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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
THE JEWELS
OF INDORE |
By PETTIGREW EDGAR
COPYRIGHT Ieof. hH n. EdGr
BY PETTiGREw EDGAR


The city OF IndOrr lies in the central
province Of India. on the northern side
of the vindya mountains. and distant
from Bombay about SEQ miles Among
the foothills OF the mountains arc the
ruins of what was once the largest
temple In India These ruins We're
known to and visited by British sol
diers long before the great mutiny. but
IL was not until about the year 1860.
when the English had firm grip ON
the country again. that vague rumcrs
OF hidden treasure became known.
How il started no one could recall. hut
II was generally believed that n rsIjah
had secreted 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 n
searching party after this wealth. but
after spending n month among the
ruins II gave up the quest Then proc
lamation was made Offering half tO the
finder, but no one came forward. Still
ldIcI u sNuulCsilt WIS lbiuifN W fiNNt-
cute the search. and large sum OF
money was spent without satisfactory
results Every English officer stationed
ut Indore had dreams OF this treasure.
said to be worth at least Si.OOO.OoO.
and occasionally one got leave Of alb
sence only to spend weeks in the
search II was worse than looking for
a needle in a haystack- About five
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 1t 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 fresh
story out about the ruins For years
and years no tiger had been seen in
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that neighborhood. 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 at length bc discov-
cred by his hated enemies. had sent the
tiger to guard IL. The idea WAS ridi-
culed by all white men. Of course. yet
they had TO acknowledge that there
was something queer about the appear
ance OF tiger in that neighhorhood.
Those who had seen him pronounced
him a tremendous animal He did not
range away from the ruins. Neither
did he 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 cou-
pie of weeks he was seen several times;
but. though he was fired upon at point
blank range. he was not hit Then he
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 he
ambushed them. The bodies. strangely
enough, were not mutilated. If the IT,
ger did not kin cattle nor devour his
human victims. what did he subsist on
All this gossip about the ruins and
the gems and the tiger was told guest
one evening by the commissioner on
| the yeranda of his bungalow. He had
all faith in the story OF the treasure
He had investigated it until lie was
sure the gems were still there. Queer
ly enough. he also took stock in the
tiger story-that is. he half agreed witt
the natives that the beast had been sen
as a further protection. but there Wa:
no doubt that he would soon be killed
on. Then he told his dream about tbs
treasure. He had seen q strong boz
in a cave in the midst Of the ruins. ani
as soon as the tiger had been killed o.
driven away he meant to look for thu
cave.
During the commissioner talk on
of his servants hung about when ther
was no need of his services, listening
closely to all that was said Million
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
THE BRAVE |
TIN SOLDIER
By EDITH WYATT
Copyright. 1901. LU the
S. 5. Mcclure Company
Soeoeososoeoeooeooooo0ooo

FritZie Gross was a good natu-ed.
ing in boarding house on Lincoln av-
enue when he was not ON the road. lie
was travelling salesman for Fred Elm
stems clothing house. a blond, ruddy
rying in practical jokes.
Mrs. Einstein and her sister said he
was just as full of fun as he could be,
and they not only laughed at his jokes,
but believed in his stories. These were
always various instances of his own
courage. their scene an office or a rail-
way car. their circumstance the offer
to the spirited Fritzie OF some distaste-
full statement made by another man,
their event the cowing and rout of the
other man in such terms as: III pitch
you downstairs IL | hear some more
talk like that" ! says. Want to get
pitch downstairs: I says. Want to
get pitch downstairs right away kvick p
While no one exactly believed these
stories, yet somehow Fritzie Gross was
admired for them. and whenever he
was IN Chicago he went to the Elm
stems to swagger and laugh with the
expansive Fred and his many family
friends and to play with his children
They called him Uncle Fritzie. and
they were all riotously fond Of him.
but his best friends among them were
Selma and Becky. the eldest children.
two very pretty little girls. one thir-
teen, the other fourteen years old.
Selma was dark and large, with a
clear olive coloring. eyes dusky. and
glorious. and smooth, black hair hang
ing in braids swept back from a brow
calm with all the loveliness Of child
hood and the domestic affection Of her
house.
Becky's hair was curly and hung loose
about her shoulders and down around
her waist. She was much lighter and
thinner than Selma. Her dresses
swung gracefully around ankles
straight and slender and tripping little
feet beautifully shod- Her skin was
very white and her eyes blue and
sparkling with the fierceness Of a rath
er spoiled temper.
To Selma and Becky Fritzie Gross
liked to bring presents Of Roman
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French Tact.

A pleasant story is told Of how one
of the Dukes de Nivernois showed him
self willing to forgive and forget. His
olive branch was extended with char
acteristic French wit and grace.
The Count de Tressan was elected to
the French academy In 17S0. He was
surprised to learn that the Duke de
Nivernois. whose enemy he had been
and against whom he had once directed
a scathing epigram. had spoken In his
favor. He hastened to call on him and
thank him.
The conversation turned on general
subjects. and De Tressan found no op-
portunity to refer to the past or to
make the embarrassed apology which
he would no doubt have offered but
for his hosts tact Just as he was
leaving the duke said. with a mischie-
vous but kindly smile:
"Ah, monsieur. you see how In grow
ing old / have lost my memory"
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A short time ago two Englishmen On
visit to Ireland hired a boat for the
purpose Of having a sail One Of the
Britons, thinking he would have q good
joke at Pats expense, asked him Il he
knew anything about astrology.
BE jabers, no." said Pat.
"Then that's the best part Of Jour
life just lost" answered the English
man.
The second Englishman then asked
Pat If he knew anything about thsol-
ogy.
BE jabers. no." answered Pat.
"Well. l just guess that's the very
best part Of your life lost" said the
second Englishman.
A few minutes later the boat cap
sized, and Pat began to swim The
Britons, however. could not swim. and
both called loudly to Pat to help them.
DO you know anything about swim
ology?" asked Pat.
NO" answered both Englishmen.
well. be jabers." replied Pat, then
both of your lives is lost"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08

sashes and gauze fans and jeweled
buckles. He liked to have them down
town to sit at little tables in sparkling
candy stores and drink soda water and
eat pink and white ice cream. But es-
pecially he liked to take them to the
matinee 1t was delightful to him to
sit in the lighted theater, with the gay
music Of comic opera sounding In some
familiar overture and Selma and
Becky blooming and happy on either
side in light summer silks, holding
Towering leghorn hats in their laps.
In the winter he would take them
sleighing and skating. AS soon as the
ice was frozen over in the park he and
Selma and Becky would start out with
skate bags late in the afternoon after
school was over. Before they could
reach 1t the North pond would be COW
cred with slaters-little boys plunging
madly. young girls gracefully dipping
and whirling. men swooping and stria-
ing, swinging skirts. bright tipped hats
and caps, dark coats and jackets. dart
ing and flying under the blue winter
sky among the brown and white slopes
and the pillaring black tree trunks Of
the cold park.
Fritzie Gross would wear q gaudy
purple tippet and a toboggan cap. and
from his dress and manner Of beating
himself and of magnificently breasting
the gale one might have supposed the
moderate winter gayeties OF Lincoln
park Invested with all the condition of
Canadian or Russian seasons
He dashed around, noisily buckling
! ladies' skates and whizzing delighted,
shrieking children about the pond and
showing of. cutting figure eights in tl0
ice and skating backward with bis
| scarf floating In the breeze
When Fred Einstein came to watch
sometimes. Fritzie Gross would teeter
on one foot and tell him Of different
mastery scenes on the ice ponds, one
In particular OF a man OF astounding
meekness at Humboldt park, who
clumsily skated In u lady's way and
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
JEMMY'S
ATONEMENT
BY Martha
h-willialns
Copyright. Isos, BY the
S. 5. Mcclure Company

One is my love: two Is my dove; three my
hearts desire:
Four I love with all my heart: five cast
in the FIRE,
Lois ran over the mystic rhyme. drop
ping her apple seeds daintily In her
cupped pink palm. Johnny Black.
watching her intently, heaved a huge
sigbs though his eyes twinkled as he
said. "A clear waste OF energy, Miss
Lois. all that rigamarole! I've known
from the beginning you'd cast me In
the fire the minute 1 gave you the
chance"
Dear me, You must be a mind read.
er. How inconvenient~ Lois murmur-
ed. smiling at him as she dipped the
fateful seed into the log fires heart.
The fireplace was 50 broad II took NJ
half the end wall Lois. sitting In the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
You WIN Find

The REPUBLICAN Office
On the ground floor
OF the Logan House Block,
Two doors east of the Bank,
In room lately occupied
By woosnam Drv Goods Store,
Facing Public Square,
North of Court House.
Come and zee Us.
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Doe. = Bad Ending H.rs TIE Beeks

1--WE - GaA u oHs nc SOO.s
1t Is rumored that its sad ending ts
the cause OF the comparative slackness
Of sale Of a much doomed current now
el. Whether the bad ending Ia 'artis-
tic" or otherwise. the public. as rule.
does not like it and is prone to steer
clear of the author who cultivates the
habit When William Black was writ
ing "Madcap Violet" he was beset
with letters. says Sir Wemyss Reid in
his biography of the novelist, urging
and begging him to end the novel hap
PLY. One letter read: "Oh. surely the
last number of Macmillan was q
mistake! s"s l do wish you would
write another ending. or let me read
the one you had originally written. %
that l may be quite sure that my per
sistent conviction is a true one-thae
James Drummond and Violet are sttn
alive and are living happily ever after.
or all characters in fiction none has
ever seemed so real to me as yours"
Then Black went to the pains Of pub
fishing a lengthy defense Of occasional
bad endings.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
Fortune Telling by Finger Nails.

Fortune telling by means OF the f1n-
ger nails. onychomancy. as 1t was call
ed. was common in ancient times. The
practice was to rub the nails with oil
and SCOT or wax and to 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
certain descriptions OF the nails
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and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased
Kidney trouble has
become 50 prevalent
that il Is notuncomnon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
Ineys- II the child urin-
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sELFT SHE CRIED.
chimney tamb. her Dresden china fig
ure thrown into high relief by the dusk
wainscot, fitted into her environment
as a flower fits into a clefted rock. She
had on q pale blue frock foamy with
lace around neck and wrists. Her yel-
low head rose up from the foam much
as a crocus might push through melting
snowdrifts.
Johnny counted his seeds sedulously.
Seven Of them showed plump and
brown In his big hand. Let's see!
six he loves. seven she loves Now.
who on earth can that bef" he said re-
hectively, puckering his brows.
Lois laughed a tingling laugh. "You
know-without the seeds to tell" she
said, her eyes dancing. And / know.
too Grandad told me about Miss Jem
my Roses kissing you nine times the
night Of the play party"
I'D like to know who told him!
Johnny growled. his face scarlet
Lois laughed outright as she an
swered: "Why. Jenny herself stop
ped grandad in the road next day
He's a lawyer, you know, and shs
wanted to know II being kissed nine
times wasn't good ground for a breach
Of promise suit"
"Oh. Lord, But you're making thai
up. Most likely the major got II at the
| store-the fellows were chatting me un
mercifully." Johnny broke in. his fact
| ambushed In both hands.
sxfr t0h a ND q
| primly, you can believe me or not, a.
| you please. but my news did come
| straight from Miss Jenny"
saThen I wish she was in-Halifax
and married ut that" Johnny cried
| getting up as he spoke-"married tt
some six foot athletic Christian WHIT
would thrash her about once weei
1 for the first six months! That woulS
make q fine woman OF her. Now she'i
simply a healthy. keen witted animal
with 100000 in its pockets"
"She must be great fun I'd Ike t.
talk to her. only she hates me Ike poi
son." Lois said
Johnny sighed-a true sigh this time
"She Is great fun until you stop q
think" he said. Poor thingl Whel
you remember how her mother Is In |
madhouse. her father a roaring old ri
and that in all her life she has neve
been crossed-why. you can't help bu
be sorry for her."
81 always thought you had leaning
to missionary work. She Is exactl.
the field for It," Lois said. dimpling
Johnny got up precipitately-
T'm going home" he said. "Com
along with me. I know you want
ride. and I'll bring you back safe t
your own gate"
81 do want to see the creek while
is so high. Grandad says this is tn
biggest freshet ever known" Lois al
. swered. Then, with smiling malice
1--WE will 20 around by Roses mill.
Miss Jenny sees US. she can do n
more than murder me-"
stake care. Don't ride too near th
, edge" Johnny cautioned as they refine
! in on top Of the blum overlooking tn
flooded lowlands. / week of pourin
/. rain had left the whole world solder
: Shallow rooted trees heavy with ne'
, leaves toppled before little ruftiin
r winds. Here and there a big boug
broke with its burden of sappy growtl
7 and everywhere cavtng banks and sea
! red hillsides told Of treacherous foo
, holds.
The bluff Of gray limestone overhpn
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08

urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches an age whom Il should be able to
control the passage. II Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon II. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs This unpleasant
trouble Is due TO diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose
Women As well As men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mid and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized II Is sold
9 e.: s':ss''::; g %. !, ss'!.; .''!.; -
Sizes You may have q = s<s5;s:;s1
sample bottle by mail W.
free. also pamphlet tell Hons oe s-.up Roos-
ing all about IL. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured In writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co.. 6inghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
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Notice of Appointment.

Estate Of William r Carter. deceased
Tbe undersigned has been appointed and
aIi,s5 a. administrator of the estate OF
tSsiifsm r. Carter late OF Logan county.
nsted this Ilth day Of June. A D. lGS
Do~ ' ID. J. SKEEN,
- 1910 ~ Administrator
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Executors Notice of Ap-
pointment.

Notice IS hereby given that the undersigned
has has been duly appointed and qualified as
executor of the will of Robert j. Woods. late
OF Logan county. Ohio. deceased
SAMUEL WOODS.
NAV a. 1eG-3ts Executor.
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Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-08
Choice LAND
In THE CITY
FOR SALE!

Twenty acres of land
i'm First Ward. and four
Houses and Lots.
Also House of eight
rooms for sale or rent.
Can be had on easy
terms.
ESLl POWERS.
ia Zanesfield Ave.
january 7-3U
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-10-11
Prohibition Meeting.

The prohibition alliance meets at
the Christion church Tuesday, Oct.
18th, at s o'clock J. S. Rhodes
will speak. Music by male quar-
tette, from the college. All are in
vited to come and hear something
worth hearing. A. X. FINLEY.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-10-11

w. A. c. will play Normal School at Lew
lston October II.
Pacific University, at Pullman, Oct. 10
University of Idaho, CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME, at Pullman, Oct. a.
Whitman College, at Pullman, Nov. I.
University of Idaho, at Moscow, Nov. ID.
University of Washington, at Seattle,
Nov. II.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-10-11
The Sophomore-Freshie contes

The Sophomore Freshie contes,
continues. On Friday night the
Sophs. wired their cardinal and
black near the top of the smoke
stack of the mining building. An
hour or SO later the Freshies ap-
peared and climbing to the top OF
the stack exhibited their daring bv
descending the side and painting
two large 'o6's in yale blue about
90 feet from the ground Unfor-
tunately for them they did not OBJ
serve the work of their predecessors,
and Saturdays dawn showed the
Soph. banner about IS feet above
the 'o6 of the Freshies. Evidently
this was little too much for the
Freshies, as the Soph. banner dis
appeared.
Football practice is booming along
under the direction of Coach Allen.
AT present Jones is holding down
the center position; Hinchliff and
Thomle and Goodwin, a new man
from Yakima, the guards; Hooper
is i'll his old position at left tackle
while Harris and Wester are work
ing for the place on the right side;
Person and Bill" Jones are the
most likely candidates for end posi-
tons but Sapp will make them
rustic; Lasher is back at quarter and
has for substitute Midget Cool
edge, the smallest man on the squad;
Barnard and Gill are in the halves
but their places are disputed by
Goldsworthy and Gregory, while
Longstreet is showing up we'll at
full
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-10-11
W. A. G. NOTES.

N~N~N
form Co. A. while new men will
form Co. B. and Co c.
Oct. ord is to be Color Day here
after, the Freshmen having estab-
lished it by their appearance in
Chapel wearing their class colors
on Friday last.
J. II. Mckenzie has good posi-
ton with the O. r. & N. Co. as
draughtsman. Prof Waller takes
pardonable pride in the records of
the graduates in Civil Engineering,
Mrs. w. l.. Allen, who has been
spending the summer at Mt. Glenn
ems, Michigan, will join her hus
band, Coach" Allen, in Pullman
October IS. Mr.. and Mrs Allen
will be at home at Mr.. w. H. Har-
vey's residence.
The Pharmacy department has
started off we'll There are seven
teen Seniors and as many Juniors
enrolled, Prof Watts double duty,
as head of the Pharmacy and the
Preparatory Schools, has given him
"a ,,ycyr;aJ 1pC1y
The following appointments have
been made by Capt Kinzie: Frank
Schmidt, Capt. and Adj; A. A.
Hammer, Sgt. Major and Leo Sch
midi, Quartermaster Sgt The
battalion will drill on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
c. c. Carlisle, who finished the
course in Civil Engineering i'll 1901,
has recently been appointed assist
ant engineer of the state of Wyom-
ing at salary of $1,000 per year
besides opportunities to make as
much outside his regular duties.
Mr.. w. c. Kreugel has departed
for Europe. He left Sunday for
Tacoma where he will embark for a
journey around the Horn. Mr..
Kreugelexpects to spend some years
in France, Germany and Italy per-
fecting himself in Modern Lam
guages.
The Oratorical Association held
its first meeting on Tuesday. The
officers elected were: John H. Jones,
president; c. r. Gill, vice-president;
Miss Susie Price, corresponding
secretary; Miss Bisbee, recording
secretary and Arthur J. Turner,
treasurer.
w. A. c. will play her first game
of foot ball for this year at Lewiston
Saturday. The Normal School has
strong aggregation, having held
the Idaho team down to a score of
90, and in fact really outplayed
them. Saturdays game will be
watched with interest by all the
foot ball. fans, for it will enable
them to get line on w. A. c.
f A great deal of interest is now be-
ing shown i'll the progress of the
foot ball team. The foot ball squad
numbers about forty men. Two
old veterans, Colonel Sapp and ].
c. Early, turned out for the first
time this week, and things are now
looking lively. Coaches Allen and
Mashburn are working diligently,
and no more obedient foot ball squad
has ever been seen on the w. A. c.
grounds. A crowd of spectators,
numbering from 50 to 100, COM
posed of students and of town peo-
pie, IS to be seen at each practice
Mr.. c. Y. Hubbard, graduate of
the University Of Wisconsin, who is
under appointment to go to Japan
as one of the secretaries Of the Y.
NJ. {. A., will visit our college Sat
urday and Sunday, October II and
II. He will address the men of
the COLLEGE at 2:Is. Sunday after