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FAMOUS SLEUTH. emarkable Career of Gen. D. Cook-He was Feared by Bad Men. "Whenever you hear that a m; is gln to et you. go after him. Hu -im up. If necessary get him tir; ut generally, when the man is four h e will not he read':. A talk and M Iderstanding will remove causes di multy. "Nve a desperado no opportuni to drak a pistol. My motto has ways be4n: 'It is better to kill tO men than\to have one kill you.' '' These the, principles faithfully li ed up to through forty-five years active life on',the frontier as a pea ,bfficer were what a.:ve General Da id J. Cook known and feared I "bad men" through the whole Roe] Mountain region from the Canadi; to the Mexican borders, says the Si Francisco Chroniele. As a brigadi ,gegrg31-in the.a.rmv, Indian scot United States marshal, chief of poli of Denver in the lawless days, sher of Arapaho county and head of t] Rocky Mountain Detective ageney,. created a name that was a terror the bad men of the border. Though ] was senty-one years old when I died in his Denver home last wee there are still men living in the We who heaved a sigh of relief when th, heard the dauntless peace officer h, -ollowed the unide across the rant General Cook had little respect f the professional "bad man," a members of that class knew it. ' his time he had arrested more th, 3,000 of them, beginning with his ca eer in Denver in 1S59. Among the were between fifty and seventy-fi murderers. all gun fighters and pr fessional terrors on the frontier, wl boasted of the notches on their gi barrels. Through so many dangers Gener Cook escaped unharmed to an a vanced age. He explained his go< fortune through the curious fact th he was left-handed in handling we pons. Time and again the, despera bordermen, waiting for first chan had watched Cook's right hand wh preparing to get the drop. Then su denly Cook's unguarded left flash W, out with a forty-four on a bewilder prsoner. Cook did more to drive outla' rom Colorado and keep the pea han any c:ther man in the Wes.te untry. -An Indianan by birth, born in I Porte. where some of his relatives st live, he early entered on the adventt otus career to which a love of peril tracted him. He came to Denver the ordnance department until 1S63. One of his exploits was the extern nation of the Reynolds guerrillas di ing the war. Captain James Re nolds. a Texan, with a courageo band of riders, came north toward t close of the war, intending to ta and destroy Denver. On the w they burned a number of New Me: can~ and Colorado villages of pro-b on sympathizers. They were met Cook and his rangers thirty mi south of Denver, near Elk creek, a 'tched battle ensued. The Texa were routed with a loss of nearly: their forces, and five of their capti~ were shot. One escaped.however, a told a story that has led to a nev4 ending hunt for buried treasure. Itt seemed that the guerrillas their way nort-h, had attaeked a captured a Mexican treasure tra: from which they secured $70,0( mostly in greenbacks. These they bu ed in a locality on Elk creek, inter ing to return and secure the treast afe they had destroyed Denver. T extermination of the band lost the ret. and because the only survr was never able to describe the pIa where the fortune was buried, it: mans safe to this day, Cook hunt for the treasure often, and every su mer parties spent weeks seeking it. One of General Cook 's most not a] kexploits was the quelling of the C ese riots in Denver in 1880. Feehi aainst the Chinese who then liv *here in great numbers, grew 'to su a pitch that infuriated mobs captur Chinese on the streets and stru them up to telegraph poles. The la lessness grew to such an extent til the sheriff and the police were pow' less, and the Chinese quarter, w3 its population of 3,000 was threaten with burning. In desperation t county and state officials appealed General Cook for assistance. He swC in twenty-five picked deputies, dead shots and fearless men like hi self. They were known to the riot< as men who would do their duty, a mobs dispersed as fast as they a vanced. Without bloodshed peace a restored in a few hours and many rests of leaders were made. It was about this time that Co performed a feat as famous in t West as the ride of Sheridan in n annals. One of the banks at Lee ville. then a camp just bursting ir fame was threatened with a dis; ruUS PLi. Ti re wils eleJTj 1, i il n' railroad. The bank ollciai wi ed J. to Deiver to a cTempollden fr 1id and t Is bank e1idwled (tmk iie 11 miles over i mnitaias to LeaL ville. throl1 an outlaw countrV. to in carrv $50.000 to the distressed bank. tit Cook undertook alone the danger ouS mission. and heavily armed start d, ed with :the fortune iii h'is saddle bags. In Wherever the telegraph wire reached of a stage station messages were sent for ielaVS of horses. Jumping from the ty saddle of one exhausted horse to an J- other Cook spurred over the trail in -o less than twelve hours. All one day the cashier stood at the window and - paid the clamoring crowds of angry f miners, while Cook was making his ce ride. The bank had twenty minutes V- longer to last when Cook spurred )y through the streets of the camp and : rode a horse covered with foam in through the crowds up to the door. As n he lifted the bags of money from his -r saddle and carried them inside the t,1 line of cursing miners broke into 2e cheers and melted away. f The most noted detective work done 1e by Cook was in connecion with the i murders of four Italian musicians in to Evenver. The murderers, who were ie nine countrymen of the victims, had 1e four days' start when the bodies were k, found hacked *o pieces in a shanty. st Cook traced and arrested them all in different part. of the state. and later saved their live. when. with his depu - ties he fought off a mob that tried to :r lynch them in Denver. All nine were convicted. As a government detective r Cook saved the government $100,000 mon cases handled by him. r In spite of his advanced age Gen; M eral Cook appeared regularly at his 0edesk at the Denver police headquar o- ters, where his experience made his assistance valuable. He was assign ed to special duty and contribtited al only recently to the solution of a a,-"ber of difficult cases. Until at - taeked by heart disease only a few >d months ago he was vigorous in spite at of a life of great stress and activity. a- He stood over six feet in his stock te ings and was as agile as a 'eat. General Cook was a thirty-second d- degree Mason and was high in the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias or d ders. Among poliee and detective oficers his reputation was national, and he was equally known in military .s circles. From 1863 to 1890 he held ee the posts of commander of the state rn troops during the Indian wars or was .sheriff of Arapaho county or chief of apolice of Denver, almost without a dbreak. Pioneers assembled from, all .r- parts of the state to attend his burial. Lt- -- in DETROIT'S GIRL DIVER. "- Laid Up Comfortable Fortune by Her ir- Calling-Her Father is Captain 7~ of Divers. be Detroit's girl diver. Miss Frances keBaker. is regarded as a protege by all .the sailors of the Great Lakes. says a-a Detroit dispatch to the New York n- World. She is twenty-one years of age and has laid up a comfortable es bank account by followinghrhz 2dadu aln.Her first professional n work was when she raised'.$1,f000 lworth of copper from the ship W. H. es Stevens, which sank in eighty feet of Kwater in Lake Erie several years ago. Miss Baker's father, Capt. H. V. oBaker, was a captain of divers, and from the first time she was allowed to ngo down to the river alone, she used to watch her father's wreeking ship Sleave the doc-k and longed to go with d-him. The ambition to become a div e er matured in her as she girew older, he and she deplored the fa.te which had ;e- condemned her to be a girl. or At last her desire to become a diver ce over me the ob.jection of her friends, :e- and she began making- wreeking trips ewith her father, and soon became his minspearab)le compilanion. She made a study of the machinery connected >le with diving, and in time learned to -command the wa cking boat with ng j ireat skill and assurance. ed Her first descent was in Lake Hu h ron,p where a big wooden b)arge had ed gone down, and before the wrecking "steamer har" :-eached the spot where w the barge h:l sunk, the mewner spoke at to Miss Baker. regrettin-Z the l as of r-a diamond ring which wvat in the cab t.h in. ed Min Baker i.mmediaitely offered to he irec.over it for him, as she had been to planninw for some time to make her re first desc-ent upon the first favorable all opportunity. When everything was r- ade ready for her to descend. her s' own father manned the compressed ad air apparatus. which meant life or d-death to her, as she calmly walked as down the.ship's ladder and without a ir- moment's hesitation disappeared un Ider the water. ok In describing the sensations of the he initial trip she said that the feeling ar at the outset was as it some great .cre:ture with a thousand arms was to pri- her cently but firmly on all si-es, nd na if in a few minutes herj 'il i W1c 1 %vo ulil be (l."t off (lIfillel. % lli SIRI WZiI il ' 1*('1 l L'Fi- t ielied. alL e(Ill if te baVli d ll Imille 1elld) b iire hl-i. lI ha< a stiralig("e feelitii I1 buoyal-vy all(I tile txwenty pinds lif lead(I alidellied to her feet Seeme( lit) lIea Vie i li lea I lier , (Ie. a,: sie followed her eompalion to the walls of the sunken ship, and with his aid, elimbed over them. At this point she experienced severe pains in her head and felt as if her nose was going to bleed, but. still un daunted, she reached the ca.bin of the barge, where she entered, and, with the aid of the electric light at her belt. sought out the corner of the cabin which contained a small stand, upon wich was the tiny box containing the much desired diamond ring. In her haste to reach it she stum bled and fell, and for the moment was consumed by a terrible fear, as the pressure of the water, together with breathing the compressed air, ad now become almost overpowering, but she quickly gained her self-con trol, and with the box in her and re turned to the deck of the wreeker. As a reward for this exploit Miss Baker w* presented with the dia mond ring she had recovered, and it is now in her possession. The ring marked the beginning of her fortune, as she had proved that she could live nder the water, and to be able to do this means that a person is worth anywheie from $50 to $200 a day to a wrecking company. As ninety-nine out of every one hun red men who descend into the wa ters of the lakes will in a few minutes begin to suffer from blc .ding at the nose, head-splittin! pains, and suffo CItion, that is why all good divers from one end of the Great Lakes to the other may be counted on one's fingers and toes. Mother. No sweeter woman ever trod the earth THAN mother! A flower of sweetness, to her soul at birth Hands of her infants clung with lbab3 grace, And. little eyes looked up into hei face And little lips of love in childhood bliss Felt the soft roseleaf of her veivel kiss; With happiness too much for tongue to tell. They wandered trustful in her beaut. eotus spell! No gentler spirit ever dwelt with mer THAN mother! Bringing the old times sweetness hael a':amn. W\ith' ch1anu .a raturec. piaties er o.ntrol, Noi nder courage in a stronger sdl Serev above disaster and content Wi:I the sweet love she gathered as she went From those Who draw about her dag by day In the .ealm beauty of her mothei-~ way! No sweeter name, no sweeter spell o1 life THAN mother! Down the dark valley of the years o: strife, 0 mother, mother, we go our way As men found fighting where tlie light nings play, Look back with longing to your arm of old. And dream the dreaming of thei sweet enfold. And know your goodness, and ar glad to creep On the solf pillow of your breast t sleep! I have an exce one can put it c Sapolin Floor P4 Sapolin Furnitu: Star Enamel. Aluminum Enan Gold Enamel. Wire Screen En; Try alO0 cent ca Males' B WE WA TO CO that while we sell goods is always first considere of shoes for 75 cents or it must be the best pair ey will buy. . . . New Lawns, Etc. Just received, 50 pieces colored Muslin worth 12c. at special for Saturday and Monday, 9c. yd. 5 pieces Brown Linen at ioc. yd. 10 pieces Brown Linen worth 20c. . at special 15c. yard. 3 pieces Brown Linen worth 25C., full 30 in. wide at 20C. yd. Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Quilts. Etc. 40 doz. hem stitched Sheets, full size worth $1.oo. at special 75c. each. 125 doz. Pillow Cases worth 12Yc. at special 6 pairs f r Si.oo. Light and dark Percales for Shirts, Shirt Waists, etc., cheaper than you can buy them 1 elsewhere. , Clothing! Clothing! At cost, for reason, our store room is too small to carry any goods from one season to another. We will sell all spring and summer Clothing and low cut Shoes at or about first cost. Shirts! Shirts! 25 d6z. Coat Shirts worth 75c. and $1.oo, at special 49c. the -Shirt. By the doz. $5.75. All $i.oo Shirts at 85c. each. Undershirts from 25C. up. 5 gross Men's Washable Ties at special 5 for $1.0o0 NOTICE-This store si If you vyil-l pay for got your rnoney, will be ref0 TH E BE E. L. Bai a alld it for less, Modest ohinese. "Plenty of A. The following is a literal transla- men) know my: tion of a Chinese ink maker's adver- er cheated-they tisement, and is a fairly g;ood example a good name. I n of the "puff direet:'' - f HIeaven' and 'At the shop Tae-shing (prosperous the empire. in the extreme)-very good ink, fine ! "As the roar fine! Ancient shop, great-grandfather, ________ fthisr,k finead hard, very hard; Capital '$50 picked with- care, selected with at tenion. I sell very good ink, prime eost is very. This ink is hhavy; so is make it fokr the sake of accumulating base eoin and cheat, while I make it only for a name. lent Polish. Any lish. e Polish. an e }el is prepared tc 1at legal rates. or for other p amel.positors of coi oo~ Sore.Intere JNO. M. KII NT YOU NSIDER very cheap, that quality d with us. If it is a pair a pair of shoes for $5.00 that that amount of mon U I it 53 Fall Shoes Coming In. We are agents for six of the best factory made Shoes on the market. i,oo pairs Dean's second Brogans, worth $1.75 a leader at $1.25 the pair. These were shipped ten days ago, but haven't come in yet. Ladies' coarse or work Shoes, wade by Wolf Bros., Columbus, Ohio. Every pair guaranteed, worth $2.50, special $1.98 the pair. One pair will last all season, cheaper than two $1.50 pairs. We also handle this line in Boys', Misses and Children's. Look at this line before you buy your fall Shoes. We are also agents for the Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes for Boys and Girls, G. H. Gerber's Shoes for Children, T. B. Barry's finer Shoes for Men, the Brown Shoe Co.'s Shoes fr ,Men, Ladies and Children, John Michel's special $3-oo and $3.50 Shoes for Men. We bandle only fac tbry made Shoes and sell them for less. All, low cut Shoes and Oxfords at cost. 1986 pairs Men's Odd Pants to close at less than you can buy them elsewhere. Ladies' Skirts. 427 Ladies' Skirts in all the new cloths from 98c. each to $7.-50 7 bolts 25c. Matting left, to close at $5.5o the roll. - Coats' Spool cotton 5c. spool. 8 balls good Sewing Cotton for 5e mAs goods for cash only. )dS and not satisfactory nled. CE HIVE. les, Propi -Kwan-tsaes (gentle- f to every place, so does the fame of uk-my family nev- jthe 'dragon's jewel' (meaning his have always borne ink.) Come, all A-Kwan-tsaes (gen ake ink for the 'Son tiemen), corbe to my shop and see the all the mandarins in sign Tea-shing at the side of the1 door.. It is Season-'hwuy street (small wat of the tiger extends er -street) outside the south gate." 000000 S.urplus$54,924.38 Deposits $324,552.84. geM ERCIAL DANK of Newberry, S. C., mergency you may need a little money.. The Commercial Bank loan reasonable sums on acceptabie, collateral If you need money to pay or discount your bills urposes come to the bank and talk it over. De rse receive the preference. st Paid in Savings Department. he Bank for your Savings."' ~ARD, Pres. 0. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. . Y. McFALL C snhier.