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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Tips to Treasure Hunters.

A party of adventurous young men
of Deerfield, ON the Florida coast
about twenty-five miles south of Palm
Beach, have undertaken search for
pirate gold which went down when a
Spanish galleon was wrecked two or
three centuries ago short distance
off shore somewhere between Deer
field and Boca Ratones. This portion
ofxhe coast Is favorite haunt of the
treasure hunter; before it was safe
guarded by lighthouses many ships
were lost in Its treacherous sands; In
later days modern argosies caught be-
tween the prohibition enforcement
agents and the deep sea have been
abandoned to their fate and the kegs
of treasure cast up on the shore, ac-
cording to report, have well repaid
the salvage.
Treasure hunting at present appears
a popular ayocation. 1t was an
nounced short time ago that an ex-
pedition had started for interior Peru
to recover the gold of the Incas, which
tradition says was dropped into u
mountain lake, and that another had
sailed from Pacific port to recover
the wealth of Cocos Island, off the
Central American coast. Men were
recently reported searching Oklahoma
mountains for the buried loot OF an
outlaw gang and securing the west
ern Kansas prairie for the bags of
gold dust and nuggets hidden more
than half century ago by return
ing Forty-niner.
st. GATHERINGS, Ontario, last month
was set digging by the revival Of the
legend that a British Paymaster's gold,
which was abandoned in the war of
1912, had been buried in what is now
Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Even the
quest for LAFITTE's buried wealth has
taken on a new life along the Texan
gulf coast from the reported finding of
q chest of gold. Captain KIDD's treas
ure, once the most fascinating of all,
alone appears TO have no lure for the
treasure hunter.
There Is no estimate available of
the expenditure Of money and energy
In these treasure hunting expeditions
or of the profits accruing from them.
The owner of prairie farm which
was dug over for bandits buried loot,
when asked why he too was not in
the search, replied There's more
money in digging potatoes" The cap
tain Of the ship which carried treas
ure hunting expedition to Cocos ISL
and, asked what il found, said
"Nothin' nothin' to git" In view of
the uncertainty of treasure hunting
1t must appear to every Southern Wis.,
itor In the height of the hotel season
that these Florida gold seekers are
overlooking their best chance to get
u fortune.
Some interesting and reliable sta
tistics on the treasure to be gathered
from the sea and dug up from the
land are furnished by Government re-
ports. II is estimated that on an av-
erage 100000 worth of fish is taken
from the waters of the world each
day, and that the farms of the United
States yielded the diggers more than
$4,000, 100000 in a year and the mines
almost as much. Cleaning from the
sea and digging from the land do not
bear the romantic name of treasure
hunting but are just plain every day
work.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Moss Gathered by RolIlas Kentucky stone.
Tror, The Fulton Irlrefoae.

Fr0rl Ne Fulton WfreIoas.
Carter vincent, son OF the Non. J. O. VIM
cent, who few days ago seemed 10 be en-
tireiy lost. has returned homo after an ab-
sence Of about eight months. Carter has
learned several different languages and much
OF tho world. The fated calf was killed
and the best robe was given him.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

In discovering that strikes cause
high prices OF necessaries the labor
unions Of Spain have only discovered
the truth Of what economists told them
long ago.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

A bomb thrown at LENINE's car
missed 1t by ten feet. There is little
efficiency In Russia yet.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
From a Texas v,s~pssns.

From the Dallas Ncscs.
Az far as we can see tho Bolsheviki have
been OF no use 20 anybody except the Eu-
ropesn correspondents.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
The slogan.

Mrs. Knicker-My husband IL always tell
Ing me we must economze.
Mrs. Bocker-IIe must take you for q new
administration.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Japan's Offer of Amends.

SUNDAY. JANUARY ls. 1921.
Evening star., 1921-02-27

might be enough suckers to go
around. This board meetin' had been
called to chew over that scheme and
it didn't promise to be very cheer
full affair.
So maybe wasn't as chirky as
usual when I squeezes into a subway
OR at 23rd street on my way down
town. but then, l had lots of COM
pany. For amt we glum. peevish-
lookin' lot as We go back and forth
II you don't believe il just look your
or the ONCE. Coming or going. it
don't seem TO make any difference.
You'd most think that all our dispo-
sitionS had soured. or that showin'
any signs OF good nature was against
the city ordinances.
expect / was givin' 'em ba ok as
bad as they sent when all of sud
den. perhaps just to be different. !
stops scowlin and tries to remembe r
that a lot of these folks. although
total strangers, might not be wife
beaters or yegg men. And the next
ming ! knew ! was s;arin at this
slim. long-legged party with the mild
blue eyes. Maybe i was wonderin'
why he wore the gray spats. You
do, you know. They amt com
mon. Or perhaps l was tryin TO
guess what he could find to work up
an eye twinkle about. Anyway. the
twinkle was there and it was kind of
welcome. shouldn't wonder but
promptly edges over into the corner
and signals with his thumb that
there's room for me. too. At which
J slides in beside him.
Thanks Rumblcd, half ashamed
TO say II.
Evening star., 1921-02-27

see more of each other. friend Torchy.
Whittier away?
'Oh. gosh"' I groans. "T was al
most forgettin'. I'm on my way to
take part in some sad rites. We're
goin' to bury a wild cat, Chester"
81 beg pardon?' says he.
ITS hard to be a g. b. L. says I.
when you're loaded up with V. C. b.
And then I explains how I'd sunk
my good money in some shares that
would be chiefly useful. before. the
week was out, as linin' for bureau
drawers Chester seems interested
and sympathetic. He asks for de
tails and / tells him all about the
wonderful little brush that cleans
SO slick.
only il turns out that We are the
real suckers says ].
"Ah. say not SO. friend Torchy."
says Chester Why, that is the most
practical invention l have heard of in
years Just the thing that was need
ed. And il is sure to be big sue
cess from the very start"
Maybe says !. IF we could only
get ii started. But We seem to have
gone into this AT the wrong time. In
fact. we couldn't have picked worse
one. The way the market is now you
could hardly float piece of soap in
the North river. So were goin' to-
gether today and wind things UP
somehow.
But you mustn't 90 that. Torch.
insists Chester: No. no, Never give
up the ship. Take the bludseOnfngs
OF chance if they come. but keeE
smiling. For. really. you have a splen-
did idea there. one that is much too
good TO be aba andoned without thor
oueh trial. 1t appeals to me strong
Evening star., 1921-02-27

to do that for three months; peddled
'em all over Broad street, and he
knows ii can't be done. That's why
he hasn't shown up here today. I'll
bet he's skipped. That's my notion"
Then We're lot Of squeezed lem
ons. eh?" asks Blum. ~
Pardon me-" comes IN Chester. but
taking such gloomy view Of your
affairs. AS for me. wish to say that
l believe absolutely in the uitimat.
success of this company. You have a
sound, scientific, much wanted article
here. All that is necessary is. to raise
sufficient funds to start manufactur-
ing
"Sure. that's all says Martin,
winkin' at the ceiin'.
Very well, them says Chester
ALLOW me. gentlemen, to subscribe
the necessary amount"
''Wha a-a-t?" gasps the board in
chorus.
! II mean it," says Chester. And
while 1 seldom invest SO largely in
an improved enterprise. | shall make
this an exception. I shall be very
glad in this instance, providing you
will agree to stand by and see it
through with me. to take over all the
undistributed shares at par. am
| ready a write check right now
What do you say?"
1t wasn't a question of what but
now. for there wasn't. one Of us had
breath. enough left to get out syl-
liable. We sat there with our mouths
open. like so many orphan kids
seein' a real Santa Claus for the hrst
time. 1t was Blum that first got his
conversation works unlimbered.,
Evening star., 1921-02-27

1878 until his death. he occupied with
much honor TO himself and with great
benefit to the public, and with the en-
tire appreciation of those to whom hc
was responsible. the office of principal
civil engineer of the state Of Virginia.
Mr.. Moore died October 3. 1922. Fifteen
or twenty years ago there appeared in
the Montgomery County Press an un-
signed article on the subject of Thomas
Moore, and Mr.. Miller. his ereat-grand-
son. discussing it with the Rambler. said:
THE correspondent makes the state
ment that Thomas Moore was chief en-
gineer Of the Chesa peake and Ohio
canal. but the monument standing at
the north end of the bridge which
, crosses the canal at SD street gives
some dates which seem to preclude the
possibilities of this being the case.
Thomas Moore died in 1922 and thu
dates on the monument indicate that
the construction of the canal was not
begun until after his death. OF course.
| he may have had something to do with
the preliminary surveys. but until
have further evidence. think it best to
make no mention of it
The man standing by the rocks on
Analostan Island was the Rambler's
ferryman and guide, Lewis a. Wood. a
Georgetown native. whose father. An
drew Jackson Wood OF Anne Arundel
county. settled in Georgetown before
the civil war.
Evening star., 1921-02-27

thought as he did. SO l am compelled
to live at the retreat. 1t isn't SO bad,
however. Rather an interesting lot
of characters up there; especially
one who fancies he's Robinson Crusoe.
Wish you'd drop in on US some day.
Sorry L can't meet your vice presi-
dent. Come along. Collins. l want to
catch a train back so shall be in
time for dinner"
And away he goes toward the ticket
window, smilin' friendly at all and
tie by the elbow. Say. how was that
for knockout?
The first thing l did, of course, is
to ind phone booth and ring up
this bank that Chester's given US the
whackin' big check on. 1t don't take
long to discover the awful facts. "No
account here" says the bank, at which
| draws a long breath and shuts my
eyes Even at that l could see the
Vacuum Clothes Brush Company takin'
a final crash on the rocks.
"Well?' says Mr.. Robert, as l makes
a draggy entrance.
We're charter members of the
Raspberry Club, all right" says |.
FOR an hour or SO there L thought
we was back on Easy street, but it's
all off again. I'm ready to swap my
shares for SO many cigarette coupons
right now"
What i should have done was to
have called another board meetin'
and reused our bunch of piisers out of
their sweet dreams. But l hated to
be the one TO hand 'em such distressin'
news. Day after day l put it off,
until nearly week went by.
And then here yesterday Ollie
PAYNE blows in, all flushed and ex-
cited, and proceeds to pound me i'm
oatuouS on the back.
II say, old chap" he shouted. What
do you know"
"Me?" says 1. SAY, lemme tell you
what I don't know. It would be
long and interestin' recital. But why
the assault and battery?'
"I'ye put it over. that's why" says
"Eh?" saws !. put what overo"
'vrhe V. c. B. Company" says he.
Our stock has been oversubscribed
new issue, or something Everything
sold and paid up.
mesmerized somebody. if it's true"
NO" says Ollie. "They began COM
ing after me-men who'd almost had
was getting hold OF that Mr.. Brooks,
who's connected with Brooks & Liv-
ingston, that turned the tide in our
favor
You mean Chester Brooks?" says !.
why, didn't yon know? He's only
stray from a nut faetory-a soft
headed nephew that they keep parked
in sanitarium. They took him back
that same day
What if they did," says Ollie. ut.
got around the street that the firm
was backing us and that's all we
needed. We got 'em coming our way.
We're on our feet. Torchy. Call the
board together and we'll see about
starting the factory, Once we get
that going and You'll sae our stock
go above par. I'll bet million it
will"
Course. you got to allow some for
Ollie's enthusiasm. but I shouldn't
wonder hut what he's somewhere near
right. Did you notice the quotations
on V. c. p. yesterday?
And poor Chester back behind the
bars! I don't know. though. as he
needs much sympathizin' with. Dis
countin' the bats in his loft how
many Of us has so much on him
when it comes right down to enjoyin'
lifee Eh:
Copyright. 1921. by Sewcll Ford.l
Evening star., 1921-02-27

/ Quite welcome" says he. Then
! you're not one of the bearers?'
| "Eho" says I. hardly KNOWN what
to make of this odd openin'.
! "All on their way to funerals,
aren't they" and he mods down the
crowded car.
| "Oh. I connect now" says I. They
are bunch of crepe hangers, eh?.
And it's so unnecessary, most of
it, he goes on. Things simply
couldn't be as bad as all that with so
many of them. There must be a lot
uted around. along with the other.
So why not express it? And even il
the world isn't treating you as well
as you think it ought to. why wear
your i'll humor on your face" Why
not be brave. kindly smile; before
your fellows. at least?"
why" says /. that's about how
it struck me. only a minute ago
Really" says he. beamin'. Then
you are already a member of our
lodge. You're G: B. -.
"a which" says I. gawpin'.
Welcome. brother. My name is
Chester Livingston Brooks. but I
shall expect you to call me Chester"
"Yes?" says l. a little offish. But I
hadn't more'n got it out before 1
felt mean. Suppose he was one of
wiretapper gang. or even worse? He
couldn't sting me much harder than
Ollie Payne had. Besides. he was
too late to get the lean leavings. So
I thaws out MY friends call me
Torchy." 1 goes on. "and some do
you three guesses to say why
Nearly all of the early gods had
flaming locks. you know" says he.
"and il I were going to imagine a
deity, Torchy. 1 think I should pic
ture him with red hair.
had to give him thS GRIN at that.
You're some booster, Chester" says
1. And you hand out a soothing
line. But say. how was it you spot
ted me as a brother G. B. IL"
Just by the friendly glance" says
he. THAT is the whole ritual Of our
order. 1t revealed you to me at once
as tanner of the Truculent DISPOSE
tion. 1 saw that you. for one, had
thrown off the shackles of self; that
you had gone to grips with your ego
and had come off victor. When
one does that he can look his fellow
man in the face without suspicion
and without fear. Do 1 put it too
awkwardly for you to follow?'
81 amt more'n a block behind you,"
says /. Something about not lettin'
crouch ride YOU without tryin' to
buck it Off. eh?''
"Ah, excellent" says he. II must
remember that phrase. And We must
Evening star., 1921-02-27

"Honest:" says l. gawpin'.
yep" says he. Perfectly harm
less. though. Absolutely. But he's
better off where we can look after
him."
Even then I has to step back for
another look at Chester. so you're
from the nut factory, eh:" l asks
Alvin mods and chuckles ITS a
little fad OF my uncle's." says he
"Poor old chap! He's gone crazy
over piling up more money. Can't go
to grips with his ego, for it has a
grip on him. Sad case, uncle's. But
somehow he found judge who
Evening star., 1921-02-27

napolis, and Arthur Trader. chief clerk
of that office, dug out of the files the
patent to Brandt. But here it is again:
In obedience to warrant from his Lordship,
bearing date of the 2lst Of July. 1850. granted
unto Capt. Randolph Brandt Of Charles county.
upon u petition of the aforesaid in humble
manner. certifies that Richard Edelin. surveyor
for st. Marys City. under the Honorable Vim
this Province, and in reference, to warrant
granted the said Brandt. bearing date of the
M Ms7th day Of April last past, for 200 acres of
tain pareell of land. being island lying in
the Patomack River near the falls of said river
over against Rock Creek, in Charles County,
commonly called or known by the name of the
Annalostian Island. containing. by estimate, Is
Acres. M. more % or ne less: to be holden Of Zachiah
day Of April. Ammo Domini 1882 (Sisned)
Richard Edelin,.
The day after that appeared in The
Star the Rambler received the follow
ing:
sHEPHERDsTOwN. W. Va.
In reading the Rnmbler's account of Ana
lostan Island in The Star Of February 8, 1921.
Randolph Brandt of Charles comfy. Md. owned
and willed that island to his daughter and her
Annapolis.
Capt Randolph Brandt was his lordship's
captain or Indian affairs for Charles county.
Nd He came to Maryland from the Barbados
and was given many land grants.
thought You might look this up. think
tunderscored) the will is dated 1898.
The note came from the late Mrs
James. s. Phillips, registrar general
National. Society Daughters of the
American Revolution. whose home
was in Sh ephe rdstown, Va.-beg par
don. w Na.-the rambler finds it
hard to keep in mind all these new
states.
x 4 * x
Before going over to Annapolis or
down to La Plata the Rambler stop
ped in at offices of the title COM
pany to see his old friend viii Van
F1eck and make inquiry about
Brandts will. There We're references
to it in the files. Randolph Brandt
leaves to his 'son Marcus a certain
house or tenant with the land and
other appurtenances thereto in the
Island of Barbados. which said
premises. with 500 acres of land. L
give unto said Marcus and his heirs
by him lawfully begotten." Then Re
willed that if his son Marcus Should
not have legally begotten heirs the
island was to go to his son Randolph.
If Randolph had no lawfully begot-
ten heirs the said Island of Barba-
Evening star., 1921-02-27

ly. and. if your bard will permit I
should like>to be present at this meet
, ing. I've had some experience in
handling such matters and 1 might be
of some assistance. May I come
along
We'll. l don't know" says I. doubt
full Misery likes company. all right.
but it don't yearn for a gallery. I'd
have to put it up to the others. Still,
if you want to take a chance
Certainly 1 do" says Chester.
So We got off at Wall street and
wandered down to this 1011o Office
where Ollie Payne had his name in
big letters on the door,. AS had
suspected, Ollie wasn't on hand. But
the rest of the bunch was there, all
right. They wasn't. sittin' around
chummy. swappin funny stories or
they were. like they used to when We
was all f1gurin' how we'd spend our
dividends. No. ! Nothing like that.
For at the two previous sessions each
gettin part of our, money back was
the right one. and no two had agreed.
So now they sits around sulky and
glares at each other across the table.
Specially Doc Pendergast, the dentist,
and Morrie Blum. one Of the real es-
taters. l forgot which one it was
rung the other in. but they'd had
some hectic words over it. Course, l
has to introduce Chester all round,
and what does he do but insist on
shakin' hands cordial with everybody
present.
"Delishted to meet you, DOCTOR"
says he. "Ah. you professional chaps
are the shrewd fellows. You have
the vision. and the courage to follow
it up. Mr.. Blum. Charmed to know
you. You wear your patronym on
your cheeks. if you will pardon such
personal comment. But 1 always
enjoy coptact with those who trans
nature. as l am sure you do. Ny
friend Torchy has been telling me
about this wonderful benefit which
you are about'to bestow upon a dusty
race and 1 wish to congratulate you
all on being associated with such an
enterprise. Amy business which has
at heart the public good is bound to
be big success in the long run.
Altruism always wins, you know
Always
Mr.. Blum grunts through the stub
by cigar. and Doc. Pendergast tries
to sniff disagreeabie but for all that
l could see Chester had 'em going
And that's the way he proceeds to
scatter seeds of sunshine all through
the room. so by the time the meetin'
is called to order he is on friendly
terms with everybody present. Wheth-
er he was to be allowed to stay or
not wasn't even debated.
1t vas Martin. one of the clothing
statesmen, who puts his finger on the
raw spot. We'll. what are we going
to do?" he demands. How do I get
part of my FIVE hundred back. that's
what L want to know? And where is
that fopl promoter who let US in for
this? The last I heard from him he
was trying to find some one who'd be
chump enough to underwrite half of
the outstanding shares, and he said
II he could"
Fat chance Of thatw breaks in Doc.
Pendersast. why. he's been trying
Evening star., 1921-02-27

!oes WAS TO go to his daughter
Margaret Martha, wife of Francis
Eamnerstey. For want of heirs of
Margaret and Francis Hammersley
the island was to go to his son Jacob
The testator mentions two other chill
dren. Charles and Mary. Mary seems
to have been married to James Latti-
more or l-atImer. There are records
IN Charles county of wills of Jacob
Brandt. probated l1I3: Chrles Brandt
i.14; and Jacob Brandt. 1850. No
Evening star., 1921-02-27

meet .inalostan Island with the Virginia
shore. For this he received ssf 600 and
completed the work in about one year
| In ls06 President jefferson appointed
him as one Of a commission of three tnl
lay out and construct that part of the
national turnpike between Cumberland
and the Ohio river. He WAS also chief
engineer of the James River canal To
quote the words of his brothcr-in law,
| Isaac Briggs. with whom he was closely
associated in business affairs from
Evening star., 1921-02-27
Meeting Up With Chester

- SAY, Torchy." calls out Mr..
Robert, what is the meaning
of this V. c. B. on my date
4 pad?"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-09-29

Both declared they never saw the fruit
taking on a.fner color. Mr.. Davidson
has perfected a grading machine that
he has manufactured for use in the
packing plants of orchards in which he
is interested. He expressed himself
as we'll pleased with five of the ma
chimes made with Harry Farrell in
charge of the construction crew.
William Hamann caused women and
men, too, to pause for moment last
week and gaze into the window of the
Kaesser grocery. Mr.. Hamann had
put on display plain but emphatic
exhibition of the wonders that may be
performed with a power washing ma
chine, aided by Luna soap and Star
Naptha washing powder. 1t pays to
advertise, as is well known. Mr..
Hamann certainly graphically called
attention of his products to the public,
all of whom think of clean clothes on
Saturday night, and dirty clothes on
Mouday morning.
Orchardists of the West Side report
a miraculous automobile accident at
the top of the Davidson hill road Sun
day. A man arriving with his family
to pick apples had parked his car at
the top of the grade, leaving his wife
and two children, one of them babe
in arms, in the machine while he
sought work. The brakes gave way
and the machine, with the woman and
children seated in the tonneau plunged
off down the hill. The car turned
completely over. but the occupants re-
ceived not scratch. Vhe machine
was practically uninjured.