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ana Iro; Lnen ne spoke: You nave a
farm, white man, down near Pine Town,
is it not? All! l thought so. And an
hours ride from your farm lives Boer
with four fingers only ON his right hand.
There is a kloof on the Beers farm
where grow mimosa trees. There, in
the kloof, you shall find your oxen-yes,
five days journey from here You shall
find them all. l say all, my father, ex-
cept three only-the big black Afri-
cander OK, the little red Zulu OK with
one horn. and the Epeckled OK. These
you shall not find, for they have died in
the snow. Send and you shall find the
others. No, mol ask no fee. do not
work wonders for reward. Why should
l? am rich"
And now the white man scoffed. But
in the end, so great is the power of
superstition, he sent And here it may
be stated that on the eleventh day of his
sojourn at the kraal of Zweete those
whom he sent returned with the oxen,
except the three only. After that he
scoffed no more. Those eleven days he
spent in a hut of the old mans kraal
and every afternoon he came and talked
with him, sitting far into the night.
On the third day he asked Zweete how
it was that his left hand was white and
shriveled, and who were Umslopogaas,
and NADIA, of whom he had let fall some
words. Then the old man told him the
tale that is set out here. Or, in truth,
he acted rather than told his story. Was
the death of warrior in question, he
stabbed with his stick, showing how the
blow fell and where; did the story grow
sorrowful, he groaned, or even wept
Moreover, he had many voices, one for
each of the actors in his tale This man.
ancient and withered, seemed to live
again in the far past. 1t was the past
that spoke TO his listener, telling of
deeds long forgotten, of deeds that are
no more known.
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CHAPTER II.
MOPO IS IN TROUBLE.

Now must tell how my mother did
what the boy Chaka had told her, and
died quickly. For where his stick had
struck her on the forehead there came a
sore that would not be healed, and in
the sore grew an abscess, and the alb
scess ate inward till it came to the
brain. Then my mother fell down and
died, and l cried very much, for l loved
her. After that my brothers poisoned
the mind of my father against me and
he treated me badly. But Baleka and
loved each other, and she chung to me
like creeper to the only tree in plain.
Now l saw that. the witch finders and
medicine men were feared in the land,
and that all people looked up to them,
so that even when they had only stick
in their hands, ten men armed with
spears would fly before them. There
fore | determined that l would be a
witch doctor. So l learned the arts of
the medicine men. | made sacrifices
and learned much; for there is wis
dom in our magic as well as lies.
So things went on till l was twenty
years of age. By now had learned all
| could learn of myself, so l joined my
self onto the chief medicine man of our
tribe, who was named Mona. He was
old, had one eye only and was very
clever. OF him learned, but at last he
grew jealous of me and set a trap to
catch me. AS it CHANGED, big man of
a neighboring tribe had lost some cattle,
and came with gifts to Mona praying
him to smell them out. Mona tried and
could not; his magic failed. Then the
headman grew angry and demanded
back his gifts, but Mona would not give
up that which he once had held The
headman said that he would kill Mona;
Mona said that he would bewitch the
headman.
Peace" l said, for 1 feared that blood
would be shed. "Peace, and let me see
if my snake will tell me where the cattle
areT'
"You are nothing but ia boy, answered
the headman. "Can a boy have wis
domT'
THAT shall soon be KNOWN" said,
taking the bones in my hand.
Leave the bones alone" screamed
Mona. "We will ask nothing more of
our snakes for the good of this son of
dog"
''He shall throw the bones," answered
the headman. IF you try to stop him
will let sunshine through you with NV
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INTRODUCTION.

Some years since-it was during the
winter before the Zulu war-a white
man was travelling through Natal His
name does not matter, for he plays no
part in this story. All went well till he
had passed the little town of Stanger,
which was once the site of Duguza, the
kraal of Chaka, the first Zulu king.
The night after he left Stanger the air
turned bitterly cold. Heavy gray clouds
filled the sky and hid the light of the
stars. Now if | were not in Natal l
should say that there was a heavy fall
of snow coming" said the white man to
himself. II have often seen the sky
look like that in Scotland before snow"
Then he reflected that there had been
no deep snow in Natal for years.
During the night he was awakened by
a sense of bitter cold and the low moan
ing of the oxen that were tied to the
trek-tow. He thrust his head through
the curtain of the tent and looked out.
The earth was white with snow and the
air was full of it, swept along by Bit
ter wind.
Now he sprang up, calling as he did
so to the Katfirs who slept beneath the
wagons.
Quick! you boys" he said to them in
Zulu; quick! Would you see the cattle
die of the snow and cold? Loose the
oxen from the trek-tows and drive them
in between the wagons; that will give
them some shelter. And lighting a
lantern he sprang out into the snow.
At last it was done-no easy task, for
the numbed hands of the Kaffirs could
scarcely loosen the frozen reins. The
wagons were outspanned side by side
with a space between them, and into
this space the mob of thirty-six oxen was
driven and there secured by reins tied
crosswise from the front and hind
wheels of the wagons. Then the white
man crept back to his bed, and the shiv-
ering natives, fortified with gin, or
squareface, as it is called locally, took
refuge on the second wagon, drawing a
tent sail over them.
"If the snow goes on shall lose my
oxen," he said to himself; they can
never bear this cold"
Hardly had the words passed his lips
when the wagon shook; there was a
sound of breaking reins and trampling
hoofs. Once more he looked forth. The
oxen had ''skrecked" in a mob, running
away to find shelter from the cold.
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CHAPTER |.
THE BOY CHAKA PROPHESIES

You ask me, my father, to tell you the
tale of Umslopogaas, who was named
Bulalio the Slaughterer, and of his love
for NADIA, the most beautiful of Zulu
women. 1t is long, but if | live to tell
it, it shall be told.
You think that am an old, old witch
doctor named Zweete. So all men have
thought for many years; but that is not
my name. None have known it, and
though | now live under the law of the
white man, and the Great Queen is my
chieftainess, an assegai yet might find
this heart did any know my name.
Look on this hand, my father-no, not
that which is withered with fire; look
on this right hand of mine. You see it,
though ! who am blind cannot But
still, within me | see it as once it was
Ayel / see tired and strong, red with the
blood of two kings Hearken, my faith
er; bend your ear to me and hearken.
am Mopo-ah! felt you start you
start as the regiment of the Bees started
when Mopo walked before their ranks,
and from the assegai in his hand the
blood of Chaka dropped slowly to the
earth. Chaka, the Zulu Napoleon, was
one of the greatest geniuses and most
wicked men who ever lived. He was
killed in the year 1928, having slaugh-
tered more than million human beings. |
l am Mopo who slew Chaka the king.
slew him with Dingaan and Umhlangana
the princes; but the wound was mine that
his life crept out of, and but for me he
would never have been slain. | slew
him with the princes, but Dingaan | and
one other slew alone.
What do you say? Dingaan died by
the Tongola?"
Yes, yes, he died, but not there. He
died on the Ghost mountain. He lies on
the breast of the old Stone Witch, who
sits aloft forever waiting for the world
to perish. But |, also was on the
Ghost mountain. In those days my feet
still could travel fast, and vengeance
would not let me sleep. travelled by
day, and by night found him. | and
another, we killed him-ah! ali!
Why do l tell you this? What has it
to do with the loves of Umslopogaas and
NADIA the Lily? will tell you. | slew
Chaka for the sake of my sister, Baleka,
the mother Of Umslopogaas. / and UNI
slopogaas slew Dingaan for the sake of
NADIA, who was my daughter.
Yonder, beneath us, at the burying
place of kings, there is a hole. In that
hole lie the bones of Chaka, the king who
died for Baleka. Far away in Zululand
there is cleft upon the Ghost noun
tam. At the foot of that cleft lie the
bones of Dingaan, the king who died for
NADIA.
How old am /? Nay, l know not.
Very, very old. Had Chaka lived he
would have been as old as l. This
would have made him nearly hundred
years old, an age rarely attained by
native. The writer remembers talking
to an aged Zulu woman, however, who
told him that she was married when
Chaka was king.l None are living
whom l knew when l was a boy. l am
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Then the old man told him the tale that
is set out here

is set out here.
Such search as could be made revealed
nothing. The oxen had gone, and their
spoor was obliterated by the fresh fallen
snow. The white man called council
of his Kaffir servants. what was to
be done?" he asked.
Then a Zulu spoke, who was the driver
of the first wagon.
"My father" he said to the white
man, "this is my word: The oxen are
lost in the snow. No man knows width
er they have gone, or whether they live
or are now but hides and bones. Yet at
the kraal yonder," and he pointed to
some huts about two miles away on the
hillside, elves a witch doctor named
Zweete. He is old-very old-but he
has wisdom, and he can tell you where
the oxen are if any man may, my ia
Their"
Stuff said the white man. "Still,
as the kraal cannot be colder than this
wagon, we will go and ask Zweete.
An hour later he stood in the hut of
Zweete. Before him was very ancient
man, mere bag of bones, with sight
less eyes, and with one hand-his left
white and shriveled.
what do you seek of Zweete, my
white father" asked the old man in a
thin voice. "You do not believe in me
and my wisdom; why should help you?
Yet will do it, though it is against your
law, and you do wrong to ask me. Yes,
to show you there is truth in us Zulu
doctors, will help you. My father, l
know what you seek. You seek to know
where your oxen have run for shelter
from the cold! Is it not so?"
cit is so, DOCTOR" answered the white
man. "You have long ears"
Eyes, my white father, have long
ears, and yet they say l grow deaf. l
have keen eyes also, yet l cannot see
your face. Let me hearken. Let me
look"
For awhile he sat silent. rocking to
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the AmazuIu. Ana now / wiz ten YOU
something more. am little today, and
my people are little people: But 1
shall grow big, and my people shall grow
big with me. They shall eat up the
whole world. And when | am big and
my people are big and we have stamped
the earth fiat as far as men can. travel,
then | will remember your tribe-the
tribe of the Langeni, who would not
give me and my mother a cup,of milk
when we were weary. You see this
gourd; for every drop it will hold the
blood of a man shall fiow-the blood of
one of your men. But because you gave
me the water | will spare you, and you
only, and make you great under me.
You alone / will never harm. That
swear. But for that woman" and he
pointed to my mother, "let her make
haste and die, so that do not have to
teach her what a long time. death can
take to come. Lhave spoken"
My mother stood still awhile. Then
she gasped out: 1.-THE little har! He
speaks like a man, does he? The calf
lows like bull. will teach him an
other nOte-the brat of an evil prophet"
And putting down Baleka she ran at
the boy.
Chaka stood quite still till she was
near; then suddenly he lifted the stick
in his hand and hit her so hard on the
head that she fell down. After that he
laughed, turned and went away with
his mother.
went to my mother. Presently she
raised herself from the ground and sat
up with her hands over her face. The
blood from the wound the stick had
made ran down her hands on her breast,
and | wiped it away with grass She
sat for long while thus, while the child
cried, the COW lowed to be MIXED and I
wiped away the blood with the grass.
at last she took her hands away and
spoke to me.
"Mopo, my son." she said, 81 have
dreamed a dream. l dreamed that
saw the boy Chaka who struck me; he
was grown like a giant. He stalked
across the mountains and the veldt, his
eyes bIazed like the lightning and in
his hand he shook a little assegai that
was red with blood. He caught up
people after people in his hands and tore
them; he stamped their kraals fiat with
his feet. Before him was the green of
summer; behind him the land was black
as when the fires have eaten the grass.
saw our people, Mopo; they were many
and fat, their hearts laughed, the men
were brave, the girls were fair; count
ed their children by hundreds. saw
them again, Mopo. They were bones,
white bones, thousands of bones tumbled
together in a rocky place, and he, Chaka,
stood over the bones and laughed till
the earth shook. Then, Mopo, saw
you grown a man. You alone were left
of our people. You crept up behind the
giant Chaka, and with you came others,
great men of a royal look. You stabbed
him with little spear and he fell down
and grew small again; he fell down and
prayed for mercy. But you cried in his
ear name-the name of Baleka, your
sister-and he died. Mopo, let us go
home.
So he turned and went home.
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There Is No Excuse Whatever.

Every large land owner in this city
commenced with a small investment and
the same opportunity is open to you to-
in LONG LAKE ADDITION, good soil and a
beautiful location, blocks from Beacon
Hill car line and blocks from West End
car line; the price only $50 each, with
your own time and terms to pay for them.
How does 81. so per month suit you? Buy
now or never kick because you have to
pay rent. Buy one for your children.
Over half of them sold to good people.
Drop me postal and | will show you the
lots. W. s. HADLEY, agent, Room 2
Smith block.
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NOTICE I

To all persons holding claims against
the San Antonio e. Arkansas Pass
Railway Company:
All persons holding claims against
the San Antonio g. Arkansas Pass
Railway Company, or the receivers
thereof, unpaid, are hereby notified
to file the same with me, and to fur
nish the necessary proof to establish
the same, on or before the 3rd day of
October next. No claim will be re-
.ceived or heard after that date.
J. r. FLEMING,
6 % tt Master-iu-C hancery.
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THE TIMm TO BUY.

Property is when people are anxious to
sell. You can secure some genuine bar
gains in ranch or city property, improved
and unimproved, by calling on Jno. T..
Hamblet & Co. No. 4 East Commerce
street.
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RAIL ROAD TIME TABLE.
I. g. G. N. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.

DEPARTURES.
For St. Louis via Iron Noun
tain or NJ. K. & T S45 a m
For St. Louis via Iron Mountoin 100 m
For Laredo o:55 a m
ARRIVALS.
From St. Louis via Iron Noun.
tain and M, K. and T. ..e:35 a m
From St. Louis via Iron Noun
tain and NJ. K. and 7 . II:2o N
From Laredo :, .5:35 m
Southern Pacific Railroad.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leaves for New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston lao pm and m
ARRIVES FROM THE EAST.
Arrives from New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston 7 III and 4:o5 p m
THROUGH WEST.
leaves for San Francisco, FL Paso
caves for Eagle Pass and Mex 1o:So. m
Ar. from San Francisco, ElPa 20 lass pm
Ar. from Eagle Pass 49,. SIS m
). A, & A. p. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.
caves for Kerrville, daily except
SUNDAY 500 m
Waco, daily except Sunday e:3o m
caves for Corpus Christi, Rockport
Beeville, daily except Sunday, sos D m
cave for Kerrville, daily except
Monday, t..............7:3o am
ARRIVALS.
rom Kerrville, daily except
sunday gao m
From Kerrville daily except Sunday
no Monday. ..............7:3o pm.
From Kerrville Sunday only 500 p, m.
rom Corpus Christi, Rockport,
Beeville, daily except Sun. ago p m
rom Galveston, Houston and
Waco, daily except Sunday Sos m
Mallory Steamer sail from Galveston
7ery Wednesday and Saturday.
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But she was not dead. They lifted her
tenderly and carried her to her bedroom
under the gable roof, and when they saw
that she opened her eyes and that her lips
moved they were rejoiced, and there was a
prayer of thanksgiving to God that he had
spared her life that night.
A few days later the order came from the
general instructing Captain Folsom to de
liver the prisoner under his charge to the
outposts of the British army at the Bronx
in exchange, for it was demonstrated that
he had told the truth when he said he had
straycd within the patriot lines by accident.
AS he was about to go away he said to
Captain Folsom: Il have one favor to ask
May | see Mistress Thankful for an in
slant alone?" 1t was permitted. He went
and stood by her bedside and took her
hand. 'Thanl1ful," said he, II am going
away. It is not right that I should speak
to you except in thanks, for am an officer
in an army opposed to yours, but may say
this: l heard your unconscious confession
when you babe me go for your sake, and
your sweet words then uttered will be in
my memory until come back again when
these battles are over" and then he
kneeled tenderly over her and touched his
lips to her forehead.
When he looked at her he saw the glance
of exquisite joy which she could not con
ceal and he perceived that gentle tears
were coursing down her cheeks which she
did not care to wipe away, and be knew
that they were tears of joy.
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Fall Dress Goods For Ladies'

The Autumn and Winter exhibit OF
dress fabrics is novel, elegant, most be-
wildering in vaiety and suited to all
purses and tastes Plain and fancy caehel's
hair serces, a gorgeous array OF change
able velvets. velours ec0ssais, veloutine
ombree. Scotch plalds, new stuifs in gay
Persian. Turkish and Russian colors,
silk and wool iacquards, fancy satines
and bengalines that are short, striped,
plaided, backetwoven and iridescent, are
some OF the novelties from over the sea.
These fabrics come in such and artistic
diversity that they require an abundance
of appropriate models. To this endnew
designs, from the picturesque, historic
and classic modes, to the plain and
practical tailor gowns, are constantly
created. The Mcdowell Fashion j Journals,
published at West 14th St, New York,
are the first to publish these models and
present them in an infinite variety, in
tended to meet all tastes and circum-
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and .sLa Modede PARIS are used by the
most stylish dressrnakers. The price OF
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"La Mode" is the best Fashion Journal
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The chronological.

We find the chronological Journal aud
Science Of Health up to date in its consider
alton of current events. For instance,
The Late Arctic Expedition and its COM
mander, Lieut.. r. E. Peary, receive an
appreciative notice with several illustra-
lions. Then follows a sketch of the do
ings in Chicago, touching the Columbus
Expeditions; several of the large build
ings are given, and a portrait of the
President of the Directory, Mr.. Higin-
botham. A sketch of Mr.. Whittier, With
excellent portrait follows. The poet is
very popularity termed "Poet of Free
DOM In the department OF practical
mental science a story OF school expert
ence commends itself to the world of
teachers, viz: 20 Out of Darkness into
Light and the reflections on the faculty
OF Suhlimity show nice critical sense
The essay on Reverence hits the times
well, and so does % An Open Letter" to
mothers, which especially shows an ex-
ceptionaI courage in both the writer and
the publishes. in appealing to thepopnlar
common sense with regard to most i'm
pOrtant vet most seduiOuslv avoided
subject Dr. Landlord discusses health
and disease in his usually practical man
ner !; and in the same department is an
article on the usefulness of the enema
as preventive Or remedy in many dis
eases A careful reading Of the Notes in
AnthrOpOlogy is advised, as severalit items
of much value are recorded in that de-
partment. The best advice is, the whole
of this November number of the veteran
magazine should be read by all. 1t is
published at 81 30 a year Or Is cents
q month"; The last three months of this
year free to new subscribers. Address
Fowler & Wells Co, publishers, % East
DIST Street. New York.
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ABOUT ADVERTISING FRAUDS.

We fear Editor Roscower, Of the
Goldsdoro Headlight, is not doing his
duty in looking after some of the
publishers of this State TO keep them
from being swindled. - Henderson
GOLD LEAF.
What is the use Of protecting such
publishers from being swindled VIII
have craving for being humbugged?
They accept anything that come,
along, just "to fill up," you know,
Having investigated the standing OF
the Ford Pill Co., of Toronto, Can,
we can only say that whatsoever is
running their big double column
"prize" advertisement will be minus
their pay at maturity. Likewise can
be said of the Exquisite Toilet Mfg
Co., OF Toronto, whose double column
"prize" advertisement is also very
conspicuous in several Of our ex-
changes.
The biggest "dead beat to record
is DIR. e. B. Judd, Detroit, Mich, OF
electric belt fame. We see his ad. in i
majority of Association papers-lhe
Concord Tines, of which the secretary
Of the Press Association is editor,
being no exception. The Raleigh
CWonick which still continues -
advertise two frauds-Haydock Ex-
port Co., and Queen Toilet Co, not
withstanding repeated warnings, is
also being victImized by ''Dr.' Judd.
The Gum Elastic Roofing Co., OF
New York, which swindled many
State papers three years ago, is again
coming to the front, being very care
full, however, to "patronlze" new
victims. H. W. Hubbard, OF Atlanta
and Dallas, the cotton gin "manufac-
turer,' is also a known advertising
fraud, and publishers are requested to
be on their guard. The Empire
Watch Co., alias the Drummond
Medicine Co., of New York, another
veteran cheat, is still "doing up"
several of our exchange. -Goldsboro
Headlight.