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thought it would he safe to lead Tobias to the cellar of his own home.
 As good luck would have 1t. Willle's parents had company that evening, and, of course, they did not keep their eyes on their little son after the company arrived, which was at 8 o'clock. Excus- ing himself from the parlor. Willie hur- red down the street to Tommy's home, ran round Into the nlley behind the house, and whistled. Almost Immediately Tom my appeared in the shadows, leading -o- bias. who wagged his stub tall almost on In hls delight at seeing Willie.
 After whispered consultation between the boys regarding Tobias. Willie said
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asking her how dog came locked up in the cellar, she cried out: Smoke. sir! There's a fire some place!"
 Mir. Clarke also detected the odor of smoke and ran to the cellar door, opened 1t and out dashed Tobias. followed by cloud of dense smoke
 Quick, Susan, call your mistress and Williei There is n ire in the cellar. Then come and help me-" cried Mir Clarke, run ming downstairs. But to Mir. Clarke's re- lief he found that the fire was only smoldering of the old rug, which had caught fire from the bit of match that Susan had thrown down from the cellar steps half an hour before. But in another
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or What Mercy Found One

when n stray piggie ran by and said "grunt." he laughed and laughed and mocked the piggie by saying 'grun:, grunt."
 "Oh, you precious little sing." ex- claimed Mercy, laughing indulgently, as she hugged the jolly fat fellow to her breast, much to that young gentlemans objection, for of hugging he got too mucn from hls own parents. and he remon- strated against outsiders taking such
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was her custom. she went down into the cellar to see that the windows were se curely bolted. But tonight she satisfied herself that all was safe by stepping down on the third step from the top of the stairs, lighting a match and looking hurriedly around nt front and back win dows. Locked as tight as a Dutchmnn's mouth," was her comment. Then she tossed the burnt match below and re- turned upstairs
 About 10:30 o'clock MT. and Mrs. Clarke were awakened from their sleep by loud barking and scratching noise coming from some source downstairs Why what on earth can that be?" exclaimed
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ma, smiling. Just one dear little baby boy or grill"
 "Well-one would be better than none" admitted Mercy. ".ut If I could have my way I'd have two"
 Then she said her prayer, and after ask ing God to bless papa and mamma and all my dear relatives," she paused n mo- ment, then added: And please, dear God. send me a baby to play with me in my big barrel; or, If you can spare an- other one I'd like two-a boy and q girl"
 The next morning as soon as breakfast
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liberty. ''Oh. you dearest baby!' went on little Mercy. stealing another hug, and this time a kiss also from the kicking baby. "I'd give anything for a little brother like you. Really, wouldn't mind If I had a baby sister, too. l wish mamma and papa would get two babies like you-only I would like one to be girl Then when one was asleep or cross I'd have the other one to play with. My, wouldn't that be flnef'
 And the baby boy nodded his head and said "Goo-goo.'' winch Mercy knew
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meant yes
 But when evening came the company went home. and then Mercy realized the difference between il baby and dolls "I'm tired of dolls that can't laugh and say 'grunt. grunt' and goo-soo she complained that night ns her mamma wns undressing her for bed. 'I want real live babies to play with me In my big barrel. so | do"
 Wouldn't one baby do?" asked nam.
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house sprinkle gravel and sand. and some might be kept In the yard about their quarters.
 As pigeons love bathins-and need It. you must supply a bsthtub-s shallow pan for their houea. Keep thin filled daily with freshywater.
 If you would have success attend your
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MT. Clarke, leaplng from bed. "it sounds like dog In the house.'
 'Oh. I wonder if Willie brought that stray pup in!" said Mrs. Clarke. also get ting up. Now forbade him having that dog in the house this morning when he brought 1t home. If he has,
 But the loud barking and frantic scratching on the cellar door which led Into the kitchen drowned Mrs. Clarke's voice and cut off further words. Mir. Clark ran Into the hall and downstairs to find what the trouble was. In the kitchen he met cook. who was coming from her room wrapped in n blanket. Just as Mir. Clarke was on the point of
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efforts at pigeon raising you must study the matter carefully and take the great est pains with your work. Like every other undertaking. 1t quires time and attention, with plenty of common sense. to raise pigeons. and the boy who does not possess these qualifications would bet ter not attempt 1t, but leave the work to his more industrious and willing brother.
 FRANCIS MARIAN.
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Heigh-HiGhi Heigh-higbl Way up to the skyl Rock-a-by Baby Yes, rock-a-by. Cradle is deep, cradle is snug, Lies little Babe like bug in q rug. Blue eyes are peeping, Now they shut tight, Baby is sleeping
 Kiss him goodnight. Heigh-highi Way up to tho skyi 'Rock-a-by, Baby Yes, rock-a-by.
 FLORENCE MAY.
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lovely babies-as long as you want for one, and that will be till your boy and girl have got old enough to provide you with another"
 And I'll have what I prayed for-two babies-reai babies-to play with me in my big barrel!' cried Mercy. "And I'll teach them to say 'grunt-grunt' and 'goo- goo,' and ever so many cute things. Oh, Pm so happy to have found these sleep- ing babes in the barrel"
 And the babies dear, thankful mother as well as Mercy's mamma laughed at the little maids happiness and rejoiced with her.
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A jolly picnic crowd went out In the green wild wood one day. When all the world seemed smiling
 bright,
 For the time was the month of May.
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Irish Hum or.

And. now, Mrs. Sullivan" said the counsel, twill you be kind enough to tell The jury whether your husband was in the habit of striking you with impunityr
 with what. sirY Querled Mrs. Sulli- van.
 with impunlty." repeated the o,un. sel.
 ''well. he was. sir, now and thin: but he struck me oftener with his nsht. soir."
 An excited orator during the Civil War exclaimed: We have taken At lanta; we have taken Savannah; we have taken Charleston; we have taken Peters- burg and occupy Richmond. and what re- mains for us to take?"
 An Irishman in the audience cried out Let us be afther takin' drlnkg'
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ie.
MORAL

Now. children. profit by thls tale. And let not your appetite. At picnic gay. in month of May Put you in such a plight.
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For he who calm and cautious is Gives himself no cause to cry, But eats his lunch In ease and joy And winds up with the pie.
 HELENA DAVIS.
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Enigma.

l nm found In a jail. I belong to q fire: am seen In a gutter Abounding with mire. Put my last letter third. And it will be found l belong 10 a kiug Eithout changing my sor.
 tGrate. Great.l
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FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

Judge Brown left Tor Ely last night
TO hold q term II court.
Senator Nixon has purchased n city
block III Reno aud will build Il s5O.CU0
residence.
Mrs. f.. LicbctI, who has been visit.
ing her brother. Dave Casper, left for
her homo in New YORK; this morning.
Judge Bruce now has $50 voters on
his books. There IRE forty or htty
more voters to register ~ this precinct.
Tho director ~ The mint purchased
loo 900 ounces o. silver > cstordny ut G7
cents an ounce To be delivered nj New
Orleans. The price last week WA
GO G. cents.
In its new mortgage, To secure 1850.
0)0,000 additional bonds tho Western
Pacific guarantees tho completion OF it's
r"Hd from Salt Lake to San Franciaco
by September ., 1908.
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FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmauundi

Thomas Griffin, one OF CarIiD's solid
citizens, visitcd tho county seat this
forenoon and returned on M. 3.
There will ne n meeting of the
democratic county committee at At
torncy lIcndcrsou's Office this evening.
The remains Of J. W. Mcdonald, who
was accidentally killed 10y the east.
bound flyer Monday morning, we're ship.
ped TO Salt Luke last night.
Tho Illinois republicans yesterday
endorsed Speaker Cannon Tor the
presidency IN 1908. Uncle Joss hoom
will soon peter ont.
Charles Dcinncy, who was beaten over
tho head with n revolver several works
ago by Officer Sccord oi Reno, ia ~ a
very serious condition mud liis ply.
sicinns hold ont no horr " recovery.
Albert Black vol. tho escaped o II
Wet. in still at large Iic was last seen
southwest Of Lakc Tahoe, making his
way westward ms rapidly ma possible,
and some Of the guards pre- not far be.
hind him, aays tho Appeal.
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tn. Thr.A,...a s.r.k..

Forty.three boilermAken from Chi.
cago were taken from No. 8 uhsntit
reached this city yesterday morning.
The orders 70 have them taken froDl tho
train came from the superintendent's
office at Salt Lake and was made BE-.
cause an error which had been made In
making out their tickets was not dis
covered until they had reached Sparkle.
The men are en- route TO San Francisco.
1t was rumored that the men bad been
sent here from the East by the railroad
company for the purpose OF taking The
place OF men now employed in the shops.
This impression was dispelled. however,
yesterday by the following statement in
regard TO the matter by Assistant Super
mtendent Rowlands:
She men were shipped from Chicago
10 tako p%oeinone, l presume in San
Francisco and other points in California,
at least their tickets were made ont n
San Francisco. Just prior to the arrival
Of No. 3 an order came from the super.
intendeut's Office i%nstructinR ME 70 stop
the men here, as there had been an
error made in writing their tickets.
Consequently they were taken from the
train here and viii be sent on RS soon as
the mistake is rectitied. the statement
that the men were sent here by the
railroud company to take the place Of
men now employed In the shops is en-
tirely without foundation and untrue.
arhe statement that the s~witchmen
aud blacksn'itbs have made demand
Tor an increase in wages is also news to
me. IL they have lone so I have re-
ceived no notification Of it, Tho former
did. however, bring to my nodce that
they were bavmg some trouble in get
ting back pay. agreed to take the
matter up with the proper officials and
have done 80, but no action haze yet
been taken in the mstter."-Reno
Journal.
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Tho Office force Of the state house
still carry smelling suits Oh account Of
the delicate and delightful odor which
rises from the numerous bats aroused
by the boring Of holes though the floors.
Tho pest has reached II further stage
thnn that OF mere odor, however, ns
frequently the animals are seen crawl.
ing about the floors and Railways and
the loungers about the state building
are often startled by hearing shrieks
followed by the swish Of feminine
garments rs some Of the employees bury
TO u point Of saitey.
As n young Indy re mnrkcd, alt is
the bats md not n smell that confronts
us, md / want TO tell you that unless
the holes arc stopped up 30 that the
pests cannot come dropping down Ia
crawl about the floor, I am going to
take II vacation. Carson News.
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a BIE Mining Deal.

1t is said that all the mining ground
north OF Ely has been bonded TO Pitts.
burg capital. w. j. Dorsen ia the en-
pert who male the examination and did
the business. Mr.. Dorsen is superin.
tendent OF the Butte Montana Mining
Company. The prlce to be paid is as
yet a secret. but the money ID to come
four different payments aud it Is ex.
pected that a large force OF men will
shortly be put to doing development
work. The bond covers nine claims
and it is said to be valuable property,
Tho Jefferson Mofitt mines No. l and .
are Of the group and are bonded for
$4,000. The rest OF the transaction ia
yet under the blanket. Tho company
who is handling :he deal is said to be
ono OF the strongest combinations of
capital in tho United Statea.-White
Pine Newe.
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draws 241S feet OF water. A 500 ton
lighter on top OF the raft uas used 70
store the chains in The trip from Asto-
ria WIS made in seven days.
Reports from different parts of the
the State chow u very light registration
OF voters. This is doubtless due 70 the
new law that requires every voter 10 60
in person to the registry agent and
answer the prescribed questions. While
this may be inconyenient 70 many, il
ehould not keep my one from doing his
duty as an American citiZan. The
safety and well being Of our country
require that every citizen should register
his will on election day.
a heavy rain lid a good deal OF
damage in Kaneas City yesterday. 10
three and Que halt hours, sos inches Of
water fell. At Elmwood cemetery, five
miles from the business district. serious
damage was done. Practically the
entire cemetery was flooded. and in the
lower ground q strong current was
formed, and dozens Of graves were
washed out. Fully 200 bodies we're ex-
posed.
Lust evening when the Japs on the
section returned from their work, they
found that their clubhouse had been
broken into and slS in money. n silver
watch and a lot of clothing had been
taken. They notified Constable Vorc
and he and Officers Harris and Miller
made a thorough search OF the willows
below town and OF the town, but failed
TO find anything OF the missing property
or the thieves.
Anyone who does not want to receive
a publication will have no trouble in
disseminating it, il you notify the
publisher that You don't want the piper
any longer-proviied you owe nothing.
Don't continue taking the paper until
you are pressed for payment and then
swell up" ara say you never subscrib-
ed for it, No publisher wants to force
anyone to take his paper, il he does not
want it-at the same time he expects
those who take his paper to pay for it
just the same as they pay any osher
debt.
There are 2s,0C0 cases OF tubercu.
loss in New York city, and the rapid
increase OF the disease in recent years
has alarmed those Whose duty it Is 10
guard the health OF the city. To comba,
the en"croacbment OF the disease, the
city government has set aside S250,0OC
for a free camp in the Shawangunk
mountains in Orange county. Nine
farms, spreading over 1000 acres, form.
the site that has been acquired. Ttis
immense camp viii be under the direc,
ton Of a specialist, acting in conjanc
ton with a special advisory board o.
physicians of the health department.
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FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

{ Il!e Bsu % u pr @ | 213 ran II on
the registry list this afternoon.
Attorney Henderson returned this
morning from Like Tahoe. Mn. Hen.
derson went to San Francisco I" view
the RUNE.
Jumes l.. Butler, disco"erer OF To.
nopah is a candidate Tor the nomination
for Governor on the republican ticket,
snys the Sun.
The state Of Pennsylvania imposes
a fine OF fifty dollars for destroying a
birds nest or digging n rabbit out OF
n hole. Tho ame state recently inn
ported 1920 quail.
Tho engineer and tifeman, who
were on No. . yesterday morning when
J. ". Mcdonald was killed, will arrive
tonight md the inquiry into the cause OF
McDonnld's death will be resumed.
Jimmie Dewar has finished his Job mt
Mrs. Green's rnnch md has resumed hue
plnco qs tho carrier III this paper. jim
ia II pretty good hustler and a very
COOL boy.
Antonio Caotans Rudrigues, Antonio
Mana Angelo, Jose q. Cnnadi, sons OF
Porting II. aud james s. Hay, n subject
OF KING Edward, have received their
final papers md arc nov American
citizcns.
Tho business men OF Boise havo or
iered $4,000 yards oi hlniing in tho
irrigation colors-grecn md white
to he used for decorating tho city dur
ing the session Of tho National irrigation
congress.
j. w. Mcdonald, who wns killed 10y
No. . yesterday. wa M Odd Fellow.
flo was Il me nbcr OF Salt Llko lolgc
No 2. Tho grand secretary Of Uluh
WIS notified Of his death Inst eight but
Mt uoon today no word had been ro
ccivod from him.
a light shower this morning cooled
rOnl pleasant. II Ia n big change from
the intense heat ~ tho last month and
puts now lilo and energy into II pcrsnn.
Maybe tho back ~ the hot spoil Ia
broken, but no ono knows how hot
tomorrow will be.
Commissioner Snyder cano in from
ruscarora ,csicrday. Ito reports u
good deal Of work boing dOnc in tho
m,nee mud tho old cnmp on tho up
grade on , @ more. All who want work
are given employment in the mines and
tho outlook 10 better than IL has been
for yoars.
Somebody suggo 'ts that the boy who
ran away from homo because no didn't
got enough pic has tho Instincts Of n
grating politician. Wrong. Tho graft
ing politician would have stayed right
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Satma1undi.

Mrs. II. d. Californian left for Ronnd
Mountain Inst night to visit her mother.
a. l.. Womack cnmo IN from Aura
yesterday. iic reports That camp rather
quiet.
William a. Parrish, the noted mining
export, arrived from Den yer Saturday
night and went TO Tuscarora on yoeier-
day's stage.
Judge Bro sn md family returned
yesterday from their camping trip to
Bullion. Ilis hon0r's looks indicate
that he enjoyed the trip.
Controller Davis Inns announced him
sell ma a candidate for go IIc
Ia ready II the party calls him.
Tho Lord hal tho right idea whom
mo made man. Ito said it was not good
tor man TO 10 alone, but had no male
moro thnn ono vito for Adam the re-
would havo been more trouble than
thote VIA IN tho aha 10 ~ tho old apple
tree.-Ex.
Joe Mariuo, Louis Auleiti and Nick
PAMELA, musicians, nr1yei lah night
under nm engagement to play ut the
Elk saloon. Marine and Aulotti are no
strangers to tho people OF Elko. They
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Convict Blackwell. the only one OF
the.!escaped prisoners now at liberty, wss
seen Tuesday ut Biiou. Lake Tahoe. by
Il party Of campers. lie went TO the
wagon belonging 20 the party looking
Tor something to eat, and when he
reached his hand in he took hold Of the
ankle OF Miss Elsie Adams, n society
girl ot Pasadena. Tie disap peared
later and has not been seer since.
IL Senator Nixon Of Nevada could
talk as i~ntelligently on matters Of State
as he does on matters Of pugilism,
to-wit, his Interview in the sporting
columns Of the San Francisco Cali ON
the Cane, Nelson fight, the people Of the
Sagebrush Stnte would be ably repre-.
sented in the upper chamber OF Con.
gress. But few people can do moro
than one thing well, and Senator Nixon
is no exception to the rule. -Nevada
City Transcript.
Tie Western Pacific Railroad Com.
pdny has awarded to the American
Bridge Company the largest contract
for structural and fabricated material
placed since the New York Central
Railroads contracted for The steel work
needed in the new terminus stations in
New York City. This gigantic struc-
ural contract involves the supplying and
erecting Of 1900 tons VI steel required
in the construction nf seven bridges md
spans for The Western Pacific.
Miss Phyllis Davis, the IL year-old
daughter OF Captain Davis OF Dayton,
saved Merwin Johnson, the II year.old
son Of NJ. L. johnson Of the same place,
from drowning in the Carson river Tues,
day. The boy had been eating green
apples ind shortly after vent bathing
in the river. He vas seized with
cramps and was sinking the third time,
when Miss Davis appeared on the scene.
Without waiting to take off hat OF
shoes, she plunged into the river and
hanled the boy out, and revived him by
roll,n him on a log.
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r o FRIDAY DAILY
Sa1malundi.

FoR REST-Fhe Quincy Building on
Main 81. W. A. Massey, Reno, iNev.
Rather cool these mornings. a. fire
was almost 4 necessity in this OIL ce this
morning.
The Tahoe Brewing Company, incor.
porated for $500. 600, will build a large
brewery in Reno.
George Russell, Jr., is up from Bat
tie Mountain. lie reports n good deal
Of mining activity there.
Tho Elko county high school will
open IN September 10th, instead OF on
the i.h rs heretofore announced.
Ripple Perry, a well known young
man OF Reno, has been arrested on the
charge Of passing a bogus five dollar
piece on a cigar dealer OF that city.
y plain gold band ring was OIt I'D
in town or ut the Hot Springs last
Saturday. The finder will receive a
suitable reward by leaving the same at
this Office.
General Quentin Bandera, leader OF
the Cuban insurgents, has been killed
i'll II fight with the government troops.
1t is thought hat his death will end the
iusurrection III Western Cuba.
Carson subscribed sli50 Tor the races
and more is in sight. The GATE has not
yet been set, but the News says the
races will begin on either the 18th or
24th Of September.
Prot. Maxwell Albums, who will take
place OF Prof. n. T.. Wilson in the
State university, has arrived i'll Reno.
Prof Adams is n graduate Of Stanford
and is highly recommended for the
position he Inns been selected to fill.
Tie l.. }. W~intermantel Co., Jewellers
are prepared to do repairing at the most
reasonable rates at their place Of bust.
ness. Engraving tree OF charge on all
a~rticlos sold.
In his hunt for grafters Lincoln
Stetfens now and then hits Upon one Of
the other kind. Recently he has given
the mayor Of Jersey City n "write up"
as Il magistrate who runs his town on
what may be called the gospel plan and
mhkca il work.
All voters who have not registered
should go at once to the registry agent
OF his precinct and register. Tho books
.l-nn 80 ~ .aI..I. -. H.
September 9Th. You must register be-
foro that time il you want to vote ut the
election in November.
DR.. Wilson has just couple ted a full
denture Of porcelain bridge work. Tho
doctor win DO pleased to show this piece
OF work Saturday afternoon. Go aud
soc it ma you will never see another as
extensive. Tho work will DO sent away
Satur lny evening.
Tho Marbclito Plaster company will
build II large plant in Reno to manu-
fHcturo plaster from the gypsum de-
posits Mt Mound lou 10 md Loyelock.
Land has been purchased and construc.
ton work will begin ns soon IA tho
necessary lumber can he placed on the
ground.
Sheriff Clark returned this. morning
from his hun, Tor llanlon who escaped
FROM tho county hospital Wednesday
night. lilo won't rs far rs Battle Noun.
lnin, but failed to hear anything OF tie
escape. Tho officers along the line
from Ogden to LOvelock have been
notified to keep n sharp lookout for
l"lanlon and Martin, his supposed pnl.
Tho largest log raft that ever entered
tho hnrbor Of SIM Francisco arrived
from Astoria yesterday. Tho raft con.
,aius eleven million feet Of lumber, ia
7i0 feet long, GO feet IN breadth aud
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Gaiveston's Sca.WalI.

makes life now as safe in that city as on
the higher uplands. f. w. Goodlue, who
residee on Dutton st, in Waco, Tex,
needs no sea wall for snieiy. He writes:
Il have used DR.. Kings New Discovery
Tor consumption the past five years and
it keeps mo well anu safe. Before TINT
had a cough which for years had been
growing worse. Now it's gone" Curee
chronic conghs, lagrippe, Group whoop-
ing cough md prevents pneumonia.
Pleasant to take. Every bottle guar
anteed mt Elko Drug Co store. Price SOC
and sl.OO. Trial bottle free.