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CROMWELL'S HEAD. The Private Property of a Country Squire. London Daily Mail. Cromwell's body. after suffering va rious indignities at the hands of the Royalists, was buried at the foot of the gallows at Tyburn. His head. however, after being above ground for two and a half centuries. now threatens to become the center of a discussion on the desirability or otherwise of a belated interment. Writing to the editor of Truth. "A Colonial and an Imperialist" says: "I suggest that it is time to reverently bury this portion of the remains ot a very great Englishman. and I feel certain that this opinion will be shared by our fellow countrymen and women, as also by Americans." The writer mentions that the head is in the custody of S. F. Wilkinson, of Seal, near Seven-oaks. and Truth. commenting on this. says that if it coul' decided that the head in pos session of Mr. Wilkinson belongcd to the protector the suggestion in the .letter would be supported by the whole English speaking world. The evidence of the head's identity courteously affered yesterday by Mr. Wilkinson to a representative of the Daily Mail was complete and convinc ing. "In 1661." he said. "the body of Cromwell was exhumed from its resting place in Henry VII's chapel in Westmminster Abbey and the head together with those of Ireton and Bradshaw, struck off and impaled on pikes, placed on the roof of Westmin ster Hall. "Twenty-five years later a sentinel on the ramparts saw ie head fall down during a storm. He hid it un der his cloak and. tak-ng :t home. concealed it in his chimi-'y. Owing to the hue and cry that followed he did not dispose of it, but told his wife and daughter about it on his death bed. "They sold it to a branch of the Cambridgeshire Russells. who were connected with Cromwell's family. four Russells having married four Cromwells. The last of the Russells to own the head. w-as Samuel. who is described as being a very poor come -1-al d*an "Samuel exhibited it to all comers in Clare Market at 2s 6d a head. He ran into debt. however, to James Cox. a rival showman. to whom he sold it for EiiS. Cox then disposed of it to three men. all of whom died sudden ly. and the friends of the last sur vivor sold it to my grandfather near ly a century ago." Then Mr. Wilkinson produced docu ments. the most curious being the actual deed between Samuel Russell and James Cox. in which the former* relinquished all claim on the head. promising. in quaint legal phraseol ogy, not to interfere wvith Cox, in the enjoyment of the same. "I only got this five or six yeae. ago." said the guardian of the relic. "It was sent to me by a lady. wvho said that, as I had the head. I ought to; have the deed.'" Then, with due solemnity. the grim head of the Lord Protector itself was produced. Within an outer case of polished elm lay the original oaken casket, black with age, into wvhich it was first placed by the Russell s. Unlocking this inner box Mr. Wil kinson revealed a mass of red and black silk, from which he took the grim head of "the Curse of England." The brown-skinned head is still pierced by the pike wvhich bore it on Westminster Hall. The point. atten uated by rust and exposure. emerges) from the top of the skull slightly to the right of the center. The hair. which owes its present light yellow color to the embalming fluid, was cropped short by the rois-' tering companions of Samuel Russell for souvenirs of the dead. The em balming was so excellent that the eyelids, tongue and nose are still per fect. The nose is ilattened to the right side of the face, presumably by the c!ums~v headsman. who did not u!se a proper block. Two teeth still re main in the jaws. and-convincing evidence of the skull's auth.enticity -the famous wart on the right eve brow can still be traced. Otherwise the flesh is shrunken and the skull looks small on that account. Both the flesh and the wvood of the pikestaff are pierced by little worm holes through the twenty-five years' exposure at Westmimnster Hall. The cast is softly quilted inside. Mr. Wilkinson is a reverent custodia of the head of the great Englishman. He places no obstacle in the way oi historians and others who wish.to in. spect the skull. but Carlyle. when writing a history of Cromwell. went rather too far. The "Sage of Chel sea" heard of the skull, but declined to go and see it. saying. "Let Mr. Wilkinson bring it to me." Needless to say. Carlyle and the skull of Crom well never met. Mr. Wilkinson has a death mask oi Cromwell. which has been measured by experts and] compared with the skull. and the measurements coin cide completely. He has a mass oi documents and other evidence which go far to prove that the head is really that of Cromwell. and. indeed. the links in the chain of 2o years are wonderfully complete. A last piece of indirect testimony is most interesting. Just before Queen Victoria came to the throne (the head then being in the hands of Dr. Wilkinson. the pre ent owner's grandfather.) a gentleman brought his son for medical advice. The doctor's assistant remarked on the similarity between the shape of the boy's head and that of Crom well's. The boy's father replied: "No wonder. He is a descendant of Crom well." The story was recalled by "Senex" in a letter to the Times in December, 1884. Four days later a letter appear ed from Mr. Oliver john Williams, who said that he was the boy who, forty years earlier, had been taken to Dr. Wilkinson. "'My head was exam ined." runs the letter. "by Dr. Wil kinson and compared with the skull of Olivel Cromwell. My father al ways said that Dr. Wilkinson had re ceived the skull from a maiden lady. who did not care to have it in the house." The maiden lady was the neice of the last of the three men who pur chased it from James Cox. the show man. Asked if he thought a funeral de sirable for the head. Mr. Wilkinson smiled and said: "Why should I bury it? Besides. my family would not like it." WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE zo Here Are the Rules a French Scien tist Prescribes Therefor. New'York Evening Telegram. To live one hundred years a French physician has laid down the following rules for human beings to observe: i. Breathe fresh air day and night. 2. Take outdoor exercise each day either by working or walking. 3. Eat and drink moderately and simply. Choose water. milk and fruit rather than alcohol. 4. Fortify yourself by washing dlaily in cold water and by taking a hot bath once a week. 5. Do not wvear clothes which are either by working or walking. 6. Live in a house that is spacious and lry. 7. Work regularly. 8- After work do not seek repose in exciting distractions. The hoturs of leisure belong to the family: the night is for sleep. 9. Ennoble your life by good ac tiols. To those who are desirious of living one hundred years we can see noth ing objectionable in the above sugges tions. So far as they apply to local life. e prestume none of otur citizens can be worse off by followving them. In tact. otur p)resent daily life is modeled much after the- same lines. Ware not all fortunate enough to hav-e roof gardlens for sleeping apart ments. bt the tendency to seek pure air is in evidence among the lowliest If we can't get ahbundant exercise in walking, we can get about as much in balancing ourselves in overicrowded trains and trolley cars. and we eat moderately enough because, with the tendency towvard increased prices for food, there is no other alternative. Public anid private baths are mn cr-asing everywvhere at an unusual ra tio. and the tendlency of the age. evem among the fainr sex. is to combine cmort with fashion in such a way that beauty or "the mode" shall noa be the price of physical torture. Te French physician's doctrine is simply that of rationality. andl el ion seems to be follo.wing exactly on that theory. A wrong committed under form n law or throtugh defect of law is nr FAIR EXCHANGE. A New Back For an Old One-How it is Done in Newberry. The back ache at times with a dull, inde.,cribable feeling making you weary and restless: piercing pains shot across the region of the kid ney. and again the loins are so lame Ito stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to yotir back in this )n(liti- -n. You cannot reach the cauIe. Exchange the had back for a new and a strntger one. Follow the example of this Newberry citizen. \\. F. Ewart. of the firm of Ewart. Piier & Co.. clothiers and gentlemen furnishings address Main street ex tInnded. says: -I have used Doan s Kidney Pills with very great benefit. I suffered with my back and kidneys for quite a while. the secretions from the kidneys were very dark; contain ed sediment and were annoying par ticularly at ni't. There was a dull pain across my joins for which I wore plasters and used liniments without any apparent effect. I noticed in our newspapers what Doan's Kidney Pills had done for others and I called at \\. E. Pelham & Son's drug store ind procured a box and used them according to directions. Since then my kidney secretions have regained their natural color and action, my rest is not disturbed at night and the pain in my back has entirely left me For sale by all dealers. Price 5o cents. Foster- Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. -R. 17. Salter HAS OPENED A VARIETY OF NEW ART AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS in the new store on east end Main street under The SKYSCRA*PER Prices down as con sistent, w ith good values. SPECTACLES Carefully and A ccurately . Fitted at Daniels ( Willianison, JEWELERS. IT'S UP TO YOU! ! if the children haven't been photographed Is it not YOUR DUTY . to have it done NOW? They have no voice in the matter ! Childhood is short ! Lifelike portraits of the little tots are like good investmerts they Inarease in VALUE as time goes on When you get 01(d and the children get old, the " pictures will be: PRICELESS :' Elite Photo Studio eial Stenographic.TelerPblc and Eng. "itIs he eadngBusiness College soutb or *When I reached Richmond. I inquired of several t In the MiY. ood. without exception. thOY all rerA E. Ross. LAw 6TeNosrApMER. Ricbmood. 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