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Will It So" Inside the palace there wers
n hundred sleeping soldiers, their booty
lying about them in piles. Even the sew
era princes OF PENN slumbered heavily
in the royal chamber.
The fairy queen waved her wand and a
thousand loving subjects came from their
farms and hamlets over the hills. They
had not heard a word of the attack on
the kings castle and his terrible DEATH
All his followers about the palace had
been instantly killed or Imprisoned, and
none had been spared TO spread the dire
full news.
Once assembled the faithful subjects of
King Archibald II.-for such they now
called the young prince who should sue
coed TO his fathers throne-declared war
on the foreign enemy, but the fairy
queen said gently: spill no blood.
Have every man bound hand and foot;
then oblige him to swear fealty to the
young King Archibald II. He shall rule
over all the islands that have this time
sent soldiers TO rob him of his own"
When every man-eyen the princes of
Pemm-were bound hand and foot, the
fairy queen waved her wand and they
opened their eyes in wonder. Then, after
Archibald II. had explained how matters
stood. calling their attention to the fairy
queen who had proven his mighty ally,
they very quickly took the oath OF fealtF.
swearing to recognize Archibald II. their
king so long as he should be good and
Just one. They feared to do anything
else, since II WAS proven that the house
of AKRON was under the guidance of
fairy. Then the former enemy was told
to rise and go home. the bands being re-
moved from feet and hands. The princes
Of PENN seeing that they were again
overcome by the house of AKRON, decided
to leave Nina Isle. and sailed away that
day and We're never again seen by n liY-
Ing SOUL and 1t was supposed that they
were shipwrecked and drowned.
That evening, after all was quiet and
happiness restored once more In Nina
Isle. the fairy queen made ready to de-
part. But before she went she told Arch
ibald II. that so long us he was good
and Just as his father had been, she
would remain his staunch friend, and
would come In response to the call
through the magic ring. But should he
become n tyrant the ring would have no
effect aud she would not come to his aid
But Archibald, ever good and Just
| king beloved by Nil In his realm, never
again needed the fairy queen. although
he kept the magic ring till the day OF
his death. bequeathing 1t to his son, who
succeeded him to the throne of Nina
Isle.
SO ends the legend of King Archibald
II. and the magic ring.
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How Jack and Marie Fought the Flood.

They figured out that about next spring
the real trouble would develop. and that
then they would have to move back to
safer points.
wen be gone several days, son." said
Mr.. Brown, speaking to Jack on the
morning of his and Mrs. Browns depar-
ture "As 1t is too wet to plow-and a bit
too early into the bargaln-theres moth
Ing to hasten US home except our chill
dren. But you are little man and Marie
little woman; so l feel certain you can
look after everything as well as your
mother and / could. You are most trust
worthy youngsters
Jack, Marie, Aunt Jane (the old wom-
am and l can take care of the ranch all
o. k
And while Jack was talking to his
father Marie, inside the house. was as
surfing her mother that the home would
run on as smoothly during her absence
as when she was present. urging her to
make nice visit and not hurry home.
Jack drove his parents to the railroad
station, mile distant; then lie returned
and took up his work about the barn.
Marie, with Aunt James help, churned
baked and prepared the meals. Thus the
children were busy all day and very
happy. But at times the roar Of the
mighty Missouri, few hundred feet away,
made Marie at work In the house stop
to listen and shudder. Although she
feared nothing now, she trembled to
think of the danger In store for their
house and outbulldiags in the future.
Her father had said that morning that IL
the river did not turn its course during
this high water time he would be obliged
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Pemms would have done him had they
been victorlous-and paid no heed to
their gongs and comings. He knew the
loyalty of every subject in his kingdom
and he knew that they would never be
led to take up arms against him.
So, while the danger Threatened, the good
king smiled at the sweet peace of the
Isle and the contentment of its inhabi-
tants. He even disbanded the army and
sent the soldiers to their homes, telling
them 1t was better to sow and reap and
have families about them than to spill
their own blood while staying their fell
low men. OF course there was retained
guard about the palace, more for ap-
pearances sake than through need.
One night as Archie lay in his beau
tiful room. adjoining the royal apartment
occupied by his parents, he was on the
point of falling asleep when he heard
a strange and fearsome noise outside
the castle gates. Another instant the
household was astir, the lords, ladies',
attendants and servants running outside
the palace to ascertain the cause of
such unexpected sounds. To the good
kings surprise he saw n great army
gathered about his gates, battering them
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The minister had Just dined with the
Brown family. As they left the dining
room, the guest turned to his hostess
saying: "Sister Brown. | rarely get snch
a fine dinner" Brown, Jr.. an outspoLcu
we, Brother Dash"
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By ANNIE JAMES.

Archie was the son of Archibald,
king Of a small province In the sea.
Long long ago this province. an island
of great beauty and wealth. disappeared
beneath the water, and 1t remains in the
mind Of man only through legend handed
down for thousands Of years by the de-
scendants of the few who escaped from
the sinking island the day of Its de-
struction by earthquake. These survivors
in simple sailing craft were blown by
friendly winds to a great country where
the people took compassion on them and
gave them succor. In this wise has the
stofS Of Archie, son of Archibald, the
king, been told to the children of the
world for many centuries-more than we
can count.
Now, the name Of this province was
Nina Isle, and there were two noble
houses ever at war with each other over
the rights to the throne. But Archibald
a brave prince and redoubtable knight of
war succeeded after many years of strife
in subduing the house of PENN Tone of
the wrangling houses claiming the
throne), and seated himself as head of
the AKRON family on the throne. He
proved to be a good and wise ruler, man.
aging we'll the kingdom and bringing
about condition of prosperity and happl-
ness. During his reign there were no
wars and no famine. He was soicitous
for the welfare of his poorest subject,
and was In return loved by all. 1t was the
custom of his people to bring TO him at
each harvest time what they could well
spare from their own stock. offering it
as their tax to the crown. As Archibald
made no demands, he received more than
had any previous king Of Nina Isle. The
people gave with free hands prompted by
loving hearts. Thus Archibald-in build
ing up his kingdom through love for his
people-built up an immense fortune for
himself and descendants. A magnificent
castle was built for him with floors of
pink, gray and white marble Walls were
of blue granite, and sculptured figures
graced the entrance and wide stairs lead
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By FRANCIS MARIAN.

The Browns lived on the banks of the
Missouri River. The family consisted of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and their son and
daughter, Jack and Marie. respectively.
One April day Mrs. Brown was called to
see sister who was very Ill in a town
some 20 miles distant. AS Mr.. Brown
had some business to attend to in the
same town he decided TO accompany her.
Thus Jack and Marie were left to keep
house and look after the farm In general.
There was an old woman making her
home with them who helped with the
light household tasks, but she was too
aged to superlntend things in general
when the master and mistress were alb
sent, so this duty fell upon Jack and
Marie Jointly.
Those who know anything about the
Missouri River will not be surprised
when I tell them that for some weeks
past this mighty and turbulent stream
had been changing its bed. This was
nothing uncommon, but the fact that the
waters were slowly and surely coming
nearer and nearer to the Browns house
and barns gave the family reason for
uneasiness, for formerly the river had
made its move towards the opposite
banks. Indeed, when Mr.. Brown had
built his big roomy farmhouse overlook
ing the river he felt secure In the Ioca-
ton, for the banks were high and the
river curved outward, encircllng the prom
ontory-like point on which the house
stood. But the late rains and melting
of the SHOWS further north added to the
danger that now threatened. However,
Mr.. Brown, nor the farmers living along
the river did not feel immediate danger.
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TO be on the safe side we'll take this
load to a safe place over In the big corn
field and leave 1t there; then come back
for more
1t was now about o'clock and Marie
called old aunt Jane from her slumbers.
Come, auntie, you must go and watch
our yaluables while we attend to other
work" And she shook the old woman till
she was fully reused to the matter In
hand. Foolish children" was all she
commented. But she dressed and wrapped
In warm shawl, taking care to carry
her one best dress, n black silk gown
that had been her pride for IS years.
She also took small box containing
relies of her dead children and husband,
saying as she did 80: I'm afraid to
leave these things in the house when I'm
AWAY. But | don't fear that the old
Missoury will be the robber. It's them
pesky tramps what bother the houses OF
honest folks that I'm afraid OF.
And so aunt Jane was stationed In
the shelter of a straw stack in the
middle of last years cornfield TO keep
watch over the valuables while the chill
dren returned to the house for another
load. Before going on with the work,
however, Jack and Marie went to the
edge of the bank In front of the house
to look at the gauge-pole. To their horror
IL had disappeared, and the mad water
was leaping, plunging. roaring as 1t rose
higher and higher, climbing the crum-
bling bank with fearful rapidity and fore
Ing its way Inland. Great piles OF drift
wood were now coming down stream,
striking with force against the frail clay
banks and helping the river with Its
destruction. Jack and Marie, with fear
at their hearts, went to the lower point
Of the curve, where the real danger lay.
The inlet was spreading and deepening
and they knew that before tomorrow's
sun the water would be close to their
back door. washing away stables. pens
and farm implements. well have to
work like an army" said Jack firmly.
''Tnere's not a moment to lose"
And so the night wore away, the chill
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sibly break through within n week?'
within few hours, maybe" said
Jack. "You see 1t is rising very rapid
ly--I never saw anything like 1t. Just
look at the way 1t Is coming rushing
like a whirlwind and beating against the
soft clay banks like a rain of cannon
balls. II It keeps on rising and bearing
Inward toward the house, by tomorrow
morning we'll wake 10 find ourselves cut
off from the mainland. This little point
will be an island, erumblins away into
the water. | half wish papa and mamma
had not gone away"
why not you go to the telegraph sta
tion. and send wire TO papaf asked
Marie, becoming very uneasy over the
prospect presented by her brother.
You forget that the telegraph station
Is closed at O'clock" said Jack. And
It's the same Mt the other end-where
papa and mama are. 1t Is out Of the
question TO warn papa OF what ] fear,
before tomorrow morning"
"Well all we can do is to hope for the
BEST" philosophical Marie.
mo, sister, we must prepare for the
enemy" declared Jack.
Prepare to fight the Missouri River!"
exclaimed Marie In wonder.
Exactly" replied Jack. That Ia, II
fighting the Missouri means to outwit
her in regard to what property Is NOV
able"
Together the children returned to the
house and Jack explained his plan as
they went along. He went to the barn and
hitched up the horses to the big wagon.
Then he and Marie began loading into 1t
the most valuable things in the house,
their fathers private papers and ac-
counts. the sIlverware, best clothing, fine
linens, small personal belongings that
were cherished by the owners and their
mothers best bedding.
"We'll save all that IT'S possible to
save" said Jack. "Of course the furnf-
ture can't be moved"
Yes, some of Il can" declared Marie,
III We see there Is need Of doing SO. But
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THE MAGIC RING,
or, How the Fairies Helped Archie.

ing to the throneroom. His Golfers were
hlled with gold. which was held in re-
serve for his realm in case of warfare
from without or within.
So the years of prosperity rolled by
aud Archie, tirst-born son of King Arch
ibald. grew into fine and handsome lad
of Is. He was Of his good sire's mind
loving and generous. All the people loved
the son as they did the father and
prayers were offered daily for him, for he
was to be the next king of Nina Isle.
But the house of PENN, a daring aud
bloodthirsty house. was not idle after
their defeat in war. The many knights
of the house held council together aud
decided to go to several nelghborng
Islands - independent principalities and
solicit the aid of their armies to do
battle with Archibald, king of Nina Isle,
In behalf of the house of PENN, claim
ants of the throne. So they cautiously
set sail in their many sailing boats one
night for their nelghboring islands some
90 and 100 miles distant. They we're
royalty received, for 1t was known that
they were great princes of PENN The
ruling princes of the different islands
listened attentively 10 the plan of the
Pemms. And they very willingly agreed
TO engage Nina Isle in war, for they
were bent on plumber for themselves.
Ihey were all Warllke people, dissipating
their wealth in fighting among them
selves and with their small neighbors,
so the opportunity thus offered to plumber
the rich and beautiful Nina Isle-argest
of group of many lslands-was eagerly
grasped at.
A year went by with the crafty Pemms
busy In the neighbor islands raising an
army, making weapons for war and build
ing sea craft. As the princes of PENN
owned large estates bordering on the
finest bay there would be no difficulty
In landing the armed men from other
provinces. King Archibald, thinking the
vanqulshed pemms were repentant of
their wrongdeing and that they were now
law-abiding subjects did not contiscate
their estates and imprlson them-as the
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to have the house moved back some hun
dreds of feet before another spring thaw
This would occasion great expense ana
considerable loss of land, which would
be swallowed up by the water.
That evening about sunset Jack went
down TO the waters edge TO examine n
pole his father had set into the bank by
which 10 gauge the rise of the river. In
the morning the water was about three
feet from the top of the pole. Now, to
Jacks horror, there was less than foot
or the pole showing, and the water had
washed under the bank to such an ex-
tent that lie found going near to the
pole out of the question, for there would
be danger of the ground--a soft clay
giving way beneath him and letting him
into the raging current below. Then
Jack made u trip to the farther end OF
the curve, where the banks were lower
and less able to withstand the rush OF
wild water. He was frightened to see
that the water had cut its way far into
the land, making what he termed an In
let. He hurried back to the house to re-
peat the news to Marie and Aunt Jane.
But nothing less than danger right un-
der her nose could brighten the old wom-
an, who declared that had there been
any thing to fear Mr.. Brown would not
have gone away that morning. That
old Mlssoury Is always rampaging, SON
n.y." she said calmly. But she has
never done the Browns any harm. An,
what's more, she won't; that's my pri-
vate opinion publicly expressed" Then
the old woman, with candle in hand
went upstairs to bed, always retiring with
the sun.
But Marie saw from, the serious ex-
preston In her brothers. face that peril
was not SO far distant. She went with
him to the lower end Of the curve and
saw what had so worried MIN. Yes, the
water was trying with all Its strength
to break its way through the land and
cut of the little promontory point on
which the house and barns stood. Marie
took In the situation Immediately. Turn
ing to Jack, she asked: Gould 1t pos
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was easy for the attacking army of de-
spoilers. They rushed into the palace,
taking all they could lay hands on. The
Prince of PENN could not control them,
for he wished all the treasure. himself.
In vain he endeavored to enforce order;
the castle was In the hands Of band of
armed robbers. The queen fed, holding
to the hand of Archie. They made off
through a garden and gained the water
side. There they saw boat into which
they got, raising sail to go away. But as
they did so they were surrounded by
sailors in other boats, who took them
prisoners. They were carried to neigh
boring island, where they were thrown
into a dark and unhealthy prison tower.
Before flying from the palace the
queen and Archie had learned that the
good king, their husband and father, was
dead, having expired a few minutes after
the sword thrust of Prince PENN.
On the morning of the second day
after their Imprisonment Archie was
looking through some jewels his mother
had brought with her in u little silken
bag which she always carried about her
neck BY chance ring of queer make
dropped into his hand, and instantly he
fell to examining it. What sort OF
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~ ~ Queens Of England. ~ ~

perils. Had she not made her escape to
France during Charles last trouble she
would have gone to the block with him.
But she lived to see her eldest son,
Charles H., made King Of Great Britain
and Ireland. She died In her sixtieth
year, after many years of great physical
suiferings. MARY GRAHAM.
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A Brave Hunter.

Joey took his big shotgun
And forth into the wood
Went to find big black bear,
Or anything he could
Shoot quite dead before his eyes
And carry home to show
For he was quite boastful lad,
Was this small hunter, Joe.
Just MS he neared little pond.
And cast his eyes around.
He saw to his great terror
A-creeping on the ground
A tiny worm. all fuzzy white.
That couldn't hurt Il fly;
But Joey, eyes a-bulglng ont.
Began to run and cryl
Fast as his legs could carry him
He homeward went to stay,
aud never has he hunting gone
Since then, so his folks say.
MAUD wALKEl
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and when Jack met them at the station
with horse and carriage they were dumb
founded to hear of all their little son aud
daughter had accomplished during that
awful night when they fought with the
Hood"
Didn't say You were the most trust
worthy youngsters" said Mr.. Brown
proudly as he gave Jack rousing kiss
and slap on the back. You did every
thing that l could have done had been
ut home. No one could have saved our
house. You saved pretty much everything
eise-you two treasures"
But shudder to think OF what might
have happened had Jack and Marie gone
to bed last night and fallen asleep This
morning they would have awakened 10
find the house In water two feet deep and
the water rising so rapidly that 1t would
have been all they could do to save thel
precious lives" said Mrs. Brown.
But we were not caught mapping lei
alone sleeping" smiled Jack. And they
rode rapidly toward their farm where a
strawstack furnished them with shelter
TIL tent could be procured for temporary
use while new house-half mile FROM
the tempestuous Missourl-shOuid lp "a
course Of construction.
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for % cents, and are of good quality.
An especial treat to be had is fresh
New York counts, shipped direct from
Baltimore to Ely, which retail at so
cents per dozen. The oysters were
shipped in particularly for the Christ
mas trade.
The housewife who failed to make
up her mince meat in the fall, and
who, at the same time wants to have
an old fashioned mince pie for din
ner Christmas, to remind the family
of the days back on the farm in New
England, can get the manufactured
mince meat, which is said to almost
equal the home made kind, at %
cents per pound. Dill pickles, new
crop, go at % cents per quart, and
pumpkin, for the pie, sells at 6 cents
per pound. Cranberries sell at 20
cents per quart.
New dates and figs are here at %
cents per pound, fresh. There are
plenty of nuts on hand. The stock
includes the late crop of walnuts
both English and black; almonds, pc
cans, filberts and pine nuts. The
range in price from % cents to 40
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MARKET IS
WELL SUPPLIED
SeasOnabIe Things Are Plentiful for
Ely Trade at Prices Which Are
Considered Reasonable.

Housewives will today do their
shopping for the Christmas dinner, in
order that they may have all the nee
essary good things in their pantry
early in the week. and avoid the rush
that will come Monday and Tuesday
evenings in the market.
The market basket this week is
filled with all of the good things that
mountain town. The delicacies of the
season are on hand in abundance, and
there will be no reason for disap-
pointment after an inspection of the
stores and their stocks of seasonable
edibles.
Large consignments of fowl, in
Guiding chicken, duck, goose and tur-
key arrived last night. and other con-
signmentS are expected Monday
night The birds in the market this
year are from the big poultry farms
in the Cache valley district, Utah,
and come to Ely by way of Ogden.
Cache valley birds are famed through
out the entire intermountain territory
for their tenderness, juiciness and eX
ceptionally delicate flavor. The birds
this year are especially prime, and
are bringing good prices.
A large consignment of fresh fish
from the Pacific coast will be in the
market. The first have been shipped
at such time that they will be here
just before Christmas. These will
include catfish, salmon and halibut.
There is still fair stock of fish on
hand, but the new stock will be in
Monday night for the Christmas ia
bles. These finny beauties will bring
% cents a pound. Fresh crabs are
arriving daily by express, and are re-
failing at 35 cents. They are of pc
culiarlly fine flavor. and reach the
market in fine condition. In the fruit
line, there is a good variety to select
from. Grape fruit sells at | > cents,
oranges at 50 cents per dozen. There
are few lemons left, but not of the
best quality. Then there are apples
Of many varieties, all the favorite
kinds being in the market.
Sweet potatoes are three pounds