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r.Ne *l .Va ORT SAM HOUSTON, in San Antonio, Tex., to which 20,000 troops were hurriedly dis patched, is located close to the historic spot where the battle of e Alamo was fought. There a small rce of American pioneers of the iuthwest fought against overwhelm 'g'odds until death gave the Mexican army a temporary victory. The strong old Whithier they are bound bears the name of the general who brought independence to the Lone Star state. "Thermopylae had Its messenger of defeat. Alamo had none." This inscription, ascribed to Lord acauly, is engraved on a monument n the grounds of the Texas capitol at Austin in comnmemoration of the arrison, all of which died D1ghting gainst overwhelming odde. in the attle of the Alamo, which ended arch 6, 1836. Americans in Texas rose in rebel ton against the government of Mex co In 1835. Early in 1836 the rebel ton grew Into warfare. The Texans we under the leadership of the bluff e.Sam Houston as president of the ewrepublic of Texas and as comi ander-in-chief of their little ait ny of olunteers. It was a daring undertak ng for at scant 2,000 men to attempt wrest the state from Mexico wlih to 15,000 drilled troops. But the Tex na, headed by Samn Houston, Davy rockett, William Travis and John aydon, feared no failure. The Mex can general, Santa Ana, set out from he Rio Grande northward to quickly onquer and punish rebellious Texans. Ils army of 6,000 mien, after a miarch f nearly 600 miles across at desolate ountry, r hdSan Antonio, confl ent of cal gthat town and mov g on to t' capitol at Washing "prepared for Battle. The garrison at San Antonio was inprepared for Santa Ana's coming. The first tidings -f his approach were' given by the sentinels posted on the roof o41 Al w a Oyhe thenew OSTnt n' Sap r tchropsherave huedtermied ategod is lcdense util the nfrceomercanl privnee. ofithei uhas oughtme Bowinst woeelme as always untilcdate wthe Miaou rm a~n te Doary Cricty The stron oldawhithe thunere oundsor bars oTmopyelThe had it esspenger of rTilry lnitioamnacibedn to bushed acauornand 30nbeevcattleawhichmwnr urrhed wgthunso thecxosure. to atAsi na comadmmeaiofter arniso. Tavs ofeturned Ldehtang e usaln, ewhzelming odannon he lo he fAlamo swghfinghn quere Ameriansl inTas rse abov hel ian gas thd goveirn ofttexe opngew ipnthe warreso. Mroeansl Travi undth isadchip o thsegr tofl en.uSaonHoantonasinrgtont Tex. t95 milnes.way apeaaing asdetakc. The forxaicant,0 batterte attempta rest i the stte walls Mo the mis s 1500 drille teruaryp. For thours nsvedyted Mexans ostone the' roet iliamo fraich wans opened upon, thearrsnon alue Tase morn ingnera samei ot fom hel cios trno thnsortwer toquvky Coqkett ay. nH srebelliu Tans.ad his ay tof the00 rmenatrjs as marhe fMeialygunneriles arossadeslandte foury heod Seagn Ashoit con.A cofd cau g tht tn and ran gonh touchho capto atad Wafshg Thfe arrisn atande AneTnnessewan andpeped off Sathe Arsecomng.e Tah a he first.s" hapro re x iens byd the etnesptead onethe roof ofate admor a tcm heu was bn done rascmisled buil grin 1723.ut nmbared abouHe men un-ie derk collnd hos Comradeslta Trongs. said thtte newsmo Should bea surre dere otsod ts defene untile th astl Jmews dead, whoe dre asn away hs asoitd onthe hisb foor ~san ad hne fhitr rIry propose ammutioner0 uselsa kofed Aorn who 30 beat, wihm wre comred tothin thde ioshe.n;al h wish Sato Ararended imiaon suat Sedavy Travisketuleaed acrs dith ae trualmphasiwae by ai caonIsot.y man n th fil joaedohm. ths grim~c~ decis)ori thle garrison leasnile in numberevery diayhe thessenger topl wasto anos exhaustnd 'ox., a9fe .mrouns aofy amuniinwsf for te herMican battie amotermpte be breachino the soege was ofl th mi everyda tle eansjoninuroo the sieae n a hotude whichdeb as oex ipon tiwema.rHesng the lstec mo Clu closet, the feebt calee tohis hios tthapbegge jthem thec r A up his cot and carry him over the line. A few hours later he became delirious and never recovered consciousness. Dawn of the Morning of Death. The morning of the final attack was a warm, bright Sunday. Colonel Bowie died about three o'clock. Death had become so common that no one paid any attention to the dying pioneer. They were blackened with gunpow der; they looked wild from lack of sleep and food; they seldom spoke and all their words and acts were those of men terribly in earnest. The sole idea of each was to sell his life as dearly as possible. Santa Ana de termined to take the Alamo by as sault. The bond struck up "Duguelo" (assassin) and amid a boom of can non ladders were brought, the walls of the building were scaled by 2,000 cavalrymen, while battering rams beat in the doors. The Texans ran to the roof, where several cannon had been stationed. As fast as the Mexi cans mounted they were stabbed and the ladders overturned. Meanwhile the Mexican riflemen on the ground shot down the Texans on the roof and the battle raged with the few Texans who stayed on guard behind the bar ri-cade. After an hour the Mexicans had overpowered the Texans and were swarmning to the roof. The defenders retreated down the stairs, fighting ev ery inch of the way. Then the doors below were beaten down with huge tinbers and with a yell the frenzied soldiers poured in the opening. The little band of Texans was pitifully In significant against the horde of Mexi cans. There were yells and gunshots and groans in one long, hideous cho rus. Not one of the Texans sank to death t' ' d exhausted all his avrnact . Coh 1:d Crockett stood in the corner of the main room and with a cutlass slashed all who attacked him. His shirt was soaked with blood and a bullet had pierced his check. Shot by -a tman in front of him, he lunged for-war-d, selling his life as dear-ly as possible. Colonel 'T-avis was shot through the head while defending the stair-s. No one was spar-ed, and every one of the Texans sank to the floor fight in~g. So ended the -Alanmo. Nearly all the information that his torians have concerning the events in side the Alamo during the siege has come from Senora Dona Andrea Cas tarion do Dillanueda, the nurse of Colonel Bowie and the sole sur-vivor. The state of Texas pensioned her for 40 years. They Remember the Alamo. Ft-cm that day the words, "Rlemem her the Alamo!" were the slogan of the campaign thrtoughiout Texas. In less than twvo weeks moe than 600O fr-ontiersmnen, mandolned by the mas sacre. joined Sam Houston's at-may A month later Houston, with a for-ec of 700 Texans, faced Santa Ana, with 2,000 soldiers, on tihe banks of the Satn Jacinto. The battle wvas only an'hour long. The Texas for-ce, with a mightty andi~ exutltant yell, "Remtember- the Alamo!" 'riouted the enemy and cap tur-ed Santa Ana, who bat-ely escapedl (leatih. Texas independence then wag established. Laughing Eyes. That .Wilkesbarreo woman who caused the artrest of a girl on the (-hat-ge that the latter used "lauighingi eyes" to "beguile" plaintiffs young son experienced no sympathy at the hanids of the coutt. The judge sawv no legal or' moral ground for the arr-est, ie not only set the girl free at once, but complimented her- on the posses sion of those 'llaughing eyes." So far as tmay be jutdged by the pub lished r-epoirt of the case, the court was eminently sound and wise. 1.1 anybody should be arr-ested and placed in confinement ini connection with such a miattet- it is the young man] himtself. Thei young wvoman to whlomi Prtovidence has accorded the gift 01 laughing eyes is a blessing to the commumntity. There is too much sor i-ow, too mutch occasion for tear's, in our sad 01(1 world. If any young fel low is in danger of being "beguiled' utndutly by that Wilkesbarre style ot optics, hte should be0 placed in safe, ii not solitary, confinement. The Cause. "What was the cause of the muar rel between the two tramps?" "One foutnd sotme money, the othet tried to make hitm fotrk it over, an( when hto refused, knifed him." A Real Curiosity. 'Hlas your doily got real hair, litth4 girl?" "Yes, butt that's nothing; I know little girl whose mamma has got rea hair." NATURALLY. )71 r V Jonathan-Silas is dead. Went to y ther city ter git a tooth pulled and ther dentist told him he'd better take gas first. Postmaster-Gave him an overdose, eh? Jonathan-No. After ther dentist told him that he went back ter his boarding house an' took ther gas him self. ITCHED SO COULD NOT SLEEP r "I suffered from the early part of December until nearly the beginning of March with severe skin eruptions on my face and scajp. At first I ( treated it as a trivial matter. But after having used castile soap, medi cated washrags, cold cream, vanish ing cream, etc., I found no relief-what ever. After that I diagnosed my case as eczema, because of its dry, scaly appearance. The itching and burning of my scalp became .3 intense that I thought I should go . 'd, having not slept regularly for'n aths past, only C at intervals, waking, up now and then I because of the burning and itching of I my skin. Having read different tes- 3 timonials of cures by the Cuticura r Remedies, I decided to purchase a box f of Cuticura Ointment and a cake of C Cuticura Soap. After using them for t a few days I recognized a marked I change in my condition. I bought 'E about two boxes of Cuticura Ointment I and five cakes of Cuticura Soap in all, and after a few days I was entirely < free from the itching and burning. My eczema was entirely cured, all due to using Cuticura Soap and Oint ment daily. Hereafter I will never t be without a cake of Cuticura Soap on f my washstand. 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