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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20
Piles of Silver Dollars on Prairie.

The train upon which Judge G. L.
Chrisman returned from Mexico this
week ran off the track north of Chi.
huahua, and the cars stopped right
side up upon the prairie, except the
express car, next to the engine. This
car, which contained 100000 Mexican
silver dollars, was overturned.
The boxes Of silver dollars were
smashed and the money was strewp
around in glittering piles. Two guards
with rifles stood over the money until
the car was righted and lifted back
upon the track, and then the money
was scooped up and put pack into
the car again.
All of the money was going to Chi
ma for circulation there. The Next
can silver dollar is the standard Of
value in parts of China and millions
OF dollars go from Mexico to China
every year.-Kansas City Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20
CHAPTER xxlI.-Continued.

Before he could reply the house
maid put in another word.
Begging your pardon for speaking,
after being told to hold my tongue,
but it's something beginning with "A
'B'-as | saw it myself in prayer
book came across accidental"
$50 that is how you came by your
information" said her master Some
thing beginning with b., is it? Sup
pose you let me see the book?"
Which | intended to have showed
1t TO you at the first" she said, fun
bling in her pocket and producing the
well worn little volume, which she
was about to hand to her master,
when
A sudden dart-a long arm stretch
ed out, and powerful hand wrested
It from her,
This is my property" exclaimed
its owner, sternly. "The name writ
ten within may be mine or another's,
but so long as | choose to keep it a
secret-secret it shall remain"
This is most extraordinary con-
duct" exclaimed Mr. Ferrers, most
extraordinary! Under the circum-
stances, only one course is open to
me. 1t is impossible for me to harbor
under my roof one who has obtained
admittance under false name, and
absolutely refuses any explanation. l
must, therefore, assuming his Sc
verest expression, while the young
man seemed to hold his breath as he
waited for the sentence to be pro-
nounced upon hint must, there
fore, discharge you at once, and with
a months wages in lieu of the ordi-
nary notice"
1t was all up
"Wben-when am / to leave?" in
quired Ted, with eyes fixed upon the
floor and heart beating furiously.
This question seemed to take the
person to whom 1t was addressed
unawares.
"When!" he answered.; "why-oh,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20
CHAPTER XIII.
The Envelope With Three Seal.

The Envelope With Three Seals.
1t was twelve oc.ock on Friday
night. The clock in the hall below
had struck the hour. Another half
hour licked slowly by, and at the end
OF that time y door in the upper part
of the house was opened softly and
by imperceptible degrees.
The room within was in darkness
and the figure of the man who eau
tiously emerged was barely visible in
the general gloom.
He crept lightly on his stockinged
feet past the doors of the rooms on
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

We need not wonder that the auto
mobile is still imperfect in some par
ticulars, when we reflect upon the
length of time 1t has taken to produce
the perfect horse.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

And now a New York stock ex-
change seat has been sold for SOL 900.
Some people, If they had $91 900 all
at one time, would never mix up with
business any more.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20
Fire Slowly Consuming Tree,

Flames issuing from the top of a
live redwood tree is lie sight that
can be seen in the state park in the
Big Basin. This is the third time in
fourteen months that flames have
been visible. The fire is burning con-
stantly, but at times so slowly that
it is not perceptible. The heart of
the tree is decayed and it burns like
a punk until the blaze burns a hole
through the trunk. This forms a
vent and causes the spaoldering en-
bers to burst into flames. The tree
was 14O feet in height when it first
took fire. Now it is but ninety feet
high.-Santa Cruz correspondent San
Francisco Call.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

The Aero club of France is arrang-
ing for an international contest Of
flying machines to be held in Paris
next year and is doing everything pos
sible to put the race course in first
class condition.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Graft is not always defeated by
publicity. 1t is an enemy that plans
sorties, lays mines and plants masked
batteries. It's purpose is to wear and
weary out honesty.-Ohio State Jour.
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

The father of the New York won.
an who could not struggle along on
100000 a year was prophetically NAM
ed Work. A good many American
fathers belong to the same family
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Statistics prove that only one
American family in twenty has an in.
come of as much as $4,000 year.
That explains why so many of them
buy their automobiles on the install.
ment plan.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Oyama has got his old job back as
president of the general staff. He can
not complain that after fighting for
his country his employers did not re-
instate him.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20
A Memory Bell.

In Japan it is a custom for lovers
to present their sweethearts with a
curious toy constructed of strips of
glass delicately adjusted, which are
commonly known as memory bells
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

1t may be coal miners strike next
April, or it may be voluntary in
crease in wages from the operators.
The public will get it in the same
old place.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Sixteen snowbound passengers and
a train crew in South Dakota lived
two days on a pail of oysters. Bet
there was church social cook in that
bunch.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Those corns on the ears from which
the Philadelphia telephone girls are
suffering are bad enough But they
are not so bad as Watts on the Mind.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

A Cincinnati millionaire has under
taken the job of cleaning that city's
street Another man who thinks 1t a
disgrace to die rich.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Perhaps King Edwards fad in wear.
ing a scarlet tam o'shanter when he
goes hunting is hint that he doesn't
want to be mistaken for a pheasant.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Miss Gilman appears to regard 1t as
a criminal offense for the wife of an
old mans youth not to be young, slim,
beautiful and able to kick the chande-
lier.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Inventor Holland says we shall soon
be flying like birds. With apologies
fer the use of slang, his remarks seem
to have more to do with bugs"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

A general aRti-foreign uprising Is
looked for in China. But an uprising
Is always possibility in the far
yeast.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Fair goods should not dance after
midnight" according to the deans of
women's colleges And there are no
homely goods.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

"Will the coming man marry?" asks
Rev. DR.. Madison C. Peters. If he
doesn't he will show less wisdom than
his father did.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

It Is ridiculous to say that no man
in this country is worth salary Of
$150,000 year. Every man is worth
1t, If you ask him.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

Gov Hanly of Indiana says that no
man is worth $150,000 year, but We
do hope that your wife does not agree
with m.--Boston Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

The new British premier must have
been talking with Joe Letter. He has
expressed high opinion of Lord Cur
zon.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

II Satan "looks after his own" as
popularity supposed, it is possible he
doesn't regard that Detroit statue Of
him as a good likeness.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

LondOn's got it A society has just
been organized there to extract gold
from sea water Her Jernegan is
named Charrars.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

President Eliot says there is not
single rich man" in Cambridge All
the eligible bachelors been gobbled?
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

BY the way, where does the bache
lor get his Christmas stocking II
hang up?
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

The farmer poet of Long Island has
just made 100000 by sale. but IL
was not poetry he sold.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-02-20

The poise of the strips of glass is such
that the least vibration will set them
jingling. The memory bells are usu-
ally hung in some window, so that the
slightest draught will set them in mo-
ton. The delicate tinkling is sup
posed to remind one of the giver, and
hence their name.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

and kettles dubbed and simmered, tie
turkeys were Drowned to a rich kue
and favored to the proper point. The
tables groaned beneath the load of
good things, and the old town hall
was merry from foundation to roof
this glad Christmas day.
And while the feast was on an old
man hobbled and stumbled down the
country road leading to the town. He
reached the door of the hall, opened
it and burst in upon the merry gath
ering. His face was black with wrath
as he stood there leaning upon his
two sticks, and he looked like a demon
of wrath as he fastened his eyes upon
the merry ones.
Give me back my bacon-rm hun
CRY. You have taken my food
David, sit down and eat with us
if you are hungry. We are all SO
thankful to you for sending us the
money"
Il sent no money. 1 sent the bacon
1 was forced to send it by the ghost
of David Dreams. He came to me
last night and made me do it."
You talk strangely, David Dreams
You surely sent US money"
Its lie, blasting lie You can
not fool me with your cant and whine,
| parson. Give me back my bacon"
You must be dreaming David
| Dreams"
stop! Dreaming-dreaming All!
1t all comes back to me now. did
| dream that I was forced by the old
| David Dreams, the David Dreams of
other days, to send the bacon for the
Christmas feast l did send it or
| thought l did. IL made a mistake
| and sent-the-the money
| David Dreams, the money is here
yet You can have it all back. But
see the good it can do. Look at the
poor people feasting as they never
have before See the glad light in
| the eyes of the little ones. Does it
not touch your heart and make ii
warmer than it has been for many
a year? Be one with US. Give up the
old greed and become as a little child
sweet and innocent once more. VIII
you, David Dreams?'
David Dreams faltered. His limbs
shook under him, and his heart f1ut
tered. His eyes became moist and 3
strange lump came into his throat
and choked him. He fell upon
chair and bowed his head. And one
of the little tots came and wound he
warm arms about his neck and press
ed a soft kiss upon his grizzled cheek
The ice melted away from his hear
and the warm blood flowed through
his veins as it had not for many
year. When he lifted his face it wa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Supreme Test of Love.

George, we have been married just
year to-day, haven't we?" said Mrs
Worthington, as George came home
from work, tired and rather out of
sorts.
Yes. dear, did you think had for
gotten it?''
mo, George; but 1 just thought 1
would mention it. And, George, in all
this time has your love for me waver-
ed for an instant? Has the horrible
thought come to you at any time that
you had made a mistake? Do you still
feel the same toward me that you did
upon that night a year ago, when you
promised to love me always, to care
for me and protect me through the
trials to follow? Do you still feel the
same?"
"Why, dearest, how can you ask
such questions, when you know that l
have done all in my power and with
my whole heart to make you happy;
when you know that 1 would willingly
do anything you ask"
Then, George" sighed Mrs. Worth
ington, as she threw her arms around
his neck and kissed him, there is one
thing 1 must ask of you"
Eyes, dearest
'I shall have to ask you to go down
and discharge the cook l haven't got
the erve."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Appreciated Adutation,

DR.. Lorimer, on his return from
abroad about two years ago. told this
anecdote to the passengers of the
steamship New England:
"The Hon. Justin Mccarthy and I
were the guests of a business mems
club at the Imperial, Cork, Ireland,
when the following story was told by
the noted author. as a post-prandial:
can old school chum of mine by
the name of Michael Hooley went to
America in the early eighties to seek
his fortune. His first position was
that of a street sweeper, and then he
was called "Hooley." In about a year
he became Fireman Hooley"; then
he was promoted to policeman Hoo
ley" and finally it became Alderman
Hooley." One bright autumn Sunday,
after he became Councilman Hooley,"
as he entered the doors of fremont
Temple, great was his pleasure when
the entire congregation arose in a
body and shouted: ''Hooley, Hooley,
Hooley Lord God Almighty" BIOS
ton Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Mysterious Disease.

A new sickness has appeared re-
Gently and is known as Morkus Sab
baticus, or Sunday sickness, and is a
disease peculiar to church members.
The attack comes on suddenly every
Sunday; no symptoms are felt on Sat
urday night; the patient sleeps well,
and eats hearty breakfast, but about
church time the attack comes on and
continues until the services are over
for the morning. Then the patient
feels easy and eats a good dinner In
the afternoon he feels much better
and is able to take walk, talk about
politics and read the Sunday papers;
he eats a hearty supper, and about
church time he has another attack
and stays at home He retires early,
sleeps well and wakes up on Monday
morning refreshed and able to go to
work, and does not have any symp-
toms of the disease until the following
Sunday Brooklyn Eagle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

ton met with the approval of the
greatest minds of the time, and it is
almost entirely due to President Har-
per's boundless energy that the en-
dowments were secured for the uni
versity.
Almost in a day after accepting the
difficult task of rehabilitating the uni
versity DR.. Harper gathered around
him the brightest scholars in Ameri-
ca and created faculty of an ability
equaling that of a university with a
history of a century.
Four children, three sons and q
daughter, were born of his union with
Miss Ellen Paul.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

Cold, cherries and desolate the
rambling old farm house stood in all
its deafness outlined against gray,
wintry sky
Once, ahi years ago there was COM
fort, love, peace, happiness within It's
walls But it was so many, many
years ago, that the Oldest inhabitants
of the surrounding country had al
most forgotten about such things.
Weeds peeped their unfruitful heads
above the snow reaching from the
dilapidated porch leaning like an old
debilitated man propped upon two
sticks, down to the broken gate de-
pending from its rusty hinges fasten-
ed to the rotten post. Barns burst
ing with decayed hay, topping and
careening to the four winds of heaven,
but solidified upon their foundations
with the loads and tons of the wasted
harvestings of years, stood out like
grim si1houettes of despair and ruin
against the chill landscape.
And above all sailed the moon, pal
lid Lady of the Night; and she smiled
serenely down upon the picture of
fruitless harvestings, this phantasma-
goria of neglect and ruin.
Within the farm house the paper
hung from the crumbling and blacken-
ed walls in tattered malodorous rib
bons. Rats gnawed at the doors of
cupboards long since barren of food.
And the marauders dragged from old
bins that had not been replenished
for years, cobs. and made merry with
the mouldy remnants of bygone feasts
through the deserted chambers. only
to tease, tantalize and fret the heart,
soul and brain of the only human hab-
itant of the place, David Dreams, the
recluse, the miser.
"Drat'em and cuss 'emi They're
stealing food, my food" would growl
the old recluse tossing uneasily upon
his dilapidated bed up in the attic.
And the stars that peeped through
the dust-laden panes of glass in the
roof blinked at him and Knocked him
as he shivered among his rags.
The old man would rise, light a tai
low dip and go down the narrow back
stairs leading to the cherries kitch-
en- and chase the thieving marauders
through the hole in the cellar door.
He would nail piece of tin over the
hole, and humble with toothless jaws:
There. they'll not come again until
they gnaw another hole, drat 'em,
cuss em!"
Back to his attic he would crawl,
but before falling upon his ragged
old bed he would open the little cache
in the chimney wall and fondle and
caress the roll of musty rotting bills
and rusty coins and say:
tits all mine, all mine! My preci-
GUS darlings!"
Did he sleep?
Like a child undisturbed; and If he
dreamed he only dreamed of good
cheer, comfort, ease and plenty as he
lay stretched there upon the bed
which he shared with the vermin-
alone with his beloved money.
Greed was his god, hunger his hand
maiden. And he must work and toll
unceasing, dig and use thrift else the
gaunt wolf will come and snarl at his
door.
In the entry leading to the musty
cellar hung-as it had hung for two
years-a petrified slab of bacon. David
Dreams would pet and pat it as he
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
ADVICE FROM THE PROFESSOR.
Perhaps Not Strictly in Order, but
Still Good Sense.

Perhaps Not Strictly in Order, but
Still Good Sense.
A young Southern lawyer sat in the
Supreme court in which Justice Hen
ry M. Gildersleeve was trying a case.
This is the first time 1 have ever
seen the Justice he said, but if he's
as broad-minded as other members of
his family there'll be no narrow ap-
plicatiOn of the law in this case. A
relative of his, Prof. Gildersleeve, was
my professor in the University of Vir-
GINA l was in the same class of
which young Bradley Johnson, son of
the famous Confederate General of
that name, who died last fall, was a
member. One day several of us had
been out on carouse and had failed
to appear for Rotations. 1t was our
duty to report to Prof. Gildersleeve
and make our excuses. 1 think it was
l that was deputed to present the ex-
cuse. 1 hadn't said much when the
professor broke in with a sternness
which made US wish we couldn't tell
the difference between French wine
and corn whisky.
"'Young gentlemen he said, you
must realize you have entered upon
the stern realities of life
I'VE all bowed humbly, wondering
whether expulsion was to be our fate.
"'Young gentlemen he added,
never take it with water. 1 never
do. Good day, gentlemen New
York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
WHY MOCHA COFFEE is SCARCE
Methods of Cultivation and Transport
tation Primitive.

Methods of Cultivation and Transport
tation Primitive.
Back in the mountain districts be-
hind Alden the Arabs grow mocha
coffee. Each farmer" has few
bushes on which he raises enough for
his own use and little extra to sell
to the travelling buyers who go from
one farm to another collecting the
raw berries in very small quantities.
Finally, a caravan is formed which
transports the precious product to
Alden, a journey taking two or three
weeks. From Alden the coffee is ex-
ported, mostly to France and Ameri-
ca, where it is worth almost its
weight in gold. Genuine mocha will
not be easily obtainable, or cheap.
until the Arabs adopt modern meth
DDS Of cultivation and build railroads
from the plantations to Alden, the
seaport. Apropos of this, contempt
rary thinks 1t a miracle that Stats
tics show that during the last six
years the grocers of this country have
sold 100000 pounds of pure mocha
and java Coffee" while there has
been but $4,000 pounds imported dur
ing the same period.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

William Rainey Harper, president
of the University of Chicago, died
Jan. 10, at his residence, Fifty-ninth
street and Lexington avenue, Chicago.
Death resulted from a cancerous
growth in the intestines of more than
a years standing.
The end was peaceful and without
pain. ALI the members of the family
were at the bedside when the end
came. To all DIR. Harper had spoken
his farewell message. His last words
were: God always helps"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

But the bugs and beetles, the ants
and the vermin could reach it-and
they Toasted away at it's goodness
until it was but as a shred.
''Well. it was real good of Mr..
Dreams to send us this lot of money.
My! but it almost takes my breath
away-and him such miser. Poor
man! He went wrong when his wife
died and when his son ran away to
sea-
81 fear the world will turn about
to-day. David Dreams has sent
enough money to pay for all this nice
dinner we are giving to the poor this
Christmas day My! but the money
smells musty, the coins are all rust.
What lot of dirty money it is
Never mind, moneys money. I
guess we made a mistake when we
called him an old skinf1int of miser
He's sent us more money than all the
rest together. Money enough to help
us out on the new church.
Money enough to bly, a new organ
and a carpet for the Sunday school.
Well have a fine library and lots of
things. I for one shall pray for David
Dreams before this Christmas day
passes"
Christmas feast went on. The pots
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

another David Dreams that looked at
the good people gathered there
And after he had made merry with
them all and enjoyed to the full the
newness of his awakened heart he
went back to his home-now no longer
the home of desolation and ruin For
every nook and corner of it was light
ened by the glorious light of kindness,
love for fellow man and a sincere love
for the God who opened his eyes this
Christmas day.