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x -y- . ^ "" ^ I .^jp^ * ' V - , j ._ ii[ MMMiMilrt^nnBri ' .v'* ?* "'. i..- ?** IN THE TOWN OF UNION f TT^eSF* ML ^ ~M~ T *T^ T *TT 4?*^'T TT "1? M~ ~K 1 OUTSIDE OF THE CITY Five Cotton Mills, one Knitting ' I -V*. ,./p- *| 9L J I I /I I J ^ ' Thrcs Cotton Mills, one Knitting Mill and Dye Plant, one Oil Mill, H? i . ^ J I m/l B-4 Mill, another building, Gold Minfour FurnitureManufacturing Con- MA M m W 1 . ing, Famous Mineral Springs. agO&K. X I I I'j r, .TlArln A X if A JLLi kJt Taxable value in and out of town tjgbts, Population 7,000. m . . . V"' *?,w *5,000,000. TGl.LW. SO 28. ~ VONION, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, .JULY 10. 1901!. #1.0(1 A VP.ar i WHEN Kl> I WAS IN Or, The ?bre Story of Charles Brand i flr Happening In the* Reign of His J X lUwrktm and Rendered lnt? S By EDWIN CASKOD v-V THE CA8KODBN8. BRTBte Caskodene tnke prent pride IWT 1*? our ancestry. Some per Ml sons. I know, hoJd all tbnt to % !r be totally uif-Solomonllke ami t)? height of yanlty, but they , usually $ncestors of whom to ho proud. The man wftrTcfiVos not know who his great-grandfather was natu rauy enougn would not on re what be was. The Cnskodens have pride of ancestry because they know both who and what. We have a right to be proud, for there is an unbroken male line from Wll7>nm the Conqueror down to the peer-ent time. In this lineal list are fourteen borons?the title lapsed when ChArlos I. fell?twelve Knights of the Garter and forty-seven Knights of the E&th and other orders. A. Cnskoden distinguished himself by gallant service under the great Norman and was given rich English lands and a fair Saxon bride, albeit an unwilling one, ' as his reward. With this fair, unwlll-, lng Saxon bride and her long plait of fellow hair goes a very pretty, pathetic , rthry, which I may tell you at some fu tore ttuie If you take Mildly to this. A Cnskoden was seneschal to William ltufus and sat at the rich, half bar-' baric banquets in the first great hull. ' Still another was one of the doughty varvu* who wresiea rrom John the groat charter, England's declaration of liMloi>endencc; another was high in the . ?>?"clls of Henry V. I have omitted one whom I should not fall to mention, Artjodlkn Cn3koden, who was a member of the dunce parliament of Henry IV., so called because thcro were no lawyers in it. trtie that in the time of Edward omble sort?he was a goldsmith, and pis guild, as you know, were the bankers and International clearance house fPF people, kbigs nnd nobles. k'pw, it hns been the custom of the Caskodens for centuries to keep a record of events as they have happened, hpth private and public. Some are In the fppu pf diaries and journals, like thoeo pf Pepys nnd Evelyn; others in letters, l|ke the Pastops'; pthers.qgnln.ip verse pud pong, llkp Chapter's and the Water Poet's, and still others |n the more pretentions form of juepiojr and chronicle. These records we always have kept Jealously within our family, thinking it vulgar, like the Pastons, to submit our private affairs to public gate. There can. however, be no reason why those pnrts treating solely or outsiue matters should he so carefully guarded, and I have determined to choose for publication such portions as do not divulge family secrets or skeletons, and Which really redound to family honor. For this occasion I have selected from the memoir of my worthy ancestor and namesake, Sir Edwin Caskoden, grandson of the goldsmith and master _ of the dance to Henry VIII., the story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, Sister to the king. This story Is so well known to the ptndcnt of English history that I fear Its repetition will luck that zest which attends the development of an Unforeseen denouement, but it is of so great Interest and Is so full In Its sweet, fierce manifestation of the on$ thing Insoluble by time?love?that 1 will nevertheless rewrite It from old Sir Edwin's BMmoir. ! CHAPTER |. TIIF, I>Up|.. gjJ\T sometimes happens, Sir Bdsffil J[ I win says, that when a woman HjSsSl wl" sl|c won't, and wheu she HfiKl won't she will, but usually in UtTTnd ftje adage holds good. That sentence rosy uot I>o luminous with meaning, but I will give you nn illustration. \ I think It was In the spring of 1509? at any rate, soon after the death of the Modern Solomon, as Queen Catherine called her old father-in-law, the Into King Henry VII.?that his august roaj oaty Henry VIII., "the vndubltate flower and very Helre of 1>oth the sayd Linages," came to the throne of England and tendered me the honorable position . of master of the dance at bis sumptu4ous court. i As to "worldly goods," as some of ' the new religionists call wenltli, I wai cry comfortably off, having Inherited from my father, one of the counselors of Henry VII., a very competent fortune Indeed. IIow my worthy fathci contrived to save from the greedy ? hand of that rich old miser so great n fortune I am sure I cannot tell. lie was the only man of my knowledge who did It, for the old king had a react as long as the kingdom, and, upon on< as ^ IIGHTHOOD j FLOWER i w' | Ion and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and * August Majesty King Henry the Eighth 4 i > Modern English From Sir Edwin 2 en's Memoir 4 EN ^[CHARLES MAJOR] i l/thf Ihiiteii-.MrrrlllCnmponii t IFW1^ WfllFltriffllFirTtFW wllFi i pretext or nuotucr, appropriated , lilmsolf everything on which he cou lay his hands. My father, howevt was himself pretty shrewd in mom matters, having inherited along wl his fortune a rare knack at keeping : His father was a goldsmith in the tin of King Edward nnd enjoyed the mar ed favor of that puissant prince. ' l.eing thus in a position of affluenc I cured nothing for the fact that lltt or no emolument went with the otflc , It was the honor which delighted m< Hesldcs, I was thereby an innuitc ^ me king's palace nnil brought luto Ii llniato relations with the court, an< nbovo all, with the finest Indies of th land?the best company a man cai keep, since It ennobles his mind wltl better thoughts, purifies his heart wltl cleaner motives and makes him goutl without detracting from his strength It was au otllce any lord of tho king dom might have been proud to hold. | Now, some four or five years aftci my induction into this honorable ofllci there came to court news of a terribh duel fought down in Suffolk, out ol which only one of the four combatant) had come alive?two, rather, but one ol them in a condition worse than death The first sun'Ivor was a son of Sli William ltrandon, and the second waf a man called Sir Adam Judsou. Tin story went that young ltrundon ami his elder brother, both just home fron: the continental wars, had met Judsor at an Ipswich inn, where there had been considerable gambling among them Judson had won from the brothers a large sum of money which tliey had brought home, for, notwithstanding their youtli, the elder being hut twenty-six and the younger about twentyfour years of "age, they had gained wars, especially the younger, Vnose name was Charles. It is n little hard to fight for money and then to lose It l>y a single spot upon the die, but such is the fate of lilm who plays, and a philosopher will swallow his ill luck and take to fighting for more. The Brandons could have done this easily enough, especially Charles who was an offhand philosopher, rnthei fond of a good humored light, had it not been that in the course of play on< evening the secret of Judson's winning had been disclosed by a discovery thai he cheated. Tho Brandons waited un til they were sure, and then troubh began, which resulted in a duel ou tin second morning following. This Judson was n Scotch geutlemai of whom very little was known excep that lie was counted the most deadlj and most cruel duelist of the time. Hi was called the "Walking Death," am it is said he took pride in the appella lion. He boasted that lie had fough eighty-seven duels, in which he Inn killed seventy-five men, and it was cor sldercd certain death to meet him. got tho story of the duel afterwar from Brandon as I give it here. John was the elder brother and whe the challenge came was entitled to flgt tlrst, a birtiirigui 0111 or which cutinc tried lit vain to talk lilin. The brotl era told their father, Sir William Brai don, and at the appointed time fathc and Hons repaired to the place of raee Ing, where they found .Tudson and hi two seconds ready for the tight. Sir William was still a vigorous mat with few equals In sword play, and tl sons, especially the younger, were be ter men and more skillful than their fi ther had ever been, yet they felt thi this duel meant certain death, so grei was .liaison's fame for skill and crue ty. Notwithstanding they were so han> trapped with this feeling of impcndlr evil, they met their duty without tremor, for the motto of their houi was "Malo Mori Qunm Fedral." It was a misty morning In Marc Brandon lias told me since that win his elder brother took his stand It wi at once manifest that he was Judsor superior both in strength and skill, b "A n/?bon Kin, I IIIU'I 44 ICH OH V?l\\ n 1UV VIVMlVt O Mi?? j lient double and broke oft short at tl liilt when it should have gone lion Thereupon .liaison, with n maligna sinllo of triumph, deliberately select' his opponent's heart nnd pierced it wi Ills sword, giving the blade a twist i ho drew it out In order to cut and mu late the more. In at) instant Sir William's doub! was off, and he was iu his dead soi 1 tracks, ready to avenge him or to U | Again the thrust which should ha killed broke tho sword, nnd the fath , died as the son had died. , After this cniue young Charles, c i pcctlng, but so great was his stro , heart, not one whit fearing, to lto I t side Ids dead father and brother. 1 ( knew he was the superior of both 5 strength and skill, and his knowled 1?f then nnd tho noble art toM Jitet the had each been the superior of Judsoi but ftie.fellow's band seemed to be tt band of dentil. An opening cam through Judson's unskillful play whlc gave young Rrnndon an opportune for a thrust to kill, but bis blade, Ilk bis father's niul his brother's, ber double without penetrating. Unlik the others, however, it did not bree! and the thrust revealed the fact tha Judson's skill as a duelist lay In a shit of mall which It was useless to tr; to pierce. Aware of this, Itrandoi knew that victory was his nnd tha soon he would have avenged the mui dors tliat" hnd gone before. flV sat that his adversary was atrong netthe to in wind nor arm and had not the skll Id to iMMietrate his guard In a week's try >r, lug.-so he determined 'to fight on th< py defensive until Judson's strengtl th should wane, and then kill him whei It. ami how ho clmse. ' le After a time Judson began to breath* k- hard nnd his thrusts to lack force. i*o.v, i wonui spare yon," ho-jyild e, "I have killed enough of your tnbe le Tut up your sword anil call It qulti." e. Young Itrniidon replied: "Stand youi e. ground. you coward. You will be o >f dead man as soon as you grow a little i- weaker. If you try to run, I will 1, tlirust you through the neck as I e would a our. Listen liow you snort. I u shall soon hnve you. You are almost [j gone. You would spare me, would youi k I could preach a sermon or dunce a p hornpipe while I am killing you. I , will not break my sword against your coat of mall, but will wait until you fall from weakness, and then? Fight, r you bloodhound!" , Judson was pale from exhaustion, ~ and his breath was coming in gasps as f he tried to keep the merciless sword 4 from his throat. At last, bv a dexterous p twist of his blade, Itranndn sent Judson's sword Hying thirty feet away. 1 The fellow started to run, but turned , and fell upon his knees to beg for life. , 1*> ran don's reply was a Hashing circle I of steel, and his sword point cut length( wise through Judsou's eyes and the bridge of his nose, leaving him sightless ( and hideous for life?a revenge compared to which death would have been | merciful. I i no uuei created a sensation through. out the kingdom, for, although little was known as to who Judson was, his fame as a duelist was as broad as the [ land. He had been at court upon sevroyal lists. So tin* matter cattle iff"YWits share of consideration l?y king and courtiers, and young Brandon became a person of Interest. He beeaine still more r.o when some gentlemen who had served with 1dm In the continental wars , told the court of his daring and bravery and related stories of deeds at arms I worthy of the best knight in Clirlstcnt doni. , lie had nil uncle at the court, Sir ^ Thomas Brandon, the king's master of l horse, who thought it a g<ssl opportunl. ty to put his nephew forward and let ^ him take his chance at winning royal ? favor. The uncle broached the aubjeet to the king, with favorable Issue, and x Charles Brandon, led by the hand of j fate, came to London court, where that f same fate had in keeping for him events such as seldom fall to the lot of man. 1 CHAPTER II. t HOW BRAXDOX CAME TO COURT, j |l AflHEM we learned that Brandon I W I was cominc to court, every X IgggrsH one believed ho would soon A IEWmh] gain the king's favor. IIow much that would a mount to none could n tell, as the king's favorites were of many sorts and taken from all condlg tions of men. There was Master Wolj. aey, a butcher's son, whom he had first j. made almoner, then chief counselor and ,r bishop of Lincoln, soon to be bishop of t. York and cardinal of the holy Itoiuan lg church. From the other extreme of Ufe came a> young Thomas, Lord Howard, heir to ^ the Earl of Surrey, and my Lord ol llucklnghnm, premier i?eer of the realm a. Then sometimes would tl?e king takr jt u yeoman of the gunrd and make hitr his companion In jousts and tournn ,|. inents solely because of his brawn nut (j. bone. There were others whom In lg kept close hy him In the palace a cause of their wit and the entertain se mcnt they furnished, of which clnsi was I, and, I flatter myself, no meni j, member. 'I'a Iuh?Ii> wIHi linlnir <11 nn wnv iln n - ? -?o ? ? ? rtg pendent on tlie king for money, I neve !?g drew a farthing from the royal treafl u( ury. Thin, you may be sure, did ine u> je linrm, for, although the kliiK sometime he delighted to give, he always tinted t ie. !>ny. There were otlier good reasoiu too, why I should be n favorite wit! the king. th My np|K>iutnient as mnRter of th ng dnnce, I am sure, was owing entire! t|. to uiy manner. My brother, the baroi who stood high with the king, was nc iet friendly toward ine because my futbe j'g bad seen lit to bequeath me so good |e> competency In plnce of giving It all t the firstborn and leaving me depender ve upon the tender mercies of an ejdf >er brother. 80 I had no help from iili nor from any one else. I was quit !X~ small of stature and therefore unabl to compete with lance and mace wit bulkier men, but I wouhl bet with an *e tnan, of any size, on any game, at at ,0 place and time, in any amount, and, *e I do say it, who perhaps should not. .??s~"!T t? bn^ki'd in tuo light or many a fair d wnHe Which larger men bad sighed for re lu valii. n, I dhl not know when Brandon first 1) cfttne to London. Wc had all remained Y at Qveenwk'h while the king went up 10 ttf*Wwtnilustcr to waste his time with irtottcrH of state and quarrel with the 9 parliament, then sitting, over the u amount of certain subsidies. ^ Mary, the kind's sister, then some ^ eighteen or nineteen years of age, a j perfect hud, just blossoming into a peru feet flower, had gone over to Windsor t on a vbdt to her elder sister, Margaret ?. of Scdfland, and the palaee was dull r enough. Brandon. It seems, had been r prenenteU to Henry during this time ut II Westminster and had, to some extent _ at least, "become a favorite before I B met hlni. The tlrst time I saw him was j at gJou?t given' by the king at West! uilfiwer In eelehration of the fact that be hnd^coa: "d a good round subsidy % out of parliament. N The queen ami her Indies had been In vltcd oref. and It was known that Mcry would bo down from Windsor and come lximie with the king and the court : to Gfecnwlcli when we should return, i So we nil went over to Westminster il<o . night before the Jousts nml wore up 1 bright and'iwrly next morning to hop all ttaHt wur to tie seen. [Hero the editor hops lit to substitute j a dpscrlptlon of this tournament taken | > from quaint ol<l chronlelcr Ilnll.] 1 tf% morow beyng after dynner. at tyme ; gonuenenlent, tin- tjuene with her I.adyes | repaired to see the lustes, the trompettea | brew vp. and In came many a noble man and Qentlema. rychely nppearetlod, takynge vp thtr horaes, after whome folowed certayne lordos apparelled. they and thlr horsea, In cloth of Golde and russet and tynsell; Knyjphtes In cloth of Golde. and russet Veluct. And a greate number of Gentlemen on foto. In russet aatyn and yealow, and yomcn In russet Damaske and yealow, nil the nether parte of etiery mans hosen Ska riot. and yealow enppes. Then came the kynge vnder a Pauillon of golde. and pgurpul Veluct emhroudered, the compass of the Pauillon about, and valenc^d With lltlnr, gold ln-aten In wyre, with an Imponall croune in the top. of fVne Golde. his bases and trapper of cloth of Golde, fretted-jvith Damask Golde, the trapper pedant tt^the tall. A crane and chafron of stela^Pi the front of the chafro was a goodly [ffunic set full of nnisers or trlmbllng sprifwhro1 of golde. After folowed his three cuery of them vnder a Pauillon of <7MMiyn Damaske & purple. The nombv oWj^jtlcmcn and yomen a fote, nppatellod-^n russet and yealow was elxylll.. Thejp next those Paulllons came xll chyldrefx. honor. sitting euery one of the^a on n jfffnte courser, rychely trapped, emorouuered In aeuerall deulses and faelons. where lacked neither was goodlr to betioTcI?:"- 'hat Then on the counter parte, entered a Straunger, fyrst on horsebacke in a long robe of Russet satyne, like a recluse or a (-curious, ana nis norse trappca in me same sewte, without ilrommo or noyse of mynstrolsye, puttlngc a byll of potlcion to the Quene, the effect whereof was, that if it would please her to license hym to tunne in her presence, he would do it gladly, and if not, then he would departc as he came. After his request was graunted, then he put off hys sayd habytc and was armed at all pcces with rychft bases A- horse, giso ryohely trapped, and sp did rnnno his horse to thn tyltc end, where dleur? men On fote apparelled in Russet satyn awaited on him. Thereupon the Heraulds cryed an Oyer! and the grownd shoke with the trompo of rushynge stedea. Wonder it were to write of the dedes of Armes which that day toke place, whero a man might haue seen many a horse raysed on hlRhc with galop, turne and stoppe, marunylous to behold. C.xiv staves were broke nnd the kyngo being lusty, he and the straungrr toke the prices. When the queen hail given the stranger permission to run, nnd as lie moved away, there was a great elnpplng of hands and waving of trophies among the ladies, for he was of such noble mien anil comely face as to attrnet the gaze of every one away from even the glittering person of his majesty the king. Ills hair, worn in its natural length, I roil m urown euris duck rroin ids tore> head almost to tlie shoulder, n st3'le ! Just then near, even In France. Ills eyes were n deep blue, and his eom, plexlon, though browned by exposure, , held a tluge of beauty which the sun - could not mar nnd a girl might envy. He wore neither mustnchio nor board, , as men now disfigure their faces? , since Francis I. took a scar on his chin . ?and his clear cut profile, dilating I nostrils and mobile though firm set i mouth gave pleasing nssnrauee of . tenderness, gentleness, daring nnd . strength. I I was standing near the queen, who j called to me, "Who is the handsome stranger that so gracefully asked our ? license to run?" r "I cannot inform your majesty. I j. never saw hint until now. lie is the 0 goodliest knight I have ever beheld." 3 "That he is," replied the queen, "and 0 we should like very much to know him. 1 Should we not, ladiesV" There was a a chorus of assent from n dozen voices, nnd I promised, after the running, to e learn all about him nnd report. y It was at this |>olnt the heralds cried lt their "Oyex!" and our conversation was ,t nt an end for the time. >r As to height, the stranger was full a six feet, with ample evidence of u?us0 c|o, though 110 great hulk. Ho was it grace Itself, and the king afterward ir aald he had never seen such strength i) of arm and skill in the use of the lance ;e ?a sure harbinger of favor, if not of le fortune, for the possessor. li j After the jousting the Princess Mary iy ( asked nie If I could yet give her an aciy count of the stranger, and as I could If ! not she went to the king. 1 | 1 her Inquire; "Who was your companion, brother*/' "That is a secret, sister. You wil 1 And out soon enough and will be fallin; in love with him, no doubt. I have al ways looked upon you as full of trou ble for me in that respect. You will no so much as glance at any one 1 clioosi for you, but, I suppose, would be read; enough with your smiles for some otn I should not want." I "Is t lie stranger one whom you won It not want?" asked Mary, with a dim pling sinile and a flash of her brown eyes. "lie most certainly is," returned tin: king. t "Then I will fall in love with him at once. In fact, I don't Know but I hare already." "Oh, I have no doubt of that. If "I wanted him. he might be Apollo himself, and you would have none of him." King Henry had been compelled to refuse several very advantageous alliances because this fair, coaxing, self willed sisti r would not consent to be a nuid /? * ' hi.- linn mil; eonSMlem t loll. j "Hut can you not toll 1110 who lie Is iiml wluit his decreeV went oil Mary In a bantering tone, i "He has no decree. He is a plain, untitled soldier, not even a knight?that is. not an English knight. 1 think he has a German or Spanish order of some sort." "Not a duke, not an earl, not even a haron or knight? Now lie has become interesting." "Yes, I suppose so. Hut don't bother me." > "Will he be at the dance and banquet tonight?" "No! No! Now I must go. Don't bother rie, I say!" And the king moved a way. That night we had a grand banquet and dance at Westminster, and the next day we nil. excepting La?<y Mary, went hack to Greenwich b.y boat, paying a farthing a head for our fare. This was just after the law fixing the boat fare, ami the watermen were a quarrel- j lug lot. you may be sure, (lie farthing | from Westminster to Greenwich! Might I miles. No wonder they were angry! | The next day I went back to London on an errand and over to Wolsey's bouse to borrow a book. Willie there Master Cavendish. Wolsey's secretary, presented me to the handsome stranger, and lie proved to lie 110 other than 1'liarlos Hraudon, who had fought the terrible dii(ii a....... ^ - "?"? "" -nil OIK. I could hardly so ln,M mannered mill Inuring dash of cool darInj?"\^nVtw plainly enough that he was not all mildness. Wo became friends at once, drawn together by that subtle human quality which makes one nature lit into nnoth "Don't bitthcr me, I soy/" er, resulting In friendship between men and love between men and women. We soon found that we hail many tastes in common, chief among which was the strongest of all congenial bonds?the love of hooks. In fact, we hail come to know each other through our common love of reading, for lie nl:o had gone to Master t'nvendish, who had a line library, to borrow some volumes to take with him down to Greenwich. Brandon informed me lie was to go to Greenwich that day; so we determined to see a little of London, which was new to him, and then take boat in time to be at the palace before dark. That evening, upon arriving at Greenwich, we hunted np Brandon's uncle, the master of horse, who invited his nephew to stay with him for the night, lie refused, however, ami accepted ar invitation to take a bed in my room. The next day Brandon was installed as one of the contains of the king's guard, under his uncle, but with iu particular duties except such ns shank be assigned him from time to time. 1I< was offered a good room on one of th< lower doors, but asked instead to Is lodged In the attic next to me. So w< arranged that each had a room openinj Into a third that served us alike foi drawing room and armory. Here we sat and talked, and now an< then one would read aloud some favor ite passage while the other kept hi own place with linger between th leaves. Here we discussed everythlnj from court scandal to religion, and set Itlod, to our own satisfaction at leasl Uiuuy u great problem with which th M. Uil !.? .... N. " : foolish world Is still wrestling. * 1 i We told each other all our secrets, too, it for all the world like n pair of girls. I- j Brandon told ine of his hojM>s and nepl- ^ rations, chief among which was his dct sire to earn and save enough money to J , pay the deht against his father's esi* . tate, whieli he had turned over to his J younger brother and sisters. He, as % the eldest, conld have taken it all, foe r I his father had died without a will, but ^ he siiid there was not enough to divide, i so he had given it to them and hoped to leave it clear of debt; then for new V ^ Spain, glory and fortune, conquest and ^ yellow gold! lie had rend of the voy- A ages of the great Columbus, the Cabots Fl > and a host of others, and the future was as rosy as a Cornish girl's cheek. \ Fortune held up her lljw to him, but? \ there's often a sting in a kiss. ^ [TO BB CONTINUED.] A Bitter rill. Gwendolin?So Fthcl is to marry that young Bob Halstey! Why, he has been jilted by half a dozen girls! Mvclyn?Case of being well shaken before t!i1.*??> ' ? ..... > ouiniuse.?L'Diiadelplila Ledger. There Wrr* Ollirri). IT** (dejoetodly)?Is this final? Is there* no hope for mo? Slio?Oh. there must ho some hope. There are iots of other girls who nre not so particular.?l'hihulelphia Press. She Ilclleved It. ITnbo Charley?Say, lohly. If dnt tinwjr iiites inc lie di"S. see? Lady? 1 believe you. I don't see how he could recover from it.?Baltimore American. Time I.tmlteal. Chnreh?Will horses and wagons lie allowed in the subway? Co: ham -No; not after It's covered up. Yonkers Statesman. Gleanings From Exchanges. It is s imI that Sir Thomas Lipton lias made the statement that Ik* wi I be out of pi cket something over two million dollars in his efforts to win the cup. Jannette, IV, is the scene of the latest cloudburst. Nearly a million dollars worth of property destroyed John T. Phillips, thtf on i crate soldier who was shot bv Charles Kvar.s, lynched for the crime, died Monday morning, July (?'h. lie suffen d terribly for almost a week. It is estimated that twenty five thousand men in Kansas worked all day Sunday harvesting the wheat crop. Thousands of reapers wore in action and churches left without worshipers. The Tope is reported to he dying. This rumor has gone forth time after time, and turned out to be false. It seems that the report is well founded. The Pope is past ninety three years < f age. A new mill, capitalized at $200,? 000 is to be built immediately in Gaffney. This mid will be known as the Marie mill and has fomc of the most prominent business men of Gaffney behind the movement. Efforts arc being made by the Episcopalians in Greenville to have the prospective Episcopal College for young ladies located in that eitv. The Episcopal Church in this State has on hand $4,000 donated to be used for female education. It is prop'sod toraire $4,000 more among the Episcopalians of Greenville. Capt. V. E. McBee, fourth vice presnh nt < f the Seaboard Air Line Railway iecently resigned bis posi. tion. His resignation was a surprise to bis friends. lie had worked bis way up from the very bottom, lie 1 began as rodman of a surveying j party, tin n braketnan on a freight train, then baggage man and eonI doctor. 11 is lise shows what pluck ' and energy will d<> for the young I man that iries. 1 ^ The first election of scholarships i under the Cecil Rhodes bequest for 5 the United States will be uiade be- , * tween Febiusry and May, 11)04. 1 Those elected to a scholarship will ! be^in their studies at Oxford Utii. versity in October, 1904. Exami8 nations are to be held in each stvte p and territory. Out of tno number K who stand successfully this examination the Rhod<s scholars arc to be o [elected.