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' DEATH RECALLS FAMOUS DUEL Grandson of "Dan" O'Connel! Used to . Toll of "Liberator's" Meeting With D'Esterro. Mr. Daniel O'Connell, grandson of the "Liberator," died a few days ago tt his residence, Darrynane abbey, Waterville, Ireland, in his eighty-fourth year. He was a magistrate and dep * uty lieutenant for County Kerry, and served the office of high sheriff in 1860. A Dublin gentleman has an interesting picture of the late Mr. O'Connell holding the pistol which his grandfather used in a famous duel. The following description of the encounter is taken from his own description: f "In a speech at a Catholic meeting on January 24, 1815, the 'Liberator' referred to the Orange corporation of Dublin as a 'beggarly corporation.' D'Esterre, a member of the corporation and a well-known shot with pistols, demanded an explanation, which was refused. "After consulting his friends, D'Esterre paraded the streets for two days with the avowed intention of horseWhipping O'Cotinell. The two, however, did not meet and finally D'Esterre sent Sir Edward Stanley with a message demanding an explanation. O'Connell referred Sir Edward to Ma- j x *?r MacNamarra, a Protestant gentle- j man cjf County Clare, who refused to give any explanation, whereupon Sir ! Edward Stanley delivered a challenge, which was accepted, and half-past three that afternoon, at Bishop's court, i County Kildare, four or five miles from Naas, on the road to Dublin, was fixed ' j tor the meeting;. . "They met accordingly and fired to- gether, by signal. D'Esterre's bullet went wide. O'Connell aimed low, Intending to hit D'Esterre in the leg, but actually did so In the groin. The bullet went through, penetrating the bladder, and came out at the back, inflictfng a mortal wound. D'Esterre lived \ tor two days only. i 'The pistols used by the 'Liberator' were given him by an English officer, quartered in Dublin, to whom he had done a kindness, and who, when giving them, said, as a proof of their goodness, that they had already killed ten j men. 'They are a pair of 'Rigby's Particulars,' and Mr. O'Connell often shot at a mark with them, and found them to be very good and accurate. ."D'Esterre's daughter married Lieutenant Roberts of the British royal navy, who commanded the Sirius, the first vessel to go from Cork to America (Boston) under her own steam, and subsequently the President, which was lost with all on board, on the way from New York to Liverpool." Way of "Parlor Socialist*. When Philadelphia shall have com j a pleted Its great unaergrouuu auu ei treated railway system and also paid j for the immense Delaware front improvements, the city debt per person ; will be around $100. S* But in some German cities like Frankfort and Munich, where socialistic ideas ruled before the war, the municipal debts were over six times that amount, writes "Girard" in the Philadelphia Press. The parlor socialist is a great chap for devising ways to take money out of other people's pockets, but a dead failure at suggesting a method of putting money in your pocket. One who worked with and knew him well tells me a favorite remark of Maj. Luther Bent was this: "My board of directors is a board that I direct" Were the veteran major alive today and operating a big plant he would discover that some sort of a commission rooted in politics would really direct his directors as well as himself. Pay of British Flyers Raised. Particulars of the new scale 6f pay for officers holding permanent or short service commissions in the reconstituted British air force have been made * known by the air ministry. A uniform i system of rates for all branches (with title exception of certain specialist services) has been adopted, the pay ranging from five shillings per day, for a cadet, to ?7 for a general. The rates, it Is explained, have been fixed with reference to the present high cost of living, and it has been decided that 20 per cent of the pay and retired pay will be considered as dne thereto, and will be subject, after five years, to change, either upward or i downward, according as the cost of living rises or falls. Subsequently revisions will be made at three yearly Intervals on the basis of board of trade flood prices. The H. C. of L. in Mexico. In the past nine years the cost of living in Mexico has shown an average increase of 212 per cent, according to figures recently made public by the department of industry, labor and commerce, an Associated Press dls.patch from Mexico City says. Several ataples have greatly increased. Lard has advanced 525 per cent in price; sugar, 283 per cent, and eggs, 266 per cent w ooten raoncs nuw wsi n l yci more than in 1910; cotton goods 300 per cent more and shoes 166 per cent ; more. House rents have increased 140 per cent, trolley fares 66 per cent and railroad fares 20 per cent. Natives' shoes cost $4.50 a pair in 1910. Today they are $12 a pair. Taken for Beggar. One day I was walking through the park and I stopped and asked a man for the time. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a dime. That Certainly did make me feel like two cents. I looked at him and said: "I granted the time, please."?Exchange, AWAKES FROM LONG SLEEP Little Town of Koenigstein Has ft Brief Resumption of Military Glory of the Past. On the great main route between Frankfott and Cologne, the iittle town of. Koenigstein has enjoyed an nnU8ual, though not unprecedented, military importance this summer, owing to the fact that General Mangin has made it his headquarters. The destruction oi* its fortress, the building of railways and steamships for the Rhine, all these had shorn Koenigstein of its one-time importance, and during the last 130 years, but for the bustle and laughter of the periodic holiday-maker, the little town seems to have falkn asleep. Through gently, risiusr and falling country, past gar dens which are a colored tangle of climbing geraniums and other flowers, the traveler comes upon Koenigstein. And instantly his attention is arrested by the great ruin, silent, misshapen, upon the hill, forcing upon the present, inexorably, the memory of the past. Here owing to the treachery of one of his messengers, the French general, Meunier, surrendered to the Prussians in 1792; here the French returned four years later in triumph, only shortly after to destroy and then abandon their little city encompassed by its powerful walls, lest the approaching enemy should once more intrench himself there. Today, in times of peace, a great French soldier walks beneath the shadow of the fortress, while his men in their picturesque azure uniforms, climb inconsequently about its shattered terraces and through its broken doorways. HELPING FRANCE TO REBUILD Ca(ifornian8 Responsible for the Erection of Model Village in the nAuaetatf>H Reoion. Anyone acquainted with the marvelous recuperative energy of France will hardly be surprised at the pace with which she Is rebuilding her waste places and desolate heritages. Less than two years ago, along the banks of the Marne, all was ruin and desolation; where once had been thriving villages, not one brick stood upon another. .Today, houses amidst their neatly planted gardens are springing up everywhere, and the peasant is to be seen once more serenely at work in the fields as though during these past years he had known no other setting for his labors than this silent, peaceful countryside. One thing he has gained from this destruction and building up again. The dark, incommodious, often dilapidated home of the past has been replaced by a comfortable up-to-date dwelling. Among the most remarkable of these postbellum French villages is one in the department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, which has been wholly rebuilt under the superintendence of Californian women, architects and designers. An ideal model village, artistic, orderly, practical in its extreme simplicity, this little homestead is held In great esteem by its inhabitants, who are determined to prove themselves worthy of so attractive a setting. Going "On High" in a Fliwer. Going to heaven "on high" in a flivver has come to be a fact rainer than mere fancy. At least the feat has been attempted in effigy. This curious ceremony took place recently in Tientsin, China, says the Kansas City Star. It is a custom among the rich in China to burn# various effigies at the funeral ceremonies. The effigies represent every manner of thing from animals to tables loaded with money. When the wealthy Mr. Li died the family ordered an imitation of his car burned at his grave. The effigy, which was constructed in detail, with Chinese paper and reed and bamboo frames, was carried through the streets for more than three miles to the grave side. The effigial auto, upholstering, tires, and even the effigial driver, were consumed by the blaze in a few minutes. New Minister." The new minister, who was rather young, and five-year-old Marian became great friends at sight. And Marian was not impressed much by his ministerial dignity even at church. The other Sunday when he went home with them for dinner she was delighted. The little girl from next door came over to see the visitor. "He's the minister at your church?isn't he?" she aeacu. Very decisively Marian shook her head. "Oh, no* he's jnst a nice boy, who sometimes comes to our house and eats a whole lot and sometimes goes to our church and talks a little bit," was the reply. ? Indianapolis News. Country's Leather Industry. The leather industry ranks as the third greatest manufacturing Industry in the United States. According to the census of manufacturers for 1914, about 250,000 persons are engaged in the leather industry of the United States, some 55,936 of whom are in the tanning and leather trades, the remainder being principally shoemakers and harness makers. First Principles. "What's your theory of collective bargaining?" "Seems to rae," replied Farmer Corntossel, "pretty much like the plain, old-fashioned lawsuit The side that ltfn get the smartest legal talent to represent it is mighty liablf to get tbi beat of the deal". I ^?|| 1 Storage Battery W lllard SERVICE STATION SERVICE FIRST ADVICE SECOND SALES THIRD THERE'S OUR POLICY IN A NUTSHELL. TTTl I 1 I X ij'irst?wnen tne customer comes m, una out what HE wants. Give liim satisfaction at the lowest charge consistent with a good, thorough job. Second?Tell him how to prevent battery trouble. We're not anxious to repair his battery, except to make it last longer. Third?When he really needs a new battery we I a * want him to buy it froni us, naturally, and to buy a Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation?because that battery will last longer and give him less occasion for expense on repairs than any other batterv he can buv. Come in and find out the wonderful service records nf Willard 'Ra.tt.eries with Threaded Rubber Insulation. Faulkner Electric Service Company We test, repair and recharge storage batteries and always carry a full supply of battery parts, new batteries and rental batteries for all makes of cars. I. iou iveea g?amw Take a good look at your old, soil- I ed strarw "Bonnet" and then come B take a peep at our good looking new 1 fall "lids." You will find just the hat you want at a price you can afford to pay. Our new fall furnishings are here also?Shirts, Ties, Hose, Underwear, and everything you need to make yon a well dressed man on good terms with himself. Prices? Just as low as can be put on good quality. H C Fnllf fn I BAMBERG, S. C. I {At Last!! f : f f f X t T f : APTP.R SO LONG A TIME WE HAVE SE % CURED THE SERVICES OF A FIRSS-CLASS % WATCHMAKER AND ARE PREPARED TO X DO YOUR WORK PROMPTLY. X NO MORE LONG WAITS. x x |REK JEWELRY STORE I BAMBERG, S. C. <* Figaro Liquid Smoke Get Your Supply From PHONE 15 m tv 1 Iom JJucker bamberg, s. c. I smile | 1 Is a Shave / MB\K ^yA \ worth WeCanMakeYourShavingEasier Shaving in the modern way?with modem utensils?is a real pleasure rather than a nuisance. However, even some of the latest shaving devices are not a big improvement over the old. But we are in position to Know which are the most worthy, as we have had an opportunity to investigate them alL We tender you a most hearty invitation to inspect our worthy assortment of razorsstrops?hones?blades?brushes?soaps in all forms?soothing ointments?etc. _____ * Mack's Drug Store BAMBERG, S. C. . WRIGLEYS 5c a package before the war i * 5 c a package daring the war 9 5c a paatase i NOW THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! S - ? ?