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THE G0LD-BUG.
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE.

contents. when we were enabled, with some
trouble. to raise 1t from the hole The ar
t ices taken out were deposited among the
oramoles, and the dog left to guard them,
with strict orders from Jupiter neither,
upon any pretence, to stir from the SPOT
nor to open his mouth until our return. We
chest; reaching the hut In safety. but after
excessive toll. at o'clock in the morning.
worn out as we were. 1t was not in human
nature ma to do more just then. We rested un-
IN TWO, and had supper; starting for the
Mills Immediately afterward, armed with
three stout sacks. which, by good luck
were upon the premises. A little before
FOUR we arrived at the pit. divided the re-
De. among US, and. leaving the holes un-
niied, again set out for the hut, at which.
Tor the second time, we deposited our
soloen purthens, Just as the first streaks Of
tne uaWn gieamed from over the tree tops
In the east.
We were now thoroughly broken down,
but the intense excitement Of the time de-
MED us repose. After an unuuiet slumber
Of some three or four hours duration we
arose, as II by preconcert, to make exami-
nation of our treasure.
The chest had been full to the brim and
we spent the whole day and the greater
part Of the next night in a scrutiny of it's
contents. There had been nothing like order
or arrangement. Everything had been
heaped in promiscuously. Having assorted
all with care. we found ourselves possessed
Of even vaster wealth than We had at first
supposed. In coin there was rather more
than four hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars-estimating the value of the pieces, as
accurately as we could by the tables of the
period. There was not a particle of silver.
All was gold of antique date and of great
variety-French, Spanish and Gerinan
money. with few English guineas and
some counters. of which we had never seen
specimens before. There were several very
large and heavy coins. so worn that we
could make nothing Of their inscriptions
There was no American money. The value
OF the jewels We found more didiculty In
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CONTINUED from Saturday,


shall not pretend to describe the feelings
with which l gazed. Amusement was Of
course, predominant. Legrand appeared
exhausted with excitement, and spoke very
few words. Jupiter's countenance wore
for some minutes, as deadly pallor as 1t Is
possible. in the nature OF things, for any
negro's yisage to assume. He seemed
hed-thunderstricken. Presently he
fell upon his knees in the pit, and, burying
his naked arms up to the elbows in gold. let
them there remain. II enjoying the lux
ury of bath. At length, with deep
sigh. he exclaimed. as II in a soliloquy.
And dis all cum OBJ de goole-bug! de
putty goole-bug! de poor little goole-bug.
what boosed in dat sabage kind OBJ style,
Amt you shambed OBJ yourself. nigger?-
answer me dat!'
1t became necessary, at last that 1
should arouse both master and valet to the
expediency of removing the treasure. It
was growing late, and 1t behooved us to
make exertion. that we might get every
thing housed before daylight. 1t was diff
cult to say what should be done; and much
time was spent in deliberation-so confused
were the ideas of ALL We, finally, light
sned the box by removing two-thirds Of It's
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Many Recommendations.

The inspector general makes large num-
Der of accommodating for the improve
ment Of the army among which are the
following: H. e.
More clerks, and better pay for clerks, In
the inspector generals department; retire
ment of clerks with retired pay; that the
present general hospital In Washington, D.
c., be turned over exclusively for the use
Of the command at Washington barracks,
and that a site be secured elsewhere for
the erection Of general hospital, hospital
buildings; that all officers and men
ordered to the Philippines have their
teeth examined before leaving the
states as decay Of teeth Is said to be
greatly accelerated in the islands; to suita-
bly, mark the spot where General Lawton
fell: to establish a national cemetery in
the Philippines should the removal of the
dead to America be discontinued even par
TALLY; also the establishment of a national
cemetery in every department.; to have Off
GERS and soldiers on farthest duty live at
least without additional expense over those
in Washington, etc; to fill a dozen yacan-
cies in the army each year by competitive
examinations of graduates of colleges hay-
ing army officers detailed as military pro-
fessors: to establish some intercollegiate
military contest, to be held annually at
some convenient time and place during the
college year-preferably target shooting. or
the assembling of a representative organi-
zation from some Of the colleges for COM
petitive drill or maneuvers-in order to
stimulate the interest Of the students Of the
military colleges.
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one-third completed. A total Of about
11SS,OO0 cubic yards of material has been
dredged from the shoals named and prop
erly deposited.
There is no immediate demand for further
dredging in the channel opposite the city
of Washington, Col. Allen says, in order to
maintain depths under the present project.
There probably will be next spring" he
adds. latter the freshets. AS the appro-
priation has to last for two years it is best
to conserve our means and apply them at
the most necessary times.
Proposals will be opened on the 2Sth in
slant for dredging and riprap on the Ana
costa river Improvement. The project for
this work contemplates dredging channel
20 feet deep and from 800 to 400 feet wide
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observe how mere an accident 1t was that
these events should have occurred on the
sole day of all the year In which 1t has
been, or may be, sufficiently cool for fire.
and that without the fire, or without the
Intervention of the dog at the precise mo-
ment in which he appeared, 1 should never
have become aware Of the deaths head and
so never the possessor of the treasurer
But proceed-I am all impatience."
well, you have heard, of course, the
many stories current-the thousand vague
rumors a1oat about money buried, some
where on the Atlantic coast. by Kidd and
his associates. These rumors must have
had some foundation in fact And that the
rumors have existed so long and con-
tinuously could have resulted, it appeared
to me, only from the circumstance Of the
buried treasure still remaining entombed.
, Had Kidd concealed his plumber for a time,
and afterward reclaimed 1t, the rumors
would scarcely have reached us in their
present unvarying form. You will observe
that the stories told are all about money
seekers, not about money-f1 finders. Had the
pirate recovered his money, there the af-
fair would have dropped. 1t seemed to me
that some accident-say the loss Of a mem
orandum indicating its locality-had de-
prived him of the means of recovering II,
and that this accident had become known
to his followers. who otherwise might never
have heard that treasure had been con-
cealed at all, and who, busying themselves
in vain, because ungutded attempts to re-
gain It had given first birth and then uni
versal currency to the reports which are
now so common. Have you ever heard of
any important treasure being unearthed
along the coast?
Never"
But that Kidd's Accommodations were i'm
I mense. is well known. 1 took 1t for grant,
ed therefore. that the earth still held them;
and you will scarcely be surprised when
tell you that felt a hope, nearly amount
! ing to certainty, that the parchment SO
| strangely found involved a lost record OF
| the place Of deposit
But how did you proceedT'
81 held the vellum again to the fire, after
| increasing the heat; but nothing appeared.
I now thought 1t possible that the coating
| of dirt might have something to do with
| the failure: SO carefully rinsed the parch-
ment by pouring warm water over 1t, and,
| having done this. 1 placed 1t in tin pan.
| with the skull downwards. and put the pan
upon furnace of lighted charcoal. In q
few minutes. the pan having become thor
oughly heated. 1 removed the slip, and, to
my inexpressible joy. found it spotted, in
several places, with what appeared to be
figures arranged in lines Again / placed
1t in the pan, and suffered it to remain an
other minute. On taking 1t of, the whole
was Just as you see 1t now"
Here Legrand having reheated the
parchment. submitted 1t to my inspection.
The following characters were rudely
traced, sin a red tint, between the deaths
head and the goat:
53tti305) ,t~ ;4S26)4t )4t) Soc .4StSg60))S5-
;JSs:tsSf83(SS5si; : 6( $500? ;Ost(;4S5l; st
2:st(:4906s2C5s-4}SgSs ;40692S0 )6iSD4tt;1(t0
:480S1 g :St1 :4SfS5 - 4S5f52SS06sS1{t9;4S,0
SAD ?34: 4S)4t: 161 ;:1SS:t?:
Concluded tomorrow.)
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THE POTOMAC CHANNELS.
Mean Depth Reported by Engineer in
Charge Of improvements.

Col. Allen, the engineer officer In charge
of the improvement Of the Potomac river,
has reported to the War Department that
the mean depth Of water in the channels
of the lower Potomac is nowA feet at mean
low tide. He says the dredging Of channels
200 feet wide and "a feet deep has been COM
pleted at Mattawoman shoal, Smith Point
shoaI and Kettle Bottom shoal, and that
the widening Of the cut through Mattawo-
man shoal Is in progress and Is more than
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from the mouth of the river to the upper
limits Of the Washington navy yard and to
deposit the excavated material on the Ana
costa fats and protect it with riprap-
Bulkhead lines are now being laid out
Field work is now in progress for the sur
vey of land on the Anacostia river flats
owned by the United States from the mouth
vey of the land adjacent to the United
States reform school farm has been COM
pleted.
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Synopsis.

william Legrand. recluse living Sullivan's
Island, near Charleston s. c., finds q curious
bug, wrapped in bit of parchment. which
exerts a strange influence upon him. His friend,
the writer. believes him TO be mentally unbal
anced, especially when. later. Legrand summons
him to the island and starts ont on a mysterious
expedition. The negro servant, Jupiter, Is sent
up tree, and at his masters command finds
nailed to branch SKULL through eye
socket Of which he lets fall the gold bug by
string. From the spot at which the bug touches
the ground line is run in a certain direction,
and at its end pit Is dug. But results are
disclosed. Discovering that Jupiter has drop
ped the bug through the wrong eye, the mistake
Is corrected. the process repeated and a chest
Is unearthed containing a great treasure.
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ACCOUNTANTS.
Admiral Schley as Guest.

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will
be a guest of the Kansas City, Mo-, Com
merciaI Club at the annual banquet Of that
body Wednesday evening. Mr.. Hugh Cor
don Miller, United States district attorney
for Virginia at Norfolk, will be one OF the
special orators of the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-17
Saengerbund at Oyster Roast.

A large number of the members of the
WASHINGTON Saengerbund enjoyed an oyster
roast yesterday. They boarded the Arrow
smith and went to Clifton Beach, where the
oysters were served. The social features of
the occasion were specially pleasing. A
band accompanied the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-17
PRAISES THE ARMY
PERFORMED 4RDUoUs DUTIES
WELL AND UNcoMPLAIN1NGLY.
Annual Report of Gen. Breckenridge
Many Recommendations for the I'm
NJ
provement Of the Service.

The annual repersIof General ]. c. Brock
enridge, inspector general of the army,
covers every phase of the military estab-
llshment and each department, bureau and
command in the army. General brecken-
ridge finds much 20 commend in all
branches of the service, and reports pro-
gress and improvements everywhere.
The most serious criticism is in regard to
absenteeism, where officers are on detached
duty. leaving the regiments short of Off
GERS. He attributes this to lack of officers
in the army to fill the details and detached
assignments.
General Breckenridge shows that instruc-
ton in the army is progressing SATISFACTORY
~. He recommends the fertilization of
Pearl harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands, as
strategic point.
Tribute to the Army.
He has the following to say regarding
his inspection in the Philippines:
During my tour in the Philippines it was
evident on all sides that the army, as a
whole, was labering patiently and faith
fully to solve the many vexing problems
continually presented to 1t. The difficult
ties encountered and the hardships endured
never can be fully appreciated by any one
who has not been on the ground and OBJ
1000 miles from home. influences and as
sociations, living in communities either
openly or secretly hostile, depending almost
entirely for their subsistence upon the COM
mlssary-where one is always afraid to take
even an ordinary drink of water without
ascertaintng first whether it has been
cooked.
Critics at home may sometimes search
for epithets to apply to our general officers,
but these officers are no less kind-hearted
than their critics, and were anXiously
mindful of the sufferings which necessarily
fall upon the innocent in warfare as well
as the guilty, and were devising means by
which the poor might be cared for and
led. There is reason for qualification that
our fellow-countrymen have confidence in
their army, and many know what war is;
and the reaction has not been sluggish.
That the army performed it's duties well
and bore its hardships uncomplainingly is
well known to all who have kept in touch
with 1t since the opening of the Philippine
instruction. In fact, 1t has only done
those things which we expect of it, and
which we will continue to expect of Amer
lean soldiers"
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Art School,
The Art Students League

Announces q class In design applied to wall pa
pers book covers silks. damask linens. tiles, oil
cloths and all kinds of printed fabrics under the
direction of Miss SALLIE T. HUMPHREYS. at
sos 18th ST. NV. For particulars to terms. &c.
apply Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturday mornings
at Room 90 sos 18th st oc27 26t-10
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Secretary Wilson Ill.

Secretary Wilson of the Department Of
Agriculture is confined to his home by
severe cold
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A Small, Silent War Dog.


Gen. Breckenridge suggests that a small,
silent war dog, such as the English lurcher,
or the white Spanish terrier. might be par
ticularly useful in jungle warfare both to
reveal the concealed enemy and to increase
security.
The Soldiers Home, District of Column
bia. is reported to be in a most creditable
condition throughout. The care of the old
soldiers and the comforts afforded them
speak well for the efficiency Of the officers
in charge
The various branches of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers were
found in excellentecondition generally, and
the officers efficient and painstaking, with
the welfare of the nations wards ever in
view The board of managers showed
marked zeal in their successful efforts to
properly perform the trust imposed upon
them.
The companies of native scouts phillip
plnes) have SO far proven satisfactory with
one or two exceptions,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01
Wants Only Justice.

Editor The Ranch: I was pleased
to see the piece written by l..
Engelman, entitled "a Creamery OPP
orators Views" lain to do business
straight here and expect others l trade
with to do the same, it was just an
oversight I did not sign my name to
the piece l wrote, but do not think
for a minute | am afraid to fight my
own battles. | am here to stay and
| want to see the creameries stay and
do we'll I do not believe in smooth
talk, l believe in plain facts, and II
am doing wrong l want to know it. 1t
is true that some of our dairies are not
as they should be, and some cream
that is shipped to Seattle is surely
rotten when it gets there. 1t is hauled
from seven to ten miles in the hot sun
and sets in the depot until the next
day. OF course that hurts the good
cream that goes in. l use all ways
can to keep my COWS and barn clean,
and cream sweet. 1t is taken to the
train in time to go right off, and II
taken to the house as soon as it gets
there it is covered about three hours.
The smooth tongued solicitor has no
use for me, talk too plain; but l do
not mean to hurt anybodys feelings.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01
Larger Output Of OIeo.

AS we get near the season when
oleomargarine has usually had it's best
sale there is growing interest in the
output of the oleo factories. The in
crease in the make for October as
compared with September, was quite
unexpected, but it indicates a deter
mination on the part of manufacturers
to push their product into every
market where there is possible
chance of getting foothold.
There are undoubtedly some lots be-
ing made that have sufficient shade
of color to make the goods look like
genuine butter, but the prevailing color
is very light, and most of the makers
seem disposed to build up trade on
that class of stock.
The internal returns from the Chi
cago district show stamp sales for Oc-
tober that indicate an output for the
month of 3,2O4,9S2 lbs. of oleo. This
includes 58,958 lbs. of colored oleo on
which tax of 10c. a pound was paid
This figures out $4,000 tubs of SO lbs.
each. During October, 1901, the out
put was 3,276,680 lbs, equal to 1888
tubs of so lbs. each. The difference
of only 1900 lbs. shows how fast the
production is reaching the figure of
last year.
In September the output was $4,000
tubs, and in August 27,8OO tubs, so
that for the three months the prOduc-
ton of oleo in the Chicago district
alone amounts to 128,899 tubs of 80
lbs. each.
If the figures from the Chicago dis
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01

cord at two years old IL % lbs, in
S, ven days. Her dam is Aggie Grace,
imported, and the foundation of the
Aggie Grace family.
His grand dam is Hetherland Hen
gerveld, with an official butter record
in seven days of 26 2-3 lbs, and her
milk averaged 1872 per cent butter fat.
He was sired by Manor De Kol. His
gets won first prize at N. Y. State
fair three years in succession. His
grand sire was De Kol 2. Netherland,
a son of old De Kol End, with official
seven days butter, has a record of
rs lbs, and gave 536 lbs. milk. Her
test was 1896 per cent butter fat. Price
on young bull calves is from $35 to
$50.
p A. FRAKES
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01
1t is only the truth that hurts.

1t is only the truth tnaC nurtS.
We need a creamery here, we have
splendid location, we have four saw
and single mills and a lath mill here
within two miles of us. will lease a
building free of charge for ten years
at the forks of four roads. I would be
pleased to have anyone interested visit
my place and see for themselves. We
are eight miles from Seattle and in a
beautiful valley. Let us hear more
from the creamerymen and dairymen.
am not too old to learn.
C. V. HARTOUGH,
Redmond, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01
LAKESIDE STOCK FARM.
Editor The Ranch:

Scappoose, Or,
l send you by separate cover a cut
of my two herd bulls, one a year.
ling and the other a two-year old.
Both gets of Lunde, Oregon, De Kul
H. H. B. No. 25563. First prize two
year old at the Oregon State fair in
1901, and first prize herd 1902, and
was first prize at Washington State
fair, and head of first prize herd. His
gets have won first and second prize
two years in succession at Oregon
State fair, and first and second at
Washington State fair in 1902.
Lunde Oregon De Kol is one of the
best Holstien bulls in America. His
mother, Cothilde, Lunde Arts, No.
39S67 A. R. 1897 is one of the best
representatives of the breed. She
won second prize in the seven days Of
fetal Pan American Butter Test, which
was conducted by Professor H. H.
Wing of Cornell University and Pro-
fessor F. Hickman of Ohio Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
She had been in milk u days at
the beginning of the test, she MIXED
4O7 lbs. and 13 1-3 lbs. butter fat, "a
lbs. solids not fat. Her official seven
days butter test at two years is 1874
from 317 lbs. milk taking little over
% lbs. of milk for ID. butter. Her
six-year old seven days butter is 20
lbs. from 473 lbs butter You will
have to look long time for better
showing than this.
Lunde Oregon, De Kol, now nearly
four years old weighs 2150 lbs. His
calves are all large and we'll formed,
and nicely marked. l have quite a
few for sale as l am crowded for
stable room.
Clothilde Graces, Sir Hengerueld.
No. 27484 is as fine a twO-year old as
you can find any place. He won first
prize in his class two years in sue
cession at the Oregon State fair, and
first prize for two-year old at Wash
ington State fair and headed second
prize herd. His gets are nicely
formed and gives promise to be of the
finest quality. His mother is Clath-
ilde Grace, with an official butter re-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01
P. A. FRAKES,

Be a booster for The Ranch. We
will pay you with steadily improv-
ing paper
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-01

We do not send receipt for sub
scription remittances received. 1t
would cost us a good deal of money
for postage, and take up great deal
of extra time. It is not necessary, as
the tag on the liable shows the date to
which the subscription is paid.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

The board of railroad commissioners were shown over the local trolley lines yesterday by General Manager Sewell. Everything was found to be satisfac- tory.
 The Plumbers union will give what is expected to be one of the biggest and best clambakes of the season at Moore's grove next Sunday. All ar engagements have been made to enter tain a large crowd.
 Walter, the eight, years and eleven months old son of MT and Mrs John Wenzel, of 70 Clark street, died last night after a couple of days illness. He was pupil at the Bank street school and attended the Sunday school of the Third Congregational church. He was bright, cheerful boy and his death is rude shock to his parents. The funeral took place this afternoon with service at the house by the Rev MT Root and interment in Riverside cemetery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
CITY NEWS.

A baby boy was born. this morning to MT and Mrs B. Stolze of 46 Dikeman Strnnf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
FURNITURE.

20 per cent discount from our regu- lar low prices on all Summer Rockers, Chairs, etc. \ We have them painted in red and green, also in natural fin ish. They are good investment at these prices. Just received lot of big, handsome, high grade Morris Chair Frames, all quartered oak and hand polished. We will sell them while they last at s. .95. No jockey ing here-we always sell goods at fair prices. You can absolutely depend on I1S
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
OUR CARPET Dep'T
 Always the Best New Goods for the Fall Season Now In

We buy and sell all kinds and quail ities of Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums and Oil Cloths. If you need a very low priced carpet or rug, we can show you an immense variety. If you need good medium priced carpet or rug, We have them in almost unlimited quan- tity. Or, if you wish the best grades of carpets or rugs that the market af- fords, we can show you an immense line that will please the most fastid- lous. In any of these lines you cain be positively sure that our prices are lowest bottom prices.