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where saucer of milk and a nights lodging might be had.
 "Hi-yii A catl Hist-catch 'err' It was a boys voice, and close at hand. Tabby was frightened almost out of her wits, and turned-back up and tall fuzzy to spit at her possible enemy. "Hi- yil See her therei Git a-holt of Ter, Jim" And then two boys came bulging through the waving green corn, making directly towards Tabby.
 But Tabby was too quick for them, and before they had time to say Jack Robinson she had disappeared in the depths of the field, and the boys had to abandon the search, as it was getting too dark for them to see far away from their noses.
 Mercy, it's awful to be a poor, home less, stray cat!' unused Tabby to her self. Then her thirst getting the better of her. she decided to risk all danger and find some sort of house where she might obtain a drink of plain water if no milk was to be had.
 She wandered out of the cornfeld and came to a road. She followed it for quite little distance, and to her great delight she saw lights gleaming through the darkness Then, as she drew near to them, she discovered tall house and several outbuildings and pens and sheds.
 As she approached the house she heard human voices coming from the finely kept lawn which spread about the house like soft green carpet, and which was plainly visible now that the moon had come out.
 Tabby boldly entered the yard and ap- preached the group of people she saw seated there In lawn chairs and ham, mocks She was a bit uncertain as to her reception, but hunger and thirst forced her to run any risk to obtain relief from physical suffering.
 "Oh, mamma, there's cat that looks for all the world like"
 But the child's voice suddenly stopped,
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The Hindu Boy Snake-cnarmer.

Middleburg, Holland, Is one of the cleanest and thriftiest cities of that little country of windmills. A local proverb runs thus: "Goed rond, goed Zeuwsch," meaning. Very round, very Zeelandish." And so 1t Is very round, indeed. Accord ing to an old-time writer 1t ''is a round faced city" Its inhabitants are thrifty and happy, and nowhere else in all the world will one see healthier and rosier faces than flock the streets of Middleburg.
 In structure the town Is round, its streets curving and its houses made to fit the streets. Even the abby is curved And everywhere is roundness and curves, the people particularly being rotund and buxom.
 Each springtime sees the painters of Middleburg busy, for 1t Is the unwritten law that the houses must have a fresh coat every year. This adds to the at traot1yeness of the city, giving to 1t a perpetual clean, fresh and happy ap- pearance. And the cleanliness and fresh- ness are reflected in the inhabitants, whose bright faces and picturesque garb make a pleasing whole.
 Of Middleburg I quote the following
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that place and find d new home," she thought. After several minutes she came to the fence that surrounded the house and was about to leap over the closed gate when a huge dog sprang up from beneath a shrub close to the gate and parked at her. Instantly she raised her back and her eyes flashed fire as she spat at the great menacing animal whom she knew to be her natural enemy. But as he seemed in the notion to come over the fence at her. she ran to a near by tree and went up Its trunk at very rapid gait. Once perched in comfort able bend of bough, she watched the great dog, who was still barking furl- ously at her, but who did not venture outside the fence.
 But after half an hour or so the dog seemed to grow tired of barking and went towards the house. Then, feeling that 1t would be wise to make her escape during the enemy's absence, Tabby hur- ried down from her perch and went on down the wide road.
 How long she travelled she had no way of knowing, but after tedious Journey she decided to stop and rest. She was very tired, hungry and thirsty, but she had no way of quenching thirst or satis- flying hunger; but she could rest her weary body. So she sought out a shady place near to the roadside. But hardly had she done so, when along the road came several great horned animals, kick ing up the dust as their immense heavy hoofs dug into the soft, dry soil. Tabby had never seen such beasts before and, naturally, was very much frightened in- deed. Tabby thought they were some sort of beasts that might devour her alive, should they chance to catch sight of her, and straightway she darted of through the corn field as fast as her poor tired little legs could carry her. Nor did she stop to rest again till the shadows of night were thickening about her. Then she wondered if she might find a place
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Don't go camping without taking with you a good-sized tent to be slept in dur ing rainy weather.
 Don't think 1t smart to make raids on farmers corn fields and melon patches. If you want fresh vegetables in your camp, go to the farmer and buy them. The produce from his fields Is his stock in trade, and taking from him without his knowledge and consent and not paying the price named by him is as bad as to enter a merchants store during the night, taking from the shelves what goods you may desire and leaving no pay for them.
 Don't be rude to chance passersby at your camp. Often boys become almost unbearable when out in the wids camp ing, forgetting that good breeding and good manners count for as much in camp life as In the school or home.
 Don't fish and hunt wantonly. If you desire game and fish to eat, 1t Is all right
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Tabby's Many Strange Adventures.
BY MAUD WALKER.

empty house, she began to feel that she had been deserted. And what could 1t mean? Would Daisy-dear, sweet, faxen- haired Daisy-go away and leave her in this deserted placef And what should she find to eat? An, of course, there were plenty of grasshoppers. and little birds fitting through the hedge, too. for that matter. But Tabby had never caught a bird for dinner for whenever she was in the way to do so Daisy would invariably see her and run to the birds assistance, frightening it away, and then, skipping Miss Tabby pretty sharply, she would say: Naughty Tabby! Don't you ever dare to catch a sweet little bird. You may help yourself to grasshoppers, for they destroy our garden and flowers, but you shall not harm a bird, for bird never does harm to anyone"
 Well, suppose I've got to hustle for my breakfast" Tabby thought to herself. No plate of fresh milk, and no nicely beaten egg stirred into 1t for me-" And then she went into the yard and began catching grasshoppers as fast as she could, for she was very hungry.
 And as she hunted and hunted she wandered far from the grounds of her home, a now desolate and deserted place. And soon she found herself in very deep grass and weeds with here and there fine big shade tree. And then she came into wide, dusty road. Here Tabby paused. for she knew she was in strange part of the world and she hardly knew what to expect-wAat to fear.
 Well" she thought, they all went off and left me and there's nothing for me to do but find new home It was not the right thing for Daisy to do, either, this deserting me without a final good-by stroke of the back and kiss on the tip of my ear.'
 And In a sad mood Tabby stepped boldly Into the wide dusty road and fol- lowed it's windings. Across bridge that spanned a creek she went, and then she saw a house in the distance. 'In go to
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spots, either, Missie!''
 Don't you dare to do that again., com handed Ethel angrily. putting out her IDS at Lily
 Well, you shouldn't have come 1T you are so fine that nobody can touch you' declared Minnie Long, jumping down rom her seat in the hammock. ''If you're LOO nice for the rest of us you'd better so home."
 "I'll stay just as long as l want to' replied saucy Ethel flirting her skirts anu tossing her curls
 You can't stay after o'clock! crieu Buster, watching with interest the out come of the little wrangle. My mamma says the party must be over at cioon. s.a.. So, you see, Ethel May, you cant stay longer than the others. You au muss " at the same ttme."
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'I don't care,'' walled Ethel May, now beginning to cry into her pretty pink handkerchief. 'It's not nice party, anyway. There isn't a thing to eat. l never saw such a party, I never"
 'Oh. cry-baby, cry-baby cry! Stick your finger in your eyes!'' sang out Tommy Peters, laughing and swinging in a ham, mock.
 You mind your own business, smarty," walled Ethel May, glaring through her tears at Tommy. who only laughed the louder
 'I'd be ashamed to come to party and start a fuss," said Oracle Long, turning her back on Ethel May and speaking to the other little girls present. Come, let's swing" And she led the way to a hammock, taking for herself the best
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Buster Binks was five years old on the day of which I am going to tell you. And Busters mamma decided to give him Hammock Party" Now, do you know what hammock party Is? It Is a party in the open, under the trees, and there are hammocks enough to go round, which means that each little guest is provided with a seat in a hammock. Of course, many little ones must sit huddled to- gether in one hammock, but who ever saw little folk-on friendly terms-that would object to that?
 Well, the party was to be held at 2:o0 o'clock In the afternoon, and Buster Binks was In his best white linen suit and white stockings and shoes. And his hair (which everyone but his mother called red) was combed so sleek that you could al-
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most see your image in 1t at the crown where it was damp and glistening.
 Buster was out In the big. shady yard long before a single guest arrived, ana was so nervous waiting for the party that he couldn't sit still, but kept running from the front gate to the side one' iook- ing for his guests.
 But pretty soon, and just as the CLOCK struck two (half an hour before the party was to begin) came Minnie and Oracle Long. They apologlzed for not having got there sooner, explaining that their nam ma would not permit them to start till 10 minutes before
 "Oh, that's all right" declared Buster. "For you're n lot too early as It IS. 4ou shouldn't have come till half past two"
 ''Then we can go away again ana come hack affer< xhtIn - suggegted A1nne. But
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A Glimpse of Hindu Child Life.

The home life of the Hindu is very diff ferent from our own. In the first place their houses are crude and extremely sim pie, and the families are often very large, containing members from the third and the fourth generations of the blood. In nine hundred and ninety-nine families out of one thousand there are children. h. deed, a childless couple Is not only dis graced in this life on account of not hay ing children-I should say sons, for girls do not count for anything-but are pun ished accordingly in the next life-a pun ishment lasting over a million years Such Is the Hindu belief.
 When a son is born the friends of the father eagerly congratulate him, and the father of several sons is to be greatly enyied. Not only is he honored in this life, but in the life to come he will find 1t easy sailing. The Hindu mother is
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Tabby awoke one morning to find her self alone in the big house. All the day before she had seen the members of the family with whom she lived very busy moving and packing furniture. And In the evening she had wondered when she saw great wagons at the front door, and many men-in rough clothes-loading boxes and trunks into them And again she had wondered, when she came In from hunting grasshoppers in the hedge, and found no one in the great echoing, empty rooms. I say "echoing," for when Tabby found herself alone she began moving very lustily, trying to bring some of her friends to the lonely scene And how the walls did echo her cry, causing Tabby to stand perfectly still and to hump up her back, for she thought an other cat was somewhere about, and she was making ready to fight in self-de- fense.
 But after looking about her and finding no intruding cat present, she decided It was time for her to take nap.
 ''The folks have just gone out for the evening"" she thought to herself, 'and will soon be home again. But-I wonder what they mean by sending all the things-chairs, tables, beds-everything away. They'll have to sleep as l do on the floor, or on the grass in the back yard.''
 And then tabby went off upstairs Into a cozy little room where a dear little girl had always slept. And this dear lit tie girls name was Daisy, and Daisy had petted and loved Tabby very tender ly calling her her own dearest, funniest Tabby-Cat.
 And so the night passed away, with Tabby so full of her supper of fresh grasshoppers that she slept the sleep of the just, only waking once in a while to stretch herself In new position and, then sleep again.
 But with the dawn she awoke, and seeing the lonely condition of the great
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Buster Binks' Hammock Party.
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR

even as she said this she climbed into hammock and began swinging merrily. Then her sister Oracle climbed in beside her and they sang and swung as happily as two little guests at hammock party could.
 Then several other guests arrived, Tom my Peters, Fred Grayson, Lily Moore and Ethel May Thompson. Ethel May Thomp- son was dressed all in snowy white, with a pink ribbon sash. She told the other children that they mustn't touch her frock with their "dirty hands," This order from the vain little Ethel May Thompson caused an argument. My hands are as clean as yours," declared Lily Moore, run ming up beside Ethel and laying both chubby hands on her white frock. There, I touched 1t. and didn't leave any dirty
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the hammock and whispered secrets in each others ears And pretty soon Tom- my Peters, forgetting completely his part in the little unpleasantness of few minutes before, asked to serve the little girls with more lemonade which they gladly accepted.
 And then came Mrs. Binks and the fun ny fat cook, Bridget, carrying white linen cloths, which they spread on the ground for a picnic table. And as they were doing this the gate opened and in came the Hate" guests. Just in time for the luncheon!" cried Buster, running to greet them. There were Ned Sanders, Billy Blake, Agnes Graves and Sadie and Maggie Arthur. all arriving at exactly 2:30 o'clock.
 And then followed the luncheon which
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and in another minute a little girl had sprung from a hammock and was bend- ing over Tabby. "Oh, 1t is-it Is Tabby as sure as I'm alive! Why, how on earth did she get heref Our man John just went to town this evening with instructions to get her. We'll he'll not find her, for here she Is. Now, isn't that most curious, mammal" And Daisy for she 1t was who had come to grasp Tabby in her arms-lifted the tired, tray el-worn Tabby up for her mothers in- spection.
 "weil, declare, 1t is Tabby-Cat for sure. Isn't it wonderful the instinct of animals? Now, she doubtless followed us last evening when we left town, and has just now come to show herself. We'll, 1t was awfully careless of John to forget her, after we had cautioned him, too, and had provided him with a good cat-basket to carry her in. But poor dear, she looks so hungry and thirsty. Go. Daisy, darling, and fix her a nice plate of milk and a beaten egg. Dear, old Tabby-and so she wouldn't be leftl An, she's cat worth having"
 ''Yes, and the next time we move shall carry her myself, and not leave her to be the victim of a forgetful ser- want like John. But 1t will just serve that absent minded fellow right when he reaches the old house to find no Tabby there. He'll feel pretty badly, for he'll know that 1t was his carelessness that caused her to be left My, won't he be worried, though. when he fails to find herT'
 And Tabby was as happy as cat can possibly be- Somehow, her lucky star had led her to her own dear friends her family, as she called them In her mind and heart And as she hpped the egg and milk she looked her thanks at Daisy, who sat on the floor beside her, saying:
 Poor, dear TabbyCat. What an awful time you must have had coming so far on foot. But here you are, and here you stay"
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seat in the middle and allowing the others the ends.
 But just at this point Mrs. Binks came upon the lawn carrying big tray filled with little glasses of pink lemonade Here, my dear little ones, is cooling drink to quench your thirst and prepare your appetites for the luncheon, which will be served here on the lawn in 10 minutes"
 And then all was peace again, even Ethel May Thompson forgetting to act ugly or hold resentment against her little comrades who had dared to offend her. She split some of the pink lemonade on her pretty frock, and when Lily Moore said "Oh. Ethel, you've stained your pretty dress!' she only laughed and said: 'Itll wash out all right." And then she and Lily sat besids each other an
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was enjoyed to the fullest by every lit. tie one present. And after the last crumb of cake and the last spoonful of ice-cream had been devoured the little folk engaged in games. Mrs. Binks as sisting In the fun.
 ''say. Mamma" whispered Buster, just as the clock was striking 4, won't you allow them to stay another little while. We're having such dead loads of fun and this Is my first nve-year birthday
 And of course Busters mamma had te say "Yes," and the party lasted till every little guest had played himself tired and sleepy, and was glad to go home for . nap before supper. And as they went they pronounced Busters Hammock Party" the greatest success, declaring that they'd never had @ good time b their Hves beforo.
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Good Enough for Him.

country lad was invited by a town friend to attend a concert with him. As they were on their way to the concert hall the boy from the country suddenly stopped and asked the price of admission.
 Well" replied his friend, ''the front seats are 30 cents each; the back seats, 25 cents each, and the program 10 cents each"
 "I'll sit in a program" said the country lad.
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' ROWPuZZle Corner $
CONUNDRUMs.

Why is portrait like member of Con. gress?
 Becduse ft is c representattpe. What relation Is child to It's own father when 1t is not its own fathers son?
 4 daughter.
 Where is the smallest bridge in the world?
 On your nose
 What table has no legs to stand upon1 The multiplication table.
 If tough beefsteak could speak. what English poet would 1t mention? Chaucer tchdto, sir D.
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HIDDEN-NAME PUZZLE.

By taking the initial letter of a one syllable word from each of the following seven sentences, and writing them in the order in which they come, you will have spelled the name of a once famous French painter:
 There is often too much ado about nothing.
 If at first you don't succeed. try. try again.
 Always look before you jump.
 Love is the deepest emotion of the hu- man heart
 Always lend ear to good advice. Tears do not always signify grief.
 Never hesitate to turn over a new leaf when necessary,
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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in ear, but not In nose: My second Is in garment, but not in clothes: My third is the same as my first you see |: My fourth is in merry, but not in glee |: My fifth is in glad, but not in sorrow: My sixth is in yesterday, but not in to- morrow:
 My whole spells a word
 To busy children applied,
 And to them 'tis always
 sense of great pride.
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CURTAILINGs.

CD Curtail powdered substance used in the making of baking powder and leave a certain kind of earth. @ Curtail kind of shoulder wrap worn by old ladies and leave a part of a sailors uniform. (0 Doubly curtail the making of one's attire and leave laborious work.
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RIDDLES AND ANSWERS.

Little Miss Netticoat, with a white pet ticoat and a red nose the longer she stands the shorter she grows.
 (A Castdle.) Formed long ago, yet made today; Employed while others sleep; What few would like to give away. And fewer still to keep.
 "A Bedl
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BEHEADINGs.

Q) Behead the sum paid to laborer for work and leave the condition of a man of TO- @ Behead a small article of wearing apparel and leave a term of strong af- lection. C8) Behead a sombre color and leave a shaft of light
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Answers to Last Weeks Pussies. LETTER ENIGMA: PrGnks.
 BEHEADINGS: (1) PIate-lGte. (2D Bloon-l00m. (3) Plump-lunsp.
 CURTAILINGS: (1) Croson-cror. e, Broton-b -brop. (8) Warns-toGr.
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Boys, Take Warning.

Little Johnny Miller
 Was put to work one day In the new-mown meadow To stack up stacks of hay. But Little Johnny Miller (Who wasn't very old)
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Then Little Johnny Miller's Mother softly said: "If you are sick, my sonny, I'll put you right to bed" And Little Johnny Miller, In room so dark and still, Was put between the covers, And made to take a pill. And Little Johnny Miller No dinner had that day, For when a little chap Is sick He mustn't eat, they say. And Little Johnny Miller, Suffering Pills and Hunger's pain Declared that after this he'd work, And ne'er play sick again.
 MAUD WALKER.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-26

Livingston continus = supply the
Wholesale liquor trade Of the town.
Il Won need ANYTHING in the liquor
Beer call up Livingston.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-26
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received up to
twelve o'clock, noon, on the 9Th day
of June, 1908, by the State Board of
Capitol Commissioners for the con-
structiOn of a concrete reservoir in
Veasey Canyon about six miles north
west of Carson City.
About so cubic yards of concrete is
TO b. put in place, consisting of four
walls and floor; size of the reser-
voir to be about 24x3O feet.
1t will be necessary to excavate
about 10 yards of earth.
Plans and specifications now on
i,e = lie Office of the Governor.
This wei : TO be done under the
supervision y re State Engineer.
directed by the board of Capitol Com
missioner.
Separate bids will also be received
for furnishing 5000 feet of S inch con-
verse or Mathewson lock joint pipe
F.. o. B., Carson City, Nevada.
A certified check of 10 per cent OF
the amount of the proposal must ac-
company all bids.
Bios should be addressed to w. r
Davis, clerk of the Board of Can't O
Commissioners. All proposals to be
marked building reservoir
The Pc rd reserves the right tc re
ject any and all bids
BY order of the Board.
Dated May 6, 1908.
w. r. DAVIS
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND THE
Apo. NTMENT o. ADMINS.
1RAOR.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-26

job work a. ne Appeal
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-26
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for bids will be re-
ceived by the State Board of Capitol
Commissioners, at Carson City, New,
until noon Thursday, June %, 1908,
for the erection and construction of
a governors mansion in accordance
with the adopted plans and specifica-
lions now on file in the Office of said
board.
Bids exceeding the amount of S25,-
COO will be rejected.
A certified check amounting to 10
per cent of the bid must accompany
each proposal.
The State Board OF Capitol Commits
sioners reserves the right TO reject
any and all bids.
(Signed( VI. K. DAVIS,
Clerk State Board of Capitol Com
missioners.
Dated Carson City Nev.. May %.
1908
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