The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-23
THE EYE
OF TRUTH
By Lillian c. PASCHAL
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By Lillian c. PASCHAL
Copyright, 1909, bp Laian C. Pdschdl

~ONSISTlNG OF clippings from
various newspapers, files of
" 1913.
From the Butte CIont) Daily
Digger. Sept. IL, 1913:
Yesterday afternoon q remarkable
circumstance occurred on the volcanic
eminence west of the city, known as
Big Butte. 1t was an adventure of two
miners who had been prospecting for
the new mineral silvoro. They had un-
hooked their patent divining rod from
a 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 I'm 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 of
searching the face of the cliff for sill
voro. as the delicate threads were ac-
customed to do. they were waving wild
ly toward the western sky. Upon look
ing in that direction what was the as
tonishment 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 IT
dropped its inflated black wings and
settled noiselessly to earth near the
spot where they stood.
On nearer view II seemed to be a sort
of air ship. Its machinery CLEANED with
silvoro. which explained the action Of
the divining rod. Over its side ap-
| peared the head of a 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
a 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 OBJ
| servatories in his home on the planet
Mars.
Conversing genially all the way. the
miners brought their strange guest in
to the city. He was not to be seen
when the reporter called at late hour
last night. He is said to be remarka
BILE in appearance. nearly twelve feet
in height and clad in garments woveT
of one piece without seams.
His awestruck captors aver that his
one eye possesses n basilisk power. but
I'm a peculiar and alarming direction
that of evoking absolute truth from
the unfortunate victim of its fascinat
ing glare; that. no matter what is In
the speakers mind to say. the unvar
nished truth. however. unpleasant Il
may be. comes from his lips with thai
dreadful eye upon him.
They also ascribe to their celestia
visitor among other black arts ths
power of becoming invisible at viii
whenever and to whomever he chooses
Possibly the latter faculty belongs alss
to his air ship. as no trace of 1t 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 by
the presence of this unique being il
our midst.
Clipped from the Anaconda NIont.
Copper Sheet. Sept 10. 19is:
Many accounts have been given o
the man from Mars who arrived las
week from the sky. He has been seel