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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01

The natives are not heavy meat eat.
ers. The domestic fowl-that marvel
Gus combination OF skin. bones and
teathers-thc old friend Of all African
travellers. and the inevitable bloatlng
goat are common 20 all districts. There
are also some sheep to be had. But
the darling pet OF a Kongo man is his
pig. You can treat his wife and chill.
dren rs you Ike, but II you touch his
pig beware! To kin n mans pig that
breaks through your fence and digs up
your vegetable garden is TO commit the
objectionable sin, and the owner never
forglyes you. Hogs flesh is equally
dear TO him. Game In some parts IS
plentiful. but more especially In Zom.
DO. There we have several kinds Of
deer, antelopes and wild hares. The
only difRculty is to bag them. Guinea
fows, partridges and pigeons abound,
and there are some pheasants, and in
the swampy valleys We find wild ducks
and many other birds. Eagles. vultures
and other birds OF prey are common
and very annoying. while the woods
are resplendpnt with the gorgeous
plumage OF the birds Elephants, buf-
falOes and lcopards are TO be found,
but must be sought for IN the more
sparsely populated districts. - Geo
graphical Journal
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01
THE JEWELS
OF INDORE
BY PETTlGREw EDGAR
Copyrtght, 1901. ~ p. Edoar
BY PETTlGREw EoeAF
copsr,oAt iooLbyR. EdOar

The city OF Indore lies IN the central
province OF India, on the northern side
Of the vindya mountains, and distant
from Bombay about 800 miles. Among
the foothills OF the mountains are the
ruins OF what was once the largest
temple IN India. These ruins were
known 70 and visited by British SOL
diers long before the great mutiny, but
Il was not until about the year 1850
when the English had Arm grip on
the country again, that vague rumors
OF hidden treasure became known
How Il started no one could recall. but
Il was generally believed that a ratah
Ind sccretcd a vast store OF gems In
the ruins during the mutiny. As he
was among the slain the gems still lay
hidden where his own hands had
placed them.
A year after the mutiny had been
quelled the government sent out a
searching party after this wealth, but
after spending a month among the
ruins It gave up the quest Then proc
lamation was made Offering half TO the
finder, but no one came forward Still
later a syndicate was formed 70 prose
cute the search, and a large sum OF
money was spent without satisfactory
results. Every English officer stationed
at Indore had dreams Of this treasure,
said 20 be worth az least SA0OO,OO0,
and occasionally one got leave OF abb
sence only TO spend weeks In the
search. II was worse than looking for
4 needle In a haystRck. About Eve
acres OF debris were TO be overhauled
In some places the great stone blocks
were piled twenty feet high and over
grown with vines and bushes, and the
smallest OF them could not be moved
without the strength OF three or four
men. Il was rare hiding place,
whether the gems had been secreted In
an underground chamber or only drop
ped into an interstice between two
blocks.
In the year 1871 there was a fresh
story out about the ruins. For years
and years no tiger had been seen In
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01

that nelghborhood, but the presence Of
one was now reported. He had been
seen on the outskirts Of the ruins by
natives and soldiers alike. II was
whispered among the natives that the
spirit OF the dead rajah. fearing that
the treasure would az length be discov-
cred by his hated enemies. had sent the
tiger to guard H. The idea was ridi-
culed by all white men. OF course, yet
they had 20 acknowledge that there
was something queer about the appear
ance Of a tiger In that nelghborhOOd
Those who had seen him pronounced
him u tremendous animal He did not
range away from the ruins. Neither
did be attack people passing along the
highway or the ryots tending their cat
tie on the grazing grounds close by.
AS soon as IL was an established fact
that a tiger had taken up his quarters
amid the ruins a dozen officers planned
a hunt for him. In the course OF a eou-
pie OF weeks be was seen several times;
but though be was fred upon at point
blank range. be was not hit. Then be
turned about and became the hunter.
In two days he killed two officers and
two gun bearers. These men were
seeking him among the ruins. and be
ambushed them. The bodies. strangely
enough. were not mutilated. II the Il.
ger did not kin cattle nor devour his
human victims. what did he subsist ONT
All this gossip about the ruins and
the gems and the tiger was told a guest
one evening by the commissioner on
the verandn Of his bungalow. He had
all faith IN the story OF the treasure.
He had investigated II until be was
sure the gems were still there. Queer.
ly enough. be also took stock In the
tiger story-that Is. be half agreed with
the natives that the beast had been sent
as a further protection. but there was
no doubt that he would soon be killed
OF. Then be told his dream about the
treasure. He had seen a strong box
In a cave in the midst OF the ruins. and
as soon as the tiger had been killed or
driven away be meant to look Tor the
cave.
During the commissioners talk one
OF bis servants hung about when there
was no need OF his services. listening
closely TO all that was said Millions
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Z or collars IN treasure was utctctta ~
natives during the mutiny, and IN no
instance was a storehouse ever be-
trayed to the British. The natives
either entered into possession or kept
the secret Wine had loosened the
commissioners tongue and in con-
tempt for his Niger he made no Sc
crct OF his hopes and intentions. A
word or two OF warning was OF no
avail. The native was AFFECT and ser
vile TO a contemplate degree, and the
idea OF his crossing his masters path
was not 70 be dreamed OF.
During the next two weeks the tiger
killed another officer and two heaters,
and then OF a sudden he was TO be seen
no more. The ruins were beaten up
half a dozen times In vain. This left
the commissioner free 10 work his plan.
Two days later. accompanied by two
OF his civil employees, the commission
or proceeded 20 the ruins. His visit,
though intended 70 be secret, had TO be
made by daylight. In the middle OF
the ruins, where the blocks were piled
the highest and the tangle was the
greatest. he uncovered a cave, Strictly
speaking. II had uncovered Itself by
the sliding down OF n block OF stone,
but OF all the people who had wan
dered over the ruins none had noticed
Il. There was every evidence that the
tiger had made this spot his lair, but
on the door was a strong box which
had been battered open. while scat.
tered about were half a dozen gems.
Some one bad discovered and borne
away the rajah's treasure. Who that
some one was the commissioner soon
discovered. AS he was making his way
out OF the ruins he came across the
dead body OF his eavesdropping serv-
ant and not far away the bloated car
cass OF the tiger. The beast was truly
the largest Of his species, and his enor-
nous teeth and claws were In good
working order. Beside the corpse Of
the servant was a leather bag, but II
was torn and empty. The man bad
started to carry the gems away, bot
the tiger. sull lurking In the ruins, had
sprung upon and killed him. And yot
how came the beast deadi Where had
the gems gone?
The commissioner raised no alarm,
but upon his return he related the par
ticulars 20 q few intimate friends. II
was queer talk. and as a matter OF fact
his friends began 10 believe the man
daft or joking. Nevertheless they sug'
gested that the tiger must have swal.
lowed the treasure which had proved
too much for him. He received the TO
marks IN earnest, and. sure enough,
they did solve the mystery. II was not
10 his benefit, however. nor 20 that Of
the government. Next day he returned
10 the ruins 20 fnd that the carcass of
the tiger had been disscctcd. One sin.
sle ruby had been left In the stomach,
and only ono. There must have been
more than one native In the plot, Eat
their identity has never been discov.
cred. Only those who turned uh'm iHto
cash can tell, but doubtless Il was
thousands and thousands 81 dOlle'a
Perhaps some OF the rarcst stones 20
be found In England. France or Amer
lea today came from that collection.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01
Fortune rsnlnE BY ringer Nails

Fortune telling by means Of the IN
ger nails. onychomancy, as It was call
Cd, was common In ancient times. The
practice was to rub the nails with oil
and SCOT or wax and 10 hold up the
nails thus prepared against the sun
and upon the transparent horny sub
stance were supposed to appear figures
or characters which gave the answer
required. In more recent times peO.
pie have been found predicting by
means OF the nails Of the fingers and
telling the dispositions OF persons with
eertnin descriptions Of the nails.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01
THE MAIL SERVICE

Nothing but good can come from the &C
ton OF the citizens Of Skagway 10 pro-
testing against the shameful mail service
the United State, government Is meeting
out 20 Alaska. Il Is past understanding
why the government should. without
notice lnd wIthou, even the excuse Of cut
ting down the expenses. reduced the mail
service nearly OF quite one-half !, was
gwen ont bv a wooden headed Official that
3, was believed the new four DAYS sehsd-
uls would be an Improvement on the old
service. The settlement Il made In good
faith, only proves It's author a fool. The
IDEA that three mail boats-iour a, most
could give a better service than twice that
many, Is one that could not be entertainsd
by sane men. The fast Of the matter Is
that our very brillian, % pOstOfhcs depart
ment has reduced the mail service one-hllf
and at the same time raised the cost to the
government nearly so per sent.
Surely. the demand Of the people OF
Alaska that the mail be dispatched on
every steamer that Is being operated on o
regular schedule. Is not unreasonable
There Is not a section Of the United States
OF the SINE importance. In a commercial
sense, as Alaska, that Is not getting daily
mail These mail contracts are often pro
yiied where there Is not sufficient business
to mlintain carriers without the aid Of the
returns from the mail contracts. When
there are boats on regular run that will
be maintained whether thew carry mail or
not, common tsosncy demands that the
government enter into arrangements with
each them to carry mail Il there Is
any desire on the part Of the department
TO aii the business interests or to trsit the
people fairly, this will Be done at once.
The cost Of a decent service need no, Be
greater than the United States is paving
now tor the present abortivs delivery. The
same money that Is now being paid, prop
srly divided, would pay for the delivery Of
mail on al the boats Of the Alaska Steam
ship COMPANY. a. we'll as on every vessel
being operated bv the Pael6c Coast Com
plny. However that Is a matter Of sec.
onilry importance 4 Il should cost
more, the people Of Alaska are furnishing
q mirkst fos sIl,ooj.ooo Of American pro-
ducs annually and they are contributing a
third Of a million dollars 70 the running
expenses OF the government, In addition to
the amount expended here, and thew have
a right 10 demand the semblancs Of fair
treatment at the hands Of the government,
even though Il should COS, a few thousand
tolllrs a wear. Il is our money ANYHOW
There can be no excuse for or people TO
osnsurs the Plcl6c Coast Steamship Com
pinv Tor getting this contract a, a hand
some figure That company O., but using
good business sense when il secures an ad-
vln;lgeous contract from the government
Il Is minifestly unfair that the esnsure
should be In anywiss divided. The post
Office department Is entitled to Oh the CON
ismnatiOn We have to give. No one
should be permitted to share the blame in
the slightest degree with those at wash
lngton, who are presumed to look ou, for
the interests Of the people.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01
Rheumatic Cure

was laid up for nearly a wear with
Sciltic Rheumatism, a great portion Of the
time ! was practically helpless, ! tried
every remedv suggested 70 no purpose, !
finally took Danish Rheumatic Cure
which resulted In complete recovery, there
has been no symptoms Of the disease for
nearly a year. N. J. Black,
Second Ave, Skagway. Alaska. May 10 'O2
We guarlnteoe 70 cure Rheumatism In
any form OF refund the money after a trial
Of i've bottles; 81 per bottle.
The Ross Higgins Co.
Agents for Alaska.
Red star bottled beer Is uneQuaied a. q
table drink g per dozen. delivered
Telephone 50
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Finest meal In the eltv at Royal Cafe.
Everything 6rst-clasS. The best Of service
guaranteed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-01

Belle or LsNAstuu Whiskey-eight
years old-just out OF government bond.
and Three Crown Diamond Malt whis-
koy-strictly pure-at the Seattle saloon
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p Rent anc For sale cards for sale
Al this onica
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24
THE COURIER

energy makes his works permanent In
the new community wherein he cast his
lot. His character and constructive in
spiration are a lasting force in the
lives of those who follow him and who
may not recognize their debt to him.
Mr.. Richards was such pioneer. He
and his brother, Mr.. ]. X. Richards,
came to this country i'm the third quar-
ter Of the nineteenth century. The eld-
er brother was holder and more con-
fident. The younger brother, Lewis
Cass Richards, had Complementary
qualities. His recognition of good rea-
soning was immediate. His detection
of flaw was also immediate. He pos
sessed conservative. reflective qualities.
The union between the two brothers
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

was founded on affection, confidence
and understanding. Their business
ventures were instituted and conducted
by the impetus of two united energies.
Their contributions to the stability and
worth of the community were large,
and the influence of their sane thought
and action is valuable heritage to
the community they helped to found.
Mr.. l.. c. Richards, whose death was
recorded last week. was a quiet man of
affairs. gentle. charitable. helpful, es-
sentially modest, a man whose life was
influenced by a strong undercurrent of
religion. He was a worthy pioneer and
his descendants and all the men and
women who shall come after him will
enjoy the fruits Of his labor and
thought.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24
ODD II BITS II OF
NEBRASKA II LIFE

fusion of blows. Blood was pourin,
apienty. A preacher it appears, feel
ing that he was called, rushed to tn,
vortex of blood and attempted to allay
wrath with due proportion of oil
The heaviest fighter at once turned or
him. In two twinklings one ear of the
peacemaker had been deftly detached
and the combatant was chewing it,
not like a cud but certainly with a de-
gree of pleasure.
In tones of conviction, yet without
obstrusiveness, the editor of the Aims
worth Star-Journal casts out what he
dubs hint" 1t is to the church.
going ladies of his beloved town. He
invites them to remove their hats in
the house of God, not SO much out of
respect to Him, necessarily, as to the
preacher, the male members of the con-
gregation and to the females whose
hats cannot measure up to the beauty
standard of some others. The editor
got his idea in Lincoln. He says So
Not long ago he visited i'm the capital
city. 1t was his pleasure and privi-
lege to attend the services at the st.
Paul church. He commends in the
highest terms the art and diplomacy
of Rev. Mr.. Wharton in ruling bon
nets Off
This landlord went to his door in
response to a knocking in the middle
of the night, only to be met by a flying
club. Mr.. McGregor of a hotel i'm De-
witt was the object of this strange
midnight visitor. He was sleeping in
peace when he heard a gentle rapping,
rapping at his outside door. His first
idea was that somebody desired lOdg-
ing for the remainder of the night
With view to letting him in he went
to the door. Whirling a club like a
fail darkly clad person let fly at him.
The missile hit the door casing with a
crash that startled all the occupants,
and the frightened hotel man beat a
tumultuous retreat. Aiming himself
iiphi al Schdi lie SouSut " Ills
strange assailant but the man had
flown. Not being distinguished for
his enemies the might have-been vic
tim is puzzled to identify the stranger.
q
Abhor the temptation to suicide when
hte weather is dry. This is a piece of
counsel travelling around the country
press. 1t doesn't pay even to think of
suicide because of dry weather. The
story is related of a Kansas man who
killed himself because he had a grow
ing dread of drouth. And the next
day it rained.
Everybody at Tekamah is studying
the heart of his neighbor for the germs
of arson. Who cut the fire hose?
Somebody did. That person had arson
in heart, SO everybody thinks. That
is why they are making the close in
Two hundred feet Of fine
new hose had been added to the equip
ment of the fire department. The old
was then discarded. Before there was
occasion to use the new, 10, one morn
ing it was discovered that some vandal
had entered the department and with a
sharp instrument, had viciously
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

Spectators at the station at Hum
boldt were both interested ant
alarmed. One of their number, stand
train rushed through without stopping
suddenly turned a somersault i'm the
air. He landed in a heap. 1t would
have startled his friends to have seer
surprised them as it was. The mai
bag was the responsible instrument
1t was thrown from the train as IL
sped through. and chance directed il
He wasn't looking and it struck him
from behind, carrying his props out
from under as neatly as il magic
had been invoked. He was unpleas-
antly shaken up but not seriously hurt.
y
The Methodist church of Ord feels
like n country newspaper. Two sows
were recently contributed TO it's i'm
provement fund. They were not
brought into church or anywhere near
it of course. but it felt that way What
could be done with swine. devil
crammed swine at that? The members
were equal to the occasion, however
They choose an auction sale. 1t
worked first rate. Everybody was
anxious to buy, simply because of the
novelty of the situation. Bidding rose
briskly until about $35 had been
offered. This was enough. The church
is willing that more stray pigs should
come its way just as often as pos
sible.
Wailing but no gnashing of teeth is
in progress in various parts of Furnas
county. The folks can't gnash their
teeth for the reason that they have
none. A fakir pulled them. From
house to house he piled his graft. His
idea was to pull teeth free if he were
allowed to fit the mouth with false
ones. This of course was fair enough.
A few days after the removal of the
teeth he would appear for half the
price of the plate as a measure of good
faith, and never be seen there more
The most the victims can do to vent
their wrath is to holler and champ
their gums.
Ashland acclaims a heavyweight boy
of the age of sixteen years. Earl
Wood is the name of the chap and 2S7
pounds is his weight His parents and
friends consider him in poor flesh now
Last year when the corn was all har-
vested the lad registered BIS. Neither
his father nor his mother weigh more
than ordinary.
1t doesn't pay to be peacemaker in
Spalding. That's a bad town, says the
Enterprise. People get drunk there on
Sunday and raise various kinds of dis
order every other day. Neither the
Enterprise nor the preacher appears to
have the power to hold the town long
enough to inoculate it with the virus of
virtue. The other day a saloon brawl
with heavy noise Accomplishments drew
running crowd to the place of car
mage. Citizens otherwise good natured,
but drunk at that minute, were pun
melting each other in a generous pro-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

stock I'm the whole state, the assess
ment for this year shows the follow
ing valuations: Farm and carriage
horses. 81 to $14; cows at from 50 to s.
each; fat cattle. "a TO 50: young cattle,
I to each; hogs so cents per hun
dred: sheep, so cents per head; corn.
cents per bushel; wheat cents per
bushel.
In the counties over the state there
seems to be no real system except to
get property listed as low as possible,
and ideas i'm this respect differ. Some
counties fix the valuation of land at
one third others as low as one-twelfth
the actual value. Some assess corn
at 3 cents and others as high as Is.
In some localities the corn in farmers
cribs is expressly exempted. The boast
comes from every part of the state of
the large amount of money on deposit
in the banks and the showing is about
$50 per capita for the state. Yet the
assessment rolls will not show 60 cents
per capita.
1T seems to me that i'm view OF the
inequalities and shrinking i'm all kinds
of property, with nearly four million
dollars of uncollected state taxes on
the books, We will not find the real
remedy i'm crying for a raise In rail-
road assessment alone. What we need
is general revision, and the next legis-
Io,, It,tx 70
The assessed valuations. now sent
out as Nebraska statistics, are re-
proach to the state, and the ridiculous
figures no doubt prevent eastern CAPT.
compared with those of some other
states would indicate that we are
community of paupers."
These figures taken from the records
mean much to the thoughtful and un-
prejudiced person. We know the price
of meat. Compare the price we pay
for meat with the valuation assessed
against the farmers beef, sheep and
hogs. Sucking calves and pigs are ex-
empt from the list altogether. But a
sucking pig is worth five dollars i'm The
market. The farmers property is rat
ed at one-twelfth of its value and even
then nearly four millions of the tax is
unpaid. Under such conditions an ac-
cusation from delinquents deserves, at
least. an exhaustive and impartial in
vestigation.
The state board should be given real
power to equalize taxes and reform the
existing conditions under whose opera
ton counties side by side assess lands,
stock and products at one-twelfth, one
fifth or one-third of their value, ac-
cording to the caprice and political am
billions of the assessors. What is need
ed is a more just distribution of the as
sessment. IL the reform could be ac-
and the burden adjusted
equally upon farm property and pro-
ducts. railroads and all, it is fair to
from an investigation of the
records that nobody who pays taxes
now would pay more taxes then. If
he farmers had paid the taxes as
sessed against them by their own
1eighbors on a basis of one-twelfth the
real value of their property, the state
would not be in debt today, but 1t
would have surplus of $l,723. 1929,
hat is, OF course, supposing the treas
irers of the state were honest. which
n Nebraska is historically inconceiv-
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24
Lewis Cas- Richards

What degree of obligation later gen.
erations owe to pioneers has not been
decided by statisticians, biographers
and general historians. The pioneers
are few and the number of descend
ants and later settlers are as the sands
Of the sea. Yet the few pioneers lay
out the roads and the boundaries, es-
tablish the schools. and start the
various commercial institutions Their
SUCCESSORS walk or ride in the roads,
ADOPT their section lines. go to their
schools and send their children to
them, make their living by the agency
of the institutions founded by the
pioneers and unconsciously form them
selves within the environment created
for them by the pioneers. 1t Is SO in
New England: 1t is so in Nebraska.
A pioneer is a man of force, of in
dividual initiative. Energy sent him
out from the home Of his fathers and