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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
Her Choice.

They were sisters-in-law and reason
ably well disposed toward each other.
One was the mother Of George, aged
six months, and the other was the
mother OF Marian, aged six months
and four days. II was impossible that
a slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed.
Marian does not seem 10 grow very
fast" said the mother OF George, with
a suggestion of commiseration in her
tones. George is much taller"
(height being measured In inches).
Perhaps he is" replied the mother
OF Marian, coldly, but Marian weighs
more"
"oh. well.' responded the sister-in.
law, with smile OF high-bred superi.
ority, "of course ] should not wish
George 10 be gross"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
DO NOT FEAR AUTOMOBILES
Shetland Ponies the Only Breed Of
Horses That Motor Cars Don't
a Brighten.

= About the only breed Of horses
which does not seem TO fear the au.
tomobile is the Shetland pony. As to
that. however. the Shetland takes
fright at nothing so different Ia he in
his mental makeup from other horses.
Give well broken Shetland to a
child. and no trouble will be expe-
rienced through his becoming fright
ened at motor cars.
Children who drive Shetland ponies
may now use the roads and parkways
in comparative safety. so far as auto
mObilists are concerned. provided they
have been properly instructed as to
the proper side of the road to keep
on and the rules regarding turning out,
turning corners. etc. which should be
taught to every person who essays TO
drive horse. grown people as well as
children. Horse World.
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iects upon the continent. but how to
,eftecs II Is the question. fH
You see. he moves with caution,
him. 1t Is now a month since he
landed at Skenesborough. his ad-
vaaced parties have advanced only
about twenty or thirty miles and moth
ing. or next to nothing. to oppose him.
Sure | am he never would have dared
To penetrate an inch II he had met
with a serious opposition.
Gould | persuade myself that Bur
goyne would not retreat upon the
northern army's being reinforced. l
would run all the hazard to attempt
his destruction. but | am well per-
suaded that he would retreat immedi-
ately to Ticonderoga. where IL would
be out OF our power to do him any
great injury.
Our situation Is not a little awk-
ward, buried In the country out OF
the hearing of the enemy. His excel
lency (Washington) is exceeding im-
patient. but 1t is said IL Philadelphia
IFS lost all IL ruined II is. a great OBJ
Ieet 10 be sure. but not Of that great
magnitude that II claims. ....
Rest assured we shall not remain
idle long This is curious campaign.
In the spring We had the enemy about
our ears every hour. The northern
army could neither see nor hear OF
an enemy. Now they have got the en-
emy about their heads and we have
lost ours.
Il can assure you | was no adyo7
cate of coming SO hastily here, for
ever thought Gen. Howe's motions
very equiyocal; but the loss Of Phila-
delphia would iniure us more than our
taking New York would them. and
II is not certain our rapid march did
not hinder the enemy from coming up
the bay TO the city. That they were
moving about the coast for several
| days Is very certain"
This letter brought sl95 at the Phil
adelphia sale.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
Map OF Workings On Oak island.

when brought up the bore was
cleaned in a basin and the dirt
washed out the same az II looking for
gold.
A piece of parchment with several
pieces of wood was the result OF this
washing.
New Pit Sunk and Filled.
Another hole was then started and
wood was struck at l20 feet and the
soft stone at l52 feet.
This time, however, they struck the
box on its edge and the chisel worked
down past it to l57 feet, when soft
stone was again struck. They bored
through this and found It three feet
thick. Under this they found ten feet
of puddle clay. and at 10 feet they
struck iron, pieces of which they
brought up, but they did not attempt
TO get through II.
After they gave up the boring they
decided that the best plan was to
sink another pit. A pit was according
ly started, but at l0S feet the water
drove them out. Starting a new pit
was cheaper than pumping. so again
new pit was started. but much
further away from the money pit"
This was sunk to a. depth of l60 feet.
and il It had not been for the III
luck that always followed them at
Oak Island the mystery would have
been solved At 100 feet, without a
moments warning. with great rush
the water once more broke in.
Gazing Of the Tunnel.
The money pit" at once began TO
I'LL and circumstances at once showed
that there was a perfect connection
between the two pits. This was just
what was wanted, although not quite
deep enough. They at once tore the
cril)bing and everything else to pieces
| Upon close examination II showed
that no vent had been made for the
water on the down stroke OF the pis.
ton, and It took them more than a
week 10 fix this mistake and get the
pumps running again,
In the meantime the pit had been
| standing full of water, with the crib
bing in a damaged condition. The
water worked into the tunnel at q 90
| foot level and IL caved In.
That was the end of the venture
Since that time three pits have been
sunk. but they have all proved fail
ures.
The present theory is that tunnel
runs through from Smiths Cove into
the money pitt to the opposite
shore. This pit is very close to the
tunnel and the water broke into the
pit from II.
II is now generally believed that
the tunnel running to the cove was
either choked by work done on this
shore by the Halifax syndicate or By
the dynamite used by the company
working In 1896.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

they could see. The pit was opened
up and at Ss feet a platform was
struck
The pit from this depth was open
and well cribbed down to a depth of
los feet. The workers at once pumped
the pit out and commenced digging,
but had a great deal of trouble in
keeping the water out. and II was aft.
er a great deal of work and time the
l13 feet was at last struck. At this
depth the water became very heavy
and the pumps had all they could do
to keep 1t out. The pit was eight
feet square. At this time one of the
pumps went wrong and before she
could be repaired the pit filled up
with water
Strike Chest by Boring.
They swung In three-inch pipe
through the water to the bottom OF
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

q nat stone two feet long and IL
inches wide was discovered. On Il
VsTs cot characters which an expert
read as follows: Ten feet below are
t~o million pounds buried" This
gave the searchers renewed hope.
Water Fills the TunneI.
This was Saturday night Monday
morning when the men returned to
work the shaft was discovered full
of water. lt.was then decided to sink
q new shaft and to tunnel under the
money pit" and to take the treas
ure out from below. The pit was sunk
10 a depth OF 10 feet, and just as
the workers thought that the treas.
ure was theirs the water burst in on
them and the men barely escaped
with their lives.
This ended the effort. and II was
not till ls4s that operations were re-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
IN a REVOLUTIONARY CAMP
Letter Of Gen. Greene Discussing
Strateeies OF iT77 In
Sale.

\ particularly good letter Of Gen
Nathaniel Greene was sold In phila.
dylphia q few days ago. the New York
Times says It Is addressed TO Gen.
varnum and is dated Camp at Cross
Roads. August Il. i771." It is in
part:
Il readily acknowledge the propri-
ETY. ot your observation that delays
are dangerous and that the prime Of
the season is wasting while we are
basiSing in the sunshine of spennsyl-
vania: hut repentance often comes
too late. Could we have OWNED how
Gen. Howe would have directed his
future operations some part Of your
plan might have been carried into eI.
ecution. The destruction OF Gen. bur
goyne's army IL one OF the first OBJ.
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sunod. but again the water forced the
toilcrS TO stop working
In 1868 another effort was made TO
overcome the water and obtain the
treasure. The undertaking proved TO
be most difIicult, as the flow of water
was very heavy About this time the
men who we're engaged in the under.
ground work got the idea that the
shaft was In danger of caving In and
refused to enter.
Halifax Syndicate Tries.
An examination was made Of the
shaft and experts found II TO be In a
very unsafe condition. and Il was
forthwith condemned. The pump was
withdrawn and the shaft was aban.
doned and work suspended The
management were at their wits end
and did not know what TO do or what
course to take To surmount the over
flowing diffculty. However. It ap-
pears that in the meantime some Hal
flax men had been interested and en-
tered into an agreement TO clear out
the money pit" and recover the
treasure for a share OF the amount so
| received. This syndicate spent a lot
OF money sinking new shaft and
made heroic efforts 10 overcome the
flow Of water but were forced to aban-
don e. IL was at this time that
copper coin weighing an ounce and a
half. dated 1917. and stone boats
wain's whistle were found in the bot
tom OF the pit.
Among the other signs" which led
| the discoverers to, dig were the re-
mains Of hoisting block, such as is
used on sailing craft. hanging TO the
| limb of a tree which overhung the
| money pit" One OF the ten foot
marks found In the money pit" was
| Il layer OF putty. This was used In the
| glazing of the windows of a house
built there afterward. other layers
were charcoal. These articles are
usually found among the stores of
seagoing craft. Among other things
/ that go to prove that these things
were put there by seagoing men is
/ an iron ringbolt imbedded in the
rock This can be seen only at very
low tide and can be accounted for in
no other way than that II was put
there TO moor vessels TO. long ago.
Attempt to Pump Out Pit.
In 1896 new Nova Scotian com.
pany was organized to look for the
treasure. In the autumn of that year
work was again started. with two en-
gines and steam pumps, with the in
tention of pumping out the money
pit" and forming a way down the pit
which was then opened to a depth OF
5S feet. At los feet tunnel cribbed
with timber was struck. The men
went into this tunnel TO explore and
had gone but short distance when
they discovered large pit about
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

cient fneness TO command the high
est price paid for merino wool.
A portion of our breeders. striving
TO produce an extra fine fiber of high
priced wool without the use of
wrinkles. succeeded fairly well for in
breeding with their own fiocks so
many years. II Is a well established
fact that the merino will not improve
under strictly. close inbreeding. The
greatest Improvement has been made
by properly mating animals from
hocks not closely related The pro
duction of extremely heavy fleeces has
been at the sacrifice of the carcass.
The typical mutton forms have
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

great extent. damage 10 the trees
from that source, their drOppings also
enrich the soil. and, while necessarily
limited in quantity, they eoAtain
more fertiliziDg qualities than any
other form of manure, so that In both
these respects fowls are benehciai In
the young orchard.
As a means of helping along unit,
his orchard becomes profitable ther.
is nothing better thanss a fioehy OF
fowls. They viii gather a very iarSe
part OF their living from the son. give
occupation TO their owner until his
time is demanded IN more profitable
direction, and prove a source OF IN.
come while he Is waiting, When the
trees come into full bearing bis whole
time will be required. In theis attes-
tion. aRd then, the pssllsrx having
served lis purpose, can be disposed
OF. II IL becomes detrimental.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

developed into n profitable wool pro-
4ucer, without any special interest be-
ing taken In the development of the
carcass. Merino breeders in Ger
many had TO compete with the nut
ton breeders in country OF mutton
eaters. Consequently. as much at
tention was paid to the development
of n mutton merino as to that Of wool
producing merino. The Germans,
therefore. carried both points to a
very high standard OF perfection.
American breeders made a specially
of the greatest number of pounds of
wool per single individual of sufii-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
Another Matter.

Judge Giles Baker, OF Pennsylva-
MIA county, was likewise cashier OF his
home bank. says Browning's Masa.
zine. A man presented check one
day for payment. He was stranger.
Ills evidence OF identification was not
satisfactory TO the cashier. why.
Judge" said the man. I've known you
To sentence a men TO be hanged on no
better evidence than this!" Very
likely" replied the Judge. But whom
II comes TO letting go OF cold cash We
have to be mighty careful"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
NEW SEARCH FOR
BURIED TREASURE
OF CAPTAIN KLDD'S

For more than two centuries adveu-
turous and ever hopefu! persons have
been seeking the treasure which that
bloody pirate. Capt. Kidd. is supposed
TO have buried I'm Chester Basin. Nova
ecotia. Now it is announced that
another organized search for the vast
amount OF gold and jewels is TO be
made
capt. Hidd was said to have secret.
ed this treasure. estimated at more
than s10.0a1 600, when on one OF his
Cru.-os abGh 200 years ago he land
10 rONA Island. Probably many
thousands OF dollars have been spent
In unayailinR search for the loot
-s L>R,v ttA close OF the eighteenth
century that part OF the country was
sparsely settled and the island In
"a, =, question was without an inh0bitant.
'UACln 1895 three men-Smith, McGlnnis
. nj Vaughan the island and
while rambling over the western part
OF IL came To n spot OF which the un-
usual aDdl strange conditions at once
cir attention. IL had ev-
nee OF having been cleared
. - NO. years before. Red clover and
other plants altogether foreign 10
the soil were growing. Near the cen
ter stood large oak tree with marks
on the trunk One of the lower and
larger branches OF this. the outer end
OF which had been sawed off. project
ed directly over the center Of q deep.
circular depression In the land about
13 feet in diameter. These and other
signs" led the three men mentioned
to commence work soon after
Old Shaft Discovered.
They started digging in the spot
where they had found the depression
and as they got down they discovered
well defined shaft. the walls of
which were hard and solid. and II is
said that in some places old pick
marks were to be seen, while within
the walls the earth was 80 soft that
picks were not required. On reaching
q depth Of ten feet an oak plank was
struck. They kept on digging until
y depth Of 80 feet was reached. find.
ing oak platforms at each ten feet.
At this point. the earth proved to be
too heavy for them Superstitlous
beliefs were In full force in that part
OF the country at that time and on
this account they were unable to get
any help to continue the work and
were obliged to abandon It.
After an interval of six or seven
years accounts of the wonderful dis
coveries made at Oak Island had
spread all over the province and a
gold seeking expedition was formed
In Truro, n. S. Work was at once
resumed and the shaft was excavated
to a depth OF 80 feet Marks were
found every ten feet as before. and
an iron bar, was frequently used in ta-
king soundings. At the 9O-foot mark
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

IL is a mistake to have a large per
centage Of that fleece consist of oil,
a product that is entirely worthless
to the manufacturer
Do not misunderstood me- II is
highly important to have q reasonable
amount of oil In the fleece In order
to secure the strongest and best D.
ber. but do not overdo the matter.
With care we can just as weR dou.
BILE the quantity, of wool per fleece
without destroying the value of the
fiber or without diminishing the
amount of oil to point that viii
weaken the. fiber.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28
Reserve rees supply. ,,,s,

II the supply of grain eating stock
IL kept up TO a certain number on the
farm, why should not the supply of
grain be kept up 10 equal pronortioaf
We are all too free to dispose of the
surplus whenever there is n Stat''
year
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-28

for improving the. merino Is very
large and the development Of the
most profitable and practical wool
mutton meripos In stu, in, its infancy
With the eSperIepca-.of. the past. the
next 20 or 80 years should bring
about a combination merino OF great
er value than any to be found to-day.
This animal must grow rapidly, ma.
ture early, have good quarters, deep
body. short, strong neck. carrying tho
form of a typical shorthorn. IL must
be coated with n fleece OF great bulk
and sufficient quality TO command "a
fair price. In producing heavy fleece
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
PEARY ACCUSED COOK
Continued from Twelfth -Page.)

siderable amount OF food. These he en-
ployed. He admits that he had some diff
ficulty in persuading any of these Eski-
mos to accompany him until finally few
Of the younger men consented to go. The
reason Of that difficulty in getting Es-
kimo companions lay in their native and
latent loyalty to their employer, Peary,
who they believed would return shortly.
TN the fall Of 1908 Peary left for the
north. Upon the return of his auxiliary
vessel there was considerable discussion
with regard to furs said to belong to DR..
Cook, which 1t was alleged Peary had
confiscated. AS matter of fact, IL was
probably reclamation by Peary of furs
that he had originally arranged for. Peary
found that DR.. Cook had not only ac-
quired all the furs he needed apparently
for his own trip, but had had the rest
baled by his steward for shipment to New
York. These are the furs that Peary
'conflscated.'.
From this time on DIR. Cook was not
heard from with the exception Of one let
ter written presumably from Ellesmere
Land, his hitherto unknown territory
until his first dispatch announcing his
discovery of the north pole. 1t is very
significant that in this dispatch. which
now comes from DR.. Cook, he makes alb
solutely no explanation of how his time
was spent between April q. 1908. and
September l. 1909"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
ASQU|TH DODGES NORTH POLE
KNOWS OF NO LAND TO CLAIM
POSSESSION OF.
Sir Gilbert Parker Asks House Of
Commons to Define Canadas
Rights-Arctic Taxation.

LONDON, September 9.-Prime Minister
Asquith replied in the house of commons
yesterday to Sir Gilbert Parker's ques-
ton with regard to the ownership of land
at the north pole.
The question was in two parts, the first
asking il north polar land was considered
as belonging to the Dominion of Canada.
and the second whether the planting OF
the American flag there would give the
United States any right of possession
over the region.
The prime minister said.
81 do not understand that there is any
land at the north pole: The second part
of the question involves too much hypo-
thetical matter for me to be able to give
any definite answer"
The reply was received with laughter
James F. Remnant member for Fins
bury, then asked whether. IL it should
prove that land existed there, Mr.. As
quith would tax it as undeveloped land.
To this the prime minister made no reply.
Canada Claims Discovered Land.
OTTAWA. September 9.-Canada thinks
she is about the first nation to benefit by
the performances of DR.. Cook. She con-
siders that he has unwittingly added to
the Dominion vast extent Of territory
heretofore never seen, but only marked
on the map as UNEMPLOYED" or "un-
known"
Canada has always claimed all land
which lies to the westward Of Greenland
and between the northern shores Of the
Dominion Of Canada proper and the north
pole. There lands. which include a large
number OF islands. have been visited many
times by American explorers. more par
ticularly by Commander Peary.
That Canada considers she has the right
cant country is clearly set forth in the
visions of which Col. White. controller OF
all matters of government In the territory
outside the limits of the nine provinces
British Flag Planted. :
The act defines the territory as COM
prising 1.-The territories formerly known as
Ruperts island and the northwest terri
tory. except such portions thereof as
form the provinces OF Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta and the Yukon terri
tory, together with all British territory
and possessions in North America and all
islands adjacent thereto not included
within any province except the colony OF
Newfoundland and its dependencies"
Canadas claim was strengthened when
In l9O6-O7 Capt. Bernier's steamer. the
Arctic, went as far north as Ponds Inlet
and planted the British flag on all the
islands touched In the voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
uieady, with ample illustrative photo
graphs.
The London Chronicle says:

The London Chronicle says:
This volume, we venture to think.
should 1t ever appear, will be numbered
among the curiosities of literature and
will find a niche in the library Of impos-
ture. We can conceive no purpose that 1t
will serve except as an example of the
length to which a man may be driven by
vanity and appetite for spurious fame"
The Chronicle renews its general attack
on Cook with increased bitterness and
concludes:
I'VE now charge Cook with having fab
ricated all the statements of any sig
nificance with which he has supported
his claim to have reached the pole. We
charge him with attempting an imposture
upon the world and with the knowledge
that he could not long sustain the pre-
tense.
In doing this, and 1t is not the least
item to his discredit, he has betrayed the
trust of a generous people and outraged
their hospitality"
Cagni Believes Peary.
ROME, September 8. = Commander
Cagni. who was with the Duke Of the
Abruzzi on his polar expedition. says.
with reference to the respective claims
Of Cook and Peary:
THAT Peary would reach the pole one
day I have never doubted. nor have
doubted the sincerity of the aff1rmations
of DR.. Cook. But OF Peary's success I
am more than convinced"
Commander Cagni added that for years
Peary had been in the first rank Of ex-
plorers. and his long studies In the polar
regions, the experience he gained in for
mer expeditions and the wise and COM
plete preparations for the expedition just
ended account for the greater credit &C.
corded the announcement of Peary's sue
cess.
1.-The doubts With regard to DR.. Cook
he continued, arise from the vague
ness of his first statements. the misun-
derstandings regarding the polar tenn
perature. the position of the newly dis
covered land and his apparent lack OF
preparation for the expedition.
I'm judging the two explorers the fact
that geographical and astronomical OBJ
servations have been taken from floating
ice, the position Of which alters daily,
increases the difficulty.
Their observations remain, however.
If both have reached the pole much
divergence Is impossible. But final 1udg-
ment cannot be handed down until we
have exhaustively compared their diaries
and reports and the results attained by
both travellers.