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having warm bath and cup of de-
licious broth, she was laid in one of
the beds, with its fresh, clean sheets.
and snowy counterpane, it seemed as
if she were in anoth er world from the
one in which she had been living.
AS the weeks went on the careful
nursing and the strengthening food did
wonders for Glory, but it was often
very hard for her to lie there patiently
day after day with the poor lame leg
held down by heavy weights Once in
awhile the doctor would remove the
bandages, and would appear satisfied
with the result of his examination.
One day in December Miss Gay came
in with two small parcels in her hand
and sat down by Glory's side. She un-
did the larger bundle and disclosed to
the child's wondering eyes flower pot,
filed with moist earth. She had never
seen flower pot nor growing plant.
for all her life had been spent on bed
in an attic, and though she had heard
people speak of trees and green grass,
she had no idea that they were living,
growing things. Miss Gay next opened
the other parcel and showed Glory a
round whitish- brown object. asked
her if she could tell what it was. sit
looks something like an onion, only
different, - ventured the little invalid
but Miss Gay shook her head.
mo, it is something nicer than an
onion; and now will show you a won
DER" and she scooped a little hole in
the earth which filed the flower pot.
81 am going to bury this in the ground,
and cover it oil up and leave it."
."Just as they left poor mother" put
In Glory plaIntively
"ysa Just u they OLD yous mother,
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BattIe with OutIaws.

BUTTE, Mont, April 9.-Meager news
has reached here to the effect that cat
tlemen and range rustlers have had an
encounter, that the attacking party
was repulsed and that the thieves killed
eight men and wounded several others.
It is also stated that the robbers lost
heavily.
Owing to the isolated character of the
country definite news can not be OBJ
tanned for several days. Sheriff Rose,
of Dillon, brings the news which he
heard at Lima, Idaho, few days ago.
News of the engagement has been daily
expected as men are marching in on the
rustlers from all sections.
This encounter is supposed to have
occurred on Green river, where the OUT
laws have winter quarters.
News comes from Billings, Mont,
that the body of a man, as yet unidenti-
fed, was found Wednesday evening In
secluded place about ten miles from
there. He had been shot in the head
and had been dead about ten days.
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kinds of nourishing food, often came
to see Glory, and many were the or
anges and gay picture-books which she
brought to brighten the child's weary
life. Glory liked nothing SO w ell as a
visit from Miss Gay. She loved to
touch the pretty soft dress and to
breathe in whiffs of the delicate per-
fume with which the lady's .handker-
chief was scented.
After Glory's mother died Miss Gay
often talked to the child and tried to
comfort her by telling her of the happy
place to which her mother had gone
and how she was no longer tired, nor
hungry, nor sick. But glory could not
believe this. She knew that her mother
had been carried away and buried, and
she was sure she would never see her
again.
''They took her off and put her in
the ground and heaped it all on top of
her and know. she is not happy" said
Glory.
Miss Gay then told her about that
first Easter Sunday so long ago and of
Him who came out of the dark grave,
but Glory would not be comforted.
AS Maggie sat stitching on the ma
chine and her sister lay gazing out of
the window, they heard footsteps
ascending the narrow, rickety stairs,
and to Glory's great delight Miss Gay
appeared in the doorway. In her hand
she held a beautiful dark-red rose,
which she gave to Glory as she sat
down by her bedside. This rose, with
10 nfn1 &c 4 al
fragrance, was a wonderful thing to the
sick child, but it did not mean to her
what it means to you. Perhaps you
will not believe it, but this was actual
ly the first flower she had ever seen,
and though it seemed very beautiful
she did not dream that it was a living
thing-that it had grown from tiny
green bud into this lovely flower.
After talking awhile Miss Gay pro-
ceeded to unfold some plans she had
been making, and before she was half
through Glory's eyes were shining with
excitement. Miss Gay had consulted a
doctor about the child and he thought
there might be possibility of curing
her if she could be in some place where
she could. be carefully taken care of,
and Miss Gay proposed that she go to a
hospital situated not far from the alley
where she now lived and let this doc
tor try to cure her. 1t would take
many months and then he would not,
perhaps, be successful. But, after talk
ing it over, Maggie agreed with Miss
Gay that it would be worth trying; and
as the lady promised to bear all the
expense and Glory agreed to lie still a
whole year if she could only walk
around at the end of that time, it was
decided that in the morning she should
go to the hospital.
She cried little next day at parting
from Maggie, but her sister was to
come to see her every Saturday, SO she
choked back the tears and drove of
with smiling face, waving her hand
to Mrs. Mcguire and her six children,
who were crowded at the window to
see her off.
When they arrived at the hospital
Glory forgot all lonesomeness in the
wonder with which she gazed at the
two long rows of tiny white beds
stretching down the whole length of
the room. To her eyes, unaccustomed
to anything but the dingy room and
its battered furniture, everything
looked very grand; and when, after
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Ex-coNFEDERATE REUNION.
A Large Attendance at New Orleans and
Many NOtabIes Present.

A Large Attendance at New Orleans and
Many NOtables Present.
NEW ORLEANS, April Gully 10000
people arrived yesterday to attend the
ex-confederate reunion now in progress.
Many notables are present, among them
Mrs. jefferson Davis, Miss Winnie
Davis, Gen. James Longst1eet and his
brother, Senator Gordon, Senator Dan
iels, Gen. Kirby Smith and Gen. Cabel,
of Texas.
The cavalry association held its re-
union yesterday. Gen. w. Fl. Jackson,
of Belle Meade fame, presided and de-
hvered an address. Gen. jackson was
elected president, Gen. w. H. Behan,
of Louisiana, secretary, and A. McGin-
ness, of New Orleans, treasurer.
The meeting of the general associa-
ton was held. Senator Daniels de-
livered the grafton at the French opera
house. The date of the removal of JEFF
ferson Davis body will probably be ar
ranged during the reunion. Five thou
sand more veterans are expected.
At the convention yesterday resolu-
tion was offered by Gen. Gordon and
unanimously adopted that it was the
sense of the convention that the late
Confederate States each grant to Mrs.
jefferson Davis small pension during
her life
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16
THE SPRING GIRL.

The winter girl is going and the summer girl
is coming;
The buds are on the trees, and the birds begin
to sing ~--~~--'.-
And we're nearing fast the time when Wen hear
the bees a-humming,
For already earth rejoices with the promise OF
the spring.
The winter girl and summer gin have charms
there's no denying
The one in furs rejoicing, the other in pique;
But for the maiden of the spring no lover is
there signing
No vernal poet yet to her has sung tureful
lay.
And yet we know she's fairer. sweeter than tho
two together,
In her handsome new spring bonnet and her
raiment fine and gay;
She's like the lily and the rose in one when
fines the weather,
And she walks to church with modest air on
joyous Easter day.
Talk not about your winter or your summer
girls, pray you,
The furs and sealskins of the one, the others
furbelows;
But go TO church with me on Easter Sunday
twill repay you
And see the spring girl blooming in her bon
net and new clothes.
Boston Courier.
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pulley lines were tossed up and down

pulley lines were tossed up and down
by the wind.
But the breeze had now almost en-
tirely died down and Mr.. Maguire's
Sunday shirt hung limp and motionless
In the glare of the August afternoon,
all unconscious of the fact that it was
shutting out completely the small
square of sky which the lame child in
the dark little room loved to gaze
upon.
Glory's bed was hard cne-so hard
and lumpy and soiled that You would
not care to lie upon it for an hour
even, and yet this poor child had lain
there ever since she was two years old,
and she was now thirteen. Eight
year-old Maggie used to be left in
charge of the house while her mother
went out for days washing or clean
ing, and one day little, -burdened
Maggie had let the baby-sister fall and
she had never taken a step since.
Maggie was grown up now and was
stitching busily upon the machine, for
she did tailoring, and, though the SUMS
rays beat down upon the tin roof over
head and the air was close and sultry,
yet it would not do to stop work, for
she must earn enough to buy food for
herself and Glory and to pay the rent
of the tiny room where they lived.
The mother had toiled for her chill
dren as long as she was able, but at
last she had fallen sick, and it was only
4 week ago that some men had come
with the rough box which was to serve
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16
NEW TREATY.
A New ExtradItIon Treaty With Germany
Being PrepRred-One That VIII Insure
the Return of American ROgues.

New ExtradItIOn Treaty With Germany
Being Prepared-One That VIII Insure
the Return Of American ROgues.
BERLIN, April 9.-Minister Phelps Is
making good progress with the new
extradition treaty. The treaties now
existing, made many years ago with the
different governments Of the then ex-
isting German Bund,'' contain many
imperfections, which have led in several
instances to failures of justice. Mr..
Phelps, in conjunction with the Wash
ington government, has been plan
ming for new treaty ever since
his appointment as minister, but
the more urgent work on the
pork ordinances delayed attention to
this matter. Last year, however, case
occurred that showed SO glaringly the
imperfections of the present treaty that
Minister Phelps decided to go to work
at once. A man named Hoyt, who had
embezzled the funds of a New York
electric light company, fled to Europe.
He escaped the English police, who
tried to arrest him on board of a
Hamburg steamer, and came on
to Germany, where he was arrest
can legation. Strong efforts were
made by the legation to secure his ex-
tradition, but, owing to the fact that
the treaty recognized only the embez-
element of money from the United
States government and not from private
people, the fellow had finally to be re-
leased. He had then the impudence to
apply to the legation for q passport, as
he could not secure one at Washington
owing to his Sudden departure from
America. Needless to say that his
modest request was not granted.
This case, added to Mr., Phelps eager
ness to make a new treaty, and the pork
question being out of the way, he gave
his entire attention to this matter.
The new treaty is almost finished. 1t
will contain many important additions
to the present category of extraditable
crimes such as embezzlcment, obtaining
money by false pretense, perjury, rape
and crimes committed on the high sea,
like mutiny etc.
The only point of difference between
Minister Phelps and Baron Won Marchal
the German secretary of foreign affairs
is on the question of the provision to be
made for the payment of expenses. The
American idea is that each country
should pay its own expenses.
This is unsatisfactory to Germany
The foreign Office says it has rarely re
covered prisoner from America with
out paying at least $500 and there Lave
been cases where thousands have beer
paid in counsel fees. In Germany, OF
the other hand, the duty of sccur
ing the capture and retention of Sugi
tive from justice wanted
by America devolves upon th'
prosecuting officers, and no charge
is made for their services. Hence
the Germans think the present arrange
ment very one-sided. AS American Law
does not place these duties upon th'
prosecuting attorney Germany mus
employ counsel and pay fees. Th'
German officials think, therefore, tina
the treaty should make some mutual!
satisfactory provision for expenses.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16
DYNAMO FLASHES.

THE Hollerith electrical counting ap.
paratus has saved the census bureau
100000 in the expense Of enumerating
the population of the country.
GEN. SERRELL is said to have invented
an electrical instrument for striking a
ship when fourteen miles distant from
New York a blow equal in force to 5O,-
900 foot tons.
TIE telephone has been successfully
used in surgery to locate the position
of metallic substances in the body, thus
enabling an operation to be performed
10 the right direction Of onca ~.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16
EALsE MERoANTILE REPoRT.
A Commercial Agency Held Liable and
Damages Recovered.

A Commercial Agency Held Liable and
Damages Recovered.
NEW YoRK, April 9.-Some time ago
the City National bank, of Birmingham,
Ala, began suit in the United States
circuit court against the. commercial
agency of r. G. Dun & Co. to recover
s5,264.4O lost on drafts which the
bank discounted for w. A. Kits,
a lumber merchant of .Oswego,
on the alleged false representa-
tions concerning the credit and
financial standing of Kits, furnished
the commercial agency by S. b. Burch-
ard, their representative. The case was
decided after a three days trial before
Judge Shipman and jury. The jury
was out fifteen minutes and found a
verdict for the full amount claimed, IN
Guiding interest, which aggregated S.
S93 26
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EASTER BELLS.

Ger the Sabbath stiffness ringing
Glad Easter bells their sweet tones spread
To each heart the message bringing,
Our Lord is risen from the dead.
Rejoice, be glad, rejoice" they say,
"Rejoice with US this Easter day."
Flowers with incense fill the air,
Faith blossoms too, in such array.
Oh, messenger! so sweet and fair,
What promises do you convey?
''Rejoice with us, be glad," they say,
Earth has her resurrection day.
The birds the gladsome chorus swell,
Gods sweetest ministers are they,
They seem to know and feel fun well
The holy import of the day.
Rejoice with us, be glad" they say,
"The winter cold has passed away"
Ring out, glad bells; ring loud and clear,
Comfort the sick and sad OF heart,
To those impressed by doubt and fear
Sweet peace and hope and faith impart
"Rejoice," did not our Saviour say?
"Al ills in time will pass away"
Grace Randolph, in Brooklyn Eagle
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, April 9.-Ac-
cording to reports received from points
on the line of the Mexican National
railroad the cattle business is in de-
plorable condition. Bones of animals
which have died recently are being put
in hpge piles at every station. Stock is
dying of starvation and crops in most
most places are lost for the year. On
the Aqua Dulce river stockmen are
feeding their cattle on moss and pricl1ly
pear to save them until rain comes to
make grass. The drouth is the worst
known for many years, and unless rain
Is had very soon the damage viii be
beyond estimating
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

MEXICO CITY, April 9.-Students held
meeting in the Alameda yesterday
morning to pass resolutions against the
reelection of President Diaz. Speeches
were made and the crowd went to the
Office of the Monitor Republicanes, an
opposition journal, and loudly cheered.
They then proceeded to the Office of FL
Universal and Ell Mundo and hooted
them as subsidized organs. The au-
thorities, fearing that the people who
are in sympathy with Diaz might attack
the students, sent force of police to
protect them against violence and pre-,
serve order,
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fair can be
Timid flowers step forth and see.
Wake, oh! blossoms, one and all;
Birds, begin your welcoming call;
Each your sweetest tribute bring
At the rising of the King.
Moses, haste! a carpet spread,
Softest green where He shall tread.
Lilies white, before His feet
Pour your cups of incense sweet.
Crocus, let your torches glow
Where His gracious steps shall gOI
Ring, Obi harebells, gayly ring
At the advent of the King.
At His coming, trembling stand,
Aspen trees ON either hand,
COwSlips wake from dewy sleep,
Mosses DER their shoulders peep,
Wondering-eyed the violets peer,
Well they know His step is near,
Sing, OH robins, gayly sing
At the coming of the King.
Lo! He comes. In bush and tree
Birds are wild with song and glee,
In mad haste the babbling rill
Tumbles down the rocky hill.
Look, Oh! look. He comes and now
Bending low the grasses bow,
Naples wide your banners fling
At the glory Of the King.
He is here. So let us lay
Something at His feet to-day,
That above earth's treasures free
He will prize. What shall it be2
Hearts, made holy for His sake,
Let us each before Him take,
While all lands exultant ring
With the praise Of Christ, our King.
Harriet Mabel Spalding, in Chicago Herald
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Inoendiary Fires in vienna.

VIENNA, April 9.--The alarm occa-
stoned by thel frequency of incendiary'
fires in this city continues to grow. Last
night another fire, unquestionably Of
incendiary origin, broke out in the man
sion in the Ringstrasse, the hanaeomest
boulevard in Vienna. This is tie iifth
incendiary fire here within q week.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

The Germans have custom Of
hiding the Easter eggs on. Easter eve,
under the bushes and in the thickest
tufts of grass; if the weather is un-
propitious, they secrete them in hooks
about the house, and the children have
. merry time finding them In the early
Easter merh
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

A rifle which will throw STREAM Of
vitriol to the distance Of seventy
meters has bsen offered ~ q French
officer to the miniater 81 var i s
designed for use against iavaaaa Only,
to pFayept theiy ttspgIad ulsHlie q
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

GRENADA, MISS, April s.-The water
has fallen six feet here in the last day,
but Grenada is still cut of from the
world. The damage from the high
water is almost incalculable. Thousands
of panels of fence are gone, and thou
sands of acres of crops washed up.
Hundreds of head of stock are drowned.
1t will be almost impossible for the
farmers to replace their fences in time
to make crop. Buffalo gnats in myriad
numbers will suceeed the overflow.
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bed staring out of the window. Not
that there was anything pleasant or
interesting to look at, for she lived in
a narrow alley and could see only the
bare brick walls of the house across
the way, with the exception of a bit of
blue sky which was now and then Wis
ible, as the clothes on Mrs. Maguire's
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16

LANCASTER, Pa, April 9.-It can Be
stated on high authority that President
Harrison has practically decided to
nominate ]. Hay Brown, Of this city, for
the seat on the supreme court Of the
United States made vacant by ythe death
of Justice Bradley. Mr.. Brown was in
dorsed by Pennsylvania senators and
Congressman Brosius.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01

the hearty applause of the audience
The houors OF the evening were all
carried of by little johnnie Ouder-
kirk who captured the audience by
his cue capers while ON the stage.
There ID fortune in John if his tai
ent, us Il comedian, is properly Guilt
waited.
Tho children showed careful train
ing by their teachers, Miss Marlett
and Miss O'Donnell, who have ia
bored in and out of season to instruct
and discipline the pupils placed in
their charge. The audience testified
its appreciation OF their efforts by
the heurty applause bestowed upon
the performance of the young people
last night. All did we'll and merited
the attention they received.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
Fourth of July,

Owing to the danger of fire from
fire crackers will you kindly refrain
from the use of water, except for
household purposes, from four o'clock
on the 3rd of July until the morning
Of the 9Th. Please attach your hose
to hydrants where practicable and be
in readiness to use the water at h
moments notice. The water will be
turned on from the upper reservoir
during all that time.
w. u. SMITH,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
Francis q.

f. g. NewlanIs has been inter-
viewed in San Francisco and he says
h., Is after the Republican pomina-
tion for Congressman in Nevada.
When Newlands left California he
was Democrat; in Nevada he came
out as Republican,; upon his return
from Europe he proclaimed through
the press at Washington that he was
with the Silver or third party. Cas-
sidy being dead he now believes the
path to Congress ID clearer by the
Republican route. Where will he
bring up next Carson Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Banjo, violin and guitar strings, a
fine assortment. at Muller's.
All kinds of fireworks at Ben Craig
heads. He has the largest stock in
town.
Too-re Pain Balm, Magic Salve and
all the Pawnee Medicines can be had
at the Gem Jewelry Store. tt
Protect your weak eyes from the
injurious effect of sun and snow glass
by getting q pair of dark glasses at
Muller's.
If you want to have your jewelry
repaired by first class workman, ut
reasonable prices, take it to Sam
Neuschwander, at Nye's old stand
A fne display of Silver are,fancy
dishes, lamps, knives, forks, spoons
etc., at the EFT. III. Co.'S. Cali and
inspect these goods, which are the
finest in their line ever brought to
Elko.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
Last Nights Entertainments.

The closing exercises of the Inter-
mediate and Primary departments of
the public school last evening were
listened to by large audience. The
programme, as it appeared yesterday,
was carried out
The drills and marches were excel
lent. The songs were all we'll rem
dered and the declarations received
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
TORTURE,

"Did you hear of the horrible tor
ture Mrs. Gabble was put to yester-
dsyH"
mo. What was it,"
"Sbe had tooth filed"
"Fudgel That didn't hurt her
much"
"Didn't hurt her at all, but she had
to stop talking for two hours."--- Elk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-01
Card OF Thanks.

We hereby tender our sincere
thanks TO tue people Of Elko and
Ruby Valley for their kind sympathy
and assistance rendered us on the &C.
casion of the death and burial of our
dear sou and brother Geo. II. Gedney
May you all meet with the same low
ing kindness when the Angel Of
Death c.o9sss your thresholds and
bears away your loved ones.
MRS. j. II. WRIGHT,
FRANK GEDNEY.
Ruby Valley, June %, 1892.