ ly do not 111 thems lives much on a few large I and none of them will go into I "But it is not only for this group of birds that the wanton, thoughtless habit of setting wood fire.s destroys the nesting places. Another group of very useful birds, the woodpeckers, the beautiful bluebirds, the nuthatches and wrens nest in stumps and old dejd trees. Whenever the fire runs through the woods -the dry stumps and dead trees catch fire and burn to the ground and for another large group of birds the region has become uninhabitable, because there are no nesting places.' "All persons who are interested in. the protection of our song birds, who like to listen to their music a%tj who enjoy the flashes of their bright plum age, should most emphatically dis courage this habit of setting fire to ev erything that will burn. The boys and girls are just as fond of the birds as their parents or teachers, but if they would have song birds abundant around their towns and suburbs they must absolutely refrain from setting the woods on fire. It seems that this would be a very good topic to put before the boys and girls of our state on our coming Bird and Arbor day. ABC SOHENIAN "K3ag of all Bottled Beers." Brewed from Bohemian Hops. Order from H. Orlemann, St. Paul.