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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
JAMES ABEEL ACCUSED By DUCHESS
OF ROxBURGHE's BROTHER.
Is Alleged to Have Impersonated
Robert GOelet and Proposed Mar
riase to Miss Anderson.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Formal complaint,
charging forgery, was made to-day against
James Abeel by Robert Goelet, the Duchess
of Roxburghe's brother, whom Abeel Is
said to have impersonated in proposing
marriage to Miss Eleanor Anderson, tele-
graph operator at the Grand Hotel. Since
the publicity given to the proposed wedding
of the pretended Goelet and the denial of
Mr.. Goelet that he knew Miss Anderson.
Abeel has disappeared. Mr.. Goelet went to
the district attorney to-day and entered
complaint against Abeel, charging him
with forging the name of j. b. Van Every,
vice president of the Western Union, TO a
letter of introduction, by means of which
Abeel became acquainted with Miss Ander-
son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
IN DANGER OF LYNCHING.
Negro who Attacked a Girl at Mount
Vernon, New York.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Edward Green, a
negro. notorious in Mount Vernon, is under
special guard in the Bronxville Jail. owing
to fear that he will fall prey to lynchers.
He is charged with having attacked a
young woman employed as private secre-
tary by former State Senator Isaac n.
Mills.
The victim of the assault was on her way
home when the negro caught her by the
throat and was strangling her when she
drew hat pin and Jabbed him until ne
screamed with pain. He did not release his
grip on her throat, however, until rescuers
appeared in answer to the girls shrieks for
help. A posse quickly formed and after q
long chase Green was captured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
LOST IN MOUNTAINS.
Llewellyn Roberts Wandering I'm the
Owl Creek Country Of Montana.

MISSOULA, Mont, Nov. 12-Llewellyn
Roberts, brother of Wynn Roberts. promi-
nently identified with a well-known book
concern, Is wandering through the noun
tains in the Owl Creek country, starving.
and possibly dying of exposure and ex-
haustion. Many already believe him dead
VIII Harlan, son OF w b. Harlan. promi-
nent resident of Como, was rescued by a
searching party half dead from exhaustion
on the banks of Horse creek along which
he had traced his friend for two days and
nights in vain effort to find him. The
disappearance OF young Roberts Is similar
to that of Superintendent Eagan. OF the
Northern Pacific, year ago Roberts and
Harlan started on hunting trip from here
last Tuesday, ------------
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
CLUB FOR ENGINEERS.
Carnegie's Plan to Make New York an
Engineering Center.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Andrew Carnegie's
plan to make New York one of the great
engineering centers of the world, and to
give to all branches of the profession a
large building for general club purposes,
is reported to be fast approaching reali-
cation. The proposed buildings will cost
81, 100000.
The plans now under consideration con-
template two ten-story buildings, one for
the Engineers Club. in West Fortieth
street near Fifth avenue, and the other
as the home of the four national societies
of the engineering profession, on West
Forty-ninth street. Here will be housed
the magnificent technical libraries of these
organizations, and here their members will
meet for the business and professional de-
tails that pertain to each.
Mr.. Carnegie's offer to the engineers was
made at a dinner he gave 10 six men rep
resenting the several organizations on last
St Valentines day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
LET US HAVE PEACE" /"
Gen. Grants Famous Letter Found I'm
Waste Paper at Hartford.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, Nov. 12.-The his
toric letter of General Grant accepting the
nomination to the presidency. and ending
with Let US have peace" has been found
among waste paper here by a scavenger.
The letter was addressed to Gen. Joseph
r. Hawley. president OF the national union
Republican convention. After General
Hawle4 went to Washington senator the
letter disappeared and was believed TO have
been lost. Workmen taking waste paper
from the cellar of the Courant building to
be sent to the ragman tossed out bulky
envelope. which was picked up by the man
in charge and taken TO the Office Ii proved
TO be the long-lost epistle, the last para
graph Of which reads:
peace and universal prosperity. its con-
sequence with economy of administration.
will tighten the burden OF taxation. while
IL constantly reduces the national debt Let
US have peace.
The letter is dated May %. 1865
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13
ANOTHER CONDUCTOR.
Harry c. Edwards, of the Big Four,
Arrested at Brfghtwood.

Early this morning Harry c. Edwards.
Big Four conductor living at Brightwood.
was arrested by the detectives and sent TO
the Police station. where he WAS locked
up on charge Of grand larceny. AT his
home were found two overcoats. several
cans Of mince meat, articles OF clothing
and many stolen pieces of merchandise
He is said to have been connected with the
other robbers Of the Big Four freight cars.
and will be given n hearing with them in
the Police Court this morning.
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ley will be given hearings before Judge
Whallon to-day. and will probably be bound
over to the grand jury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
A VALUABLE SECRET

"What is elf-salve p asked the boy.
That's magic ointment that makes an elf com
plete and perfect. When it is rubbed on me al
over I viii be able to do anything an elf can do.
viii be able to through the hardest rocks and
tell just what IS inside, discover the contents Of
iron chest or anything hidden away. I will be
able to hear the slightest sound such as the noise
grass makes in growing. L viii be able to smell
anything mile or so away see IN the darkest night
and remember everything I've learned forever"
Harry determined that if he came within reach
of that salve he would have his fingers in it in
twinkng.
whats the use of elves, anyways" he inquired.
Dear me, what a question: cried the putty
baby. Il never thought anything about it, but I
suppose we have our We burroW far down
in the earth and bring up gold to places where men
find it, but generally we fix it so that they al
ways have to work mighty hard to get it, or else it
would not be valued, you see. If gold was as COM
as other things, say SALT for instance, nobody
would want it at ALL It's because it's so very rare
and men have to work hard to get it, usually that
it Is so precious"
Its a great pity, as you have said, that YOU
can't see all this splendor," remarked the putty
baby, "for it Is even in my eyes truly magnificent
We have dozens Of such halls this but ike this
one the best"
Beyond this room they came to a submarine lake,
the water of which was a lovely pink like circus
lemonade, and a strange, mysterious light shone up
from the bottom. At the shore of this opal pond a
boat made of mother-of-pearl with ivory oars was
floating and into it the putty-baby directed Harry
to step.
This is the only kind of boat that an elf can
cross water IN" said the puttybaby. On no other
way can we get over even tiny stream"
u have heard the hermit say the same thing"
said Harry. But / can't see what would keep the
elves from burrowing under the stream, making a
tunnel beneath it," he added
eve do that all the time" replied the infant
"But sometimes We ike to take a sail, and this is
how we do it."
Harry took the oars, and although he did not
know how to row at all, they seemed to propel the
pretty craft through the water very we'll At the
other side Of the lake a waterfall came dashing
down from a high cascade that made music that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
HERMIT HELPED HIM

When he thought of his mothers grief his heart
failed him, and he determined to 60 at once to the
hermit and ask his advice, for be could not remem
Der what was usually done when changeling comes
into the house. He stopped on the way to the her
mits cave TO buy an ounce of snuff for that always
put the old man into the very best humOr, and then
he went on.
The hermit said he was not at all surprised at
what had happened, for he had been expecting it.
you did right in coming to me" said he, "for
perhaps I may be able to help YOU" Then he took
a big pinch of snuff and added: There is only one
way known that viii compel the elves to return the
baby, and that is TO geta ducks egg, blow out the
inside and run green ribbon through it. Then
hang It around the changeling'5 neck. This has
been tried many times IN ancient days, and Is said
20 be a never-failing method
"Ill do it right awayp cried Harry, and he ran
of SO quickly that he forgot all about the Eermits
snuff which was IN his pocket. He knew Just where
q duck sitting on six eggs, and it took him only
ten minutes to get one, and i've minutes more to
blow out Its contents. Then he stopped short in
dismay, for be suddenly remembered that be
couldn't tell a green ribbon from a red one How
ever he knew where here were lots of ribbons In
bag In the closet and, taking them one by one and
passing them over the putyhke changeling until IL
suddenly screamed in rage he soon came TO the con
cluslon that the one that offended 1t must be green
Then he strung the ducks egg upon it, and tied it
around the putty baby's neck, although il wrggled
and sQuirmed like an eel on a hook
Its struggles ceased however, as soon as the rib
bon was around Its neck and it lay so still that he
thought he had choked it, but after long silence
the putty baby spoke and said
swell, you have beaten me. I have lived a thou
sand years but never have heard of a human dis
covering this secret Now, what win you do to
me"
aThat depends" replied Harry. of you win
---A H.
don't, III put You in the oven and roast you, and
Tatters viii eat you"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15

IN the darkness of its own cave and watching closely
the sleeping infants A narrow passage lee to the
babies resting place or prison. and Harry hurried
along this. He could see the frightened elves now
very plainly hiding behind clumps of moss rocks
and IN crannies but he did not stop.
"Be carefulW said the putty-baby. cor you viii
get too close and the Terrabis viii grab you. What
do you intend to do
Harry stopped suddenly.
Il never thought about the danger. All / saw was
my sister lying there beside that monster"
You can't rescue her all alone" said the putty
baby. Remember, the children viii not be given
up by him until the time comes for him % sneeze"
Then the time has come right nowP cried Harry,
suddenly remembering the package of snuff, of the
very strongest kind. that he had forgotten 20 give
to the hermit. "In make him sneeze soon enough
if can get near him!" lie thought a moment and
then began TO gather up a number of the most bril-
liant glOw-worms from the messy floor.
What are you doing that forl" asked tho putty
baby
"I'll dazzle him with them. and as light you know,
sometimes makes people sneeze even these alone
may do the business, but if I can approach him I'll
make sure" He took the package of snuff in one
hand and the glOw-WOrms in the other, having dis
posed of the putty-baby by tucng it into his shirt
front, and then he stole up TO the monster cautiously
The glow-worms shone like headlight as he held
them aloft and they shone into the eyes that gared
beyond in the darkness, and the Terrabilis shifted
and snufhed, but he did not sneeze. However, he
was dazzled and blinded by the glare so that Harry
crept close to him. and then the animal scented him
He opened his great red nostrils to discover what
approaching him, and Harry tossed nearly all
of the snuff into the yawning cavities The Terra
bills drew deep breath and then mighty sneezs
rang out sneeze that shook the very walls of rock
above them and made echoes go ringing along the
passages into the remotest depths, alarming those
elves who had not heard or seen the intruder and
filling them with low Now they could have their
Il L. e. Il. l. j i
they dropped their tools and ran for the great hall
But the poor Terrabiis had taken so much snuff
that he could not stop sneezng. He kept sneezng
each one louder than the one before until suddenly
a great cracking heard. and he sneezed ais head
off,
But before this Harry had grabbed his sister
Dorothy as she lay the moss and held her tightly
in his arms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
[-c&oo0GA-

was very sweet, and THIS the blind boy could ap-
preciate very well lie SAT there listening to the
water-musie as if in a trance while the pearly boat
rocked on the tiny waves.
"Ihis is worth coming for, isn't it'll asked the
putty-baby.
ut certainly is. and it almost made me forget all
about my sister Dorothy replied Harry 1--WE
must not waste time here" He rowed to the shore
and got out If the boat hastily "Now show me
where she is, he demanded.
81 VIII DO my best; indeed I WILL cried the baby
for Harry was squeezing 1t IN his excitement. 1--WE
must follow this path and you must walk along
straight ahead, for there is no wall here to guide
you. The roof is very high and the sides are very
far off,
Harry boldly walked up the path, over what
seemed to him to be very lofty hill and then down
again on the other side The music came family to
his ears from far away but soon another sound, at
first indstinct and then quite loud a sound of
hammers and picks at work, broke upon the under
ground silence.
whats that noise 2" he asked.
That's the elvC5 at work r,akng a new passage
to the cellar of an ancient castle belonging to the
ogre Gatorico, which once stood Immediately over
this spot ages ago There is a treasure there that
would make a king jump for JOY to find"
q wouldn't hurt them, that IS, if they'll give up
my sister"
"They won't do that unless you compel them by
threatening to roast me in an oven"
'I'll do it. and III say that I'll cut you first
and maybe stew you beside"
The putty-baby shivered and trembed
Il viii beg them to restore her at once" it said
in faint voice 81 guess you'd better hurry up and
see if you can speak to them at once"
Harry hurried along, and as he walked he heard
the elves throwing down their tools and scurrying
away into distant passages IN great alarm. He
was in a circular room moment later, and he ran
against a sort of chest and stumbled over it.
He hurriedly opened the chest and felt within,
and instantly his hand came in contact with
diamond box, which he lifted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
THE TERRABILIs GUARDING THE BABIES

"What do elves eatlo asked Harry, seeking for
information.
call sorts Of things said the putty-baby
Everything that grows or lives underground Is
our meat-carrots parsuips potatoes, turnips and
other roots, and we serve them with earthworms,
roasted boiled or stewed which are very fine in the
right season. Then we have ant-pie and scrambled
ants-eggs, turtle-eggs, sometimes, when We are
lucky, and also snake-egss which are delicious We
grow splendid mushrooms down here, too, and from
them we make q very exquisite wine also; but they
have never let me taste It. I'm too young. Once in
a while we catch and kill a small mole and then we
have a real feast But we do not eat as often as
you do, 1 suppose. We have breakfast in January,
in September. / am speaking Of the grown-up elves,
you know, for the babies don't eat at all Not until
the elf-salve is rubbed on them"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
ALL ARE RICH AND HAPPY

The elves were very angry when they saw what
he had done for they did not ike this intrusion, but
he threatened to roast and boil and stew the putty
baby if they interfered with him. so they promised
not to harm him. However, when they found that he
had the magic ointment they almost went crazy.
He disclosed this to them by rubbing it on the
putty-baby before he laid it down. and instantly it
became a fine pleasant-looking elf, who was very
grateful but the others were dismayed indeed They
now knew that he was as powerful an elf himself
and they could not harm him. They begged him to
restore their treasured magic alive and promised to
give him tons of gold but he laughed for he now
could just where all the gold lay and could get
all he wanted himself. Still be was merely teasing
them, and soon one of them, wiser than The rest,
saw this, and whispered TO the former putty-baby
to request Harry TO as much of the salVe as he
wished and return the rest to them.
The putty-baby did this, and Harry could not
refuse him, as he had so wonderfully helped him in
his search, although, TO be sure, be had done il
through fear. He rubbed some more salve upon his
eyes and on those of Dorothy and also upon both
of their bodies after which he handed the diamond
box to the putty-baby. great outcry arose. for the
fact that the putty-baby held the box mad. him q
sort of chief-ef only certain old and wise ones
were ever allowed 10 touch IL or even see It, But
Harry was rather glad of that. as it made mends
for soaring him so badly.
But they did not make much Of an objection. after
all, as the putty-baby came from a family Of very
high rank, and when Harry requested to be guided
20 the outer world at once, so that he could return
home before his mother did, they conducted him By
another way to the sunlight
He reached the house just a few minutes before
his mother did, for both of them we're able to see
her two miles of. and could take their time, you
see. Now they are grown up, but still they have
this wondrous power, and they use it to discover
poor sick people for whom they find much gold, and
even diamonds sometimes. As 10 their own wealth
they got so tired of money that they scarcely ever
have it in the house. To them gold is Of no more
account than clay, for they could have tall noun
tain of it if they wished, by simply taking a cart
and going after it. but one good thing was accom-
plished by Harry's adventure, for, since the head
of the Terrabilis fell off, the elves have not dared
10 take away any babies at ALL as they never could
change them back again. You'll never hear Of il
being done unless perhaps there is another of these
animals somewhere TO be found which is very doubt
full certainly hope another can't be found, for itu
an awful thing to have a changeling in the house.
WALT McDOUGALI.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
HE FOUND THE INFANTS

He raised its lid, and feeling moist, sticky sub
stance within, he took some Of It upon his fore
finger and then rubbed it upon his sightless eyes
1t was the elves magic salve and instantly its eff
feet was apparent, for he saw everything around
him at once. His delight great that he
trembed as he took in for the first time the mean
ing of light and color For a few minutes he stared
at the shining walls all studded with glittering
gems and sparkling like so many tiny stars, and
then he looked at the hideous puty-baby.
Grub some on me" said the infant.
Not yet" he replied 81 am too foxy. I'll do 1t
when / get my sister back, but not before"
1T viii be easy enough now" said the putty
baby. "You can now see far into the rocks if you
wish and discover where the Terrabilis is hidden.
Try It,"
Harry peered at the wall, and 70 his amazement
he found he could see far far into it. He looked
in every direction hastily, not stopping to study
any Of the wonders he until not very far OH N
sort of circular pocket all lined with feecy moss
be saw a number of human babies asleep. just
beyond them lay the Terrabiis, its red eyes gntng
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
DOWN INTO THE ELVES HOME

Harry went to the tree and found a great hole
in its trunk. Through this he crawled at once fol-
lowed by Tatters who seemed to be aware that they
were on the track of the lost child. In the great
hollow of tn tree he found a flight Of worn stone
steps which once In ancient times perhaps the
steps of some ruined castle or temple upon which
the tree had taken root and grown A dark hole
yawned at the foot Of these steps, but the blind boy
to whom both daylight and darkness were alike, went
down the steps without hesitating Feeling his way
along the side Of the wall he went down a santing
gallery slowly until he came to a moss-covered door
which yielded to a strong push. Once beyond the
door the gallery widened into a lofty grotto all
sparkling with points of many colored crystal and
with specks of gold and silver fecking it every
where but he saw it not.
Its great pity that can't see" said Harry.
for would like TO be able to tell mother all about
it. Are we near the Terrabilis nOW~
"Oh, We have still far to go before we reach the
spot where he keeps guard" said the putty-baby
Il not certain as I was a little while ago that
even / can guide you to the place The various
passages are so mixed up that one has to be here
long time before he knows them all, and am only
a thousand years old, a mere infant, you know"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15

Harry Mannheim, a Blind Boy, Learned
From a Hermit Lessons Which Re-
stored His Lost Sister and Made
Him a Man of Enormous Wealth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15

The putty-baby squealed; "Ugh Don't speak of
i'll You shall have her back as soon as you can
get her. but you must do it yourself, for 1 am
helpless here until the time comes for me to be a
full-grown elf"
"And when viii that be z" asked the boy.
"You may have heard" replied the putty-child
chat all elves are babies shapeless and hdeous
myself for a time Git was fully thousand years IN
my case) until chance is found to exchange them
for human babies. Then the changeling elf remains
In the house until the Eerabilis sneeZes, when 1t
is Immediately taken home to Elfland and there
after IS a fullgroWn elf"
'What on earth is a Terrabilis 2" inquired Harry.
"Tve heard of a lot of funny ones, but never of a
Terrabilis"
Its the great earth-animal half-mole half
worm and the rest weasel" replied the putty-baby.
1T dwels far under ground where the elves live and
it guards the human babies caught by the elves, but
when 1t that's the signal that they must be
Immediately exchanged again, and all the elves
are very glad, for hen their own babies can come
home and be men or women. The IerrabiIs has
not sneezed for over year, and twelve babies are
sure you, of listening to the nonsenscal talk they
are hearing in human houses.
"You must find the entrance to the elfn land,
and that is under rock in the forest. / viii show
it to you if you'll take me there"
1--WE will go at once, for my mother must not be
grieved when she returns by finding that Dorothy
has been absent from home at all" said Harry,
~Ill carry you" lie picked up the cammy thing
and sung it over his shoulder then started for the
forest and went where the putty-baby directed him.
When they arrived at the rock Harry soon found
that the elves entered through an opening which
was far too small for him to crawl through, and he
said:
as there no other way to get IN z"
Eyes" said the puttybaby. "There is an old hol-
low tree yonder by which you may be able TO enter"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15

The Wonderful Story of Elves, a
Peculiar Baby, a Dog and a Boy
With X-Ray Eyes and Their Many
Very Strange Adventures