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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31
CHAPTER v.

The Bear, the Man and the Flood.
The water was deep enough to re-
sceive her dive and the pool was long
enough to enable her to swim few
strokes. The first chill Of the 10y wa
ter was soon lost in the vigorous mo-
tons in which she INDUCED, but no
more human form, however hardy and
Injured, could lCrg endure that frigid
bath. Reluctantly. yet with the knOwl
edge that she must go, after one more
sweeping dive and few magnificent
strokes, she raised her head from the
water tapping her white shoulders and
shaking her face clear from the drops
of crystal, faced the shore. Tt was no
longer untenanted, she was no longer
alone
What she saw startled and alarmed
her beyond measure. Planted on her
clothes, looking straight at her, hav-
ing come upon her in absolute 81
lence, nothing having given her the
least warning Of his approach and
now gazing at her with red, hungry,
evil, vicious eyes, the eyes of the
cOvetous filled with the cruel lust of
desire and carnaI possession, and yet
with a CLINT of surprise in them, too,
as if he did not know quite what to
make of the white Ioveiness Of this
unwonted apparition flashing so sud
denly at him out of the water, this
strange invader of the domain Of
which he was sole master and lord
paramount, stood a great, monstrous,
frightful looking grizzly bear. Ursus
Horribilis, indeed.
He was an aged monarch Of the
mountains, reddish brown in color
originally, but now a hoary dirty
gray. His body was massive and
burly, his legs short, dark colored and
immensely powerful His broad square
head moved restlessly. His fanged
mouth opened and a low hoarse growI
came from the red cavern of his
throat He was an old and terrible
monster who had tasted the blood OF
man and who would not hesitate to
attack without proVocation, especially
anything at once so harmless and so
whitley inviting as the girl in the
pool.
The girl forgot the chill Of the water
in the horror Of that moment. Alone,
naked, defenseless, lost in the noun
tains, with the most powerful, san
culinary and ferocious beast Of the
continent in front of her, she could
neither fight nor fly; she could only
wait his pleasure. He snuffed at her
clothing a moment and stood with
one fore foot advanced for a second
or two growing deeply, evidently, she
thought with almost superhuman
keenness of perception, preparing to
leap into the pool and seize upon her.
The rush of the current as it swirled
about her caused her to sway gently,
otherwise she stood motionless and
apprehensive, awfuHy expectant She
had made no sound, and save for that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31
CTo BE CONTINUED
Honn. Defined.

Home is a magic word, and we sell
dom try to analyze it. A little Polish
girl in a public school was asked re-
Gently to write definition of home"
a home" she wrote, lis where peo-
pie live, and where man or some
body comes home and finds people
there, and then eats!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31
Get Close to Nature.

Says a philosopher: observe ma
ture. When you come to a barnyard
go in and see the pigs and fowls
and the COWS. Climb fence now and
then and go into the fields and look
at the crops or the cattle. ! know Of
no place where there is more philos-
ophy than in barnyard. You can
learn much from animals. Within
their circle they know much more
than we DO"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31

safe nor necessary. If he aroused tran
silent interest or speculation it soon
died away. He vanished into the
mountains and as he came no more
to that place, he was soon forgotten.
Withdrawing from his fellow men
and avoiding their society, this man
was never SO satisfied as when alone
in the si.enI hiAls. Ills heart and spirit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31

Her abiutions in common with
those of the rest Of the campers had
been by piecemeaI of necessity. Here
was an opportunity for a plunge in a
natural bath tub. She was as certain
that she would be under no observa-
ton as if she were in the privacy OF
her own chamber Here again impulse
determined the end. In spite of her
assurance there was some little ap-
prehension in the glance that she cast
about her. but it soon vanished. There
was no one. She was absolutely
alone. The pool and the chance OF
the plunge had brought her down to
earth again; the thought of the en-
livening exhilaration of the pure cold
water dashing against her own sweet
warm young body changed the cur
rent of her thoughts-the anticipa-
ton of it rather.
ImpuIsively she dropped her rod
upon the grass, unpinned her hat,
threw the fishing basket from her
shoulder. She was wearing a stout
sweater; that, too joined the rest.
Nervous hands manipulated buttons
and the fastenings. In a few moments
the sweet figure of youth, of beauty,
of purity and of innocence frightened
the sod and shed a white Iuster upon
the green of the grass and moss and
pines, rejecting light to the gray
brown rocks of the range. So Eve
may have looked on some bright Eden
morning. A few steps forward and
this nymph Of the woods, this naiad Of
the mountains, plunged into the clear,
cold waters of the pool-a water
sprite and her fountain!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31

CHAPTER Iv-Kirkby, the old guide
of letters which he says were found on
the dead woman's body. She reads the
letters and at Kirkbys request keeps
them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Edith Maitland. q franz,
girl, is taken TO the Colorado mountains
by her uncle, Robert Maitland. James
Armstrong, Maitlands protege, falls in
love with her
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31

CHAPTER Tl.-His persistent wooine
thrills the girl, but she hesitates, and
Armstrong goes east on business with
out definite answer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
PROBING
DOUBLE SU|C|D|NG
Finds Mrs. Wyman Bought
Acid which She and Will
liam Johnson Drank.

That William Johnson and Mrs. Har-
riet Wyman had entered into a sui
eide pact was almost conclusively
proven by testimony offered Coroner
Pierce today by witnesses he ques-
toned. Mr.. Wyman, husband of the
suicide, told Coroner Pierce that af-
ter Mrs. Johnson and himself entered
the Wyman home on the night of the
tragedy, Johnson and Mrs. Wyman
took walk, being absent from the
house about rs minutes. Glenn This
tlethwaite, of the North End Thistleth-
waite drug store, testified that he sold
two ounce bottle of carbolic acid to
a woman on the same evening about
$50 O'Clock. Johnson and his COM
panion left the Wyman home about
$3.50. 1t Is about fifteen minutes
walk from the Wyman home to the
drug store.
1t was shown by the coroner's ex-
most deadly method of taking carbolic
acid, by diluting it with water. John
son evidently drank the most of the
mixture, for he died in about fifteen
minutes, while the woman survived
him about one-half hour. The acid
was mixed with water in two jelly
glasses.
Mrs. Wyman was horribly burned
about the chin and on the neck and
breast by the acid, evidently spilled
when she drank the burning liquid.
That her life was prolonged almost an
hour after drinking the acid, may be
traced to the fact that she spilled so
much of the acid.
No witnesses have been found who
can give any recent cause for the sui
eide pact other than that it was the
result of love affair, but one wit
ness stated that Johnson and Wyman
had trouble once because of domestic
affairs. Coroner Pierce has not fin
ished his examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27

The Chinese never waste anything.
A shopman puts up parcels with half
the paper and string used by Euro
peans. Servants collect and sell match
boxes and things which seem to us to
be. useless. In the country you will
see n boy in a tree beating down a
single leaf with a stick for fuel Wo-
men when too old for any work col
lect dry grass for the same purpose.
A man collects his fowls and then
beats old. damp mats or mating
Cockroaches and other vermin jump
out, and the fowls have a meal that
costs nothing. You give a coo1ie an
old coat that you are ashamed to
wear, and he will probably get tailor
to transform it for 80 or so cents into
two pairs Of excellent trousers for
himself.-Detroit Free Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
SATURDAY
Grand Jury Will Make Public
Its Findings Then.

The September Wayne county grand
jury will not make it's report until
tomorrow morning, at which time it
will be finally discharged. Yesterday
the grand jury investigated conditions
at the Wayne County Infirmary. A
full report of all findings in the Lewis
assault case, the Saunders murder
case, the Tracy assault case and minor
cases taken up by the jury as we'll as
the results of the investigation of con-
dittons at the county Jail, Home for
Friendless Women and infirmary, will
be made public tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
Barn Game.

A Jolly barn game to be enjoyed
during rainy afternoons when the chill
dren cannot play in the open is ''The
Little Mans House" 1t Is played in
this way:
The children participating sit in
semicircle. the leader in front Of them
The leader begins by addressing the
first boy or girl on his right. II tell
you the little man." This is repeated
down the line till 1t comes to the leader
again. who says. Il sell you the house
Of the little man." This is again re-
peated. as at first. and on reaching the
leader a third time. he says, Il sell
you the door to the house OF the little
man" And again the leaders words
are taken round the semicircle- And
again the leader adds to his sentence,
this time saying. II sell you the lock
to the door to the house OF the nttie
man." and so on without end
II any Of the players misquote the
leader they are put out Of the game.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27

Three branches of the war depart
ment have recruiting stations in Rich
mond. There is no love lost between
the representatives of the branches
stationed here. Each is eager to Sc
cure as many recruits as possible and
each condemns the other in strong
terms.
Recently the three branches dragg-
ed Postmaster Haas into a contro-
versy and the army man threatened
to appeal the case to headquarters.
The trouble arose over a flaming lith-
ograph in the corridors of the federal
building.
For many months an old soiled posi-
er setting forth the advantages of
army service hung on a wall of the
post office. BY it's side was litko-
graph advertising the benefits of the
training received in the marine ser
vice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27

In ancient times there stood In the
citadel of Athens three statues of Mi
nerva. The first was Of olive wood and.
according to popular tradition, had
fallen from heaven. The second was
of bronze, concentrating the victory
Of Marathon, and the third Of gold and
ivory-a great miracle Of art in the
days of Pericles. And thus in the
citadel of time stands man himself
in childhood, shaped of soft and deli
cate wood, just fallen from heaven;
in manhood a statue Of bronze, com
memorating struggle and victory. and,
lastly, in the maturity of age. perfectly
shaped in gold and ivory-a miracle OF
art!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
THE K0LA NUT IN AFRICA.

It Plays an Important Part In the Lives
Of the Natives.
In the parts Of Africa where It
grows the kola nut is much esteemed
by the natives on account of its stim-
ulating and other properties. and it
occupies a large place in African le-
gends, as well as in ceremonies and
cults. These tribes have been aware
of its power as a stimulant from time
immemorial, and it Is also used as a
remedy for marsh fever and other
maladies.
1t Is used as a pledge Of friendship
or affection. as an Offering to fetch
men and also as money or for paying
tribute. In the Bambara and other
regions a young man sends q basket
of white and red kola nuts to the IA
Their of a young woman whom he de.
sires to marry. II the father consents
he keeps all the nuts. but IL not he
keeps the white ones and returns the
red.
The kola tree Is much respected. and
the belief is strong among the natives
that II one Of them plucks a flower It
viii bring him bad luck. Among the
Bagas tree is planted at each birth
or notable occasion. In the Diorugu
region when a chief goes through the
ceremony of naming bis child he
plants kola tree. and this afterward
belongs to the child.
In the whole Of the Sudan region
the kola nut is a symbol of friend
ship. and as it is an article Of luxury
the act of Offering it as a gift is taken
as mark Of the wealth of the giver.
Eating the koia nut together il q sign
Of friendship. and It would be great
ofense to refuse to do this. Treaties.
vows or compacts are made binding In
the same way.-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
The Army, Navy and Marines at
Loggerheads About Flaming Posters

When the navy opened a recruiting
station here. the officer In charge ask
ed the postmaster for permission TO
place poster in the post office. The
navy poster took the place of the soil
ed army advertisement.
Hardly had the navy poster been
in place before the army recruiting
station strolled into the post office.
He missed his Autograph and called
on the postmaster for an explanation.
The announcement that the postmast-
er had given permission for the re-
moval of the army poster did not sat
isfy the sergeant and he threatened To
inform headqu rters.
Under the regulations the postmast-
er may permit the display of army,
navy and marine notices, provided
they are framed. AS the army poster
was unframed, the navy and marine
branches are giving the sergeant the
laugh.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
MANY LIVES LOST
IN BIG TYPHOON
Japanese Torpedo Boats Are
Blown Ashore and Much
Property Damaged.
(Nationa1 News Association

(NdIIOnd1 NEWS ASSOClatlOnp
TOXIC. Japan. Sept. 27.-More than
800 lives have been lost in a terrific
typhoon which swept the southern
coast of Japan and cut this city of
from the world from Sunday until last
evening. Wire communication with
points east of Toxic was only restored
today and it is believed that when the
full extent Of the disaster is known
the list will reach 900.
The torpedo boat destroyer Fubuki
and Tachibana were driven on the
rocks on the Northern coast Of Yokai-
chi and two other naval boats were
blown ashore. The entire crew of one
of the destroyers was lost. Hundreds
of naval coasting boats, fishing smacks
and other small craft that ply between
the numerous islands on the South
coast and the main land were sunk
Practically all the telegraph wires
leading in and out Of this city were
blown down and the disturbance of
the coast was SO great as to interrupt
cable service.
Thousands of buildings were blown
down or washed away by streams
which were swollen out of their banks
by the cloudburst which accompanied
the typhoon.
At Nagoya, capital Of the prefecture
of Aichi, part of the city was destroy.
ed and twenty persons were killed
Thousands there are homeless.
The Island of Shikou was swept by
the storm and tremendous damage
done there. A score of fishing villages
were devastated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
GHOSTLY butterflies.
A Species In British Guiana Whose
Wings Are Transparent.

A Species In British Guiana Whose
Wings Are Transparent.
III "Our Search For a Wilderness
Mr.. William Beebe of the New York
geological park describes his frat
sight Of the transparent butterfly.
Hoetera piera-of British Guiana, an
insect through whose outstretched
wings any substance on which it rests
can be clearly seen.
AS we crossed a swirling creek on
the trunk Of a mighty fallen tree
something fiuttered ahead. We could
not see what it was. Closer we came.
and still the object remained indis-
tinct. We seemed to see a butterfly,
and yet that appeared impossible. At
last we marked it down on a fern
frond and crept up until our eyes
were within two feet of it. Nothing
was visible but the graceful lacework
of the frond until a slanting beam Of
sunlight struck 1t, and there, close
before us, was the ghost OF butter
fly.
1t spread fully three inches, but was
wholly transparent, save for three tiny
spots Of azure near the margin Of each
hind wing.
AS we looked It drifted to double
headed flower Of scarlet, and when it
ahghted the scarlet OF the flower and
the green Of the leaf were as distinct
as If seen through thin mica. and the
faint gray haze Of the insects wings
was marked only by the indistinct
venation.
The appearance of this ghostly but.
terny amid the silence and awe inspir-
ing stiffness Of the rocking jungle was
most impressive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
ACCOUNTING ASKED
OF INSURANCE CO,
Portland, Ind, Man Charges
Des Moines Bankers Life
Assoc'n with Fraud.
National News Association


INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 27.-Acting
for himself and involving $4,000 other
members, c. w. Mclaughlin, of Port
land, Ind, today filed suit in superior
court here against the Bankers Life
association of Des Moines, Ia, con-
Germ which is doing business in half
of the states of the union, and has
outstanding life insurance policies ag-
gregating $4O0,OO0,OOO. Mclaughlin
asks for an accounting of judgment
against and the immediate appoint
ment of a receiver for the association.
The suit involves constitutional ques-
tions and the right of assessment asso-
Citations to change over to the level
premium basis similar to old line life
insurance companies.
Mclaughlin charges conspiracy on
the part of officers and directors of
the defendant corporation to get con-
troll of $18,OOO,O0O assets and divert
the same from their proper uses and
deprive plaintiffs of their interests
therein. The plaintiffs allege that the
defendant through conspiracy procur-
ed the passage of legislation in Iowa
to enable the association to switch
from the assessment to the level
premium basis, which they allege
would result to the detriment of the
policy holders. Mclaughlin alleges
that the officers of the company are
now engaged in urging Indiana policy
holders to vote in favor of the change
in system and asks that they be en-
Joined therefrom. A majority vote of
the members and the consent of the
state auditor is required before the
change can be effected
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27

CIOyCo T.. canon, 10, coHtTdCtoT, Z e
ri and Edna P. Piper, 81, Boston.
Deaths and Funerals.
WYMAN---The funeral of Mrs. Har-
riet Wyman will be held Sunday after
noon at 1 80 o'clock from the home in
Richmond avenue and will be private.
Burial in Earlham cemetery.
IOTICH-After an illness of about
a year, Philip Lotich, aged rs, died at
his home, one mile west of the city,
near the Commons road. Lotich was
a we'll known farmer and had many
friends in this city. He is survived by
his sister. Mary Lotich, and his two
sons, Philip and Arthur.
BUSSc:N--Toan Gerhardt Bussen,
aged Lightweight years, died this
morning at two-fifteen o'clock at his
home, $50 South West A street. Death
was due to senility. Friends may call
any time. The deceased is survived
by three sons and seven daughters
Funeral arrangements later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
Tho Old School at It's Best.

It was in the early days Of the rail-
road. and Aunt Ruth had boarded the
train for her first trip. Her maid had
neatly arranged her carpet bag. band
box and rehcule around her. but there
was some trouble with the engine. SO
Aunt Ruth had spread out her ample
skirts like an open fan, and her little
feet were daintily perched upon a foot
stool. Just then the conductor passed
through. Touching him lightly upon
the arm. she said. You may tell them
I am seated and am ready to go now"
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
Fate Of the Monkey.

There are, with monk14's as with
men, sad possibilities in life. While
some live out all their days in peace
and pleasure, others are early brought
face to face with very hard fate.
The merry, playful little rascal may
be taken by a trader, torn away from
his comrades and carried overseas, to
become the slave of a travelling organ
grinder and to SILVER in the strange
cold streets Of our crowded cities.
Or, again, as he is swinging himself
on a slender bough he may become
suddenly conscious of pair Of fierce
eyes watching him, the eyes of an I'm
mense catlike creature, which has a
superb buff coat. covered all over with
black spots. and paws so strong that
a single blow from one of them must
be death to poor Jacko.
The leopard preys upon monkeys and
is quite able to climb trees in pursuit
Of them. Even IL he could get out of
the way the hunted animal is usually
too frightened to do so. With a kind
of fearful fascination he sits watching
the approach Of the leopard until, with
a spring and a cry, the tragedy is
ended.
But that Is not always his fate, and,
after all, perhaps the monkey. who
finds a quick death in his native land,
is less to be pitied than the shivering
little exile in a red jacket which we
sometimes meet about our streets.-C.
]. Blake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
CANNON PREDICTS
WILSON A VICTOR
National News Association

(Nationa1 News Association
WATSEKA, ILL.,, Sept 90 Former
Speaker Cannon here today predicted
the election of Woodrow Wilson or
Taft to the presidency.
in my judgment, it is either Taft
or Wilson" he said. IF Roosevelt
gets one-fifth of the Republican vote
and Taft four-fifths-or put it the 9TH
er way round-and Roosevelt gets
four-fifths and Taft one, it will elect
Wilson. There you are. If you are
not satisfied with conditions, try 1t
on.'
Cannon placed Roosevelt out Of the
running except az q Wilson vote
Getter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
TRIED TO ESCAPE

BY placing one table upon another
and climbing on top of them Harvey
Thomas, who is confined in the insane
ward at the county jail. attempted to
dig a hole in the ceiling of the cell
with a large screw. He was detected
by the caretaker. When asked what
he was doing Thomas declared that
he had remained in the ward long
enough and was attempting to get
out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
ACCEPTED BID

The privilege of selling refresh
ments in the Glen Miller Park pavil-
ion was awarded to Charles Feetzer,
whose bid exceeded that of the other
by $101. Feetzer's bid was
$5O1. This also includes the use of
the boat house and all boats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
eioaest Thino In the World,

"'Fightins Bob Evans" said naval
veteran of Washington. had. like most
fighters, tender heart.
Fighting Bob had specially ten
der heart toward children. 1 once
heard him say as he held his little
grandchild's hand:
"a child is the biggest thing in the
world. A ragged. emaciated hungry
child is to me bigger than battle
SHIP "-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
POSTPONE SHOOT

Because a number of members OF
the Sore Shoulder Shooting club of
Fairview cannot attend the shoot set
for Saturday. the match will not be
held on this date. The club was I'M
able to secure The old Parry gravel
pit, north vest of the city for a shoot
ing range, but secured a part of the
James Harold property nearby for its
Shooting range. The date for the next
shoot will be announced