The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-29
THE GOLD H0ARDERS OF
INDIA.


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| supposed q" he h'""e" rnere'
|
tra''S Lo''os IN oo"'.' u's 49,
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DO the 'o'ai anouns Vi 'ho soiu p'ouuo.
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wor"' an ''"m'a. s' +.
nun. 49, .,. . I've - ,sa s.rsh nd
mum '"o $50 W L,ss.r
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'nsu ~ "ds :. 10 os
| " '. So =.
80 ~. 90 90 nno
a 70 70 ~ -. .,s o-...,.,
wv VI .,"..s .A' VIC -s -,
Ane SUI - 80 -.
yas' as sao 'esN =. vac ~. =.
the Overflow OF tue great r''s1S' "nen ="
| Is rsyaem bsrsd that this work of absorp-
,i,n has ba.n go,no on with little ipter.
- .,,n -
1
tinuss under our eyes ie 10 easy 70 FORM
an idea of thu Immense treasures that are
h,.,.,, A., ,s.h .ovr,rx An tb,s go,,j
., 4.
remains sterile. anu, oo"sequensiy' 10
lost. 1t Is absurd to ear that 10 Is hrouyht
into monetary circulation or that IL passes
| -. $3.50. !, ~. na,,va .,oid
'nrousA s' ~
| smiths. = IL ID uisssaSinatea In innumsra-
BILE hiding places from which 1t never
| a,,a,.s. u ,.-u ~
.,.
| In ancient uinfs Hnu up 70 tne per,oo Oh
the conquest and occupation by the Eng :
| l,.h tudiviaua, pronsrtv was n at protect-
| - "a a. abs
oo'
other was the prey OF rival fnctions VINO
rayaaed IL ceasslsssly and without mercy.
p-,nc,. ana n,tan,a "a "a WA IL M the
--..-... .h.- ,o,.
| small ny were squeezeu anu SHUT" o~"'
sta atty. To escaps from the general rob-
| berry the natives, great aud small, care
| Ill ...,.. ,n.,. r,onsv and THAR
tuiy concsaieo 'neH momv a"u oAe-
yaluables under ground. This invetsrA te
habit bec1me hereditary among them, 90
| that tcdsv rbe nns,vss do iust what their
ancastor, aid in mast ages. IL Is sstimnt-
"A that miIIfsrus upou miIliards Of fra nos
India. and N ia known that this colos-
al trsasure is In coin that dates back
ssv.rsI csntnI,as
| 40 tne sufYerino and wretchsdnes q that
novsrsy ordinariIy orentea the natives OF
| T,d,a add tha tortures. EQUALLY painful,
| 81 an ahIs nyarios. That ia the
thing which puzzIea the observer and
ehro1s MIN al the right track. In that
country ali the moor and INDECENT have
tittia hiaing nIaoes vhsrs they nut away
rhJ, i,ttIs treasnras and guard them.
watchiny tbs,r Growth. and never draw
inc tom them. syen in the face OF famins
or iishonor. danger or death. All around
,hsn, and above are this proud and the
sich who do int a. THAR auosstors did
and remain exaclly the same az they
| 90. th.t n IN say insntiabIe hoarders.
snsnIc,ous And oruei mIsers Tnsy bids
thsir GOLD In ths vnulta OF old forts and
IN ei,sSSi. and sdd 10 IL from generation
~ Generation. from century to century.
| I,Es ehst m Harr.onon- THAR BELOVED
tra.snrss posss, for them chsrms far
mora fsso,nstin, than those of their i'm
Moral hours and Of their enchanting
The persistenoe of the maharajah Of
S,ndhi i'm netIrIonins tbe British govern
ment TO give back TO him the fortress OF
/ Gunlior IL perhaps rsmem bsred-a persis-
| lance that seemed strange indeed, not
Il 70 saw susuioious. becaus, Gwslior was
mot one OF the holy places, like 90 many
oshers In India. After numerous psti-
lions and intrigues th } maharaja h at last
| won his oass. The fortress Of GWalinr
was given back TO him, And now quits
raoentIy the secret of his persistent effort
bas become olsas to every body who reads.