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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12
CAE CTrR X:N.
In Which We Find the Treasure and
Are Ettacked.

Are Ettacked.
= 8 T9E did not need TO so further
+ into the cave for there be-
u fore us lay d number Of
large wooden boxes Or chests,
moldy ana ancient The boxes had
once been iron stripped! but the iron
had ruste4 and the wood had rotteu.
found. l stepped over TO one of them.
lifted the lid which cruinhied al my
touch. and there was the treaSure-in-
gots Of gold and silver. thousands OF
pounds lay to Our hands. The old buc-
vaDcei' had told the truth. The story
Of the parchment was not q romance;
{Il% plumber o. the ancient ~a!leon was
there. For my part [ would gladly
have exchanged il al FOR stout boat
and clear p;,>.sstse through the reef
with q chance for freedom.
''tfol!. yoUr great great --re;l grand
father fer how many generations back
know not. was right" | said lit last
The treasure is here and we have
found it. 1t is yours"
Yes" she said. to whom the same
thought had come. "bUt now that we
have found it Of what value or use
is it?''
None" I admitted. that | can see
And what may be its value. think
you?''
1t would make good ballast for q
ship | answered lightly
But if we could take it hence te
England.'
millions / can only guess"
Il will give you one-half Of it FOL
your share she said, laughing softly
Il want none of it, l returned seri
ously enough.
What possessed her to do it l know
not. and she since confessed she knows
not either. We stood there. lookin:
down upon the useless treasure, Whel
she turned to me on sudden
'NoW that you have seen it are yo1
| still of the same mind" she said mis-
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12
And For Three Summers Mrs. Wiz
cent Was Unable TO Attend to
Any Of Her Houseworlz.

Pleasant Hill, N. CO suffered for
three summers" writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, of this town, "and the third ard
last time, was my worst.
| had dreadful nervous headaches al
prostration, and was scarcely able ID
walk about. Could not do any OF M
houseWork.
also had dreadf.! pains in my bc1.<
and sides and when ore Of those weak
sinking speIls Wolld come on nc,
would have to give up and lie down,
until it wore OF.
was certainly in dreadful ST. {
health, when finally decided to =
Cardtli. the wonlan's tonic, and firmly
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe would have died if l hadn't
taken it.
After | began taking Cardui, was
greatly helped, and all three bottles re-
l;eved ne entirely.
| fattened up, and grew SO much
stronger in three months, felt like an
other person altogether"
Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle
acting. Its ingredients have mild, tonic
effect, on the wol1arly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength,
improves the appetite, tones Up the ner-
vo.:s system, and helps to make pale,
sailow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than million
weak women, during the past so years.
Il will surely do for you. what It has
done ior them. Try Cardui today.
Write 70: Chattancog Medicine Co. Ladies' Ad-
sorry Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, fCr Special Lgs-
St'acttonS on voIT case and 64-paGa book Home
Treatment for Women. Sent in plain wrapper. JOS
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12

| | leaned down and then turned to
heir my little MISTRESS. She was very
white. and ! thought she was go.
hg to faint don't blame her. the
scene WAS 80 terrible. | acted prompt
" ! reached up and took her in my
arms and carried her as if she had
been baby. and, indeed she was no
ped to my shoulder. | didn't know
whether she had tainted or not. Her
eps were closed. ran swiftly across
the ip.lOSure, descended the steps and
Without hesitation turned to the edge
oi the cliff. | stopped there, cursiug
myself for not having brought any wa
Ter, but as l stopped she opened her
ges.
You are safe said gently. THE
horrors are all behind us. See. there
Is before you nau&ht Bat the beautiful
geencry of the island and
An expression OF gratitude came
across her face
LET us go down" she replied. 1--WE
must never come near here again.
"Please God, no. repeated as we
.etraced our steps down the cliff and
along the winding path, Mistress Lucy
g9ining STRENGTH and color as we pass
e. out Of sight Of the hideous platform.
1t was necessary to go back along
the path to the foot of the stairs There
IN 70
way where we rested and lovely
brook Of cool, delicious water, where
We broke oUr fast. though it was not
yet noon, but the openings I'll stopped
Nfofe they reached the foot of the
VaII which WAS almost hidden in vege-
Atlon. | remembered the paths which
Md led off on either side from the
stairs too. We followed one of them
easily.
The wall to our left was dotted with
OPENINGS to caves, but none of them
seemed TO fit the description we carried
IN our memories. The underground
@epened and grew denser as we pro
crossed, and finally | had to open a
way with my ak. The tangled masses
"ou gave way before my sturdy en-
Tsy and we entered a little clearing
which extended to the wall. Their,
apoVe us We're the three openings be
Ie'lh the depression in the crest SURE
enough, the one in the middle bein:
greater than the others. the entranc
usn enough to admit me, who an
Iuch above the usual stature, withOu
venuing my head. It was elevate'
u'H way up the surface of the cliff
auu approach to it was by pile o
'.Ones. not laid with the order and reg
u'aflty Of the giant stairs. but ar
u'e4.F piled together haphazard b
Nopie unslilled to make any othe
Nseu.a' way Of ascent.
II WNS difficult enough for us t
.4llo as 1t was. The heap of stone
s.ueotly had not been mounted fo
,eats and the stones had broken an
,s,ea away in many places. Indeed
W. % rebuild the pile here and Their
" aen after arduous labor | peere
%''lllt the cave l could see nOthin
y. 'le blackness. When we left til
49, We had taken lantern and fe'
-, .a.eS had brought the lanter
VI, 49, ne that day. We now lighted
-" li'e flint and steel and finder an
NpNo silently in. My lady followe
Min, lose being, as she had said, u
NM to be left alone and ever read
'ace any peril in my company.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY



Above the low entrance the cave
wall rose to a height of perhaps TWEEN
ty feet making 4 vast vaulted chamber
with gothic suggestions about it, for
the coral before it hardened had been
built into curious shapes and fantastic .
figures. We didn't notice this so much
at first fer with wild shrek, my
gentle companion suddenly caught my
arm and pointed downward.
The floor like that Of the central
altar. was covered with human bones. |
a greWsome sight for any one and GER
tainiy for a woman, and made more
grewsome because Of the dull lighting
of the cave The bones were bleached
white also and had evidently been
there long time. We could scarcely
take a step without treauing upon
them l had all | could do to keep
nv mistress from running bteck toward
the mouth and thence TO the ground.
and it was not until | had treasured
her that she would consent to go on
AS we had been compelled to pass
on by our desire to get our bearings
before SO if We were to get the treas
! ure we would have to suffer this now.
! She summoned her courage and we
/ went on.
| AS our eyes became accustomed to
the light, for. indeed. the candle Ian
! tern cast but a dim radiance over the
vast apartment the entrance was SO
/ small that little daylight came through,
Ii Of How hI1ijf
of the same stones as on the hill.
| though much smaller. Bones of hui
| man beings. men, women and children,
| judged from the difference in sizes.
lay upon it. and there were heaps Of
bones on the floor around it. 1t came
across me that it was another altar Of
sacrifice and that the worshipers had
been also eaters of iesh-cannibals!
Turning away from the altar to the
right we found the way clear, and,
with sigh of relief. | drew Mistress
Lucy reluctantly on. She chung to me
and was so frightened that | finally
slipped nay arm about her waist,
whereat she made no objection. She
: has confessed since that she was in
; deed greatly pleased and that it was
a comfort to her to feel the strength
and power of my grasp.
Holding the lantern before me, we
cautiously proceeded farther into the
cave toward the inner wall. The cave
wall opened out into rooms apparently
| didn't dare go any distance from the
=, main entrance for fear that | should
lose my way. so l stopped. undecided
: that is.
''Oh. let's go backr' begged my mis-
tress '"There is no treasure here,
am sure
Nay" l answered. with your per
$ mission, Mistress Lucy. I intend to ex
+ plore further into the matter Let's
see'' held the lantern high above
/ my head as | spoke. There above {
:. certain entrance | saw a rude Lati1
q cross. Iookr' l continued. "Som'
g one has been here. Ills the sign of tn
e cross
" Yes" she said her hopes revivin!
q and her spirits returning a little at tn
II sight of that sacred symbol of ou
u faith. Don't you remember on tn
~ map marking the position of the cav
j. there was a little CROSSE"
y $50 there WASP l exclaimed. al
though the reading did not mention it.
mo. but it is there nevertheless"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
PRODUCTION OF FLUoRspAR
Largest Output and Sales for 1912 in
History of the Industry.

The quantity of fluorspar mined in the
United States in 1912 was ll7,2s2 short
tons. compared with 93,563 short tons
mined in 1911. according to an advance
statement by +. F. Burehard, OF the U.
s. geological survey. The quality of do
nestle fluorspar reported as marketed
in 1912 was ll6,545 short tons. valued at
S769.l63. compared with 81 04S short
tons, valued at s6ll, AL, marketed in
1911, an increase in quantity of 29,497
short tons and in value OF Sl57,7l6. This
increase represents nearly "a per cent of
the quantity and nearly 20 per cent of
the value of the product marketed in
1911. Tle production and sales of luor-
spar in 1912 were by far the greatest
ever recorded. The average price per ton
for the whole country, on board cars or
barges at railroad or water shipping
joints, considering all grades of fluor-
spar, gravel, lump, and ground, was APP
proximately $500 in 1912, as compared
with SOP in 1911-a decrease of AZ
cents ton, or nearly per cent.
Fluorspar was produced in 1912 in
s states. Illinois. Kentucky, Colorado,
New Hampshire, and New Mexico. rank
Ahk III NAt biuNA 1hAAfdrtS III
sales were reported in Illinois and Col
orado, while Kentucky, New Hampshire,
and New Mexico reported slight de-
creases.
The quantity of huorspar marketed in
1912 in the Illinois kentucky districts
was ll4.4l0 short tons. valued at 1885,
c53. OF this total 9g7 $50 tons were OF
lump spar. valued at S36.553, and IL
Pas tons we're OF ground spar. valued at
sl54.316. The output Of Colorado New
and New Mexico in 1912 was
2.135 short tons Of gravel spar. valued
AZ $3.50.
The imports OF fourspar entered for
into the United States in
1912 were 26176 short tons. valued at
s7l0l6. or STA per ton, as compared
with 32764 short tons. valued at $50 !
,92, or s2.4G6 per ton in 1911.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
Famous Negro Entertained in Hotel
Where He Was Once a Waiter

In the Interesting People" depart
ment Of the June American Magazine,
Booker r. Washington writes about
William Henry Lewis, one of the coun-
trys most eminent colored men, Lewis
was a star football player at Harvard,
a member of the Massachusetts, state
legislature, and recently, Assistant
United States Attorneys General. Book
er Washington writes about him in
part as follows:
in 1911, when he was appointed to
the position he occupied until recently,
that of assistant attorney general of the
United States, the colored men of Bos
ton gave him banquet at one of the
leading hotels of the city. At this ban
quet, in reply to the congratulations
showered upon him by other speakers,
Mr.. Lewis made speech in which he
made two references that particularly
impressed me. He recalled the fact
that in this same hotel in which he was
at that moment an honored guest, he
had once served in the capacity of
waiter; and in reference to the honor
that had been conferred upon him. he
declared that he had no illusions, he
knew. he said that it was not in spite
VI, DuI DetHust vi tue lhtt tidt ne Was
a negro that he had been honored with
this high office. He added that he ac-
cepted the responsibilities of the posi-
ton not merely as distinction con-
ferred upon himself but upon the whole
race which he represented.
"The reason mention this fact is
because it is not always comfortable
TO be a colored man in this country, and
the Inconvenience frequently increase
as individuals, either by fortune or
through their own particular merits,
succeed in rising to a position above the
masses of their fellows.
"One reason why /, with most other
rolored people, believe in, honor and re-
spect Mr.. Lewis is because, in the high
position in which he has risen. he has
neither forgotten his own path nor
sought to separate himself from the
race TO which he belongs"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

Output for 1912, According to the United
States Geological Survey, Valued at
More Than 100000.

The production OF slate il one of tn,
important lesser industries of the United
States. in 1912 the output of slate was
valued at S6.043,3ls, an increase owe,
1911 OF $3l5,29a, according to A. I
Coons, in an advance chapter on Stat,
from Mineral Resources for 1912 OF
this amount S4,636, 1856 represented roof
ing states. the production of which was
l,le7 ,2ss squares. A square is sufii
cient number of pieces of slate. large OF
small, to cover 100 square feet of root
allowing for 3-inch lap. II is prob
able, therefore, that the number OF
pieces of slate marketed for this pur-
pose ran up into the hundreds of NIL
lions.
The roofing slate industry has shown
a general advance since the first report
by the geological survey in 1879, when
the number of squares produced was
1857 1857, valued at 1921 ,22l, although
both the output and value for 1912 have
been exceeded several times during the
last dozen years. The record production
was in 1909 -l ,435,l6s squares land the
greatest value was in 1908 IS ,345,07s.
Four Million School States.
In l0lo there were produced 44s2.57l
school states and 2.s9s,742 square feet Of
blackboard material. The value of this
educational slate was nearly 100000.
The author of the report discusses in
some detail the causes of the slow de-
velopment of the lsate industry in the
United States, mentioning among other
things extravagant methods of quarry
ing, including certain practices in blast
ing which result in large waste and the
stripping method of mining
as compared with underground tunnel
ing. Mention is also made of expert
ments by the bureau of standards with
a view TO utilizing the top or over.
burden of slate quarries for brickmak
ing.
Mechanical Slate Maker.
Probably one of the most important
economical devices in the slate trade is
he machine for splitting slate. As now
practiced. the making of roofing slate
5 nearly all done by hand by dressing
gang of three men-a block maker,
splitter. and dresser. The mechan-
cal device does away with the dressing
rang and makes the states, il is claimed
more rapidly. more perfectly, and more
Objection to the use of the mechan-
cal slate splitter has been made on the |
round that some OF the states are full !,
i ribbons and other defects which would |
freak up the slate under the machine |
The ribbons and defects. however. are
lot a condition Of all slate. and the de-
ective states would break under hand /
plitting as well as under the machine. I
mother point in favor Of the splitting
Machine j. that Il will split blocks which 1
ave become somewhat dry. having lost
heir quarry water on continued expo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

our happiness will be secure, despite
any unfitness and inadequacy OF ours,
how are we shaken and amazed and cast
down and put into despair, when that
happiness fails and we sit before the
weedy harvests of our mistakes. In all
other matters we may be reasonable
enough, and few of us but expect, in
the general events and consequences of
life, TO gather figs only from fig trees
and to find thorns and thistles only in
their accustomed places; but in this
event the natural laws of growth and
consequence and ali order and likelihood
are to be set aside in our favor and we
are to be permitted. we assume, to
gather pomegranates from the most
readily grown lettuces, and the choicest
foreign fruits from the thorny plants
of our most commonplace ignorances and
folles.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
HAS PASSED II YEARS
ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Capt. E. B. Rockwell Started as Cabin
boy at Age of IL Years and Has
Been at 1t Ever Since.

st. Adams, May 29.-Seventy- lone
years on Lake Champlain is the record
! OF Capt Eli B. Rockwell of this city, al
though until within few years Alburg
has been his home, who to-day entered
upon his seventy second year on the
water Captain Rockwell surely be-
longs to family of sailors. At pres
ent there is only one of the Champlain
transportation Co.'s passenger boats
adoat that does not number at least
one Rockwell among the officers or
crew while two OF them have three
RoekweIls.
Captain Rockwell started out to-day
on the tenth season of the steamer
Vermont.
Captain Rockwell was born in North
1ero, February Is, 1880. one of ~ chill
dren of Merritt and Nancy Grant,
Rockwell. His paternal grandfather
Jabez Rockwell. was a Revolutionary
soldier under Washington. His grand.
parents on his fathers side were of En-
glish descent and his maternal grand
mother was OF Scotch descent. He is
a relative of General Stark of Revolu-
tlonary fame.
Captain Rockwells four brothers fol-
lowed the lake practically all their
lives. These brothers were Grant. Will
liam W.. Edwin r., and Sumner. The
latter and the subject of this sketch are
the only survivors, and they are the
only pioneer sailors now ON Lake Cham
plain. Sumner Rockwell is exactly five
years younger than his brother, their
anniversaries being February
Il Their father also followed the lake
for some little time, being captain of
the sloop Hawk. the schooner Enter
prise, and the sloop Dolphin. He par
iicipated in the battle of Plattsburg.
Captain Rockwell has had many dis
guests in the pilot house.
Among them he recalls Gen. Phil Sheri-
Ian, President Ulysses S. Grant, Justice
David J. Brewer. President William II.
Taft, Ambassador James Bryce, and
Jusserand. the two latter
during their visit to this country on the |
occasion Of the Champlain tereentenary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
INDIGESTION FIVE YEARS
Relieved by Vinol

Strength and even life itself depends
upon the nourishment and proper assim-
ilation of food, and unless Indigestion is
good the whole body suffers
Mrs. l. ID. Cook, Vineland, y. j.. says:
II was sick FIVE years with indigestion.
My stomach seemed to have heavy load
IN il. and at other times it seemed to
be tied in knots. Nobody knows how |
suffered.
Il tried a great many doctors and a
zreat many kinds Of medicine, but moth
ng did any good until ! took Ninol. Il
mas helped me wonderfully. ] am i'm
proving fast, feel better and am getting
nv flesh back again. Ninol has done me
4 world OF good
We know the great power OF Ninol
BUR delicious cod liver and iron tonic
Sithout oil, in curing chronic stomach
trouble and building up all weakened.
mn down persons. and that j. why we
guarantee 20 return your money il il
Ices not help you. Red Cross Pharmacy.
lloyd Russell. Prop. Barre Vt.
T. S.-0ur Sax0 Salse i truly won
lsrful for eczema. We guarantee it,
idvf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
You Prepare for Business: Why Not
Prepare for Marriage?

In the June Woman's Home Compan-
ion writer. on the subject OF marriage,
makes the following proposition;
Most girls 90 into marriage very 1T.
tie prepared for H. We prepare, IL
would seem. for every profession en-
which We hope to win success. except
the most important one Of all. We
would not dare to take q responsible
position in a business Office without
either knowledge or training to ri VA
for cur task; yet, with neither. We as
sumo the gravest responsibilities that
q woman can assume. and confidently
expect success and happiness The thsng
i without parallel, think. and stands
BY itsslf in folly and lack q common
sense.
And, having persuaded ourselves that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
A Regular Expert.

"You say tbs man i no chicken steal
eri" inquired the Judge.
-Nassuh. replied Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
-Da's what ] said
what 40 YOU know about the facts in
this ca-eF
II isn't s'posed to know muffin bout
ls Jacks IN DE- ease. ] j an expert Wit
ness fob Dc defence -Washington star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

sure to the air. 1t is almost impossible
to work up slate of this class by hand,
and It has hitherto always found place
on the dump.
A copy of the report on slate may be
obtained free on application to the Di-
rector of the Geological Survey, Wash
ington. d. c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

Jim Corbet recently returned from the
West and says that Jim Jeffries is done
with the ring for good. He says that
the ex-champion is at Los Angeles and
has stopped drinking. He AYERS that
jeff has piled away about S25o,0O0 and
intends to lead the simple life here
after.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
Limited Authority.

I'd like to get that son of mine 10
spade up the yard
well, why don't you direct him to do
itf"
Il don't know if ! have a right to,
without consulting his scout commits
sioner. Louisville Courier-Journal
The citizen., 1913-12-12

of Mccarthy, disheveled, hatless, star
ing, gasping. The boss had stumbled
into the street hesitated, then started
south on run. Before any one could
stop him, he turned a corner and dis
appeared. The excitement at the At
las Building had distracted attention
from him. Nobody wondered at his
getting ratified and running away. The
few tenants remaining in the building
had stumbled forth, vowing never to
return to such a-assorted adjectives
building. That was all there seemed
to be to say.
In the meantime the crowd had in
creased from few hundred to thou
sands Police appeared. The corri-
doris were cleared of all but a few
Among these were Hallowell and Jack
Warford the former as a reporter,
the latter as the reporters compan-
ion. Doctor Knox and Professor Ed
ridge arrived shortly. After a time
Darrow reappeared. sauntering quite
calmly from the pail of darkness, as
though emerging from behind a vel
vet curtain
The citizen., 1913-12-12
CHAPTER XII.
The Unknown.
vet curtain

1t now becomes necessary to glance
istics of Professor Eldridge. This
man was in about his fortieth year
tall, spare, keenly intellectual in coun
tenance, cool, possessed of an abso
lutte reliance on the powers of science
beyond which his mental processes
did not stray. His manner was dis
tinguished by a stiff unbending for.
mality; his expression by glacial
coldness Of steelgray eyes and a
straight-line compression of thin lips
his dress by precise and unvarying
Journalism. and his speech by curl
Gus polysyllabc stiffness.
This latter idiosyncrasy would in
another have seemed either priggish
of facetiously intended. With Profes
sor Eldridge it was merely a natural
method of speech.
Withal, his scientific attainments
were not only undoubted, but so con
siderable as to have won for him
against many odds the reputation OF
a great scientist. His speciality, II
such it might be called, was scientific
diagnosis. The exactness of scientific
laws was so admirably duplicated by
the exactitudes of his mind that he
seemed able, by a bloodless and me-
chanical sympathy, to penetrate to the
most obscure causes of the strangest
events. 1t might be added that prac-
tically his only social ties were those
with the Warfords, and that the only
woman with whom he ever entered
into conversation was Helen.
At sight of him Percy Darrow's
lounging gait became accentuated to
eXaggeration.
Hello, Prof" he drawled. "On the