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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Victoria Cross Stories
or c4zZen Stephens

fingered, but living and dead were re-
morselessly cast together into the pit.
The horror OF IL! With Havelock
barely scorc OF miles awayI
Scattered like chaff before the wind.
the followers OF Mana dispersed be-
fore the onslaught OF the avengers: :
and upon the afternoon following the
battle. the negro Hall and a group OF
his bluejacket shipmates heard the
horrible story as related above, from
the lips Of half-caste woman con
vert who spoke English fiuently. Hall
and his friends gazed upon the floor
OF the death-chamber. fully two
inches deep with blood and gore and
tufts of hair. They noted tulwar
gashes in the walls the height OF a
woman's neck. Then they turned
away. sick at heart. but swore to be
avenged.
Forty-five miles away another des-
perate Siege was being conducted. At
Lucknow. one of the most beautiful
cities in India. handful of English
men were holding out against the
fierce hordes of Sepoys who hemmed
them in on every side.
Havelock set out for Lucknow with
the greater part Of his force. leaving
Cnwnpore In charge of Colonel Neill
Among others left behind under Neill
were Hall and some of his shipmates.
Quite naturally they were furious at
not being permitted to accompany the
first relief. but 1t was necessary to
leave guns and men to hold Gavin
pore.
They relieved the monotony of their
situation and vented a part of their
pent-up vengeance by forcing a num-
ber of high-caste Brahmin prisoners
to clean up the blood-stained death
chamber. Men were set over them
with whips to see that they did not
shirk their task The Brahmins, thus
ceremoniously defiled, were then hang
ed and buried In a ditch.
As the world knows. General Have
lock and his command reached the
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Another Brand.

He suddenly put his hand In his
waistcoat pocket and drew out three
broken cigars.
Then he looked at his best girl with
a forgiving smile.
Flor de King Alfonsos," he airly
said. Fifty cents a hundred. But
who cares?"
Let me see them." said the girl
She inspected the fragments closely.
YES" she quietly announced, that's
the kind papa always buys when he's
running for office. know the odor.
Five dollars a thousand. Somebody
has fooled you. George"
She was wise girl and she did not
smile
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Residency at Lucknow in due time,
after having been obliged to fall back
upon Cawnpore by reason of the ex-
treme heat and the dreaded cholera
The gallant Neill was with him when
he finally succeeded in cutting his way
into Lucknow, but the negro Hall and
other bluejackets We're not present
Their opportunity was to come later.
Havelock and his men. though
strong enough to reinforce the besieg-
ed troops In Lucknow and save the
English garrison from destruction.
were not strong enough to cut their
way to safety. hampered with women
and children and wounded amounting
to 1900 souls. Thus the siege con-
tinued upon q larger scale.
Meanwhile. Sir Colin Campbell had
arrived in India. He was to assume
the chief command of the forces In
India, and his first task was to rescue
the garrison at Lucknow. Upon the
9th of November he led an army Of
five thousand men and thirty guns out
OF Cawnpore, and among these was
the naval brigade under William
Peel.
The Sikandarbagh, formidable
looking structure about 1870 yards
square and surrounded by a thick
brick wall about twenty feet high. was
the first nut to crack before Lucknow
could be relieved. 1t sheltered up.
ward of two thousand well-armed Sc
poys. who poured CALLING fire into
the English from the fiat roof of a
pavilion on top of the structure.
Little could be done until a breach
had been made in the wall, so the In
fantry lay down and sheltered them
selves as best they could while the
men of the naval brigade dragged
their guns up under the wall Across
the deadly zone OF bare ground the
negro and his shipmates dragged their
| guns as coolly as II laying alongside
an enemy's frigate. Man after man
dropped under the cruel fire until
! each gun was short-handed.
Once up under the wall. the gallant
men were in measure protected. but
as the 24-pounders kicked back after
each discharge, 1t became necessary
| for the men to enter the danger zone
to drag them back into position. Al
each recoil the Sepoys concentrated
their fire upon the little detachment
and each discharge cost human life
Encouraging his shipmates by his
fearless example, the negro was al
ways the first man to dart out OF tht
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
ECZEMA IN RED BLoTcHEs

205 Kanter Ave-, Detroit. Mich
Some time last summer was taken
with eczema. 1t began In my hair
first with red blotches, then scaly.
spreading to my face. The blotches
were red on my face. dry and scaly.
not large; on my scalp they were
larger, some scabby They came on
my hands. The inside of my hands
were all little Jumps as though full OF
shot about one-sixteenth Of an inch
under the skin. Then they went to
the outside and between and all over
my fingers. 1t also began on the bot
toms of my feet and the calves of my
legs, and itch. oh, my! never had
anything like 1t and hope never will
again The itching was terrible. My
hands got SO could scarcely work.
'T tried different eczema ointments
but without results. I also took medi-
cine for 1t but 1t did no good. saw
the advertisement for sample of
Cuticura Ointment and Soap and sent
for one. They did me SO much good
l bought some more. using them as
per directions. and in about three
weeks was we'll again. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment entirely cured me-"
(Signed) Benz. Passage. Apr. 8. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston"
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What She Wanted.

Jim Mann was on his way back
from Chicago. and couldn't help hear
ing the conversation of the couple in
the section right behind his They
looked like newly married folks, but
were not on their honeymoon. as Mann
learned by deduction. The woman laid
down newspaper she had been read
ing and said to her husband:
DO you know, | wish had one of
these affinities? Oh. think it would
be Just grand to sit on a rock with
somebody and have him rave about
the Incompatible golden color of my
hair and tell me that my eyes we're
the most beautiful in the whole
world and"
''Uh, huh," said the husband. yawn-
ing.
''And that the delicate pink of my
cheeks has been painted there by the
angels, and that he couldn't live with
out me. Ooh. think an affinity like
that would be"
"Tisn't an affinity you want" in
terrupted her husband. "What YOU
seem to want is a plain, old-fashioned
liar"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Mr,. stanton's Reply to Greeley

There was once passage at arms
between Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the
eminent woman suffragist, and Horace
Greeley on the occasion of discourse
by the former on the rights of women
to the ballot. In the midst of her talk
Greeley interposed in his high pitched
falsetto voice:
'Wnat would you do in time of war
If you had the suffrage?'
This seemed like a poser, but the
lady had been before the public too
long 10 be disconnected by an unexpec-
ted question and she promptly replied:
Just what you have done, Mr.. Gree
ley-siay at home and urge others to
go and fight
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sheltered angle to drag back his gun.
He called upon them to remember the
bloody room at Cawnpore. He seemed
to bear charmed life.
After an hours perilous work, dur
ing which the detachment of bluejack-
cts was all but wiped out, the "a
Founders succeeded In hammering a
hole in the wall about three feet
square. A bugle call sounded. The
infantrymen sprang to their feet and
rushed at the little hole in spite of
the fact that certain death awaited
the foremost.
The enemy. having been driven out
of the courtyard by the intrepid Eng
lish aided by the loyal native troops.
made for the gateway of the main
structure. As they attempted to close
the heavy doors behind them, Pun
jabi Mohammedan. Mukarrab Khan by
name. thrust his left arm between
them. AS a tulwar nearly severed his
hand at the wrist, he withdrew the
wounded arm and Immediately thrust
in the otheri
BY this time, other men had reached
the spot and torn the doors open. For
this brave act, Mukarrab Khan was
decorated with the Order of Merit,
the Indian equivalent of the Victoria
Cross.
Meanwhile other serious work had
been cut out for William Hall and the
other bluejackets, for a thousand
yards away, In the direction of the Resi-
dency. loomed the frowning outlines
OF the Shah Najaf. white-domed
tomb. surrounded by high walls OF
solid masonry. While the Highland
ers tore Off the roofs OF the surround
ing huts and drove the Sepoys before
them like sheep. other troops were IRE
membering Cawnpore' while attending
to the enemy in the Sikandarbagh, and
the naval detachment dragged their
guns into position before the Shah
Najaf.
A solid shot from the enemy struck
naval ammunition wagon. exploding
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

its contents. Hall, with the blood
streaming down his face where piece
Of shell had grazed him, stood by his
gun and urged his fellow bluejackets
on by word and deed.
Throughout the long afternoon the
men hammered away at the twenty
foot wall. Gun after gun was aban-
doned as their crews were shot down,
but the negro hero was game to the
last. Shortly before dark the COM
mander gave the order to collect the
killed and wounded and retire for the
night. but Hall had to be peremptor-
lily ordered to retire by his superior
before he obeyed.
Meanwhile. Lieutenant Salmon of
the naval brigade had climbed a tree
and discovered a small aperture In
the wall. The enemy saw him and
volleyed at him. Badly wounded, he
fell into the arms of his men and re-
ported what he had seen. For this
brave act he was rewarded with a
Victoria Cross.
The English we're quick to take ad.
vantage of the information, and among
ehS Ii St iiitn " iusn tnt preach was
William Hall, wounded, but hacking
right and LIT with his cutlass. Early
upon the following morning, the Resi-.
dency was relieved and a second mass.
acre averted.
| In due time. Hall received his Vic
toria Cross. as both his commanding
officers and shipmates were agreed
that his gallantry had been the most
conspicuous event Of a day memorable
for its many brave actions.
Hall lived to take part in the BON
bardment of Alexandria many years
later, and was awarded the Egyptian
medal and It's inseparable companion
the Khedives Star. With his Grim
can and Egyptian medals, his Victoria
/ Cross and Khedive's Star, this brave
negro finally retired from service and
took up his residence In small Nova
Scotian village, far away from the
grim scenes Of his early days.
In all, three negroes have beer
awarded the Victoria Cross: Samue
Hodge and w. ]. Gordon of the Wes
Indian regiment. and William Hall O.
the Royal Navy: and possibly the bray
est of these is the white-haired. blacl
ex-captain of the foretop. william
Hall. v. c.
Baron Roberts OF Kandahar AMI
Waterford has the insignia Of the Or
der Of the Garter. 1t was presented I,
him by Queen Victoria about tw,
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Unusual Occurrence.

Richard Harding Davis. during his
Atlantic City honeymoon. said at a
fish luncheon:
~ confess that / am not pleased
with the modern trend of fiction. The
newest fiction leaves a bad taste in
the mouth. 1t is full of double en-
tendre-like the parlor maids remark.
"A gentleman came down to break
fast one morning with bloodshot eyes.
He drank eight glasses of Ice water
hurriedly. then he muttered hoarsely
to the pretty parlor maid:
Tell me. Adele. did 1 reach home
last night very much under the wealth
err"
Indeed you did. sir the maid re-
piled. Why. sir, you kissed the mis-
sis!' Washington Star.
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poubly Punished.

At an English court session man
was fined forty shillings and cost
for assaulting policeman Consider
ing himself a much injured man. on
reaching the door he began abusing
the magistrate in very violent Ian
guage.
him, and the delinquent found himself
once more in the dock and fined again
for contempt of court.
MY man. If you had been more
chaste and refined in your language"
said the magistrate. you would nat
have been chased and refined
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Good Friday.

John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. discussing
with his bible class the folly of marry
ing on an inadequate income, told
an Easter story.
mo young wife, he said, "can be
truly happy IL she is overwhelmed
with house work-with the washing of
clothes, the scrubbing of front steps,
Mr.. Rockefeller smiled an added:
Il once said to little boy:
What do you know about Good
Friday?
He was the feller what done
Robinson Cruso's housework.' the lit.
tie boy replied"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
What Started 1t.

The late General F. d. Grant. apro.
pos of the uselessness of arbitration
as exemplified in the case of the Tur-
ko-Italian war. said in New York:
ut reminds me of a story Accord
ing to this story, war was going on,
and one day the papers being full of
the grim details of bloody battle, a
woman said to her husband:
""This slaughter is shocking; it's
fiendish. Can nothing be done to stop
it?'
I'm afraid not her husband an
swered.
"'Why don't both sides come to-
gether and arbitrator she cried
"'They did, he said. They did-'way
back in June. That's how the gol-
burned thing started"
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Mixing the Names.

Mayor Bacharach of Atlantic City
at dinner at the Marlborough-Bl Blen-
helm. told of summer girl:
"On the beach in the moonlight" he
said "a youth clasped maiden pas
sionately to his breast and murmured. .
=" Do you love me, darling?
"'Yes-ah, yes, Reginald she
sighed
Reginald said the youth in a
startled voice. You mean Clarence,
don't you, dear?'
Smiling sweetly. she nestled closer.
How stupid of me. I was thinking It
was the week end Exchange.
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Domestic Combat.

e. Trowbridge Dana, grandson of
the poet Longfellow, who was recently
married in Cambridge with beauti-
full ritual of his own composition. said
the other day to reporter:
''If all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and gave to it there would
be fewer mismatings.
''The average married pair. 1t some
times seems to me. are like the
Binkses.
PA said little Tommy Binks one
day. what's weapon?
"A weapon, my son. Binks an
swered. is something to fight with
Then, pa, said little Tommy, is
ma your weapon?'"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Telling the Aqe of a Horse.

The age of horse may be judged
by the appearance of the teeth be-
cause on the upper surface of the in
cisors hollow Is to be seen In the
young tooth, which. not extending
through the whole substance, natural
ly wears out with the wear of the
tooth, and as q considerable degree
OF regularity occurs in the wearing
away in all horses. it has been adopt
ed as general criterion of age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
DENVER Il RIO GRANDE-wEsTERN
PACIFIC
THE Royal Gorge-Feat]

RIVer
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beauti-
full line Of continuous traveI penvar
salt Lake. City. San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies, the Great Salt Reds of
Utah and the wonders of the sierras
can be seen from the car windows
without extra expense for side trips
For illustrated descriptive matter.
write Frank 4. Wadieigh, General
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
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This Rapid AGE.

is mamma's good little boy ready to
have his bath now?"
''Oh, nav. cut out the goody, goooy
spell, When a chaps six years old IT'S
time to take him out of the kindergar-
ten class. I'll take my splash in the
tub when I've had a smoke"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine An
tiseptic. at druggists, 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet. Co, Boston, Mass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
pa Knows.

Willie-Paw. what does discretion
mean?
Paw-Picking out a small man
when you are looking for trouble.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

1t takes more than a fur-lined over
coat to protect would-be actor in
the hall of fame.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

Don't be msled Ask for Red Cros
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
At ell good grocers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
Rigid.
inquired tina

whats the trouble, inquired ths
Judge.
This lady lawyer wants to make a
notion" explained the clerk, but
her gown is too tight"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
The Chinese Angels, or Course.

Msbel-Mamma, are the angels in
heay en- dressed in white?
Her Mother-We are told SO, dear.
Mabel-Well, who does all the laun-
dry work?
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

Modern young men court In haste
and repent at leisure.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

About the only thing father gets on
bis birthday is lemon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06
2aG 2axxsQc&MaT

Denver. Colo. Will send. free, a useful pres
snt and valuable book. How 10 Become
aos' successful to all who write this week
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

r IS simply n bit Of
bronze, cast in the shape
of a Maltese cross. one
and one-half inches In
diameter. and worth
about nine cents IN our
money-ribbon included.
And yet, up to date, FIVE
hundred and fifty-two
British subjects have
courted what seemed to
~ ..-tet- ,.I .,,Ad.-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-06

ond cross.
White. who succeeded "Bobs" as
commander-in-chief In India, became
an ensign of the 9th Inniskilling regi-
ment in 1853. Ten years later he be-
came captain in the famous 92d
regiment OF Gordon Highlanders. A
major in 1879. he and his regiment
formed part of the avenging column
ordered to Afghanistan to punish the
murderers OF Cavagnari.
At the battle of Charasiah. with
mere handful OF Highlanders. he won
his first cross and undying fame by
charging a strongly fortified hill. The
men in the kills were outnumbered
in the proportion of ten to one; but
inspired by their gallant major, they
pressed on and captured the position.
much to the surprise and satisfaction
of General "Bobs."
A year later, during the famous trot
of the 10000 from Kabul to Kandahar.
1t became necessary to take an Afghan
position. A battery of screw guns
had been shelling the Afghans for
some time without tangible results.
Supported by a regiment of fighting
Gurkash. the Highlanders scampered
up the hill behind Major White. At
the point of the bayonet they drove
the Afghans away from their guns:
and the first man into the enclosure
was the gallant major, who lived to
become field marshal.
Years later. he defended Ladysmith
throughout a Siege lasting one hun
dred and ten days, and delighted the
British public by his stern refusal to
entertain Sir Redvers Buffers suggeA
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
CHAsEs ROBBER IN CHICAGO.
Robber Had His Clothes and He
Went at Him Nude.

At Chicago, George H. Ruggles,
while in the bathtub in his apart
nlents at hotel Sunday, heard
someone in his bedroom. Ruggles
dashed out and found a man making
off with his clothes. He ran at the
man, who darted through the hall
door, and before he could check him.
self, Ruggles was outside his door,
which swung to and latched behind
him. Ruggles abandoned the chase
of the burglar, and made efforts to
get his door open, or to scale the
transome, as several guests were ap-
preaching down the hall. His efforts
proving unavailing, he was forced to
snatch up a length of the hall car
pet to drape himself. Employees of
the hotel, thinking Ruggles was in
sane, tok him thus clad to trunk
room and sent for the police before
he could make them believe his ex-
planation. He returned to his room
by way of a freight elevator.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
Alleged Assailant Caught.

Bennettsville, Oct. 16.-Frank
Green, the young negro, who it is
alleged, about ten days ago assaulted
a young white girl near McColl in
this county, was captured in Marion
county this afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Daisies, it is said,
made the capture. 1t is also reported
here that the negro confessed to hav-
ing attempted assault. The victim,
about IA years old, was picking cot
ton short distance from the house
when she was attacked by the negro
who severely injured her. Her cries
frightened the negro and he ran.
Searching parties made every effort
to find him and a negro suspect was
arrested at Maxton, N. c., and
brought before the girl, who stated
he was not the man. Officers and
others have conducted the search.
If the negro is safely brought to jail
here there will probably be no
trouble.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
KNEECES HELD FOR TRIAL.
Bound Over for Appearance a
United States Court.

Columbia, Oct. 19.-Melt Kneece
and his wife, Lily, of Steadman, were
given hearing before United States
Commissioner Sloan to-day on the
charge of violating the white slave
laws. They were bound over to the
United States court in the sum of
$1,000 bond each, and were released
for their appearance before the next
term Of the United States court, in
December.
Two witnesses were put on the
stand to testify, one the young girl
from Augusta, Ca, whom the
Kneeces are charged with attempt
ing to lead into an immoral life, and
Detective Ford, of the local police
force, who, it is said, was responsible
for a raid on resort here, where the
girl was supposed to have been taken.
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Convicted for Wrecking House.

Greenville, Oct. 16.-For attack
ing the house of an old white wo-
man in the mountains of Greenville
county at midnight on a February
night and literally tearing it to pieces
and driving her and her four young
children into the forests, where they
were forced to spend the night. five
white men were convicted In the
United States court here to-day. The
men committed the unusual deed be-
cause they believed the old woman
had given the revenue officers in
formation which resulted in the
sleuths finding and destroying their
'sstills." The specific charge under
which they were tried was ''conspir-
acy to intimidate a citizen of the
United States exercising the right to
impart lawful information to officers
of the government" Sentence will
be passed upon the guilty parties to-
morrow.
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Woman Shocks Judge.

New York, Oct. 15.-Mme. D.
Schnable, who is known to- all the
Bronx as the Coffee Lady," because
of her dispensary for the beverage,
caused a shock to Magistrate O'Con-
nor, in Morrisania court, which caus-
ed rich, red bushes to rise up to the
tops of the judicial ears.
Nine. Schnable was summoned to
court by Samuel Poanessa, ladies'
tailor, who alleged that after eight
fittings of a dress for which she had
furnished the material, the woman
had declined to pay him SIT for his
work.
"The dress does not fit," said
Nine. Schnable, as she took the
stand. She shook the dress out of its
box and reached around to the back
of her neck and began to unfasten
the hooks of the dress she was wear
ing
Don't madame! DON'T implored
Magistrate O'Connor, with breathless
haste Don't undress."
How can 1 show you the new
dress isn't a fit if I don't undress to
put it on?" retorted the "Coffee
Lady" Indignantly, and hook after
hook snapped undone under her busy
fingers.
s"But, madame!' shouted the
judge, "You must not! Stop! Stop
at once! Mrs Smith" he called, ap-
pealing to the probation officer, will
you please make her stop?"
While the spectators chewed their
tongues and stiffened their faces to
keep back laughter, Mrs. Smith led
the demonstrating Nine Schnable
away to a private room.
Nine. Schnable emerged few mo-
ments later wearing the new dress.
"Madame,' said the magistrate
when he was able to speak, 1T is
enough. The dress, as you say, no
more fits you than would a coffee
SACK
1t was agreed that Poanessa
should have one more chance to
make the gown ft,, and that then
the matter, if not settled, should be
taken to a civil court.