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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

CAVE
Of the aueerest octagon shaped gold CONS
Of antique design that ] had eve seen.
DO you know what they are? Well, l
will tell you. They are part of the hid
den treasures of San Leon.
My veins tingled at the sound. /
knew the history of the country well
enough to know that in 1856, during a
temporary disturbance of a revolutionary
nature, so frequent in old Mexico, the
rich treasures of the San Leon church,
amounting to some $S,000,0 900 in gold, to-
gether with valuable relics and altar
pieces, were stolen and carried into the
mountains. no one knew whittier.
81 turned the coins over in my hand,
feeling a queer sense of stepping upon
perilous but fascinating ground. And
do you know where this treasure isY |
asked. The little Mexican placed his
hand on his heart as he said, Before God
I swear it, Then. after a pause, Listen,
senior, while 1 tell you a little of my his
tory.
MY people are from Toluca, near the
City Of Mexico. / am Of noble birth, but
! got into bad company and have led a
very wild life. Ny father is dead, and
my uncies have robbed me of most of my
property. But what of that? l can earn
enough here to 90 back soon and lay
hands Of one of the greatest treasures Of
the world. | know its exact position in
the mountains. / could go there with
clay over Iuy eyes. Shall / tell you how
I discovered it?
81 was an only son. A little peon
devil, with some of my fathers blood in
his veins, was brought up with nae. He
was of the lower order and was thrifty,
content with little. When he became old
enough to shift for himself, he bought a
little herd of goats and tended them him
self He followed them about the noun
tain passes and was happy, for he loved
them as his children. One day as he was
gathering them together to drive them
down the canyon out Of reach of the
mountain lions he missed one. He start
ed back, calling for the missing goat.
" He heard faint cries afar, but only
after great difficulty and in the closing
hour of day did he find the beast, which
had wandered in behind a ledge of rock
and could not retreat. As the herder adj
vanced the goat pushed forward till both
stood IN a dank and weird cave. Then
the man struck a match to find his goat,
when he saw a cleaning crucifx in the
darkness beyond.
" Naturally snperstitious, the man was
struck with terror. He finally mustered
the nerve TO advance and saw that the
relic was a real one and no more appari-
ton Of saint or devil to lure him to de-
struction. In fact, the cross was studded
with diamonds and rubies, ard the base
-Etk r<4.xf1 ~ 4 hnaV ~ Hr.vnnA 1CnN~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
THE PATENT TRANSPORT FLAG.

the remainder. a diagonal strip between
the triangles, is white. In the white field
is a wheel crossed by a sword and a key
and ~surmounted by an eagle. Thirteen
stars adorn the rim Of the wheel, and the
letters u. S. A. T. s." e~ncircle the de-
sign.
A full authorization to make the flag
was issued by the war department in
January, but the patent was not given
until May 13. The flag was first hoisted
on Jan. / on board the transport Port
Victor, now the Mcclellan, Captain VIII
liam G. Brickley master. The log Of that
day contains the following entry:
To-day, at noon, all hands called to
quarters, and the first flag of the trans
port service was hoisted on the main with
all honors.
A special flag for the postal service has
also been designed. and the department
Is about to adopt it to be flown on all
boats carrying United States mails.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

lence of the cave, surrounded by wealth
and the bones of martyred robbers, for
hours and planned to get the treasure
out. | have a pistol-here it is, senior.
You see, the hammer will not stay cock
ed. Well, in handling the piece there the
pistol went off and shot poor Paolo
through the heart: Dumb with terror, /
seized hat and staff and dashed from the
cave, hurrying below.
For five days there was no search for
poor Paolo. Then my aunt came to me
n said: Francesca, You have on
Paolo's hat You must have seen him
last. Where is he?" | was speeches.
with fright. Moreover" she continued,
'here are some strange coins | found
hidden in the blankets Whose are they?'
| confess that | could have snatched
them from her hand, but / restrained my
self. Two of the coins were sent to the
City OF Mexico. and Immediately the gov
ernment officials we're out there with the
news that these coins were part of the
lost treasure Of San Leon
The mans story was so straightfor-
ward that never questioned it, nor do r
to this day. When he proposed that we
return for the treasure, for he vowed that
ne would never dare TO 90 SO unless l
went ahead OF him and turned poor Pao-
los open eyes 70 the wall Wnile we gath
cred up the golden store, 1 was with him.
The gamble and danger OF the game fas-
cinated me. l took $500, lnfrusted 1t to
MIN, gave MIN q SUIT OF new clothes ana
a rifle and, equipped with a camping out
ut, started by ran to the south. near our
destination we left the railroad and pro-
ceeded on horseback, securing GOOD AMI
mails from the ranchers.
We had not penetrated the mountain
district far-our very promised land.
when we happened upon three Of the pa
trolling soldiers They halted US and de-
manded to know our mission. Paoio told
them that | was from the States and
seeking q purchase of a ranch, that l
could not speak a word Of Spanish and
that he was my valet and interpreter
We exchanged compliments and passed
on. But only a few miles farther they
came after us pellmell and piled us with
more questions, leaving US a second time.
When this was repeated a third time,
Francesca whispered, Senior, you down
the fat one ahead, and | will kill the 9TH
er two. / am a dead shot. We cannot be
stopped here on the very threshold of
success
francesca was for fighting his way up
to the treasure trove, swearing that he
could bride his freedom from the govern
ment afterward. | could not see it in
that light. Fol three days we argued.
Then there came a woman on the scene
She was a very beautiful creature, evil
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

1t is scarcely two summers ago." said
Mr.. J.. f. Bell to the New York Herald,
s'that / was at the head Of a quartz mill
ing establishment near Guadalupe y
Calyo, in Chihuahua. There were about
80 swarthy and powerful poems, or semi
slave half breeds, working under me, and
/ had absolute power over them. BY
kindly treatment ! managed to get more
work out of them than any predecessor
and was IN great favor at the mill. l also
had a privilege of taking on new hands.
The mill was situated in a lovely valley,
where semitropical fruit ~abounded, and
my little cabin was within a minutes
walk of the mill.
Zone day a curious little Mexican ap-
plied at the mill for work. He seemed to
be q man Of intelligence above the aver
age and had evidently travelled a great
distance. He looked very diminutive be-
side the six foot .greasers,' who were able
to c8ry 400 pounds of gold quartz on
their backs, but / took pity on him and
hired him.
ssOne night l heard a faint rap on my
door just as | was retiring. ! asked the
visitor in and found it to be my curious
workman. His face was the picture of
misery. I have a great secret to tell
you,' he said. I can trust no one but
you, and / cannot longer remain silent.
You will never regret granting me this
request. vii you go with me over to the
water tanks, where there are no caves
droppers? | will surprise you with a
: oonfSseion,
Look at these. SIR he said softly,
putting into my astonished hands some
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

the ship below is one used by Uncle Sam
for carrying his fighting men across the
water is a patented affair. The govern
ment purchases the right to use it from
an e~nterprising private citizen who In
vented the design and secured a patent
on the same. This is said to be the first
instance on record Of a flag being pat
ented.
The patentee is William r. Coston. The
war department approved the design sub
mitted by the patenfee, and seven flags
were purchased by the government dur
ing the war with Spain. The following
description was furnished by Mr.. Coston:
Opposite corners, the upper one the
nearer to the staff, are right angled til
angles Of red and blue respectively, and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
The Delicious TrufIe.

Mushrooms and trusIies bear about the
same relation to each other as milk and
cream. In this country at least trufies
are never common, though in some states
there Is a fixed supply. A trufle is as
rich, sweet and altogether fascinating in
flavor as d perfect walnut. It grows en-
tirely underground, is in shape akin to
various varieties of mushrooms and in
appearance sometimes suggests tripe-the
tissue forms reduced In size. As milk
has more uses than cream. 50 mushrooms
may be more freely INDUCED in than
tru6les, because Of their relative richness,
but a dish Of trufiies is something to be
remembered If properly prepared.-Wom
ans Home CrSnrarien
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
III T IlIIl8f I4 III fIIiII
GREAT WALL
OF CHINA
rs DOOMED.
Ancient Barrier 10 BE Torn
Down TO Dixie the
Ynng-tse Kiane.
BY Charles Warner

Tha rraa wa,l - rh;na
down The ;mmensa hor,;ar rsh;oh uas
built moro than 1000 vears aga r. keen
the Barbarian hordes 81 northern Asia
from overr1nn;nr tha Chinese amn;ra ana
which for "a centuries has haan ona ~
me wonder ~ fba yerld mnst - ~
ut;l;tv q mast Tha mafer;als of ubich
4 Is b,,;lt arc "a ha mr. - mere nodarr
nse n cran;te md brick which rent
hack tba sava9 IL fr;basm,an ~ tba north
arc to e made int, dikas wifb Witch -
condne the turbulenf Yana-tse K;ano
u-;tb;n ;ts honls
n the rainv season tbe yang-fsa K;ono
and IL trib,,ta,ies have ! hed hah;t -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

MAN.
salmon which abound in the rivers Of
Kadiak island. He shows considerable
skill in catching them. Although he pre-
fers salmon, he is capable of feeding on
all animals that come within his reach.
1t Gems not improbable that the Ka-
diak bear is a survivor of the race of 81
gantic prehistoric ave bears who -four
ished late in the tertiary period.
For a century or more he has been re-
garded as an animal surrounded with
mystery, and not so very long ago he was
supposed to be quasimythical. To this
very day but little is known about him,
and only very recently has he been listed
scientifically by DIR. Merriam, the famous
government naturalist, under the name
of Ursus Middendorf, who had some
most p%erilous adventures with giant bears
in Alaska in earlier times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
EGG STEALING til MlDAlR.
Strange Mamia Of 4 Noted English
Army ofilcer.


The queerest as well as the most dam
gerous pastine on record is that which
engrosses all the spare time Of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Nilloughby-yerner Of the
Rifle brigade of the British army. He is
happiest when he is swaying between
sky and earth at the end Of a Q swung
over the perpendicular side Of a cliff,
looking for the eggs of the seabirds de-
posted in the craiiuies Of the rocks. He
has taken the eggs Of an eagle from a
nest in a crag $500 feet above Jimena,
in Andalusia: has walked backward
down the highest and steepest cliffs on
the coast Of Great Britain with only a
few threads OF rope between him and
death; has taken peregrines' eggs from
the dizzy I.inney head III Pembrokeshire,
ravens nests from the PERCEPTIONS cliffs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

I'll august last the foundations were laid
near Lysya. Russia. Of the first firebrick
works erected in the Uraf. Ten kilns have
been built. with d capacity OF 5000, 900
bricks annually Hitherto an the firebricks
used IN the Urlsl have been obtained from
England.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
III VI II f5 IlE LII IHI8IJ z
THE OLDEST
NEWSPAPER
IN
BY Francis Talbert 11x$'

oldest newspaper IN America Il was
founded by q relative OF benJamln Frank
lin nearly a century and a naif ago ana
has been IN existence ever since without
change OF name. lt Was one ox the rev
papers IN America to publish the news OF
the surrender OF LORD us
first issues were printed on an anrlquated
hand press. Today Its modern presses
are driven hy electricity.
fiow Ihe Mercury came INTO peing is.
an interesting story. IN the year iilt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

Hereby ratified and confirmed.
Resolved, That special improvement GER
In favor OF the Atlantic Alcatraz Asphalt
CO., for work done and materials furnish~
ed on account Of contract No. LIZ, for
Hudson Boulevard to Summit avenue
Resolved. That 81 be paid to n. y
Title Guarantee and Truss Co, for
January, 1855. Claim No. SO,
Charge improvement laws OF 1855.
Resolved, That $1os.5s be paid 70 the
asphalt payements, Oak street, Lexington
avenue. Eye avenue, etc, May, l%s,
Resolved, That so be paid to y. Feinens
Jf., for services as draughtsman, ont
month. May, 1889. claim No. zss.
Charge special street account
Resolved. That $243 be paid to Benf1ed
1889. claim No. s6S.
G easaSxss street Ts sis e J; Or q corners aa1s rhom..
July, 1898, claim No. $50.
$3.50 to Brinkman & Hauck. repairs to
scraDer. June, 1888. claim No. 761.
$14sU TO James Muldoon, for repairs Nto
scraper August. 1888. claim No. 439.
$.42 to James Muldoon, for repairs tp
scraper. September, 1888. claim No. 40. q
So to James p. Hall, for latAs. cleaninaj
sewers, August, 1895. claim No. 294
Charge general claims account. 1sg7-1sss.
~ ns SSas : has sae1 e palu g 1ae5ly
savers 81 davs = a X M VA. 1Saa c,sfm Na.
80 = uass q ~ 1ay' tc99s Sa@t 49,
<is2 - = + frn,,,,m far 80 ~ t.a-
otc cisant,S ssnrars 81 da.s = Il &C.,
100 ~ elssrs AN " ss 81 . uass a. p %~yr
$3.50 70 p Muldoon, for cash expended,
May, 1888, claim No. SAT.
Charge cleaning sewers and basins.
Resolved. That $11.o5 be paid to ". r n
~. J. Telephone Co, for tolls. Clerks
office, June to September. 1885. claim No
sllsVa to James Muldoon fgT wnssi~r1gns
y ~. azuo 500 4ooe
y y51aags ss. nn US e'd 1ath rs ~ a as5iri ia
apnI5cassfon was mad ! to Ills Board fos
me mPreyemen Of hsnsinston axea asss
aysn.,e IN eecarJs ne u5fh fbe nrau;sSanS
Of rhapfer al7 ~ the Avs AZ IA. and
~ y n Samm ~ III ian ans osf aas 81 g,s IA
with y, IN the Board q street and Wassr Toni
said -Smprovement and
Whereas, on the 2th day Of June. 1s2s-
terssf n9a ~ s aid a anI a9s,a ! sntssare5
and AL rsmo ssa against t Is a said
mp ngro end ena' wsrS preseh'su = VIII
Whereas, no opjections we're presenfeas
aLegea or known against the same&
tnerea9Ie -
nesoigeQ; Inat Dy aHa Wltn lne sehccat
renee Ct the Board Of Ei1ance. sns SAL
tract for said work and materials be
amarueq 20 me 9 Sao h hSidPdsI e ~
whole work and materials. and that the
Corporation Attorney be and y nerepy ei-
Iecteu 70 pIspaIe ana fave sAesuse1 -
necessary eonlracl lor me sr.x.,-
the were eacn separate1x
aaopted Dy the IoloWing vote On 2 s@lt
LOT tne ayes ana nays 49,
eva g1 n nrmber = sAs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

Frau Endbeil HeIne. sister 81 the poet.
was some tln,iS a&o offer&d $4,000 f6f her
brothers np3Ibljslaed ma1uscrlrfs she
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

uraI growth ON its head resembling a
pineapple. The growth is about Is inches
long and covered with dark hair. About
six inches from the top the pineapple is
divided into two parts, somewhat resen-
bling a pair Of horns. There are no other
indications Of horns on the animal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
OUR TRANSPORT FLAG.


The flag which
is now flown
from the main
truck of every
United States
transport and
which tells in
the language Of
-,+;n~ a T.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08
Pineapple Head.

There has been discovered in the south
ern part of Germany a deer with a nat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

Inc typical Philippine house ~ a
very Simple affair, and in some re-
spects a very comfortable one. Th,
''oor' says the Washington Star. a
raised hve or ten feet in the air, ara
the house must be entered by mean.
OF a ladder There is not a nail ~
peg IN the whole building. The ram.
IS OF bamboo tied together with rattan.
tne sldes roof being Of nipa-palm.
~ hlpa is very scarce, however, bam-
300 can be used to serve for the sides
aiso' The air in a Philippine house
never gets close, for the ventilation is
perfect. The floor is made of bamboo
strips with the convex sides up, and
they are tied together il such a way
that "loe cracks are left between them.
Inc Wlndow are provided with swing
ing shades which can be open
during the day. Another advantage
OF the Philippine dwelling is the safety
afforded by the lightness of the mate
rial. If the house is shaken down by
an earthquake, Or blown down by a
typhoon, no one gets hurt. In some
respects such houses are too primitive,
however. Often the dwelling boasts
or put one room for cooking, eating
and sleeping. The cooking is done over
an open fire built on a heap Of earth in
one corner, and the house becomes al
most uninhabitable by means of the
smoke. In better dwellings a place is
partltioned off for the cooking, while
the body Of the house is divided into
W or more rooms.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

Not 4 month passes but some spy is
taken. French or German, Oil the
FranCo-German frontier. The case CT
the latest unfortunate man is typical.
Alfred Pinchon, 2G years old, left the
French army with the grade Of adju-
ta2t. Well to DO. he had no "ed to
go spying. Love OF adventure and Il
patriotic ardor led him to il. His
father being in the leather business,
Pinchon made his special knowledge
OF the trade his travelling excuse. MAX
ing NaECy-where his father set him
up a branch e5tablishment-his
center. the Young adventurer made
frequent business trips" into Al
sace-Lorraine and Germany. In
deed, he was even on the point
Of concluding a contract with the
German army when his mistress, a girl
or German sympathies, betrayed him.
|; is r nowadays that spies are not
shot In time OF peace, and PinchOn Is
not likely to get more than five years
Imprisonment. But even this is a dear
price to pay for patriotic effort. Tie
french president has Just ~pardoned
General Gar.etta. condemned for the
same olfense. Such ciemency, however,
is exceptional. Spies-Eatrio.ic CT
merely merceEary-take their W
risks.
The ordinary spy work on this most
)ealous Of all frontiers is peculiarly
systematic. A month or two in ad-
vance the French Etat Major. coumu-
nlcates a programme to the SPY, with
maps prepared by the German gov
which have arrived in France
through traitorOus channels. If work
has already been done in the region fu,I
details or 1t are communicated to the
spy. During this preparatory time his
work must be to study IN the region
from these documents in such = way
that he VIII know them all by heart A
spy must not be caught with mans mr.
papers on him.
When he is perfect, officers of the "a
nous Second Bureau put him through a
rigorous examination. Several adj
dresses, both in France and GERMANY
TO which he must send his c~orrespond-
ence. are given to him, and he is REQ
commended to change them to avoid
suspicion. German gold and notes are
given to him. Then they say. God
save you. for We cannot" And so he
departs, we'll knowing that if caught
his government will do nothing for
him. lndeeu, it will deny him. 1t will
say, w do not know this man, He
must be a mercenary volunteer ad-
venturer. hunting information to sell
to lis. Treat him as he deserves"
On the other hand, they leave the
spy free to choose his own means to
execute the work assigned to him. He
takes orders from no one. He makes
no account OF his expenses. He must
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
FOUR COURTSHIP SUNDAYS.
Review. Decision. Purchase and Possess,
sion Days.

Review. Decision, Purchase and Possess,
sion Days.
The four Sundays Of November are
observed as fete days in Holland.
They are known by curious namesA
Review, Decision, Purchase and Pos
session-and all refer to matrimonial
affairs. November in Holland being the
month par excellence devoted to court
ship and marriage, probably because
the agricultural occupations Of the
year are over, and possibly because the
lords of creation, from quite remote an
tiquity, have recognized the pleasant
ness Of having wives to cook and cater
for them during the long winter. On
Review Sunday everybody goes to
church. and after service there is. a
church parade in every village. %hen
the youths and maidens gaze upon each
other. but forbear to speals On De-
cision Sunday each bachelor who is
seeking a wife approaches a maiden OF
his choice with a eeremonious bow,
and from her manner of responding
judges whether MS advances are ac-
ceptable. Purshase Sunday the consent
Of the pasents is sought, If the suit
has prospered during the week. Not
till Possession Sunday. however, do the
twain appear before the world as ac-
tuAl or prospective brides and grooms
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

ly calling down every blessin, m tho
head Of the Innocent girl w,n sas
suffered SO deeply.
ne ua"n came at last, and lighted
up Valdane's Ragged face. Then tust
as the hrst red sunbeam fell nnon
Marguerite's easement, the candle want
out. o'e went
II seemed like a signal for him RI
~. Nothing was now left but To
uiinA MS cup of humiliation to the
very dregs-to appear to an astonishad
world as fellow-conspirator with Dan.
.ei Drahaon' In the carrying out o;
tne most Infamous of plots, and tn
dissolve the illegal yoke which hound
Marguerite.
meanwhile a bold front must be
worn to the world: and hone cou,d
wear a mask better than Valdane Mar
tineau.
The next day he returned to Clarls.
dale. He took the news of L.dy Mil
dred's engagement with a calmness
"hich made her lose her temper. He
looked Ill and old. Every one thought
Martineau was altered. Mildred i'm
asined that he must be suffering in
secret. but. with his characteristic
pride. held his feelings in check. Her
heart yearned towards him passion
ately. Her accepted lover had a hard
time of 1t that day. The guests re-
marked to one another that. IL Mar
tineau was Sweet on his cousin. HI
put a very good face on 1t; for he talk
ed with quiet ease to her. did not svoid
her in the least, and offered his con-
gratulations without any evidence Of
depressed emotion"
Some three days after tpfs, valdane
saw a. paragraph in the phpers which
took him back to Londod at once. A
week later. Marguerite deceived the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Miss Lilbqlrne-r have to an
nounce to you tbtt your uncle. Mr..
Daniel Brandon, lied suddenly of apo
plexy in Paris lat week. There is no
will, and. by til nature Of the entail.
all his landed States and house prop
erty revert topyou. as the only living
blood relation His affairs, l am sorry
to say, are + great disorder, and quite
half your @%brtune has been gambled
away on be stock exchange. There
viii be, III DCpe, between six and seven
hundred year for you when all
claims ara settled. l have seen his
solicitors. and can easily prove your
Identity, al cathie recognized you at
once thatsday yon tainted at High Lees
ana we haYA Mrs. Acland as well to