HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-1-9, Page 2Treasure Trove
A True Stogy of Buried Gold.
I3y A. 36. O'Leery
of the river, There e council Imo Itele.
Bowls such as this must ;mods be doe°
under favorable cemelitonsend dark-
ness, solitude and tholement weather
were pecetuiary AdjUneM to the enc.
come or such en enterprise. It was de-
Rided to wooed on toot to the scene
and tbere notify the occupants of the
dwelling that the time heti arrived for
malciug the sear& The gediacnal
light illumined the Gott The moon
wee on the (Iodine And the tele would
be falling at reidnighti
It proved a perfect night or war-
/eclt end wltcbee, ghastly through the
drizzling rain, e fitting night for stale -
Mg the ghost of the much maligned
for their bumbler table, end meeting Captain William Kidd. Arrangements
and gosiping with chance pedlars in having been successfully coinpleted
that the family should leave the house
at uidn ht the treasure seekers left
for the boat, tbere to await the solemn.
hour.
At about 11..80 our adventurers as -
ended the river in a skiff, and under
eover of the night, accentuated by rain
and fog, they succeeded in conveying
the treasure to the house. After the
departure of the inmates, the pot of
gold was taken to the cellar where,
with the aid of a lantern and a crow-
bar, a large stone was dislodged, and
the impression 01 the pot left in the
excavation.
Laying the Ghosts.
Then followed the laying of the
ghosts. The ousting of the infernal
spirits with many weird complaints..
The 'cornet was used in the cellar to
much advantage. Although shown to
Charlie during the day as a mineral -
rod, it played a splendid solo in the
cellar. Such groans and lamentations
ao decent disembodied mortal could
These simple old men knew that the ever bear. These dismal sounds below
treasure was 'there. Charlie had were splendidly exemplified above by
dreams of gold. He wee troubled with Dicko, who made capital use at the
these nightmares of burled fortune, lantern and flreworka. From Charlie's
and one day confideg to the here of
our tale, "Dicke" that the treasure was
revealed to him, in a dream, as eon-
cealed under his own house. Would
Dicko make the search? Dicke would. heroes that the exorcism had been
Now, Dicke was the owner of a fish- complete. What a night!
Ing establishment near by and pies- Now, to get away with the swag! A
sassed of a, sense of humor, an einliznit- few jewels more or less mattered lit -
ed supply of energy, and a reckless tie to these lucky martals—bet the
abandon just necessary for an enter- proof, man, the proof!
prise as arduous add humorous as To a small bridge -which spans the
would be the delving for buried tree- etream below the house, the two
sure under Charlie's house. On one of ghouls carried their loot, and there "at
Dicko' s visits to the Shire -town of the dead of night with the lantern
Kent, he confided in a kindred spirit dimly burning" they summoned
as irresponsible as himself, and one Charlie, Simon, and the neighbors to
who worked in a general store, the see what the search had revealed,
the story of the buried treasure and Whipping out a bowie knife with all
the request made by Charlie to search the abandon of a John Silver, Dicko
under the old house. "She's dere, slashed the time -worn, moth-eaten tar -
Dicke! Fm very sure she's dare!" old paulin covering the pot, and exposed
Charlie insisted, to all of which Dicke 'to the startled gaze of the shivering
agreed. Now the kindred spirit wham (spectators a vision of untold wealth.
Dicko consulted, took in three other Ahi How to get away with the pot?• A
young spirits equally devilish, and a eght? That was the idea, and a fight
gathering so formidable devised ways over the spoils ensued without delay.
and means that for subtle ingenuity Threats were made, knives were bran -
could hardly be surpassed. dished, and in the confusion and Ma -
The necessary equipment was roar a confederate, James A., who was
thoroughly planneand descussed. fishing at the Beach when taken in the
d A
pot! An old time copper kettle must fplot, stole the pot and made off In the
be acquired. Ingots of gold, jewelrY, darkness.
precious Stones, strings of pearl%
brooches, all must be en regle.
Moulds were made in which leaden in-
Inekeenielee retired hairdet in the
mirth= part bf Kent County, N.B.,
there flveA grizzled, veteran of the
sell. A face lined by expoeure to the
elementaf the rigerons climate in
which he has lived, hair whitened by
years of aniline toil, summer arms
and Wieter'S 041 Weide, Charlie has
lived to a great age. Sone and 4augh-
tere groWo up to, manhood ane
womanhood and 'left the tremble sine
roll/Mingo of their youth .for •other
The old man and his kindly
old helpmate are still to be found
struggling for an exietence in their
own oimple abode. Tilling the meager
farm, caching what fah are Accessary
fishing parties who may happen that
way during the summer months.
There 15 an old legend, embellished
by time and often rehearsed with
bated breatb, and new trimmings that
the famous pirate Captain Kidd, visit-
ed La Riviera de Portage and there
buried enormous treasure, Old Simon,
who has long since been gathered to
his fathers, was, at the time of our
'dory, living close by Charlie's and in
sympathy with every feature of the
lost treasure legend. Simon and
Charlie often reboarsed to the writer
the story of the "long boat"; how their
forefathers saw the bold buccaneers
come ashore in full piratical regalia,
cutlass, crimson sash, red fez, the
tote ensemble of the old time rover
of the Spanish main. They came in
daylight to epy out a hiding place, and
under cover ot a dark and stormy
night, they again landed to conceal
"pieces of eight, sacred vessels of gold
and ropes of pearls."
description of hydra-headed men and
frame -enwrapped figures which he
swears he saw leave the premises,
there was no doubt in the minds of our
In consequence of this find, Charlie
dug for himself a perfectly good cel-
lar. He never found the balance of
gots were run and "KIDD" in large ithe treasure. Does he believe the
glaring letters appeared on mach brick, genuineness of that ilttd? Mk him--
ee,
These were all carefully gilded to daz- rem you will hear the longest, most
zle the eye, carefully, solicitously lurid and inflammatory vituperation of
wrapped in old tarpaulin, tar -smeared "Gros At" and Dicko that you have
and sanded, Empty tin tea sample ever had the pleasure of listening to,
boxes were all beautifully lined with
back velvet and stuffed with cheap
jewelry, rings, strings of imitation
pearls, sparkling rhine stones and gew-
gaws of many shades and shapes.
These, in turn, were subjected to the
same process of camouflage as were
the other items. When all eomplete,
the treasureEats No Meat.
was stored in the old cop-
per pot, tarpaulin, sand and Mere- The Arab, who lives largely on
dates, is extraordinarily wiry and can
glyphlcs added, and all made ready for
ee descent on old Charlie. One item travel for days in burning heat that
would kill a meat -fed man.
was lacking, a mineral rod? One hali-
ng member of the conspiracy suggest -
ea a cornet (whether 1B fiat or 2nd
B flat the harmony would be com-
plete) and a cornet in its case was
taken along as a mineral rod. Some '
fireworks were necessary to dispos-
eees -Captain Kidd and his cut throat
erew; but trifles such tie these were
mere bagatelles to this enterprising
company of treasure seekers,
Well, to get on with my tale. One
fine day in mid, summer, Dicke and the
itforegaid "kindred spirits" sailed
away la a fl.sbIng boat for Itiviere de
Portage,
After au uneventful trip of twenty
miles, the galleon arrived at the mouth
Pretty Phrase.
The Swedea have a pretty word for
the phrase ")ioneymooning." They
cull it smeknionad, or the caressing
month
A Y nity.
Cuenca, a city- of 80,000 in Ecuador,
lies 8,469 feet above the sea.
Hai Hal
Jocular Bug—"Iley, &tansy: 1 bet
somebody gives you a speedometer for
a Christmas giftl°
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Famous Dyked Lands of the Maritime
One of the moat interesting as well
as one of the historic sights of the
Maritime Provinces—one that, is also
a source of large revenue—is the dyke
lands, or what are known locally as
the hay marshes. These marsh lands
extend around the head of the Bay of
Fundy, in Cumberland, Colchester,
Hants, Kings and Annapolis counties
of Nova Scotia, and in Westmorland
and Albert counties of New Bruns-
wick. While the term marsh lands is
applied to these low lying areas, they
are far from being what the name
implies. Looking at them from an
eminence they bear the appearance of
great fiat stretches of prairie lands or
meadows, covered with rich grass,
while almost as far as the eye can
reach innumerable hay -barns and hay-
stacks dot the landscape.
The marshes have been brought into
existence by the extraordinary power
of the tide of the Bay of Fundy.
where there is sometimes a difference
of sixty feet between the level of the
water at high and low tide. Large
areas were therefore subjected to in-
undation at periods of high tide. The
early French settlers built dykes te
keep out the tide from these lands,
and the areas thus reclaimed form a
vast natural meadow of approximate-
ly 50,000 acres in extent. This marsh-
land retains its fertility in a marvel-
lous way, producing hay crops averag-
ing from two to three tons per Ore.
When the soil appears to be deterior-
ating it is only necessary to open the
dykes, allow the tide to flood the land
again, close the dykes and resume
cropping the land. The periods when
it is necessary to open the dykes for
renewal purposes are widely separat-
ed, some of those familiar with condi-
tions giving fifty years as the interval
between ficeelings.
The grasses which grow upon the
better parts of the dyked lands are
the English hay grasses, of a superior
quality. But one crop of hay per year
is taken off the land, but farmers find
o the marshes after haying excellent
forage for their cattle. No fertilizers
of any kind are used upon the marsh
and, and the only cultivation consists
in an occasional plowing, on an aver-
age once in ten or fifteen years, when
a single crop of oats is sown, followed
at once by grass.
EMIR MOM
meemenetlesaiSsememotinams
Can Wipe Out Leprosy
Viseount Chelmsford, former Vice-
roy of India, In a circular sent out ble
the British Empire Leprosy
says that leprosy- can be wiped out In
the Britiell Empire in three decades.
Hundreds are recovering from the dis-
ease under present curative methods.
The Association Is still in the process
of organization.
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LOOK AT fE
FoRTRAIT
flow to KUOW Douglas Fir
By B. R. M.C/rfOrs, B. BC, F.
The Douglas Fir (Pseudetsuga Teed- of each Reale tiedprojects eon eue
xolitt) is a 'tree oftbe We*. Its Cana, Mb, ebout one holt inch beenied the
dian, range extends from the eaatern Peale, giving the cone a feathered aP-
ti:::1110trolitilgelentoockthyelVfc7anattate4ifillelAritiAl'ehDiffer In wee,
Cotel:nn;btirae.e in ottattiLs, andtliewIliarthgetsht teeizze.
*optima of Sae redwood of CaliffiralA
is the largest tree oe the continent. It
grows to an immense faze frequently
exceeding 6 feet in diameter and 200
feet In height. One of the tallest
' Dougieo fire on record had a height Of
880 feet. in. Kew Gardens, England,
qtands a oneePlece flag staff 220 feet,
high presented by the British Colum
bin Government. This staff was cut
from a Douglas fir 800 feet high. Treea
u feet in diameter have been found,
and a single tree has been cut that grown outside its ' natural range.
Produced 60,000 feet board measure. 1 Where it i$ desired to cultivate it in
It would require 1,200 logo of the aver j ibastern Canada, the hardier moentain
age else now being cut in Mane parts,
type Is recommended In preterenao to
of Eastern Canada to produce this the coast form, -Since the Douglas fir
Quantity 01 lumber. has graceful proportions, attractive
foliage and good rate of growth, it
The Douglas fire attain a great age.. might well be used to a greater extent
They have been found over 700 years
than at 'present for ornamental pleat-
,
old. The majority of them, however, algThis tree et present produces one
do not reach this age before they ere
1
of Canada's most important weeds. • It
overcome by 'wind, are, insects or dis-
3, Sil.
ease. Comparatively few are found econd only to spruce In the quail.
over 400 yeard, of age. The tree; how- 'My of lumber cut. No ther single
ever, is remarkably healthy as com- e
speclea Is furnishing so much of Cana-
, pared with some of its associated ape- feot b'oTrudeTrn'easMuroree artehabneinTcr each
cies and does not suffer to the same
year and this cut will doubtlessly in -
extent from insect pests and doctor- stases with the growing scarcity of
producing fling!.
large structural timber in Eastern
In early life the shape of the Doug -
Cada and as the qualities of the
las fir is sharply,pyramidal with the wood becomes more widely known
lower branches drooping. Older trees '
have more or less flattened or rounded Wood Very Durable.
topped crowns. In old age it is usually The wood of the Douglas fir is one
free of branches for 70 feeteor rnore, of the hardiest, heaviest, stiffest and
and the trunk Is straight with very strongest of our native woods. ft also
IliTtlheang tinibeof the bark varies bere. Great quantities are used in
with the age. On young trees it is bridge building, wharf construction
thin and smooth and shows those pe. and heavy frame work of all kinds
culler resin -filled blistene which one The wood is very durable and large
also finds on the true firs. The Doug, quantities are used for eaUroad ties
las -ar, it might be well to state here, and mining timber. It is also eaten:
does not belong to that group of trees. sively used, for the manufacture of
called firs (Able) of which the balsam teaks, silos and wooden conduit pipe%
fir (Abies balsamae) is our most Wide. Although most widely known go a
ly known epecies. On old trees the material for heavy construction the
bark of the Douglas fir becomes very wood has properties which enable it
thick and deeplythrrowed. It has the to be used in a wide variety of ways.
heaviest bark of any tree in Canada, It makes an excellent hard-wearing
sometimes 10 to 12 inches thick. The Boor and when. laid In the 'form of
bark makes good, fuel, burning readily creosoted blocks, provides a long -
but more Slowly than woodt wearing, noiseless and dustless pave -
The leaves are flattened and point- ment for roadways.
Although botanically there to Mel)"
000 species of mnifilas fir there are
some marked differences in sise and
general qualities of the trees growing
on interior mountains as compared
with those famad la the more Motet cli-
plate of the coast regions, The °molt,
trees reach a larger size and are more
rapid in growth. Such tests as have
been made Indicate the wood of- the
coast stronger than that of the moun-
tain type, The latter type, however,
is a hardier tree, being less subject to
injpry by early and severe &este when
Attain Great Age.
.An extensive market exists for the ed, dark green above and pale beneath. it has an exceedingly pleasing figure
hay grown on the Bay • of Fundy They are from one to one and one -halt and when cut at a certain angle to tho
marshes, and at good price. Large inches long. They are attached more log, rivals quarter -sawn oak in beauty.
quantities are shipped to. the West or less spirally around the twig but It is therefore being used extensive -
Indies, Newfoundland, Boston and their narrowed base or stem permits ly for doors, panel/lug, stair work,
other New England cities. During the them to arrange themselves on op- sash and mouldings. In fact it prac-
war enormous quantities were supplied posite sides of the twig in two .ranks Many fills all the needs of a home.
toreGreat Britain and France, or feather -like. This arrangement, building wood.
To the inland Canadian, unused to however, is not so distinctly two -rank- s The Douglas fir has attracted con -
the ocean tides, these dyked lands or ed as in the case of the true firs. The siderable interestin Europe and it has
hay marshes present a fascinating ap- winter -bads are shezpmointed and free been extensively used in Great Britain
pearance. Accustomed as they are to from. resin. This distinguisbes them and on the conthic reforesting.
but slight variations in the shore -line from the true firs which have rather The coast type has been found to
of lakes and rivers, it is hard to realize blunt or rounded buds covered with make very favorable growth, e,special-
that but for the dykes these large resin. ly in the British Isles, which lurve a
areas would at high tide be covered The cones are from 2 to 4% inches climate not unlike its native babitat.
with water. The value of the land, lornagahaensd T
hang gracefully from the The Britian Forest Authorities are
b
however, was readily appreciated by he true fir cones stand using this ttes extensively for restock -
the 'original settlers, many of whom in erect. The cones are one of the Doug- ing areas denuded during the great
their native lands had been compelled las fir's best distingeishing features, war and the Canadian Government has
to battle against the encroachments of since they have a flexible-threemoint- already supplied them with several
the sea. HoW well these early settlers ed twig which is attacheci to the base tons of seed for this purpose.
did their work may be judged from
the fact that at various points the
original dykes are still in existence,
after a period of close to two hundred "Yee
y e a rs,
These
famous dyked lands are to -
Observant Child.
"Mother, must I wash my thee?"
"Why can't I powder it like you do?"
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day, as in the past, a great asset to I
the provinces of Nova Scotia and new "There w n an here to
Brunswick, and as they continue, de- see you to -day, little Betty.
earth after decade, to produee their hay' "Did he
crops" for home aftd export consump- "No, papa; he just had a plain nose."
tion, they bear testimony to the energy
of the people who in the early part of
the eighteenth century fought and
won the battle with the their
800, possibly 1,000 distinct languages.
possession There sea for
The Natural Resources Intelligence are 500 in radio..
Service of the Department of the In-
terior has issued very interesting
handbooks on Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, copies of which may be
obtained on request.
Languages of Britain.
In the British Empire there exist
•
If thane be one thing upon the earth
that mankind loves and admires bet-
ter than another, it le a brave enan—
it is a man who dares to look the devil
in the face and tell him be is a devil.
--James A. Garfield,
Timidity is a disease of the mind,
obstinate and fatal; for a man, once
persuaded that any impediment is in-
superable, has given it, with respect
to himself, that strength and weight
which it had not before,—Dr, Johnson,
Your money is your goose, and the
interest on it is your golden egg. Take
care of the goose and do not expect
that all the eggs will have double
yolks. ,
Easily RAU ed
Turtle-- "Yoa look gloomy."
Rattler—"I am. I just test my lob.
The boss's:dd. I was too easily rat-
tled."
Major H. C, Fannie •
A British officer,. who was murdered
In Northert India recently and -whose
death has brought to a climax the
state of British resentment against the
Arab. of Afghanistan, who had ander.
taken to suppress the marauding
tiebesmen. Britain may be forced to
use military measures to induce the
Amir to fulfill his treaty duties.
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Natural Resource.
The Natural Resources Wel,
figence Service of the Depart
-
meat of the Interier Rt,OttaWa
says:
When in August last the Am-
ericao Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy visited Nortivirn OA,
tart* an Inspection was made of
the silver and gold Mining areas,
The rich gold mines of the Kirk-,
land Lake district proved to fa)
a revelation to a great many of
the visitors, while one important
• feature which the ' engineers
were quick te observe 'MIS that
these vastly rich depoolta 520
merely a small spot on the edge
Of a vast country in which the
discovery of mines in multiplied
numbers is an ultimate car.
tainty.
These men are schooled to
measure at a glatee the extent
of mineral wealth poseibilities,
and from remarks made it ie
clear that the unanimous opin-
ion has been reached that the
mineral fields of Northern On-
tario are earmarked as likely to
develop into possibly the Helmet
on earth. Not aloneare the
proved mines the guide in reach -
Ing this conclusion, but rather
is it the enormous area of mil-
lions of acres of similar country
as yet untouched on which those
in search of opportunity are liv-
ing their gaze.
B. P. Mathewson, President
of the Institute, expressed the
opinion that, although the ralacs
of Cobalt have produced close
t-
840,000,000 ounces of silver. yet,
in his opinion, the field will con-
tinue to produce the metal in
important quantilies long after
the present miners are doad.
This view is supported by the
outstanding success being
achieved in South Lorrain,
Hiding From Life,
We cannot evade the terms that life
itself imposes. The line of least re-
Bistance that we follow may twist like
a wounded snake, as we try to make
it lead us only through verdant meads
and flowery vales. But sooner or later
there are rocks in the pathway, harsh
angles to surmount, fierce resistances
that are not of our election, to be aver -
come. Those who led easy lives, who
saply reclined in the decision of
others, who ware surrounded by shock -
absorbers, suddenly find themselves
confronted by the grim necessity of
taking the -firm initiative. The for-
tune is dissipated like a summer cloud
and the wind of adversity blows chill
and keen. When the test comes, the
weaklings give up and go under; the
valorous munition n fortitude un-
dreamed, unguessed, and with a smile
confront whatever Fate may bring. It
is the rank coward that flinches from
the ordeal and seeks to run and hide
as from lions and dragons in the way,
or the black spread of Apollyon's
wings.
'Nor can one find a spot so sequester-
ed and secluded that the walking
-figure of destiny will not follow and
discover him where ho cowers.
Francis Thompson in his glorious
poem imagined the "Hound of
Heaven" persistent on the trail; and
from it one might take the image of
life itself, in ceaseless quest of those
who forever strive to hide from it.
They would tell you that they are
not running away from life. On the
contrary, they seek life; full and free
and glorious. But their idea Is that
life is a progress from one delightful,
luxurious sensation to the next, and
the minute it ceases to be fan they
spurn what it brings and seek a dif-
ferent amusement. Talk to them of
the discipline there is in sorrow and
frustration and .loneliness, and you
are talking a foreign language. If life
is like that, they tell you they wish no
more of it. They must: at all costs,
have "the roses and the raptures";
they see no reason why they shouli
pay in salt tears for the dour, stark)
lessons of immitigable pain,
But they will never find that "great
good place" they imagine where
trouble never comes, Trouble was ap-
pointed that out of stresses and ten-
dons and torsions we might acquire
a character worth havieg, a character
that will not fall us in our need, a
character that will enable us to serve
the race and acquit ourselves like men,
under the commanding vision of GO&
In the Word e of the Woods,
A. lumberjack with a broken leg was
taketi to a hospital for treatment. A-1..
ter the leg had been set, the nurse
asked hint how the accident ocearred.
TO replied:
"You see, ma'am, it was this u-ty;
was skyhooting for the Pothiteb Lem-
ber Company and I hail only one
grime! mole. He sent upa big blue
butt and she WEB 0bie0vy one. 1 saw
her yaw and yelled to hint to give her
St, Orel; Instead of whien bo threw
a, sag into her and gulled her, and that
broke 5117 leg,"
"Yea," the nurse replied, "but I don't
exactly understand."
"Neither do 1," said the lumberjack,
"The tool must have been crazy."
Resolve that, whateeer you do, you
will bring the whole Mtn to it; that
you will ging the whole weight 01 your
being into it; that you will do it in the
spirit of a conqueror, and so get the
letison and,power out 01 It whit% tome
only to the ceataterer,
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