Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-22
THE EYE
OF TRUTH
sv Lillian c. PASCHAL
Capyr10hi. 100. bg LaSaH c. Riseidi
By Lillian c. PhSChh
Copyright, 100. BY La.an c. PnsoAai

~oNSISTING OF clippings from
various newspapers, files OF
From the Butte CMon.l Daily
Digger. Sept II. 1913:
Yesterday afternoon a remarkable
circumstance occurred on the volcanic
aminence west OF the city. known as
Big Butte. Ii was an adventure OF two
miners who had been prospecting for
the new mineral silvoro. They had I'M
hooked their patent divining rod from
ledge of rock where they had located
a lead of the precious metal, the natu-
raj amalgam of gold and silver, now so
much more in demand than the old
fashioned gold.
The electric filaments on the finder OF
the appliance were observed TO be In n
state of great agitation. Instead or
searching the face OF the cliff for sill
voro, as the delicate threads We're ac-
customed TO do. they were waving wild
ly toward the western sky. Upon look
ing in that direction what was the as
constituent of the men TO behold what
appeared TO be a strange bird of gigan-
tic proportions flying swiftly toward
/ them. Transfixed with fear, they
watched the terrifying object as II
dropped its inflated black wings and
settled nolselessly TO earth near the
spot where they stood.
On nearer view it seemed to be a sort
of air ship. Its machinery cleaned with
! silvoro. which explained the action of
| the divining rod. Over its side APP
peared the head of most grotesque
parsonage. Steadying his uncanny
craft, he leaped out with surprising
agility. He was of alarming height
and his head seemed TO center toward
one terrible eye in the middle of his
face.
He approached and spoke to them In
q strange kind of English, saying he
was well acquainted with the races OF
the earth at a distance, having studied
their ways and listened to their vari
Gus languages through the astronom
ical apparatus in one Of the public oh
servatories in his home on the planet
Mars.
Conversing genially all the way, tn,
miners brought their strange guest in
to the city. He was not to be seeI
when the reporter called at late hou
last night He Is said to be remarka
BILE in appearance, nearly twelve fee
in height and clad in garments wovel
of one piece without seams.
His awestruck captOrs aver that hi
one eye possesses basilisk power bu
In a peculiar and alarming direction
that of evoking absolute truth from
the unfortunate victim of its fascinat
ing glare; that. no matter what is il
the speakers mind to say, the unvar
nished TRUTH however unpleasant I
may be, comes from his lips with tina
dreadful eye upon him.
They also ascribe to their celestia
visitor among other black arts tn
power of becoming invisible at viii
whenever and to whomever he chooses
Possibly the latter faculty belongs ais
to his air ship. as no trace of it can b
found on Big Butte.
But should his possession of thi
truth compelling power Of eye prove t
be fact it is rather disquieting t
speculate upon the direful changes tina
may be wrought In human affairs b.
the presence Of this unique being i
our midst
Clipped from the Anaconda Mont
Copper Sheet, Sept. &c. 1913:
Many accounts have been given G
the man from Mars who arrived las
week from the sky. He has been see