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*WW;- AS THE TALE WAS TOLD By HOWARD MARCUS STRONG Copurifjht, 1902, bn Hr ward Marcus Strong N AUTICAL nomenclature has al ways possessed for me an un accountable attraction. As It is a harmless and inexpensive whim I have humored it to the extent of ornamenting my rather extensive vocabulary with such terms as “splice the main brace” and “half s eas over.” As a matter of fact, I never saw a bark, brig, sloop, ship, schooner or smack in my life, and I could not, no matter how great the necessity, ideu- tify a binnacle, capstan or spanker t>ootn. Notwithstanding, I can tell a sea story that introduces in their prop er places a hull, a bowsprit and a main crosstree. My intimate friends know this story by heart, but never tire of hearing me recount it. They aver that I saturate it with all the realism of a transatlan tic voyage, and if 1 but keep the vessel rising and falling a moment too long in the trough of the sea many are af fected with all the symptoms of mal- fle-mor. When strangers are.present during a recital of the story I frequently try to abridge it, disliking to cast a gloom over the company. But the moment my friends perceive that I am minded to scuttle the ship and send all to the bottom in forty fathoms of water they cry out: “And how many of the crew escaped on the metallic life raft with the Ger man passenger?” Then I know that the fourteen hide ous days beneath a tropical sun with only a gill of water in the cask and a ship’s biscuit in the passenger's pocket, the thirteen delirious nights, with mad dening dreams of bubbling fountains and tx>untiful banquets, all must be gone through with. Though my own throat grows sympathetically dry and my lips are ready to crack open at the thought of the driving salt spray, still must the daily lots be drawn and the j horizon scanned in vain for a passing sail. Those who have never told a sea sto ry cannot appreciate the accompanying strain upon the raconteur’s nerves. Having all the natural endowments of a great actor, I unconsciously put my whole soul into the scene and suffer pang for pang with each member of the ill fated crew. By the time the Glouces ter whaler removes from tin* metallic life raft the remains of the crew (the first mate’s thigh bone) and the de mented German passenger I am in al most the same condition as the single survivor. Upon several occasions I have gone so far as to represent my self as being this same unfortunate in dividual. my Teutonic cast of counte nance materially aiding the deception. In order that my position in the af fair of honor with the French admiral “I HAVE LIVED THKOUGH IT.’’ may be clearly understood it will b« necessary for me to confess that the sea story has grown from recital to re cital. To be candid, it has progressed from the collision of an Ohio river tow boat with a bridge pier to the highly dramatic account of an ill omened ves sel which set sail on Feb. 13 without a rat in the hold and the water in the well only kept down to bilge depth by the constant action of the steam siphon. Every one will understand that this deft perversion of facts had ns its only object the entertainment of others. My wife was always sure of a treat for her guests, no matter how unexpectedly they might arrive. The piano might be out of tune, the phonograph records ruined or the plngpong balls lost, but my wife had only to launch the conver sation into the well worn ways <>f ocean travel, and then she was free to devote her mind to the serious problem of pre paring a presentable repast from the remains of a previous meal. On more than one occasion my graphic descrip tion of the agonizing pains of slow star vation has created such an appetite in the minds, or, rather, in the digestive apparatus, of my auditors that they subsequently devoured manipulated mutton under the pleasing impression that they were dining on chicken cro quettes. It is perhaps needless to state that the fame of my sea story spread be yond the coniines of my own home. The marine word painting was all the more appreciated because of the geo graphical location of our inland city. At the club they were never tired of listening to the lapping of the waves against the corrugated sides of the me tallic life raft. Give me three minutes’ start, they said, with a spanking breeze abaft the mizzen, and it was bowsprits to belaying pins that Clark Bussell could not overhaul me in an evening’s time. Whenever a guest of distinction was present at the club my sea story was expected as a matter of course. Upon such occasions I would make the wind roar through the rigging and the an chor chain rattle through the hawse hole. Every time the vessel careened I would bury her rail under a breaker, and then, as she righted herself, you could fairly hear the water gurgling out through the scuppers. But to return to the French admiral and the affair of honor which has been town talk for a fortnight. Personally I have done everything possible to quiet the wild rumors regarding the encounter in the banquet hall, but they reoccur so persistently and are so grossly distorted that I feel forced to a plain statement of facts. It seems that the fellow had been foisted upon the club by an obscure member named Drlggs. For two even ings this obtrusive Frenchman had mo nopolized the general conversation and wearied the members with verbose ac counts of alleged adventures in five quarters of the globe. On the third night Bradlee was delegated by the long suffering ones to wait upon me and demand my immediate presence on penalty. “You see,” he explained, “it is a mat ter of self preservation. This French admiral is making life a burden for us. Because we happen to be stranded a thousand miles from salt water be im agines us capable of swallowing his three masted lies. You must comedown and make him take water. Just heave to in the offing until he gets well under way and then cut him out. Crowd on all sail and give him a run for his mon ey. When you have overhauled him bring every gun to bear and squirt a broadside of gloom into his most vul nerable parts. You are the only man in the state that is qualified to throw the grapples into his rigging and board him on equal terms. Remember, there is to Ik* no quarter. Make him strike his colors or send him to tin* bottom. Of course my words are only figura tive, but you can doubtless follow the main drift of my remarks.” Now, I leave it to the most cold blooded if any one could withstand such an appeal as that. No man of honor could hang back and see his fel low countrymen put to shame by a for eign invader. Besides, there was every indication of sport equal to an interna tional yacht race or a naval duel be tween two first class men-of-war. “Lead on,” I said; "this night will I deliver you from the jaw of the ene my.” When we eventually arrived at the club the Frenchman had already hoist ed his mainsail and was heading for open water. At my entrance every one smiled save the admiral. He held to his course and minded not the secret signals which passed between the mem bers. If I remember correctly he was loaded with rum and teakwood and had half the crew down with scurvy. I waited until he had drifted for three days, without a cloud in the sky and the sea like a huge shield of burnished brass. Then Bradlee gave me the wink. “And no one,” I said, “can better ap preciate such a situation than myself. I have lived through it day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. On Feb. 13”- Just then the Frenchman made a noise in his little black beard which Bounded like the explosion of a wet firecracker. He cleared his throat, he stamped his foot, he said things which are fortunately untranslatable. It was all to no purpose. By that time I was In latitude 50 degrees and some min utes, and the most terrible storm which had ever visited the southern hemisphere had just sheared off our masts like so many pipestems. Seeing that he was clearly outclassed, the ad miral relapsed into an armchair and never again opened his lips until the crew of the Gloucester whaler pulled the German passenger off the metallic life raft and threw the first mate’s thigh bone to the sharks. Then the little man sprang up. “Yer’ good,” he cried approvingly— “ver’ good and absolute true! But you mistake in this—ze passenger was French, not German.” Drlggs laughed boisterously. AVew of the members joint'd in his ill timed mirth. But I still had a round shot left in my locker. “You are laboring under a delusion, sir,” I replied, without so much as glancing In his direction. “There is no question as to the passenger’s nation ality. I was that passenger.” Upon this the Frenchman whipped out an official looking document, all covered with seals and red tape and scrawly writing. "Gentlemen,” said he, with forced calmness, “will you have the benevo lence to rend of such?” Drlggs took the parchment, which was all in French, and gave a free translation of Its contents. The whole thing might have been and doubtless was a transcript from my own story. , It certified that the admiral was the sole survivor rescued from the metallic life raft by the Gloucester whaler and wa> bucked up by the affidavits of the captain and half the crew. Most men would have gone down under such a blow as that, but 1 am made of sterner stuff. “Really,” I laughed, “you are going to a great deal of trouble to make your self ridiculous. Joking aside, there nev er was such a passenger. The whole story is fictitious.” Events followed one another quite rapidly during the next few moments, and I am unable to saj r who first intro duced the word “liar” into the conver sation. There were a great hubbub and overturning of chairs and interposing of mutual friends, while all the time the Frenchman kept yelling “Zatees- vaction!” at the top of his voice. I am a peaceable man and cannot yet understand how I permitted myself to bo dragged into a duel with the admi ral. My first clear conception of the sit uation came when I was left standing alone in one end of the large banquet hall with a revolver tightly grasped in one hand. At the other end of the room JF CUFTON MILLS IN OOO© SHAPE. Directors Issue Statement as to Losses by Recent Storm. Spartanburg, S. C., June 24.—The board of directors of the Clifton Man ufacturing company has issued an im portant circular to the stockholders re lating to the recent disaster along the hanks of Pacelot river. The circular sets forth succinctly the losses and present condition of the company, and contains ffiuch of impor tance jast at this juncture. The loss on Mills Nos. 1 and 2 is placed at $300,000, and when these mills are repaired the company will have in operation 50,000 spindles. The circular in part contains the following: “Four warehouses at Mill No. 2, with 1,794 bales of cotton, have been lost. This will prove almost a to tal loss. What we most deplore hav- ing to report is the loss of life caused by 60 cottages having been carried away by the raging torrent before some of the inmates were able to es cape. "After a careful inspection of the property as it now stands we are in dined to think it is worth fully $1,000.- 000 to its stockholders, which will serve as a good basis on which to renovate and reconstruct the entire plant in time. Besides, as we were most fc rtunate in saving about 9,000' baies of cotton, and as no manufactur ed goods were lost, we have in our possession quick assets which can be converted into cash at once, more than sufficient to cover all of our present in debtedness.” The board of directors of the D. E. Converse company have rescinded the forthcoming dividend, payable In July, upon the capital stock of the company The total loss at Glendale was $453,000 The present capital stock of the com pany is $300,000, but after July 1 th« capital stock will be $500,000. The new Glendale mill has been completed with its 20,000 spindles and correspond ing equipment of draper looms. The cost per spindle in the new mill was $23.59, which it is said, cannot b* boat by any mill in the south. Kept Identity Hidden. New York, June 24.—‘Prince George of Bavaria, grandson of Emperor FYana Josef of Austria, has been seeing the United States and has sailed for home. Under the title of “Count of Wlurtem burg” he successfully hid his identity here until a few hours before sailing “We have heal'd muen in Europe ol your American invasion hut,” he said, “I had not realized what tremendous resources there are in this country. It is marvelous, especially the energy one sees every where. Bavaria. I be lieve. supplies the America with mor« musicians than commercial products, but we hope in time to remedy that.” Tells Sensational Stery. Chicago. June 24.—Dured from St Louis to San Francisco by a man who pretended to love her. then drugged, robbe.l of $7,000 and abandoned, is the substance of a story told by Mrs. Ju lia Klein, of St. Ixmls, who has just cause! the arrest of Charles Marco Marco is a well educated Hungarian, who Is married and lives In Chicago He declares that he Is innocent. The Proper Miaalle. Judge—And what did you do to curb his passion? Prisoner—Hit him with a piece of curbstone.—Town and County. Sixty-one million out of the 121,000 - 000 acres which make up Spain’s arti. are mountain and waste land. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don’t Know it. How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours: a , sediment or set- ~ tling indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid neys: if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by mail, address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tlon reading this generous offer in this paper, Home of Swamp-Root. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION “WHO 18 HORT?" was the admiral, similarly equipped. Strangely enough, I remember smiling to myself at the voluminousness of his white duck trousers. Drlggs, who was acting as master of ceremonies, had stationed himself mid way between us, his back to the great open fireplace. Unconsciously I noted that the ashes of a dead fire still lit tered the hearth. “After I leave the room,” Drlggs was saying, “the fights will be extinguished, and that will be your signal to com mence firing. You each have five rounds. When your ammunition is ex hausted we will turn on the lights and attend to your injuries.” lie moved quickly to the door, and the next moment we were in total dark ness. The full horror of the situation can not be expressed in words. Like a drowning man, I lived a lifetime In a few moments. The darkness seemed to crush me. I gasped for breath. My hands grew cold, and drops of moisture trickled down between my shoulders. I am not a coward and did not fear being shot at. It was the possibility of becoming a murderer that unmanned me. I dared not discharge my pistol at random lest a human soul be launched into eternity. At that Instant a brilliant Idea darted Into my mind. I acted upon it at once and with noiseless step crossed the hall obliquely until my hand encountered the rough stone mantel. Then, stoop ing down, I advanced the muzzle of the revolver into the yawning fireplace and pulled the trigger five times In rapid succession, secure in the thought that no harm could follow such an action. The flash of each discharge was com pletely hidden and the reports strange ly muffled, but the unearthly yells which burst from the chimney could have been heard for a mile. A rapidly moving body hurled Itself into my arms and bore me to the floor. The lights came on, and the members rushed In, with frightened faces. “Who Is hurt?” cried Drlggs, drag ging the admiral and myself to an up right position. “Mon Dleu!” walled the Frenchman. “I have been murdered! For safety I ascend a flue, and sat monster direct his fire up «* leg of my taloon.” "But they were oi..j blank car tridges.” Drlggs protested. “The whole thing was a Joke.” “You call zat a Joke?” demanded the admiral, at the same time exhibiting a badly scorched calf. “I did not know that our friend was such a fire eater that he would chase you up the chimney for the sake of a shot,” explained Drlggs. “It seems to have hoei»the bite of the lamb.” “It is best,” said I, disliking his met aphor, “not to wake the sleeping lion.” Many Millions Donated to Founding of Libraries, Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 24.—A re port submitted to the annual meeting of the American Library association, now in session here, shows that $11),- 306.400 was donated to the founding oi libraries in the year ending May 31. The report includes gifts of $800 oi more, of 250 volumes and upward, and such other gifts, miscellaneous in their character, as seems specially noteworthy. Of this amount $715,801! were given for general endowment funds; $86,700 for building sites; $6,679,000 for building from Andrew Carnegie, $1,250,988 from various don ors; $108,000 for the establishment ol book funds; $10 l l,600 for the purchase of books and $1,363,400 for purposes, the object of which was not stated. Men aod Women who are in need of the beet medical treat ment should not fail to consult Dr. Hatha way at once, as he is recognized as the leading and most suc cessful specialist. You are safe in placing your case in his hands, as he is the longest established and has the best rep utation. 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Final Discharge, Notice is hereby given that I will ap ply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Cherokee county, S. C., at his office at the Court House Friday, July ruth, next at 10 o’clock a. m., fora final settle ment and discharge as Administratrix of the estate of W. W. Lavender, deceased. All persons holding claims against said estate w ill present them on or before said date or forever be haired. [Mrs. V. L. Lavender, Admx. Estate of W. W. Lavender, deceased. Published in Gaffney, (S. C.,) Ledger June 12, 19, 26 and July 3rd 1903, Notice. The stockholders of the Blacksburg Spin ning and Knitting Mill are requested to meet at the City Hall. 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