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summer night comfort. Hero are no hot
WIVES, no bad smells, no heat Of gas, no
gay and festive flies, and besides You can
have the enjoyment Of Il flower garden.
And now a few guests begin to arrive.
Tho children arc marched of to bed by the
%tyrannical maid. A tall piano lamp OF
polished brass WAS drawn up to whore we
sat, and 1t shed u mellow light. Around
the arbor and in front Of the tent were the
rainbow lights Of Japanese lanterns, danc-
ing for all tho world like fire. flies In the
evening wind.
IF you will excuse me-" said the hostess,
II can have tea in a fow minutes" With o
smile she disappears behind the screen.
The servant arranged chairs around the
tables. and soon she announced that tea
was ready TO DO served.
And a jolly little supper party II was.
The novelty of the whole affair actually
made the viands appetizing. What with
cold tongue and chicken, n salad, warm bis
cults, fruit, q glass OF wine and q cup OF tea,
little need be added. Cigars were lit. and
the conversation became animated. Later
on, some ono with malice af~orethought
brought out n banjo from its hiding place.
The muaic WAS soon drowned by the voices
of singers, which rang out clear and strong
in tho night air. The little gathering broke
up about midnight. and Good night" said
reluctantly to host and hostess who had
planned so pleasant an entertainment.
Ono clever dame decided to give a "cos-
tune tea party" Almost all of the con-
tents of tho sittingroom were removed to
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effort, Hasselfratz disengaeed himself, and
turning round butted the Greek full i'll the
chest with his head. The unfortunate Gar-
earidi rolled down the altar steps, bearing
as q trophy, in either hand, a tail Of the
professors GOAT.
Triumphant, Hasselfratz seized with both
hands thu stem on which the jeweled sun
WAS fixed, and tried to tear it from tho bot
TOM of the Golfer.
At the same moment, like a thunder-clap,
a frightful noise re-echoed through the
vault. and before any one of the spectators
OF this scene could make a movement Il gap
ing chasm opened below tho steps, enpulf-
ing in ono instant the professor, the altar
and the sun OF shining gems. Simultan
eously the vaults and pillars of the neigh
boring galleries cracked and bent as if
shaken by an earthquake.
The others had barely time to jump into
the wicker car, the lieutenant bearing Cath
crime. who had swooned away. As they
assembled the sound of rushing water reached
their ears. Looking down they saw that
from where the ground had opened there
now flowed n black and shoreless stream.
Upon the bosom of this subterranean river
the professor and the sun of precious stones
were borne away forever to the bowels of
the earth.
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"Quickl quick! take me TO him." said the
good doctor, what has hnppenedT'
w found the sacred fire burned out"
raid Leila through hei tears, "and then he
fell down sanselcss. and I could do nothing,
not even raise him from the ground"
Poor child! We will ZOO attend TO him."
and the doctor knett Town beside the IN
conscious figure of tho Rueber. After n
short examination of the body no rnised his
head. Nov, do You two rum" he aaid to
the two girls, land light a fire as quickly M
possible. We will Try hot lamentations
frat, after that a warm drink, perhaps"
Az soon ms they had left tho room he
TUNED go the two mon. '"Ttere il nothing
more so be done" he said IN n low tone.
II sent them way to spare them such n
painful sight. Help me raise him to the
couch. Poof old man! he is sleeping his
last sleep!'
"Dsad!" said Maurice, with a shudder.
Poor Leila!'
'1'here IL no doubt Of it. Apoplexy! The
shock of seeing all his hopes ruined was
too much for him.
"Poor Goucha-Nichin," said Maurice
gravely; 81 feel as II l myself were to some
degree responsible"
"Don't think that answered Lieutenant
Guyon. Remember how aged II man he
was"
The principal question is" broke in the
doctor, who ig to tell and to comfort the
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Copyright.
HIS FIRST SLEEPING CAR.

The Young Briton Had Rather an EN- =
barrassing Experience.
He Was a stockilv built young Britisher
and this was his first visit to America. His
home is in Yorkshire, and his English
perry and infinitesimal as your summer ice.
II struck my first sleeping car on the
night of my arrival in Canada," he said,
SIT was the first time I was even in an
American sleeping car, though l had heard
of them. To my surprise there were no
seats visible. Those mysterious curtains
hung on both sides of a narrow aisle
and the lights were turned down low.
l knew then hat people were sleeping be-
hind these curtains, for 1 distinctly he ard a
snore. l had no idea where my bed was,
don't you know. and as to iummaCing along
Observation-Disclosures cold chills went
creeping along my spine at the very idea.
Some American would kill ME.
"'Where do l sleepr | finally asked the
porter, compelled at last to display my ig-
norance.
"Ihe black man looked at me a minute,
his eyes getting bigger and whittier all tho
time, and his mouth finally spread so much
l was alarmed. He took my check.
"'Number fo'teen,' said he, right ham
side. uppah.'
"Thanking him alphabetically, l went
carefully among the curtains until l came
to one with a card hanging in front of it
with my number. | hat heard that Ameri-
cans usually undressed and went tic
bed just rs If they We're at home;
but saw no place to sit down to pull
OIL nv boots. and l am Il little modest
anyhow. and 80 ! thought I'd just lie down
as l was. Pulling my curtains aside, |
nearly tainted when | discovered II lady in
my berth. She discovered ME at same time,
and gave Il yell that awoke everybody in the
car hut the man who snored. You could
hear HIM blowing away more distinctly i'll
the painful silence of thu moment. AT that
time | heard the prolonged ing OF au alarm
boil in the %norter's room. That individual
came shutlling down tho aisle among the
toasled heads that were sticking out here
and there, and wanted to know what was
tho matter.
~ say, porter said |, I don't under
stand this-here's a lady in my BERTH
"'fo' berth is uppah, sah-I said uppahH
tho porter explained, and he 81 owed me n
shelf with n bed on il right above the lady.
Dear mo. said l. quite i~nnocently. Il
never saw one before, and you'll pardon mo,
I'm suro." ! heard more giggling and smiling
along tho aisle, while | was n trihle embar-
raised, you know. The lady l had disturbed
laughed pleasantly and forgave mo courte-
ously.
How am to get up there. rorterY'
Cline, sab, clime,' replied the black.
"'Step right ON my bed, said the lady.
Good gracious she exclaimed, rs l
hoisted myself mp, If the Britisher hasn't
gone TO bed with his boots ON"
Everybody was now laughing at my ex-
pense, Won know-nnd to toll the truth, l
was no much amused ut my adventure l
could hardly refrain from laughter myself"
Washington Post.
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man; ''alone with my sad thoughts; alone
on the very brink of the tomb!'
"Oh! no. mop cried Leila, running to him
and embracing him tenderly; ''let me go now
return to you. and be a comfort to you in
your old age"
"Aloner' said Goucha-N ichin, as if obliv-
ious to her words; 'to tend the sacred fire
alone!'-but he stopped abruptly, the most
awful fear and horror depicted IN his face.
Celestial powers!" he cried; ''the fire is
eStinguished."
1t was even so.
Uncared for since Leila left the cave with
Catherine, the sacred embers had gradually
burnt out. On his first return the old mans
whole attention had been given to his
daughter. md he had even neglected to re-
new the fire. Now it had forever ceased to
burn.
In the face of this catastrophe the que
ber's whole strength gave way. "Woe!
Woe" he cried; ''our glory has disap-
peared!'
And without another word he sank I'M
conscious to the ground.
In despair Leila sank on her knees be-
fore him.
'Grandfather! grandfather! come back
to me! Oh! Powers on high do not permit
SO great n misfortune! Unhappy girl that l
am! how can l decide between two duties.
each of such vast Importance? Can l nban-
don to their death beings who are so dear
to me and whom it is my duty to succor?
Oh! grandfather do not die with the weight
of this wrong upon our soul! Give me
tim to repair it! Mithra has not demanded
their sacrifice! He is too mercifnl and just.
This extingu,shed fire is not n disaster, it is
y sign, II message from heaven telling us to
leave this place, to go where justice and
pity call us. Oh! grandfather! hasten, or it
will be too late"
The minutes dragged on like centuries.
Goucha- hichin lay stretched before the
cold, hearth, motionless AZ death. All
Leila's Efforts to call him back to life and
girls heart was torn asunder between what
she considered her two dutiea. Dying to
rush to the assistance of her two friends,
she dared not abandon the old man in this
condition. Her despair was pitiable.
At this moment there was n sound of
knocking ut tho entrance to the grotto.
Merciful heavens! What charitable soul
had been sent to her assistance? Perhaps
it was one of tho guehe,'s own followers. in
whose care she could leave him, II hasten
to deliver the prisoners.
Reanimatod with hope she ran through
the two large halls lending to tho entrance.
Lifting. with trembling hand, the curtain
which concealed the opening, she saw be-
fore hor Maurice and his sister! With n
cry of Joy she fell into GATHERINGS arms.
Questions were asked ana answered and
hurried explanations made. Looked in
each others arms the two girls wcpt from
mixed joy and sorrow.
Meanwhile the doctor and Lieut.. Guyon
had arrived and had quietly entered tho
grotto.
Doctor" snid Maurice, II think your
services are needed here. Goucha- Nichin,
Ibis young lAuy's xrandfAther--
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A HOMILY.

The humblest and ~frailest grassy blade,
That ever the passing bree2es swayed
Is of Beauty's palace . green arcade.
Akin to the uttermost stars that burn,
A story the wisest may never learn,
Is the tiny pebbles the footsteps spurn.
In each human heart potential dwell,
Hid from the world and itself as we'll,
Heights of heaven, sbysms of hell.
Tho core of the earth is fiery young,
No matter what can b. said or sung,
With n weary brain and a wailing tongue.
Soul! self-pent in a narrow plot,
Longing each morn for some fair lot,
Some bounteous grace which thou hast not,
Dull thou must be not to understand,
And blind thou art not to soc at hand
Thy dreams by reality far outspanued;
For wonder lies ut thy very door;
And magic thy fireside sits before,
And marvels through every window pour.
Woven the wings OF the swift hours DO
or splenaor aud terror and mystery:
One tning IL needtul-the eyes to seel
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THE FIRE. W0RSHlPPBR'S SECRET,
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.
Certainly not such stones as those"

stone! Certainly not such stones as those"
he added.
1.-THE fact isl said Maurice that even If
we determined to deliver all the treasure
into the shah's own hands, the risk of
transporting it would be too great. No
matter how large an escort we might have.
l for one would be sorry to make the jour-
ney from here to Teheran-"
"Teheran!' broke in the harsh voice OF
the professor. Garry this treasure to To-
heran2 Give it to the shah? No, no! gen-
tlemed. You will not do that, l assure
you!'
"And. pray, who would hinder us7" asked
"Myself, sir" replied Hasselfretz, strik-
Ing his chest. II. who discyvsred this tom
pie, who uncovered the dome above US! l,
to whom the world is indebted for this
my share! They are the only recompense l
desirs for all my labor! The rest l leave to
you,'' he said. with a majestic air.
"One moment, sir" said Maurice. quiz
city. II must beg YOU to observe that it
was / who discovered this treasure, several
days ago., in company with my servant here.
while you were engaged in digging trenches
on my territory, with the help of my work
mon. | would also ask you to bear in mind
that We are in Persia, and that AZ the gov
nmen is opposed to our carrying away
anything we may discover, it only remaina
for US to give up tho treasure to the rightful
owners. some more competent judge than
myself will doubtless decide whether they
shall be handed to the shah, the governor
of this country or to the 'guebers, whose
ancestors are buried here.". The German
uttered a cry of rage.
"Oh! Really? Ny good sir! And do you,
young puppy that you ale, think that /
Hans Observation-Disclosures of n score of
learned societies, covered with titles and
honors. do you think that / am to be
thwarted by a beardless boy? We shall see,
sir-we shall see!' and he rushed furiously
toward the altar.
Take care, sir" said Maurice, sternly,
II warn you that | will not allow you to
carry away a single stone. These gentle
men shall be my witnesses. l, and my ser
ant Gargaridi, discovered this altar before
you. The gueber, Goucha- Nicnin, who was
lately here, can prove that fact. Thu treas
ure in no way belongs to YOU. and you will
touch it at your own risk!'
1--WE shall soc 20 again cried Hasselfratz,
beside himself. At that instant the valor.
GUS ~Aristomene. unable to contain himself,
rushed upon the Professor, and grasping
the Germans o waist with both
arms, commenced to drag him down the
steps. At first the Professor reeled unde,
this unforeseen attack, but he clutcheC
vigorously at the sides of the large Chest
! and delivered several well-directed kickt
! against his assailant. Gargaridi, however,
kept his hold. utterinR shril! cries of pair
and rage. For a time it seemed as if boil
the struggling men would tumble down tn,
steps together. Suddenly, with u violen
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ABOVE THE SKYL|GATS.
Housetop Parties Are just Now the
Popular Fad in New
York.
Tho Way the Gothamite Enter
tains Ellis Friends on Sum-
NOR Nights.
A Costume Tea Party-Ths Hest Flowers
and How to Arrange Them to
Advantage.
Written for TIE SUNDAY INpErENpEsr.l

Written for THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENTLY
"HIs SEASON HOUsETOP PARTIES
9|ls arc ali tn. , " co.. Man. Many az. and N man. my
roof for the first time. II is surprising how
the idea has Travelled. A lady or gentleman
who has enjoyed the novel experience tells
it 'confdentially' to some friend who tries
it, and the friend tells ii to somebody else,
and somebody finds it delightful, and 80
each one ''passes the secret" around. What
was last season an innovation is likely this
summer to become q fad"
Gan you come to the house tomorrow
evening"? Weare going to have a housetop
tea party" That was the gentle way my
friend broke the Jews to me one day last
summer.
"a housetop tea?' queried l.
eyes,"
"What kind Of a tea is that?"
"Wait till you see one, and then you will
know everything"
"All right"
Remember. 1 shall expect you at eight
O'Clock sharp"
In fact, a few minutes ahead of time we
pressed the electric button that brought the
aproned maid to the door.
"You will find MIR. =. on the roof" re
piled the low-voiced girl to our interroga-
tory. HE told me to toll you to walk right
up stairs"
Slightly wondering, We mounted one
flight, then another, still a third, and tired
at the knees and half out of breath, we
climbed the steep pair of stairs that led to
the roof.
Once on the roof we had come upon a
quiet scene OF domestic felicity. There sat
our genial host, lounging in negliRe attire
peace he looked the picture of comfort. BY
his side, swinging to and fro with the gen
tie breeze, his mate reclined In a hammock.
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DOWN THE STREAM.

I.ovel Ii began with II glance,
Grew with the growing Ut flowers.
Smiled in "a dreamful trance.
Eeckcd not the passage Of hours:
Our passions food rose ever,
Flowing for hor and me,
Till the brook became a river,
Ii the river became a sea.
Grief 1t began with a word.
Grew with tho W nds that raved;
A prayer for pardon unheArd,
Pardon in turn uneraved;
The fridge 80 easy to sever,
The stream 80 wifi to ho free!
Till the brook became n river.
And tho river bSoane n sea-
Life, 1t began with u sigh,
Grew with tho leaves that are dead;
Its pleasures with W ngs to fly,
Its torrows with limbs OF lead;
And rest n III tinoth never
For the wearier years to be,
Till the brook shall become Il river.
Aud the river bece me a sea.
Robert, Lord Houghton.
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emit waves of reflected heat2 In grilling
weather the metropolis Is n good place to
flee FROM"
"That may all DO 30, but the writer evil
IDENTIFY left tho roof out Of his account.
Those who are obliged TO stay i'll town III
July and August have q chance to enjoy
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After a time sheep nay be- useful only for
mutton. Wool, the chemists say, can be
made more cheaply from wood hbre than "
can be grown on sheep.
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CHAPTER XIII.
TIL TREASURE,

SLEEP" cried the
lieutenant; "why, you
yourself IN ust b Q
dreaming,d doctor. How
could they sleep
through all the noise
of our a.
through the roof, and
our shout as We came
down?'
II did not speak of
a natural Sleep" said
Ak - --.-
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Near at HAND two children were playing and
enjoying themselves to their hearts con-
lent. After the first greetings were ex-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-06-20
a EoSton 4" Sightcap."

"a piece Of llnackcbrod and glass of
wine arc now the thing in boston just
before going to bed" says Il Boston
man. 1T is crisp and dark colorcd
cake of bread, about the size and shape
Of u picplatc. There is hole in the
middle of it two or three inches across.
1t is made by Swedish baker on Boyl-
ston street, lie says it is much in use
in Sweden because Of it's keeping quail
tiles. There they make up enough at
one time to last three or four months,
and, by means of the hole in the center,
they string it on long poles that arc
hung just below the ceiling. There is
no yeast in it, but there is plenty of
ground caraway seed should Judge by
the taste. A year ago nobody heard of
it, and now the Swedish baker has all
he can attend to making it. Dyspcptics
use it moro or less, for they arc contin-
ually trying to find something new that
is nutritious and yet won't hurt them.
l know Il man who pays scvcnty-fvc
cents q loaf for his bread. 1t is com
pounded Of all sorts of queer things,
and has to Gc made up as carefully as n
druggists prescription and baked with
rs much pains as Il riccc of china"
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have not yet taken enough freedom
from the rest Of us to make it profit
able. Put the tariff fines on the use
OF foreign bananas or foreign tin plate
high enough and st. Louis can pro.
luce bapanas and tin plate at an ex-
orbitant profit. But it would be far
cheaper to buy Mr.. Niedringhaus off
than to have him go into either n
plate or bananas under this plan Uf
fostering iufant industries."--LSt.
Louis Republic.
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TWO STOMACHS.
Unique Little Creature to GLADDEN. the
MicroscopiSt's Heart.

unique Little Creature to GLADDEN. the
Microscopist's Heart.
At recent meeting of the Natural
History society, says the Trenton IN.
j. Gazette, DR.. Thomas S. Stevens en-
tcrtaincd and instructed the members
by an Illustrated paper on n rotifcr, Il
microscopic animal that is among the
rarcst in the group. 1t was first dis
covered by Russian microscopic, next
found twice in Philadelphia, once in
Illinois, and some years ago in Trenton.
It has now been rcdiscovcrcd here.
The creature is unique in several par
ticulars that would be of but little in
tcrest TO the general reader, but which
fill with incXpressiblc JOY the heart of
the devoted microscopic, who is happy
when he is prying into the little brain
or the larger stomach of the animal.
The little creature is blessed above
the human beast in having two stoul-
achs, which it can fill with other AMI
mails, and apparently enjoy itself by di-
costing them in spite of their weighing.
But in connection with one of the ami.
mails stomachs Il discovery has been
made in Trenton that has never before
been made in any part Of the world
otherwise 1t would not be discovery.
This pouch is internally lined with n
dense and woolly coating of vibrating
hairs. These strange internal ap-
pcndagcs appear to be unknown in any
other than the Trenton rotifcr, and are
therefore of great interest in a scientific
way.
Another pleasing point, pleasing both
to the animal and the microscopic, is
that the rotifcr has no means of seeking
its food nor of creating currents in the
water that shall bring food to its double
stomach. 1t can only rest on small
leaf Or other object, hold its mouth
widely open and wait for Providence to
fill it by means Of some wandering ami
NAL that shall blunder into the trap and
be done for, because once in those jaws
there is no escape.
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M. Reinhart has
lust received his
Fall and Winter
samples for custom
made clothing. II
you want your
clothes made to Or
der, give him Il call
and see as fine a
line Of samples as
has ever been ex-
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
of clothes made to
order from $2l 90
up. Fit Guaran-
teed.
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An Historic Garnet,

On view at the carpet exhibition Mt
the Commercial museum in Vienna is n
large silk carpet, the property of the
imperial court, of considerable historical
and artistic interest. Tho carpet, Il
marvel Of its llind, Yves presented to tic
Emperor Charles VI. by Gar Peter the
Great, and ia u magnificent specimen of
old oricntal carpct-wcaving. 1t ia I'M
cqualCd for the richness and purity Of
it's ColOr5, and the HUGS and t;nt3 Of it's
sillicn fleece change kalcido&coDically
according to the position in which it is
exposed TO the light. This remarkable
piece Of tapestry represents il brilliGnt
coiors u picture of the chase 1T the Per-
Sian court, while the bor':rr il cdorncd
with strange representations OF fcath-
cred GCnii and flying dragons.
IN the United States annually about
$500 persons arc tried for murder, with
~ average of about 100 legal executions.
u I've Of Ghc states imprisonment for
=" Las been established for the death
':2lJy. ....-......-.....
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THE HUMBOLDT BREWERY.

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