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The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

Charles Gibbs one Of the later pIratea,
sailed about Long Island and was sup
posed to have buried some OF his treasure
there, as Captain Kidd is reported TO have
done. Gibbs was villain of the lowest
type. but was quite we'll educated. He was
executed in the city Of New York with
colored companion. and their bodies rers
given to the College Of Physician and
surgeons for dissection.
lean Laftte, Frenchman. committed
numerous depredations In the Gulf o:
Mexico. and had large and bold crew. i'e
offered his services to the United Statas
in defense Of New Orleans. and on the rec
ommendation OF Governor Claiborne -
Louisiana and General Jackson. he and
followers were pardoned by President
Madison Bernsrdo de Soto. q Spanish p
rate. was pardoned by President Jackson
upon the solicitation Of the condemned
mans wife.
So all the way through the books Of the
pirates are these blood-curdlins advsn-
lures Of the sea. The quaint language ip
which the tales are told and the ingenuity
with which the thrills are made conr'nu-
Gus. resulted In their popularity Here
was the beginning of the literature Of ad-
venture. On the semihistorical narratives
we're based the fiction tales OF pirates from
the first rude attemptSkto the finished Of
fort Of Robert Louis Stevenson. I'll write
them a veritable dime novel" soliloQuized
Stevenson. but I'll write so technically
that they will have to accept 1t as litera-
ture"
And we all do accept II as literature.
and. devilish as II Is. We can't help join
iAg in with the captain when he pipes ur
his eternal song:
Fifteen men on the dead mans chest
Yo-ho-ho and bottle of rum.
Drink and the devil had done sor the rest
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum
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famous Of the robbers Of the SEA- His
case vas given great publicity through
the public trials and the Newgate calen-
dar =.
In 1926 the harbor Of New York afforded
many hiding places for pirates and the low
prices at which they sold their booty and
the pronigacy with which they parted with
their ill-sotten gains made them welcome
to the city. Capain william Kidd. who in
in command Of . privateer in the West
Indies. vas one Of the best known Of ad-
venturous spirits that lurked about the
colonies. He vas a smuggier and trader
and carried on business with the pirates
even IL he did not from time to time take
. hand in the game himself.
After q while the freedom with which
the pirates invaded New York harbor be-
came a public scandal. and the British
government, working on the principle that
1t takes . rogue to catch q rogue. decided
to employ Captain Kidd to run down the
pirates. He was recommended to the ad-
miralty BY Lord Ballamont then governor
Of Barbados.
Lord Ballamont and others were prob
ably induced to secure the services OF
Kidd owing to the glowing accounts TO the
effect that rich prizes were to be obtained
BY capturing piratical craft loaded with
treasure. Captain Kidd carried out his
mission. but was disappointed In the cap
ture Of rich priIes from the pirates. To
recompense himself and his employers he
committed piracy himself He was caught
and hanged on the charge of numbering
Moore. The scandal around Ballamont
and his companions was hushed up.
Tho title Of one OF the old books con-
cerning his end is: The Arraignment.
Tryal and Condemnation OF Captain Kidd
for Murther and Piracy Upon Six Indict-
ments at the Admiralty Sessions Held by
His Majesty's Commission at the Old Baily
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on Thursday. the sth. and Friday the
9Th Of May. 1901. Who Upon Full Evidence
Was Found Guilty, Received Sentence and
Was According Executed at Execution
Dock May the 23rd. Perused by Judge and
Council. London, 1901"
As to who was the most noted Of buc
cancers. that is still a mooted question.
Perhaps Henry Morgan was the most eel
ebrated Of them al least so far as the ex
tent Of his operations was concerned.
He was born in Wales in 1855 and after
a career Of piracy in which he acted in the
most inhuman manner. he was honored in
his later life and was appointed lieuten-
ant governor of Jamaica. and at one time
was acting governor He died in Jamaica
in 1880. As pirate he ravaged the Span
ish coast. pillaged a part OF Cuba and
overran Puerto Bello and Maracaibo.
He gathered together thirty seven YES
sells and 2200 men in 1870 and captured a
fort at the mouth Of the Chagres river
crossed the isthmus and took Panama.
after defeating 5000 Spanish soldiers He
sacked the city and was knighted BY
Charles II upon his return to England
Edward Teach. who later became widely
known as Blackboard. was probably the
most soulleSs wretch who ever scuttled a
ship or cut throat He hourished in the
early seventies. He was as wicked ana
disgusting in his frolics as he was In his
murders. He Is accredited on one occa-
sion while at sea and Wild with drink say.
ing Come let us make hell Of our own
and try how long we can bear it."
Accordingly. with two or three boon
companions he went down into the hold
and. closing up all the hatches. filed sew.
eral pots full Of birthstone and other com
bustible material and set it all on fire His
companions finally cried out for mercy and
Blackboard was greatly pleased because he
held out the longest. He was eventually
swung from a yardarm.
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With the Remarkable Actions and Adven-
lures of Two Female Pyrates-Mary Reed
and Anne Bonny-To Which Is Prehxed
an Account of the Famous Captain Avery
and His Companions. With the Manner OF
His Death in England. BY Captain Charles
johnson, London. 1724."
This book is said to have the reputation
of probably being nearer historically cor
rect than the other books on pirates Of the
early days. but at the same time II must
be read with a degree OF caution so far as
accuracy is concerned.
Another book on pirates has the inter
esting title Of Interesting Lives and Ad-
ventures OF Celebrated Pirates in Which
Is Included Paul Jones: Londen. 1s43."
So 1t is seen that the American hero, Paul
Jones, is rated with pirates. But as far
as that is. concerned, many freebooters Of
the sea began their adventures as priva-
teers and from preying upon one nation at
war. the lust Of plunder often took pos
session Of them. and they preyed upon all
nations indiscriminately, with the main
idea always in mind that all was fish that
came to their net.
Another pirate book. THE Pirates Own
Book" was so popular in America that
editions of it were printed in Boston. Hart
ford, Philadelphia, New York and other
pldCcS. AuOtHcI uOOh VI piOmiSluS
was The Lives and Exploits Of the Most
Noted Robbers, Buccaneers and Pirates Of
All Countries" which appeared In 1854.
One Of the earliest books on this sub
ject. which was published in London In
1909. has this title:
THE Lives, Ap-
Prehensions. Arrangements
And Executions of the
19 Late Pyrates."
Another early book, printed in 1887,
gave "A True Iovrnal of the Sally Fleet.
with the Proceedings Of the Voyage"
To-most people Captain Kidd seems to
be the most notorious Of the pirates, yet.
as q matter Of fact, he was scarcely a pi-
rate at all, and was hanged in London In
Execution dock-not for piracy, but for
numbering william Moore. one Of his sail
ors. by striking him on the head with q
bucket, and 1t is more than likely that
from the evidence in the documents the
case against him was framed up to shield
otherS higher in authority. Everybody re-
members the doggerel:
"Oh. my name is Captain Kidd,
And quite wickedly / did
As I sailed, as I sailed, as l sailed"
Perhaps this was what fooled the world
into believing that Kidd was the most
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of the contending armies has
~ bought his victory at so high a
cost as has General de Castel-
nau. General ,Jonre's right
hand man" This hero of the Marne. Of
the Artois and the Champagne battles lost
three sons In these battles, all Of them
still boys.
One Of his sons fell in the lighting that
preceded the battle Of the Marne. A sec
ond was killed last winter and the third
was mortally wounded in the Artois en-
gagement
The news of the death Of the first one
was brought to the general after he had
successfully resisted the great German at
tack on the Lorraine frontier, which was
designed to end in the capture Of Nancy.
1t was his first great victory. and though
he Is now called the savior Of Nancy the
honor Is mingled with the bitter gall Of
personal sorrow.
The third and youngest son, who just
has fallen. was when the war broke
student at the polytechnic school where
officers Of the technical branches of the
army, such as artillery and cavalry, are
prepared. He was only boy who had
been at school but a year. In all respects
he was what would be called a freshman
in the United States. Before he died he
had time to be decorated with the Legion
Of Honor
The general himself was also a sub
lieutenant Of nineteen when the last war
with Germany broke out In 1870. The
year before he had left the Jesuit College
Of st. Gabriel to enter the military school
at. {. St -Cyrs but In 1870. as in 1914. the
yonng cadets were all given commissions
in the army, and strategy and military tao
tics were learned in actual practice instead
Of from books and lectures. General
Joffre was another Of those young strip
Tugs who became officers overnight in
those days.
The premature promotion Of General
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4 STRONG drink and long drink
"a to the bouncing buccaneers Of
n old at this merry preholiday
4 "a time! A tiger. a hip-hip-hur-
rah and a prosit to the stealers of eight
and the drinkers of rum! For back to
life they have come through the finding
. few days ago of chests of Spanish gold
they had so carefully buried.
Back from the Spanish main this month
came r. c. Lewis. an American engineer
bearing samples of treasures which the
pirates Of the golden age buried in the
shifting sands Of Colombia.
q am only the messenger bringing the
treasure to have it appraised" said Mr..
Lewis. 1T was given to me by an agent
Of the Captain Sackville White expedition.
but know enough of its history to predict
thai all the tales of buried pirate treasure
have fallen far short Of the mark in their
estimates of the amount of treasure the
old frcebooters have buried here and there
OF NE Atlantic coast
In the dawn of the new civilization
that spread over the western hemisphere
after Columbus sailed his tiny caravel over
the unknown ocean a party of Spanish
pirates landed on the shores of Colombia.
Their vessel was loaded with rich
booty gathered during their voyage and
they were seeking a place to secrete It
until fortune favored its disposal. They
ran into the Gulf of Darien and landed on
sandy beach in the vicinity of the Otrato
river. They had scarcely set foot ashore
when body Of Indians appeared
The Indians attacked the freebooters
but we're driven OF. The latter buried
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Pour, oh. pour, the pirate sherry,
Fill, oh. fill. the pirate glass,
And to make us more than merry
Let the pirate bumper pass
For today our pirate prentice
Rises from indenture freed:
Strong his arm and keen his scent 10,
He's a pirate now indeed.
Gilbert and Sullivan.
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o SUCCESSFUL general in any
of the contending armies has
bought his victory at so high
cost as has General de Castel-
nan General .JoffYe's right
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
GAR. and W.R.C Will Hold
Services May q and 80 for
Departed Veterans

Memorial day will be observed in
Aberdeen next Sunday and on the fol-
lowing Sunday, the exercises May %
being confined to q memorial sermon,
while on May 80 there will be a pa
rade closing with exercises at the
Grand theater. George Crook Post,
9. A. R.. and W. R. C., will meet at
1880 o'clock next Sunday morning at
K p. hall and march to the First
Methodist church. There the Rev. j.
r. Mcqueen will deliver the Memorial
day sermon. ~
q On the following Sunday, May 80.
Grand Army and Spanish War veter-
ans will unite with Company @, sec-
ond Regiment, N. G. W.. and Fourth
Division, Naval Militia. in parade.
Line Of march will form at 2 p. m. in
front Of the nlks club building on
broadway. After marching down Her
"a street the parade win proceed to
the Grand theAter. where Principal H.
e. Holinquist Of the Aberdeen high
school will deliver the Memorial day
address and other exercises will be
held. a.
!, At Burrows dock, at 4p. m. will be
held the ceremony Of strewins flow.
ers upon the waters to honor the men,
ory Of brave sailors who gave up their
lives in defense Of their country. To
all Of the services the public is in
vited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
Aberdeen PROOF.
Should Convince Every Aberdeen
Reader.

The frank statement Of neighbor,
telling the merits Of q remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
BY some stranger far away
Commands no belief at all.
Here's an Aberdeen case.
An Aberdeen citizen testifies.
Read and be convinced.
John G. Franz, engineer, 1902 W.
Fifth st., Aberdeen, WASH, says: "The
endorsement gave Doan's Kidney
Pills some years ago holds good.
believe they are the best medicine
one can buy for kidney trouble. had
been bothered by my kidneys and back
and Doan's Kidney Pills helped me
right away. Since then l have taken
them several times for cold which
settled on my kidneys, and they have
done me just as much good. as when /
first used them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Fcster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other. (26)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
BAND
!. COMES IN JULY
Ciricilo's Musical Organiza-
ton Is Great Feature Of
Chautauqua Here

According to the press agent the
biggest thing that will be heard here
this season will be the concerts Of
Cirlcillo's sworld-renowned. Italian
band, which will be the largest single
attraction Of the chautaqua. to be
held in Aberdeen, July 1920.
This organization toured the coast
last season and made such hit that
Of all the attractions composing the
long list Of chautauquas this was the
only one brought back this year. The
demand for their return was unani-
nous, and Ciricillo comes back with
. still larger organization. His ap-
pearance will mark the biggest day
Of the assembly. ~
Another group Of high class musical
talent will be on the programs Of
the same afternoon and evening, the
II Trovatore grand opera singers.
Each Of these 10 a star and only on
account Of the DISCRIMINATION caus.
ed by the war are such voices -
theirs available in the summer sea-
son, a. they would otherwise be sing
ing in Europe at prices that are pro-
hibitive to small cities.
No finer band than Ciricillo's has
toured the country west Of the Rock
les and no band 10 more popular or
moro admired in the east than this
one. Seven other excellent musical
organizations will appear here chau.
tauQua week; 1t is announced, with .
total Of thirty entertainments Of vari-
Duh kinds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18

euddha.
The origin Of Buddhism, which ranks
In numbers among the great religions
Of the world, II wrapped In much I'M
certainty. and the personality Of it,
founder II more or less obscure. It II
generally believed that Buddha was a
prince Of a petty Indian nation and
that he was born about the beginning
Of the nth century before Christ He
was named Siddhartha and was also
known as Sakya, his family name.
The title Of Buddha, which was given
him, means 1.-The enlightened He
spent many years in study and soil
tary meditation and finally evolved the
philosophy which he preached for over
forty years IN northern India. He was
about eighty when he died.-Youth's
Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
YIELDS QUICKLY
TO eLoAN'9

You can't prevent an attack of
Rheumatism from coming on. but you
can stop 1t almost Immediately.
Sloan's Liniment gently applied to
the sore joint or muscle penetrates
in few minutes to the infamed
spot that causes the pain. 1t soothes
the hot, tender, swollen feeling, and
in a very short time brings a relief
that is almost unbelievable until you
experience it. Get bottle of Sloan's
Liniment for Csc. of any Druggist
and have it in the house-against
Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints, Lum-
bago, Sciatica and like ailments.
Your money back II not satisfied, but
it does give almost instant relief. (2)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
Understanding.

The visitor claimed to be a good pi.
anist. with unusual ability in reading
music at sight. Seeing sheet Of rnu-
sic on the piano rack. she sat down
and began playing. pounding the keys
with little regard for correctness or
time. Observing the small daughter Of
the household watching her earnestly.
the would be admired player pressed
harder on the loud pedal. lifted her
hands higher and ended with nour.
ish.
Whirling around on the stool. she be-
slowed a patronizing smile upon the
child. who looked up and naively re-
marked, II can't play that either."-
Woman's Home Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
NoRseMEN CELEBRATE.

HOQU1AM, May 17.-Norwegians of
HoQuiam and Aberdeen yesterday aft
ernoon celebrated the 101st anniver-
sary Of their independence, at the
Hoquiam theater. The house was
crowded and an excellent program, in
GLIDING addresses by J. w. Clark Of
the Grays Harbor Post and Mayor J. s.
Mckee Of Hoquiam, was rendered.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
wHooPINo COUGH

Well-everyone knows the effect Of
Pine Forests on Coughs. DR.. Bells
Pine Tar-Honey 10 remedy which
brings quick relief for Whooping
Cough, loosens the mucous. soothes
the lining iof the throat and lungs,
and. makes the coughing spells less
severe. Fl A family with growing chill.
dren should not b withoutsity Keep
It handy for all Coughs and Colds.
16c at your Druggist.
Electric Dlttsre . Spring Tonic. (2)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
DOG MOTHERS
J: LIONS: WHE'LP
Little Skye TERROR Solve.
Problem That Bothers Sells
Floto Circus

You'll notice a tiny black dog run
ming around the circus lot when the
sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bills
Original wild West comes to Aber-
deem, Thursday, May e.. Unobstru-
sive it will be, and Insignificant;
merely little Skye terrier with moth
ing especially to recommend It. That
Is, nothing that appears on the sur
face. But to the members Of the cir
Gus who know. that little Skye ter
rier is the most wonderful dog in
the world-for It IL the mother Of =
lion. W ss
A paradox? Not at all. For were
Il not for scotty, the diminutive Skye
terrier, rpperary would not have
been alive today. And were It not
for Tipperary; the sells.Floto Circus
would be without one Of the most in.
teresting babies it ever has possessed.
Tipperary (Which. by the way. is
the name Of the baby lion) was born
shortly before the circus left its win
ter quarters in Denver for the road.
It's mother, Beauty. became antagon-
istic toward it, almost the moment 1t
was born and tried to kill 1t. Helpers
around the animal house rescued it
and then came the problem of saving
its life.
There was only one chance-and
that chance was Scotty, who had Just
presented the circus with a litter of
puppies the circus did not desire.
That night Fred Alispaw, the head ami
NAL man, stole one Of the puppies
from it's mother and substituted the
baby lion. There was surprise for
awhile on the part Of the little, scrag-
gly mother, but she accepted the or
phan and made it part Of her brood.
Days Of anxiety came then, anxiety
as to whether the baby would live.
as to whether the little dog mother
would be strong enough to care for
it. But gradually they passed, grad
ually Tipperary strengthened and to-
day
Well today, baby that is bigger
than it's foster mother plays about
cage with a little Skye terrier dog
and Is happy. AS for the mother, she
saw her puppies taken from her, one
by one. and protested not. But let
someone attempt to take Tipperary
from her.
The reason they called him Tip
perary? Simple enough. For Beauty
cast him out and he was taken in
a long, long way from home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
UMPIRE HANDS
GAME TO CATS
Victoria Forfeits First Round
in Series BY Failure to
Reach City Early

The Black Cats yesterday won by
forfeit the first Of the series Of ball
games scheduled with the Victoria
Nipple Leafs at Electric park. Um.
pire Casey gave the game to the Cats,
inasmuch as the grounds were in con-
dition for the game, and the Maple
Leafs. who did not arrive in Aber.
deem until last evening, were not on
hand to play.
Weather permitting the teams line
up at the park this afternoon. The
Black Cats are some altered from the
lineup Of last week, Manager John 8.
Barnes having released few players.
Red Murphy, formerly Of Portland, is
in left Held in place Of Morse, who has
been taken on BY Vancouver. Kip
pert ID in center. vice Piper.
In the weeks series with the Tacoma
Tigers. concluded with . double-header
Sunday, each team won three games
The Black Cats lost the game Friday,
- i4I 4 stls.f.f
played 1t Montesano. by to o. The
Tigers were defeated Saturday 3.to J.,
but the Tacoma team annexed both
games Sunday, the morning game to
Q, the afternoon 8 to Q.
Footing up scores for the six games
between Cats and Tigers, each team
winning three games. It is seen that
the Black Cats made .. total Of 16
runs against II made by the Tigers
Tacoma made ~ hits against Aber-
deems 80. and Tacoma has 9 errors
against - chalked up against the
Aberdeen team, these figures according
to the unofficial newspaper scores Of
the six games. Nevertheless, Grays
Harbor fans are we'll satisfied with
their team. The Black Cats made a
fine showing here last week, climbed
well out Of the cellar and are boosted
pennantwards, now.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
JlrNEvs NOW NUMBER SCORE.

Although jitney drivers are just
starting to take out their licenses from
the city, it is figured at the local po-
lice station that their number will be
from 20 to %. John D. Ewart yester-
day took out license number /, paying
$50 for the right to drive his car for
the next six months and q per capita
drivers tax Of so cents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
SUES TO FoREcLosE.

MONTESANO. May 17.-Robert
Coats is suing c. w. Miller and 9th
ers to foreclose q mortgage on an
apartment property in Aberdeen. The
mortgage il for $4,000.
Another debt case filed IL that Of
n. n. Kueneke against q. II. John
son 4 Co. to collect 1907.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
PROBE HEALTH OF CITY

The health committee Of the city
council, composed Of Anton Pista, J. H.
Empey and A. s., Brecht, visited East
and North Aberdeen yesterday, study
ing sanitary conditions. The commit
tee intends to visit the entire city with
like object and to make report on
needed improvements to the council.
later.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
HENRY sHuMAN DIES.

Henry Shuman Of Noclips. formerly
. resident Of Hoquiam. died yesterday
at the HoQuiam General hospital from
heart trouble. aged 50 years. Sur
viving are the widow and one son,
Henry Shuman. Funeral services were
held this afternoon from the HoQuiam
establishment of the Fissel & Pinnick
undertaking company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

TO ANSWeH QOeStIONS
Questions put to an audience at the
Grand theater the other evening by
q Christian Science lecturer will be
answered tomorrow evening at the
First Presbyterian church at the meet.
ing Of the class in Bible study.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-18
GUT TO BE TRIED

MONTEsANO, May 17.-In the
state suit against Dale Craft for in.
dustrial insurance premium, brought
by the state, Judge Ben Sheeks over
ruled the demurrer Of the defendant,
thus forcing the case to issue.