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BY Aehley Towne
oop,rtoh., 1901. by Charles B. Ether*a0ton

"Here. here. here" came back the
echoes.
81 am here-a prisoner" came an an
swering cry.
"Here-prisoner-isoner| came the
echoes.
"Where are you" called Olga.
"You-you-you" echoed the mock
ing caverns.
81 must be near you-the voices sound
not far-follow the sound Of my whis
tlew came louder voice.
Observation-Disclosures came the trou
bled echoes.
Immediately there began, not far from
them, the tune of "The Star Span
gled Banner" Olga knew 1t was an
American tune and instinctively real
lied that the person who was guiding
them must be the one who had been
trying to solve the mystery Of Graslov
and had been imprisoned by Jansky.
After q few moments she managed
to distinguish between the real sound
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furious cannonading from the enemy,
and were engaged until after dark. In
this battle we had several killed and
wounded. Lieut.. Samuel L. Campbell,
Of company H, was shot In the eye
with a mimic ball, coming out behind
his ear on the opposite side of his head.
He was left for dead, as we fell back
that night to Sharpsburg. Two days
afterwards he was found on the bat
tlefield still breathing by some persons
living in the neighborhood. They car
ried him to their home and nursed
him for six months, and then convey
ed him to Richmond, where he met
with O friend who brought him on to
Rock Hill, in South Carolina, from
there he was taken by friend to his
home some ten miles distant; he was
completely blind and could not see
the face Of his wife; but when she
saw him she rushed forward to his
embrace and fell PROSTATE on the
ground. He was entirely blind and
resided at Glover, York county, S. c.,
raised a large family, supporting them
by pumping water at the railroad tank.
He died the year 1898.
The command fell back from South
Mountain to Sharpsburg, the enemy
pursuing. We took our position on the
heights between Antietam creek and
the Potomac river. For two days and
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In connection with the interesting
story of the 18th South Carolina Volun-
teers, published today, it gives US
pleasure to reproduce above a portrait
of the author, Rev. A. A. James. Mr..
James is a native Of Yorkville, s. c.,
having been born here on July 26, 1924.
He was educated in the schools of this
county and at Davidson college, and
was graduated from the Theological
seminary in Columbia in 1851, entering
the ministry and assuming charge Of
Fair Forest church, in Spartanburg
county, the same year. At the break
ing out Of the war he was elected chap
lain Of the 18th Regiment Of South
Carolina Volunteers, and served the
regiment in that capacity until the
close of hostilities. After the war he
resumed his former work at Fair For
est, and also served Mt. Calvary and
other contiguous churches. He was the
organizer of the churches at Glenn
Springs, Pacolet, Jonesville, Trough
Shoals and Enoree in Spartanburg and
Union counties, and now resides at
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Petersburg and marched in the direc-
tion Of Richmond. The enemy were
advancing on toward the railroad; we
encountered them at Clay's Farm,
about midway between Petersburg and
Richmond, on the Goth of May, 1864,
each regiment Of the brigade attack
ing the enemy by detail, Gen. Walker
being in command Of the brigade.
While leading a charge in front Of the
18th regiment, the enemy fired pla-
toon at him breaking his ankle and
killing his horse. and taking him pris-
oner. The enemy were completely
routed, our forces occupying their rifle
pits. In this engagement we lost sew
eral in killed and wounded. Among
the killed was Sergeant Major Thomas
Sims, Lieutenant Bobo, company E,
with several others. The failure of
Gen. Grant to reach Richmond by 9TH
er routes led him, after the battle
of Cold Harbor, to plan an assault on
Petersburg.
DlouShI ITO e@iiAS
across the James river to City Point,
June 12, 1864, and three days later an
unsuccessful attempt was made by his
troops to take the position. We had
previously crossed to the south side Of
the Appomattox river, taking position
between Petersburg and the Federal
army. Gen. Beauregard was in COM
mand Of our forces which encircled
Petersburg as mere picket line, but
we replused the enemy in the first at
tempt to take the city. This attack
was made at night by greatly superior
forces and was renewed the next day,
our thin ranks maintaining their
ground, anxiously looking for the arri-
val of Gen. Lee from the north side Of
the James river. He arrived with his
forces, which drove the Federals back,
and on June 10Th, 1864, the siege COM
menced in earnest. With the design Of
cutting off food supplies to the Confed-
crates from the south, several miles Of
railroad track were destroyed. Col.
Wallace being in command Of the bri-
gade, about this time received his COM
mission as brigadier general.
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Pacolet. Although fifty-two years In
harness, he is still full of zeal and en-
ergy, and all the while busy at work
among the people with whom he has
labored so long and for whom he has
done so much. He is loved and esteem
ed by all Of his people and held in high
regard by the Presbyterians Of his
state. He was moderator Of synod
during the meeting at Lancaster In
1899, and for twenty years has
been a director Of Davidson COL
lege. This is also his twelfth year
as a director of the Columbia Theologi-
cal seminary. He has the unusual dis
tinction Of having been member Of
four Presbyterian general assemblies,
including one before the church was
divided into Northern and Southern
Presbyterian, as now. During his ca
reer as a minister, he has married 500
couples, and it may be said Of him gen.
orally that there are few men now
living in the state who have record
for having accomplished more good In
the world.
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CHAPTER XIV.
ONT OF THE CHAINS

IhE CnAlNS
~ HE horror Of the situation was
so great that Princess Olga's
brain could not accept 1t all
at once.
Not only was she lost, but there was
a certainty that If she was rescued she
would also be discovered in this act
against the rule of Neslerov. Powerful
as was her family, she was now abso-
lutely at the mercy Of the governor OF
Tomsk. whom she knew to be merci-
less. Who could ever know that Prin-
cess Olga. the rich and beautiful Nesle-
row, died In the dungeons under her
cousins palace?
To her vivid imagination already the
horrors of starvation loomed up. TO
lie in that cold. dark place and suffer
and slowly waste away. to lose her
mind, to rave in madness-all these
thoughts burned into her brain. Then,
looking at poor Therese. the girls heart
was stirred with pity.
81 am not only suicide. but am a
murderer rs WELL" she said. 81 should
not have induced Therese to come"
Therese stirred.
"Ah. Therese! Good Therese! Speak
to me. will you not?" pleaded the prin-
cess You should not have come. 1t
was horrible. that den! And perhaps !
brought you here to die
IL don't want to die!' exclaimed
Therese. sitting upright as though the
word had acted like an electric shock.
IL do not wish to die either: but we
are lost, Therese."
Lost! How can we be lost? Are
we not under the palace"
"Yes. we are under the palace. but
we are nevertheless lost | have lost
the way. See all these passages? do
not know by which one we reached this
terrible place."
1--WE seem to be almost at the center.
11ey cannot all lead to the stairs"
No, certainly not. And there is lit
,.e chance of telling which does lead to
the stairs. l do not even know in which
direction the stairs lie. We are lost
Therese. and will perhaps die here OF
starvation"
"You must not! You shall notP' ex-
claimed Therese. made stronger now
by the evident need Of some one to as
sist the princess. She did not think so
much Of herself as she did Of Olga.
'There must be q way out and close
at hand" said Olga.
The terrible silence acted upon the
shaken nerves Of poor Therese. and
she began to scream Historically.
81 will not die! Heaven help us
both! Help! Help! Help"
The screams Of the distracted wom-
an rang In weird echoes through the
caverns.
"rhe echoes mock me-" she cried.
SIS there no one to help"
"Harkw said Olga. II thin n heard
q voice."
"A voice! heard a thousand OF
them-and they are all my own"
mo. out this was not. 1t was q
mans roice. Wait till CALL"
The caverns were still.
as there any one here?" rang out
Olga's clear voice. I'VE are lost In the
passages-two women. Is there any
one hereT
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LOCOMOTIVES EASY TO KILL.
Little Things That VIII Quickly
DfsabIe Great Machfnes.

Little Things That VIII Quickly
Disable Great Machines.
The Union Pacific Railroad company
has just discovered that it is being
made the victim Of union men mas
querading in the guise Of strike-break-
ers. They secure employment as ma
chinists in the railroad shops affected
by the strike and take advantage Of
the opportunities thus afforded to disa-
BILE the company's engines.
ITO the man who knows his busi-
ness" said an engineer, ut is not diff
ficult to turn the trick. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that an engine Is a power
full looking monster, there are many
places about 1t where the removal OF a
little burr Of the size Of the end Of your
finger will put 1t out Of order, and an
expert will be puzzled for hours to dis
cover the reason.
Half q bar of soap will kill loco
motive. A package Of washing COM
pound will do it just as effectively.
Either one dropped into the water
tank will be sufficient to turn the wa
ter into suds, and you couldn't get
up steam to save your life.
Another easy bit Of mischief that
is being practiced in this strike Is to
sidle up to a locomotive when she Is
at the station and place bolt on the
under piston guide. The first revolu-
ton crushes 1t against the cylinder,
between it and the knuckle OF the pis-
ton. The trouble Is, however; that 1t
won't crush, but tears out the whole
side.
There Is a small valve used to per-
init the escape Of air when the brakes
are released It is no difficult job, es-
pecially at night, to put a little plug
in this valve. The air Is not strong
enough to eject it, and as a result the
set wheels slide along until they are
fiat-footed.
journal Of a driving wheel will put IL
out of commission in half stroke.
'The dangerous plan of mixing eX-
plosiyes with the coal is seldom fol-
lowed. It knocks the engine out of
working order, but the explosion Is
likely to injure the engineer or fire.
man, and with them usually the ma
chinists or boilermakers have no quar-
rel. There are many intricate working
parts about the engine that can be
thrown out Of adjustment by some OBJ
struction, or by the application secretly
of emery that will simply wear the
pieces until they no longer work to-
gether.-Lincoln, Neb., dispatch of No
yember 8.
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"Wh0 are Jour- GSkCG OtDG. WHy uTe
y0u q prisoner hcref"
and the echoes. and began slowly to
work her way toward 1t. Therese,
trembling with weakness and terror.
followed.
AT last the whistle led her into one
Of the passages, and she swung her
lantern high to see where there was q
dungeon. 1t was not far away, and
the CLEANS Of the lantern went through
the door of a gloomy cell. The light
fell upon q man chained to the walls.
One chain was around his waist, an
other held his feet. and each arm was
extended and held to the wall by q
smaller but stout chain. These chains
were built into the wall and their ends
locked together.
"Who are you" asked Olga. "Why
are you prisoner here"
"My name Is Denton" was the reply.
II am an American. and my arrest Is
an outrage that will not 60 unpunish.
ed."
IL uOl, piOAhioo eh1st - s>AAS
of us ever gets out alive"
"But who are you, and what are you
doing hereW asked Denton.
81 am q Neslerov and came to liber-
ate you and Vladimir Paulpoff."
In the light of her lantern she could
see him stare.
"You Neslerov! When did you come
to Tomsk"
"Two days ago. The governor Is q
distant relation of mine. I am here
upon q mission that you will under
stand when I speak-the mystery of
Graslov."
"You are trying. you are seeking"-
81 am q cousin of that Princess Ne
slerov who married the son Of the Duke
of Graslov. Is that sufficient"
"It is. Then, If we work together,
justice will be DONE"
"First we must work to get out OF
here" said Olga. How were these
chains fastened"
"With q small iron key. 1t was on a
long chain. so | presume 1t hangs In
that passage at the head Of the stairs.
The stairs are not far from this spot.
| 1t was not long distance when l was
brought here"
ut may not be far, but in what direc.
| tion?'
'"There was stupid kind Of fellow
down here once after was brought In.
He brought me some food. I watched
him and think I can guide you to the
stairs. Count three passages to the
left from that black stone in the wall"
"Yes; this is the third"
"Now 60 through that till you reach q
heap Of rubbish in little court. l re-
| member the rubbish heap, for l stun
bled over it. At this rubbish heap the
passage divides, and one lane leads to
the left and the other to the right. The
one on the right will lead you to the
stairs"
"Come. Therese"
Taking her lantern, Olga again start
ed. carefully following the directions OF
Denton. She found the rubbish heap
and, taking the passage to the right
soon came to the stairs. She left The
rese at the foot Of the stairs while she
crept softly up.
In the guardroom 1tzig still lay snor
ing. and Olga glanced at the door tt
make sure the bolt had not been dis
turbed. If dozen Cossacks had beer
hammerlng at the door she would moi
have faltered now. She searched II
the little passage and found a small
iron key suspended from a peg by
chain.
ut must be the one" she said, and
| she seized it and sped below.
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3FI' When free from ice, the Yukon riv-
er is navigable for large steamers 1860
miles, a distance more than twice as
great as that from Chicago to New
Orleans.
8H' So accurate a science is triangula-
tion that the length of Salisbury Plain
was ascertained, with result that diff
fered five inches only from it's meas
ured value.
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the present eMgencies OF CONNER
oial relations demanded some sort Of
scaling down Of the Dingley tariff
schedule. but since the oyster Bay
conference with the trust barons the
fiat has gone out that no tinkering
viii be tolerated. and President
Roosevelt himself once favoring re-
vision sounded the keynote Of no rG.
vision in his Indianapolis speech.
when he told the people that ne
present tariff schedule must stand
It remains to be seen whether the
president himself can stay the tide
for revision now rapidly developing
in his own party It might be wen
for Mr.. Roosevelt to heed the tate Of
Grover Cleveland before It is TOO late
The New York Journal Of Commerce
In a recent issue says: 1T is evident
that the popular demand7 among
western protectionists for tariff re-
vision is vastly stronger than has
thus far been permitted to appear
The Journal of Commerce IS evil
IDENTIFY right and this is not only
greatly strengthened but is made alb
solutely manifest by Speaker Hender-
sons letter Of withdrawal from the
canvass in the Third Iowa district.
The Republicans cannot escape the
two. great national issues-the trusts
and the tariff-which the Oyster Bay
with the trust barons has
forced upon their party.
The Democratic party is not only
prepared but It will welc0n,c the fight
on these issues. and the uisaffection
among the Republicans on these great
national subjects is a sure presage Of
Democratic victory in November.
Every day since this change Of front
on the part Of the REPUBLICAN lead
ers upon these two paramount sub
jects has but added strength to the
disaffection in the Republican party,
and the fourth OF November will wit
ness such turning down of Repub-
lican leaders as has not been seen in
any party since the Democratic Wat
erloo of 1894 when so many Demo
cratic candidates for congress failed
OF election
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The ,eaders OF this paper viii be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages
and tha. Is Catarrh. Halls CataTh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known TO the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucou, surfaces Of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the founda-
ton Of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the con
s tuition and assisting neture in do
ing is work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer one hundred dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of Testimonials
Address. F. J. Cheney and Co,
Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ssembly, in so far as it covers the
ground, and upon the creation of a
new state we demand that the people
thereof shall be permitted to devise
and fashion their own educational
system without federal interference;
and although we favor equal educa-
tional privileges and facilities for
affairs.
The Democratic party pledges Itself
to promote in every way the spplica-
ton of the system OF primary election,
for the nomination OF candidates and
the settling of party principle and we
avor the passage of a suitable prim-
airy election law for the legal introduc-
ton of such system into this terri
tory.
Believing as we do that the legiti-
mate aim Of government is to pro-
mote the greatest good of the people,
we favor public ownership of mum.
cipal utilities.
We renew our allegiance to the
principles of the Democratic party as
enunciated in it's national platform
adopted at Kansas City in 1909.
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srAr1srIos on couRraH1p.
Some Mysteries on Which Science
Throws No Light

Some Mysteries on Which Science
Throws No Light
To foreign statistician the world 10
indebted for some very interesting
daea in regard to the most approved
methods of courtship. These data wero
compiled from declarations of love and
the statistician obtained the following
figures: Eighty-one of one hundred
men vowed that they could not live
any longer without the adored ones;
" held the ladies' hands IN a tighy
grip; 60 kissed them on the lips 10 on
the right hand, two on the tip of the
nose. and one on the shoulder; l8 were
so excited that they could hardly
speak; 20 lost their eloquence through
certain qualms Of conscience; 12 salt
in deep chest tones, Thank God" and
s frankly admitted that they were in-
expressitly happy.
BY studying the conduct of one hun
dted men whose suits were rejected,
the statistician obtained the following g
equally interesting figures: Forty Of
them rushed In a frenzy out of the
room; 21 said that life henceforth had
no more value In their eyes, and thas
Ait9 WoNln NouLAll Sultiuos II uttdult
suddenly tongue-tied and irrational; 6
calmly resigned themselves to the in
evitable; 8 avowed their intention TO
Immediately immigrate to America; :
tore out some OF their hair; Q bit their
lips till the blood come; ! stuck his
hands into his trouser pockets and
whistled popular song, and another
looked up toward heaven and began to
say the Lords prayer.
OF the ladies'. 81 per cent knew be-
forehand that the proposals we're about
to be made to them. Seventy OF them
sank as though embarrassed into the
arms OF the loved ones and only four
fell gently down on a chair or sofa
Fourteen covered their blushing faces
with their hands threw their arms
pcss,onately around the necks OF the
men; . said. Please speak to nam
ma, and / sneered
One lady. wro was as years cll. pro-
tested vigorously against giving or re-
ceiving a kiss. another, who was about
the same age, said. Yes. you can kies
me, but you must do il in a gentleman
~ manner" Such then, are some of
the ways In which proposals are made
and received. The study Is an inter-
esting one In several ways aud should
prove especially instructive to mem
bers OF the fair sex.-LOndon Ex-
press.
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Representative Champ Clark. Of Mis-.
souri,, tells an interesting story con
corning an Independent young Ameri-
can who thrashed foreign minister.
When Mr.. Blaine was secretary of
state" says Mr.. Clark, he deputed q
young man in his Office to 20 with a
message to certain foreign minister
here. The young man, after searching
in vain at the legation. finally found
the minister at a club and gave him
Mr.. Blaine's message. The minister,
who was rather testy. fared up and
gave the young man a tremendous
'cussing.' Thereupon the latter cd
ministered good. sound kicking to the
foreign minister and departed. The
minister complained, and so the young
man was publicly reproved. In private
however, Blaine congratulated him,
only he added, thank God II was not
Pauncefote whom you kicked a.
Washington Post.
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PuaLIc OWNERSHIP o. MlNEs.

Never before was sentiment drift.
ing 30 rapidly toward state control
of great natural resources. The
cause is not brought about by any
theoretical teaching, nor is any phil.
osopby greatly considered in coming
TO that conclusion.
It is simply a fact and not the
ory that confronts the people of the
east.
They must have coal. The coal is
in the mines and the miners and op-
orators refuse to dig it on account
of differences between them.
The people will take the mines and
dig the coal They are compelled to
do It or freeze.
Many of the very best thinkers and
jurists see this as not only a possible
but the speedy outcome of the anthra-
cite strike unless il is quickly settled.
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A vote for Mcclure is a vote, it Is
inserted. to mean a vote for state
hood for Oklahoma alone whenever
the offioeholders grow tired of draw
ing their pay.
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AS was anticipated Republican
spellbinders are working their state
hood threat overtime. riven from
every other position they cling to that
with the tenacity OF a drowning man
clutching a straw
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-01

Guthrie ahould leave no stone un-
tured to pay farmers the highest
price for their cotton OF any town in
the territory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-01

One OF the be't ways TO study the
statehood question is TO get a socd
map and examine it carefully and ask
yourself what viii be best for the
whole people, both now and in the
coming years.
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NO rlNKERINe.

Il IS evidently the purpose OF the
great urust concern that the Repub
lican administrator shall allow no
tinkering with the Dingley terifi. A
few months ago the Republican lead.
ers including Babeock chairman Of
the national committee. as well a,
Presiaen, Roosevelt, conceded that
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SOUND AS A DOLLAR

SOUND AS A DOLLAR
That is the result of a course
Of treatment with SCOTS S Emul-
sion. We have special refer
ence to persons with weak
lungs and sensitive throats.
SCOTS Emulsion does some
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Is one of them. 1t has a pc
culiar action on the throat and
lungs which gives them
strengthand makes themtough.
That's how SCOTS Emulsion
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too.
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