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ter be tpnn tellln' thanklesy on.

ltrnths.,,
The warmth and light OF the clear
blue and green world around them
seemed to reinforce and emphasize this
rchiike. AS Sylvester made no reply to
HI, butl apparently ncquiesced In n
IEwoebegono way, she naturally shifted
OF view. To be sure, the
grounds OF his detection made 1t not
wholly irexcusable.
mot but what there's some would
be long sorry of any such a. thing hap
PENN yoll," she went on land as for
lO0kin' cross ut you, sure we can be
ltalkins about ali tiiat enother time.
when you're not dreeped through swid
wet, ind takin, your death OF cold
every Instant you stop hero delayin',
instead OF running home to get dried.
:. .sNVGasels md rtt u, 3pedau! .dusna, man
alive, anybody'd be a dale liker TO
take you <for an 0lllu scarecrow thar
they were after stealin' out or wher-
ever 1t was threw away In the corner
OF some ditch.
'Ali what matter for that?" he said.
Meier a bit OF harHi'a done, II 1t wasn't
for drAgglfns your skirt, But there's
Just one thing II was warltln' to tell. you
about-a plan i have in me mind con.
garrlin' this ould pond, the way IL
Wouldn't be gtvin. us any more bother.
vivid drownin. yourselves or Your
bastes, is it7n inquired Teresa.
och, no; but Wild maxim mischief
between the whole or us, that's worser
g dale" said Sylvester Isn't It now,
Teresa jewell. he added. tentatively.
Twill be the quare plan IL It hin-
ders that" Teresa said. letting the
term pass without protest. ..Leppins
over It. me father is. / can tell you.
and small blame to him. Never day
comes but he's passin' the remark
that he'll git q hold of 1t yet. and no
thanks to the PACK OF yous."
And that's the very thing I was
vester. For tho pond was what he'd
set his heart on. be raison OF the cattle.
Many a time ! heard him say twas all
this field 10 much good for.t'
HE does be sayin' so. sure enough,
and that 'twou1d Craze a grand herd OF
skeletons altogether. But supposin'.
lie does? Here's the pond. and yon-
der's ourselves on the wrong side OF
the fence and apt to stop there; unfess
our bastes are to be ,vhirlin, then,-
selves over It to get drink. like q
flock of sparrows whizzin' across u
hedge. Morebetoken. Cherry. the
strawberry cows down there all this
while. KILN Herself as likely as not
in tho wet clover. l must go along
and get her tethered."
''Just walt, Teresa. ashore. till tell
you said Sylvester. "D'yous see the
ilegant hollow over there in your field
torment us at the foot OF the little
slope? The very shape 1t is FIR q
pond, like as II It was scooped out OF
d purpose; and I do be noticin' sup
OF water lyin' in 1t now and agin, when
the weather's soft"
Well said Teresa. II see It right
enough. But don't see what use there
Is In the shape of a pond on a body's
land. any more than II 1t was an
empty egg-shelLs
But look you at the handy fall of
the ground there Is down to it out of
this II anybody took and cIapped a
couple OF len'ths of a drain-pipe IN
between the two OF Them Sylvester
said. more than few miny;ts It
wouldn't be before there was ne'er a
drop left up here In the pond-not
az much as swimnln. for tadpole--
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-. ByJAArNE,R BARI wv.
Author Of ketigan's Quality, y The End q Ell
hnton,A 'Maurccn's Faring. . Mrs. Martins
Company, q" Ghost ercft,'' &c. III

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nor yet q taste OF emptiness below
IN N your hollow, md It fliied up into 4
pool OF standin' water. as convenient
a % you Place. And what's to tinder
your father Of doin. it7'
sorra a fear OF that Is there. Tere.
ga ga Walsh Sylvester affirmed solemn
". You may take my word for it
+ ne ne need be under no apprehension OF
any such thing. Sure. to begin Wild,
me "a Their might niver know VIVA
was was gone Wild tho water. An aIsy job
~ I'D be to- get he BIT OF d pipe in!,l
Gown some f night, and nobody the wis.
or next mornin'h the there was Ger d
q y, ptions OF the sort in the .piacc.
Aye to be sure. or your father
might SO foolish In his mind, too.
said Teresa.
It's no lie I'm tel1in, Teresa; meier
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Hook notes.

I w. j. Locke.s two delightful ro-i
mances. "The Beloved vagabond. and
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne." arg
reported by the book trade to be among
books which continue toyenioy the pop.
ularity which they SO Justly earned.
John Lane Company, New York. the
publishers. have gone to press WITH
large editions OF both titles. Ttiss
house also reports the continued sale
of The Visits OF Elizabeth" In the
original edition, sl 5ys;s as ISL
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Or. Henry van Dyke visited Damas-s
Gus while he was revising his poetic
drama, .'The House of Rimmon, 81 so
that tho color and settling OF this strik-S
ing8literary feature d the Fiction Num-
her Of Scribner' ire true to the realt-s
of which will appear In August and
two In September. ss 81 s Isl ST
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4 in a free. untramcled out floor EXIST
ence. using tile face OF the country A
{ MS garden and busfef with his trans
planting and gcttinE out 81 flowers. s.si

8 N q Zee t1n tramcleG out of-door exist
ence. using tile face OF the country "A +
{ MS garden and busfef with his trans-
planting and setting out OF flowers.
THE HOusl. IN THE w TER. AZ 1
Charles O. u. Roberts. From tile
g. Page Company, or Boston.
through the Bsll hook and sta.
$3.50. "
L Profcssor Roberts's new book OF ma
tttre anu animal llfc describes the ,1ife
of that wonderfully tireless and acute
worker. the beaver. THE Boy, and
"Jabe," the ysoodrnan. again appear,
figuring in the story even more prol,l-
lnently than they did in Red Fox.
and the adventures of tile boy and the
beaver make most absorbing reading
Tor young and sold.
CHINESE FABLES AND FoL15S
STORIES. BY Mary Hayes Davis
and Chow Lung. Tho American
Book Company. 40 cents.
This is the most recent addition to-
the popular series OF Eclectic Readings,
and Is intended for supplementary use
in the third and fourth yearsgof school,.
j has hitherto been an accepted beliefs
that Chinese literature does not pos-
sess the fable. and, consequently, the
examples given in this book which are
familiar to the children OF China, are
OF special interest. In retelIing ttlssa
delightful stories OF Chinese home and
school life,s the authors have been most
successful In preserving their original
color and charm.
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An old fashioned sund in an Eng
ner SO terrible. so inexplicable, that
the mystery of It sets the nerves ting
.ling-this is the central idea In Fred.
NJ. Whites new adventure story, The
Sundial" The book Is having phe-s
nomenal sale In Eng land. and Its Amer
lean publishers. 3. w Dodge g Com
pany. anticipate as great a 4 success
here 355 n sss
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Alnslee's for August has the first Of
what nromI.eE to he a. very intere stinE.,
and entertaining series OF articles on
Bridge Whist. They are obvt ouslys
written by bridge enthusiast /. Who
knows tho game and has assirni,a ted
not only Its spirit. but a fund OF tnter-s;
esting anecdotes, The series will be-.
continued indefinitely under the title
,.Around 9 the Bridge Table Arthur
Loring Bruce Is the author.
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or unusual interest to booksellers
and bookbuyera alike Is the sannounre-s
nent by the publishers of tulsa NJ
sAlcotts works. OF ar special edition
.pany, OF Boston. this mont limited to-
100, 900 copies, of her most beloved
story. Little Women, at a popular
price. This story was never more pop-s
lularsthan 1T is to- day In spite OF tho
.innnmerahle books for the younE s 3 e.
tile Women" remains the favorite story
OF real child life. During the life OF y
the author, Frank 7. Merrill, one Of
the best known OF book illustrators,
made over 900 drawings for the book
which depict trlthfully the scenes and
incidents OF the story.
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HALFWAY HOUSE. BY Maurice Hew-i
lett. From Scribner & Sons. of
New York, through the Bell Book
and Stationery Company, of Rich
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The title of the hook Is taken from
the vi aims ical name given by the suc-
cessful lover and real hero Of the book
to his wagon, 1nbtwhich he travelled
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

the construction of a range for it's police. It will beAdevoted to revolver practice. Councilman Wertman, him. self an expert shot, backed up the rec
 concentrations of Chief Kohler, of the police force. Washington mas many
 hne shots on the police force who, not only practice on the official range but find opportunities to practice in their own time by belonging to the National Capital Rifle ana Reviewer Club. the civilian organization in Washington. This club is completing q series of matches with the Baltimore Revolver Club, in which a handsome trophy goes to the club winning three out of five matches. The Baltimore Club won the first and third and the Washington Club the second.
 An excellent arrangement is made by Company F.. Of Fond du Lac, Wis. for feeding it's men on the range. The day before the practice the cook makes his purchases and they are hauled to the range on dray. togeth- CT with the ammunition anV other sup plies. Early in the morning he be- gins preparing dinner which the shoot CTS have piping hot in the middle of the day. No one is compelled to eat or pay for the dinner unless he wishes but all present partake. the charge be- ing % cents. As result the men spend the day on the range anG are comfortably fed. Company E is one of the best shooting companies in the state.
 It is proposed to eXpend s40.000 and
 s50,0O0 on the rifle range and en- campment grounds of the Iowa nation-
 al guard near Des Moines this sum-
 mer About 2S7 acres of land will be utilized. A water works system will be installed and other Improvements made. Concrete bases will be put Tn for the targets which Will be at dis | tances of from 800 to 1,500 yards. The range is across the river, the natural | elevation of about 193 feet forming d ! backstop which eliminates danger from bullets missing the targets. This 1 backstOp is enclosed with wire fencing i to keep animals and persons out of 1 danger and guards will be stationed along the river to warn hunting, boat | ing and fishing parties Iowa promises 1 to be d strong bidder for the national matches for 1909 or 1910.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04
TOMlNY'S STRANGE PARTY.
By Annie James.

his good aunt had said to him, he almost jumped into his Sunday best. taking pains to lace hls shoes up very neatly, not miss ing single hole.
 Then down stairs he went at a bound. and was fn the dining g-room-which was a big. open porch-snd WAS saying a cbeery good morning to his jolly unc.e. who was also attlred fin his "dress-ups."
 Well. Thomas Henry" cried Uncle Joe. Aunt Mary says there's something doing today. Can you guess what 1t is?''
 But I mustn't, guess" declared Tom my. Guessing would only be one form of asking questions. And Aunt Mary has told me-
 ''To get to the table this minute and have breakfast" said Aunt Mary. bust ling into the room with the tray of cof- fee, toast and eggs. Come. no time to lose. We've got to leave this house at S:3U. It's almost now"
 There was no time wasted in cOnversa- ton after this bit of information. for Uncle Joe, as well as Tommy, loved q days outing and s surprise. So they made away with the food quickly as good manners would allow of
 Just as the clock WAS striking the half hour past eight Aunt Mary led Uncle Joe and Tommy down the street towards the railway station.
 Well. I'll eat my hat if we're not in for little trip to the city" said Uncle Joe. nudging Tommy and winklng.
 Aunt Mary said never a word. but taking three bits of pastebosrd from her pocketbook, she held them up for Uncle Joe'S and TOmmy's inspection. and marched them through the waiting room
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condition. This it has been claimed was due to the fact that dealers be- coming overloaded with actual" goods were compelled to sell their surplus and the rule that the price of the sur plus controls the entire stock was again examplified.
 A British official investigation of the German anti-BOurse experiment says, Produce dealers. chambers Of commerce. and other organizations of interests solely or chiefly cOmercial denOunce it as the direct cause of the increased dependence of the German produce markets on foreign, especially American exchanges. in the matter of prices and of the considerable fluctu- atiOn of corn (wheaO prices in Ger man markets and of the comparatively low prices of German produce
 Great confidence is felt among busi- ness men that the example of Germany instead of helping the American anti board of trade movement will go far toward demonstrating it's unwisdom. It is also pointed out that the fact that in Germany the railroads are owned by the government avoids the principal danger which the American farmers would encounter if their ex- changes were wiped out.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04
4 Musical-Mystery Game.

An interesting little musical game may he played in the following manner: Have as many slips of paper as there are guests. and write on each slip story after the following example. emitting the words with a musical significance and substituting dashes in their stead. The guests are requested to read the story and to supply the missing words. having had it explained to them that the wanted words must be musical terms.
 The words to be omitted appear in par entheSis:
 Story-John Smith was the fmineri son of CNajon Smith. who belonged 10 the tstaf) of the Times. a newspaper of motel. The rest of the Smith family were pleasant people, loving a good timel. They were (naturaD in manner. and the tthemel of their conversation was always agreeable. Johns father, the (Majon would often ipitch) Into a hot discussion on politics. for his reasoning was sharp. Johns younger sister could sing tsolol admirably. her voice being full of (mel odyl and never t1aO. But she required good piano for her use. one that was in splendid Gunel.
 To the boy and girl who All the spaces with the correct words-or come nearest 10 doing so-a simple prize may be given.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

Tommy Smith was spending the winter with an uncle and aunt in the sunny Southland. Tommy's mother and father had gone to Europe on a business trip, and had decided to let Tommy remain in his native land. thus keeping him in school without Interruption.
 During the first week of his parents absence Tommy felt very lonely. indeed. and many were the hours that he lOnged and longed to be with Papa and Mamma, who were sailing on the great Atlantic Ocean.
 But on the second Saturday after hls parents departure Tommy was awakened early in the morning ny his aunt. who said to him: Come. Thomas Henry. get up and dress quickly. l have q great and splendid surprise in store for you today. Don't ask single question: but get into your Sunday suit and best hat and shoes and be ready for breakfast within 29 min utes, for at the expiration of three-quar ters of an hour we he siarting.'
 Starting where? asked Tommy. scratch ing one ear and rubbing one eye to get awake.
 Now, Thomas Henry. didn't I tell you not to ask a single question:? And Tom my's Aunt Mary launghed and shook her head at the still drowsy boy. Come open wide your eyes. for l promise ! good time Is in store for you" And then Aunt Mary was gone from Tommy's room. anl he Could hear her bustling about in the kitchen down stairs preparing break fast.
 Tommy dashed some cold water over his face. and was soon as wide awake as be could he. Then. recalling all that
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

of the market. This fact alone. with the existing feeling of antagonism against railroads. is relied on to at tate before inviting new set of trou- bles upon themselves.
 One of the most convincing argu- ments offered in favor of buying and selling for future delivery was by the German war minister, Who pointed out that unless futures were permitted no dealer could undertake to enter up on contract to supply the German army with subsistence Tor even few months. This difficulty would arise. he said, from the fact that the contrac- tor would not be permitted to make sub-contracts which would insure him a supply of the articles which he was expected to bind himself to deliver to the army. The war minister further said that the conditions would be such especially in case of war that the army would have to be supplied by day to day purchases-what he called hand to mouth system.
 After much contention and litigation an interpretation of the law was agreed to which prescribed that the sales notes for future deliveries of wheat should prescribe actual wheat" This was supposed to safeguard against sO- called paper wheat which was the thing of exasDeration to the agrarians. It is claimed that during pant of the time since the enactment of the anti BOurse law the prices of fOodstuffs in Berlin have been lower than in Ameri- ca which is altogether an unusual
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

1 will be d great source for recruits f,T | the national guard"
 ! In Baltimore. Major :. J. Fort. bri- i gade inspector of small. arm practice. has arranged for a series of afternoon talks upon military subjects. to-be held under the auspices of the Baltimore High School Rifle association. for Il C purpose of interesting the boys in file ! practice and national guard work. These lectures are being held weekly at the different armories and will eX- tend through March. Some of the topics are: The National Guard. the Naval Reserve. West Point, the Naval Academy. the Militia in the Wars of
 the United States, the National Rifle
 Association and the National Board
 for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. and the Development of the American
 Rifle. All the lectures will be given
 by retired army or naval officers or
 others who are authorities on the sub
 iects treated. This course is attract
 ing a great deal of favorable atten-
 ton. The well known Capt. K. K. V.
 Casey. international expert. delivers the last of the lectures. his topic being
 scientific rifle shooting.
 West Virginia has organized q state
 rifle association to affiliate with the
 National Rifle association. with Col
 Carleton c. Pierce president; Capt. G..
 & Wallace. first vice president; Col C. A. osborn. executive officer; Capt. H. !. Simmons. secretary, and Capt.
 J H. Charnock. treasurer.
 Should West Point send rifle team
 to Camp Perry this year to compete
 against Annapolis in the national
 matches a strong effort will be made
 to secure teams from other colleges and universities for the Inter- Collegi- ate Cup. This handsome trophy was donated with the idea that it would be competed for annually by teams repre- senting the military and naval schools and other universities such as Prince ton. Cornell, Yale and Harvard. AL though the naval academy has regu- larly sent teams which have won high
 hOnors. cadet capturing both the na- tional individual and the national re- volver matches last year. West Point has not yet heen represented. It is quite probable that the academy will send a team this year.
 Cleveland has appropriated $500 fo'
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

are pointing to this fact with rather more bitterness than comfort
 The fact that the German law re- suited in closing the produce and stock exchanges of Germany has brought American cotton stock, and grain brokers to a painful realization that they are possibly about to be legisla- ted out of business. The exact eco homie effect of the German law was it is said. to leave the trade without prices to guide buyer or seller. It is explained that a grain producer in eastern Germany would be unable to form any conclusions as to what his grain was worth until he actually sold it. The local dealer could not, it is as serted, purchase outright and pay for the grain Of the producer. and the re suit was that the producer was greatly embarrassed. A published report of the Senior Merchants organization of Berlin declares that out of the wreck and ruin which the law or 1896 induced none have escaped without serious loss except the provincial dealers who are the same as the owners of small elevators in America. The Merchants report stated that the excessive pro- fits of the provincial dealers arose from the fact that they were able to purchase from grain growers for less and to charge more than formerly. It is being pointed out that the American railroads which. as a rule, control and indirectly own the elevators along their lines would. by the extinction of the grain exchanges, or board of trade, become much more than now masters
Arizona republican., 1908-03-04

of the railroad station straight to the train platform.
 Its an excursion. you see" she at last spoke, 'and we must jump on the minute the train draws in. for the seats will be snapped up like hot cakes
 In another minute Aunt Mary. Uncle Joe and Tommy were hrstling for seats In the train, which had hs=cIy stopped before they made their entrance into it. Gee whiz, I call that a scramble." said Uncle Joe. as soon as the three of them had secured two good seats, which thev turned together.
 Tommy's mouth was spread from e,- to ear. for if there was anything he real ly enjoyed above all other pleasures it was riding on a railroad train
 Well. I'll bet my best boots that there's a big surprise waiting at the other end" said Uncle Joe. beaming on Tommy. And how does this strike vou son: About as good ss ride on the old Atlantic. being seasick that even the thought of water makes you turn your boots inside Outf''
 This is great" said Tommy. looking At the flying landscape.
 And it will be greater" declared UncIa Joe.
 And Uncle Joe was right As soon AS the train pulled into the city station Aunt Mary said 70 Uncle Joe and Tommy. pointing to a great billboard that faced the train: ''What'd you think of going to see that this afternoon ph s''
 ''The circus .'' cried Tommy IVY, I didn't know they ever had clrcuses in the winter time. Aunt Mary
 ''Of cOnrse. we have em down here