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By JOHN L. w HITE

student. Caraccioli,
who sailed with Cap
tain Mission on the
ship Victorie, was a
real political genius.
He organized the crew
into a body polite,
with Mission as lord
conservator. This or
ganized band swooped
down upon their un-
suspecting prey in all
quarters of the globe,
accommodating wealth
to the amount of mill
ions. All died in their
boots, annihilated in a
conflict with the Great
Mogul's ships
All these pirates were
monsters of cruelty;
but there were some
not entirely heartless.
Thomas White on one
occasion overlook a
ship captained by Ben
jamin Stacy. After re-
1ieving the ship of its
cargo, this gentle pi-
rates eyes fell upon
two children crying as
if their little hearts
would break. Upon
inquiry, he was in
formed that eight hum
dred dollars of the
booty belonged to the
children. 1t was all
they had in the world.
In a short speech toihis
men the pirate urged
that it was cruel to
rob innocent children,
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Turk within a few miles
of Boston. There Captain
Fly met his fate, and on
a beautiful July morning
in 1926 was hanged at
the entrance of Boston
Harbor amid great fes-
Invites and rejoicing.
Near this spot is an ideal
place for a pirates home.
An inlet from Charles
Bay winds several miles
inland, running along the
side of a dark and beau
tiful grove, where much
of Captain Kids treas
ure is supposed to lie
buried.
The name of one pirate
at least, had he followed
a saner path, might now
be known TO the political
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siege the band buried
their gold. The inhabi-
itants of Carborca sought
refuge in an old Jesuit
church, the ruins of which
may still be seen. The
fllibusters were surprised
and badly defeated. Only
one of them escaped, a
mere boy, who was vol :
unfairly released There
IS a story current to the
effect that about ten
years ago the boy, now
an old man, returned to
the scene of the fight, dug
up the gold and disap-
peared. The truth Of
this is questioned by the
incredulous, but many of
the older inhabitants
stout1y affirm that the
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and at once gave orders to replace the entire
cargo, and then he added two hundred dollars
for the children and went on his quest for an
other victim.
The Terror of the Gulf
DON PEDRO GILBERT, Captain Sir Henry Nor
u gan Bernardo de Soto, Sir Francis Drake, and
Captain William Dampier names linked with tales
of hidden gold about the Gulf of Mexico. The most
notorious buccaneer in the vicinity of the gulf, how
ever, Jean LATTE, called The Terror of the
Gulf of Mexico There are conflicting accounts of
Lafitte. Some believe him to have been gentle
man in manners and in breeding and that he for
sock the life of law-cbiding citizen for blood
thirsty career; that he was captain in Bona
parties army and taught fashionable fencing classes
in New Orleans.
Others would make out Laitte to have been
blacksmith on Phillips-st., who was shrewd enough
to direct band of pirates without injuring his rep
utation in the community. Whatever the facts
may have been, there is good proof that Latte led
Jekyll and Hyde life and the leader of one of
the most notorious piratical bands in history He
was odd character, man of remarkable cour-
age and nautical ability. His heroic participation
in the battle of New Orleans, resulting in his COM
1nendation by the President and General Jackson
is well known
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Stories Of the Pirate

of fashionable society
during a brief stay in
Washington.
One of the most in
teresting links of his
tory connecting the
Virginia of to-day with
that of historic times is
found in a story of an
old colonial homestead
in the neighborhood of
Jamestown. The house
is still standing, and is
occupied by a wealthy
planter. 1t is about
five miles from the sea.
coast. There is an
enormous stone tower
at one corner of the
house, dating back to.
1900. An underground
passage has been dis
covered leading from
the tower to the sea.
1t is supposed that
buccaneers had their
rendezvous in the old
tower and the passage
was a means of secretly
transferring booty from
their ships to a place of
safety. The owner of
the house will not per-
NIT the walls of the
tower to be DESTROYED
or broken into, for fear
that some explosive
machine is hidden with
In. He SCOTS at all
suggestions of his
neighbors that there
may be treasure hidden
there.
Among the first tales
that a newcomer into
a certain region of Mex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19

band of Franciscan friars who established a mon
astery near Las Cruces, New Mexico, early in the
seventeenth century. The name given the mon
astery Cibollo. vineyard was cultivated
and the little colony fourished. Two small gold
mines discovered. The Indians mined the
while their robed friends refined it. All went
well until about 1890, when cruel governor, said
to have been descendant from Cortes by an
Indian wife, assumed government of the territory
There Indian uprising, and after many
bitter conflicts with the savages the Spaniards
driven out. The monks became alarmed
lest they might next be the victims of the red
SKINS and decided to leave the country. Load
ing their gold in two big wagons, they set for
the South, accompanied by score of faithful
redskins.
Fire Destroyed the Marks
Upon reaching Northern Mexico the little COM
~ pany attacked by tribe of hostile Apaches
The gold hindered progress, and after delibera-
ton it was decided to bury it. The wagons were
burned to mark the place. The friars and their
Indian allies then hurried to the City of Mexico
at that time trading post. When New Mexico
was reconquered by Spain, the Cibol1o monks who
survived sought the region of their hidden treas
ure. prairie fire, however, had laid waste the
country. All traces of the buried wealth had been
swept away. The ruins of the old Cibollo are
still standing 1t is believed that the gold is buried
somewhere about Juarez, Mexico, and even to this
day numbers of parties may occasionally be
earnestly searching for the treasure.
In IS4o Whereabouts some 61ibusters under
one Captain Crabb invaded Mexico. They
cured considerable treasure and laid plans to
attack the settlement of Carborca. Prior to the
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Robbed the Kings Own

IT is told of Captain Avery of the boldest of the
1 early buccaneers, that he overlook ship
heavily laden with royal treasure sailing under the
flag of the Great Mogu1. The great Kings daughter
herself aboard on pilgrimage to Mecca But
Captain Avery was respecter of persons; SO he
relieved the ship of it's precious cargo which later
he deposited at several points along the New Eng
land coast Strange to say, trace of this wealth
has ever been found.
Captain Tew led pirates adventurous life for
many years. but finally decided forsake the high
seas for respectable career on land. So, after an
exceptionally big strike, Tew forsook his mates at
Madagascar, and with his share of the spoils went
thought to be buried somewhere about Providence
Long Island, too has its tales and traditions of
hidden wealth. Here there were the dens and meet
ing places of many of the most notorious of these
sea rovers. Some of the hardest even dared to
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Charlie Vane The three together carried illicit
trade along the Carolina coast. There are many
others besides who worked along the Atlantic coast
and about the gulf, burying their illgotten wealth
along the shores where thriving communities have
since grown up. The entire coast line is probably
pitted with buried treasure which lies where it was
put for safe-keepng SO long ago.
Bostonian, by the way Captain Condent Captain
Bethany, Peggy Williams Captain Lewis, Sam
Burgess, Tom Howard and Captain Fly were at
leading roles in stories dealing with buried
along the coast of New England and along the sea-
board to the gulf They all rich, and tales of
their grim deeds fill volumes.
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VALEs of Cap p
tain Kidd,
who piled his
l. pirate calling
from New

York Sound to the
Gulf, and stories of
other sea rovers who
are also supposed to
have buried chests of
gold and jewels along
the shore. have set
thousands to digging
from time immemorial.
There are, in fact,
few coast towns from
Maine to Florida that
cannot point to a spot
where some dreamer
has made a hole in
search of pirate gold.
Mount Desert (Maine),
Marthas Vineyard,
New London, Nara
gansett Bay, Nan
tucket, Newburyport,
Salem, in fact, all
towns along the coast,
have their traditions
of vast sums of hidden
treasure that is buried
beneath them. All that
is needed is to find the
right spot.
Hardly less famous
than Captain Kidd was
the daring Captain
Teach, known in song
and story as Black
beard" a veritable
Bluebeard, with a wife
in every port, and in
some ports two or
three. And with him
were that bloody pair,
daring Edward Eng
land and One-Eyed
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This Pirate Was Fond of Society

GOLD bars of great value, together with war imple-
- ments, have been discovered among the islands
of Barataria, where the headquarters of Latitte's
gang is supposed to have been. 1t is probable that
more treasure is concealed elsewhere, for Laftte's
men were all rich. He is said to have one time
spent sixty thousand dollars in his entertainment
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
R.R.
IN EFFECT MARCH 10, FlsO6.
ROCKVILLE. ND,

Daily. I Except Sunday. Sunday only.
For HAGERSTOWN, HARPER'S FERRY
and WlNOHESTER, Depart t9 IA a. m,
is 80 p m. Arrive is AZ a. M, to Top. m.
For FREDERICK and Wev Stations, Depart
t9 IA a. M, SlO o. a. % 90 p. m, re 10
p. N, Arrive II 81 a NJ, % 10 a. m, IS So
p. m. to 10 a. IN.
For BoYD'S and Way Stations, Depart to IA
"a m, Slo OF a. IN % o. p. m, is 80 p. m,
t6 l0p. m, al oil p. m, tl2 % night
Arrive II % a. m , II 81 a. m, 81 &c IN,
Is AZ a, IN, 30 10 a. IN, IS 81 p. m, 80 10
pm.
For GAITHERSBURG ard Way Stations,
Depart to Il a. m, 80 o. a. IN IL "a P.
M, % o. p. NJ, IA II =, M, is 33 p: m,
IS 4Op. IN, re 10 p. m, II "a y m ss 10
p. ~. al oil p n, ia 90 nigat, Arrive
t6 AZ H., II e3a M, II 81 a. m, q 81
an, Is As a. m, 20 10 a. M, Ito 10 a.
M, % 80 p. m, IS 90 p. m, re 30 p. m,
Z - 10 p. m 20 q p IN.
For WASHINGTON, Depart t6 ~ a. m,
II % a. m, II 5 a. m, 81 Sc a. m, ts As
an, 80 10 a M, flo 10 a. M, - 80 p.
m, IS SO p. m, f6 IS p. M, *9 20 p. IN q,
80 81 p. IN Arrive ts IA a. M, si0 02 a.
m, II "a p. IN, "a 90 p. M, IA II p. m,
TO 80 p. m, % 40 p. m, t6 10 P. m, II "a
p. m, 20 10 p. m, 80 As p m, sl1 oil p.
m. tl2 90 night.
apr 6-9m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
PROPOSALS.
Office OF the County Commissioners of Nor
Romery county. Rockville Maruland

Office OF the County Commissioners of Mont
gomery county, Rockville, Maryland.
CEALED PROPOSALS, addressed to the
- County Co nmissioners OF Montgomery
county, Rockville, Mary land, endorsed "Pro-
posals for Improving the Public Highway
between GAINESVILLE Station and BarnesyilIe
known as the Barnesville Road" will be re-
ceived up to IL o'clock noon, Tuesday,
October %, 1906, when they will be publicly
opened and read
All proposals must be made on the regular
forms furnished by the State Geological Sur
vey Commission, to be obtained through the
Office Of the State Highway Engineer, Balti-
more, Md. Bids otherwise made out will not
be received.
All contracts for State Highway construc-
ton are subject by law TO the approval OF the
State Geological Survey Commission.
The work to be done includes the grad
ing and matchmaking of about three-Rourths
Of a mile Of road to be built, under State
supervision, according to the plsns and spe.
ci6cations on file at the Office Of the County
Commissioners at Rockville, Maryland.
All proposals must be accompanied by q
certified check for two hundred dollars,
($20o, payable to the County Commission
ers Of Montgomery county, which will be re-
turned unless the successful bidder fails to
execute q contract, in which case his check
will become the property of the county.
The County Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order Of Board:
ROBERT G. HILTON,
oct 5-td CLERK
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
TURN THE RAsOALs OUT

The system Of dlsposing of the spoils of
office, not included under the civil service
rules, In the Southern States Is decidedly
partisan and presents front OF organized
activity that is refreshingly Republican.
The President has turned over the disposal
of these Federal offices TO Republican boas,
or a committee of bosses, themselves Office
holder or oficeseekers. In North Caro-.
lima the recent Republican convention pass
ed a resolution requiring all candidates for
Federal positions to file applications for
positions with executive committee and to
agree in writing to abide by the decision oil
the committee. So bold have these office.
holders become in their partisan activity
that Senator Simmons declares that "they
present front of organized activity never
before shown by them in this State" and
he further declared, "lf the people could
not otherwise procure protection against
unwarranted interference" he would deem
1t his duty 10 call the matter to the atten.
ton OF Congress and ask for an investiga.
ton. Yet this Administration claims to bt
in favor of Civil Service Reform and op
posed 10 undue activity by Federal office
holders. Turn the raecals out
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
KensingtOn Railway.

MARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing-
Z ton on the hour aud on the half hour,
from $50 a. m. to IL p. IN.
Returning cars leave Kensington quarter
before and quarter after the hour connecting
with the Capital Traction Co.'s through cars
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street aud New York Avenue at
quarter houS intervals. Cars leaving 5th and
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before and
quarter after the hour connect with Kensing-
ton cars.
Fare cents each way on Kensington Rail-
way, and one car ticket takes to Circle on
Capital Traction Railway.
COMPUTATION RATES-GOOD UNTIL
USED-5O rides tickets 81 SO, good on Ken
sington Railway. Sold by Mr.. George Peter
at B. & o. ticket Office
100 rides tickets So 90 on Capital Traction
Co.'S line, Chevy Chase Lake TO Circle sold by
Capital Traction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake.
From Chevy Chase Circle ID. c. line) one
car ticket TO any point in the city on Cap
HAT Traction Company's lines.
Residents Of Kensington and vicinity are
respectfully invited to patronize the little
trolley railway. II is planned to improve the
present line and the construction of q new
line is promised on which the running time
will be reduced from fifteen to five minutes.
KENSINGTON RAILWAY co.
july 2O-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
ROAD PETITION,
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Montgomery county, Nd.

,
WYE, the undersigned taxpays and citizens
w Of the vicinity of Dickerson, Nd, do
hereby notify your Honorable Body that
80 days after the publication of this notice we
will petition for the opening of a public road
beginning at point on the road from Dick =
erson to Mt. Ephraim and just east of the B
l. o. station building, opposite the private
right-Of.way of II. q. Meem and j. G. Lamar I;
thence across the B. & o. R. r. to said right
oi-way, and thence with and on said right-of-
way between the lands of said Meem aud l..
A. Chiswell, thence between the lands of ]
tween the land of said Chiswell and Q. G..
Cooley, still with said right-of-way to the
road from Dickerson TO Bealsville, known as
Water street.
And also, and at the same time, we shall
petition for the widening of that part Of the
Nj. EphrAim road that parallels the B. l. 0.
R. R., beginning at point at the east eud
of said piece of road, through the lands OF
the Dickerson heirs and the b. & o, R R.
Co. to point 10 feet east of the store house
now occupied by Dickerson Il Colt; begin
ming again at point 10 feet west OF said
store house TO the intersection of the Fred
erick road, widening the present road 20 feet
And also, at the same time, we shall petit
ton for the Strengthening of the Dickerson-
Martinsburg road, beginning At pOin some
where near the blacksmith shop OF z G.
Cooley, and through the lands of said Cooley
to point at the B. L o. r. R. bridge in
Dickerson.
And we also ask that your Honorable BODY
demand that the B. & o. R. r Co raise the
present road bed feet under afor emen-
toned bridge
L. A. CHISWELL,
sep l4-5t And twenty others.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
CORRUPTION ADMITTED.

The admission Of A. w. Trenholm, Gen
eral Manager OF the Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha Railroad, that his com.
psny had used money for political purposes
is only extraordinary from the fact that this
political corruption is admitted. The evil
dence was given at hearing before the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse commits.
sion on September Goth. The particular
acts admitted were sending special agents
into Wisconsin to defeat Gov. La Toilette
and TO elect Republican members of the
Senate OF that State "unfavorable to the
La Toilette interests"
The same efforts have been exerted by
the railroad managers In other States, and
1t is notorious that the railroad money and
free passes have almost universally been
used for the benefit Of Republican candi.
dates. Voters who believe that this polit.
ical corruption will undermine the Republic
and every honest voter must feel that way
should scrutinize the characters and affllia.
tons Of candidates for Congress and vigor.
ously oppose those who are suspected Of
corporation leanings and elect only thost
who are free from such faint.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscrib-
IN ers have obtained from the Orphans
Court OF Montgomery county, Nd, letters Of
administration on the personal estate OF
CHARLES II. LEWIS,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof, to the subscribers, on or be-
fore the 2nd day of April, 1901 otherwise
they may, by law, be excluded from all
benefit Of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make imme-
date payment. Given under our hands this
and day Of October, 1905.
EDNA G. LEWIS,
TITUS W. WAKEFIELD,
oct b-4t Administrators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
Notice to Creditors.

NoTICEishereby given that the subscrib-
IN er has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery county, Nd, letters
OF administration on the personal estate of
RAPHAEL r. JARBOE.
late ofsaid county decd. Allpersons hay-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warnedto xhibitth esame with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber, on or before the
2bth day of March, 1907; otherwise, they
may by law, be excluded from all benefit Of
said estate. All persons indebted TO said
estate are requested to makeimmedia e paw
ment. Given under my hand this 2bth day
Of September, 1908.
ELLEN H. JARBOE,
sep 2s-4t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05

Those patriotic Republicans who compose
the political machine in Maine are not above
cheating the Democrats out OF the fruits Of
the election, according to Cyrus w. Davis,
the Democratic candidate for Governor. 1t
has been discovered that three members OF
the Legislature, who happened, Of course,
to be Democrats, had been counted out, and
there is reason to believe that many Others
have received like treatment. This fraud
is necessary 50 that the stand patters can
s'stand pat"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscrib.
~ or has obtained from the Orphans
Courtof Montgomery county, Md, letters of
Administration on the personal estate of
WILLIAM G. RIGGS,
late OF said county, deceased. Allpersons
havingcla against said deceased are here
by warned to exhibit the same with vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber, on or before the
And day Of April, 1907 otherwise, they
may, by law, be excluded from all benefit
OF said estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this End day
OF October, 1905.
FLORENCE NJ. RIGGS,
oct Sat Administratrix.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05

ORDERED this 26th day of September, A.
~ D. 1906, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county, as Court of Equity, that
the sale made by George Il. Lamar, Trustee,
to Henry J. Lucke, and reported In the abo We
entitled cause, ibe ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 22nd day of October next: Pro-
vided cory of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in said Montgom-
cry county, once 10 each of three successive
weeks before the said 22nd day Of October,
1905.
The Report states the amount of the sale to
be 81, zoo. 90 cash, purchaser assuming trust
OF 81 800 90.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Cpk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
sep 2s-td JOHN l.. BRUNETT, Crk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
1885, ACRES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS.

This property abuts on q public road COM
monty known as Cedar Lane, and is located
about one-half mile south OF the Electric
Railroad leading from Washington to Rock
vile and Bethesda Park Station on said rail-
road, and it adjoins the lands of William Z.
Wetzel and others.
This land is practically ell in pine aud h ard
wood timber, and 1t 10 we'll watered.
This property will be sold subject to the
dover of the widow of the mortgagor therein.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
Mortgage; A deposit of $500 will be
required when the property is knocked down.
Conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser.
EDWARD @. PETER
Attorney to sell named in the Mortgage
WIN. L. MORGAN, Auctioneer.
sep l4-ts
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05

There Is strong suspicion that Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue Yerkes is fixing
the rules and regulations governing the pro
duction and sale of denatured alcohol 10 the
interest OF the Alcohol (whiskey) Trust and
the farmers are to be again buncoed by a
Republican administration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

Theundersigned having been appointed Ex-
aminers, by the commissioners of Montgomery
county, to ascertain whether the public con-
venience requires the opening Of q public
road Petitioned for by Annie (. Trundle and
others, hereby give notice that we will meet
on the premises, on Wednesday, October 3lst,
1906, at II O'Clock, A. NJ, to execute the
commission 81 Aforesaid.
JOHN a. BURDRTTR,
LUTHER n. KING.
WM. N. THOMPSON,
sep 2s-td Examiners.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05

The Kissing of Secretary Shaw at the Iowa
Republican convention by the Cummlns
people was evidently justified, but hardly
polite. If one may Judge by the lukewarm
support of Cummins by standpat news
papers OF that State the Democrats will
gain by the evident feud 10 progress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05

The Copper Trust controlled by Standard
OIL has raised the wages OF the miners in
Michigan So month, which is less than 8
per cent, and the cost of living has advanced
over 10 per cent since the last rise. This
is hardly a square deal, yet President Roose.
welt declares, 1--WE favor the organization of
cAnitaln