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HENDERSON TOWNSHIP

| Name
| Allen, Louis / town lot
Brown, Runce / town lot
Brame, Phil 30 acres land
BrOdie, Mrs. Walter 81
| acres land
| Brodie, john ! town lot
BroGie. Robt. town lot
Bullock, Taylor town
| lot
Bullock, Jno. = town lots
Bullock, Mary A. l town
| lot
Bullock, Sine l acre land
Burwell, Willie l town
| lot
Burwell, Mrs. Susan &.
| est. 5 town lots, bal
| Cbeatham, Moses | town
lot, bal
Cheatham, Stephen / acre
| land
Connel, Mrs. NJ. J. l town
| lot
| Davis, Peter 10 acres land
Davis, W. 5. / town lot
Davis, Frank, / town lot
Dean, 5. / town lot
Debman. Mrs. I. Z. /
town lot, home place
| Dibrell, Bros. ! town Lot
Elan, Annie ! town lot
Ellis, Z. W. / town lot
Ellington. Mrs. Alice 81
| acres land
Fits, Joe . town lots. bal
Ford, +. W. ! town lot
Garrett, L. L. 49, acres
| land
Gill. P. II. So acres land
Hamilton. j. II. Jr. 5
| acres land
Harris, Mrs. j. K. q! town
| lot
Harris. W. l.. 6 town lots
Harris. K. ID. 3 town lots
| for State and county
| and purchase tax
Harris. Daniel / town 10.
Harris, Peter l town lot
Harris, Louis ! town lot
Harris. Henry w 5 acres
| land
Hawkins. Ruffin town
| lot
Hawkins, Louis > acres
| land
Hamilton, Alice / town
| lot
Henderson. Turner l TO WI
| lot
Hendrick, Clay 2l5 acres
| land
Hodge, Orange / town 10,
Hight. Silvia town 10:
Jones, Badger = acre lant
| Jones, Dorsey / town lot
johnson, Nathan 6 acres
| land
kittle, Geo. l. 10 town
| lots
Lehman, Mrs. Nathan !
| town lot
Lewis, Nathan A. ! town
| lot
| Mathews, W. A. l town
| lot
Maytield, d. J. / town lot
Mann. Henrietta 100 acre:
| land
Merrimon, June NJ. y
| Land for 96 and 9S
Merrett, Jhos. l town LOT
Overton, j. ID 4acres land
Ontlaw. W 0. ! town 10,
Paschall, Anna i town 10
Payne, K. A. town lot
Peace, w. l.. / town lot
Perry, Anthony l town
lot
Perry, l.. |. ! town lot
Perry, q Z. (col) l town
lot
Reavis, Joe / town lot
Rogers, James l town lot
Robertson. JEFF town 10:
Roberts, Joe ! town lot
Register, Melissa town
lot
Rowland, J. /. ! town 10,
bal
Satterwhita, Mrs. a. l. !
town lot
Savage, ChaS. ] acre land
Smith, Jas. town lot
Sn ed, Chas. ] town lot
Sneed, Robert ] town lot
Sneed. Li>ho 1. ] town Lot
Stone, Mrs. Rosa \.
town lot
Stallings, :. j. -. town
lots
Sommerville. Sallie
town lot
Switzerland, Amy ] tnwn
lot
" illiams, Tempe ] town
lot
Whitfield, Mrs Z. 2. d
acres land
Homer, I. j. 200 acre.
land
Frarklinstein. Charles
town lot. for State and
Go. and pu'cha-e tax
Whitley, Cha>. i acre
land
kITTRELL TO
Fuller, Elijah ! acre LAND
Field, Weldon ] acr.
| land
Garner. Stephen 1 acre:
| land
johnson, Phil town 10
kittrell, Jerry ] acre Ian,
Oyerton, }. ID. 1921 acre.
land
OVERLY, Ann IS acre,
| land
Peace. Harry % acres lam
Tool, Anderson, dec
acre land
Davis, Celia 81 acre.
land
Peace Miss Marguerite :
529 acres land
Peace, l.. Z. ID. guard
for W. X. Peace, q
acres land, more or les.
Peace, l.. Z. ID. 100 acres
land, more or less
DABNEY TOW
cl ark Mrs. NJ J. d' acre:
Fuller. /. r. Trustee, Is
acres land, bal
Hodge. Caswell 81. acre.
land
WILLIAMSBURG
Cooper. Lethe 4 acre.
land
Wyche, Z. l.. and sister
60 acres land
! TOWNSVILLE I
pfuitt. Richard O. acre,
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Mrs: " Lee Montgomery Ala. writes: Some years
ago was leocuated with poison by who infected
ulcers IRON head to foot and prayed
20 die Several prominent physicians treated but all
to no purpose The mercury and potash which they
gave me- seemed to add fuel TO the awful fame which was
cevouring was advised by friends who had seen
wonderful cures made by it, try Swifss Specific i'm
proved from the start the medicine seemed so direct
70 the Of the trouble and the poison out Twenty
bottles cured me completelH. SWit,s S,.,csc- :.
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ance of the benevolent political policy
of this Government. into vindictiye
and relentless Observation-Disclosures
Record.
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Promptly Reaches the Seat
Of all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Gases. dis 5

blood diseases that all
mens troubles 50 obstinate and dahcut Very
blood
Ger such of merit
worst and
only 10 break forth violently than every
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| my image of the blessed mother about my
| neck and the moon shone very bright
| Now haste thee with the barley brew
| said Lord James. for my stomach is as
deep as well and as empty as the purse
| Of q, younger SON."
| The strange cripple emitted another bird
| like cachinuation, like the sound which is
| made by the wooden hywheels where with
| al boys fright the crows from the cornfields
| when the August sun is yelowing the land
| Poor old Caesar Martin can show you
something better than that" he cried as he
| hirpled out Gas Malise described it after
! ward, and presently returned dragging a
great iron pot with strength which seem
ed incredible in so ramshackle body
'Ha! hal" he said here is fragrant
| stew. smell it. Is it not good? In ten min
| utes it will be hot and toothsome that
| you will scarce have patience to wait till it
! be decently cool in the platters. This is not
| common Angevin stew, but Bas Brebon,
| which is a far better thing"
Malise rose and relieving the old man,
with one finger swung the pot to crook
| that hung over the cheerful blaze of the
| brentwood.
The old cripple. Caesar Martin, now
mounted on a stool and stirred the mess
| with a long stick, at the end of which was
a steel fork OF two prongs. And as he
| stirred he talked.
God bless you, say I, brave gentlemen,
| and good pilgrmsI Surely it was a wind
| to taste my broth. There be fine pigeons
| here, fat and young. There be leverets,
juicy ana tenderJaS maid untried. There
| what think you of that?" Che held each
| up on prong as he spoke). "And here be
| larks PARTRIDGE stuffed with sage, ripe
| chestnuts from la Falery, and--whisper it
| not to any of the marshals men-a fawn
| from the park of a month old, dressed like
| a kid so that none may know"
81 suppose that so much providing is for
| your four sons?" said Sholto.
The cripple laughed again his feeble, fleet
| ing laugh.
| II have no sons, honest SIR he said at
| was but weakling's policy to tell you so,
| lest there should have been evil in your
| hearts. But 1 have a wife, and that is
| enough. You may have heard of her She
! is called La Meffraye."
| As he spoke his face took on an access of
| white terror even it had done when he
| looked out of the window.
La Meffraye is she well named" he re-
| peated the appellation with harsh croak,
| as of night hawk screaming. God fore
| fend that she should come tonight and find
| You here!''
"Why, good SIR smiled James Douglas,
| ''if that be the manner in which you speak
| of your housewife, faith l am right glad to
| have remained a bachelor"
| Caesar. the cripple, looked about him and
| lowered his voice.
"Hush! he quavered, breathing hard, SO
! that his words whistled between his tooth
| less gums. you do not know my wife.
! tell you, she is the familiar of the marshal
himself"
"rhen" cried James Douglas. slapping
his thigh, "she is young and pretty of a
| surety. ! know what these soldiers are
familiar with. 1 would that she would
come home and partake with us now."
Nay said the old man. without taking
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the cripple. you do not know what you
say. La Meffraye cannot die Perhaps she
will vanish away in a blast of the fire of
hell-one day when God is very strong and
angry. But she cannot die She only leads
others to death. She dies not herself
You are kind, gentlemen" he went on
after a pause. finding them continue silent.
! Il will show you all. Pray the saints for
me at his shrine that | may die and go to
purSatory. Or (if it might be to different
ohe), even to hell-that L might escape for
ever from La Meffraye"
His hand funlbled a moment at the close
~ buttoned collar of his blue blouse Then
ne succeeded in undoing 1t and showed his
neck From chin to bosom it was a mass
OF shastly bites, some partially healed
more OF them recent and yet raw while his
! skin, so far as the three Scots could OBJ
serve it. was covered with a hieroglyph!c
OF scratches, claw marks and it seemed the
bites of some fierce wild beast
Great Master of heaveni' cried James
douglas. what hellhound hath done this
to your
The wife of my bosom"' quoth very
grimly Caesar the cripple
"A good evening to you gentlemen ALL"
said a soft and winning voice from the
doorway. At the sound the old man stag
Sered, reeled and would have swayed into
the fire had not Sholto seized him and
dragged him out upon the floor. All rose
to their feet. In the doorway of the cot
tage stood an old woman, small, smiling
delicate Of feature. She looked benignly
upon tAtHi anu continued 10 Smile. Her
fair and her eyes were the most notable
features about her. The former was abund-
ant and hung loosely about her brow and
over her shoulders in wisps of a curious
green white, the color almost of moldv
cheese while under shaggy white eyebrows
her large eyes shone piercing and green as
emerald stones on the hand of some dusky
monarch of the orient
The woman it was who spoke first. be-
lore any OF the men could recover from
their surprise
My husband" she said, still calmly smil-
ing upon them, my poor husband has
DOUBTLESS been telling you his foolish tales
Inc saints have permitted him to become
demehted. 1t is a great trial to poor
woman like me, but the will of heaven be
doner'
The three Scots stood silent and trans
hxed, for it was an age of belief. but the
cripple lay back on the settle where Sholto
had placed him, his lips white and gluey.
And as he lay he muttered audibly. ia
Meffraye! La Meffraye! Oh. what will be-
come Of poor Caesar Martin this nisht7"
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we have food and drink with us. Open,
and be not afraid
of what country are you? Are you of
the household of the Sieur de RetZ?"
Nay" cried James again; eve are pill
grIms returning to our own city of Abb
in the Tarn country. We know nothing CT
any sieur de Retz. Look forth from a
window and satisfy yourself"
Then if there be treachery in your
hearts, bewarer said the tremulous voice
again. for L have four sons here by me,
whose powder guns are even now ready to
fire from all the windows if you mean
harm.
A white face looked out for a moment
from the window and as quickly ducked
within. Then the voice continued its bleat-
ing
MY lords, will open the door. But for
give the fears of poor old man in a wide,
empty house"
peared within. 1t was a man apparently
decrepid and trembling, who in one hand
carried a Ianthorn and in the other staff
over which he bent with many wheezings of
exhausted breath.
What would you with a poor old MANI"
he said.
I'VE would have shelter and fodder. if
it please you to give them TO US, for God s
grace
The old man trembled so vehemently that
he was in danger of shaking out the rush
light which fiickered most dismally in his
wooden lanthorn.
Il am a poor, poor man." he quavered.
Il have naught in the world save some
barley meal and little water"
THAT will do famously," said James
Douglas I'VE are hungry men and will
pay well for all you give us
The countenance of the cripple instantly
changed He looked up at the speaker with
an alert expression.
pay" he said, ''pay-did you not say
you would pay?" Why, | thought you
were gentlefolks. Now, by that | know
that you are none, but of the commonaity
like myself.
James Douglas took a gold angel out of
his belt and threw it to him. The cripple
collapsed upon the top of the piece of
money and CROPPED vainly for 1t with eager
outspread fingers in the dust of the yard.
Il cannot find it, good gentlemen" he
piped, shrll as an east wind. ALAS, what
shall / do? Poor Caspar cannot find it, 1t
was not a piece of gold-do tell me that it
was not a piece of gold--to lose a piece of
gold, that were ruin indeed!"
Sholto picked up the lantern which had
slipped from his trembling hand. The tai
low was beginning to gutter out, as it Law
on it's side, and in a moment showed him
the gold glittering on some farm-yard rub
bish. With little shrill cry like fright
aned bird the old man fell upon it, as it had
been with his claws.
Bite upon it and see if the gold he
goodI'' said Sholto smiling.
"Alas!' cried the cripple, II have but one
tooth But / know the coin. 1t is of the
right mintage and greasiness. Oh. lovely
gold-beautiful gentlemen. Bde where YOU
are and 1 will be back with you in a mo-
ment-"
And the old man Iimped away with aston
ishng quickness to hide his acquisition,
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lest, mayhap. his guests should repent
them and retract their liberality.
cHAbfER xLvu.
Caesar Martins Wife,


Presently he returned and conducted
them to a decent, stable where they saw
their beasts bestowed and well provided
with fodder and forage for the night. Then
the old cripple more than ever Uant upon
his stick, but nayertheless chuclling to
himself all the way, preceded them into the
house.
All. she is clever" he nluttered. "She
thinks her demon tells her everything. But
La Mefraye will not know WHORE l have
hidden that beautiful gold!'
So he sniggered senilely to himself be-
tween his fits of coughing.
1t was low, wide room of strange aspect
INTO winch the old man conducted his
guests. The floor was of hard beaten earth,
but Clearly kept and firm to the feet. The
fireplace, with low hearth round it of
built stone, was placed in the midst, and
from the rafters depended many chains and
hooks. wooden settle ran half round the
hearthstone on the side farthest from tie
draught of the door. The weary three sat
down and stretched their limbs. The fire
had burnt low, and Sholto, reaching to a
faggot heap by the side wall, began to toss
on boughs of green birch in handouts, til
the lovely white fame arose and the sap
spat ara Kissed in explosive puffs.
Birch, when It's green
Makes fire for king!
Malse hummed the old Scots lines. and
the cripple coming i'll at that moment,
raised Il shrill bark OF protest
My good wood, my fuel that cost re so
many sore backs-be careful young sir.
taggots of birch are dear in this country #
Machecoul. My lord is of those who give
nothing for naughtr'
on, we will surely pay for what we use,
cried careless James. Let us eat and
warm our toes, and Herewith have some
what less of thy prating. old dotard. 1t can
be shrewdiy cold in this westerly country
of yours
Pay cried the old man. holding Up his
clawed hands. DO you mean more pay,
more besides the beautiful gold angel?
Here
He ran out and presently returned With
armful after armful of fagsots, while mis-
guests laughed to find his mood so changed.
Here he cried running to and fro like
a fretful hen take it all, ard when that
is done, this also and this. Nay, [ will stay
up all night to carry more from the forest
of Machecoul"'
"And you who were so afraid to open to
three honest men, would you venture to
bring faggots by night from yon dark
WOod?'
NAY" said the old man, cunningly. &
meant not from the forest, but from my
neighbours woodpiIe. Yet for lovely gold |
would even venture to go thither if l lad
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synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
William. the sixth Earl of Douglas. falls
in love with the Lady Sybilla. the niece Of
the French ambassador. Marshal de Retz.
who chances to he crossing the Douglas
estates. Sholto MacKim. son Of the Doug
las aTmorer. distinguishes himself in arch
cry and is made captain Of the castle guard
and later is krighted for brave conduct in
the tournament. James. Earl of Avondale;
Sir Alexander Livingston, guardian of the
kings person Sir William Crichton. chan
ceiIor Of tn, realm, and Marshal de Reiz,
begin To plot against the Earl of Douglas.
Lady Sybilla agrees to become their tool
and 10 lure William into their power. Earl
Douglas visits Castle Crichton and falls
deeper into love with Sybila. She con
frsScs her love for him, rcp,nts her agree
m Mt with his enemies. ana then urges him
10 return home with all speed. Marshal
dc. R-.z takes S-biila To Edinburgh and VII
liam accepts the invitation Of tn, young
King of = .otlaud TO visit the court. At the
banquet q huge ngars head l. brought in
81 sign Of hcry. The earl and Lis
brother arr cStcd and imprisoned Fan!
I'm. mkt morning the Dou-iaSeS arr
E-lr1ght before the kings court and sem
fenced 20 b-. executed at once. SyhIIia de
cIarcS her love hefoTe the court and the
w., brothers go forth to their death. Shoi-o
-tl-- up The cCuUtTyMen and IN three d.'y :
every man Of the southland Is on his way
20 Edinburgh To avrnge the death of the
young earl Al tn gate of castle Ih.leEe
In. three NTarEims meet, tell the Lady
Douglas of the less of her sons and learn
III TURN from her that Maud Lindsay and
Ht.l. NIargar-; have ben kidnapped ty lie
RITZ Tn. Lady Douglas gives Sholto
priceless Suit of armer. hlCs=ss him as hcr
son and starts him out to search for he
two girls Around Edinhurgh the Do"slases
are gathering. Tho sons Of James the
rrv earl refuse TO support their fathers
cans. ana swear to aveuge their cousin
Williams death SasIt1. wiki his father
and brother and Lord James Douglas go
to Paris find Marshal d. Retz's house and
plan IT, rc=-u. the girls.
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offense. you mistake kind sir; I meant
familiar in witchcraft-in deviltry, not, as
it were. in levity and cozenage."
The fragrant stew was now ready to be
Gished in great platters of wood and the
guests fell keenly to. each being provided
with a wooden spoon. The meat they cut
with their daggers but the most part was.
however, tender enough to come apart in
their fingers. which, all know, better pre-
serves the SAVIOR.
At first the cripple denied having any
wine, but another gold angel from the Lord
James induced him to draw leathcrn bot
tie from some secret hoard and decant II
into pitcher for them. 1t was rcsinous
and Spanish, but. Malise said, 1t made
| warm the way it went down" And, after
all. with wine, that is always the principal
thing.
AS the feast proceeded old Caesar Martin
told the three Scots why all the long streets
of the village had been cleared of children
so quickly at the first sound OF their horses
feet.
And in truth if you had not come across
the moor, but along the beaten track from
the Chateau of Machecoul. you would never
have caught so much glimpse of any
child or mother in all St. Philbertr
At this point he beckoned Sholto, Malise
and the Lord James to come nearer to him.
and standing with his back to the fire and
their three heads very close, he related all
the terrible tale of the Dread that for eight
years bad stalked grim and gaunt through
all the west lands of France, lie Fepdec
and Bds Bretagne. In all Lee Nendee there
was not village that had not lost n child.
In many hamlet about the shores of the
sunny Loire scarce house from which one
had not vanished. They were seen playing
in the greenwood, the eye was lifted, and
10, they were not. a boy went to the well.
An hour after his pitcher stood beside it
filled to the brim But he himself was
never more seen by holt or heath. a little
maid, sweet and innocent, looked over the
churchyard wall; she spied as it seemed
something that pleased her. She climbed
over TO get it and was not.
"Oh. | could tell you a thousand such if
] had time" shriilcd the thin treble of the
cripple in their eager ears, If l dared-if L
only dared
"Dared?' said Malise. why, man.
what is the matter with you? None could
hear you but we three men
My wife-my Wife he quavcred. 81 bid
you be silent, and speak not so loud LIE
Meffraye she is caled--she can hear all
things. See"
He made sudden movement and barred
his right arm. 1t was withered to the
shoulder and of Il dark purple color APP
preaching black
lie Meffraye did that he gasped. "She
blasted it because l would not do the evil
she wished
Then, why do you not kill here" said
Malfse, whose methods were not subtle. "If
she We're mine | would throttle her. and
give her body to the hounds"
Hush. ! bid YOU, for dear Gods sake in
whom l believe" again came the voice of
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fowl when the hawk hangs poised in the
MINDLESS sky.
By the time the three men had entered
the gate and ridden UP the village street
shut The doors were barred and the vii
lage had become a street of living tonHbs.
What means this?" said the Lord james.
The people are surely afraid of usr
It's doubtless but their wonted welcome
to their lord, the Sieur de RetZ He seems
to be popular wherever he goes, said Ma
Use. grimly, but let us dismount and see
if we can get stabing for our beasts Did
they not tell US there was not another
house for miles betwiXt here and Mache
couI?'
So. without waiting for dissent or counter
opinion. the master arlnorer went directly
up to the door of the best appearing house
in the village, one which stood a little back
from the road, and was surrounded by a
wall Here he dismounted and knocked
loudly with his sword hilt upon the outer
gate. The noise reVerberated UP and down
the street and was tossed back in undimin-
lShed volume from the green wall of pines
which stood up about the village
But there was no answer, and Malise
grew rapidly weary of his own clamor
Hold my Bride" he said CURLY to Shol-
TO- and with a single push of his shoulders
ne broke the wooden bar, and the two
halves of the outer gate fell apart before
hlm A great yellow dog of the country
rushed furiOusly al the intruders but Ma
use, VINO was as deXterous as he was pow
er1ul, received him with so sound a buffet
on the head that he paused bewildered,
shaking his ears. Whereat Malise picked
nm up tucked him under his arm and
with thumbs about his windpipe, effectually
choked his barking. Then, releasing him.
Mallse took no further notice of this vaIor-
Gus enemy, and the poor. loyal, hafIied
beast, conscious of defeat crept shame
1acediy away to hide his disgrace among
the faggots.
But Maiise was growing indignant and
therefore dangerous and i'll to cross
Never did | see such manneriess folk
ne groWled. They will not even give n
stranger word or bite for their beasts -
1hen he called TO his companions
Come hither and speak to these cravens
ere L burst their inner doors as We'll"
Then at this by no means empty threat
came the Lord James and spoke aloud in
his CHEEKY voice to those within the silent
house: Good people, we are no robbers
but poor travellers and strangers Be not
afraid. Ali we want is that you should
tell us which house is the inn that we may
receive refreshment for ourselves and our
horses
Then there came a voice from behind the
door: There is no inn nearer than Pornic
We are poor people and cannot support
one. We pray your highness to depart in
peace"
But. good SIR, answered James Doug
las, that we cannot do. Our steeds are
foot weary with a long days journey.
Give US the shelter of your barns and d
bundle of fodder. and we will be content.
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| N 7 h E CHU RCHE S

The Lutheran churches of this city Will
be represented at the fourth convention Of
the Lutheran Liturgfcal Association, which
will be held Monday next at Pittsburg. Pa.
The program comprises papers and adj
dresses on 'Luthers Contribution to Pro-
testant Hymnology," Subsequent Hymno-
logical Development 1.-The Epistle," THE
Gradual" The Gospel and Sentences" etc
President Mckinley, who, as is well
known. is a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will be asked by those hav-
ing the matter in charge to attend the
opening exercises of the general conference
OF the denomination at Chicago in 1900
Governor Roosevelt Of New York is also
to be invited.
The commission of the Methodist Epis-