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Show We doubt very much the truth of tho supposition that Kruger secreted large quantities of gold In South Africa. We believe that the' gold looted by him and his fellows from the mines was sent to Europe to pay for cannon, rifles, and ammunition, of which the Boers had such an unlimited supply. There Is no reason In the world why, If any one knows of the hiding-place of any treasure, trea-sure, It should not be dug up now and quietly divided among the finders. For that matter, it might have been done long ago. Tho story of this treasure will no doubt take Its place In the popular pop-ular mind with the stories of the burled treasure of Captain Kldd, and other like yarns, which delude men continually, but have never any practical results. |