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The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
That the gold is stin there, however

That the gold is still there, however
there is no doubt
When Pizarro overthrow the empira
OF Peru the naughty monarch of the
country, the Inca, hid a large mart ~
his immense treasure. According IN
the newspapers of Peru a portion Of
this hidden treasure was discoverad
recently by British and American
surveying party in Bolivia. The treas
ure is said to be of the value of 500
100000 which is probably an exaggera-
ton, but the natives of the resto,,
where it has been discovered are ali
treasure seekers now, as they believe
that $S5,000,OO0 more remain to he
found after its five centuries of hidine
In Ecuador there is a lake at the
bottom of what are supposed IN 70
pose many great links of pure gold
cast into its water at the time the
Inca empire fell.
They formed part of an immense
golden chain, and they Were so LARGO
that when they were carried a.wav 10
escape the rapacity of the Spanish
each link was a load for llama, the
small South American beast of bur
den, and a long train of llamas bore
them to the shores of the lake.
There is a persistent legend that
somewhere in northern Mexico. or I'M
in Arizona or New Mexico, is a great
treasure which was sent there for sa fa
| keeping by Montezuma when Cortez
overthrow the empire of the Aztecs
1t is implicitly believed by MANY
and it is possible that some day this
great wealth may be discovered.
The treasure is supposed to have
been hidden somewhere in a cave, the
location of which was known only to
few faithful followers of the Aztec
monarch, and when these guardians
died the secret of the treasure cave
died with them.
Much gold is known to have been
cast into a lake near Bogota. in Co.
lombia, by the famous lei Dorado
the gilded one-and some of it has been
recovered.
A company has been in existence for
some time for the purpose of drawing
off the waters of the lake and getting
the rest of the gold.
Large quantities of hidden treasure
are supposed to exist in secret vaults
beneath the ruins of the old castles in
Servia. When the Turks overran the
country in 1904 many noble families
were obliged to flee hastily from their
castles. Before their flight they hid
their treasures in the secret vaults,
where it rests to this day, in most
cases the families having either died
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

man. who could refuse his daughter
nothing. I'VE will let it hang there
and see what comes of it,"
Blue-Eyed Susan was so interested
in the cocoon that she went to see it
every day. Once. when the winds blew
it and threatened to tear it down, she
built a shelter for it of twigs. And
once when the sun threatened to burn
it up she made a matched roof of
moist grasses for il.
She was fortunate enough to be
present on the day when the cocoon
began to burst. She was not a bit
afraid of what might come out. for she
was sure that only beautiful things
were born in cocoons. So she was not
surprised at all when she saw won
derful butterfly creep out-a butterfly
with wings big enough to cover Susan.
and with colors so splendid that it
shone as if all the gems of the deepest
earth had been rained on it.
The great butterfly. rocking from
side to side in the air like a ship, flut-
tered softly around her head. brush
ed her face with its silken wings, and
then flew away into the forest.
Blue-Eyed Susan was sorry to see it
go. and for weeks thereafter she
watched eagerly to see if it would not
reappear. But it did not.
One day when she was standing near
the dark entrance to the forest she
heard a voice calling-calling far i'm the
wood. The voice was too far distant
for Susan to be able TO understand the
words, but she could tell from the man
ner that it was somebody who was lost
I'm the forest calling for help.
At first she thought that she would
run home and get her father and
brothers. But she noticed that the
voice was getting farther and farther
away each time it called. so she knew
that by the time she returned with
help the lost person would be far in
the middle of the forest where he could
not be found.
Then she called out with all her
might. but her voice was too weak.
So she plunged into the secret will
derness to try and approach the lost
person closely enough to make him
hear. But by the time she had
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
FROM ACTOR TO EXPLORER.

Few changes Of profession are more
difficult to imagine than that Of chang
ing from actor to explorer. yet this is
what was done by Or. Kurt Boeck, the
traveller. who first succeeded in ex-
ploring the queer kingdom of Nepal.
the little Himalayan country whose
rulers once said:
We know full well that Great Brit
ain can conquer us If she will But We
know, too, that a cat can scratch out
lions eyes when he crawls after her
into a small hole"
DR.. Boeck became an actor imme-
diately after being graduated from
the university in Goettingen, Germany
and soon became so popular a player
that many theaters Of the continent
competed for his services.
In 1887 he happened to he invited TO
accompany an exploring party through
the Caucasus and Persia, and the trip
infected him with the love for adven-
ture and exploration.
His frst expedition was inta the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

commercial and wealthy nations have
sailed their ships upon it's waters
In the latter half of the last century
a company in which the late Gen.
Burnside was interested was formed
to recover the gold from a treasure
ship off the coast of Chile. The wreck
was found and some gold was brought
up, but the ocean currents had so brok-
en- up the vessel and washed the gold
out so that it was impracticable to re-
cover it in quantities sufficiently large
to warrant the expense.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
Blue-Eyed Susan
and the Mon
Ster Butterfly
A Fairy Story About the Big Deep
Black Woods.

Blue-Eyed Susan lived on the edge
of a deep forest that was so thick
and gloomy and black that even in
the middle of the brightest day OF
all the bright days of the year there
was nothing except twilight to be
seen in it. So what it was on the
darkest days you can we'll imagine.
Blue-Eyed Susan often longed to 90
into the forest and see what might be
hidden in it. but her father and broth
ers. who were huntsmen TO the King,
warned her that it was full of mon
sters and witches and evil spirits, and
that not even the deer would go into
it far.
However. Blue Eyed Susan. all
though she dared not go in, still walk
ed along its margins every day and
peered. half frightened and half Gu
rious, into the mysterious green dark
ness.
one day when she was thus stroll
ing along she saw a strange thing
hanging to a tree 1t was black and
silken and as big as she was herself
At first she thought that it was a bag
with some precious things in it. But
when she approached she discovered
that it was not a bag, but something
else.
OF course. Blue-Eyed Susan was
familiar with all sorts of things that
are found in the woods and fields, so
she saw Immediately that this great
bag was nothing except a cocoon
but such a great cocoon as was never
seen in the world before.
She examined it for a long while,
and then ran home to tell her father
and brothers all about it. They went
with her, and when they saw the vast
cocoon they were for hurting their
spears into it at once for" said they
there can be no doubt that this enor-
nous cocoon is the cocoon of drag
on or other terrible monster that
dwells in the wood"
NO no." cried Blue Eyed Susan,
II don't believe that dragons grow in
cocoons. 1 am sure that some dear,
beautiful butterfly is hidden in that.
and imagine what a sin it would be
If you We're to destroy it,
We'll, all right" said the old hunts
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

out in exile or having lived so long
in other countries that the descendants
of the original possessors have lost
all knowledge of the places where the
family wealth is concealed.
Minnesota farmer named Boyn is
known to be a descendant of the old
Servian czars, and his father once
made a journey to Servia, where he
succeeded in finding the place of the
deposit of the family wealth; but he
died before he could recover 1t or tell
where it was concealed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
The Worlds
= LOST Treasures
People Never Tire of Hunting for
Them

lneIn.
Scattered about the world are mill
lions upon millions of buried treas
ure; gold and silver which once saw
the light and was part of the worlds
wealth, but which has long been lost
to mankind in the hidden places where
accident or design has cast it.
Much money has been spent in at
tempts to regain treasure that went
down at sea in ships in which it was
being carried, but most of these at
tempts have proved failures, though
there is no doubt that washing about
the ocean floors are great quantities
of gold, silver and jewels.
Off the Sunken Meadows in the
present city of New York the Brit
ish ship Hussar went down in the
East river at the time of the Revo-
lutionary War. She was supposed to
have on board large quantities of gold
sent to pay the British troops in New
York, and from time to time COM
panies have been formed to explore
the wreck and bring up this lost treas
ure.
A few coins have been rescued from
the water, but so far no large amount
of gold has been recovered. There it
lies with the tenement houses almost
looking down on it, waiting for some
one to find it.
From two treasure ships sunk more
than hundred years ago off the coast
of Holland a large amount of gold has
been recovered and considered gold
has, from time to time, been recovered
from ships of the Invincible Armada
which went ashore on the Irish coast.
Much of the gold borne by the ships
of the Armada has never been recov-
cred, however, and is still paving the
bottom of the sea where the ships
went down in the great storms that
scattered them.
Deep in the waters of the Caribbean
sea are loads of treasure which went
down in Spanish galleons when Mex
leo and Peru were pouring their
streams of gold into Spain, and in the
Mediterranean there lie great quanti-
ties of gold, lost from time to time
throughout the long centuries in which
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
She looked down at the disappointed tiger.

A tiger who had been in the habit
of watching a certain cat hunting
birds and mice. and had noticed how
clever she was at the sport, went to
her and asked humbly TO be permitted
to put himself under her instruction.
do you mean it all in good faith?"
said the cat
Certainly / do" replied he II never
saw any one so shrewd and quick after
game as you are; and I should be ever
lastlngly obliged to you II YOU would
teach me your methods"
Thus encouraged. Puss set 10 work.
and. as she possessed great talent as
q teacher and the tiger proved an apt
pupil. Il was not long before no mas
tered her Instructions,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

The willy cat, however reserved one
secret which she thought best not to
impart.
rs this all?" asked the tiger, as they
paused 70 take breath.
Yes replied his teacher. blinking.
Then I shall eat you!" exclaimed
he eXuhingly, for / can make no fur
Their use Of YOU
Puss jumped lightly into tree. and
settling herself on one Of the smaller
branches. smocthed her whiskers COM
placently, and looked down at the dis
appointed tiger with a pleasant smile
on her face.
Thus, say the Chinese. it is best NOT
20 apply to foreigners for instruction
In their military tactics. for they are
sure not to teach you ALL their
tricks,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

route in his town from a man who
had delivered the papers on foot
Ivor trained his two dogs to act as
trotters, and rugged up his wagon with
ball-bearing wheels. cushion tires and
everything else in the latest speed
style. He is making money and de-
livers the papers on schedule time
having made a regular express service
of it.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24
STREET BOYS AS FINANCIERS.

The street boys of New York have
developed another way of earning
money. In the hot weather the rush
for the free baths that are moored in
the river alongside of the piers is 50
great that the people have to form
lines to wait turns to enter. The boys
get there early and stand in line
watching the people til some of them
show signs of impotence. Then they
sell out their places for sums ranging
from to Is cents, according to the
wealth of the impatient one.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

Himalayas. and he spent four years in
that country, until he was an author
ity on it. Then came his expedition
into Nepal, which had been bolted and
padlocked against all foreigners until
he succeeded in entering it.
Since then he has voyaged through
Egypt, the Balkans, Burmah, China.
Japan and Siberia, and has delivered
lectures throughout Europe about
these countries.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

woman:
we have brought wood enough to
last such an old woman as you are.
You can sleep in comfort tonight"
The old woman went to sleep in
comfort as soon as the wood began
to burn. Then the children crept into
the tent and under the mouth of the
sack. Out crawled the child, bring
ing the apron with her.
Then the children put all kinds of
biting and singing animals into the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

The two dogs in this picture are
named Jack and Box Car Bill. They
are not hitched to the wagon
for fun-not even for the fun of
the youthful owner. It is strictly
a matter of business.
The driver is a smart Western boy
named Ivor Gordon. A few years ago
he bought out a newspaper delivery
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

Careful Willie.-Teacher was ex-
planning the meaning of the word re-
cuperate. Now Willie,' she said, "f
your father worked hard all day, he
would be tired and all worn out,
wouldn't he?" "Yes'm." Then when
night comes and his work is over for
the day, what does he do?" That's
what ma wants to know. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

SOLUTION OF LAST
SUNDAYS PUZZLES.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

There was once a thoughtful bacillus
That said: They are striving to XIII
us.
Each day they invent
Some new thing to torment
Us and mash US and burn and distill
US!
But know" said he. what shall
do
I shall seek a profession that's new!
A terrible microbe I'll be,
And I'll kill them that want to XIII
me-"
So he got him "a gong and goggles and
robe,
And laid the world waste as the
Automobile!
1T Is estimated that more thaA
S960OO,O00 Is spent annually in ltay
by tourists and IN remittanoes from
Italian emigrants The revenue OF the
government IN 1s02-1s03 exceeded the
expenditures BY nearly sls,6QQooa -.
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The Washington times., 1904-08-21
WISE HENS OF OREGON.

Worth their weight in coined silver. -
Is the value attached to his flock Of hens
and chickens BY w. H. Penning. the
most extensive produce Of honey in the
alfalfa region about Ontario, Ore. This
high price for poultry Is not on account
OF the beauty OF size or pedigree of his
flock. but on account Of their having de-
VelOped a faculty or intelligence which
enables them TO distinguish between a
working bee and a drOne which enables
him to secure a much larger yield Of
honey from his 900 hives. as his hens
keep the number OF lazy drones, who are
not armeI with stings, but who have
good aprsutes, reduced % a minimum
and more cells are filled and sealed daily
BY the busy workers.
MIR PenuiuE told the story OF the won
derful development of his hens which
are allowed 70 run at large among his
beehives, and who Ike many other
birds, have a fOndnesS for bees, bugs,
graSshOppers and other insects, but
which. generally speaking, have learned
to leave bees entirely alone. having IN
their early attempts at swallowing them
found that pain and danger lurked in
the stings with which most of them are
armed Within the past year or TWO ne
has noticed his hens peeking into the en-
frances of hives and occasionally Selling
a bee, which. after placing on the
ground and examining critically, they
would sometimes swallow and sometimes
allow 70 hy away.
The Washington times., 1904-08-21
Treason.

A new word is being applied to the
acts of those American citizens who
have disgraced themselves and their
country by engaging in the nefarious
business of promoting fraudulent
naturalizations. That word is treason.
One hundred thousand cases of fraud
ulent naturalization are testified to
by the authorities, and 10000 of these
are said 70 be In New York alone.
Americans are somewhat timid about
using harsh words They would
rather call a liar a prevaricatOr, and
a thief an embezzler, or even a pro-
moter of great financial interests.
But what are these men, who wanton-
ly sell their country's good for party
or personal preferment, except trait
OTIS? Are they guilty of any less
crime than treason?
Treason is the act of betraying
ones country to it's enemies. The
worst possible foe that the United
States can have is the dishonest
voter. who brings into being the dis
honest election, who corrupts lsgisla-
'tion, and makes law a byword and
the authority Of the nation purchas-
able by the highest bidder.
The old-fashioned punishment for
treason was hanging. Public opinion
would hardly support such extreme
measures in the cases of the instiga-
tors of illegal naturalization, but pub
lie opinion should at least support the
full penalty Of the law, augmented by
general pilloring in public thought of
the guilty ones as disgraced and dis
honored citizens.
The Washington times., 1904-08-21
George

An inquisitive person with a turn
for research wants TO know why all
the women writer's take the name
George. There were George Sand
and George Eliot, who marked all
literature TO begin with. and Of late
there is George Madden Martin, the
author Of Emmy Lou" These three
examples are all that come to hand.
but there may be others. Women do
not take mems names in writing as
often as they did once, though, really,
they cannot be blamed for such a
course. When one considers the
critics who. once they know that
woman wrote a thing, begin either to
abuse It or treat # with fulsome fiat
terry, or ignore it altogether. It is not
surprising that, since anonymity is
not striking. women who wanted a
fair judgment on their work should
have taken masculine names. But It
does seem too bad that every George
should be suspected of being a wo-
The Washington times., 1904-08-21
FOLLOWING METHODS
OF BANDIT SOCIETY
"Black Hand" Letters Received by a
United States District Attorney
and Others.

NEW YORK, Aug. O.-Assistant Unit
ed States District Attorney Joel NJ
Marx, who has special charge Of the in
vestigation and prosecution Of aliens
possessing fraudulent naturalization pa
pers, received a letter today threatening
him with death, unless he discontinued
the prosecutions Of these cases.
The letter IS not dated and bears only
the signature Revenge" There are two
crude drawings Of a heart pierced with
a dagger on the border OF the page,
which is Of ordinary note paper size.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2O.-FollOwing
the methods of the notorious Black
Hand Society, Abe Goodman. aged
twenty years, is said TO have blackmail-
ed DR.. J. WolfsOn, a surgeon Of the Phil
adelphia police department, out of va
rious sums Of money during the past
year, but was tripped last night when
he demanded $50 from the doctor as the
price of his nfe. He Is under arrest.
PASSAIC. y. J., Aug. 2O-Frank
Hugh. owner of the building at 34S Main
Avenue, where Frank Costello has q
barber shop. received a letter this morn
ing signed by the Black Hand So
ciety. threatening him with the loss Of
the building by dynamite unless he COM
pels Costello 10 move.
The barber shop Is the one which was
blown Up by dynamite two weeks ago
The letter was dated Passaic, but was
mailed from New York.
The Washington times., 1904-08-21
BALTIMORE BARRIERS
RlDICULE NEW YORK IDEA

BALTIMORE. Aug. 2O.-The resolu-
ton introduced IN the Master BARRIERS
Convention II New York TO the effect
that BARRIERS belonging 10 the or
ganization shall refuse 10 cut the hair
of any man who shaves himself is ridi-
culed by John P Wagner. president Of
the local Journeymen BARRIERS Union and
also of the State board of barber exam
iners. Mr.. Wagner says:
The suggestion that BARRIERS refuse
20 cut the hair OF any man who shaves
himself is ridiculous. OF course. l can
not speak for the union Of which 1 am
president. but personally l do not be-
lieve that the local union would Sc
riously consider such proposition. The
idea IS not only ridiculous. but unjust
ANY man who wishes TO do so has the
right 10 shave himself, and II would
be unjust for any barber 10 reruse 10
cut his Eair for that reason
The BARRIERS in convention IN New
York have taken no action on the reso-
luton, but e is said that the motion Is
being vigorously pushed.
The Washington times., 1904-08-21

man, just because two famous Georges
were
1t does not matter so much, how
ever, on this side the water When
a man is named George in this coun-
try he is Immediately suspected of
having been named for George Wash
ington and suppressing his middle
initial. II is unfair to name any boy
George Washington, or Andrew Jack
son, or Julius Caesar, or Napoleon
Bonaparte. II is too much of a handi-
cap on him.
AS to the George question in litera-
ture there seems to be nothing that
one can do about it. and perhaps,
after all. it does not work so much
mischief. A man can always call
himself G. S. OF G. F., or simply G.
until he makes his reputation, and
then, If it is anything of a reputa-
ton, in these days of press agents the
world will very soon find out that he
f. not a woman.