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and squnted at you across the bridge, she had all
the motions of a high-school girl.
Course, | didn't dope all this out to myself at the
time; for, as was sayin', didn't size her up
special But it all came to me afterwards-yes yes!
The excitement broke loose along about the mid
die of that first night I'd turned in about hour
before and was Poundin' my ear like circus
hand on Sunday lay-over, when hears the trouble
cry. First off | wasn't goin to do any than
turn over and get fresh hold the mattress, for
amt much on routn out for fires unless feel
the headboard gettin' hot. But then wakes up
enough to remember that Rockywold is a long
ways outside the metropolitan fire district and l
begins to throw clothes onto myself.
Inside of two minutes | outdoors lookin'
for chance to win Carnegie medal. There wasn't
any show at all, though. The fire. what there was
of it, was in the kitchen, in the basement of the
wing where the help stays. Half a dozen stable
men had put it out with the garden hose, and
fnishin' the job by soaln one of the cooks, when
/ showed up.
l watched EN- for awhile and then started back
to my room Somehow | got twisted up in the
shrubbery, and instead of goin back the way l
came, gets around on the other corner Just about
then ground floor window IS showed up and
female in white floats out on little stone balcony.
She waves her arms and begins to call for help.
You're late" says l. Its all over"
That didn't satisfy her at ALL though. Some
smoke and steam still comm from the far side
of the buildin', and it BLOWN in through
another window.
Help, help" she squeals Help, before jump!"
Il wouldn't" says l. They've gone home with
the life net"
The smoke. the smoked" says She "Oh,
must jumpl"
Well if you've got the jumpin' fit" says 1,
jump ahead; but if you hold yourself in a
minute I'll bring a step-ladder"
Then hurry, please hurry!" says She and starts
to climb up the edge of the balcony
1t wa t moren six feet to the turf anyway, and
it wouldn't have been any killip' matter if she had
jumped, less'n she'd landed on her neck; but she
loony if she'd been standin on top of the
Flat-iron Buildin. Ben as how "a forgot to bring
a step-adder with me, / chases around after some
thing she could come down The moon wasn't
shinin' very bright, though, and there didn't seem
to be any boxes or barrels lynn around loose, so
| wasn't maxim much Roadway But after awhile
| gets hold of something that was the very ticket
1t was one of these wooden stands for flower pots
! Tugs that over and sets it up under the window
Now if you'll just slide down onto that easy
says l, your life is saved
She looks at it once, and begins to flop her arms
ean'tS says she I'm fail, ri faI IT, A0"
Well, it was case of Shorty McCabe to the
rescue, after ALL Coming upl" says l, and hops
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her elbows was tryin' to puncture my right lung.
If you're over the fire panic III try and hoist
you back through the window, miss, says |.
She wasn't ready to do any conversin then,
though. She just holdin' onto like l was
too good thing to let slip.
Well, it looks to though we'd got to make
a front entrance" says [; but hope the audience
II be slim" and with that l starts to finish the
lap around the house and make for the double
doors
I've carried weight before, but never that kind
and it seemed like that blamed house was as big
around city block. Once twice we butted
into the bushes, and another time | tumbled
the two of into the pool of fountain; but after
awhile struck the front porch, some out of BREATH
and with few wisps of back hair in my eyes, but
still in the game The lady hadn't made a muir
MUIR and she hadn't Stacked her clinch
l hopin' to slide in quiet, without ben'
spotted by anyone, for most of the women had
gone back to bed, and | could hear the men down
in the billiard room cckin' glasses over an extra
dream soother. Luck against me, though.
Right under the newel-post light stood Pinckney,
wearin silk pajama coat outside of pair of black
broadcloth trousers. When he sees me and what
| was luggin' he looks kind of pleased.
Hello, Shortly" says he. What have you
there?"
1T might be a porous plaster, by the way it
sticks says l. but it amt. It's lady I've been
rescuin' while the rest of you guys was standn
around watchin' a wet cook
by Jovel" says Pinckney, steppin' up and
takin' a close look. "Miriami"
Thanks" says l. I'VE amt been introduced
yet; Do you mind unhoolin' her fingers from the
But all he did was to stand there with his mouth
corners workn and them black eyes of his wnkin'
like pair of arc lights.
81 It's too pretty picture to spoil says he.
g So touchng Reminds me of Andromeda and
Notwithstanding. Just keep that pose minute,
will you, until bring up the rest of the fellows?"
with hand and gettin' grip on the collar of
his silk jacket. Now get busy, or off comes your
kimono.
With that he quits kiddin' and goes to work on
Miriams fingers, and in about a minute she gives
a little jump, like she'd just heard the breakfast
bell.
"Whyl" says she. "Where am Il"
Right where you landed five minutes ago."
says l.
Then she shudders all and squeals: Oh!
A mani A mani"
Sure says |, you didn't take me for a Morris
chair, did youo
Miriam didn't 1inger for any She lets
loose boiler that splits me open, slides
down fast that her bare tootses hit the floor with
spat grabs her what-d ye-call-it up away from
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Your logic is good, Shorty" says he, and l
think | agree with your sentiments. But this is
case where charity is only excuse. The ladies
out at Rockywold are getting up affair for the
benefit of something or other, one seems to know
just what, and they've put you down for little
bag punching and club swinging"
Then wire EN- to scratch the entry" says l.
L don't make any orchestra circle plays that
can dodge, and when it comes to fghtn the leather
before bunch of peacock millinery l renigs every
time. I'll put on Swiftly Joe as sub. if you've
got to have some one.
Pinckney shook his head at that mo" saws
he IN tell Sadie she must leave you off the pro-
gram"
Hold on, says l. WAS it Sadie billed me for
this stunt? T."
Then I'm on the job" says 1. "Oh, YOU can
grin your off; don't care"
Well, that what fetched me out to Rocky
void Friday night, when l had a right to be
watchin the amateur try-outs at the Marlborough
Club instead. The show wasn't until Saturday
evenin' but Pinckney said ought to be there for
the dress rehearsal
There's only about dozen guests there now
SO you needn't get skittish, says he.
And a dozen don't 60 far towards film up a
place like Rocllywold. Say, if 1 had the price I'd
like shack where l could take care of more or less
comp'ny without settin' up cot beds, but I'll be
blistered if the fun in runnin' free hotel
like that
These amateur shows are apt to be pretty punk
but could see that, barrn myself, there fair
aggregation of talent hand. The star was a
googoo-eyed girl who did barefoot speciality re-
citn PONIES to music and accompanying herself
with kind of parlor hoochee-coochee that would
have drawn capacity houses at Coney. Then
there was a pretty boy who could do things to the
piano, funeral-faced duck that could tell funny
stories, and bunch of six or eight 1ke1y-lookin'
ladies and gents who'd laid themselves out to
prance through what they called minuet Lastly
there was me an Miriam.
She of these limp shingle-chested girls
Miriam was She didn't have much to saw so |
didn't take any particular notice of her. But at
the rehearsal got next to the fact that she could
tease music out of a violin in great style. 1t was
all right if you shut your eyes, for Miriam wasn't
deal on the lines of an L-road pillar but that didn't
bar her from wearin' of these short-sleeved,
square necled girlygirly dresses that didn't leave
you much in doubt to her framework
Yes Miriam could have stood few we'll p1aced
pads Shed lived long enough to have found that
out too but they missin | should guess that
Miriam had begun exhibitin her collar bones to
society about the time poor old John L. fought the
battle of New Orleans. Yet when she snugged
the butt end of that violin down under her chin
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on the thing, holdin'
out me paws.
She didn't need any
more coaxin'. She
scrabbled over that
balcony rail and got
a shoulder clutch on
me that you couldn't
have loosened with a
crowbar. l gathered
in the rest of her with
my left hand and
steadied myself with
the other. Lucky she
wasn't a heavyweight,
or that pot holder
wouldn't have stood
the strain. 1t creaked
some as we went down,
but it held together.
" Street floor, all
out!" says l, as | hit
the grass.
But that didn't even
get a wiggle out of her.
Its all over, " says
l. " You're rescued. "
Talk about your
c1ing-stonesl She was
it. Never a move. |
couldn't tell whether
she'd tainted, or was
too scared to let 60.
But it was up to me
to do something. |
couldn't stand there
for the rest of the
night holdin' a strange
lady draped the way
she was, and it didn't
seem to be just the
right thing to sit down
to it. Besides, one of
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5a.% H53rs By Sc WELL FORD

~ dopy streak I'd
~ a known some
thin was about
due. There hadn't a
thing happened to me
for more'n a week,
when Pinckney blows
into the studio, just
casual like, as if he'd
only come in cause he
found the door open.
That should have put
me leery; but it did
mt. l gives him the
hail and tells him he's
lookin' like a pink just
off the ice.
Shorty" says he,
" how are you on char
ity?"
I'm a cinch," says
l. Every panhandler
that S north of Madison
Square knows he can
work me for a beer
check any time he can
run me down.
Then you'll be glad
to exercise your talents
in aid of a worthy
cause" says he.
1T don't follow"
says l. The deserv-
in poor l passes up.
There's too much done
for EN- as it is. It's
the unworthy kind
that wins my coin.
They enjoys it more,
and has a harder time
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~ AY, if l hadn't
- been havin' a
dopy streak I'd
~ a known some
thin was a hort
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Fully Explain ed

The Graphic believes ina square
deal. Whenever one feels that
it has done him an injustice
its columns are always open for
yiniica-i0n. And certainly this
week 5 issue contains a whole
lots" Of explanation AMI viniica-
ton.
When the editor returns 70 con-
scioIsl-ss and duty. contributed
articles on men and things"
may and doubtless will receive
proper revision before plb.icl-
ton.
Our worthy county commits
sioners seem % have explained
every thing satisfactorily and
they wi.. stand before ra- voters
and tax payers II Luna County
in a better .Lh, if possible Khan
ever before
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;rici q he rsrritury o. Ses Mexico, within ani
tos the Co1uty q Luna
M KILLISGER f1lruuy
John : banlcr. ari Z DEAF tre IN
knosn Aeir o. John 5 Banker.
MazJ Banker siie % AL Jahn :. No rs
Banker. whose given -ame Is I'M
sno7Fn ami i here.n dss.Euatei a.
Mar. ard n deaf thr Unknown
heirs q Man Banser Belle Tamcr.
In and ls1ais Gilbert Tomeriin
Dcfendanu
r. the ah1ve narei tefeniaau ard each q
them
foa ard each Of ~. A-~ hereby n8lf-i that
slit hAs been eomr-neci against yea b. said
plaintiff. ", y. EilhnFer BE- thc District Court q
thr Third Judicial District = The Ter1t1- q
NeF Mexiep sithin a. f1r ,-e rognJ 81 Lana
The general obiert. - sa.l s1i. srr 90 have the
rts q ths plaintiff Boz an @. TIE S1ath.haf %
>.l,--E1st Qlart-r ~ Section Twenty-Five. IN
Township Tvcnty-thr,-s S.4-1. q Range Nine
West g4ie;ei ami TT a. -ss, 90 establish and
MAKE Operative and effective a certain ies-i made
a1i eHe-uted b. sad John S Banker ami wife %
James Torneriin. gra-'eo conveying al right
title ard interest Of All John Banker AMI wife
IN and To sad premises unto s,id Jane Tonerla
~hich aid deed Wa b. sad James Tarrerlin. .5st
destroyed Or mislaA. D. reform certain deed
made ard eaec,Its,i hy James ronvflin and belle
To-,sr.1 his uife .. Lizzie Collins. grantee
wherein. sad de~i va, attended % b. a convey
AHcs t1 sai1 Lizzi- c.. rs ~ all right atie ard
.-'e-.s. ~ sai Jarre. Tr.nsr.r. and Belle Tom
.-'- IN ard % said rrs- .ss ogt H5 mistake the
d-curton q -ah prem 20, .n al ds,-i sas in-
correctly 80 forth 20 have 10 adJlIgci and g..
creed tina; said defenia-,s and each - them have
r1 nter.s, o. estate n and q .aI premise.
and nat <aid plaintiff Is '-e owner thereof. ard
Ha. "a q Icf-nla1., la5 each % chem .- forever
ENGINE a-d !eharr-. fra- a.s ring aas claim
1r vt.e Whatsoever ai,.-.r 200 p.sI-HT .r az
O. .ad prem 49,. tta' saI a.t 5c.t- .ei ~
uiiA.aid deed Be- established. snd tina. said nc1r.
re, Odd Be- rVforued
N1u ard each q YOU are further notified L4t
sr.es. sou enter your appearance in sad eau ID. ar
.- .-s1-- 'he 18th dag ~ September .s.' JaIr.
-.r' b. Rendered. ,-a.a.' you and each u
.. B.. 3-sa-t
u. -a-a . pa--F attorney Is A " Pol
All aaa-. p,s,aiE-. o. -g,s b. ps-r.rs N-~
H.s...
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b. faa. lsvo> Deputy
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miAlasd deed Be- establ
rect Odd Be- Fsfogmssi.
indigestion Causes
Catarrh of the
Stomach.

For many years /, has been Supposed that
Caarh Of the S'o-ach caused inc gest On
ara c spspsia. but the truth IS exactly the
opposite. Indigestion causes cstauA. Re.
pea,ee attacks Of Indigestion !a' s-es the
mucous membranes Iin.. & the stomach ard
exposes the nerves c: the stomach. thus csuS.
ing the glands 10 sscrets mue!n .nstsa; Of
the Juices Of natural digestion. This u
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NOTICE. o. PENpExrY o. SUI.

In tn District Court o. ths laird Isdieial Dis
the; q he Tsrritusy o. Se- Mckee. within ami
fof the Co1uty q Luna
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Weak
Hearts

Are due 10 indigestion. Ninety-nine o. .y.rv
one hundred people who have heart trou /,
can remember when Il vas simple lnc s.s.
ton. Il IS a scientific fact that all cas-. Z
heart disease. not organic. are not CIV
naeeabIe 10. bot are The direct result Of 10 =
gssuon. Al food taken into me s,5-s
which falls o. perfect digestion fermeuus
svsllsthe stomach. putting Il Bp agsirs,r--
heart. This intsrierss with the scuor Of
IN. heart. and IN the course Of time r.i
delicate but vital organ becomes d.se.-s-
NJ D Klubis. q Rsylti. o says hsi -.--
t-3ssis aid AS IN . 6si state as hls t-l- '-.
vii L. took Koio Dyspegsia Core e. ss-e'.-
m1rihs ard L cured ne.
Kodol Digests What You Est
and relieves the stomach Of al a-fy-..
strain and the heart o. all pressure.
Barsssay sioc Sire holtirg o. tines ,s..,.l
Size. vt.ch t-lls i1T soc
Prepared By c. Q. Dewitt q CO., CHICAGO.
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FOR an expression from the people 20 So
lect site for the court hoIsr these lots
would have been bough, az this price.
While waiting f5r an expression Of
choice, these lots we're soh 20 the Dem.
ing City Water Company and this COM
pany in turn wortZag-i them 20 raise
funds to invest To- Drmu. These lots.
together with al other, belonging 10
the company. were appraised by nom
interested persons. and no lots were or
are allowed 20 BIZ ,oli for less than the
.pp-l lei value. The $L7.0 did no;
nearly cover the appraised value. 50 10
Va, necessary 20 re; a special permit
fvU The trustee 90 get them. even for
>..-.u There we're several general u,.
uce, published, stating that we desired
.9 select q court house site. and there
&as specific notice given. something like
three months before. that AZ the next
regular session We would ,e.ec. ,h. site
for coIr, hogre. We i.i TIN, 70 give
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60
I'd ae'p %, make lHe ,h''ce ana 70 &C.
tari ourselves against Just such s'cse-s
~. SIR Subscriber
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were present. II Ar subscriber "'l.4
read the minutes Of the board, as pub
.,r.5 after each meeting. he would not
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notice g.. matte. %; record
Question 40. .o. .-rg. grLo 90,
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30. 20. F'i .'
mortgage "a..1 is 'n'r'.tt 20 .eH''I
.r ,rs County u Luna. and a. o., PIES
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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
LOOTERS OVERRUN
RUINS Of BURNT
SAN FRANCISCO
Thousands Plum
der Commercial
Districts.

An army of looters, recruited mostly
from across the bay, has taken posses
sion of San Francisco. Every boat
from the Oakland side brings hundreds
of people whose only errand here is to
search among the ruins for relics and
valuables. They carry suit cases, bas-
kets and bags and form a procession
every evening on the return trip to the
other side.
The looters being too numerous for
the guards to handle, the authorities
are talking of putting the pass system
into vogue again.
Men, women and children, fearing
neither the presence of the military nor
the danger OF tumbling walls, swarm
about the ruins with great profit to
themselves. In many of the Chinese
and japanese stores, the proprietors
buried a large part of their stock in the
Easements, intending to return after the
fire had passed and recover what they
could. They never came back. Every
thing that was of any use or value has
been carried away.
Many sites Of former fine residences
nave DbGu WOIhcQ over IOT SO1u, Sll
yer and china. Men and women who
had been busy searching for valuables
along Pine and California streets were
disappointed because guards prevented
them from going on the sites of Hop
kins Art Institute and the Stanford
| Crocker and other residences.
| There is no limit to the endurance
of the looter. A man was observed or
! lower Pine street yesterday carrying &
cash register which he had dug from
the ashes. He was making his way to
ward the ferry until advised by {
friendly sentry that he had better leave
it. Another man boarded the boat car
rying meal sack filed with expen
! sive plates and dishes harvested among
the ruins of Chinatown. One mar
carried full dozen plates of expensive
Chinese ware, handmade and decorated
which were priced by a former Chinese
merchant as being worth So piece
! Cups and saucers, vases and dishes
/ bronze and brass ornaments have found
their way into many humble homes OF
the other side of the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
STRAIN PROVES TOO GREAT
FOR WIFE OF A DENTIST
Mrs. Fons, a Chinese Woman, Lssss
Her Reason and Tries to
Murder Husband

BERKELEY. April 2S.-Crazed BY
her experience in the great fire last
week Mrs Fong. wife of Chinese dem
tist, whose offices were in Chinatown.
San Francisco. tried last night to muir
dren- She attacked them with big
carving knife when called to dinner
The husband subdued her and pro-
cured assistance in conveying the
wretched woman to the Receiving Hos
p'tal in Oakland. The Fongs are refl-
gees, who have quarters in the Meth
odist Mission School for Chinese at
2054 Regent street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
RELIEF FUND SHR|NkS
Continued From Page 1. Column 2.

Continued From Page 1, Column 2.
San Francisco.
Yesterday morning broke clear and
pleasant with warm sunshine, after
one of the most disagreeable nights
since the great fire. A cold wave blew
from the north until early yesterday
morning, and it was with difficulty that
the people who are camped out, espec-
tally on the high ground, kept warm.
Additional blankets and other cover
ings were distributed in the various
campSFriday night, and the suffering
was minimized. The weather bids fair
to continue pleasant, and this will make
the work of the relief committees
easier.
Street cars were in operation during
the day, and the confusion and eonges-
tion on the streets in the unburned sec
tion was less noticeable. Many firms
opened up temporary Offices in resi-
dences throughout the city and began
the work of Strengthening out their af-
fairs with the view to resuming busi-
ness as soon as possible.
WHOLESALERS IN COUNCIL.
The real estate board met the whole
salers association in a Joint meeting
yesterday and there was thorough
discussion on the details Of resuming
business. The offer Of citizens in Oak
land of large tract of land on that
side OF the bay to the wholesalers had
stirred up the real estate men Of San
Francisco to the Importance of ilnmed-
late action in order to retain the loca-
tion of these firms in San Francisco,
and from present indications it seems
that there viii be no difficulty in ariiv-
ing at some sort of an understanding
between these two important bodies.
There was much activity yesterday
throughout the burned section. many
men being engaged in clearing away
debris in preparation for the immediate
construction of temporary buildings.
Further warning was sent out to all
those who have safes in the debris of
burned buildings, advising them not to
attempt to open vaults or safes of any
kind for the present. Several persons
opened small safes taken from the ruins
Yesterday, and the contents Immediate
ly took fire and were consumed.
There was less dynamiting of walls,
most of the dangerous ruins having al
ready been razed.
Army officers in charge of the refugee
camps at Golden Gate Park report that
conditions there are excellent and that
the refugees are so situated that they
not only experience no suffering, but no
discomfort.
With few exceptions all tents have
heen made water tipht by being lined
with tar building paper. The occupants
of every tent have been supplied with
field cook stove, and the refugees in
need are given double army blanket,
upon request being made to the officer
Of the day Within the last forty-eigbt
hours fully hundred campers have left
Golden Gate Park to occupy houses
they left in fear Of FIRE, or new places
they have found in the unburned dis
triet.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
OPENS ANoTHER's SAFE
THAT FALLS DURING FIRE
Finds Mistake Only After the Con-
tents Are Taken Out and
Examined.

DR.. Keeffe Of 1912 Lyon street
brought TO police headquarters yes
terday books and papers which he
desired should be delivered TO the
owner. He occupied an Office in the
Donohoe building at Taylor and Mar
ket streets, above the Office of mas
ter plumber named Turner. DR.,
Keeffe's safe during the earthquake
fell through the floor to Turner's Of
fee and Keeffe got a permit yester-
day to open his own safe He got
John Jergengon to open it and found
he had by mistake opened Turner's
safe, so he brought the contents to
headquarters,
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
MAKES A full REPORT
ovERcHARGE Is ALLEGED
IN A SALE OF FURNITURE
Captain Colby Makes Report That
Leads to Investigation by Re-
lief COMMITTEES.

Captain Colby Of the southern sta
tion reported to Chief Dinan yesterday
that the Sterling Furniture Company,
located at Sixth and King streets, had
been charging poor people s12 each for
kitchen tables worth s1-50 each. The
relief committee was notified to take
action.
Chief Dinan was officially notified by
Judge John Hunt that the executive
committee Of the Red Cross Society
had elected him an honorary member
in appreciation of his efforts and hand
ed him the insignia of membership.