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any would be that she had again upon Rus.
sian soil. To bind his promise ne hung on her throat his
great diamondtoken, he sad of his enduring love-
The beautiful girl trusted him. But as soon as she
reached Moscow, disguised maid in Oroffs suite he
turned her to secret agents of the Empress first
snatohng the diamond from its chain which hid it be-
meath her bodice The poor Princess chained in an
underground cell and the waters of nearby brook
diverted that they trcked through the little barred
window and drowned her.
The most famous of all the diamonds whose sinister
history is recorded in the archives of the British Museum
is the mysterious Great Mogu" credited with having
brought about the downfall Of the powerful Emir
Jemla who operated the famous Golconda mines The
Great Mogul which weighed nearly 600 carats is said to
have been found in the Goconda Sc years before Christ
1t lost in the mystery of Oriental intrigue until the
twelfth century, when reappeared the Emrs court
having been found in the effects of high priest who
slain by temple girl The girl ran to the Emir at
with the great stone and it took its place in the Emrs
crown while the temple girl took her place in the rulers
harem his favorite.
There further accounts Of the gem until the
Emir Jemla. This Emr stole beautiful slave girl from
the Shah Jehan, Of Delhi and to win her affections be.
slowed upon her his most magnificent jewel the Mogul.
The Shah declared and conquered the Emir and de-
manded of him the Great M6gul as a ransom. The da-
mond never has been since.
The history of the famous Kohnoor, the crown jewel
OF Great Britain is well known. 1t also product
of the Goconda Mines found in 1850 and for many years
in possession of the Mogul Emperors. Eventually,
after the downfall Of the Empress it passed to the Afghan
rulers One after the other of these dethroned
slain after the Kohi-noor to them. Dhuleep Singh,
the last of them finally surrendered his domnions TO the
British Empire. Tracing the i'll fortunes of his mme-
date ancestors to their evil diamond Dhuleep Singh with
Oriental vindctiveness, presented the Koh-noor TO
Queen Victoria his conqueror secretly hoping the evil
influence Of the jewel would avenge his downfall
upon the crown Of his victor
So far, however, there has been no startling tragedy
associated with the British royal family which the super
sttous might trace to the legendary devil in this
beautiful 100carat diamond.
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and exiled him upon his diplomatic mission
Catherine impressed by the thoughtfulness Of
the Count and by his magnificent present that she allowed
him to repeat his attentions to her. and this time she
accepted them.
For time Count Grgori ruled in high favor at court
GATHERINGS husband discovering the attachment remon-
straed with Catherine, and sranged by her orders
Not long after the Count fell from grace and is supposed
to have been murdered at the nsgaton of the Empress
Msforunes fell last upon the Russian crown after the
Orlo Diamond it came to be known was added to the
tickle GATHERINGS collection. One Of the imperial sons
slain; daughter of the Empress was Stricken by
strange malady and died There rebelons in many
provinces and repeated attempts against the monarchy
At the death OF Catherine the diamond was put with
the other crown jewels When Napoleon approached
Moscow it was hidden in the casket Of priest in the
Kremln together with many others Of the most valuable
gems in the imperial vaults Legend links curious incl
dent with the Orloff Diamond at this time
An officer of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon learned
from Kremn attache who had turned traitor that the
great Orloff Diamond hidden in the casket. The
traitor pointed out to the officer the very casket
which lay the bones of the ancient priest with the
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ancient priest whose last resting place had violated
In steroran tones the legend says the priest Cursed
the mighty Napoleon invoking the wrath of Heaven upon
the invader and prophesyng disastrous conclusion Of
the Little Corporal's dreams Of conquest.
Another tragedy credited to the Orlof Diamond was
the death of the beautiful Princess Tarakhanof This
Princess had incurred the dspleasure of the Empress
Catherine by accepting the love Of courtier with whom
the Empress herself had entered into intrigue When
Catherine discovered that she had rival in this beautiful
girl she issued secret orders that she be slain But the
Princess warned and escaped.
When the Count Orloff was in Amsterdam, and, hav-
ing purchased the great diamond his Empress ask
ing permission to return and again pay his court to her.
the Empress wrote him that he would be allowed regain
his place in her aectonate regard only IL he could lure
the Princess Tarakhanof who then in Holland back
to Russia.
Oro proceeded at to make love to the Princess,
who living in safety with relatives She listened to
such distinguished courtier with increasing interest.
At last she his willing slave. He persuaded her to
tempt the wrath Of Catherine by returning his
in Russia with him promising her that he would ntercede
with the Empress and procure pardon for her before
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part Of expedition Of French explorers which visited
Mysore in 1850 This soldier, while under the influence
Of his compsnys liquor, fell asleep in the temple He
awakened during the night sobsred and very much
onshed at his presence In the deserted temple On the
idol there was falling CLEAN of moonlight and out Of the
moonlight there gnted the scintations Of the luminous
eye.
The soldier went up to the idol and what he be.
lieved to be great piece Of crystal Ireverently he
plucked the ''crysal" from the eye and then made all
haste to rejon his companions, camped few miles from
the temple.
He displayed his souvenir to his comrades, who
graduated him upon obtaining such handsome trophy
of theexpedtion The captain Of his company learned
of the soldiers beautiful pece of glass; and ordered
the to show it to him. The captain at recog-
nized in the stone jewel Of value-how great value
events proved he did not realize He told the soldier he
had committed great crime in stealing the souvenir
from the sacred idol but agreed not to report him for
punishment if he would sell the crysta for ten gold
louis The soldier could do nothing else than obey. In
fact the records of the expedition show he glad 10
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jewels piled among them.
The officer hurried to his
chief, the Emperor, with
the news. Napoleon is
said to have gathered his
officers about him and to
have gone at once into the
crypts Of the Kremlin. BY
his order soldiers fell upon
the holy casket and ripped
of the lid.
There sparkled the hun.
dreds Of gems in settings
Of all fashions, necklaces,
bracelets, rings and pend
ants. Napoleon himself
stepped forward to lift the
greatest diamond there,
which he recognized as the
Orloff. But just as he
was about to bend down a
vapory form rose out Of
the casket, so the legend
runs, and, standing erect,
revealed the figure of the
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story, fiction or the drama parallels the
record Of the sinister jewel which, stolen
years ago from jade idol In Burmah,
18th ducal palaces, lordly estates and pros
|nencs equal, almost, to royalty.
ays there has been told on this page how
upon her from the moment tho diamond
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Fourteen Hundred Years Ago Has
rpart In the Histories Of Many
her Famous Jewels Of Evil Omen

came into oosssson-how the dsbonat, Captain
Putnam strong dsf ugger Of pretty womsns emotion
life the wake Of the famous and ursd her
to her great mistake"
The dramatic sequence Of sv events linking the history Of
the beautiful mavolent gem with the gripping narrative Of
May Yohe's own lfe continues to-day.
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get the money.
The captain then Of
fered the diamond for
sale to the captain Of
the ship which took the
expedition back to
France. The ship cap
tain was asked to make
his own offer, and he at
once proposed to pay
military captain two
thousand gold louis for
the stone. The propo-
sition was accepted.
On the way to France
both the soldier and his
captain died from the
plague. The ship cap
tain was i'll when his
boat landed, and to de-
fray the expenses of his
medical treatment he
was compelled to sell
the stone to a merchant
for fifty louis.
Now the stone disap.
peared for several
years. The Count Girl
gori Orlof, a special
ambassador from the
Russian court to Am
sterdam, found it in a
shop in Amsterdam in
1772. He purchased it
for 10000 pounds, and
at once returned to
Russia with it, that he
might lay it at the feet
of Catherine, the EN-
press, to whom he had
paid many attentions,
Int who had rpnnlspd
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-17
NEWSY ITEMS
OF Big SPRINGS
AND VICINITY

Mrs, Combs who has been sick the
past two months was taken to the
hospital at Omaha for an operation
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Joe Rhone and brother Dougle
Perry from Sidney were in Big Spring
Monday visiting with friends and re-
latives.
Mrs. J. T. Armstrong, daughter
Esther and son Vern were in Jules
burg, last Wednesday, transacdag
business.
Mrs. Frank Beason left Saturday
night to spend . few days with hsf
mother in Anderson, Nebr.
Mr.. T. s. Moore was in Chappell,
Monday transactinG business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Junge left on
4 pleasure trip to Denver last week.
Messrs Bill Wilder and Henry Bef-
ger made a business trip to Denver
last Saturday night and returned home
Monday morning.
Frank Dorm received two car loads
of cattle from Denver last week.
Miss Bessie Hoover left for Boulder,
Colo, last Sunday where she expects
to attend school this summer.
Miss Bonita Wolf from Lodge Pole,
has been spending the past week in
our city with Zilpha Mack.
Mrs. Will Engle who has been in the
hospital at Omaha was brought home
last Friday and is reported to be
doing much better.
Mr. Pete Jensen, living south Of
town shipped q car load Of cattle to
Omaha last Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Holcomb made a busi
ness trip to North Platte. Monday.
Mrs. C. H. Chase and daughter,
Helen. spent the week end with Mrs.
Chase's sister, Mrs. Phil Mccormick
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-17
SOUTH WEST TABLE

Joe Bailey is cutting his alfalfa.
G. A. Hogan's visited at Joe Baileys
on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. H. Gilchrist is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bailey this week.
Mr.. Cannell is hauling his wheat
to Ovid.
Mrs. Thompson was in town on
Thursday.
Mrs. j. B. Richards is doing some
papering this week.
Mrs. c. C. Richards and Mrs. M.
Allen was at Richards on Friday.
Iris Allen called at Hogans on Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. Benson and Fergus will be
through breaking on the Wright land
on Monday or expect to be.
Mr.. Thompson's visited with Joe
Bailey's on Sunday.
Mrs. Grover Benson visited at Joe
Bailey's on Sunday and called at Ho-
gan's in the evening.
L. Shoberg was in town on Monday.
G. A. Hogan's took dinner With T.
E. Thompson's on Thursday.
Helen Hogan visited with her
grandparents last week.
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LIVE WIRE news
FROM OUR OVID
CORRESP POlNDENT

The ladies aid met at the home Of
Mrs. o. p. Wilson last Wednesday
a nice crowd attended. Ttey viii
meet at the home of Mrs. DR.. Rook
Wednesday next week for all day.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Mrs. McGill Of Snyder is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Taussant.
Master Glen Zackery Of Ayr, Nebr.,
is making an extended visit with his
aunt, Mrs. Joe Jankovsky.
Mr.. Edgar Treaux and family are
visiting in Casper, Wyo.
Mrs. r. F. Jones and Mrs. A. Janko-
vsky spent the week end in Denver.
Mr.. Cas- Lowe has returned from q
two weeks vacation in Illinois and
Missouri.
Several of our Ovid men attended
the ball game in Sterling Sunday and
Monday.
J. Bennett made business trip
TO Denver and Boulder.
Bob Marshall's father has returned
to his home in Nebraska after q short
visit with his son and daughter.
Jim Clemins of the c. s. Sign Co.
of Sterling was here this week tend
ing to local business.
The Ovid boys have built new
swimming pool near town. They say,
"Come in the waters fine"
Mr.. Carol and Memeke painted their
homes this week.
A dance was held in Ovid hall last
Friday night-good attendance.
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and Mrs. Earl Epperson in Julesburg,
last week.
Miss Vieva Dom, who has been
attending school in Denver this win
ter returned home Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Peterson left
for Denver last Sunday.
Mr.. Earl LaGrange shipped two
cars loads of hogs to Denver last
week.
Warren Beach and Carl Kjeldsgaard
returned home last Tuesday from Cal
ifornia where they have spent the
past two months on q pleasure trip.
Mr.. Andy Peterson from Ohappsll.
transacted business in Big Springs,
Saturday.
Misses Mary and Anna Brown were
Chappell visitors, Saturday.
Mr.. Combs who accompanied his
wife to Denver returned home Mon
day morning.
Mr.. Earl Epperson from Julesburg,
was in Big Springs visiting, Sunday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-17
KEEPING THE HIRED MAN

Treat him almost as well rs you do
your stock. Do not expect him to do
things you would not want to do were
you the hired man. l always accept
him as member Of the family. But
remember this: that no matter how
good the farmer II to him, that unless
the farmers wife makes him welcome
he will not stay where he is looked
down on BY the women Of the house.
That's the whole secret.
c. F. Ritchey.
Howard Co., Arkansas.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-17
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION

An eighth grade examination viii -
given in this office Thwsday, Juno
2lth, 1920, beginning at . A. II.
This examination is givsn fee ~
benefit Of those pupils vhs fee ~
reason did not complete their SghkA
grade work when the May sxamtnn-
tions were Givea.
Emma Carlson,
III County Superintendent.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-17

You can not make . mistake when
you buy Quality Tractor Oil. Buy II
At G. A. Reed's.
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Locomotive Engineer Plays Tunes on
Whistle as Train Speeds BY Home;
Nightly Serenades Wife and Children

and recognized that residents along
the Reading have been known TO sit
on their porChes on balny sum
mer's evening just to hear Bills
unusual entertainment.
Every evening between the hours
OF g and 10 o'clock the strains 81
Home. Sweet Home" are waited 20
the ears Of CollinEswood and Audu-
bon as Bit serenades his wife and
kiddies- II is the signal 10 Mrs
Wordof that all is well His yids
have become so used 10 daddv.s
goodnight greeting that they sit M
at nights until they hear him go
y with his familiar tune.
On one occasion when Wordoff
1T an eXtr- run at the last minute
neIChbors tel Of BIU informing
his wife Of the fat that he
" uldn't b., home until morn ms
in his unique wav as he went PAST
nus home on his regular run.
Since prohibition settled upon the
nation the musical engineer has eN
pressed his feelings in that respect
ny greeting the old haunis along
re line with How Dry Am
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German Army, Out of Control,
Scoming Ebert Government,
FolloWs Imperial Instincts

army in defiance Of the Spa zereS-
ment;. continual enlistment for
training in the military forces; the
aid in the escape OF Culpsblcs dc-
manded by the entente for war
crimes and. not least OF all, plan
ming another mOnarchist rising.
Already unmistakable signals OF
trouble are seen in the appeals
army officers are publishing ir re-
dictionary newspapers calling upon
loyal Germans 20 be ready. Th.
Deutsche Zeitung today carries the
following advertisement signed
Count Ufell. an officer OF Luden-
dorff's star.
When the German nation again
comes TO prefer hard iron 10 the
weakness OF soft gold. then let
those who remember my glorious
battalion come follow me"
As the address given was some
where in Upper Silesia the govern
ment ordered an immediate investi-
cation there. But the government
will find nothing. II is impUtent
against the srmy-the real ruler In
Germany today.
Copyright. 1890. BY Public Ledger Co..
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Sermons Heard Here Yesterdau
Leaders and Not Parties Are
Political Issues, Says Rev.
David Ransom Covell,
Rector of Trinity Protest
ant Episcopal Church.
Copyright, 1890, by the Press Publishing Col
THE View York Evening World.)

Leaders and not parties" is the
question OF the hour in America,
according TO the Rev. David RAN
som Covcll, rector OF Trinity Protes-
tsnt Episcopal Church
In his sermon last night the Rev.
Covell said in part: is it queer
that clergyman preach on so polit-
iCal a topic as the coming Presi-
Dental election The answer is:
Practical Christranity.' We are say
ing, Back to the land. back to the
simple life back to the unmisrepre-
think il time We said Of the Church: :
Back to the life Of the people. back
to the amazingly homely and prac-
tical religion as practiced by that
foremost Of all humanitarians
Jesus Christ. The welfare OF more
than 100 millions Of Americans is
more than political, il is religious,
or, we may say. politically religious.
Some persons are such partissns
that they say. my party. right or
wrong, but here in the District, to
misquOte Tennyson, Ours not to
reason why. ours but TO live and die
taxpayers American born. educa-
tionally qualified, patriotic. desiring
and petitioning. and Yet denied the
naturalization rights so Insistently
held out to many foreigners who
dislike as intensely as we desire
them. We ought to establish sort
of Jerusalem wailing wall at the
Capitol and pray our God and our
Legislature that an IneXcusable
injustice cease
COX or Harding \ few suppOr-
tiers may know. but none else does.
/ honor the men who seem willing
and anxious to take up Mr.. Wilson's
burden. 1t is position including
much more power than any kinEly
throne. None has so many enemies
as the President Of the United
States.
Election platforms and promises
mean little. They arc forgotten by
both party and people. 1t is leaders.
not parties. that We elect, that is
the only way a democracy can work.
Cox or Harding? II they are alike
in character. il Is not so grave
matter, but If different. then the
cleaner. more Cody. the finer man.
l hope"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
Nationals Rest Today;
PLAY Browns Tomorrw

Having finally ended their los
ing streak. the Nationals will
rest today an dopen the series
nth the St. Louis Browns to-
morrow with double header.
The twin bill is made necessary
as a result of the tie game played
here just before Grimth's team
left on its recent road trip.
Harry Courtney and Al Schacht
will probably open against the
Browns, who took four straight
games from the Nationals last
week.
STANLEY Harris, who has dis
carded the bandage on his in
jured finger. will probably re-
turn to the game in the coming
series.
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Yah" to Taxi Man
Costs Traveller
Fare of 200 Marks

when you go to Germany" said
the traveller who had just come
back. don't feel so proud of your
German that when a cabby drops
you at your hotel some night at
about IL and says something you
feel compelled to fake that you un-
derstand him and say, Yah"
Il did once" ne added. "and Il
cost me 200 marks.
He said something to me-" he
went on. and l said, Yah" And
next morning the head porter of
the hotel told me that the cab stood
there until the cabmans wife came
to look for him, about in the
morning.
What he had asked me was il he
should wait, and l had told him
Yah
Expensive word, that one Ny
cab bill for 1t was zoo marks"
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Fourth Race - Equator, Diomod,
Allah.
Fifth Race - TickIIsh, Midnight
sun, st. Quentin.
sixth Race-Sea Prince, IoIite,
John, Jr.
seventh Race - ENhorter, TIppity
Witchet, IOIite.
SARATOGA SELECTIONS.
First Race Weir Entry, Brink,
Flying Orb.
Second Race syrdarin, Midas,
Jaybird.
Third Race-Ten Buttons, Me-
Lean Entry, Loyeliness.
Fourth Race Lord Brighton,
"idener Entry, Martin Entry.
Fifth Race-Tenons Bon, Farm
inEdalc, WiIfreda.
sixth Race - bennington, Bay
wood, Toss Up.
Best Bet-Ten Buttons.
One Best Bet of the Day-By
Jimmy.
Best Take-a-ChaHee Bet - St.
Quentin.
Best PnrIey-AIbcrta $, Napoo.
IOlitc to show.
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SisLer Pulls Away from
Speaker for Batting LaureZs
by GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

George Sisler. the Browns great
hitter. is leading Iris Speaker. of
the Indians. by Is points up to anG
including the games played last
saturday. The st. Louis player has
an average of .4l3 against 39T for
Speaker.
The latter went to bat twenty
times and managed to get but one
nit. which put him down the ladder
quite a bit. But Speaker is not a
man TO let a little thing like a few
points bother him and from now on
he no doubt viii make up for Iosr
time.
Jackson held his own. while Ruth
fel of several points. vet he is
high enough to show that he is
some bingler. With his - home
runs and 123 runs he should be
satisfied with life.
Rice. who like Speaker. had an
awful time to get hits last week.
fell on eight points. but Rice being
steady batter is expected TO finish
well up in the race
In club batting. Cleveland and St
Louis are tied with 3O4 each. New
York has taken the lead in run,
scored with 642, while Speakers
tribe has registered most hits with
IlS. only more than Chicago.
In totals and extra bases the
Yankees haNr a large lead: owin..
to the hard hitting of Ruth thev
an. far ahead Of all other teams.
Cleveland still shows the way TO
al other clubs IN fielding.
Ruth with his - homers. % dou-
hles and triples has hit for a
grand average Of .S69. & phenomI-
nal figure.
Bagby is the leader among the
pitchers with twenty-three out Of
thirty games. while Dick Kerr. OF
the White Sox. has crept up to sec
ond place among those who have
PLAYED in twenty or more games.
The figures for all departments
OF the game. to and including the
games Of last Saturday. follow:
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cate. SOmme will be well meant
and IS the bird they all have to
beat
Equator. with anything like clear
sailing. will be on the bill daily
from end to end in the fourth. The
ClocEers like this one awfully well.
The balance Of the contest seems to
Jay between Diomed and Allah.
Make no mistake about the latter.
May be a cheap platter, but in his
present form he has a chance to
trim mighty shifty field.
Ilcklish seems to have found the
right spot in the fifth. Has a lot of
early foot and should stick out the
distance. Midnight sun is cherry
ripe Sea Prince has royal chance
10 cop the purse in the sixth. while
ENhortcr may spill the beans for
the supposedly smart set that means
10 set in the works ON FHbbcrty-
EibDet- That's all.
FORT ERIE SELECTIONS.
First Race. - Natural, Alberta =,
Charlotte c.
Second Race BenEoro. FInmme.
SOmmc.
Third Race - by Jimmy. Napoo.
FriNOI.