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MANY long bow" stories may be cited in
lN1 the literature of the world, and by far
the greater part of them had their origin in the
remote past.
Vergif, in the Eneid. tells of four archers
who were shooting for prize, the mark being
pigeon tied by cord to the mast of a ship
The first man hit the mast, the second cut the
cord, and the third shot the pigeon as it flew
away The fourth archer, having nothing left
at which to shoot, drew his bow and sent his
arrow flying toward the sky with such speed
that the friction of the air set the feathers on
fire, and it swept on like meteor, to disap-
pear in the clouds.
That is bow and arrow story that tests
the strongest powers of credulity
The stories of Robin Hoods archery illus
trated by his wonderful performance as Locks
lev in SCOTS "Ivanhoe" are also a decided
strain on ones power of belief.
The famous legend OF William Tell is be-
lieved by some authorities to have founda-
ton in fact. There was a Dane named Foke
of whom the same story was told; and William
of Cloudesley, Englishman, is said to have
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man. He groaned. and conjectured he had
fallen on his own weapon, which was what had
happened, as it appeared afterwards.
If were not rnerciful man. would spit
you now for pair of toads," said |, and,
deigning to say no more, l left them. OF the
screaming lady who was long silent l heard
nothing: for it seemed that She had swooned
away.
No sooner was 1 got into the other part of
the barn than heard MISS voice.
Who is't? Oh. It's you, sir. Oh. sir, l
thank you'll"
Her hands were on my arm and then were
withdrawn. Without in the night was a con-
siderable commotion.
Why, It's the rescue" | said in a cheerful
tone. | was making for the door, when | was
pulled by the sleeve.
Sir" says she in a low voice." sir,
would you would not go thither. Sir" she
halted, and then as if with a gasp went on
YOU have rendered me service that no
woman may forget this night; and for the
sake of that would forget aught else in YOU
and what | may not approve.
Why" said |. a straw, thing of naught
Twas mere play
she pursued earnestly Twas your voice
knew, and l gave the coachman message"
Damme! what's ths?" said l, taken aback
nightly.
Il knew you for the man that stopped the
coach" she went on breathlessly, and
sorry. They may have brought officers. Oh
l would l had held my tongue!"
Now sink me for fool" said in wonder
to think this chit had SO outwitted me, and
me waiting there as comfortably as you ask
for the moose. Why, mistress, twas mighty
clever in YOU
oh, may be pardoned for doing sol" she
cried. You have done nobly. Heaven will
wash out those few stains"
Few" thought l, with a grin.
d. u,
you must go before they enter! hear them
at the coach without You can slip by them"
Nay, my pretty" said l. But what's
to become Of the mare l would not lose the
nag for hundred ninted guineas."
She hesitated; then, oh, you must go"
she cried. as the door creaked. They are
coming"
But was not afraid of any traps, now was
warned. l would not take leave without Calyp-
SO; SO l said nothing, but waited, bordering.
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And then the door opened and the light of Ian
thorns shone on u.s. on the pale girl and me
You are wounded" she cried wildly. look
ing in my face, which doubt not was fecked
with blood.
l made no answer for was looking at those
that entered. A man held one lantern and q
burly fellow another while behind him were
others. | thought l knew the shape of their
jaw, and guessed she had brought the trap:
on me fair enough. But the coachnan wa
not there, being without with the horses She
turned to them pitiful of face and as if dies
perate.
Good evening, mistress" says the bury
fellow. We have had report of tobyman that
is on these roads; and glad enough to get him
Where be he?"
Suddenly she turned, for l was fronting
them careessly, and made step towards the
man with the lanthorn. Il have him trapped, 1
she says. They made an assault on us hero
too, and we have barely escaped This gentle
inner barn. The man approached it with 4
word to his companions, and thrusting oper
the door threw the light in
The lady in there can witness to the villain
Gus way we were attacked by them" say
miss eagerly.
"Hoi two of the gentry, and wounded
said the fellow. " This is luck indeed"
He and his fellows entered, leaving us ii
the darkness, with the door open to the snow
clad road.
20! she whispered. TO- ere anything
is discovered
Mistress" says 1, you will bear me wit
ness l took no toll of YOU"
Go, go! she says eagerly, and thed
scrambing at her hands, suddenly jerlled some
thing off and put it in mine.
That That Of my own q free gift and God Civ
l took the ring. touched her fingers will
mine. and went without a word. The coach
man was busy with the traces, and Calyps|
stood by the doorway. | mounted, and
turned her head back into the wilderness d
snow: for there was no room for me in TIL
other direction. She went slow, gallant
beast; but she went sure. for the snow wa
no longer falling and the sky was clearing and
letting the moon out. AS l rode l mediate
with the ring on the first joint of my lit
finger; and then of sudden | burst out laugl
ing; for, darnrnei | remembered the fat ma
and l do believe he had slept throughout tn
whole business.
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shot an apple from his sons head merely t
show his skill.
The majority of bow and arrow stories re
late to the accurate aim OF the archers BIT
a Frenchman, Blaise de Nigenere, tells one
which the main point is the tremendous forc
with which an arrow may be propelled If II
bow is strong and long enough. According to hi
own account of the matter, he saw BarbarosSl
a Turk, Admiral of ship called the Gran
Solyman, send an arrow from his bow clea
through cannonball. Whether the cannoH
ball had hole in it or not, he neglects to ID
form us.
Perhaps the most astounding of all storil
about arrow shooting is that of the Indiar
who used to inhabit Florida. 1t is said that
group of them would form circle; one woul
throw an ear of Indian corn into the air: til
rest would shoot at it. and shell it of even
grain before it fell to the ground. Sometime
the arrows would strike the ear of corn
hard and fast that it would remain suspendd
in the air for several minutes, and the cdl
never fell until the last grain had been shd
away.
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The Name California.

The word California was first used
In a work on Spanish chivalry pub
lished in 1910. This work vas an al
legged history of the adventures Of
"Amadis of Gaul and his son Esplan-
diam" 1t was Of great length and d.
vided into a great number Of short sto-
ries, one of which was the in
which 'Caliia. the queen of the island
Of California. a country inhabited only
by women, who lived as amaZons and
had gold without end" saved Constan-
tinople from an attack by the Persians.
This story as well as others was wide
ly read by the people of Spain and by
many regarded as fact. Among the
stanch believers were the members of
the Cortes expedition. who upon land
ing upon the peninsula Of Lower Cali
fornia imagined that they were on an
island. which owing to Its apparent
riches they named after the tabled isle,
and Cortes himself called the new
country california"
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King Robert the Bruce, according to
the well known story. once owed his
safety to a spider. Among the Tar
tars OF central Asia there is a belief
that one of their khans or chiefs was
preserved, long years ago, by the great
horned owl. He had hidden in a
thicket to avoid capture by some enc
miles. By and by his pursuers came to
this spot.
The first thing they saw was an owl
sitting on a bush. What did this mean?
1t signified In their eyes that this bird
would not rest quietly there il any man
were lying concealed close by. There
fore they argued that the khan could
not be there. and so they hurried on
to rearch for him elsewhere. At night
fall the khan made his way to the
camp of his men and told them how
he had been saved from certain death.
His story caused them yer afterward
to look upon the owl with reverence
and love. They wore its feathers in
their caps rs a pledge Of victory. =
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try, but thus far the most success has
attended the efforts of the diamond
hunters of the state of Arkansas,
where something like a real diamond
boom has been created. The precious
crystals for which men risk life and
limb have been found in at least one
locality in Arkansas-namely, Muir
freesboro. Pike county. The United
States geological survey has made a
report on the subject, according to
which it appears that the gems found
occur In igneous rock similar to that
In the South African mines. The first
stones were found in August, 1906, by
a farmer who was examining patches
of green dirt and rock ON his farm
with the idea that possibly his land
contained copper deposits of value.
He picked up a pebble with a pecul-
lar luster, slipped it in his pocket and
later showed it to a geological friend,
who advised sending it to New York.
This vas done, and the value Of the
stone as a real diamond was thus as
certained. Since then there have been
many other finds in the same locality,
and drilling is now in progress to de-
termine the extent of the existence of
gems in the soil of the vicinity. 1t re-
mains to be discovered whether val
liable stones can be found in sufficient
quantity to render it commercially
profitable to work mines for them.
When diamonds have been found in the
United States heretofore biologists
have explained the finds on the theory
that they were not indigenous to the
soil, but only migrations during the
glacial period from some far distant
locality. This does not apply to Arkan-
sas, which is some hundred miles south
Of the extreme glacial limit.
A hunt for diamonds is also being
made in Kentucky at the present time
under the auspices of General Samuel
Pearson. formerly of the Boer army.
Test excavations are being made in the
SO called blue ground" region of the
state, as the soil in this locality pre-
sents a marked similarity to that of
the famous Kimberley district in South
Africa.
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wrong if I did not once again wage
battle in the courts for my honor"
Powers was the Republican claim
ant of the office of secretary of state
when the assassination of Governor
Goebel occurred, and it vas charged
by the prosecution that he was one OF
the parties to a conspiracy against
Goebel's life and that the fatal shot
was fred from a window In his office.
1t was on Jan. 80, 1900, that Goebel
was shot. He died a few days later,
taking the oath of Office as governor
on his deathbed. Powers arrest and
Incarceration in Jail followed soon aft
erward, and the intervening years he
has spent In confinement, never losing
courage and after each conviction Sc
curing a new trial. He claimed that
he never would have been convicted
but for the juries being composed of
Goebel Democrats. His efforts to have
his case removed from the state courts
and tried in a federal court were un-
successful. When his fight for his
liberty and good name exhausted all
the funds at his command, aid came
to him from all over the country from
those who had been convinced of his
innocence or who desired that he have
= full opportunity to prove 1t. Among
the latter were many prominent Ken
lucky Democrats who aided him In
the belief that the fair name Of the
state was involved In the case and
that, whether innocent or guilty, no one
should be able to say that the prisoner
could not obtain justice in his state.
Powers is now about thirty-seven
years of age. He was admitted to the
bar two years before he became a can
didate for secretary Of state In Ken
lucky. He is tall and fine looking, but
he has had to make a fight to retain
his health while in confinement. He
once attended the West Point acad-
envy, but had to leave before complet-
ing his course ON account of the condi-
ton of his health. While in Jail he
has exercised several hours each day
with Indian clubs and usually walks
a great deal about his cell. with every
aperture open for the admittance Of
air and sunlight. He estimates that he
has walked enough to girdle the globe
in his daily perambulations. He has
written a book containing his life story
and the account, from his point OF
view, OF the troubles eliminating In
the shooting of Goebel, and this work
has aided considerably in swelling his
defense fund. His correspondence Is
heavy. and, though he operates a type
writer himself. he sometimes has had
to employ a stenographer in order to
attend to it. Thousands of people have
visited him in his cell, he has had
seventeen offers of marriage from ro-
mantle young women, and, according
to his own statement, opportunities to
escape have not been lacking. But he
says he does not want his liberty IN
less with 1t his honor can be restored.
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Worms That Live In Ice.

In a recent ascent Of Mount Tacoma
Professor John B. Flett of Tacoma,
Professor Cowles and a scien-
tiic party from Chicago discovered
in the ice of Urania glacier millions of
small worms. The discovery aston
ished the scientists who cut into the
ice and removed some of the worms
for microscopic examination. The
worms were about an inch long and
the size of a hair. They were a wrig-
Cling, squirming mass in the solid ice
In places the ice was almost black
with them.
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A recent historian suggests a reason
why the flute is not popular with la
dies. Minerva in ancient Greece" he
says, began TO play the flute. thinking
II such a beautiful instrument she
needs must learn 1t. But one day. look
ing in a mirror while she was playing.
she saw to her horror that the act OF
blowing the flute communicated a very
i~nelegant distortion to her face. and in
a pet she threw the instrument away.
Perhaps the feelings Of the fair sex to-
the flute have been insensibly in
fiuenced by g similar consideration"
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Jannnese Fencing.

The Japanese sword is usually WELD
ed with both hands. The cutting plays
q much larger part in their sword play
than the thrus. and point. They also
fence with two swords at once, the
long. two handed weapon being held
in the right hand. while the left uses
the shorter and lighter blade. The
fencer stands with his right foot for
ward and his sword held in both hands
directly in front of him, its hilt at
about the level OF his waist. its point
being at nearly the level Of his oppo-
nent's eyes
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quarrels occurred which were chiefly
due to this fact. The idea came to
him to invent an international lam
guage which could be easily learned.
He thought 1t would do much toward
the cultivation of universal brother
hood. He made several experiments,
and the outcome of them was Esperan-
to. DIR. Zamenhof Is now forty eight
years IT age.
Esperanto has been recognized as a
language by the London chamber of
commerce and at the Vatican and is in
cluded In the syllabus of the National
Union of Teachers. The little Prince
Olaf of Norway is being taught it, and
Queen Victoria of Spain Is an enthu-
siastic student of the new world Ian
guage. Books for its study have been
printed in twenty-five languages, and
twenty-five journals are published in
1t. There are many ''centers'' for its
study.
The charm of the language is its
simplicity and the ease with which It
may be mastered. Its plan is to elm
lIidtc Wndt 10 aCCiutuldi III TIC VAR
Gus European languages and retain
what Is common to all. The great ma
jority of the words are from root
words found In all the European
tongues, both ancient and modern.
Kelvin and Figures.
Most of the stories about Lord Kel-
vim which obtain in Glasgow are found
I'd upon the occasional inability of the
great man who lisped in logarithms to
bring his mind to a childish sum.
The famous one tells how on his
blackboard he once made two and two
five and, hearing the chuckles of his
delighted class, altered it hastily to
three. He was, however. once heard to
say, in his characteristic slow way,
with his beautiful use of the soft Irish
r: Seven times nine. Mr.. Mac-fav-lane,
are a hundred and what? Pause. But
no; seven times nine cannot be a hun
dred and anything, Mr.. Mac-far-lane,
for the square root Of a hundred is
ten."
1t Is also told of him that, walking
one Jay viii IL lriehu III l-aisS, NC NJ
ticed that ii had begun to rain. He
questioned his friend closely as to
where his coat and umbrella Were. and
having satisfied himself that his friend
had not these articles with him he
said, "Well. in that case, doctor, we
will walk back beneath this belt of
trees, for the rain will not p~er-co-late
the leaves. doctor, for twenty min
utes,"
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Assessment Notice
Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining
Company.

Location Of principal place of business, Er-
reka, Eureka County, Nevada.
Location Of works, Eureka Mining District.
Eureka County, State Of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting oil
the Board Of Trustees, held on the 9th day oil
September. 1907. an assessment tNo. Sl oil
one cent per share was levied upon the eapi-
sal stock of the corporation, payable imme-
diately to the Secretary at the office OF the
company. at p. ii. Hjul's Furniture Store at
Eureka. Nevada.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on
Saturday, the 18th Day of Octo-
Der. 1907,
will be delinquent, and advertised for sale az
public auction. and unless payment is made
before will be sold on SATURDAY, the 10Th
day Of November. 1907. to psy the delinquent
ASSESSMENT, together with the cost OF adyertis'
ing, and expense Of sale.
BY order Of Board Of Directors.
G. ii. Hull. Secretary.
Ofice-P. II. Hubs Furniture Store, Eure-
ka, Nevada
Eureka. Nevada. September II. 1907.
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that he knows who killed Gov
william Goebel and that
James Howard. now in the
state penitentiary charged with the
crime. is not the man calls attention
once more to one OF the most remark
able cases in the criminal and political
annals OF America. Powers issued the
statement while preparing for his fourth
trial on the charge Of conspiring TO
murder Goebei. and his assertion was
prompted by the declaration Of Judge
s. W. Hager. Democratic candidate
for governor Of Kentucky. that in case
of his election he would not pardon
Powers or commute any sentence the
latter might receive IL his fourth trial
resulted in a conviction. Powers crid-
cised the Democratic candidate for
making any promises regarding him
while his case was still before the
courts Of the state for settlement. An
other interesting aspect is given to the
affair by the assertion of Ex-Governor
William T. Durbin of Indiana that he
was offered a bride of $4,000 II he
would turn over to the Kentucky au-
thorities for trial the fugitive Repub-
lican governor, William s. Taylor, Goe-
bel's rival for executive honors In Ken
lucky, who fed into the Hoosier State
and has since made 1t his home when
charged with completely in the murder
Of Goebel. Taylor was recently Offer
ed immunity from arrest in Kentucky
If he would testify in the Powers trial.
Powers has made this declaration:
after seven years Of court investiga-
ton. as long as l have been In jail, I
have at last discovered and am now
able to point out the man who killed
Senator Goebel, and 1t Is not Jim
Howard. either. the man whom the
prosecution has claimed fred the ia
tai shot. ! believe In Howard's en-
tire innocence. While / have been de-
prived of my liberty and my endur-
ance strained almost to the point Of
breaking, l would be doing myself a
great injustice and the state a great
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Onion Sandwiches.

Onions eaten raw. with bread and
butter. make a capital complexion
clearer and nightcap. especially for the
nervous person, inclined to lie awake
o. nights and to wake up d~ishearten-
ingly early in the morning. Slice the
onions thin and sprinkle lightly with
salt to take of the raw. crude taste,
and have the bread thin and a good
deal OF butter.
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Caleb Powers
Strange Case.

rHE statement OF Caleb Powers
that he knows who killed Gov
William Goebel and that
- u.-rorI nnvr IN the
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ESPERANTO
The New World Language ard rs In
ventor, Or. Zamenfof.

The New World Language ard vs. In
ventor, Or. zamentof.
The recent congress Of Esperantlsts
IN England has caused many people to
inquire. with more or less hesitation
at displaying their ignorance. as to
Just what Is meant by the term "Es-
peranto." A prominent member OF
the congress was DR.. Louis-Lszare
Zamenhof, a Russian Pole. the in
ventor of the new language. A curious
circumstance led to his devislng this
international tongue. He was living
when nineteen at Rielstok, which is
inhabited by Russians. Germans. Jews
and Poles. and naturally the people OF
different races and nationalities. al
though living side by side. had diff
Guilty In understanding each other. The
young man found that a great many
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| The Lure of
The Diamond.

H~ ~9
VF King Edward VII. accepts the
gift OF the Cullinan dias1ond
voted to him by the Transvaal
legislature he will have a con
siderable addition TO make 10 his
crown should he desire to include
the gem In the collection he wears
upon his brow on state occasions.
The British crown weighs already
over thirty-nlne ounces. and the Cul-
Imam diamond. which is the largest
In the world. weighs 3,024A carats. or
about one and three-quarter pounds
avoirdupois. A crown that weighs
over four pounds is not a very COM
Portable thing to wear. vel TO show
of the finest diamond in all the world.
But King Edward may well he graft
fed by the action of the Transvaal
legislature in voting him SO valuable a
present. Ii was taken as a mark of
appreciation of the grant of repre-
sentative government to the colony so
lately in revolt against British author
IlN. anu II 10 wei hHONh NhaA All
Edward was strongly i'm favor of the
policy adopted toward the Transvaal
by the home government. Such a dis
position of the famous gem was warm
ly urged by Premier Botha. who led
the armies of the Boer republic during
part of the strife with the British. The
price to be paid for the diamond has
not been disclosed, but it is supposed
it will be about S750,000. The owner
of the gem. the Premier Diamond COM
pany, has been unable to sell it and Is
willing TO accept payments extended
over a period of years so as not to
make the cost of the gift q burden
upon the already overtaxed people Of
the Transyaal colony.
The Cullinan diamond was found
near Pretoria In January, 1905. Cut
ting would probably reduce 1t about
one-half, but the process would be
long and costly. In its present shape
1t measures four and a half by two
and one-quarter inches. When it was
shipped to England an insurance Of
s 2,5O0,000 was taken out on it. but the
difficulty in putting 1t to any use COM
m%ensurate with its Importance as the
largest diamond in the world has de-
creased its market value.
AT just the time that the C~ullinan
diamond has come into prominence
again there happens to be excitement
over the finding of s~parklers in con-
siderable quantity in the United
States. Prospecting for diamonds Is
going ON In several parts of this coun-
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King Edward VII. accepts the
gift OF the Cullinan diasnond
voted Il him by the Transvaal
- oCfafo4rtra H.. ill have a rom