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APrisonerln Cuba spai MHHHHHB8 By MARTHA V. MONROE FranU Dorrance was h private iu an infantry regiment In the Hpaiiltdi war. One day while he wan oii picket duly the huii WiiM hot, the in*eclM were Itutt lug about hlm.iind there >vnn absolute Jy nothing to interest him He ?nt down on ii stone, The hills, the blU# sky with a fleecy cloud floating over 4t. a uieadow directly before hliu, ail |>e came Jumbled together. The next thing Frank kuew a Span lard wax kneeling over him holding a knife within an inch of his throat. Am boom tut iila eyes were opened, for he had been asleep, the Spaniard. who had p6sse*wed himself of the A inert en 11 'h musket, made Mlgns to him to get up, :When he hod obeyed the or der h Id captor poiuted down tl?e bill aid?. Tlio picket a were badly posted, and Frank's supports did not see blin till he had gone some distance. It then took them .Home tiny) longer to consid er what their comrade wan doing want ing down the hill followed by a man, but suppoHed lie wan going down to the brook for a drink of water. By the timo they understood that Frank was being marched away a prisoner bin captor was directly between them and him. and they could not put a bullet Into ono without endangering the other. Then Captive and captor disappeared in u wood. Frauk Dorrunce wits taken to a little village near by and lodged in a low building, or, rather, outhouae. It was not fitted tor a Jail, but a guard waa posted about it, and* Frank would !>e .shot If ho attempted to escope. Frank waa a handsome fellow, the very opposite of a Spaniard. Ills hair waa very light and his eyes very blue. Tho house In which bo was confined was directly back of a little store where plna, needles, thread, cakea, can dy and fruit were sold. The day after his capture, looking qut through.# win dow, he saw a Cubun girl at a desk In tho back of the store evidently working on accounts. Presently she looked up, and their eyes met. A handsome boy of nineteen, looking Into tho eyes of a pretty girl of fifteen at any time Is liable to kindle a spark This girl looked away, but not for long Slio was tho ohly daughter of a man who was fighting for Cuba against the Spaniards. She and her mother attend ed to tho store, supporting a family of small children. One day their neigh bors began to crowd the store, making purchases. Thero were not more tliau a hundred people in the village, and It seemed that at least a third of these wore in constant need of something to bo bought at the store. Many of these prt*sous carried homo their purchases, but tho children of the storekeeper were constantly going out with ^bun dles. This was noticed by the only Spanish sympathizer In tho town, who lived opposite the store, and he wondered how. It could bo that the sleepy little shop could so suddenly have wakened up. The villagers were no dehor, nor was thero any evidence that their ne cessities wero any greater than before, and yet they were all buying, some of them many times a day. As for the soldiers, iiiey wero ail Spaniards and strangers, and, being hated by the peo ple as their enemies, thoy knew little and cared less what was going on In tho town. Meanwhile there wero snatches of lovemaklng botween Frank Doj-rauce and the Cuban girl, though there was no means of communication between them. Frank had picked up a few words of Spanish and, having no Ink, cut his finger with a knife brought him for meats, and with tho blood mado an apology for a small message. Hut tho girl made signs for him to desist, evidently fearing that ho would Ik? seen by the guard. Ono night Frank was awakened by a j scratching sound under tho tloor. J Thinking It was caused by rats, lie ' turned over and went to sleep again. Hut the scratching continued and ! sounded like an animal burrowing. I Frank listened awhile, then got up and put his ear dowtj to tho floor. He heard some one digging. lie sat on the side of bis bed and j tried to think out what It meant. Tho tloor was old and rotten. Sud denly he began to feel of it and found directly above the sound n board that! be could pull up. This ho did. and. 1 though the noise ho made was slight, tho scratching ceased. Hut it soon be gan again, and Frank began to scoop up tho dirt under the tloor whero ho had removed tho board. It was not long before some of the rarth pave way and Frank's hand came In contact with nnother hand much sorter and smaller j than his own. ? "Senor!" "Senorltal" It dawned on the soldier that the lit- 1 tlo Cuban girl hod burrowed under tho ' ground to como to nlm. She had pre- ; pared herself with enough English to tell him to crawl through tho tunnel sho had niado for her exit. He put on his clothes and followed her Into the store. There ono of her mother's drcs&oft ; was provided for him, and In the i morning, clad an a woman, he walked I away to freedom. And his liberator went with him. ' Tbo purchase* that had been made by tho villagers consisted of the earth taken from the tunnel. At the instiga tion of the little Cuban girl they ba<l banded together to help th? American toldtor who had come to help ther& throw off the Bpantah yoke. FKANIt'H THROAT CtT. Ule Trnwr, AUmM rran ikb!^ Hjr FdMtr PrWrr. tlill(HlKrrilW, ''Ql^ July IK.- iHirtwrv j completed Mfwinit Op tb?r ?nuu?! Ill: KmnkV at 1:15 (Almk thl* morning. 'IVy had )o(iih1 the jugular \ el II .Mid I In > Mtttlf Mm- ojieratlou wik HViivitHful. Frrntk wa? taken to the hospital |(?- W?H still COUrtcioUX. Mill. NjfftV ill*'. Hi* . Jul> 17 l^eo M Frank, doing a- IU? ivrui Cur liu.- uiur <!*' r of NJ^I> I'hagan. HUi* attacked ill ihi- -lull* prison at 11:10 i/clock ip. by a fcllim priMMHT. lik Iwid was nil half off with m iiriium made hutcher knife that omivMji had uh^I (luting lb# 4ljr ill killing hogs Frank wax xtlll on the operating tahle an hour after the attack. eonarfofea hut hieediug from the wound*. According lo thrv*> dM-toni who ur?* working on Frank, the wounded prix ii/ht ha* a ?*ftan?*? t?? fveovar. Tin* attack wa* taa<|e from Mllod, the left Jugular vein Im-Iiix wvi-rwl,; Thu spinal chord wan not touched and neither wax the wlndpl|M>. TTk* wuwh), however, If* a deep one. and Frank had suffered the JofvM of a great amount of tihaal ttefore doctors reached Ilia NMK William i 'rcay. 4!> years ohl. who ix doing a life term from Odumhux. (fa., ?n a charge of murder. In K(CIUWd I* y I he prlsoit authorities of cutting Frank'* thr??at. . freeii lias 'Iteeu p0| ill a dungeon. > Frank Man attacked In the dark at the prison, according to the ottieialx of the state farm. He had not l>een on gbod terms with many of the prls oner# since hla arrival here, and yet prison officials U'licvwl that he was IMTftvily safe inside the walla of the prison. , The Inmates ?f the prison occupy one large room at night, a sort of a dormitory, where the strict estof rules are otwerrod l?y the prisoners. All are allowed I lie freedom of the tiyor up to h o'clock. hut after that hour a prisoner |? not allowed to move with out |M'ruils*doti front a guard. The attack on Frank tonight came so ipih'kly that no guard had time to Interfere, freeii Is alleged t<> have drawn the knife from his prison cloth ing, where he had secreted it for the iinirderous attack, ami. uttering a curse. thrust It acrota* the throat of Frank, the attack Ijeiug froth l?ehliid. Frank fell forward to the tloor ut tering a cry of |?aiii. The lights were quickly switched on and the guards saw Frank prostrate on the floor, hi i. MMf spurting from hLs wound, while a prisoner wii? trying t v make his way hack to his hed. The knife, made of a (lie, which the convicts used in killiag hugs during the morning, was found on the floor of the prison where the attack oc ctirred. How the knife was smuggled into tin* prison i? a myatery. The guards found Frank's condition alarming. Prisoners were excite*!. J>r. < Jeorge It. (Vmiiton, the prison surgeon, was immediately called, hut before he could reach the prison dor mitory. two well-known Georgia sur geons who are serving terms in pris on were at Frank's side administering l!r*i Hid tu the wounded man. One of those physicians b Dr. W. J. Me Natighton, of SWainslioro. who Is do ing a life term for' . murder. having ?been sent to prison after f*mr trials, i nnd the other physh-ian who attended him first was l?r. I? M. Harrison, of (^dUHihtis. doing a long term. "I guess they've got me," Frank Is quoted as having uttered to the doe tors who sUxal over him. Frank was couaclpus from the Hrst and continued to talk. He suggested to the doctors how the flow of Idood could lie stopi?ed. ne was gradually growing weaker. Within a few minutes Frank was placed In the ofierating room in the hospital dei >art incut of the prison. I?r. (%*iiipioii. iiie prison surgeon, assisted hy the two doctors who are serving terms theVe. start <*<1 to sew u|> the wounds. William Creen, who attacked Frank; wax sentenced to a life tenu from 41 ujx ?.????? (Columbus) oii June 13, 5913. I*o M. Frank wan brought to the state farm In tin* early morning of June 21, after a midnight lllght from the Fulton guilty Jail In Atlanta, hy train to Macon, OH., and theuce hy automobile to the prison. > ' A few bourn after his arrival here It wa? odlclnlly announced thift the then <jov. Slatou had commuted Ills ?? to life Inipr Isoiimenl After his arrival here Frank that he would In time prove "to the worhl that he wax 4nn<Mont of the charge of liavlng murdered Mary I'lta gan, the I I year old Atlanta pencil fac tory girl. I ah* than a week ago the gtate inllltUmen here and at Macon were ordered held In I heir armories, a re l?brt havliiK reached the ear* of ntate officials that an attempt would he made to for<v an entrance to the state prison, get Frank and lynch him. i While Frank wan oil the operating ' tahle Warden Smith and other prlaon | ofilcl.als*hnd Creen brought before them and his statement waa, taken. "I'm awfully aorry that I did this," ? he Mid, "At the moment I thought i that I was doing what waa light. I thought that I was dolllg something ! that ought to he done. If 1 had to do It again 1 wouldn't < do It for anything In the world. I am e?|*M'ia))y mo rry that I attacked Frank, now that 1 realize the aeriouanea# of the crime. 1 am aorry because of the criticism that It may bring oil the nth dais of the state farm, es|>eclally of Warden Smith. I would not <Jo a thlnu In the world to Injure him In Ida po sition. He had confidence In me, and I have violated that confidence. I am ready to Buffer the . timsequencea." Creen waa questioned as to how he attacked Frank. He said that Frank lay asleep In the bed in the dormitory of the prison ,where there were a ban dred others. He slipped up behind 1' rank in the darkness and alaahed his throat. There waa only one knife wound. Frank was aaleep when at racked. ( ~ ? Immediately after Creen had made his Htatement he was taken to the Imseiut'iii of the prison whore he was placed In solitary confinement. He was also put In irons. The cell in which he is confined la of concrete and steel. It is practically a dungeon, although not so termed hy priaou ofli clals. ;'v Odd Hits of News. Chicago. III.? The North weatern rail road has put a lunch-counter ear <n the "golf s|>cclal," Chicago's awellest suburban train. Out-bound golfers now dine at a white enamelled coun ter running the efitlre length of the car. with a row of high seats in front of it, and white garbed waiters assent Me a half minute meal on order. Atlanta, (la.? Itev. (i. W. Michel herger, in the .current Issue of the Georgia Commonwealth, says that wo men are drinking more liquor than they dtd several years ago. He tiroes a legislative fight to enforce pro UIMtioii in (Jeorgiavwhlch, though dryr he says, has a hiind-tigcr In every near l?eer stand. ^ " LL Phlladelphia, . Pa. ? A Christmas greeting mai)e:1 In New York more than seven yearn ago, reached its des tination les? than 1<X> miles away last Sunday, The letter was sent by II. C. Pearson, an employee of the Western Union Telegraph company, to his wife who, at that time, resided in Alleu town. Pa. Coroner K. F." Spencer, of Cherokee comity, died In (Jaffney Sunday morn inn. Already there are a dozen appli cants for his oflice. 77/E 7>/??/DEAfr AM AT PUTS /f/S MONEY //V77/E BA/V/f-SOAfE DAY HE W/LL NEED IT. 'mvnep '26010 p What is the good of earning money and extrava gantly SQUANDERING it? The man who piles up his money in the bank will also EARN MORE. Why? He will take more INTEREST in what he is doing and he will be given the chance for promotion, or for a PARTNERSHIP, over the man who foolishly spends all he makes. , Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay four per cent interest on savings deposits. ? ' ? r M > The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C TUe biting upimratuu* of a flea if only one-twefth the (11m iuet?r ot the fluent needle. "The Million" at Majealir, TuoHday. WANTS ? i <> FOR RENT . i * Ml III FOR SALE FOR WALK? Wagons. We ha ye some more of those good Chase City wagons that wtr'ftre offering at dose prices. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden, S. <\ ? - ? 13-18. "MONEY*'-~The mint makes it and un der the terms of the Continental Mortgage Company you can secure It at ? per cent, for any legal pur pose on approved real estate. Terms easy, ' tell us your wuntM and we will <?<> -operate wlUi you. {M)H-D Mou sey Bldg. ? Baltimore, Md. 15-2<J LOST On DeKalb^or Mill streets, one class pin, gold wreath, blue enamel, Maltese cross, name on hack, Re ward ftf returned to The Chronicle olllee. 14. FOB RENT? My storehouse at Hoy kin. For particulars apply to T. P. Sanders, Ilagood, S. C. 15-17 TAKEN HP ? A black milk cow. Own er can net same by paying excuses. Katie Bel ton. 1713 .(Jordan street, Camden, S. C. 15 Strayed or Stolen ? A black cow, tips of both horns sawed olT, white spot on udder. Howard If returned to A. D. Kennedy, Camden, S. C. WANTED? to correspond with anyone knowing of the BVooklutnks family of war times. Address Miss? L. Jones, Santa Maria, California. LOST ? On July Kith, between Camden and Kershaw, one suit case, full of ladles clothing. Liberal reward for its return to The Chronicle ofllcc. FOR SALE? One White "30" Touring " car in tine condition, for sale cheap. See H. 10. Beard, Camden, S.'C. FOR SALE ? Prepare for Cotton Gin ning by buying one (1) 80 saw Lorn-; mus (Jin; also one (1) 00 saw Gin* Caii be seen at Adams' mill ; for price, inquire at 210 PeKalb street, Camden, S. C. 13-14-. WANTED ? 25 ladles for winding de partment. Private work room. San itary and pleasant work. Good pay. Apply by letter. Enclose three signed letters of reference relative to iporal character with application. References to be from prominent and reputable business people. Preferably one to be from your pastor. No ex|>er4ence ne cessary.? Sumter Electrical Co., Sum ter, S. C. * 12-13-14 TO CAR OWNERS ? We will sell you Gasoline at 15 l-2c for cash. Cam den Motor Co. JUST RECEIVED? A car of Chase City Wagons in all sizes, at prices to suit conditions. See me before | buying. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden, S. C. 13-18. When you need a good wagon, call and let us sell you a "Chase City" kind, i All sizes. Prices right. I)r. W, C. Moore, Camden, S. C. ? 13-18 WBT ? A Singer Sewing Machine re ceipt book between J. W. McNor ton's and Betliune. Finder will please leave with postmaster at Bethflne fit return to owner and receive reward. J. A. Melton, Camden, &. C. AUTO OWNERS.? Bring your old tubes and cases to Camden Motor Co. , and get 0c for tubes and 3c for eitses, in trade. ? Camden Motor Co. Eat Rock Hill Bread ? the Sanitary kind. Made by machinery and baked in a clean sanitary bakery by white bakers. - 10-4 1 ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS.? Our Mr. Wltherspoon is here to do your work at 50c per hour. See if he will not save you money. ? Camden Motor Co., Camden, S. C. '? " * FOR SALE? One building lot on Chest nut street, near Seaboard depot, 42 feet front by 222 feet deep. Apply > to So llie Frasler, 814 Chestnut street, Camden, S. C. 10-4tp WANTED ? *Bvery lady in Camden to try Rock Hill Bread* the sanitary kind. Phone yotir grocer and take no other. Look for tho wrapper. iC. ;??? ? v-jfey ,:io-4t Rock Hill 1 tread ls"\vrapped in waxed paper and the name is stamped on each loaf. Phone your grocer and eat nothing but Cleau Sanitary Bread jjg&y ; / ? 10-4t A m ' " 1 i ? Don't forget to phono 300-J or visit my placc on Croitl Si, next door to Mrs. Wittkowaky, HUl San itary Bread and cakes, fresh every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and other good things to eat Prompt delivery.. Tenni cash. B. J. Lewis. TIMELY POINTERS FOR ORCHARD AND GARDEN (Clemtton College liulfetiii.) If cauliflower 1h to thrive, It wuat lie i?lai*t?Ml on mol?t, well drained, fer tile noil. Thin out the shoot* of dahlias If you wish to produce large flowera. Home one askn l( he should mound young iK'ucli tree*. liy all means. It is easier for borers to destroy a Hinall tree than a largo one. / Turn the Hinall stream Into profit hy constructing an Irrigation plant. Tills often can he done for amnll cost and 1m an liiNuraiico>aguliiHt drought. To K?'t Hinall need to Kcriuinatc at thin season, how them In a freali fur row made about throe lncjies deep and cover them hy rolling a wheel harrow along the furrow. Hoe the weeds out of the ubrner of the garden before they develop Heed and you will lessen the number of w<Mh tlmt will come up next year. Iluve jou iiotir^d any Ccmo Una grown plum* on* the market? There are a number o? varieties Uiat reach perfection in thin ntate an\J bring good prices. Keep tlie aHi>aragus bed well culti vated throughout the growing season. A large groW-th of stalk means a well developed root system and hence a 1 letter crop of asparagus next season. In ti| case of young fruit treea planted about the borne grounds, where they cannot be cultivated, keep the aoll stirred about them with i\ hoe or place around them a heavy mulch of straw or stable manure. | The Horticultural Division is now ! having published a circular on "The Home Canning of Fruits and Vege tables." If you ure Interested In can ning send us your name and address tbi.t we may mall yoti a copy without delay. Connellsvllle, I>a. ? Frances Cadero, 20 years of age, maimgOfe'IT 70 acre farm neijr here, including the care of, six horses and several cThvs. Kbe has lieeji in charge of the farm for thfee years, and has discarded skirts for trousers to work in the field and barn. Chester, \V. Va. ? Lightning struck a tree near a small farmhouse three, miles from here, kntoklng It through the roof or the house and killing two sisters- ; Miss faancy Logan, 71, and Mrs. Margaret Wychoff, 74. L. . ? . . ' ? . WV ... India consumes one' sixth Of tlltf world's supply of quinine each year. little Chita CrualiwJ by lUOe el c3 KdgeitalU, July Hi Th? dUUj^ j M? atiA Mr*. fBrue?t Winn, who r?J In t Lit' lleboboth B*H"tlou of the wail lAnytllK Wwlnewlity <?n of cotton that wer? lyln? hi thft )Sri ( iiii* <?f the b*le?? In Htinc way Ml J tlu-li little tWO year i>U\ si m aiul tfcjpU jitiics whh-li NMUltiHl w?TO no an ?<> < ausc death in uU.wt four l?,Ul^ Tlu- little CbtUi \va htuhMl .It K?h.AMKi cjUurch yeaterilay. - ? ? ? ? " ??? \ Tiu'iv IniH been n<? lynching hi Abba villi' rolllily, ?H was fir.MU'OUHly ti ported f?ul A.tt?leruon. Sheriff u. m JiurtH atfd Deputy J. IC. J out* htvi made investigation of tin* aiu-n**ti lyndi lug ami tUid th??t there in little fooiMla tlou <or the atory. Red Devil Lw EATS UP FILn 4 ' ? -Vfi OUT.?oMAK ff/feSEJ Make Your Out-House Sanltan ^hplaCe.iyatr^ 'baby's miff UwtS ortgindted In out-houses and such breedtd ? . ?v"?? onu Bucn breedia places, and theae germs are usually cwrit to the house and kitohon by flies th&i tat an air route. ftBD DBVIL LYE , plentifully sprinJM { privies every two Or three days, will ealttpU filtk deposits, keep eueh places Sanitary, sa] wipe out the pestiferous fly. The coat Is trifling, while the beneftts not bo measured in dollars aud cents. . Use Bed Devil Lye for this imported puroo*e, you will be amazed to find bowl actually eata up tho filth. Do it at onoe, aaj ??*, rid of the fllthi files and odor*. ] RED DEVIL LYS Is Death to the Fiji BIG CANS 50. and 10o., pnlveriied, resdj to sprinkle. Write for Booklet " P&S vBNT, \ WN. SCHIELD MFG. CO., St. leak, lal LET US FILL YOUR ORDERS FOR ICE CREAM We have recently installed a new Ice Cream Plant and are now able to fill*' orders for any amount of Ice Cream at short notice. We manufacture a strictly J high grade Ice Cream. We ask that you give us a trial and you will be convinced. ? 40c ....! ,..per quart 75c ..per half gallon ? ' $1.25 per gallon (vanilla) Cream , $1,35... ........ ..'...per gallon (fruit) Cream Don't forget KERNS Delicious Lunch CaHes at 10c In boxes. "V ' ? ?* ?' ' , Crosby's Ice Cream & Soda Parlor Prompt dellVery to all parts bf the city. r Phone 44 ATTENTION FARMERS We will pay 5 cents per pound for' good heavy fat Cattle for' any number of Cattle at our farms. Bulls and small cattle taken at full value. ; Camden Beef Cattle: Farms A LUGOFF, SOUTk CAROLINA FRED ?. PERKINS, Special Partner HENR^ CUNNINGHAM, Mgr. ii ? i ii- L>oVni Get The Habit and j Buy Goods for Cash ' '/\ ? ^ '7, 10 pound bucket "Snowdrift"..LaVd ?1.?P ' 5 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard 50t 4 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard J 40e 10 pounds "Compound" Lard 90c 10 pounds Pure Lard $1.20 Pure Leaf Lard, 60 lb tubs, per pound 11 Fure Leaf Lard, loose, pec pound 12 1-2? Compound Lard, 60 lb tubs, per pouriii 8 1"*? Compound Lard, loose, per pound 'v Luzmnne Coffee, per pound m Arbuckles Coffee, per pounds. ...I...?: , Loose roasted Coffee, per pound Loose green coffee, per pound 12 1-f No. 3 Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 cans for . 256 We also have a few cases No. 2, which we will close out at 4 cans for .. ;. i 1 pound tall pink Salmon, 8 cans for 26c or dozen for Granulated Sugar, 25 pound bags, fj-g Browns Mule Tobacco, 10 lb box for ?2 10 lb box "Thoroughbred" Tobacco for ...J : ** And all other brands of Tobacco in proportion. We will fill your 5 gallon can with Kerosine for Lump Starch, per pound .... , Pure Apple Vjnegar, per gaiion 7...."... Masoni quart Fruit Jars, per dozen ?a