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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-11-18

Have you seer Williamson's rev
Jewelry Store?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
FUEL TO TAKE GOALS PLACE.
Pest and other Neglected
Materials

The coal famine in the United States
has drawn the attention Of many per-
sons to the subject Of utilizing. the
hitherto wasted or neglected fuel ma
terials. These materials are abundant
In this country. Consul General Ma
son. writing to the state department
from Berlin, says that correspondent
has been received there during the
last month from nearly every state
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
Loo TED CATHEDRAL.
American Tells His Part in Taking
Treasure from Mexican Church.
An Incident of the Mexican War Il
Brought Forward by Diecovery
OF Chest OF Gems Under
Flagstone Of Chapel.

Warren J. Baker, of Toledo, o., Sec
Rotary OF the Northwestern Ohio Ma
sonic Relief association, the other
day, for the first time. made public
the secret history of the looting of
the Roman Catholic cathedrals dur
ing the Mexican war, tells how it
was done and of the burial Of the
treasure. His tongue was loosened
by a newspaper dispatch from the
City of Mexico telling of the discov-
cry Of chest containing diamonds,
sapphires, rubies, pearls and golden
images beneath the fiagstone in the
chapel in Las Vozcainas college in
the City Of Mexico. q
Mr.. Baker says that his father
marched from Vera Cruz to the City
of Mexico with Gen. SCOTS army
during the Mexican war. He and d
tent mate, after plotting for weeks,
dug their way into some of the rich
est cathedrals and pillaged them OF
their fabulous wealth of all sorts OF
valuable stones and huge golden linz
ages. For hours they looted, carry
ing their burdens of precious stones
to hiding place beneath the flag
stones in cathedral yard.
Shortly afterward Bakers compan-
lon died. Baker returned to his home
in New York and went to Hillsdale,
Mich. Fifteen years after plumber
ing the cathedrals he confided his
story to an intimate friend. The
friend wrote to the Mexican govern
ment asking tsif there would be any
chance of sdiyvy' of the spoils'' If
he should tell the government where
1t could find the sacred and valuable
altar decorations that had been
stolen.
In a letter bearing the official seal
the Hillsdale man received warning
that if he knew of anyone who had a
hand in the notorious pillaging or if
he himself participated in it. he
would do well to forget all he knew
about it and keep mum, . lest his
life be sacrificed in revenge for the
Dissertation of the cathedrals. Baker
took the advice, but still intended to
secure the treasure he had buried.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20

SYNOPSIS.
the disappsarance OF four Of New Yosk Is
Weaithiest miliio1aires appears In the
New York Record and startles that city.
IS CHAPTER I.--kobert Van Horne is
uiers IL his managing editor, Mr. Hestor.
young millionaire friend OF Van Horne,
has hobby for journalism and oIters
Worldwide reputation as . reporter. and
is constantly planning some great coup
nc l!lf bis mana aprapre.
meeting with p. j. Morton, financier and
railroad nagnate, and states his plans
lo ats ths i. fGEPa,j Of Rswspsper trust
board OF trade operate stampedes the
stock market. forcing many small frms
CHArTEiR v.-one morning Andrus
EarmSdy. Palmer J. Morton, r. :. Kent
and Simon Pence, mfllionaires, cannot
De found ana the stock exchange is panic-
CHAPTER VINO clew to wherea-
bouts Of men can be discovered but next
ing they are an safe. L. Sylvester Vim
cent. 9 Chicago promoter. has also dis
CHAPTER vII.-Miss Helen Carmody.
daughter OF Andrus Carmody, calls OF,
Chalmers and arranges for payment Of
large reward through the Record for
rescue OF the millionaires and arrest Of
sSfIAfIER VlII.-ChalmerS bends ev.
Helen's sake. Seymour. reporter at Chi
cage, telcgraphs that Vincent IL the alb.
dnctor Chalmers endeayors to learn Of
ed he was about to leave on trip to
cHzPtTREHs Ya chit ths .shark
evidence Is unearthed pointing TO Hestor
as the abductor. Chalmers and Helen
Carmody become quite friendly while
welkklng tSgether eg sSs aae; IS new,
Orleans and learns that Hestor had had
house built for him recently somewhere
= sns sTrGRsc --f1esror nao .nvirsd mn.
iionaires to take a short cruise In his
scheme. They had accepted and when
out OF the harhor he told them they were
All to be his guests for some time as
would continue to run in their absence.
They are all thunderstruck at the infor-
nation. Vincent. the promoter. makes his
mond I a young Lawyer friend OF He sste,r
P1le e x tlhfs 9n1ty attempt % pribe
Heseor to return to New York proves q
.l 1i1s li: En- XIII. After a voyage Of :
few days they come to an island in the
cIIAPTER x1v..Here they dcpark and
intended for them. Hestor unloads great
quantities OF provisions and furnishings
telling. the millionalres they will stay here
~ ooAlAS. tIxLC.ss.s icy AWak9s next mOTne
ns & aa sRs yh aI EaRat eeRsston
and md, md there fs nothing to do but to
.1 aaIA u Rsa5;Si aay Is spent II
exploring island. which Is situated evil
DEITY e he Bay Ct 5a1gsr k iSaaR
and VINCENT set out on q raft for the
mainland on q tour. OF exploration "A
cII aPTEP e ;tS
discover an old temple In ruined CITY
and find a number Of solid gold idols.
much to Fences hanpiness. Y Y
build 81 shouseboat and attempt to escape
to the mainland 80
F&CHAPTER x One day boat Il
sighted and 1t comes close to the island
but faflssto heed the signal of distress
s, ssie ,,fass have erected
the shore filed with various delicacies
and da.ntiss with Hestcr'ss complims nts:
finally finished and one morning the
colony bids farewell to their island
N.s
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
one Hundred o!lars q BIZ,

One Hundred Dollars q Box
Is the value Il. "A. Tisdaie, Summer
ton, S. O., places on DeWittS Witch
Hazel Salye. He says: = had the piles
for 20 years. tried many doctors and
medicines, but all failed except De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. It cured
me.n IT is a combinations OF the heal
ing properties or Witch Hazel with
tantiseptics and emollients; relieves
and permanently cures blind, bleed
ing. itching and prOtudlng piles, sores,
cuts, bruises, eczema, salt rheum and
aud all skin diseases. -6huttleworth
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20

and promised him $40 more il he
would locate the Sam Walker for
me. At about midnight we found
that the schooner was at Lake Pont-
chartrain, and was going to sail the
next morning. paid my colored
friend and started for the West End
FL found the Sam Walker T wanted
to get the informal lion without excit-
ing suspicion. 4 learned that the
first mate was ashore in some: of the
drinking resorts Of. the place. Then
I ran across q friend Of mine who
was much intoxicated. I fused him as
q tool. Early in the morning I found
the first mate. From him / learned
that the schooner was going to Ha-
svana. He was pretty full, and bribed
him to let me go aboard the schoon-
er. There was no way to shake nv
friend, whose name is Bender, SO we
took him along.
The next day I became acquaint-
ed with the captain, a man named
Parker, and found him mighty good
fellow. By leading the conversation
gradually up to contractors, and to
my friend Hestor, learned that Col.
John Mcintyre was the contractor.
Rnd that he lived in Havana. It
Seems the schooner was loaded with
lumber for Col. McIntyr The second
IEday out It turend and blew gale,
and carried us away OFF our course to
the southwest. It was late in the
afternoon when we passed a steam
yacht, which seemed to be headed
for New Orleans. She passed us to
starboard. Capt. Parker sized her
up through 9 glass and said:
There is that yacht you were
talking about. Seymour. That is the
"Sharll." 81
He was positive about it. The
first mate also said it was the Shark.
She was about mile and half
away. and they could not make out
her name. Both knew the Shark
well, and were dead sure they could
not be mistaken.
The gale set us back 50 much that
we did not reach Havana until Tues
day morning. Col. Mcintyre was not
at the pier. and had considerable
trouble finding him. He lives out on
Vedado street, and I jumped into q
carriage and went out to his house.
He had just left to- go into the coun-
try. I went after him. 1t was noon
before / stood him up.
Where is Col. Mcintyre. now?"
asked Chalmers.
.tsTJr~ .,,;lJ L., $500, -, -. ~ r.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
CHAPTER XIII.
sTHE RESCIJE.

+, 80 5, =. Il s--s 80.
yves q tne New lork
1917 wAlsnen every Luropeans port
4o .,,s alaAsal % aiaer y; hestor
VIZ suo sess :, slsns ona Ac-
= 3 ~ Z s, 8 la lions, me yacht
~ 4s 81 ,s ny later .nan
=, ~, ~ ~ ~ - o. ss..:,. rom
s,s1 : s.. s. aAy
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4. !. W ne us secslve
-, :. =. e. $500 y e men
WV: .'ne's ',ch ,esseHs was 1naolnltaple
i, -. 5, : - Mt
Ia ~ -, = Wa sss. 1al.n,
I, ~. = ~ eion IVY ne aas-
,ls US - W MISS
sa. :. ~ prePared sne ieader
M. M. s.. 8. ...s.s os' IN
y y. My i1ln,
1911 Mas ses oren me alseoser-
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w nj a'.e lne'.er l we
=. WIS 81. "; ~ kesping
e SarMody
i IN N st al1H neahliines Eult0r van Horne
had smiled for New York, but was not
due until the ed ar eaf3 IL tho 4, .o,n IN,
IT,, a;,,,, III. -,
: I, 70 .ail IS had
given ms superior the essential facts
concerning Hestor. The renIvssS ~
Robert Van IJorne 10, ~ 49,:
q 80. y s ny
decisive IN lnStructlng Chalmers To-
make public the facts; The inference
was Main that AT, Wan. Horne had.
has;t ~.
;na, eslitors ~,
efare sn,.s s. ,.ed : Z 5 rti-
de and Is ;tl.d A. t,,ss II :, fsSad for
tha ,l;scios,,rss &, q. -
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that ~ - ,,a
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bean s,iva,, : n, s ,yo,,;n,
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.as lo,yss. 4 IS 3 & !, &
s. .sFIavana e,,ha & s,r,,ssi,ay afavs d "a
William Chalmers, New york Record:
Have solved mystery Sol. John McIn-
,yss az lana, Dais aaestcI D9ngaaoM
nine hundred 1 miles southwest Of Havana.
McIntyre win act as guide. McIntyre
y! IN Havana with me- ne I saw the Shark:
s%M y soo s'ons
special reward 81 500 . s 8
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
4 Scientific piscolv.erY.

q Kodol does for the stomach that
which it is unable TO do for itself,
even when hut slightly disordered or
overloaded. Kodol sup plies the net
.ural juices OF digestion and does the
work Of the stomach, relaxing the
nervous tensions, while the inflamed
muscles of that organ are allowed to
reStand heal. Kodol digests what you
eat and enables the stomach and -di-
|gestive organs to transform all food
into rich, red blood. Shuttleworth
Drug Co.
The crowned heads of every nation.
The rich men, poor men and mlSerS
All join in paying tribute to
DeWitt's Little Early Rtsefs.
IsH. Williams, San Antonio, Tes, writes
Little Early Riser Pills are the best I
veer used in my family. I unhesitat-
lingly recommend them to everybody.
|, They cure Constipation, Billiousness,
| Sick Headache. Torpid Liver, Jaun-
dice, malaria and all other liver troub.
les. -Snuttleworth Drug CO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
COAL DISCOVERY IN MONTANA.
Rich Field witch Has been Foand
In Choteau County IL to BE
Developed.

What is apparently the greatest
coal field in the northwest has been
discovered in Choteau county, north
ern Montana, and has been fled upon
by local spectators and prospectors.,
The coal vein is from three to Eve
feet thick and extends q distance Of
9 mile and half in plain sight. Out.
groupings have given splendid results.
A company composed Of Detroit,
Great Falls and Fort Benton capital.
lists, which controls 1000 acres Of
coal land, has been Incorporated and
will thoroughly develop the new
fields. All Of the land has been
taken up where outcroppings exist.
but the vein is believed o extend a,
considerable distance beyond the sur
face showings. The coal production
of Montana, while not large, is one,
OF the best dividend-paying industries.
In the state. =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-20
Row. TAi.T

~ We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
cured ~ Hall.s Catarrh Curs. &. s's
=. ~. Cheney Z Co, Props, Toledo. o. Z
We, the undersigned, have known 3. J.,
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe lin.
perfectly honorable IN Ill business transao,
hcns and financially able TO carry out Any
obligat iona made By their firm, ss
Wet 4 Traax. Wholesals Druggists. T.
Welding. Kipn.a = Marvtn Wholesale
Halls Catarrh Cure 4 taksn intsrnally.
3acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Prioe 75c. per bot.
as. eold by I'll Druggists. Testimenials
HAu's Ianily Ptils ars shs bssk
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
A SURPLUS.

The New York Tribune does not
place much credence IN the report
that J. Pierpont Morgan made the
statement about withholding contri-
buttons TO the Republican campaign
committee in the event of President
Roosevelt's nomination. The Tribune
gives Mr.. Morgan credit for greater
sagacity. aud rightly thinks that a
nght against Roosevelt by Wall street
would result in placing more money
in the hands OF the committee than
il would really need. 1t says:
THE statement attributed to Mr..
J.. p. Morgan, that if Mr.. Roosevelt
should be nominated for president
next year il would be impossible 70
raise $4,000 in Wall street for his
reelection, sounds less like Mr.. Nor
gan than some other men. 1t may be
true that there are financial and spec
ulatiye circles In which exists a sen
timent which is fairly enough reflect
ed in such an assertion. but If Mr.
Morgan shares ii he is universally
credited with too much sagacity "a
display It in that way under circum.
stances %suhjecting him to the risk
of quotation. If there are Wall street
men who are N present taking a sort
Of satisfaction In the thought that
while Mr.. Rooscyelt's nomination i;
apparently inevitable, 1t will he then
privilege to withhold during the cam
paign The pecuinary support essential
to his success. their true policy is tC
keep II dark. A general impression
that Wall street was bound TO gel
square with the president would have
the effect, to a dead certainty, oI
flooding the Republican managers will
so much money from a million sources
that they wouldn't know what to dc
with it. Campaign committees almost
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
The

Notwithstanding the incessant rains
of last week the people of Lewistown
aided by hundreds OF friends from
nearby points and rural localities cele-
brated the natal day in a most beft-
ting manner.
Not until Friday afternoon did the
management fully determine to go
ahead with the celebration. Streaks
of blue sky and an occasional appear
ance of the sun gave encouragement
for a good day overhead at least. The
| decision of the committee was sent 10
all points that could be reached by
telephone and the work of putting Oh
the finishing touches begun. A great
transformation took place in a few
hours. gloom gave way TO cheerful
ness. the work of decorating the city
was inaugurated and in a short tim,
everything was in readiness for the
following days sport, a full account
of which will be found elsewhere II
these columns.
rhc morning and the greater par
of the day was all that could have
been desired and but for the evening
shower there would have been nc
break in the program as original,
planned.
The committee sincerely regret!
that there was any interruption II
the pleasures OF the day, but there
are some things that human ingenuit!
and energy cannot c~ontravene AM
the action of the elements is n o
them.
However, the celebration was a sue
cess. and although hundreds stage
at home owing to bad roads and threat
ening weather. the crowd was a larg
one and all present seemed to EMO
themselves.
. When Lewistown again attempts I
celebrate ii is hoped ii will be unde
l brighter skies and with still create
: resources for furnishing the peopl
! with amusement.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

Of every class and color. The free
dom with which fights can be pulled
OF in Butte has given that city an
u~nenviable reputation. Furthermore,
a number OF fakes have taken place
in which the patrons of the sport have
paid high prices to witness, much to
their disgust. This latter feature has
done much to bring the game into
bad repute at Butte and elsewhere.
While there are a good many men
who would like to witness a scientific
contest between high class pugilists,
II on the square and free from bru-
tally and rowdyism, II is something
hardly to be expected, hence the en-
actment of the laws against prize
fighting. Montana has been a little
lenient in this matter but il Mayor
Mullins is in earnest and suppresses
fighting in Butte other cities will take
similar action and the deyotees of the
prize ring will move on TO some other
state whore it is not prohibited-if
they can find one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

Another brutal murder over in Car.
bon county emphasizes the necessity
Of a more drastic law against the
carrying of concealed weapons. A
httle agitation OF this matter has
caused the report TO get abroad that
six ont Of ten men in this state go
armed. This is absolutely false and
does Montana a great injustice. II
would not be true 10 say that one out
Of ten OF our citizens carries concealed
weapons. However, too many are
carried and too frequently used in the
settlement OF disputes and quarrels.
There may be some excuse for the
carrying of weapons by men on the
range and far distant from any habi.
tatlon. but In towns and cities, and
in thickly settled communities, there
is no occasion for the practice. Law
and officers of the law will give every
decent man the protection he deserv.
es. Montana has reached that state
of civilization when ii becomes cow
ardly for men engaged in the ordi-
nary callings of life to carry conceal.
ed weapons. OF course, it is a diff
cult matter to determine who engage
in this practice, but this being the
case, makes the necessity of a strin-
gent law more urgent. Severe pun.
ishment would act as a deterrent. 1t
may also be necessary to restrict the
sale of small arms in some manner
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
TT T,;UE
He Elsa,N ,aiurc's ben uties and II
Not IA acre butcher.

He Easa,> ,aiurc's Ben uties nnd II
Not IA acre butcher.
The anglers art is but a pretext, or,
rather, the incentive to "A ramble, and
not the sole object Of the fisherman.
unless. alas. I've belongs TO that too
common variety, the man whose sole
object is his catch. Such a la fishes
with II worm. hides fngerlings in the
depth OF his basket and photographs
bis catch as a witness OF his crimes.
lie is not Il fisherman. but u butcher.
A yellow primrose on the rivers bank
is to him a primrose and nothing
more.
The trrln fisherman loves To catch
weary trout. but as he wanders from
pool to pool the songs of the birds
greet him rrstfully. Every turn in the
stream reveals Il nook In which strange
wild flowers nestle. The gentle cx-
element of the sport prevents the
scene from becoming m%ouotonous. The
element Of chance. tie uncertainty OF
the catch. add the drop Of tabasco
Il which gives zcyt 10 the day. And
the nountidr seal by the brink 0f the
stream. When did a meal have Il more
delightful flavor? nelmonico never
served a trout like unto those we have
eaten by the banks Of a mountain
brook with the clear blue sky above.
the waving forest round about and
the murmuring stream nj u feet.
The hour of contemplation comes
aftcrwanl, with the pipe of peace In
hand instead OF the relinquished
rod. How far Off the city seems Are
there such things as corporations,
trusts. stocks, bonds, electric lights
that amaze the sight, harsh warnings
Of trolley gongs, the rumble and grind
OF the wheels and the brakes on the
elevated road which alright the earl
The harshcst note that breaks the still
ness here Is the boom of the blttern IN
the distant marsh.
Home 10 camp the fisherman goes
taking n east in this silent pool III
which the trout rose In the forenoon
10 his east. but missed the fly. or IN
that dark hole deep under the banh
In which n yigilant eye may detect Tho
brown -Il of n trout with lazily wav'
Ing tins aud tail. nm old campaignel
not easily cRught.-Dr. \. 7. BrlstoW
in Worlds Work.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
MoN1ANA,s MINERAL YEAR.

TIE truth is that the figures marking
Montana's total OF mineral wealth pro-
duced last year do not roll up as they
did of yore. Mr.. Tatem's report for
1902. of which an abstract was print
ed in the Sunday Standard, fixes the
value of the states product in gold,
silver, copper and lead for the year
at SAG, 1861, l67-in round numbers forty
seven millions.
That is the lowest figure for any
year since 1894. The banner year
was 1899, when the figure was g.
i57, 900. It was more than sixty mil
Mons for 1901 and nearly sixty-four
millions for 1900. In tonnage the pro-
duction Of copper was less, in Mon
tana, in 1902 than for 1901; the fig
ures are, in the round. 22S million
pounds, in 1901 and PIP million pounds
in 1902. The difference in aggregate
value, however. is much greater, due
to the fact that the average price or
copper in 1901 was about l6 cents a
pound, while in 1902 It was close to IL
cents. It required lively work to make
money on copper last year.
Silver Bow county is, far and away,
M~ontana's heavy silver producer. II
is a by-product with copper. The re-
duction in the amount of the copper
product accounts, to a degree, for the
years decrease in silver production.
OF nearly seventeen millions of sill
yer produced in the state. coinage val
ne, Silver Bow contributed more than
thirteen millions. AS for gold, Mon
tana's yield was only about four and
one-half millions. In this, again, Sill
yer Bow was easily the leader; its
contribution was nearly one million.
\ esterday morning, in connection with
the summary OF Mr.. Tatem's report,
the Standard printed an Interesting
table showing. by counties. the states
production in gold and silver.
Fergus county ranks next to Silver
Bow as a gold producer, Lewis and
| Clarke ranking next and Madison
county next. At best, however. Mon
tana's gold production is not an i'm
pressive total. Better prices for cop
per are the needful thing.-Anaconda
Standard,