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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
The Future of RookeveIt.

The eternal problem of what the nation
shall do with it's ex-Presidents is likely to
be agitated with new meaning and per-
plexity when the question shall bring itself
squarely up against Theodore Roosevelt.
His comparative youth, his non-seetional
popularity, the uniqueness of his per-
~sonality and the inscrutability of the times
in which we live, inject novel elements
into the situation which make the pointers
Of presidents and of history alike %unavail-
ing.
Faults he has, of course, and in abund-
anee. His enemies will likely admit they
are of the redeeming I'M vanishing, rather
thar of the malignant. variety. A certain
impulsiveness of temper, an occasional inn
patience toward sincere criticism-human,
understandable laws which we believe the
years will tame out of his blood. This
conceded, the mans genuineness, his force,
his honesty and his mental keenness, his
broad grasp of national thought and con-
science, must also be conceded.
Certainly no man in the presidency and
few men in the public life of America have
laid hands 80 fearlessly and intelligently
on as many national economic, sociological,
moral and political phases. Next to his
vigor, the distinguishing characteristic OF
the man is his amazing versatility, dis
proving the adage and showing that while
he may be a jack of many trades, he is O
slouch at none.
When 1t is remembered how few, how
very few, men of this calibre are active In
the public life of America today, it will be
seen that Mr.. Roosevelt. even though hi:
temperament tolerated such procedure
would be an anomaly In private life. He
Will continue to react on his national en-
vlronment. and that environment will, ir
turn. exert Its broadening influence upor
him. irrespective OF the location of tht
man or the nature OF the environment.
For Mr.. Roosevelt typifes tho America
of today and tomorrow-not of yesterday
Atlanta Constitution.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
A Time of onnortunity.

There has never existed In the history
of this country a better opportunity lor
the man Of ability and energy TO earn !"
competency than exists today, put the
initial step must be Il steadtast resolu-
tion to live within the present income az
well TO exert every effort TO increase 1t.
A country from which foreigners who work
with their hands while getting their frst
lessons in the language can send home
SIS. 00O,G COO a year is not a country in when
American should be without
hone. -Louisville Courier-Journal.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
weston,s walk.

There will be few or none seeking TO
emulate Weston's achievement. Peoes-
trianism as a profession or a stunt mas
gone out of fashion. But the ola man :
fine example as an exponent OF the Ire u
simple diet and fresh air ought to MAKE u
necllliar and effective appeal to millions
who now pin their faith to drugs and 10
doetors.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
VIEWS OF EDITORS.


To utterly abolish the custom Of Christ
mas g~ift-giving would be TO go TOO lar,
but the practise should be tempered Win
discretion. Christmas presents are a ae'
light of childhood. and one OF which Ja-
venile America should not be depriVeu'
but even giving to children has oesen-
Grated into extravaganza which sadly
needs curtailment. The money that IS
souandered in the super1uities OF Christ,
ma gift-giving among the rich might wen
be devoted to relieving the necessities u
the deserving oor.-Milwaukee Wisconsin
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
The Powers Trial.

Twelve men are in the jury box at
Georgetown. Ky, and the fourth trial OF
Caleb Powers is now under way. 1t is
mentioned that eight of the men are
Democrats and -four Republicans, when
insures the accused something he has not
before enjoyed. He has been three times
convicted with both bench aud jury OPP
posed to him on political grounds. Al
last, for whatever of politics remains III
the case, he has now what may be called
representation. That is to say, there are
ut least four men ON the jury who may
not be counted on to vote against him on
political grounds. They must be convinced
Of his guilt as a man, and are not to be
swayed against him because of his politics
and party leadership. Kentucky will bene-
fit by the trial of this case indicating a
loss of popular passion and an Increase
of common justice.-Washington Star.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
MECHANICAL MoRsEL DEVouRED
BY PET IN CELEBRATING
EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
Is WINDUP OF A WILD ORGY
Mutilated Bits of Metal and Rubber
Tell Of the Dark Tragedy In Which
Chicago Feline Is the
Chief Character.

Chicago.--A small brass cogwheel
bent and twisted out of shape half
chewed India rubber band and a de-
iected piece of string discovered at the
Hull house apartment told the story of
a deep, dark tragedy. These crumpled
bits of mechanism have been positive
ly identified as the interior organs of
a chocolate.colored tin mouse with red
eyes and hemp cord for tail.
The mystery underlying this grew
some discovery is slowly being unrav-
eled, while suspicion points strongly
to p. Jackson, colored, is. Halsted and
Ewing streets.
The tragedy, occurring, as 1t did,
within a few hours after an orgy rival.
ing those of dccadent Rome under the
tyrant Nero, carries with 1t such re-
voting features as properly can be
witnessed only by the blind eye OF
Night. 1t was a tragedy of the under.
world in high society.
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of the victim has not yet been
held, but it is expected that this in
QUESTION will bring to light the details
in all their unpleasant reality.
This creature of crafty MEN," as
Sam Davis, the Nevada bard, once
sang, celebrated the eighteenth ami
versary of his birth. Nothing was toe
! good for Peter j. The early morning
mail brought him souvenir postcard
from trick dog named Monte, the pei
| of certain Riverside whistler"
messenger then left, with the 'compli
ments of Royal, an Angora pussy.
beef kidney wrapped in tissue paper
and tied with pink ribbon.
Then Mrs. Pelham had provided TO
the cats entertainment dozen tin!
chocolate candy mice. These little
creatures were disposed in sundr!
hooks and corners of the fiat, will
strings attached to them so they coult
be pulled across the floor.
Peter, whose taste for rodent bloot
long since had been satisfied, went TO
the chocolate mice, and showed tina
even in his old age his claws had los
none of their cunning. The sport final
ly grew tiresome, however, and Peter
leaving several mutilated bodies scat
tered around, settled himself on his az
customed pillow, where he abandone
himself to dreams of the cat paradise
AS he dreamed Peter must hav
been troubled with nightmare. as wa
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
DISASTER AvERTED BY DOG.
Railway Bridge Is Saved from Fire
by Wise Canine.

Boulder, Col.-Furiously barking un
til 1t had attracted attention, dog
belonging to Robert Wallace of Mar
shall, saved the Colorado and Southern
bridge from destruction by fire and
averted a possible disaster. In 1902
the same bridge was badly damaged
by fire just before a train was due,
and the same dog called attention to,
the fire by bowling and serious &C.
cident to the train was prevented.
The railroad officials presented the.
animal with fine collar at the time.
The dog was heard barking, and
an investigation showed that the
bridge was in flames. A freight train.
had passed over it few minutes be.
fore, and hot Goals from the firebox
set the timbers ablaze. The station
agent at Marshall was notified, while
Mrs. Wallace and her little girl car
ried water from the creek and sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames.
But for the vigilance of the dog
the strong wind would have famed
the flames into blaze of serious pro-
portions.
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Yves. that gem is one of the finest
lave ever seen, and its strange his
IN to me, adds very materially to
4 intrinsic value
Arhe sneaker was Mr.. Pierce. prom
nt attorney of Brownsville, Tex, as
1 sat on the broad veranda at his
bdsome residence, smoking our
hrs after the most remarkable Jan
Nv dinner have ever eaten, writes
lac Kline. On the menu was roast
hi goose, which had been shot as it
h over the house on the day before;
kters on the half-shell. fresh from
! waters of the Gulf at Point Isa-
10 miles away; green corn on the
cucumbers, lettuce, celery from
. Pierce's own garden; oranges, figs
A grapes from trees and vines in the
hryard-in January! The gem un-
! discussion was very fine dia-
Ind. whose steel-blue brilliance pro-
lined it as having come from the
Mines, sparkling in an old-fash-
led setting on Mr.. Pierce's finger
fIf | might have it's entire history
3hould be very much pleased, for it
3onged to Jean LATTE, the pirate.
ID could but speak. what a tale it
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was practically empty. There was a
handful of Spanish and English gold
coins and several jewels of which the
one | wear is one, in the box and on
the floor We searched thoroughly,
What we found was valued at $4,000
The balance of the treasure, which
the letter stated to be over $4,000,
had been taken by some one, possibly
some accidental discoverer. The 9th
er places indicated to contain treas
ure we did not find. The descriptions
were imperfect or else the places were
too well hidden. Our time was linn
tied, since it soon became noised
about what we were doing and we
were stopped, You know what the
Mexican government is.
Believes Treasure Still There.
81 feel certain that the treasure is
still there, If the places can be 10.
Gated, but do not see how that can be
done without plenty Of time and pos
sibly pulling down the house. The
outer walls at the Casa Mata are now
obliterated and it would require a
great deal of digging to locate the
treasure indicated to be buried there
The letter gave the value of one as
100000 in jewels and the other as
$125,000 in gold. / have full belief
that there is much treasure buried in
this locality, by the pirates, the SNUG
glers, the revolutionists and even
those who operated here during the
civil war when this was the only port
the south had open for many months
The sunken place in the brick pave
ment of the basement at the Casa
Tarnava, think, indicates a secret
passage from the well in the court to
the street; but 1t may just as wei
! lead to a treasure chamber.
"The cannon shot over the door In
the second story? Oh, | don't know
the history of that. 1t is my impress
| sion that 1t was shot in there during
some of the many revolutionary fight:
which took place in the streets of Mat
amoros. 1t may have been planted
there during the bombardment of Mat
amoros by Gen. Scott, and l some
times think 1t was"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
The Furniture Cuts queer Antics.

the act of retiring. He had just ex-
tinguished his light when the furniture
began to dance about the room, dishes
were thrown to the floor and shattered
and the connection which followed
seemed nothing short of Bedlam turn
ed loose.
At the same time a shower of stones
rained on the house from the outside,
and the inmates, afraid to remain in
doors, were yet more afraid to venture
forth.
The disturbances have continued
nightly since the first manifestation,
though each night the house has been
surrounded by an armed Gordon, bent
upon solving the mystery and catch
ing the offender. provided It wore the
form of human
AS on the first night, chairs and
tables and everything movable per
formed their antics, finally landing in
IN ind.scrimlnaie mass whil~ The
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
Elephants as Laborers.

Most amusing is it to see one of
these working elephants tackling a
huge squared log and placing 1t on the
stack. First of all he estimates its
length and weight as it lies on the
ground. Then he digs his tusks under
it at one end, curls his trunk over and
tries to drag one end of the log on to
his tusks. Should he find the task be.
yond him, he will give queer little
trumpet note, and up comes a col.
league to help him at the other end
In moment the two elephants have
swung the big log between them, walk
in step to the pile, and then one OF
them, apparently by preconcerted
agreement, places his end in position
on the stack, while the other rams
home the log.-The Circle.
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was. There was no railroad tc Mata.
moros or that locality, and neither of
them ever expected to get there. Since
the completion of the new st, l.. b. a
NJ. railway. however, he concluded to
go down on one of the Homeseekers'
excursions The existence of the map
REQUIRED to his mind and he brought It
along, though with little faith in its
having any foundation in fact.
Found Chest Well Hidden.
1--WE visited the ruined house. The
map was very accurate as regarded
the apartments with the exception
that the room marked with the cross
did not seem to exist. BY measuring
the walls, however, we found an inside
wall of brlck-all the inner walls in
this building are of brick-near a
stairway, was much thicker than the
Others and cut into it--and there was
the treasure room. IL had been built
into the wall in such a manner that
its existence would never be suspect
ed. Though four feet square, the stair
way at the side, running to the Sec
ond and third stories, prevented the
extra thickness of the wall being no
| ticed. part of the width of the room
being taken off the width of the stair
way. The only entrance was through
the floor in the top story, the place be
ing practically a dry well in the wal
reaching clear from the top floor to the
basement.
"The treasure chest, of old wood
with brass bindings and peculiar locks
remained, and we smashed it open. i
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Christmas time. 1t could be dangled
by string, and when released would
scud hither and thither as If having
fit. Peter saw II and made a dive.
The strange mouse was impervious to
tooth and claw. Peter regarded 1t Of
fensively and then retired to his cor
ner to sull1
Night came on, and the mouse, for
gotten, lay abandoned under a chair.
AS the clock struck IL Mrs. Pelham
was aroused from her slumber by a
clanking noise. There was whir. a
purr, then all was silent.
In the morning the CHASTITY remains
were found. Peter, gorged until his
sides were distended, lay innocently
sleeping in the window. AS yet he has
shown no indications of distress. 1t
is perfectly plain, however, that he
ate at least the shell Of the mechani.
cal tin mouse.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
TOY MOUSE OF TIN
PREY OF AGED CAT

only natural, for he found himself
about to pounce upon a giant mouse.
The mouse was fully as large as an
Australian kangaroo, and seemingly
was embarrassed at not being able to
find ample enough hole to retire into
The monstrous creature snarled and
curled its lip, bat Peter was valiant,
and had seized the huge mouse by the
neck when he woke up.
Then a curious sight met his eyes.
With curious clockwork noise for
midable appearing mouse was spin
ming around and around the floor. II
had an ugly way about IL. 1t was
painted a dirty mud color, like an ele-
plant, and the hump of ITS back sug'
gested belligerency and defiance.
The mechanical mouse had been
purchased from a street vender around
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gold heels on their shoes. They enter
tanned in princely style, giving recep-
lions and banquets which for magntfi.
cenee were not excelled even in Eu.
ropean courts. Kings and queens of
England, Spain or France gave nothing
more elegant in this line. Nothing ap-
preaching them was ever given on this
continent in those days, even II at the
present time.
Entertained Prominent Men.
All prominent people who came to
Matamoros were received and enter
tanned by them--Geu. Lawton, Gen.
Corbin, the McCooks, even Gen. Sheri-
dan-have been their guests at these
receptions. Among their visitors &C.
casionally was seen man of mag
nificent bearing. great manly beauty
and carriage. He wore Jewels of ex.
traordinary splendor. and always car.
ried court sword with embroidered
belt blazing with Jewels. was a boy
then, and remember these things we'll
for they were to me like a dream OF
the Arabian Nights. The man had
with him on these visits a Spanish
lady of great beauty who was always
at his side. None except the Tarnava
family ever talked with her, but it was
current belief among us children
that the man was LATTE and the
woman lady whom he had captured
in some of his sea fights. killing hel
male relative, taken her to Barratarif
and still held her as his wife. She was
even supposed to bear title. She at
tempted to escape from him twice, bu
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-04
WILDCATS eEsIEeE HERMIT.
snowbound in the Hills, He Nearly
Perished of Hunger.

South Norwalk, Conn-After having
been cooped up for three months and
six days in his little hut in the noun
tains, George Washington Gilbert, a
recluse, of Ridgefield, appeared in that
place. gaunt and nearly starved.
Gilbert admitted that il had been
the most severe winter he had ever
passed. The wildcats, driven by hun
ger from their haunts, had hung
around his hut, he said, and he had
been afraid to venture out. his ammu
milton having been used up. His
stock of flour, dried woodchuck and
dried herring had given out and the
snow was so deep that he could not
get to town. The thaw saved his life
Gilbert is rs years old and has lived
all his life in region called Florida.
between Ridgeie.d and Wilton, one o..
the widest sections of the state. He
never wears a boot. stockings or hat
the year round,
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did not succeed. Her people no doubt
mourned her as dead.
After the Tarnavas left the house
1t was never again occupied and so far
as | know has not been entered for so
years until about a year ago. The en-
tire premises are in ruins, as you saw,
but in its prime it was as handsome as
any residence on this continent. The
slate roof is falling in, though the
brick walls will probably stand for a
century, as they are very thick and
solid. The rotting balconies look down
into an inner court still full of orange
and fig trees laden with fruit-but
have seen this garden and the bal
comics lighted up at night, filled with
the handsomest women wearing the
finest dresses the world then con-
tanned. The high ceilings, magnifi-
Gently proportioned rooms, carved
spiral stairways of mahogany, large
arched windows, mahogany fioors-all
indicate the taste of the occupants.
The pigeons of the town now make 1t a
roosting place, entering through the
falling roof and the broken windows,
but in it's day 1t was a magnificent
home, such as few ever enter even in
this era of wealth, except the most ex-
elusive and aristocraatic. Now to the
story of this ring:
Had Treasure Chart.
In June, 1906, a gentleman from
Chicago came to my Office soliciting
my assistance. He had a map or chart
and letter, of which he gave the fol-
lowing history: His mother a widow,
kept boarding house &c years ago in
Chicago. Among her boarders was a
man of about go years. who was sail
or on the lake. He had evidently
cruised on salt water for many years,
in fact the other sailors often talked
of that, and the fact that he seemed
to hold himself aloof from them; that
while mixing freely with them, he
would never relate any of his expert
ences in the past, as sailors generally
love to do. This mans name was Por-
frio LaFon. One night he was
drowned by the wrecking of his YES
sci, the Irene, of Sandusky. His eff
fects lay about the house for years in
an old sea chest, all efforts to discover
any relatives being Intellectual. In the
bottom of the chest was the chart and
letter, the latter stating that LaFon
had been a pirate under LATTE previ-
| GUS to coming to the lakes, and had
with his companions, buried a very
large treasure in Matamoros. There
was also some fine jewelry and beau
| tifully decorated dagger in the chest
and the chart The latter / at once
recognized as partial map of the city
of Matamoros in the vicinity of the
| Casa Tarnava or house of the
pirates" as it is now called, and the
street leading to the Casa Mata, oil
house of death" in the outskirts
where the prisoners were executed in
the early days.
"A smaller chart on the same parch
| ment gave a complete map of the
rooms in the Casa Tarnava. In one Of
these rooms a spot was marked witt
a cross near the wall; a similar mari
was placed in the basement of III,
| house, and also N place ~ he Quite
walls at the Casa Mats. TIC CL.cas,
aian. whose NAME do not give for rro
! fesslOna reasons, said 'al he ma!
had never received any attention from
| his mother or himself because they die
: not really know where Matamoro
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viii Collect Southern Birds.

Frank NJ Chapman, a curator of the
department Of ornithology of the
American Museum of Natural History,
has lor- New York to make a collec
Z. Il of southern birds for the institu
t!on. he will try especially to obtain
White herons 4 various stages of de
velopment for it is feared the species
owing to activities for the P'illinery
trade, Will become extinct.