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grumble about contraction OF the cur
reney." In every country there arose a
party which demanded free money"
Demagogues pointed TO the brief reign OF
paper money after the characterization or
gold as a happy period, when the people
had enjoyed their rights. and the money
barons'-borrowing a term from nine
tenth century history-were kept AT bay.
Then came denunciations OF tho inter-
national commission for restricting the
coinage. DIR. Syx was described as "a
d~evilish sucking the veins of the planet
and holding ii helpless in the grasp of
his tentaeular billions" In the United
States meetings of agftators passed flu
rious resolutions. denouncing the govern
ment, assailing the rich. cursing Dir. Syn,
and calling upon the oppressed to rise
inc take their own" The final outcome
was. OF course, violence. Mobs had to
be suppressed by military force. But
the most dramatic scene in the tragedy
occurred at the Grand Teton. Excited by
~inhammatory speeches and printed docu-
ments, several thousand armed men as
sembled in the neighborhood Of Jenny's
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4 fsrmsr M his hired man. iying AT
ConaNago township. PennAsttania. got
into a lawsuit and no cod ~ trouble
thfough > nest af b~umhlebecs TIM
farmer. while al ~ork disturbed the bees
and fhay attacked hip AZ fereeiv that
hs called 9n hia hired man for assistance.
The hired m1an. seeing Il bee atighf on his
employers cheek. STRUCK % q blow that
mot onig killed She bee but laid ghe
farmer on bis back ana cat bis cheek
open The farmer arose IN a fgrg an3
NeW az hfF emrioNe Taea ensged a Use
81 tussis witch ended Ay both men fair.
lnE into the bee meet The Justice af tho
peace vas called upon the ncxf morning
to- heaF tao eases a. assault and battery.
preferred BY two men with battered
faces and nump-covcred botles
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Copyright, 1900. by Garrett r. Serviss)
villa Mystery Indcedi
When President Boon had heard our
: story he promptly approved Halls dis
nissal Of the men He expressed great
surprise that DIR. Syx should have re-
sorted to a deception which had been so
disastrous 20 innocent people, and at
nYst he talked Of legal proceedings. But.
after thinking the matter over he con-
Guided that Syx was too powerful TO
be attacked with success. especially when
the only evidence against him was that
he had claimed to fird artsmisium in his
mine at a time when. NJ everybody knew.
nrtemiaium actually was found outside of
the mine. There was no apparent mo-
tive for the deception and no proof Of
malicious intent. In short, Mr. Boon de-
cided that the best thing for him and his
stockholders to do was to keep silent
about their losses and await events And
al Halls suggestion he also determined
70 say nothing to anybody about the dis
covery We had made
ut could do no good said Hall IN
making the suggestion. "and II might
spoil a plan l have In mind Z
what pianT'' asked the president.
II prefer not TO tell Just yet" was the
reply.
observed that In our interview with
Mr. Hoon Hall made no reference to the
side tunnel to which ne had appeared 20
attach 40 much Importance, and ! con-
cluae6 that he now regarded II as lacking
significance. In this ! was mistaken.
A few days afterward I received an
Invitation from Hall TO accompany him
once more into he abandoned tunnel.
n have found out what that side track
means ne said. '.and II has plunged me
Into another mystery SO dark and pro-
found that | cannot sec my way through
~ rNst beg VEN 81 say no word to n
one concerning the things | am about to
suuw YOU
| gave the required promise and we en-
tered the tunnel which nobody had visit
ed since our former adventure. Having
extInguished cur lamp my companion
opened the peephole and a thin ray OF
iirht sireamed through from the tunnel
on the opposite side Of the wall. He APP
piled his eye To the hole.
Yes he said. quickly stepping back
aud pushing me into his place, they are
still at 81. Look and tell me what YOU
ace
~ see.'f ! replied after placing my eve
at the aperture, "a gang Of men unload
ing a ear. which has just come out of the
side tunnel. aud putting its contents upon
another car standing on the track of the
main tunnel
Eyes. and what arc they handlingf'
why ore. OF course"
"And do you see nothing significant In
THAR"
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gradually increased: but the wonderful
Teton mine seemed equal to all calls upon
its resources.
After the failure OF the mining opera
tons there was a moderate revival or
the efforts TO reduce the Teton ore. but
no success cheered the experimenters-
Prospectors also wandered all over the
earth looking for pure artemisium, nut
In vain. The general public, knowing
nothing OF what Hall had discovered, and
stiii believing Syx's story that he also had
found pure artemisium in his mine, ac-
counted for the failure OF the tunneling
operations on the superstition that the
metal, in a free state, was excessively
rare, and that. DIR. Syx had had the luck
to strike the only vein of it that the
Grand Teton contained. As IL to give
countenance to this opinion, DR.. Syx now
announced. in the most public manner
that he had been deceived again. and that
the vein of free metal he had struck be-
ing exhausted, no other had appeared.
Accordingly. he said. he must hencefortn
rely exclusively. as in the beginning. upon
reduction OF the ore.
Artemisium had proved itself an i'm
mense boon to mankind. and the new era
OF commercial prosperity which II had
ushered In already exceeded everything
that he world had known In the past.
School children learned that human civil
izatfon had taken five great strides, known
respectively beginning at the bottom. as
he age OF stone" the 'age of bronze
the age of iron" the "age OF gold'' and
the age OF artemisium."
Nevertheless. sources Of dissa tisfa elton
finally began to appear, and. after the
nature OF such things, they developed with
marvellous rapidity. People began to
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/ "To be suref / exclaimed. "why. tina
| ORE"
Hush, husht' a~dmonished Hall. put
ting his hand over my mouth. don't talk
SO loud. Now, go on In a whisper"
1.-THE ORE I resumed, may nave come
hack from the furnace room. because the
side tunnel turns OF so as to run parallel
with the other"
ut not only may have come back, It
actually has come back" said Hall.
How can you be sure?"
Because have been over the track,
and know that It leads to a secret apart
mcnt directly under the furnace In which
DR.. syx pretends to melt the oret'
For a minute after hearing this avowal
! was speechless.
sAre YOU seriousg' I asked, at length.
Perfectly serious. Run your finger
along the rock. here. DO you perceive
a seam Two days ago. after seeing what
you have Just witnessed In the Syx tun-
mel. I carefully cut out a section Of the
wall, making an aperture large enough to
crawl through, and. when l knew the
workmen were asleep. l crept In there
and examined both tunnels from end to
end. But in solving one mystery ! have
run myself into another Infinitely more
perplexing.'
How Is thatT"
why does DIR. 'Syx take such elaborate
pains to deceive his visitors. and also
the government officers? 1t is now plain
that he conducts no mining operations
whatever. This mine OF his is a gigantic
blind. Whenever inspectors or scientific
curiosity seekers visit his mill his mute
workmen assume the air Of being very
busy, the cars laden with his so-cailed
ore rumble out OF the tunnel. and their
contents are SYSTEMATICALLY poured into
the furnace. or appear TO be poured into
II. really dropping into a receptacle be-
meath, to be carried back into the mine
again, And then the doctor leads his
gulled visitors around to the other side
of the furnace and shows them the mol
ten metal coming out I'm streams. Now,
what does all that mean That's what
I'd like to find out. Whats his gamer
For, mind you. II he doesn't get artemis-
um from this pretended ore .he gets Il
from some other source. and right on
this spot. too, There IS no doubt about
that. The whole world IN supplied by
Syx furnace. and Syx feeds his furnace
with something that comes from his ten
acres OF Grand Teton rock. What ia
that somethingT How does he get II,
and whore does he hide it, These are
The things / should like to find out"
We'll" | replied. II fear l can't help
you"
But the difference between you and
me, . he retorted. 'fs that you can 20 TO
sleep over 1t. while l should never get
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MANY BAD COINS GOOD
ENOUGH TO FOOL PUBLIC.
People unaecustomed to Handing
Money Cannot Detect the
Counterfeit
Even Ranking Experts Are Deceived BY
Base Metal and Alleys Used to
Add Weight ard Color
to Geld.

66ur is not always easy 10 detect
conntefseits % sold and SILVER
coins" said Director 81 the Mint
Roberts. especially whore thsy
are ef geaa weight anA extra nns anlsh
and thr peculiar slippery surface hy whlch
many coungeyfeste Mas be detected t. sh-
sent
the ruelse. IN thelr haste n the en-
change 20 money. shputA md timo 70
serutintae with care each cosA AZ u Is
handled There h always mstCh counter
seit coin Ia circulation; no mgro n0~. pee-
hspa, than In previous years The secret
service agrnts have been especially active
reNentlv anA their rnnFta have been pre-
tae,itc ~ the most ggsttYlAw success IN
detecting caauscTfsits and securing c0a.
sictlans
'our presses 80 the nasnts are extremely
heavy. weighing l2&N pounds Naturally
a ptrpss Of aela 81 silver struck from their
sies H. as neRFiy perfect ~ & ts Possible
&C. make 4 eosn. Vet eapntcrfeitefs, wigh
their NSht Presses ans aisz. raApsxa to 40
sams very clever w4tsk The product 81
rso3ds. a favargse method with The sgnaIi#r
~ hf auntsrfeHnFs ta lnfessor O. fAat 81
the dieA The aaseHce ~ the eiNAF-eut ap-
pearsace IT the kenuips coln, thn dsfnct-
tve Neisht. the tsnp~f tecs lctterlng anA
miHiae ara the indistlnct reeAing en- TIE
outer e3se ~ the eeln ARE the Distinguish
ing characteristics whtra VIII gaise the
p0hllg ,n detecting coins teUs made Utah
Bans 4fe the greatest offenders against the
tnm with rsnta made cosiuterfettA The
incest axHea taraafs out az metal counter
fciss have bcca regular p,aNcrs % dies
Who wanted % set riCh quickly.
'rhe standard of gotd made by
rniats rs &a rue. OF &ls karatS Thr Eng
hsh hard Is SIC ano. a new @ eoUR-
terfclt ts probably a composition % gela.
copper and silver the gclA hcing 81 ioN
grade I have. however, kuoNH %
~tstfeits which were $40 ane ara they
range down TO Aa Tho tatsimiles are
eftch gate perfect with a clear ring aud
EhAfps welt-aRrsariRs lettering and msli'
bhS' being well calculated 10 deceive those
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BYOfRRETTP JEPVJJ~

another good nights rest so long as this
black mystery remains unsolved."
A, What will you dor
II don't know exactly what. But I've
got a dim idea which may take shape
AFTER a while
Hall was silent for some time; then he
suddenly asked:
Did you ever hear of that queer
magic lantern show with which DR.. Syx
entertained Mr.. Boon and the members
or the financial commission in the carly
days of the artemisum business
Yes. I've heard the story, but I don't
think II was ever made public. The
newspapers never got hold OF IT,"
l believe not. odd thing. wasn't
why. yes, very odd. but Just like the
doctors eccentric ways though. He's
Always doing something to astonish
somebody without any apparent earthly
reason. But what put you in mind Of
that
Free artemisium put me In mind of
1t" replied Hall, quizzicaily.
Il don't see the connection
In not sure that | do. either, but when
you are dealing with DIR. Syx nothing is
too improbable to be thought Of
haH thereupon fell to musing again.
wnie We returned to the entrance of the
tunnel. After he had made everything
secure and slipped the key into his pocket,
my companion remarked:
Don't you think 1t would be best to
Keep this latest discovery to ourselves? p
Certainly"
Because" he continued, nobody would
De benefited Just now by knowing what
we know. and to expose the worthlsssness
or the ore might cause a panic. The
public Is a queer animal, and never gets
scared at Just the thing you expect Will
alarm II, but always at something else"
We had shaken hands and were sepa-
rating when Hall stopped me.
DO you believe In alchemy % he asked
That's an odd question from YOU" he
replied, Il thought alchemy was explod-
ed long ago"
Well" he said. slowly, II suppose II
has been exploded. but then, you know.
an explosion may sometimes be a kind of
instantaneous education, breaking up old
things. but revealing new ones"
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Bings Dropped Dead From
His Perch.

belching OF several machine guns. Ragged
holes began TO appear In the wallis. and
at the sight OF these the ASSISTANTS yelled
with delight. IL WAS evident that the
mill could not long withstand so destruct-
i've a bomnardment. IL the besiegers
had possessed artillery they would have
knocked the buildings into splinters with
in twenty minutes. AS II was. they
would need a Whole day TO win their yic-
tory.
Suddenly II became evident that the be-
siegod we're about 70 take a hand In the
tight. Thus far they had not SHOWN them
selves or fired a shot, hat now a move
ment WAS perceived on the roof and the
%proieeting arms Of some kind OF ma
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important business called me East soon
after the meeting with Hall described in
the foregoing chapter, and before | again
saw the Grand Teton very stirring events
had taken place.
As the reader Is aware. DIR. Syx's agree
ment with the various governments lin
tied the output OF his mine. An interna-
tional commission. continually in session
arising among the nations concerning
arising anon gthe nations concerning
financial affairs, and allotted to each the
proper amount of artemisium for coinage
OF course, this amour varied from time
to time. but a fair average could easily
be maintained. The gradual increase Of
wealth In houses. machinery, manufac-
tured and artistic products called for a
corresponding Increase In the circulating
medium; but this, too, was easily provid-
ed for. An equally painstaking supervi-
sion was exercised over the amount of the
precious metal which Or. Syx was per-
mitted to supply to the markets for use in
the arts, On this side. also. the demand
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yrNIANS for the building % an Ausla-
American church Tor the leading
AZ city ~ the Philippines arc now be-
ma coEnpleteA tn Philadelphia This
cnurch IS inc sequel 20 an sSort By the
REV c. G. Pierce u u. a chaplain % the
tpitef States Afms who has enlisted tire
services 90 the Episcopal church mission
Thr ralsssen b making an effort to raise
tha sAlm 81 khs.o0a for the hutldiug ~ a
church. together With a siris' school and
clubhouse for soldiers. as well as 10 pro-
vide tor a small csa2eiery endowment
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The plan is Ia have church workers agree
q Dr. responsible for raising a number 81
*hAtes az aN each The plans provide for
a church l2}xs9 feet aad a psr4xh housa
tN9s feet The church Win be constructed
OF local stone, the Interior of open timber
work and the roof ~ rcd tile. The first
service tn Manila Was military and rcgi.
mental aaa Was held in the camp Of the
First Colorado regiment By It's chaplain.
the Rev. David l. Fleming, on Sunday
morning. September 4. lisa
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CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit il 49, not necessarily
from the parents, but may he from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood foi
years. OF until yoli reach middle life, then
the FIRST little sore or ulcer makes it, ap.
pcarance ~-or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part Of the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma.
nently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the hIood-cYerv vcstage
Of il driven oat. This s. S. S. does. and
Is u enly medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all The poison has been forced out
u the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer bcgiaso often in a small way. Asthe
following ieites from Mrs. shirer shows p,
A etnaH ptfupie eza4e on my law ftssa an inrh
nflp~ w aren't We tet side " nay FAIR. n Kays
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SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS
swen Of aId In unlimited quantities at the Soh pole 40 dhfu the standard of vh@I that
ceases Gold became a. chp as IRON A ungr" Of fnan5err rre.utngh tn leading governments
meets In New ymk to sdmN II possible the monetary rum Of TIL world. but after months d
srfnen labor nnk Itself no nrr a solution hanh the beginning Thee earth seems at one bmud
n have reverted to the dark ages
A myTriwm stranger. DR. Max r proposes the adoption Of armhhm, a new metal discovered
By him, but demands terms that in make m the financial dratr Of the ee world The man
da ass at the proposition are given one bmrto deliberate Al nem md Of That time they accept
A committee n fnanc@~ and mesnuudssu visits the sNmhmm mine in the Grant Teton and Is
completely myuhai by hed display Of ore and the process Of treating IT. So
0hrTpnU o. xreumum md smann nuggets of the metal are found on the GnndT Teton A mad
mnumsp After WORKING IL vain Tor months Andrew Hall President Bcns engineer ensatst the
sx nmnd and confirms hk suspicion that DR. sx Is a hh
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There are 80 mlles q tcebesgw. GoAtinE
tCe. plaius nf zee AnG al other SORTS Of
Arctic distractions 80 tr&TeraF between
the nearest discovery 90 she pole and tht
pole Itself Perhaps some means q
overcoming these difficulties may pre-
sent Themselves within the ncxt century
as science goes on in tts progressive way
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easily devour two-thir,is OF its weight in
earthworrns in a day. and the ordinary
pigeon can get away with HIS own weight
In graih between sunrise and sunset and
then go 20 aIaep hungry.
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f4& No tMtH o. faicG nN~ ~
einfc sud ] stAsai3 haer
Forgotten HtsYpt x hAa IL
nut ascgaa s. taaAtrc q "a
tseh " sgasist tleeA 4
itstie thru sgsb oVcf. iast
would Hc& heat Thix
sgaH awes for sometime
se 5ea raF Bw began Id
Eweu be n Ing we7w
pssafai Thr Cancer ~.
gsa 80 ras ss4 errnA
wniil " waR "a large - 4
halt dollar pelbsm Th~atf
IL : = q Ra awefusss-
ed 10 give ~ q taiY tslsi.
and y wss iern@rkaAIr
sst . wpH eFtmt tract
Al 49, a
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Fish are great Riuttons. Tats - pFoba
bis the reason 1hy aue looking halt
tenapas so macy IT them 20 dsstrieia g.
A single blueash has been known 20 kili
and devour ten cod each as big az him
self IN rapid succession The robin can
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80 - nc fty hrXsnuinx the sose began ~
- $50 @yset tekteg ? few bosnes 1:sa pg@sfed
NJ Vas t~9 yesfa o there ave ssai
\. sHtsKE, IA rsats, Va.
:; :: !; e.: &C : q: 60: !: !: &: :: !
for or free book on
lancer containing valuable snd interest.
iag information about this disease. and
write our physicians about your Gaze. We
MAKE no charge for medical advice.
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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-07

We have saved many d octor bills
since we began using Chamber lain's
Cough Remedy in our home. We keep
bottle open all the time and when
ever any Of my family or myself begin
to catch cold we begin to use the cough
remedy, and as II result we never have
to send away for doctor and incur a
large doctor bill, for Chamberlain
Cough Remedy never fails to cure. 1t
is certainlya medicine OF great merit
and worth.-D. s. Mearkle, general
merchant and farmer, Matte, Bedford
county, Pa. For sale by Rosenoif & Co.
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s123s.6o
Literary Program.


The following program will be rem
dered by the Buehler's Corner Literary
Society, March 9, At 1880 p. m.
Song--Audience.
observation-disclosures Ahlers.
Stump speech--Hulda Buehler.
Select reading-Al Beckley.
Northumberland Smith.
Music-Messrs VanPatten and Cor
nelius.
Observation-Disclosures Schroeder.
Essay-Elmer Buehler.
Paper-L. G. VanPatten.
Music--Leonard Smith.
Current events-George Buehler.
Recitation-Henry Ahiers.
Invectiye-A. Buehler.
Select reading-Minnie Alters.
Sole.
Debate = I" Resolved that liquor
causes more suffering than war"
Leaders, Miss Minnie Ahlers and Mr..
AL Beckley.
Come and helpus. All are welcome
who are interested in these societies.
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The Coming Census.

Mr.. Editor:-The writer is in receipt
OF No. 10 OF the Crop Reporter, Il
monthly published by authority ofthe
secretary OF agriculture, covering the
month OF February just past, and in
which there appears special notice
to the farmers of the country in re-
gard to their part in taking the COM
ing census. / respectfully ask you to
give the notice a prominent place in
your columns; draw the attention OF
your readers thereto, and urge them
to give this matter their serious, care
full and considerable attention.
ID. BUCHANAN.
Ritzville, March 5, 1900
Following is the article referred to !:
Agriculture, for the purpose OF thu
census, is construed to embrace all
things grown on the soil and the home
products thereof.
SthSc oiiSic dlc oNtl Ooo,oOO,uUu
farms, gardens, ranches, and stock
ranges in the United States, conduct
ed under widely differing conditions
of climate and soil, it is evident that
the schedule fora census of agriculture
to be at all comprehensive, must be
the product OF careful study evolved
from extensive and accurate know
ledge of the country.
AS there will be separate blank for
every farmer, whether owner or tenant,
these schedules will be issued in
greater numbers than any former
agricultural schedule; and to fill, edit
and handle them, to prepare, tabulate
and publish the results deduced from
them, will be readily understood to
be an undertaking OF great magnitude,
Director Merriam therefore, requests
all farmers to make earnest and
thorough preparation accurately to
fill out the schedules; otherwise, the
statistics derived from them must
necessarily be more or less incomplet
The statistics OF crops, etc., will
cover the calendar year 1899 only;
that closed December 81. Hence,
from now until June next, farmers
will have ample opportunity to figure
up and jot down all items of acreage,
quantities OF yield, value, receipts
for sales, etc, and thus be prepared
with exact answers to the questions Of
the enumerators.
Director Merriam requests that
farmers and producers talk this sub
ject over with their neighbors and
friends and thereby create II general
interest which will help to make the
twelfth notably successful census
a credit to the farmers who contribute
the facts and to the government
which collects, tabulates, edits and
publishes them"