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EIGHT OUR LAST WAR WITR MEXICO 1 — How It Started, How It Was Fought; What It Cost in Lives and Money and What We Gained By It. (Thi» concm history will be earn* fdotod in six installments. to be pub ished consecutively.) Chapter I. ] am to write h complete atory of the Maxloan wnr of UM 47 Its raiutea. conduct and reeulte—a true and faithful account of the things that led up to It. Its battlea and battle lnase*. and the ronnequencea of the memorable conflict, hh summed up In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; eo that, the reader* of thta newspaper may have a thorough understanding of that moat Important pagn of our American history. I.*t It he understood, however, that no lptelltalble account can be given of the Mexican war without first tell ing the story of Texas. It was ly on account of Texas that the llnl© ed States had Its battle-dash with Mexico, and the lame Star Stain must first of all receive our attention. So far aa We know, the flral white to game upon the broad pralrlas of Texas was the Spaniard Alonso Al vsres de l>lit*do, In th# year 161». He- TANGO CORNS Root Out the Core Pslnieaely With TANGO; End Your Suffering. No wonder evory- Jna body Is enthusiastic [3 about TANGO It la if the one safe rentedv UL GUARANTEED to A root out the CORE of the corn, without W pain or making the toe sore. |A Kings and plasters that press ott the k painful corn, caustic ffl remedies that make the flcah raw and worse than the corn Mk gouging and cutting *0 only makeshifts that do not reach the root, the CORE, or kernel of the corn TANGO for Corns la safe and posi tive. Applied In an Instant, dries In n minute, and It's done. No bump In the ahoe to presa on the tender corn, no bandage to pull away with excru ciating agony, no picking and goug ing. The first touch of TANOO ends your suffering, and it roots out the CORE of the corn painlessly and without swelling or soreness. If It does not your druggist will return your money. The one GUARANTIED rem edy. M cents at AIX Druggists. Made and guaranteed by Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Atlanta. .. . | (By Rev. THOMAS B. GREGORY) tween 1540 and 1543 Coronado and l>e Soto may possibly have visited the region, but the earliest attempt at a permanent slay was not made until 10M, when the famous La Halle, of Prance, effected a temporary lodg ment near what Is now Matagorda llay. After La Halle's "flash In the pan," thirty-two years passed before the Hpaniards planted themselves at Sail Antonio and HI. Miguel de los Adalo. But these so-called settlements wore little better than mission points, and when President Jefferson purchased the great province of "Louisiana’' from Napoleon white men of any na tionality were few and fur beiween from Texas to California Tha Treaty of 1819, When Jefferson made his stupen dous real estate deal with the great emperor It was understood by the United States authorities that Texas was included In the deal, but, after long and acrimonious discussion, the United state*. In ism, In the treaty by which It acquired Florida, ceded to Spain and renounced forever Its "rlsht*. claim* and pretensions" to Tuxa*. In the fall of the year IR2O, Marli nes, governor of the province of Texas, was greatly surprised and shocked when a Connecticut \ ankee rode Into Han Antonio and coolly requeated that a tract of land he given to Ulm as the site of a colony of Amretcans. The Yankee w as Moses Austin, the "Father of Texas." While Austin was In the midst of his dickering with the royal governor, Mexico suddenly declared Its Independence of Spain, and, from the "Kmperor” Iturblde. Austin got permission to settle with hla brother Americans. Slowly the Americans began to drift serous th* border, and by 1535 they numbered approximately 15,000. They were always ready to obey the law* which they themselves had made and which they understood, for that had been their custom, and the custom of their fathers, for many generations, llut there was one thing they would never submit to ttxey would never submit to a race they regarded aa In ferior. They wer» Industrious and brave, and their morality, on the whole. Sb-od high. "The politics! con ditions of their existence," say* Rives, “were already difficult, and were cer tain to become more and more so, as the disproportion Increased twtw „u the numbers and wealth of the colo nists. on the one hand, and of the Mexicans on the other. On the side of the Mexicans was legal authority, backed by th# distant government In the City of Mexico; on the side of the newcomers were Industry, frugality Intelligence, courage. The st r u**.i« was Inevitable" The meeting of the Mexican con - greae In January. 1135. helped along the inevitable clash. Harratan. a ser vile tool of the unscrupulous Hants Anna, was declared p.esubnt, with ptwer to make any constitutional change* be "might think were for th* THOS. W. HARDWICK SPEAKS AT OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT ===== 8:30 O’CLOCK ====== Candidate for United States Senate good of the people.” The despot proved tobe the prince of reactionists, and under his evil guidance what had been barely endurable became posi tively unbearable. Immediately the men of Amerlciyi blood resolved to rise against the mock government and, on November 7, 1535. a unanimous declaration was adopted setting forth that the people of Ti sjyi bad taken Up arms in defense of their rights and liberties which Were "threatened by eneroachments of mili tary despots," and tn defense of tho "republican principles" of the consti tution of IRJ4. Of course, the central government got busy at once; a Mexican army wag sent Into Texas; Its commander. Ram frez, receiving from Santa Anna the significant hint; "You know that In this war there are no prisoners." The buttle was on, and there was about to bo written the story that will thrill men's souls forever! In all the nnnnls of all the ngqp there Is no name more glorious than that of the "Alamo," a name that Is forevermore to be the watchword o( lovers of liberty the world over and the ages through. Human valor and courage never mounted higher than they did In that Alamo fight, and In the very forefront of the real heroes of history will always stand Crockett. Travis, Bowie and the less known but equally brave men who died with them In that hallowed pile. For a long time the hundred and eighty Texans held their own against the four thousand Mexicans. Finally, well nigh decimated, the bleedlrut remnant consented to surrender, upon the solemn promise that they should be treated according to the usages of livlllied warfare; and seeing, after they had made ready to lay down their anna, that the agreement was not to be kept, they fought till they died, unif they died to a man. Remember the Alamo! The massacre of the Alamo only put fresh courage Into the hearts of the Texans, and with “Remember the AJanto!” as their slogan, they met Santa Anna and his Mexicans upon the Immortal field of San Jacinto, close by th* present enterprising cly; of Houston, and gave them the worst thrashing that any army ever re ceived on s battlefield. The Texans, under grand old Pam Houston, numbered eight hundred, the Mexican force being about twice that figure, and what happened te concise ly told in Houston's report to the gov ernor of Tl-x.ia: Mexican loss six hundred and thirty killed, two hundred and eight wounded, and seven hundred and thirty prisoners- -against a Texan loss of two killed and twenty-three wounded." Notice Jhe wonderful disparity be tween the killed and wotfnded on the Mexican side—more then three killed to one wounded, when the ordinary rule, even In hotly contested fights. Is five wounded to one killed. Evidently these Texans "meant bus iness" when they went out to meet Santa Anna that morning Nearly every Texan killed hi* man, to aay nothing of the wounded and prison er*. Only thirty-two of the sixteen hundred Mexicans got sway. If the whole story of war t* able to show a smarter battle than the Texans put up at San Jacinto, will some one t»e kind enough to point out the ttme and place? San Jacinto made Texas a free re public. and the "Lone Star Flag" took tta place among th* other banner* of THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. the Independent nations. Texas in the Union. It was already "manifest destiny” that Texas was to become a part of the United States, a member of tho grout political sisterhood to which, in all essential ways, she was so nearly related. But politics, especially that part o£ It which revolved about the exciting subject of slavery, kept the Texan overtures to us at arms end for a long time. Almost Immediately aftqr the establishment of her Independence the voting republic knocked for ad mission to the Union, but time and again the door refused to open. Finally, however, congress, ashamed of Its delay, Invited her to come in, and on February 16, 1546, J. Pinckney Henderson was elected governor, and a month later Ham Houston and Thomas J. Rusk took their seats In the senate of the United States. It was a prize such as seldom com%j to any nation—a magnificent territory 57,000 square miles larger than tkff whole German empire, larger than all France, with Sweden, Norway. Hol land and Relglum thrown In; nn em pire, In fact, capable with Its magnifi cent resources of taking care of a population of a hundred million souls. INDIA TEA Invigorates and Refreshes; Like Coffee 300 CUPS TO THE POUND. ONE TEASPOONFUL MAKES TWO CUPS. Publlahed by the Growera of India Tea Just a little notice to tell you of Tennis Rackets, Ralls, Nets, etc., Base Balls, Gloves, Bats and all. Croquet, the lawn game. Society Stationer}’ in boxes and by the pound, envelopes to match. Pads, Ink, Pens, Pencils. Richards Stationery Co. Germany already has 65,000,000 and Texas is richer than Germany. It Is no wonder thßt Mexico gpt wrathy over what she considered the theft of her splendid province. It wag quite human and natural that she snould have! done so. » In the second chapter, which *tvill be given tomorrow, the causes that brought on the Mexican war will be {plly and clearly related. Check Your April Cough. Thawing frost and April rains chill yon to the very marrow, you catch cold —Head end lungs stuffed—You a: r feverish—Cough continually and feel miserable —You need Dr. King’s New Discovery. It soothes Inflamed and Irritated throat and lungs, stops cougn. your head clears up, fever leaves, and you feel fine. Mr. J. T. Davis, of Stlckney Corner. Me., “Was cured of a dreadful cough after doctor’s treat ment and all other remedies failed. Relief or money back. Pleasant—Chil dren like It. Get a bottlo today. 60a and 31.00. at your Druggist. Bucklen’s Arnica Halva for All Sores. BARBECUE TOMORROW CAFE METROPOLE ALL SPACE ON OKAD “SPECIAL'' IS TAKEN Augusta Nobles Met Last Night to Make Plans For Great Trip to Atlanta Next Month. A meeting of Okari, Sons of th© Des sert was held last night at the Masonic Temple and arrangements were made for the trip to Atlanta next month to at tend the Imperial Council meeting, the greatest event of the kind ever held In W. H. COOK, JR., Prest. C. E. HETT, Supt. THE COOK CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 517 Leonard Bldg., Phone 291. Sidewalks, driveways, Copings, Steps, Cement Work of All Kinds. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. $5.00 STYLE $3.00 QUALITY $2.00 OUR PRICE DIETZ BROS. Gents’ Furnishers 1022 Broad St - Augusta, Ga. the South. Augugta will send a tra'n load of Nobles, many of whom will take their families. Three palace Pullmans have been chartered for the trip and while in At lanta the Augusta party will have ac commodations in their train and not go to the hotel, as there is not a room in a single hotel to be secured now. It is said. All of the space in the Pullman cars from Augusta has been reserved. Some of the Augusta Bhrlners and fami lies are going in automobiles. The buffet committee of the local Shrine lodge Is making arrangements for every detail of this end of the trip. It Is announced that the Very best serv ice will be given the Augusta party. Be fore leaving the train breakfast will be served In Atlanta. One of the cars will be equipped ns a diner and there will also be a barber chair for the conven ience of the Augucta Nobles. FRIDAY, APRIL 24.