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OLDEST HOUS i Strange Romance Which Su In the Guadalu If one should credit all the wonder-1 ful stories that the old Mexicans ofl ~~ * * ?' ? *a wnlato I San Anionio are ever eagci w ivu.v concerning the prowess and romantic adventures of the famous Col. Bowie, who fell In the Alamo, both extraordinary good fortune and a charmed life would have to be attributed to that most remarkable character, says a Caldwell, Texas, letter. He came to Texas in search of silver mines, burled treasures and adventures. He commenced his career in the fine old city making a romantic marriage with a beautiful Spanish girl, who was the daughter of a celebrated envoy from one of the Central American republics. At that time his fortunes depended upon his valor and an unflinching ambition to carve out for himself an honorable position with the people, whom he easily foresaw would soon establish a great republic north of the Rio Grande. By some means he had got possession of a lot of old maps of Western Texas, and upon many of these marked places that had been abandoned for a hundred years. There were notes pointing out localities where the old Spaniards had marked rich gold and silver mines and short sketches disclosing secrets concerning vast - sums of buried treasure. Two of the most imm?n? .and evident ly the ones that Col. Bowie consid- 1 ered of the greatest value, are in the possession of an old Mexican lady In San Antonio. They were In his bos- < om when he was lying on his cot In the Alamo watching the final assault < of Santa Anna's columns. One of i them was made by St Denis, who was one of the earliest explorers of the wild region between the Rio Grande and Red Rivers. He established himself under the authority of Prance In the country In 1714. He was a welleducated, bright energetic young fellow, very eager, like his succes- , sor. Col. Bowie, to find a gold mine In order that he might return to his native country and repair the for- i tunes of his house. It is believed { that he succeeded beyond his wildest i dreams, for he showed that he had | vast sums of both gold and silver at i his command. He founded the town i of Nacogdoches and built the famous cuartel, a large stone building, which ( Is still standing, though its walls bear j a thousand marks of arrows, shot, j shell and ball that have rained i against Its sides in a hundred bat- : ties. He also laid off the great road i 300 feet wide and 600 miles long con- ] necting the French settlements In i Louisiana with the Spanish province i of Coahuila, In Mexico. He must | have spent fifteen or twenty years of < his life surveying, exploring, trading i with the Indians and hunting silver i mines. Before settling at Nacog doches he built a strong house of j great cedar logs and rough stone In ' the Guadalupe Mountains, some eight miles west of the locality afterward \ selected for the Alamo Mission. He ] frequently visited this place, ostensl- < bly to trade with the Comanches, and ' here in these wild, rugged mountains, i in a lonely old house that is still ] standing, he was Anally murdered by 1 a roving band of Natchez Indians ] whom he mistook for Comanches. i Tills iamous oia nuuse in suiue may played an Important part in both the 1 good and bad fortunes of this re- ' markable young man. Here he con- i cealed his beautiful young bride, i Senora Donna Maria Villesecas, when he was pursued by the assas- < sins of Gov. Anazna, of Coahuila, i who was so desperately enamored of < the brilliant young lady that he or- i dered his minions to butcher St. ! Denis and bring Donna Maria to his < palace. St. Denis always took with I him a faithful guard of young braves i when he went to this old house, and I when he returned from the place he ' never failed to bring a train of ponies j packed with bullion and bar silver. , It is well known that his wife made 1 no secret of her belief that her hus- 1 Vio/3 nannla amnlnvad It* mnrlf. ' ing a rich silver mine somewhere in | the mountains not far from this old house. It is probable that St. Denis was alone when surprised and murdered. His faithful band of braves j followed the Natchez Indians for 200 miles to a crossing on the Brazos, where they fell furiously upon the assassins and slew them to a man. Donna Maria returned to Mexico with a long train of pack mules loaded with the largest amount of bar silver that ever entered the gates of Monclava. Later on she visited Spain, where she was celebrated for her great beauty, her magnificent Jewels and the Oriental splendor of her establishment in Madrid. It is known that she married a distinguished American envoy and that one of the proudest and most opulent rammes in Baltimore are ine aireci descendants of the extraordinary woman who spent many days and nights in this lone old log fortress in the Gaudalupe Mountains. Old Mme. Candelario, who is still living, says that she has talked with many old people who knew Donna Maria very well. Talked with a woman born in 1698?Just 200 years ago! Who might Donna Maria have talked with? Easily she might have listened to an old woman who had touched hands with the son of a man who had sailed with Columbus. It does not take many old people to carry the news through the centuries after all. Possibly Col. Bowie secured his old maps through his wife, who was said to have been very Intimate with the Villesecas family, who settled near the Alamo in very early times. It is certain that he had not been very long married before he began to talk of recruiting an expedition to search for St. Denis' silver mine, and the old house which at that period was in the very heart of the country of the terrible Comanches. At that time the house was only a little more than 100 years old, and there was not a white man in Texas who had ever seen it. Col. Bowie knew that there was such a place on his map, and he had heard many stories of the wonderful wealth that St. Denis had gathered in the mountains near the old house, and he did not allow many days to pass before he found himself at the head of some immmmwmmmmmmwmi E IN TEXAS. rrounds an Old Log Cabin ipe Mountains. # | twenty-five or thirty adventurers prowling about in the mountains of the Guadalupe, southwest of San Antonio. After searching for more man a weea uowie nimseu uwuovered St. Denis' old log house. There was no such thing as doubting the fact, for the old building accurately met the requirements of the map notes, and, besides, the walls were full of bullets, and, then, there was St. Dents' name and the date, 1714, carved on a rock. Bowie was greatly elated, for he had no doubt that he would easily be able to And the silver mines from which St Denis had taken such an immense fortune. The Comanches had been watching the treasure-hunters, and one evening they sent a" shower of arrows into the camp which killed two of Bowie's Indians and wounded a white man. The Indians drove Bowie's men into the old house and kept them there under an incessant shower of arrows for two weeks. After losing more than half of his force Col. Bowie, with the remainder of his men, took advantage of a terrible storm and escaped at night, as he afterwards said, "by the skin of his teeth." Upon returning to San Antonio he immediately recruited a strong company of desperate Indian fighters and returned to the mountains again. They were absent nearly a year, and it Is known that they visited the famous ruins of San Saba, where Bowie carved his name on one of the stone pillars of the great gate with the date, 1832, where it yet remains. After this Col. Bowie always had plenty of money. There is an old blacksmith yet living in La Salle county who says that he shod Col. Bowie's favorite war horse with pure silver shoes. Bowie was himself a blacksmith and he helped to make the shoes. He made several trips into the mountains, always going straight to the St. Denis art A whan Via ratiirnflfl * fmm uuuoc, aiiu n iivii mv * v??* .. one of these expeditions he always grave a ball at his home, and frequently the feasting and revelry lasted' for several days, though the colonel himself was a very quiet man, and seldom under the Influence of wine. He was very liberal and no one fn distress ever appealed to him In vain. He was always ready to protect the weak and feed and clothe those who were hungry or In need of raiment He was rather a delicate man but his iron will kept him on his feet long after it became evident that he was in the last stages of consumption. He dressed, well, always In the picturesque garb of the southwestern frontiersman, wearing a magnificent silk sash about his waist, ibove which the handles of two silver-mounted dueling pistols and the Famous knife that bears his name were ever In evidence. We searched through the mountains several days for the famous old house, which Is without a doubt, the eldest building in the state, before we found it We were about to despair of success, when one of the party followed a wounded deer that Fell within 10 feet of the ancient landmark. It is in a wild, lonely, mountainous region, and It is difficult to understand why St. Denis selected such a locality upon any other theory than the one accepted and acted upon by Col. Bowie. There must be a vein of silver not faraway. Rich pieces of quartz have been pickad up in the canyons, and it is in the same range and not far from the silver mines of Llano county and still nearer to the gold fields of Uvalde. No doubt many stirring scenes have Recurred here about this old building, which has been occupied by two of the most prominent and interesting characters in the history of rexas. There is hardly a square foot of the walls that has not been struck by an arrow or a bullet, and if one could force the secret of all these battles from the gloomy old castle, be would most certainly be able to place his hands upon a silver mine that would yield him the fortune of i Monte Chrlsto. SUPPLY OF ARMY HORSES. Not Equal to D*mand In England. French and German Stables. The adequate supply of horses for the army, It would scarcely be denied, is as essential to Its efficiency as men and funs. Yet in this vital particular the government, as In so many other questions relative to the defense of the country, has utterly failed to realize Its responsibilities, declares the Pall Mall Gazette. Sir Gilbert Parker Is raising the point In one of Its important aspects now before the house of commons. He has given notice to call the attention of the secretary of state for war to the fact that German agents are extensively buying 3-year-old horses suitable for army purposes in England, Ireland and Wales. "There Is no use disguising the fact," said an expert on English horse breeding, "that the country Is rapidly being denuded of Its best horses, and the position Is becoming acute. "It Is a regulation of the war office that horses shall not be bought under 4 years old. This is the foreigner's chance. Not only the German's but practically every Continental country has agents bent on securing the very pick of the available 3-year-old. They purchase especially young mares, which of course d3 not return to this country. The*' are, therefore, reducing both in quantity and number the supply of 4-year-olds obtainable by the home authorities. MfPU/v r'onmn n nn/1 /-?V? ?A\fnrr>_ ? lie uvmiaii anu i iciivu gu? cmments realize the value of a plentiful supply. They have their own government breeding establishments and encourage horse breeding by subsidy. I believe France pays something like 300,000 francs a year in this respect. Then they take care that only good stallions are employed. "The principal causes of the alarming scarcity?for I am convinced if war broke out tomorrow we have not ^ sufficient supply for the army?are the unprecedented buying of young horses by foreign agents, the fact that farmers are more and more giving up the breeding of horses, the Increase in mechanical traction, and the heavy demand for horses during the late South African War." iHiscctlancous ?tradtofl. RI8E OF THE DUEL. Conditions That Callad It Into Baing. That combat In France which took place recently between two more or less eminent politicians at Just about the time when most of us thought duelling had fallen Into Innocuous desuetude goes to show at any rate how long a custom may survive any use for It For the duel did have Its use,, and like nearly all other customs rose out of the necessities of the case. In a primitive society where there was no government, or at least where the government was so weak that It was as good as none, the duel was a logical and almost a legal concession aiinniHnr otronyfh It WAJ1 ATI IIIOUO IV OU|/V? (VI v??g equitable form under the circumstances of settling: a quarrel where each of the two persons Involved In It thought himself in the right It was moreover an advance over a mere act of vengeance, requiring no courage and giving the object of it neither warning nor chance of self-defense. It was an advance again over more brutal forms of revenge, in that the consequences of the quarrel Ml upon only those immediately concerned in it instead of spreading until it caught in its meshes of offending and the inoffensive alike and Involved whole families. Comparatively speaking, it was a harmless manner of settling difficulties. Besides, since the duel Imposed terms of combat equal for both sides, it may be pointed out that it showed em awakening demand for fair play on the part of the community as a whole and therefore goes to prove that a crude sort of public opinion was astir. Westermarck, the sociologist, shows that many savage tribes settled feuds arising among clans and families by duels between chosen champions, one from each side. From ancient writers he gleans the ract mat among nomann, Greeks and Teutons, combats likewise were agreed upon to take place between a definite number of warriors for the sake of ending war. The Germans, according to Tacitus, were accustomed to decide the fortune of battle by sending a captive from the enemy and a hero of their own army to meet In duel. The desire for peace In the speediest and least harmful way would seem to have given rise to the duel In all these cases. Among the pagan Norsemen, to speak of the duel between Individuals as such, any person who had sufficient confidence In his skill and his weapons could come into the possession of property by merely challenging the owner of the land either to surrender or fight for it. The combat was regulated by hard and fast rules. The one challenged was given the privilege of striking first, and he who retreated or lost his weapon was considered vanquished, while he who was wounded first or moet seriously was compelled to pay a certain sum of money to escape with his life. Other examples without end, varying only In detail, might be selected from other peoples. Again In Europe all through the Middle Ages and even among savage tribes recourse to dueling was had In order to discover the truth as an ordeal or a Judgment of God, guilt attaching Itself to the one wounded or killed. And this ordeal or trial by faith, like all other forms of the duel, arose out of the necessities of the case Tw- ? AAlaftr imwawia^ mATa hv aiinni*. 1U ? OW1VVJ gv/vvtuvu **?w* u stltlon than by law, where nothing was attended with gTeater difficulty than securing reliable witness, where none out of fear of vengeance dared to testify against the member of another family or group, this appeal to the "Judgment of God," came to take the place of human evidence. In most European countries the judicial duel, defeat In which ( meant not only the loss of the suit at Issue, but often conviction for perjury, survived the Middle Ages In some forms for a short time. Before the duel began each of the combatants affirmed the justice of his cause, confirmed It by a solemn oath on the Gospels and an appeal to God to bestow victory on the right. Some codes even demanded that the witnesses enter church armed In order that their weapons might be blessed on the altar before their testimony was offered. In vain councils and popes declared against tne custom tnat round sanction in popular approval and public opinion. But in due course of time the natural increase of trade, commerce and the arts of peace, the establishment of permanent tribunals, the revival of Roman law, which did away with feudallstic institutions, the increase of knowledge and the consequent decay of superstition, drove the duel out of the courts of justice. But it was not yet driven to cover, for in the sixteenth century the Judicial combat gave way to our modern duel of honor. It survives today, weak, tottering, doomed, a relic of the time, savage or barbaric, when the honorable man was before all else a man of bravery. When public opinion of all countries shall cease to sneer at or condemn the sensible man who refuses to expose his life to the weapons of the swashbuckler who has attacked his character or his person, then win uie auei db given me quietus 11 has so long deserved and awaited.? Chicago Dally News. A SOUTH SEA ROMANCE. The Mutiny Long Ago on the Bounty, a British Man-of-War. Who has not heard of the mutiny of the Bounty? The romance of it still lingers from one end of the Pacific to the other. The descendants of the mutineers of the British man-ofwar and their dusky wives are living and bear English names made fa-1 mous, or Infamous, more than a cen tury ago. The British man-of-war had gone to Tahiti. The commander, Blythe, was harsh and cruel to his men. The women of Tahiti loved the fair skinned sailors and sought to hide them from Blythe, their oppressor, but they were captured, and the ship sailed away, but only to return. When it returned, In command was Fletcher Christian, midshipman, and a score of mutineers. The brute Blythe and his loyal companions had been set adrift in an open boat. Marvelous to relate, after traversing thousands of miles of open ocean they reached the Australian coast. Here they found a haven of refuge at a British outpost. For twenty years all trace of Fletcher Christian and his companions was lost, although searching expedition after expedition was sent to Tahiti by the British government. Each of the mutineers save the remorseful Fletcher Christian took unto himself a wife. As It meant death the faraway southern Isle to Tahiti, they helped the men they loved to man the boat that bore them away to seek some desert island. After sailing for many days in the extreme 'southern tropical sea the rock of Pitcairn arose before them. Twenty years later a British merchantman sighted by chance the lone rock in the southern Pacific and sent a boat at ^ore. To the astonishment of the crew, dusky men and women ran down to the beath to welcome them in their own tongue and claimed to be "English." Only one old man among them, -Adams, of pure British blood still survived. He was found, Bible in hand, teaching in the little Sunday school which he had built and where he had educated the children of the colony and taught them the tenets of the Christian faith. When the news reached England a ..sh man-of-war was sent for the last of the mutineers of the Bounty. Aboard was a king's pardon for Adams, so that, after all, he died a t4...sh subject, surrounded by his dusky children and grandchildren. The colony was then removed from the faraway southern Isle to Tahiti, but homesickness overcame its members and they returned to the verdant rock.?New Idea Magazine. ATE MUCH 8NAKE MEAT. And Now This Jolly 8ailor Pinos Not For Africa. Henry Tweatmayar, Esq., is chief engineer on board the schooner Frances Hyde. He is a Jolly German sailor and tells an absorbing tale of his experience on the Congo river in Africa. "I was down there for three years and three months and I had enough of it," said the chief engineer shaking his head. "What were you doing down there?" he was asked. "I was engineer on a boat that plyed between different points In the Interior," said Mr. Tweatmayar. "This boat carried a cargo of brass wire that was traded with the natives for rubber and Ivory." "Those natives were crazy for the brass. They would first wrap bands of It around their legs, then they would wrap it around their bodies. They were often jealous of each other and they would fight if one had a little more brass than the other. "They were terrible fellows. They were tall and strapping. Their faces were al! marked and cut to represent stars and other flgurea They wore heavy chains around their neckB and ivory earrings in their ears. "There were about forty of them who were with us and showed us the water route. At first I couldn't understand a word they said, but managed to pick up a word or two afterwards. "Afraid of them? No, indeed, and I didn't have a gun either. But there were four soldiers along. They came from another part of Africa and were civilized. These soldiers always carried loaded guns. 'The first night I got to Africa I couldn't sleep. In fact for three months I scarcely slept at all. I was camping by the side of the water and there were dense forests all around us. When I would lie down In the tent at night and was about to dose off I heard a peculiar noise like goats make. I thought It was a drove of goats, but when I looked out of the tent there was not a goat in sight. The noise came from thousands of snakes that would crawl up to the very tent. "It was only when I was so tired I couldn't move that I was able to sleep the night through. I don't know why I ever stayed down there so long." "What* did you have to eat down there?" "Living there was tough," replied the engineer. "I often ate what the natives did. I had to or starve. They lived to a great extent on water snakes, and I learned to eat them too." "You don't mean they were 'real' common snakes ?" "Yes, sir, they were 'sho nuf snakes. They were fifty feet long and darted through the water as fast as an automobile runs on land." The Jolly engineer chuckled. "And the natives had a funny way of catching them, too. They would beat on the head of a drum while lying down in the heavy undergrowth. First thing you'd know you'd see a head sticking out of the water and running as fast as 'greased lightning' In the direction of where the sound came from. As soon as the snake got there the natives would pick him In the head with a stick of ivory. It was funny to watch them catch those snakes." The engineer laughed remlnlscently. "And they always caught many a one at a time. You couldn't see the body of the snake at all, only a small head was seen out of the water. Their bodies were about two feet In circumference. "After those fellows had caught them they would take a knife and chop them Into pieces. Through each slice they would run a wooden stick and then they would make a flre by striking pieces of flint together. They would put all the pieces of meat In tne nre at tne same ume, ana wnen the wooden sticks had been burned they knew it was time to take the meat out. Then they would eat it." "And what did it taste like?" the engineer was queried. "Well, it tasted like codfish. I ate it many a time. That was the only snake the natives would eat. "It was fun to watch them eat a hippopotamus. They would only eat the hide. They would cook it a long time and then about thirty-five of them would sit down together around the hide, and each man would eat a section. It was all right until they ate all except a small piece, then there was a fight to see who should have what was left," and the engineer laughed long and loud upon the recollection of the "scraps" that he had seen. "How did hlppotamus hide taste?" "It tasted fishy," replied the sailor. "It was awfully tough and I didn't care much for it. The hippopotamus meat was thrown away." "It was mighty hot down there during the day and the nights were cold. It was a nasty climate and I had to take whisky and quinine to keep well. There are not many people who stand it. If you can stay one year you are all right and can stay as long as you please afterwards, but it's a big question if you're able to stick It for a year. It's a queer thing, but the air is full of bugs and Insects. If you put on a black suit in the morning, by noon it will be white?it will be covered with all kinds of Insects and small bugs. The mosquitoes are terrible, too. "We traveled far into the jungles an/I won a nlonoa u* V? orn n a ii'Kltn uiiu n?ui v?/ piuvvo n iivic uu n line man had ever been before. We tramped through the deep forests, where the underbrush was so thick you could scarcely walk. "Afraid of snakes? Yes, but we had to go on anyway. I saw several bodies of white men while I was in Africa. These men had been crush. ed to death and killed by boa constrictors. . The bodies were mashed to a pulp with every bone broken, and the blood had been sucked out by the snake. The snakes first twine themselves around the body, and then squeeze until every bone is broken. "No, sir, I've got enough of it In Africa," concluded the robust engineer with a smile, and he walked away to answer a call from the aft end of the ship. A 8ALE OF ANTIQUE8. The Trick a 8hrewd Dealer Played on an Aetute Banker. A story told in the "Memories of an Old Collector" makes clear the tricks in trade to which an unscrupulous dealer in antiquities will resort In order to get a large sum for his wares. The two parties were Alessandro Castellanl, the clever dealer, and Baron Adolph Rothschild of Paris. Castellanl had managed to get hold of a superb enameled ewer, together with the dish on which it stood. He knew that Baron Adolph had a fancy for objects of this kind, but he also knew that Rothschild was never carried away by his fancy as to pay more than was reasonable for anything that pleased him. Castellani devised a bit of strategy. The baron on arriving in Rome visited Castellani's shop and was shown the best things the dealer had except the enameled dish and ewer. When everything else had been Inspected Castellani drew from a hidden cupboard the dish, but not the ewer. The baron was so pleased with the dish that he agreed to buy the lot of which It waa a part, for one of the customs of the shop was not to sell a rare specimen apart from the group of which It formed the principal object. The baron paid heavily for the whole, lamenting that there was no ewer 1 to stand on the dish, and departed for Florence. There lie was visited by an agent who told him of an old lady who wished to sell several beautiful majolica pieces. He visited her house in the country and was disappointed. As the majolica lady, seemingly chagrined, left the room to order refreshments the baron saw through the open door of a bedroom a ewer covered by a glass shade on which rested a wreath of lmirtortelles. When the lady returned the baron asked permission to examine the ewer. It was brought out, and the baron saw that the enamel was of the same work as that of the dish he had bought, but he wished to be certain that tho fnnt of tha otvnr ti/onM fit into the hollow of the dish. He inquired the price of the ewer and was told by the lady that it was not for sale, as it was the only souvenir she possessed of heir husband. The baron went back to his rooms, had the dish unpacked and found that the foot of the ewer fitted it perfectly. The next day the baron sent the agent to offer the old lady a princely sum for the ewer. He brought back a refusal to sell. But at last the widow's scruples were overcome. Castellanl, with his Italian cunning, had planned the whole affair. The agent who called and the old lady who was sentimental were his aids In making the baron pay a much larger sum than he would have given had the ewer and dish been sold together. The Italian shopman's scheme had taken In one of the most astute of business men. THE 80LDIER'8 FATHER. A 8tory of Qonoral Whoolor During the War With 8pain. A story told of General Joseph Wheeler by one who Is described In the New Tork Times as having seen the incident, Illustrates again the old saying that the great men are the simplest and kindliest. "It was at liontauk during the war with Spain," he began. "With several other officers I was in Oeneral Wheeler's tent, and we were busy with details of supplying the hospitals. "Outside there was a group of civilians. They were waiting to get passes to see friends in the hospital. Most of them carried baskets filled with dainties which had to be inspected so that the soldiers would not be killed with kindness. "Among the civilians there was one who was burdened by nothing heavier than his stolid sadness. They had all crowded close in their eagerness to get the passes, when one of the officers of the medical corps ordered the sergeant to shove them back and with unnecessary gruffness told them to go about their business, as Oeneral Wheeler was too busy to see them for some hours. "The big man?he looked to be a German, and he was one?was instant in obedience, but the others were moving back slowly when Wheeler tnrew open me nap 01 ms tent and asked what the trouble was. " 'Here are a lot of people,' the officer replied, 'who want hospital passes. None of us has had anything to eat since breakfast, and so I told them to go away.' " 'As I have had no luncheon In V> waa a at to 1 WKonlor rpnl InH 'T think you might miss lunch just once/ and then he turned to the group. "The big German drew himself Into as soldierly a position as his age and robustness would permit. He saluted as they do in Europe, palm forward. General Wheeler advanced, answered the salute and asked what he could do for him. " 'I know by telegraph mine boy Is dead,' said the German. 'My frau Is too much mid sorrow to come, and, respectufully, general, I want his body to burv In the Lutheran cemetery. You will give that permit?' "General Wheeler extended both hands to his visitor and said: 'My heart is with you, sir, and I am at your service. There are horrors and glories in war. You have been a soldier?' " 'Yea. I was hit three times at Sedan.' "'Then you are proud that your boy died for his flag?' " 'Yea, and God bless you, general.' "Then General Wheeler said, 'I want you to see tnat tnis gBriiiciiian given the body of his son and that It Is escorted to the train with a guard of honor.' " ENGLISH MONARCHS. Death Often Unkind In the Manner of Their Taking Off. Of the monarchs who have reigned over England since the days of the Norman conquest nearly one-quarter of the number have met violent deaths. William I. was killed by a In Pontefract castle, Edward II. was shot while hunting, whether by accl dent or design Is still one of the unsolved problems of history; Richard I. was killed by a shaft from a crossbow while besieging the city of Chaluz, In France; Richard II. was murdered In Pontefract castle, Edward II, was murdered In Berkeley castle and Edward V. In the Tower of London, Richard III. was killed on the battlefield of Bosworth, and Charles I. had his head cut off In London. Elizabeth's death waa hastened by remorse that she had ordered the execution of Essex, and her sister Mary sickened and died soon after the loss of Calais, declaring that the name of that city would be found after death written on her heart The death of Edward in.'s son, the Black Prince, caused the aged monarch to die of grief. So, after the loss of his son In the White Ship, Henry L was never seen to smile again and lived only & short time. Henry VI. and George HI. were Insane during the latter years of their reigns and Anally died rrom wnai in tnese uaya wouia do called paresis. Charles IL, Henry vm., Edward IV. and George IV. hastened their deaths by the lives they lived. Only two monarchs died of that great national scourge, consumption. They were Edward VI. and Henry VII. Queen Anne's death was due as much as anything else to overfeeding. Only two monarchs, Henry VL and George HL, died after long Illnesses.?London Tatler. Wood's Descriptive C Fall Seed Catalog now ready, gives the fullest information about all Seeds for the Farm and Garden, *+ 1 /M wrasses ana wnjvcts* Vetches, Alfalfa, Seed Wheat, Oats. Rye, Barley, etc. Alio tells all about Vegetable & Flower Seeds that can be planted in the fall to advantage and profit, and about Hyaolntha, Tulips and other Flowering Bulbs, Vegetable and Strawberry Plants, Poultry Supplies and Pertllsera. Irerr farmer and Gardener thoald have this catalog. It la lnralnable in lta belpfulneii and anneatlTa Ideaa for a profitable and satlafaetory Farm or Garden. Catalogue melted free en request. Write for It. I T. W. WOOD I SONS, J \j Seedsmen, Richmond, Vs. Cj Checks for Cotton Will Be Cashed By This Bank FREE OF CHARGE For Its Friends and Customers No Matter On What Point Drawn ... \ The Bank of Glover, oiiovim, s. o. HEATERS Wood and Goal i Don't wait until tomorrow to do what can be done easier today. In other words?today is the time to get your Wood and Coal Heaters in proper time for the winter. If you have the heaters, see us for the necessary Piping that you will need to put them In commission. If you haven't the Heater, come and see us about one. Our lines of Wood and Coal Heaters are large. We have all sizes, all styles and at most pleasing prioea. We can please you, if you know what you want If you don't know exactly what you want, our stock will help you to decide the matter. At least, see us. Squares and Rugs We are showing very large assort menta of Art Squares and Ruga in tne better grades of goods and you can buy them here at prices that you can afford to pay. It's always to your Interest to see our goods before buying anything In HOUSE FURNI8HING8. YORK FURNITURE CO. J. C. WILBORN RBAIi ESTATE LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO SET J/? ? FOR SALE ? 50 Acre*?Joins R. M. Bratton? $1,000. 1031 -2 Acres?In Ebenezer township, Joins Tom Barron, J. H. Barry; lies level, good place. 123 Acres?Bethel township?$1,850, good place and buildings. 106 Acres?Price $1,260?King's Mountain township?Joins Bob Bigger. 113 Acres?M. S. Carroll?$2,000. 229 Acres?In Bethel township; two story residence, eight rooms, two tenant houses; rents for 10 bales cotton?Price $21 per Acre, 144 Acres?One dwelling, 1 story and a half high; 6-rooms. Fifty acres In cultivation, balance In pine and ashe timber. A splendid orchard; 7 miles from Sharon; 2 tenant houses. Price $1,600. 104 Acres?One 3-room tenant house, Price $550. Three and one-half miles "4 D..ll/vnl/?j Orcnlr nhnrnh VI UUIiWIW D V/a VV*4 vacwa VM? One large store room; two stories high. Also one small store room, a large blacksmith shop Including the lot at Newport Price |700. I am selling my land very rapidly now. It will pay you to come in and see me and get eur best bargains before they are eold. J. C. WILBORN. W. Brown Wylie, John E. Carroll, I President 8ec. &. Treae. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS YORKVILLE, 8. C. Anything In Marble or Granite LET US HAVE YOUR ORDERS NOW FOR ANY KIND OF WORK IN MARBLE OR GRANITE. WE nnnmnTW TTITT T VflfTP 1'n.UDADUi ?iUU * WW*. REQUIREMENTS FROM OUR LARGE STOCK OF DESIGNS. IF NOT WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW YOU OTHER DESIGNS THAT WE CAN FURNISH OR WILL MAKE WHAT YOU WANT FROM YOUR DESIGN. A Letter or Postal Card will bring you Information by the first mall. A better way Is for you to visit our yard and let us show you what we have. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. W Anything in Marble or Granite. I SECUF IN = BANK mmisiEm i ? THE MOST IMPORT frt Investment of Money ] Your money might be earning Cl hut unless vnn feel that it is enjoy that peace of mind th their funds deposited in a wel x The wide Banking exp M NATIONAL UNION BAN] jf\ of its Directors and the caref Fjj count, assures patrons of thi QRITY for Every Dollar Dep I THE NATIOl ABSOL ROCK HILL W. J. RODDEY, Pmldt X WE - Headqi * Iiww?i? 4? F< ^ FLOUR, MEAL, CORN, 0 4* AND SHOULDERS + YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND , ^ ABLE GROCERIES AT OUR SI | REED'S ANT] 4? EVERY PIECE 07 REE i ?gft GUARANTEED NOT TO RUST, . WE CARRY A FULL UN 7 WARE, DISHES, ETC. t BAGGING 4 WE ARE PREPARED TO 4* NEW BAGGING AND TIES, A1 efc GING AND SECOND-HAND TH SEE US WHEN YOU ARB 4* ON, TURN PLOWS, MOWERS WILL SAVE YOU DOLLARS. WE WANT YOU TO SEE 1 4* INTEND TO DO ANY FENCINC 4? EN WIRE FENCING ON THE . a vn atp tta nr.w\nn ^ V/VJUJOi /VHJLf UMW WW ww-. + The YORKVILLE B * DETROIT, London and Paris \ , The Farrand Company in their large factories, in Detroit, London and Paris are building Pianos with all the good qualities of other high grade Pianos, Out there is the Graduate Action Rail, the 8elf Adjusting Action, to take up lost motion when medium pedal is on, and a Loud and Full Bass and 8oft Treble obtained at the same time by simply pressing a pedal. These are points the musical world is recognising, and you, dear customer miia* nnntldar fh?A nrtinta whan hnv. lngr, and get a FARRAND, or you will regret it In the future. Come now, let it be shown you at the Music Store of R. B. DAVIDSON CO. ? THE MUSIC STORE ? cjje T^| -= REB i I TYPEW | JlTjTJ JbA V WE BEQ TO ANNOUNCE TO 7 BUYERS THAT WE ARE NOW Z REBUILT TYPEWRITERS OP j J ARE MOST ATTRACTIVE. AM 7 NISH ANY OP THE FOLLOWIN< f Nos. 2, 6, 7 and 8 REMINGT Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 SMT r ml ere Nos. 2 and 4, we can furn 2 Trl-chrome Ribbon Attachments. Nos. 2, 3 and 5 OLIVERS?VI Nos. 1, 2 and 3 UNDERWOO! Nos. 1 and 2 L. C. SMITH'SV Nos. 1 and 2 MONARCHS?V Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 DENSMOR L Nos. 3, 4, 10, 23 and 24 FOXf writing with either solid or bi-chi V Also any of the following: WILLIAMS, NEW CENTURY, Hi k CAGO, PITTSBURG VISIBLE, B y These machines we offer in tv CLASS AA?For Direct Comp< ? ?The machines In this class are X spect, every worn piece Is renewei V platen roll, newly nickeled and en are made as goods as a NEW m ? equal to NEW machines In Durabi X will save you yzu to *au. Kuooe 7 metal cases. CLASS A?The machines In I ? dealers throughout the country off 0 are the product of honest workir pearance and most excellent in pa ed to meet the demand for hlgh-g ? era. They are reflnished, renlckel m new roller, new ribbon, adjusted a V bottom. Rubber covers with all m If you want to buy a TYPE^ L and tell us what you want. We 0 order and Our Prices will please yo Besides REBUILT TYPEWRI C ER PAPERS in various weights, 0 PAPERS. TYPEWRITER RIBBO] 5 L. M. Gri J YORKVIL UTY INC- | 'ANT FACTOR In the [s SECURITY 0 ; large dividends at high rates; LjjJ Absolutely Safe, you cannot Q at comes to those who have jk 1-organized Bank. frt ?erience of the officers of The 3K the high financial standing f ul attention given to each ac- ^ s Bank ABSOLUTE SECU- QD \ osited. u IHH SAL UNION BANK I UTELY SAFE - SOUTH CAROLINA it. IRA B. DUNLAP, Cm$kkr. ARE * + + uarters * 3R1 :pi! * ats, meat; lard, hams * ^ . : x /-" a fresh sttpplt of season- + fore. a l-RUST WARE J * id's anti-rust tinware is + . try it. ^ e of tofwabe, enameled AND TIES % make the best prices on | *D A1SO on rewoven bag- 4* in need of a buggy, wag- * i and rakes. our prices + era about the wire if you 1. we have the best wov- t vv? american market today. + you buy. AM. & MER. CO. * REPAIR WORK ^ When you are ready to repair your buildings, oome and see us fbr the Rough or Dressed Lumber that you will need. If the roof needs patching, see us for Pin# or Cypress Shingles, Painted and Galvanised Tin Shingles or Composition Roofing; also see us for Laths, Lime, Fibre Plaster and all 1.1.'. .? B..IUI.. ..j ,.11,1 ajmmo ^4 tpmiHMiy I?I wiy VM><? era' Hardware, aa well aa Palnta, Olla, Varnfahea, etc. If you aay bo, we will aend p. c&rpen- ^ ter alony to do the work. Phone ua youd wanta. J. J. KELLER & CO. t I* *4* *4**4**4* 4* *4* *?* 4* *?* 4* *?* 4* im.T k. ! > UlLa M =~ j RITERS . CAKES | I PROSPECTIVE TYPEWRITER * IN POSITION TO SELL THEM VNY MAKE AT PRICES THAT } ONQ OTHERS WE CAN PUR- 5 J IN REBUILT MACHINES: T ON8. j. rH PREMIERS. In Smith Pre- J % Ish you either the Bi-chrome or ? W Isible Writing. 5 ' * DS. * -Visible Writing. J Islble Writing. N 4k E8. ? -The last two number* are vl*ible a rome ribbon attachment*. m REM. SHOLES, FAY SHOLES, S VMMOND8, MANHATTAN, CHI- I ARLOCK, ROYAL STANDARD. t /o classes, a* follow*: tltlon With Brand New Machines * a thoroughly rebuilt In every re- y w d, new key top* are put on, new * ameled, restrlped. In short they \ achlne In every respect and are J llty and Appearance. Our Prices y r Covers with all machlnea No & A S this class are such as typewriter I ^ er as "thoroughly rebuilt" They V tanshlp, highly attractive in ap >int of service. They are design- h J- .AABAnAkU . W rauc, i caounauio yg ivgu ijr ycntib- b ed, new transfers, new key-tops, y ,nd aligned. The prices are rock lachines. No metal cases. ^ VRITER of any make, write ue 4 can gret what you want in short V I TER8, we also sell TYPEWRIT- V cut to sizes desired; CARBON J V8, Etc. ist's Sons x LE, S. C. j * S" fr