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moved it from the shelf, 1 cut the cord
which fastened the mouth of it while
the attention of the inQuisitive cashier
and teller was directed elsewhere
Having shaken the mouth of the
sack open and frayed the ends of the
cord so that my ruse would not be
detected. l purposely stumbled and
fell as l crossed the vault. The coins
poured out upon the steel floor of the
big vault in a bright yellow stream,
rolling hither and yon, while 1 sat de-
jectedly in the midst of the golden
flood and rubbed my knee and cursed.
The two bank officials showed live
ly concern at my stupid accident, and
both set about gathering up the coins.
l assisted them as much as possible.
but my pulse was beating too fast for
my help to amount to much My ruse
had fully served my purpose. The
ring of the coins upon the steel floor
of the vault had not been true. They
had rung dull and heavy, and / knew
them at once for their real false char
acter. The verification of this. fact
came when fingered them deity. as
restored them to the sack whence
they had come. There was no mistak
ing the feeling of them They were
greasy and slick; that Shiny touch
which discloses the spurious coin in
the dark as well as in the light. Every
one touched had that slippery, soap
stone surface which counterfeiters
cannot overcome except by the use
of metal of the same fineness as that
of the genuine coin.
LAS replaced the sacks, after clean
ing the shelf, was careful to weigh
each of them in my hand. There were
Is sacks, each containing a thousand
dollars in half eagles, which were light
in weight
Il now felt sure of my ground, but
it was still necessary that we secure
proof against the teller 1 had not
suspected the cashier, until his evil
dent trepidation when / spilled the
sack of gold.
The mystery was now more COM
pick and interesting than ever While
1 had discovered the big reserve of
the counterfeiters / had no evidence
against any one, and was still afraid
to make arrests 1 wanted the makers
of the coin and their machinery, and
wanted them badly, for this was the
biggest case that 1 had thus far in
nv career been engaged upon
That night 1 did some tall think
| ing. and also made secret trip to the
bankers residence. which 1 carefully
| examined from the outside, going
over the extensive grounds about the
house and the outbuiidings at the i'm
| minent peril of being shot for a bur
giar. Here l discovered only one thing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06

of Importance. In the stable 1 STUN
bled on an empty champagne case,
which was of the same brand as one
1 had noticed in the vault of the
bank 1t might mean something or
nothing, but 1 had long ago learned
to take particular notice of small
things, and many is the valuable clew
that this habi. has given me.
''Since the return of Saunders and
McGrath, they had been working on
the clew of the anonymous letter, and
the information it contained about the
mysterious boxes which had been seen
to arrive at the bank at night. They
had located the author a discharged
messenger, who bore a grudge against
the teller to whose instance he attrib-
uted his discharge. From the mes
senger they learned that the boxes had
been delivered at the back entrance
of the bank late at night. They had
been brought to it in a one horse
express wagon, but the wagon had not
displayed a license number and the
driver, although muffied in great
coat, had evidently not been regu-
lar expressman, so the messenger in
formed them. He gave fairly accu-
rate description of the wagon, which
had been of peculiar construction
Il had seen just such a vehicle at
the bankers residence, a sort of de-
livery wagon which seemed to be en-
ployed in hauling feed for the extern
sive stable of the banker, as it had
been filled with sacks of oats and
bales of hay when 1 saw it,
The next morning I reported sick
at the bank, but my service with the
banker was not at an end had shifted
my position from janitor at the bank
to assistant gardener and general fac
totum at the presidents residence
Armed with note from the banker to
the gardener, I put in my appearance
at his residence The gardener didn
seem to like my appearance He re-
garded me with cold Suspicion, while
he read the note from his employer,
and, it seemed to me, he rather reluc-
family accepted me as his assistant i
verify believe he would have driven
me away on some pretext, If 1t had
not been for the explicit terms of the
note the banker had written at my die
tatfon.
The gardener was a tough looking
of suspicion about him which put me
on my guard and caused me to watch
him with caution He was a smooth
individual, however, and 1 had servet
| in my new capacity for three day,
without discovering anything WORT
mentioning. when he set me at th'
task of wheeling out the ashes from
| the big bin in the cellar. The bin wa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
ANGER shrinks Vitality.

DIR. Maurice de Fleury, distin-
guished Frenchman, advances the the
Dry that every time one becomes an
cry his vitality shrinks. After even
the most artfully suppressed signs Of
bad temper the vitality becomes small
er and smaller, until finally nothing Ii
left Anger is certain kind of CO.
rebr4i excitement, explains DR.. de
E1eury- The hyperasthenic subject il
always on it's verge, while the neuras-
thenic becomes Infatuated only by a
sudden bound Of reaction excited from
without But at that moment when
they are let loose the two are alike,
save that the strong man is binder
brute, while the weak man is some
what of an actor and seems to aim at
Affect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
GLOBE. SIGHTS

You rarely see an old mann who IN
proud
Ever occur to. you what a. pest
great talker" is?
Knicker-Whom does the baby re-
semble? Bocker-Its yell takes after
There is always some place on =
woman's. dress where she keeps a lot
Of pins.
Who Will take care OF the babies
when the women get their rights?' %
some one asks, There won't be any
babies.
You can't tell anything about wo-
man If she makes fun of new
style one day, the next day yc1 see
her initiating it.
An AtchfsOn widow who has been
married twice says her first husband
used to wait upon her, but that she
waited on her second husband, and
that she enjoyed hen second marrfags
the most
The right kind Of a girl lives IN
Atenison: Lately man 81 whom she
expected \ good deal married Anoth,
e< girl, bat, instead of shooting him o.
taking poison, she just sat down and
6aw1ed
Suggested as q new style Of person
al for newspapers: Mrs. John Smith
has gone to St Joe to collect what il
due to her from friend who visited
her a month last summer. She will
remain four weeks
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06

situated at the rear of the furnace,
near the entrance of the basement,
and in passing to and fro at my task,
l noticed several wine-caSes piled In
a dark corner of the basement 1 took
advantage of the first opportunity to
examine them and, while the lids
were securely nailed down, I found,
by lifting them, that they were as
heavy as chunks of lead.
That night I burglarized the bank
er's basement, while two of my com
panions kept watch outside to see that
1 was not disturbed. In the cham
pagne-cases I found the molds and
other accessories of the counterfeiters,
and a large quantity of metal and
newly manufactured coins.
Before we left the bankers resi-
dence, the gardener was a prisoner;
and before the night was over we
had nabbed Mason and farley and
Cashier Powell The gardener turned
states evidence and gave the whole
thing away. The three society men
held out firmly to the last They were
convicted only after considerable diff
ficulty Except for the assistance oil
the gardener in securing evidence. we
should never have been able to have
made out, against them, anything
more than a strong circumstantial
case We recovered about $4,000
from the cuIprits, and in the banks
vault was more than $4,000 of the
counterfeit money. The night watch
man at the bank was also implicated
and convicted
The gardener, who had many
aliases, was an old offender He had
worked at one time in the Frisco
mint. and was regarded as skillfu
workman After leaving the mint, he
had put out gold coin OF the
twenty dollar denomination, but hao
been caught and had served a prison
term for IT He had drifted east, after
serving his term, and had figured out
the plan which he had there put in op
Grafton He had manufactured the
coins, using the big furnace at the
bankers residence for that purpose.
and had secured the three society
men. all Of whom were heavily in debt
and therefore ready victims, to palm
of the money. Their method was to
take good money from the bank vault
and replace it with the bad. which
they worked on at the factory in the
weekly pay roll. The cashier at the
bank had secured the place for the
| counterfeiter at the bankers resi-
/ dence, but this had not been with any
particular design further than it was
a place that was especially suited Il
/ the necessities of the counterfeiter-
| Copyright, 1905. by W. G. Chapman.s
Copyright in Great Britain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
JOY WORK
And the Other Kind.

Did you ever stand on a prominent
corner at an early morning hour and
watch the throngs of people on their
way to work? Noting the number who
were forcing themselves along be-
cause it meant their daily bread, and
the others cheerfuliy and eagerly pur-
suing their way because of love of
their work
1t is a fact that ones food has much
10 do with it AS an example:
If an engine has poor oil. or boiler
Is fired With poor coal, bad result is
certain. isn't it?
Treating your stomach right is the
keystone that sustains the arch of
lhealth's temple and you will find
~Grape-Nufs" as a daily food is the
use
We have thousands of testimonials,
real genuine little heart throbs. from
people who simply tried Grape-Nuts
suit az curfosity-as q last resort-with
the result that prompted the testimo-
zniaI
Ii you have never tried Grape-Nuts
ITS worth while to give it a fair impair
Hfal trial Remember there are mill
Hons eating Grape-Nuts every day
they know, and we know if you win
use Grape-Nuts every morning your
work is more likely to be joy-work. be-
cause you can keep well. and with the
brain well nourished work is a joy
Head the Road to Wellville" in every
Seedlings There's . Reason"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
a Difference in Decree

Just love cake" said Johnnie, feel
4ngly- It's awful nice
You should not say love CAKE
corrected his mother. You should
say like And do not say awful
say very And say good instead OF
nice Now see If you can repeat the
sentence correctly"
IT like cake" repeated johnnie, 'It'i
very good
That's better
Il know. ma" complained Johnnie
but 1t sounds just as if I was talkin
bout bread
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
The Use of a Eat Man.

Il don't know whether I'll like Jack
~ not when 1 see him again." said
she He wrote me he was getting
tat hate a fat man"
A Tat mans all right" said the boy
who was playing cards on the floor
when n burglar gets in. A fat man
viii scare q burglar
But" she demurred, I'm not mar
ryfng q man just because he's good to
scare burglars with, am II"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
ONE THING AT A TIME.

s<Have you noticed that the baroness
never talks about other women?"
How could she? She is all the
fine talking about herself"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06

Professor Munyon has just issued
most beautiful, useful and complete AL
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birth month. 1t also tells all about
-ard reading, birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the Interpretation
IF dreams 1t teaches beauty culture,
nanicuring, gives weights and meas
ares, and antidotes for poison. In fact,
t is Magazine Almanac, that not
only gives valuable information, but
will afford much amusement for every
member of the family, especially for
parties and evening entertainments.
Farmers and people in the rural dis
-rfcts will find this Almanac almost
invaluable
1t will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the MUNYON
REMEDY COMPANY, .PHILADEL
PHIA
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06

APT. DICKSON and 1
were again foregather-
ing in front of the
CHEEKY log fire at his
home. He launched
into a capital story of
counterfeiting in high
places.
Il was once stationed
in the city of a great
International expos
ition, to watch for cul-
prits that were ex-
pected to put out the
customary counterfeit.
For the first month or
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
KANSAS CITY THEATRES
WILLIS WOOD.
Week of January 81, 1909.
ROBERT EDISON.

As the attraction at the Willis Wood
for the week of January 81, Henry B.
Harris will present Robert Edison, di-
rect from triumphal engagements In
New York. Boston and Chicago. in the
play "The Call of the Uorth" Mr.
Edison's latest vehicle, which is said
to afford him one of the most con-
genial roles that he has had in some
time. Is the work of George Broad
hurst, author of 1.-THE Man of the
Hour" and is based on Stewart Ed
ward Whites widely read novel. Con
jurer's House."
Patents Issued on the 18th Day OF Jan
nary, 1909.
Of patents. sS1-sos shukere r Bldg. Kansas
City, Mo. Book patents furnished
MISSOURI.
NO aeI.ds aa a9 a Essas 8 f.ae sa
Dayitt. Elmer. Mo. continuous Iap-join.
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KANSAS.
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attachment for stoves. No sos. 1872: T.
Conner. assignor of one-half to w. Davis.
Topeka, Kan. door opener, No. 9O9. 552;
w; Hagstrom. Lingsborg, assignor Of one
R Ran to swiieh ae device foP paT9H @
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wins. No. COS. SIT; r S. Murray and L.
q. Kirnball. Arkansas City, Kan, cistern
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Robinson and J. A. Safer, Emporia, Kan,
riding wheel road scraper, No. 900 22S;
w. V. Turner, Topeka. Kan. and d. NJ
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gusta. Kan, cleaning attachments for
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OKLAHOMA
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Okla. double rake No. 909. 607: p Harri-
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aches, and feeling of Ianguor. Part
pf the time 1 could not attend to my
work and irregularity of the kidney
secretions was annoying. Doan's Kid
aey Pills brought me prompt relief"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box Fos-
ter-MiIburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06

Suner1ng from back
ache and other COM
mon durable kidney
ills. If you suffer SO,
profit by this wom-
ans example: Mrs.
Martin Douglass, So
Cedar St, Kingston,
N. Y, says: 81 had a
lame, aching back.
dizzy spells, head
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

Also people who live in brick
houses shouldn't throw mud
To be on the right side in politics
merely means 10 be on the inside.
1t naturally takes a wide-awake au-
thor to write a treatise ON insomnia
Many a fellow who has vein of
sentiment discovers that it is all in
vain.
The iceman's idea of making hay
while the sun shines is to cut ice
when it freezes
A successful business man is one
who makes more money than his wife
can spend.
A fellow doesn't necessarily have a
good time just because his watch is a
good timekeeper.
Nell-"You can't always Judge peo-
pie by their clothes" Belle-"No, not
unless you see the family wash out on
the line"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
OFTEN THE CASE.
Women Struggle HopeIessiy Along,
Suffering 6ackache, Dizzy Spells,
Ianquor, Etc.

Women have so much to go through
In life that it's a pity there is so much
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-06
Are stIm Bleeding Them.

81 had supposed until yesterday,
doctor. that the days of the bleeding
of patients were past"
"And SO they are But what
changed your mind ?"
"The bill you sent me"-Harper's
Weekly
Wife-Would it please you, dear, sc
learned another language? Husband
Yes, it would delight me infinitely.
Wife-Well. which one shall / study7
Husband-The sign 1anguage-Smart
Set.
Didn't Know When He Was Married.
Ask when he was married, the
colored citizen replied: "All 1 know,
sub, is dat it wuz des we'en she lowed
she'd git meter de minute!' '-At1an-
ia Constitution.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
cHvRcHEs AND soclGTlEs.

Methodist Church-Sunday school
u 10 q m; preaching. every Sunday
norning and evening: Rev. B. F. Ross.
tAstor.
Baptist Church-Sunday school as
10; preaching at IL each Sunday;
prayer meeting at the pastors home
very Thursday: Rev. c. w. Buell.. pas
tor.
Presbyterian Church-Sunday school
held every Sabbath At 10 .. M; VIII
Van Petten, superintendent; preach
Ing services every Sabbath morning
and evening. alternately. II g. m. and
1850 p. M: Young Peoples meeting
It Z. before the evening service; pray.
Or meeting every Wednesday at 1880:
Rev. Wiley X. Wright, pastor.
East Gate Lodge No. 1l3, A. r. Z A.
", meets first and third Fridays Of
zach month. Visiting brethren cor
daily invited to attend. J. 8. McMur.
try. w. M: ]. 3. Murphy, 8. W.: j.
Ray Brown. J. W.; r. p. Walton, Sec.
Holly Lodge No. IA, l. o. o. r.,
nssts each Wednesday evening at the
Holly hall. Visitors are cordially In.
yited. Chas. Witte. N. g.: J.W. Bryce.
Bee.
Holly Chapter, o. Z. g., meets sec
oad and fourth Friday nights each
month. Mrs. Mile Baker, Worthy
Hatron: John 3. Murphy. Worthy Pa
tron: H. c. NcCreery, Secretary.
Mispah Rsbekah Lodge, No. 81, I. o.
o. f.. meets first and third Tuesdays
pf each month at Holly hall.
Knights Of Pythias Lodge No. 1T.
Holly, meets in Holly block every first
and third Monday night at o'clock:
William Wright, C. c.: H. w. MARBLE,
K Of r. and 8.
Holly Leaf Camp no 7742, M. w. A..
meets every first and third Saturday
Of each month. Visiting neighbors al.
ways Welcome. A. w. Hornbeck. Con-:
G. A. Pinkham, clerk; P. n. Probst.
Adviser; C. q. Merwin. Banker.
Holly Camp. Royal Neishbors. No.
1854. meets second and fourth Tues
lays Of each month 1t Holly hail. Ora
Gle, Mrs. Hattie Mitchell; Vice Ora.
Gle. Mrs. Eta Witte; Recorder, Mrs.
Alice Pinkham: Receiver. Mrs. Pearl
Aerwin.
Holly Commercial Club; L. NJ. Ap
psl President; J. w. Will.in, Sec.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
The Artisss oey.
~ hAxToA ToA1T CO. ooeToel aaAea.

The Aftleee 10Y.
The boy bowed politely to the gro
Ger.
II understand" he said, that you
want boy. sir. VIII you kindly look
me over"
81 only pay 49," said the grocer, ab-
ruptly. 5 a9st2
Il understood" said the boy. that
you paid four"
The grocer nodded.
Il did pay four" he said. until
saw In the paper the other day that
Millionaire Rogers began his business
career ON $3 q week"
The boy smiled.
"But ! don't expect to be q million
aire," he said. II don't care to be
rich-I'd much rather be good"
The grocer was 80 much pleased
with this artless reply that he COM
promised with the boy for three and
a half.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
Aid Fight Against TubsrcuIosIs


At the recent meeting Of the Ma.
tional Association of Bill Posters, held
in Atlanta. Ga, 1t was decided to do
nate to the campaign against tubercu-
losis $1,200,000 worth OF publicity.
The bill posters in all parts Of the
United States and Canada will MI
the vacant spaces on their $500 bill
boards with large posters Illustrating
the ways to prevent and cure con.
sumption. The Poster Printers asso-
citation has also granted 100000
worth Of printing and paper for this
work. This entire campaign Of bill.
board publicity will be. conducted un.
der the direction Of the National A.
sociation for the Study and Proven.
tion Of tuberculosis in cooperation
with the National Bill Posters asso-
citation.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
A PROPOSAL

Mr.. Hardup- Good morning, Miss
Aughtumn-ahem! There is some
thing ! have been wishing to ask you
for some time. but-er-the fact ID, I
haven't been able to screw up enough
courage to-er-come to the point
= Miss Aughtumn-A proposal at last!
Mr.. Hardup- Could you. my dear
Miss Aughtumn-could you lend me
I've dollars?
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
a .RsaIIst.

Il am Z great believer in realism"
remarked the poet
"Yes?" we queried with rising In
hection. thereby giving him the desired
opening. q4 44 E
Il sometimes carry my ideas of
realism to a ridiculous extreme" con-
tinued the poet.
Indeed" we exclaimed namely,
somewhat impatient to reach the point
Of his witticism.
"Yes," continued the poet, "the other
day wrote a sonnet to the gas COM
pany and purposely made the meter
defective"
= At this point We tainted
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20

doctors failed 70 hslp. was Aisoour.
aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and . final cure and now
en- IN the best Of health"
Remember the name-Dosn's. Sold
By an dealers. so cents . box. Fos-
tsr-NiTburn Co. Buffalo. N. 7.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
Pure Food conor... 4 Denver.

Denver.-Pure Food Commissioner
Wilbur F. Cannon has received \ pro
gramme of the proceedings for the
thirteenth annual convention Of the
Association of State and National
Food and Dairy departments to be
held in the city of Denver on Au-
gust Path to 9th. Among those
who will attend are Secretary OF Agri.
culture James Wilson. A. D. Melvin of
Washington. D. c.; George P. McCabe
of Washington, Dr. H. w. Wiley of
Washington, and other heads Of fed.
eral departments. One thousand dol.
lars has been donated for entertain
ing the delegates.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
ToWM oFVtcERs.

Mayor. q. McNustry.
Oefh-N. p. Vidal.
Trsasafer-L n. Appel.
Trustses-J. b. Harden. W. c. 0imH
soa, J. w. Bryce. L. N. Gee, c. 4.
ei1Ahan and William Baker.
Narshal-E. House.
Police NAglstrate-J. W. Wilkin.
Juaticas a the Peace-J. w. Wlkt1
md william NcGlashen. :.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20

oro he cause. COo
th0. Hn. q d. y
lisoa, N. Broadway. La
mar, Mo-. says: KID
ny trouble wore me
down TN ! had to take
to bed. I had terrible
Deins n NJ bedy an1
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full Of sed-
iMAak I mt W0Pn0 AM
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
Fitted for the Job.

The general consulted the topo-
graphical chart. "You understand,
colonel" he said, that this charge ON
the enemy's fertilization necessitates
the most reckless disregard for hu.
man life?" 81 understand, general"
the colonel replied. The forlorn hope
that leads the movement will be com.
posed exclusively Of amateur chauf-
feurs."
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
They Were Good Mothers.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton il quoted as
saying that woman's FIRST duty is to
develop all her powers and possibili-
ties. that she may better guide and
serve the next generation. Mrs. STAN
ton raised seven uncommonly healthy
and handsome children, says an ad-
mirer OF hers, and the children Of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe testify to the vir-
tues Of the noted woman as a moth.
or. The eagle may be as good a
mother as the hen or the goose.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-20
Prepared for the Worst.

S,"How long had your wife's first hus-
band been dead when you married
herr"
About eight months"
"Only eight months? Don't you
think she was in good deal of
hurry?"
"Oh, don't know. We had been
engaged for nearly two years"