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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
TALE OF BURIED GOLD
BULLET MADE SOLDIER FORGET
THE PLACE OF HIDING.
Memory Returned Before His Death,
and Son Now Is Searching for
Treasure Concealed Prior
to the Civil War.

The story of wound received In the
Civil war which sealed the hiding place
OF fortune for more than half a GEN.
fury and of a strange trick of fate
which cleared the hider's memory in
the evening of his life was brought to
Los Angeles by the hider's son, ]. K.
Anderson Of New Orleans, who is at
the Van Mugs en- route to the old
placer mining fields of California
Anderson's father Joined in the gold
rush and was one of the miners of the
49, days. He located a claim in
Placer county near Auburn and New
castle. Within year he had snatched
from the river bottoms a fortune.
Then the call of the south for volun-
teers reached him. He buried the
gold beneath the adobe blocks of a
tavern In the vicinity of his claim,
strapped all the precious substance he
could carry about his body, and hur-
ried to join the Confederate army.
Anderson says that his father was
struck in an engagement with the
open his scalp and robbed him of his
memory for so years. During that
time the son says the parent was like
child, with all knowledge of the
hiding place of the gold gone. Before
ne died year ago his memory of
the gold rush returned to him and he
was living again in the past that pre-
ceded his part in the conflict.
II was during these last moments
that the old man told his son and the
mother where he had buried what he
claimed was a cortune. The son is
hurrying to unearth, If possible, the
buried treasure. Anderson said:
My father said he buried the gold
under corner of an old adobe tavern
patronized by the miners in the early
days. This tavern was in Long Valley
at point half way, l have learned, be-
tween the present town of Newcastle
and Auburn. have learned through
correspondence that a family by the
name of Scott occupies the tavern as
q farmhouse and that the country
around 1t is devoted to the raising of
citrus fruits.
No one has disturbed the original
lines Of the building The adobe blocks
are heavy. l have obtained permits
sion from the owners to prosecute my
search and will give them a share of
my findings. Otherwise l would have
to buy the property"
Anderson is a civil engineer. He
was engaged by the government for
some time in work on the Panama
canal. but has left his employment to
search for the treasure which he main.
tains his father has hidden in the old
placer mining fields of California
Los Angeles Herald.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
His WIfe's Accomplishments.

Naturally, am glad that my wife
is a good housekeeper. nevertheless
the Haunting of her accomplishments
becomes somewhat embarrassing at
times" said the middle-aged globe
trotter.
Shortly before starting back to
America we watched the changing Of
the royal guards one morning at
Buckingham Palace. It was an i'm
pressive ceremony. Loyal Britons and
sympathetic visitors alike stood inter
ested and silent Presently the new
ranks formed and the old guard. pre-
coded by the Coldstream band,
marched away to the barracks. Then
my wife spoke:
"Well,' said she, I'm glad I came.
II I hadn't seen 1t for myself l never
would have believed that the queen
has scrim sash curtains Just like mine
hanging at three Of her front win
dows.'"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Thumb Prints.

In the Argentine Republic the identi
fication cards of policemen, coachmen
cab drivers, COMMISSIONERS and sery
ants have since 1896 borne their flnge
prints. Upon all passports and ban,
receipts for deposits the imprint of III,
thumb must he made ut the time Of &C
livery. In Roumania sine 1898 ~
thumb print has been substituted foI
the cross made instead of signature h'
persons who cannot write. In the Phi
ippine Islands those who cannot wri;'
are not obliged TO be identified by wi
nesses at savings banks, but have u
make their mark with their thumb
The same system has been used IL
the banks of Bengal for fifty years. |!
France to put an end to the fraud @
enlistment, desertion and re-enlistmen
for the bounty paid in the Foreign lie
gion, every mans finger prints are tax
en- and kept on file.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
A chinaaa Epieure.

"The cooks of today" wrote Yuan
Mel, a Chinese author Of the nineteenth
century. "think nothing Of mixing in
one soup the meat Of chicken. duck.
pig and goose. But these chickens.
ducks, pigs and geese have doubtless
souls, and these souls will most GER
tainly file plants in the next world Of
the way they have been treated In this.
A good cook will use plenty Of differ
ent dishes. Each article Of food Will
be made to exhibit its own character
istics, while each made dish will be
characterized by one dominant flavor
Then the palate Of the gormand will
respond without freak and the flowers
Of the soul blossom forth"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
BEATING of Dead Hearts.

Hearts of cold bloOded animals will
beat for a comparatively long time aft
er death or removal from the body Gf
kept cold and moisD because Of pow
erful internal collections Of nerves
known as ganglia, whose automatic
impulses cause the regular contractions
Of the muscles. Similar ganglia exist
in man and other warm blooded ami
mails, but their action is less prolonged.
Scientists have ascertained that tur-
ties heart will beat after removal If
put on a piece Of glass, kept cool and
moist and covered with a bell jar. 1
believe 1t has been known to beat thir-
ty-six or even forty eight hours. Twelve
or fourteen hours ia a common record
St. Nicholas.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
BE LOVABLE.
Let your task be to render your
self worthy Of love. and this even
more for your own happiness than
for that Of another's .-Maeterlinck.
Where Starlines Bring Ruin.

In Quiet Days la Spain" the au-
thor, c. r. huffman, describes the raw
ages of the starlings in hacienda de
voted TO raising muscatel raisins near
Malaga:
Dogs and goats are very fond OF
grapes and are only kept off them 10y
rural guards. but the greatest enem!
Of all is the startling. This bird flies
over from Africa in such millions as
literally to darken the earth. When
ever they camp for the night they
leave desert. Every particle of fruit
leaf, tender shoot ami piece of sot.
bark vaniSheS. As the saying Is
Many crops spell various fortunes: on,
crop Of starlinGs spells ruin The
blowing of a southern wind and thj
sound of wings in the air produces
panic, mems faces blanch with terro"
In despair, bells are rung. guns fired
torches lighted. and dOnkeys, mules
and horses are galloped up and down
and round about TO scare los bichOs -
the beaSts-as they are termed
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Didn't Have to Obey.

On one occasion Senator Root, ac-
companied by two friends, a banker
and a literary man. were at theater
in Boston Directly in front of the
banker was a man who was asleep
and snoring vociferously, much to the
annoyance of the trio. Without seek
ing the assistance Of an usher the
banker shook the sleeper by the shout
der and awakened him, only to be told
to go to -"
Thoroughly angered. the banker
jumped Up. doubtless preparing to
physically resent the uncalledsfor re-
mark.
"Now sit down." said the senator
"You know you don't have to 60 there
Just because he told you to do So"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Good Horse Good Rider.

Judging from the following story.
which Arthur j. Smythe tells in his
biography of William Terriss, it is evil
dent that the practice of betting on
horse races was among the great dis
likes of the English actor.
When any one asked him what horse
he was going to back he would say:
am going to back little FLY I've
often backed before. I've never won
anything on it; yet. strange, to say.
I've never lost a penny"
"Oh. whatever horse is that?" might
have been the inquiry.
"a little FLY called Common Sense,
ridden by Tommy Let 1t Alone" was
the invariable answer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11

president, Joseph Abrams vice-president,
and Henry Wolfe as secretary and treas
urer
The first board Of directors shall hold
office until the LIST day of March, 1913, at
board Of directors shall be elected by a ma
tority of the vote cast; each stakeholder
being entitled to cast, either In person or
by proxy, one vote for each share Of stock
owned by him; said election to be given
notice Of in any of the newspapers pub
lished at New Orleans. The failure or
omission to hold the election or to elect
the officers of this corporation, in the
manner and at the time and at the places
specified shall In no manner suspend or af-
feet the business OF this corporation, but
the corporate ofncers shall hold over until
their places are filled by a new election to
be provided for by the acting board of d.
rectors.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution of
its affairs are to be liquidated by three
commissioners to be chosen by the stock
holders at meeting called for such pur-
pose.
Thus done, read and signed on the day
and date first above written, In the pres
ence Of Messrs. Horace Z. Rowley and Paul
A. Sompayrac, competent witnesses, who
sign with me notary.
In witness whereof / hereunto afix my
signature and seak
Original signed): o. J. Mazerat, 10
shares, 10000; Joseph Abrams, shares,
$1,000; Henry Wolfe, 300 shares, SO, 900. 90.
Witnesses-H. p. Rowley. Paul A. Son.
payrac.
(Seal) LAWRENCE NJ. JANIN,
Notary Public.
/, the undersigned, recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Vaudeville and Abita Springs Land Con-
pany was this day duly recorded in my Of
fee, In Book 1855, folio =.
New Orleans, June 8, 1912.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
by, r.
A true copy.
LAWRENCE NJ. JANIN, Notary Public.
June 13, 20, q, July 4, IL, IS, 1912
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Fees Bs~ildsr Birds.

4 b . curious thing that, though
Imam beings are utterly bewildered
h & dense fog, most animals find then
nv through It without much diff
my. A horse will trot along in it,
1T direction as though the air were
Dufectly clear, and not only that, but
M lake the right turning at the RICH.
nsment II It is at all accustomed to
- rad A human being would take
~ turning but the right one. Birds.
= ~ other hand, are utterly Devil
md BY fogs. Pigeons, for instance.
WI rsmain motonless all day long.
~ asleep. huddled up in their pigeon
su1eA Chickens and poultry Of all
~ Won't stir all the time a heavy
y , about Birds Of all kinds, as a
oeor Of fact, seem helpless during
~ weather.-Pearson's.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
A plant Tina. Grow. In Snow.

The "snow flower" so named be-
cause it blooms only in the depth OF
icy winters, is to be found growing on
Siberian soil. When 1t opens 1t is star
shaped, with petals Of the same length
as the leaves and half an inch In width
A Russian Dobleman took number
of the seeds to st. Petersburg. They
were placed In pot Of snow and
frozen earth. On the coolest day OF
the following January the flower burst
through its icy covering and displayed
its beauties to the wondering specta-
tors.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Tia First Railway GAUGE.

An interesting story was told by one
4 George Stephenson's biographers re-
Ming how the great engineer came to
ndopt the four foot eight and a half
heh gauge for his railways. Some
,ine previous to the building OF his
yevcastle and Carlisle railway Ste
phenson had an opportunity Of inspect
~ some portion of an old Roman wall.
trough which the chariots used to
b driven. Deep ruts made by the
AariOt wheels were still visible, and
q Measuring these he found their
Gotxnce apart to be as near as possible
lbw feet eight and half inches. Ste
pbesson thereupon came to the conclu-
IN that II a world power like the
Rcmans had made such use of the
nsasufe for Its chariots he could not
y wrong In adopting those measure
IN q rule for his railway.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
CHARTER.
OF HERO COMPANY.

OF HERO COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH AND
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this thirteenth day
Of June in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twelve, and of the
independence of the United States OF Ameri-
ca the one hundred and thirty-sixth. before
me, Andrew Hero, Jr, notary public In
and for the parish of Orleans, state Of Lou
isiana, duly commissioned and qualified, and
in the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared the several persons, whose names
are hereto subscribed who severally declared
that availing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of Louisiana relative to the Organi-
zation Of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed and do by these presents mutu-
ally contract, covenant, and agree and bind
themselves as well as all such persons who
may hereafter become associated with them,
to form and constitute a corporation and
body polite In law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stip1la-
tions following. to,wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be HERO COMPANY; and under that
name, said corporation shall have power and
authority to exist and have and enjoy sue
cession for a period Of ninety nine years from
the date hereof; to contract, sue, and be
sued to make and use corporate seal, and
the same to break or change at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, lease, ALLEVIATE, and
convey, as well as to mortgage and hypothe-
AooNN
stocks and bonds therefor; to name and ap-
point such directors, officers, or agents as
the interests Of said corporation may re-
quire and to make and establish such BY
laws rules, and regulations for the manage
ment OF the affairs Of said corporation as
may be necessary and proper and generally
| to do and perform all such acts as may b
proper and necessary to carry out and exc
cute the purposes Of this corporation.
| ARTICLE SECOND.
| The domicile of said corporation shall b
| In the city Of New Orleans. state of Louisi
ana, and It may establish offices and transac
business wherever II may be decreed advisa
Bile by its board of directors. Citation ant
/ all legal process shall be served upon tn
president Of said corporation, or in his alb
sence upon the secretary OF the corporation
ARTICLE THIRD.
i The objects and purposes for which TIL
corporation Is established and the nature o
the business to be carried on by IL are de
lclared and specified to be a general real es
tate business: to acquire, hold, buy, leas
, and sell real estate IN this city and state
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
A Remarkable Scrap Book.

One Of the most carefully guarded
possessions Of the United States treas
ury is a scrap book that is always kept
shut up In a massive burglar proof
safe in the bureau Of engraving and
printing. Scarce any one has ever seen
1t save high officials Of the depart
ment. Its shabby outside gives no
suggestion Of the precious contents.
yet pasted on the yellow pages are
proofs taken from all the important
counterfeit plates for paper money
that have ever been captured by the
government
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Snow Garlanda

Curious ropes Of snow that form
= window lodges, tree branches, ETC.,
g 2 femperature near freezing point
" been brought to notice by DR..
~ kassner as "snow garlands.
= q these ropes photographed on
puidlng Of the Meteorological in
me 70 Berlin was four inches in
ness and was suspended by the
ends the distance between the
y Of support being three and
quarters feet and the vertical
eoout one and one-half inches.
now on the little projection Of
nn, 1t Is supposed, was warmed
@e heat of the building, when the
y slipped down and. being thus
5 seo from the source Of heat.
= again.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
He Told Her.

odIs aged governess on arriving
! Nv situation was formally intro
@ me family, and the next morn
Aasfer Tom," the hopeful Of the
said to her. "Miss Parker. are
- morn or Cochin-Chzear' "why
49, AK such an extraordinary ques-
q ne asked.
answered the boy, II heard
70 mummy after you left the
night that you were no long
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Ths siuht of a Mouse.

How much does a mouse see? To
,oot at mouse one would think that
dsht counted for a great deal in its
Me- but experiments go to show that
Ais Is only true within certain limits.
Nice are good at distinguishing differ
mt degrees of illumination and differ
nj colors, preferring red and yellow to
Niue and green, and they are quick to
ietect movements, but they have little
epse Of form and little binocular vi
Ion. Microscopic study shows that
tAe retina has no ''rods" and no so
on
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Disconcertino.

ment English clergyman once
ented an old lady on her brav-
lighting her way to church
terrible tempest, but received
asserting reply, my husband
sfossgrained after meals that
80 out Of his way, so might
% to church"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Carefully Selected.

I'VE have over 1000 beautiful vol
umes in our library now" said Mrs.
Lotto Mum.
.Of course you cannot read all of
them" replied Mrs. Oldcastle.
ooh, no, but l expect to get through
most of them some time. feel that
owe this to myself. We have been very
careful in making our selection. Near
" all of them have gilt tops"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Two Bad Moments.

There is only one thing that Is said
to be worse than being called upon
unexpectedly to make an after dinner
speech. That is to prepare an after
dinner speech and not Be asked to de-
liver It.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Dangerous Rights.

The Theorist-A man has a right to
insist upon being the head Of his own
household
The Pessimist-Ye-es. and a man also
has a right to slap tiger on the nose.
but Satire.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
usad 10 L.

~ nan, you have no sense Of
when l first heard that joke
=. q TIL my sides ached."
f'-Christian Advocate.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11

Contradictory.
"She has such a natural charm about
herr
"Yesr but 1t is artificial" Judge.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
An Alloy.

She Did Maud marry Jack Rich
leigh out of pure love?
He-No; / fear 1t was very much
adultarated with cupidity.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
oeeds and Motives.

: motive be in the deed and
event Be not one whose
action Is the hope Of re-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11

q give in the sunlight and
the dark.-Senn.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Placed.

rs your new nurse Irish. French or
German. Freddie?' We'll. l flnk she's
bwoken English. Satire.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
AT THE MEMO
FOR MONDAY NIGHT,
JULY 18th.
AT THE REQUEST OF MANY OF
OUR PATRONS NE WILL
REPEAT
"THE BEAST AT BAY.v
Tho Suez Canal.

Ninety-nine miles is the total length
of the Suez canal, and the width is just
over 121 feet.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
CHARTER

OF VAUDEVILLE AND ABITA SPRING
LAND COMPANY.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
INTEGRITY, PURITY
CIVIC COURAGE AND ABILITY

In this mornings magazine section
of The Times our readers will find the
very interesting report of an inquiry
by a staff correspondent into the record
and repute, in his own home, of the
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood of Ala
bama, who has recently been discussed
as a possible Democratic candidate for
the presidency. 1t is needless to say
that The Times is not concerned to ad-
vance the interests of any gentleman
in this direction in preference to any
other: 1t is concerned only in laying
before its readers such information,
carefully gathered and impartially pre-.
sented, as will aid in the formation OF
sound public opinion and choice that
will be to the greatest advantage OF the
Nation.
We think our readers will agree that
any party may be congratulated among
whose prominent men, to whom the
ewes of the party are directed on the
eve of a presidential campaign, there
is one with such standing among those
who know him best as Mr.. Underwood
has, Plainly he is man to be trusted,
because he is trusted, for his integrity,
purity, civic courage, and ability, by his
own people. Whether, when the time
comes for a choice, he will be consid-
cred the best man is question which
it is now too early to decide. But there
is one element that will enter into the
problem which may we'll receive atten-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

tion even thus early. 1t is the fact
that Mr.. Underwood is man of South
ern birth, Representative from a South
crn State. There is a feeling, rather
than definite opinion, which frds ex-
preston more often in his own section
than in the North, ard perhaps more
often in his own party than in the op-
posite party that this fact would be a
source of weakness if Mr.. Underwood
were named by the Democracy.
Of course, this is matter not easily
to be decided with confidence in ad-
vance. There has been no occasion for
a distinct expression of public sentiment
regarding it. 1t is half century since
a Southern candidate for the presidency
c"mc before TIE Nation, and a good
deal longer than that since one was
elected. Great events have irtervened
and left their impress on the minds
and hearts of men, the depth and di-
rcction of which no ore can surely es-
innate. Our own judgment is that a
candidate from the South-other things
being equal-would not be weaker and
might even be the stronger for that fact.
In broad way, it may safely be said
that there is in our people now a sense
of tried and proved and established
nationality which might, and probably
would, welcome an opportunity for
manifesting itself This sense of ma
tionality has grown progressively ever
since the close of the war for the
Union. 1t has been steadily strength
ened by the conditions of our National
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

life ard especially by the intimate, ex-
tensive, and increasing intercommuni-
cation within our borders Our people
have for forty years literally lived to-
gethcr, and always more and more
closely. They have gradually ceased
to think i'll terms of sections, and the
South is to-day TO more distinct and
apart from the East or the Middle
West or the West in the minds of those
who dwell elsewhere.
In the next place, no one under sixty
has airy personal experience of the
civil conflict, ard that means not mere
ly that the majority but that the great
body of voters are without this ex-
pericnce. 1t is more than quarter of
a century since the Southern Ques-
ton" entered even nominally into a
National contest. If it were raised
now by any party, and those who would
be Influenced by it had to stand up
and be counted, we believe they would
be ludicrously few On the other hand,
we are confident that, were the issue
made, a great many voters-chiet1y
among those who were most earnest in
their loyalty in the civil war-would by
a common impulse of generosity ard of
self-rcspcct incline toward the Southern
candidate. If forced really to think of
the matter, and to act on their conclu-
sions, it would seem too absurd to act
in the present on the issues long since
settled, settled in their favor, and set
tied forevcr.-The NcaV York Times,
NOvar1her 76 1911