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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
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Occasionally, Thanksgiving time Christmas, when
ell the branches of he Lawrence family for that their
were gathered together the memory of the mystic parchment
revived Some few facts had thus been committed rad
ton Thus it brought hat Thomas Lawencevery
what probable than that he had been pirate those dark
days when fairly good followed that calling without fear of
reproach!
It is known that given by kings
queens of unbnshed character certain captains
ana "eh IN the coIoc{on Oh the ConqeccHt historical
Society there found another paper signed by Thomas Law
interest revived in the timesained document sandal
wood box In Grandma Lawrence's bedroom.
The Barking Dogge" fondy supposed by the famil,
the wishes breatd that her "andn learned
More than century passed and then Mr. Amos Lawrence
who was college graduate put his intellect to the task Of col
lecting and publishing all the facts regarding the traditional
captain But he found little that could be regarded
certain.
Although for many years he diligently searched
ords TO learn from what sailed Ihe Barking Dogge and
who her owners We're ne never found her n@e IN amy Shipping
list lie traced other ship with which his ancestor had
been connected and uearhed many strange bit of his
Iy regarding t ancient mariner nd ms voyages ia Ii3nd
Madagascar, Ceyon, Ccdz and Brazil but ign of D0gg
either silent OF barking, did he eve. ter.
At last he died leaving all his papers, incudn the
parchment his Elias who thought gain about
the matter, but into the whaling business The family
wealth had been pretty nearly exhausted by his fathers
searches lands and necessary
instead of dreaming about predetermined pirates hidden
store of gold.
Elias The writing was merely memorandum of
his ancestor and thought 1t probably referred the setting
of foreign plant a performance
with our thrifty foreuthcs who unlike the people of the pres
ent day planted bulded for their successors enjoyment
profit
Alas for the hopes plans Easl The whaling business
perhaps al children know, knocked skyhgh by the dis
covery kerosene oil ard thereafter the poor innocent whales
allowed to swim the silent almost unmolested
At last he found all his wealth nothing remained but
small farm the shore of the Sound Upon this stood
the old farmhouse in the Of which had been
long before, the ancient parchment.
1t ramshaC kle, leaxv house
every gale but its mbers still sound and firm while
as large a. most modern houses
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Here Elias moved with his family endeavored TO earn
scanty living by raising vegetables catching gathering
soft clans for the market He had Perry was
bright and clever lad the family ever had in it.
although his father said he dreamer like his grandfather
Amos Lawrence
When he found that his school days had ended they
really begun Perry dsheartened He kept right on
studying Just he of college
time arrived although when steering clam clean
fish IS difficult acquire knowledge Perr especial fond
for history chemistry and geology had by his
teachers, and of them himself poor much of
his time in sailing with Perry and intructn him. The
boon companions although Mr. Smeed seemed MANY
older than the boy In fact he but and
q good deal of G. boy still
One day while anchored off Charles Island II ssv gem
that adOrn the Connecticut Perry happened to mention
the family tradition and Mr. Smeeds curiosity was so aroused
that nothing but sight of the ancient parchment would satisfy
him. Nothing romantic had his way and when thew
returned home that night Perry asked his father if e ene
bered whore the document had been placed
With much difficulty Elias Lawrence managed 10 recall its
hiding and ueart IT, spreading the kitchen table
for the school teachers inspection
Mr. Smeed read it carefully closely studying tho hand
ing and staring he expected its hidden
ing by boring holes into 1t with his brown eyes At last be said
with a of sigh:
ITS beyond mel I wonder where The Barking Doupe
landed II that were acertaned perhaps The would be easy
enough"
oh pshawi That's what my father thought and he spent
all his time az well his money trying discover that vrv
thing goed Peys father he folded the parchment and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
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He produced the ancient volume its wooden bound in
caskin thin with centuries of han ling pages yellow
and tmeained but the writing still gble Together the
and boy turned he ny pages upon when recorded
forgotten clerks the sales of land matters nut
record by the government of each place.
Here shown Who taxed and sho bought land from
the Indian and pasted IN the book many priceless
signed with historic of them those of Indian
chiefs who drew little animals OF toes opposite their written
Perry found it extremely difficult read the form of
handwriting with its hOUhes and he wrest
brayey with the spelling also for foreahers spelled pretty
much they pleased Suddenly just he becoming
outraged Mr.. SpeIter said:
"Aha! Here it Is ~ then he read aloud:
"June s 1862.
this day granted Enock Lawrence by onb Coun-
c Land lying south of his of Ye Bayng Dogge
stands shore where river falls into Sound the
Land being Ppbie Domagn Said E
fifty years ferry said for ale corners except We
sauvages
There's tavern calculated Mr. Spelter. "and it's funny
noticed that entry before It is quite evident that the
Iawrec began life nnkeepers, lad although they be-
mighty IN these parts"
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well the paper said 1T buried under oak
that trunk thereabouts would per
haps be completely EMBODIED wide spreading
think have the might well explore directly be-
meath the trunk of the tree"
Perry had smote the wood and said:
Its about rotten punk. think 1t viii be easy.
But difficult than he had anticipated for old
the It's wood firm and tough and they and
twisted and dug and pulled for hours without hint
eff treasure Then, Perry beginning weaken in his
faith, the teachers shovel struck something
lie reached down and held 1t ancient intOck
pistol crUmbng and rued but proof They dug eagerly
again. In few minutes the Of ronbound chest
showed.
think that did shovels work faster than did
theirs for minutes, when before them lay fully revealed
pirates cnest If there onei
One bang Its rusty lock and hinges and off flew the
heavy oaken lid revealing The chest seemed filed
with reddish clay but swift of tie teachers
hand uncovered the earth chat three centuries had sized upon
the end there cleaning duly, gold hat filed the
chest to the brim.
They took up coin after coin and read their dates with
There coins of 1923 1916 1912 1892;
old that the astounded. he
that this only precious because the coins
gold but because they such and perhaps simply unique
specimens that collectors would times the worth of
the metal for them
proved fact when 1t became known that last the
~arn Dogge treasure had been unearhed and what
collector the world eager specimens and they
home filed with anxiety lest others had
gotten Of cOincOlectOrs greedy folk and
extremely jealous of each other
They found that the tea9e had dreamed of tho
value of the Perry and he had exhumed
coins are melted and again the centuries pass You
may sold dollar IN your pocket chain that
lay palm Phoenician Roman sOrekeeper Of the
days of Numa Pomplius
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A RuSt-Eaten, Iron-Bound Chest-the Pirates
Treasure-WaS Revealed


But the school teacher who very romantic ana fond
CI all sorts of puzzles well, did bother about great
zeal Yet there e tangible work upon that he made
no progress toward solving the problem Little by LITTLE he
cured all OF the documents that Amos Lwrerce had gathered
ana Terry was compelled to listen Mr.. Sneed specuaons
gay after day until tie boy at last knew fact that has grand
father had gathered well adventures while seeking
1or records of the lost ship, "The Barking Dogge.
erry had no wild ideas regarding hidden treasure all he
wished was to obtain education that he might in time be
come State Geoogist State Chemist But the poor school
teacher had a motive in his search
Mr. Seed was in love- poor man! Miss Ennis who
slstant to the village mlner had long beched him. and
YET has salary Pitifuy small that he dared not ask her
10 share 1t with him. She would willingly have given all her
future and Mrs Samuel G. Smeed cheeruy assisted him
fact
Up to date his approach confession # love had
De daily walk the mlnes after school and shy glance
within where sat the trim figure of Miss Ennis her Golden head
leaning over she deity converted sixty cents worth Of
feathers and wire into twenty-five dollar hat from Paris
Mr. Smeed yearn-d for wealth with hunger that
uTely unselhsh for he wished bestow It Miss AIDE
olde Ennis but sehoo teaching has yet made
wealthy unless he has invented method of making it
more unpleasant for children and he could do that So he
did banker after the pirates hidden gold and arden
as had Amos Lawrence ponderd the problem of where the
ship Barking Dogge" had made her landing
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October Tenth, 1909.
JACOB OUOGGINS."

"Ihe Barking Dogge" exclaimed Perry. a sgnboardl
Was there called The Barking DoggeF he asked aloud
an Mr.. Ouoggins replied:
Il reckon Is it's writ down there that there was my boy
Did you hear of such a anywhere around
hereI' asked the boy
NO never did; ut that amt saying there wasn't any If
greatgreat grandpop signed receipt for
toned SIGH 1t surely somewhere here
heard tell of his painting signs and we
lad artist in the family before III bet that's where my little
Liza gifts her taste fer painting from"
81 wonder how could find about 2" said Perry
well can't what 'twould be know about tav
that's been fer centuries mOren likely But you're
set pom knowing there's Sammy Speler up the Court House
he's cousin o. mine and yours. tooaEd what don't know
about antiquities this country amt worth gatherIn M You
Jest Cousin sammy and tell HIM sent you and tell him
whose YOU be and guess he'll tell al knows"
Perry immediately, and without saying anything to Mr.
Smced repaired to the Court House and Spee
who, when he learned Perys errand,
There's old book records Of the very settlement
that kept in the safe curiosity. than anything else
said he. 1--WE will examine that first"
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Hero the ardent collectors found Of the Caesars
forgotten Spanish kings Of Greek nts of Byzantine cupcr
ors douboous moidores ieccsoeght of Queen Elizabeth
Macedonian Bactran, Hebrew Hungarian and Russian coins
with ranging from centuries before the Christian Era
to that o King J,lrles the Second!
The treasures the collectors and they quareed like
wolves When Perry had sold al that he desired part
with he had two million hundred thousand and ninety
seven dollars in the bank
diamonds and in paper containing this writing
Il gained this treasure IN la5gfm combat auth ye
bloody sailors of SPAN and from 4rti1u Flynn SlHaBIed
ne Sc0pge Of We am BY We skifa casting Of ye dice. #
bv nSchalHce ucaTry and reCOJer not hereby state
mat an interest of tirde ye to Jnio GOHdoDrar
nv CAPTAIN and my s0H-lay he sVives the pres
ent expedition THOMAS LIN HENCE.
Accompanying this paper piece of shriveed Darch-
OF which written these and figures;
"SaHto Espirato 1902 pounds silver.
"Diago Gonzales, 800.
"Nina Speranza, 1895 marks.
"Conquistadore 5000 In gold.
Cruz del Maria, 5000
Theresa 1S00-mostly gold"
Perhaps the of ships which the old bUcca
had captured but that be learned Mr. Smeed
receive from Perry The position of private large sal
ary that he his clear proposing to Miss Ennis
and they married that oder that the
might everything III his mind while Perry preparing
for college. WALT MeDOUGALL
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Ten PAGES north of ye landing place Of Ye Barking
Dogge Under cake ye cgge of ye hghe Hde mark
IT'S planted THOS. LATYRENCE,
(Iis Mark JULIO GONDOMAR.
(His X Marx

Although both of the children could char
acter easily neither of them attached any Importance this
writings IN feet their mother, who of little educa
ton considered that it riddle Of She placed
the parchment in the family Bible intending show her
husband his lie and the
ehdren grew married and had children of their
And oil this time the parchment reposed the Bible
gotten by ALL Then day redscovreJ it excited
great discussion Tales of hidden along
tho Atlantic t last century and the yster
ing seemed point directly such matter vague
was the wording of the parchment considered impossible
to decpher its nearing f. indeed it would have any meaning
80 after had been talked several weeks many peO
pie of whom very clever puzzles finally
placed tie old letters jewels nd oeI amiy
and almost forRotten.
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n day. when the falling and the noise OF
~ the surf beating the shore of the Sound and the wins
Ting of the wind made the big bare garnet echo WIN
peculiar noises all children playing among
the brcon furniture old chests and other rubbish stored there
This hundred and fifty years and children qd
no such they have rag-baby homer~d was the
best doll girl had; and for the boys cauIi0t discover
that they had anything beyond play horse with or
wooden whitfield out by obhging brother.
These two children making believe very hard indeed
and were playing Indians and settlers still vorIe all
land The hiding behind decayed old sea-chest
ironbound and black then with felt something
trudlng from crc the bottom of the chest te drew 1T
FORTH and taking it the light that folded piece OF
parchment upon which written these words:
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teacher departed. 'He keeps
his winders cleaup BY that he
meant that Rerry's eyes were
clear and shining with truth
and honesty.
Two or three days after
when the lad was busy with his
lines. as the weakfish were run
ming plentifully, old Mr.. Quog-
gins sailed up alongside and
drew his cat-bOat up into the
wind, holding her there like a
horse hitched to d post, al
though the tide ran like 4 mill
race.
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Thought perhaps We might sell few fish me-" he said
s lie merely wished catch another glance from the lads
clear eyes, matter of fact 4 asked your name ne
When Perry told him his Mr. Quoggin surprised
why you must be o. relation NINE for my granther
married Miss Lawrence Are YOU Las son! Well we'll! No
wonder kinder drawn toward We. We cousins! Amt
never heard of before eh Well bless your heart didn't
never hear how Becky Lawrence away rather sailed
away with grandpoI and how Squire Lawrence chased them
with sloop armed with brass gun clean Bermudyf He
WASH gong ter have his gal such QuOgglns
no no no. want to house and read
se the letters hH grandpOp about shat matter
On have mighty lot of old papers Some o them back
to the first settlers round here Like themf
Perry assured him that he would be pleased examine them
hut really he merely being polite for he had heard much
about old documents that he hated the sight of them Yet his
Eoteness the of his restoring the fortunes OF the
wrence foI when he few days afterward look
Mr. Quoggms old letters, he found them that
aroused IN HIM the fever Mr. Smeed had been aroused
There among of Old stained creased and tatered
pieces OF paper and parchment ting back for centuries and
reposed the the whole probem 1t especially
stained and ragged sheet of paper yellow saffron with
and the writing scarcely egbe yet Perry rather
earee turned them all the date this plain
enough to catch his we
1t ID: October Tenth 1862 and it perhaps the
very oldest piece of paper the boy had arrested has
attention. and with difficulty he managed dscpher the
FAINT writing. 1t read thus:
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placed 1t in an old, rusty
pocketbook where it had re
posed for many years.
Il think it's waste of
time bothering about It. Per
maps my great-great-graud-
father was a pirate, as the
say, but now can you expect
any treasure that he buried
could remain undiscovered al
these years. Like as not, twas
buried, somebody's dug it UP
and spent it a hundred years
s-nee. The best way Is to for
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
LONDON BUSES.
And an American Food.


There is probably no food on earth
that could sustain a woman sixty
years OF age under the following cir
cumstances except Grape-Nuts
For 4 months she laid i'll from par
tial paralysis brought on by wrong
kind of food running stomach and then
affecting the nervous system During
the time she was getting well the
physicians fed her on Grape-Nuts
She says: MY diet consisted of
two teaspoonfulls of Grape Nuts and
some cream each meal for two mon
tbs Then il, creased to two dessert
|spoonfulls anh-to show how it sustains
nature. I never lost five lbs, ia the
whole months 1 got well slowly
and am now in prime health and in
the last three months have been in
ten foreign countries carry Grape
Nuts everywhere with-me,
In London | saw the big Grape
Nuts signs on buses all about Con
sidering how near death I was and
how well | am now through good
food alone and that I am co years
old, my friends look upon my recov-
cry as marvellous" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich
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CHANGE IN SCHEDULES
Southern Not to Wait on A. C. l.. a
Jesup.

Southern Not to Wait on A. c. l.. at
Jesup.
The following issued by c. L. Can
Idler General Agent of the Southern
railway viii be of interest to the
people generally
Heretofore the Southern railway
has been holding their $50 train at
Jesup every Sunday evening in order
to make connection with the Atlantic
Coast Line train leaving Savannah at
$50 p. m, for the accommodation of
passengers going to Savannah to
spend Sunday 1t has been found
that the arrangement is not satisfac-
factory to through passengers from
Washington and New York Who are
compelled TO lay over at Jesup about
three hours waiting on this connection.
For this reason the practice of hold
ing this train at Jesup has been dis
cntinued, and, hereafter, passengers
will have to leave Savannah at 2,3O
p. m, in order to make connection
with the train arriving at Brunswick
at ESQ p. m.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
He Wants a Doc.

Who has dog or knows of dog
that is fer sale? He can find d ready
buyer by calling on J. J. Lissner Of
course the News does not know what
Mr. Liesncr wants with the dog, it
is not our business to know but he
wants it and wants it bad. If you
know of dog carry it to Mr. Lis
SitEt
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
THE SITE QUESTION.
Council Will Discuss it at it's Next
Meeting.

Council Will Discuss it at it's Next
Meeting.
The public is hereby notified that
at the next regular meeting of the
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, to be held on Thursday
night. MAY 28. 1903 Al g o'clock. in
the council chamber action will be
taken on a petition from The board
Of education of Glynn county for a
80 year lease of Orange Park in New
Town, for The purpose OF erecting
theron school building for white
children, Those opposing the grant
of such a lease and desiring to object
thereto will be accorded the privilege
of the floor
by order ,5f the mayor and council
this May q 1908
N. D. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
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Manifestinn Great lnterest.

The drills and meetings of the Ri
flemen are now more successful than
at any recent time in the history of the
company and the members are to be
congratulated The local company is
one of the leading military organiza-
tons Of the state and the News hopes
that it will continue to be
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
COTTAGES For Rent.

Hrs. w L. Wallace, St. Simon Pier,
has a number of cottages there to
rent ard those who are thinking of
spending some time on the island had
better see her and engage their cot
tages at once. See her ad. in the
want column,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
News Headquatters.

The Neptune Mercantile company,
c. NJ. Tilton, manager, will be the
headquarters of the News on the is
land this summer and those who have
news items or care to subscribe for
the paper can do so by calling at
Mr. Titltons. AS soon as the boats
are put on regularly a carrier will go
'oger every morning and the News
win be delivered at your cottage door
for the same price, SO Cents a
month
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
To Camp on ST. Simon.

Large crowd of people from Albany
are writing to Mr., Tilton for tents
for the purpose of having ten days of
genuine out door life on the island
some time next month. The tents
cannot be had here so it is probable
that the party will bring them along
when they come.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
Good Old Summer Time"

The people of Brunswick had their
first touch OF real summer weather
yesterday The mercury took a
jump skyward and the mind of the
average Brunswclan turned to the
|seashore and surf.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
Pnttinn I'D the Press.

The handsome new press of H. A.
Wrench & Son. is being put up by
an expert from the factory and it will
be up and ready for running by to-
morrow night This is one of the
best pieces of printing machinery in
this part Of the state
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
Bio Sale is to be On.

The great embroidery sale at FL
kans Monday will be the most import
ant event of the kind ever held in
Brunswick and the ladies who are
thinking of making purchases in this
line Shout certainly wait for the big
sale
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22

After long and careful Investigation
of the various makes OF white lead
colors and ready mixed paints, we
have decided to take the agency Off
the products of Harrison Bros, y Co.
In Offering this famous line We believe
that we are rendering the best posi-
bic service to our customers
The Douglas Hardware Co.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
Is NerN LII.
N. d. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.

The friends OF Capt. G. H. MemiGeld
will regret to hear that he is very at
his rooms on Newcastle street He
is suffering with a complication of
troubles and was reported to be in
a serious condition last night.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.

Work at the site of the steel plant
is moving along in good shape and
quite large number of men are en-
'ployed there 1t is said that the force
will be more than doubled in few
IdaYs.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-22
WANTS THE MEN.
Or. Rede Wants to See His Male Par
iehioners This Evening.

lshionerS This Evening.
The Rev DIR. Rede requests all
the men of his congregation to meet
him at st. Marks Parish house to-
night at O'Clock The object of the
meeting has not been explained in full
and there is considerable curiosity
connected with it. To all inquirers
DR.. Rede replies that they will have
to be present to find out what is on
foot, but that it will be something
interesting and important and some
thing they cannot afford to miss.
There will probably be a large at
tendance tonight ad all who go win be
anxious TO know what is to lie done.