Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-28

selves. though sometimes rich, are merely |
petty tradtEmen-tn country where the |
Possession Of wealth makes it, holder |
The mark for oppression. aud wnere |
house or ianded property h usually |
an exceedingly bad inyestment-the |
writer In the H. james Gdr.tte, H. 10 |
buy jewels OF to bury his cash. The buy |
Ing OF Jewels has two Interchangeable |
buyer WIN almost certainly lose by the |
tran saction, and the fact OF his being |
huyer Il likely 10 become known. The |
pessaniry Of Persia, though well clad a.
rule, are careful 10 keep up an appearance |
OF poverty. Personal ornaments are never
worn by them. and rarely by their woman
kind. The villag'r, and tie tOwpsm1n.
too. babiiualiy buries his money.
And since this has been the custom Tor
npes, Il Is rot to he wondered az that trpa-
surt-trove Is a common thing. There are
men who PASS their lives In seeking for v,
and some Of them have made not one nod,
but several. A villager not long ago found
hesp 81 coin in the ruins o. mud VILLAGE
near lspahan. such y the tensciiy of the
lspahan mud that vast editccs entirely cob
siiucted Of sun-dIied bricks remain IN
good condition sitter 400 or 500 years.
But then Central Persia i the dri Il
he left EXPOSED 70 the air for a whole year
without furnishing. Old mud walls are re-
moved los the villagers and spread on their
fclds n manure l. Used in this country.
Our lucky villacor was engaged IN this
work all alone. when stroke 0f his pick
axe disclosed square cavity in the ruined
wall winch he was brcakn. down. In that
cavity were two jars. their openings sealed
with plaster-oi- Paris. The villager tried ~
,ain 10 move one OF the jars, nor was lac
able TO remove the lid. 20 he struck the
jar with MS pick, when out flew the golden
stream. DOnkey-lOad by dOn6ev-lold the
lucky man removed the treasure. FOrtu
nateiv for HIM, be- did 20 unobServed. He
then announced his immediato departure
G. pilgrim on foot 70 Mecca, which ac-
counted satisfactorily for q Disappearance
Of two wears. During this period the
whole amount was safely placed. The man
started on ms pilgrimage ragged villager
he returned wealthy hadii. OF course,
he was accused OF being o treasure-hnder.
but there was No proof; and do not many
hsdJas make money during their plsr-
mage
Every Persian thinks and dreams oi TIE
Treasure OF King Darius The BELIEF
that King DARN, did bury an enormous
treasure j. sustained by many Persian LIS
iOrians and poets. one thing Is quite cer-
tain II sny such treasure was concealed
II has never been found. Yet there have
hsen suspicious Of Its discovery. Elgh;
wears ago the Governor Or Zinjan found
cut that peasant named Yari was IN the
habit OF selling ingOts OF gold 10 the Jews
nj much less than the market value. Ac-
cordingly the Governor seized upon
Var. and, on searching bis house. found
a considerable quantity Of gold IN ingots.
This was done quietly but the mat
ter got WIND: snd then the Governor Re-
norted 20 the Shah that J ar had found
goid mine or the " treasure % KING Do
rims" or else TIE vav 10 make gold ca
this rppOr, Nsri Wa burned 20 the c1pi-
tai. but there he denied al KNOWLEDGE oi
the treasure % King Darius or OF Kry gold
mine. NorIGuld be admit that be w.
succc ~,fUl alchrmist-thc truth W. that no
I'D iouAd few iugots and sold them one
bv one. But uniortunatelv for Nari. APP
rara'us fer iusluc metal va found ID hi,
house. This disposed o. the story % th:
finding OF ingot--cl .ariy tbey hal been
r.de on NariE prsmts IT 70 r~9ut Va
that he vs. clauptd into prison, whcrl
be remained for long tim'. uut.
/ after rpVcat-d applications OF thr hI~'l-
|Ia
gcld-minc. The Shab and biz Minister,
were delighted. Released from prison, ta'
pessaut received p dress of honor and 90.
title OF Khan. With eyerv consideration
bur under .tr0n. guard. be Va, low
taken back 70 Ziniau iaAt be might poIn.
out ms mine. Tni- vas necessary. Dee
rsusc hi, directions for it- discovery
nouah iu OF detail. had not euaiieo
tp, authorities o. find il ont. But now
what happened ON arriving al Im-
ian Var Khan became very il lu-
deed-,o much so that b. declined ~ !es7e
hi, house. But the local authorities wer'
impatient o. gel az the gOlu-mlns and Ar
Khan was Grsgged o. the mountains whore
be- rad said That Do had found g. but now
be- either could not o. would not point j.
out. Again the bastiuado Va, re-ort"l 20
once moe NarI was thrown into prison,
and 10 more !. known OF him. Whether
he /. dead: whether he is still IN Jail .ihs
Governor OF III successors still going Oh
wiki the hastiuado'. whether Boz ever Pc
v,aled the origin OF III ngois-aI Is un-
certainty.
4 very learned poor man. religious on
tiu~.a>t-s man WHO, lr ftr, naC invent.
n new reiigiOn-was uniucEy enough some
twelve years ago while rebuilding hi-
house. 20 discover Eve jar full %. corr
TIL. man wa- an acquaintance OF my own.
He buried hi- find umeGlatclv. The lree-
holder. o wealthy proprietor. go, wind Ji
the affair and sent messenger 90 demand
tht "a hole Of toe trca,urc-iroys Nv rei'-
giCu- enthusiast Iried o. make lermN. md
even ATTEMPTED 20 trib, the envoy: uul
unfortunately. al Boz could oder Wa H.
shar. o. the sc,ua coin I,,.t. Ta.
tls retainer Wa afraid o. ar"ep-. I'
fht com. were ancient Oue- and bis
possession ~ them might pt,rTv him.
Then written order VA prouug c1ui-
maud.u- toe unhappy finder tD proceed 'I
~lr.z. The contents ~ one fIr Went WIN
him. the other four vessels being placed
b. -hc hands Of Two friends 81 tlr great
uau ~ course. OBJ I've Jar Ultimately
went i0 The rrluuft. No.hIur VL- III. o.
thu uniucsV finder save Che suspicion of
having dIsrOvc- end S~cretrd other aud
untold We .lth--iu fact. ne " treasure NJ
King Darius" From tina time He went
about u fear OF his l'e. l.ii the pr vinr..
and ultimately 1ugl, -hsHer a ODE B-...sa
rtsidcncy al Buslire.
II {. one Of thc regular occupations o.
fhe inhabitants Of HamsGaI tue aucieuI
J. rbat.m. 90 dig Tor treasure. A iaw
shilling .. PAID for perm ion 70 d..
TIE ground D. turned up, pf0kcu, and
s'ft,d. .he specu.ator watching ui- digy'r-.
Cons, ornaments made Of The prociuI-
metals. aud Engraved gems are no. nir'-
quent'T discovered and tde business I-
aid topaz ancient coins art plentiful lu
Persia. those of Alexander tAe Grea' being
COMMON. Si-..uiau coiu--0u the reverse
Of which are alvey, seer figure, and , Dr..
4. g'iIT IN those Gat they w0f,I.ppal Erc iE
Persia are so common o. Do Dt worth uo
mort than The silver they ar made o.
The coins are often found iu jars. burr
IT. creieut ruin. or Do iH' earth
TIE excavation, made ny Persian at
Tsr-epolis az the tomb Of Cyrus. O.. Leha-
tar4. a. " Suusl-n .be Palace. ard "a, >Isa
are made solely n s~arch OF buried srea-
surt-the phantom "trcasure OF King ua-
rus" AZ Rhe. near Teheran, the ancient
image. an old msn has porlered about All
Boo. life looking i0i Treasure. Wherever
there are auci-u, ruins and they sbcund
10 r-r,ia-ihere you may ind similar en-
thusiast--n,n vie spend their whoi, live,
~ the search. and mol siwaf- Wilton. Pc {
suit. peraaD- th. treasure 0i Oar o., really /
does exist: perhaps i viii some cly be- I
found. T. So. :. vii as.urediy ur melted /
down. and " EIrop.-r. shall BE- none the I
wiser.
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For the Richmond Dispatch
Coupons Enc Taxes.
EICHMOND. Va. November q. 1896.