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to my girl Sally. as was married only
this time twelvemontn. which her
husband is steward aboard a union
boat. and what he'd say if ne COME
'ome and found her without her ring
is more than I can think. he being
short enough at the best O times. hui
more especially when we has TIE
drink. If it please you. she went te
the circus last night along with"
rs that her ring?" asked
The Lord be thanked" cried the
old woman. sally will be a glad
woman this night. That's the ring
"And what may yonr address beT
/ inquired. taking up a pencil.
"13 Duncan street. Houndsditch. A
weary way from here"
The Brixton road does not lie be.
tween any circus and Houndsditch,'
said Sherlock Holmes, sharply
The old woman faced round and
looked keenly at him from her little
red-ri,nmed eyes. THE gentleman
asked me for my address," she said.
''Saliy lives in lodgings at Mayfield
Place, Peckham."
And your name is
My name is Sawyer--hers is Dennis
which Tom Dennis married her-and
a smart. clean lad. too. as long as he's
at sea. and no steward in the company
more thought Of: but when on shore.
what with the women and what with
liquor shops
Here is your ring. Mrs. Sawyer"
interrupted. in obedience to a sign
from my companion: lit clearly be-
longs to your daughter, and am glad
to restore it to the rightful owner"
With many mumbled blessings and
protestatiOns of gratitude the old
crone packed it away in her pocket.
and shuffled off down the stairs Sher-
lock Holmes sprang to his feet the mo-
ment she was gone and rushed into his
room. He returned in few seconds
cnveloped in an ulster and 4 cravat
III follow her." he said. hurriedly:
''shc must be an accomplice, and will
lead me to him. Wait up for me-" The
ball door had hurriedly slammed be-
hind our visitor before Holmes had de-
scended the stair. Looking through
the window ! could see her walking
feebly along the other side, while her
pursucr logged her some little dis
lance behind. Either his whole the
DRY is incorrect" thought to myself.
''Or else he will be led now to the heart
of the mystery" There was no need
for him to ask me to wait up for him,
for l felt that sleep was impossible
until heard the result of his adven-
turc.
ITO BE Continued
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to one that have him. must thank
you for it all. might not have gone but
for you, and SO have missed the finest
study ] ever came across; a study in
scarlet. eh? Why shouldn't we use a
little art jargon? There's the scarlet
thread of murder running through the
colorless skein of life, and our duty
is to unravel it, and isolate it. and ex-
pose every inch of it. And now for
lunch. and then for Norman Neruda
Her. attack and her bowling are SPLEEN
did. What's that little thing of Chopin's
she plays so magni6cently: Tra-la-la-
lira-lira-lay."
Leaning back in the cab, this anna
teur bloodhound caroled away like a
lark. while ] meditated upon the many
sidedness of the human mind.
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ITO BE Continued
The Baron in Society.
"A pranI dinner marty

Scene-A grand dinner party.
Fraulein Helene, from Berlin. Ell.
joyed herself famously, for hey neigh
Dor at the table was Baron Von Ad-
lersklau, a gentleman Of refined man
ners and brilliant wit.
''Then you are opposed to the agita-
ton for the emancipation of women?''
cat least / should like it to take
some other form than that contem-
plated by its present leaders. mein
fraulein.'
GLOW do you mean, Herr Baron?''
Here the baron suddenly turned
away and made nc reply. Helene re-
pcated her question and anXiously
waited for an answer. which did not
come, for the baron now seemed en-
tirely oblivious of her presence.
Deeply hurt the young lady rose and
left the table Mrs. Schinkle fastened
after her.
What is the matter. child?"
In tone half stiaed with sobs Hell
enc related to the hostess what had
passed. and ended by saying:
''Can have offended him?''
''Oh, dear, nor said Mrs. Schinklc,
laughing heartily. This baron was
obtained from ar agency for the hire
of dinner guests. and as VIC thought
that dinner would be over by nine we
engaged him only till that time-the
clock struck when he ceased talking"
Boston Globe.
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CHAPTER v.

our ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS VISITOR
Our mornings exertions had beer
too much for my weak health, and
was tired out in the afternoon. After
Holmes departure for the concert,
lay down upon the sofa and endeav.
ored to get couple of hours sleep. II
was useless attempt. My mind had
been too much excited by all that had
occurred, and the strangest fancies
and surmises crowded into it. Every
time that I closed my eyes saw be-
fore me the distorted, baboon-like
countenance of the murdered man. So
sinister was the impression which that
face had produced upon me that l
found it difficult to feel anything but
gratitude for him who had removed its
owner from the world. If ever human
features bespoke vice of the most
malignant type, they were certainly
those of Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleve-
land. Still / recognized that justice
must be done, and that the depravity
of the victim was no condonement in
the eyes of the law.
The more ] thought of it the more
extraordinary did my companions
hypothesis, that the man had been
poisoned. appear. remember how he
had shifted his lips, and had no houbt
that he had detected something which
had given rise to the idea. Then,
again, if rot poison, what haG caused
the mans death, since there was
neither wound nor marks of strangn-
lation: But. OF the other hand, whose
blood was that which lay SO thickly
upon the floor? There were no signs
of struggle, nor had the victim any
weapon with which he might have
wounded an antagonist. AS long as
ali these questions were unsolved, /
felt that sleep would be no easy
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Money No Object.

Il want n POSITION he said. as he
entered the Office.
''Fm sorry" said the head of the firm,
''but we really have no need of any men
at present"
''Oh, that's all right" said the caller,
cheerfnlly, Il don't expect any salary.
IT. fact, I'm willing to pay for the priv
ilege of having employment"
''What kind of q position do you
want?" asked the merchant, in aston
ishment.
II don't much care, as long as it's
one degree higher than the typewriter
and the Office boy"
''Why those two, particularly?"
well, you see, it's just this way"
explained the caller, contidentially.
I'm married and have one child-a
boy. Now that boy won't mind me,
and his mother laughs when try to
exert my authority. So I've got des-
perate, and thought if l could get a
position where the typewriter girl
would have to obey ne and the Office
boy would have to get up and hustle
when spoke. it would sort of square
me with my dignity, which is rapidly
getting away from me. Wouldn't do
anyone any harm, you know, and it
would make me feel easier in my mind
to realize that l was man who had
to be obeyed. Chicago Post.
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candj burning. He had to pretend to
be drunk in order to allay the suspi-
cions which might have been aroused
by his appearance at the gate. Now
put yourself in that mans place. On
thinking the matter over. it must have
occurred to him that it was possible
that he had lost the ring in the road
after leaving the house. What would
he do then? He wonld eagerly look ont
for the evening papers, in the hope of
seeing it among the articles found.
His eye, of course, would light upon
this. He would be overjoyed. Why
should he fear trap? There would
be no reason in his eyes why the find
ing of the ring should be connected
with tie murder. He would come. He
will come. You shall see him within
an hour"
''AnG then?' / asked.
''Oh, you can leave me to deal with
him, then. Have you any ;lrms?"
81 have my old service revolver and
few cartridges"
you had better clean it and load it.
He will be desperate man, and.
though shall take him unawares, it
is as well to be ready for anything"
Invent to my bedroom and followed
his advice. When returned with the
pistol the table had been cleared and
Holmes was engaged in his favorite
occupation Of scraping upon his violin.
''The plot thickens," he said, rs
entered. 81 have just had an answer
to my American telegram. My view
Of the case is correct"
"And that is?" asked, eagerly.
my fiddle would be better for new
strings" he remarked. ''Put your pis-
tol in your pocket. When the fellow
comes speak to him in an ordinary
way. Leave the rest to me. Don't
brighten him by looking at him too
hard
1T is eight o'clock now." said,
glancing at my watch.
Yes. He will probably be here in a
few minutes. Open the door slightly.
That will do. Now put the key on the
inside. Thank you! This is queer
book picked up at a stall yesterday
DE Jure inter Gentcs'-published in
Latir at Liege, in the Lowlands, in
1912. Charles head was still firm on
his shoulders when this little brown
backed volume was struck Off
''Who is the printer:"
philippe de Croy, whoever he may
have been. On the iIy-leaf. in very
faded ink. is written, 'EXlibris Gull
olmi Whyte.'. wondered who Will
liam Whyte was. Some pragmatical
seventeenth century lawyer. l sup
pose. His writing has a legal twist
about it. Here comes our man. l
think"
AS he spoke there was sharp ring
at the bell. Sherlock Holmes rose
softly. and moved his chair in the di-
rection of the door. We heard the
servant pass along the hall, and the
sharp click of the latch as she opened it.
docs DR.. Watson live here?" asked
a clear but rather harsh voice We
could not hear the servants reply. but
the door closed, and some one began to
ascend the stairs. The football was an
uncertain and shutting one A look of
surprise passed over the face of my
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companion as he listened to it. came
slowly along the passage, and there
was feeble tap at the door.
Come in" cried.
At my summons, instead of the man
of violence whom we expected, very
old and wrinkIed woman hobbled into
the apartment She appeared to be
dazzled by the sudden blaze of light,
and. after dropping courtesy. she
stood blinking at us with her bleared
eyes and fumbling in her pocket with
nervous. shaky fingers glanced at
my companion. and his face had as
sumed such disconsolate expression
that it was all could do to keep my
countenance.
The old crone drew ont an evening
paper. and pointed at our advertise
saent Its this as has brought me,
good gentlemen" she said. dropping
another, courtesy; "a gold wedding
ring in the Brixton road. It belongs
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Quite Right.

Her hair was red and despite her
long service as second cook she had a
kindly and indulgent look in her soft
eyes.
She listened courteously to the words
of the lady who had just hired her.
"No," the latter was observing. Il
never have any trouble with my serv-
ants. I insist"
To the close observer a faint smile
might have been percept:ble upon the
lip of the mental.
Upon having thorough under
standing at the start"
There was pause.
81 shall. of course" the mistress pro-
ceeded, make no exception in your
case"
20, very we'll. haven't the slight
est objection. In fact. I think it an
excellent practice. What afternoon
of the week do you prefer to have to
yourself?"
Conversing thus the time few By nm.
heeded.-Detroit Tribune.
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THE GIFT DIVINE.
1 single tee my prospect is:

4 single t. my prospect is:
OF all the lavish greeIness
That summer yields. have but this
In place OF utter leanness:
Hemmed in by walls OF brick and stone.
This one green outlook is my own
But breadth Of land and sweep Of sea
Have failed Of such attraction
And bloomy gardens granted me
Less simple satisfaction.
Less thankful sense OF happiness,
Than now in one tree possess.
1t shuts all sordid things away.
All pleasant things enhances:
1t fills the silence day by day
With summers sweetest fancics
Brooks babble, wild flowers smile for me.
And forests murmur. in my tree.
Birds, too. and butterflies, and bees
Throng in its compass narrow,
A choir of ripping harTonies
hear in one brown sparrow;
A CLINT Of sudden sunshine brings
The dream Of many-Co lored wings
All, gift divine. what sorrow curbs,
What bitter fate can dout you:
Better with you meal Of herbs
Than the stalled OK without you:
For eyes thai you anoint can see
Ali natures beauty in one tree
Mary Bradley, in S S. Times.
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matter, either for Holmes or myself.
His quiet, self-confident manner con-
WINGED Inc that he had already formed
a theory which explained all the facts,
though what it was could not for an
instant conjecture.
! He was very late in returning-sc
| late that knew that the concert could
not have detained him all that time.
! Dinner was on the table before he APP
peared.
sit was magnificent" he said. as he
took his seat. do yon remember
/ what Darwin says about music: He
claims that the power of producing and
approaching it existed among the hui
man race long before the power of
speech was arrived at. Perhaps that
is why we are SO subtly influenced by
it. There are vague memories in our
souls of those misty centuries when
the world was in its childhood"
That's rather q broad idea" l re-
marked.
zones ideas must be as broad as
nature if they are to interpret nature, -
he answered. whats the matter?
You're not looking quite yourself.
you
''To tell the truth, it has," said.
81 ought to be more case hardened
after my Afghan experiences. saw
my own comrades hacked to pieces at
Maiwand without losing my nerve"
Il can understand. There is mys-
terry about this which stimulates the
imagination; where there is no mag
nation there is no horror. Have you
seen the evening paper?"
"No."
''lt gives a fairly good account of the
affair. 1t does not mention the fact
that when the man was raised up a
woman's wedding ring fell upon the
floor. It is just as well it does not"
"Why?"
Look at this advertisement" he an
swered Il had one sent to every pa
per this morning Immediately after the
affair"
He threw the paper across to me,
and glanced at the place indicated.
1t was the first announcement in the
''Found" column. I'm Brixton road
this morning." it ran. "a plain gold
wedding ring, found in the roadway
! between the White Hart tavern and
Holland grove. Apply DR.. Watson.
2s1B Baker street, between eight and
nine this evening""
Excuse my using your NAME" he
said. IF I used my own some one of
these dunderheads would recognize it
and want to NEEDLE in the affair.""
THAT is all" answered. But sup
posing anyone applies, have no ring"
''Oh. yes, you have" said he. hand
ing me one. This will do very well.
1t is almost fac-simile" :
And who do you expect will answer
this advertisements
''Why. the man in the brown <uS.t--
our flor;d friend with the square toes
If he does not come himself he viii
send an accomplish"
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From away up in British North America
comes the following greeting to DR.. R. v.
Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
Hartney, Selkirk Co., Manitoba, whose
portrait. with that Of her little boy,
heads this article, writes as follows:
take great pleasure in recommending DR..
Pierces Favorite Prescription for falling of
the womb I was troubled with bearing
down pains and pains in my back whenever
would be on my feet any length of time. I
was recommended to try Dr.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, which did with happy results.
feel like new person after taking three
bottles Of it."
AS we have just heard from the frigid
North, we will now introduce q letter
received from the Sunny South. The follow
Cleburne Co., Ala. She writes: 81 was
afflicted and suffered untold pains and
misery, such as no pen can describe, for six
years l was confined to bed most of the
time. I expected the cold hand of death
every day. was afflicted with leucorrhea-
with excessive 1owing-falling OF the womb
bearing down sensation-pain in the small
of my back-my bowels cOstive- smarting,
itching and burning in the vagina, also pal
pitatiOn of the heart. When began taking
your medicine could not sit up, only few
minutes at a time, l was so weak. l took
DR.. PierceS FavOrite Prescription three
times per day, alsotook his Golden Medical
Discovery three times per day and one of
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets every night. I
have taken seven bottles of the Discovery
seven bottles of the Prescription and five
bottles of the Pellets l took these medi-
cines seven months. regularly, never missed
a day. These medicines cured me. I feel as
well as l ever did in my life Four of the
best doctors in the land treated my case four
years. They all gave me up as hopeless
hey said could not be cured, and could not
i've. Through the will of God, and your
medicines, have been restored to the best
If health" Yours truly,
.~
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-..ould he not consider it as too

--.tould he not consider It as too
dangerous?"
mot at all. If my view of the case
is correct. and have every reason to
believe that it is, this man would
rather risk anything than lose the
ring. According to my notion he
dropped it while STOPPING over Dreb-
ber's body, and did not miss it at the
time. After leaving the house he dis
covered his loss. and hurried back, bnt
found the police already in possession.
owing to his own folly in leaving the
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Mrs. w. o. Gunekel, Of No. 1861 South
Seventh Street, Terre Haute, Indiana, writes:
had been suffering from womb trouble for
eight years having doctored with the most
skillful physicians, but finding only tempo
rary relief from medicines prescribed by
them. was advised by friend to take
DIR. Pierces Favorite Prescription, which I
Prescription and two of the Golden
Medical Discovery that it has effected q
positive cure, for which words cannot ex-
press my gratitude for the relief from the
great suffering that l so long endured"
Yours truly,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
NOW FOR CONSTRUCTION.
tions Relative to the Electric
Plant Erection.

To the LIGHT: 1t is with con-
siderable interest the writer has
observed the efforts of the City
Council directed toward the adop-
ton of a policy which will, if
properly managed, result in great
economy and general good to the
city; a policy which will in the
end be fully approved by all
taxpayers and good citizens. re-
fer to the ownership and manage
ment of what may be properly
termed public works, or city con-
troll of public light and water sup
ply.
Now that the City Council has
taken the initiative in that direc-
ton, it is highly important that
this form of management, which
will produce the best results,
should be adopted at the earliest
possible moment. The experience
of past as evidenced by the man
agement of such public enterprises
in some of the best governed cities
of the country is that it can only
be properly and economically
done when the management
thereof is removed as far as pos
sible from the realm of politics.
This can best be done by the
management of such works in the
hands of nOn-partisan commits
sion, provided for by a carefully
drawn ordinance; the commits
siOners to be appointed by the
mayor and confirmed by two
third or three-fourth vote of the
council; no salary attached to the
Office, as the duties of the commits
sion are but supervisory; the ac-
tive management being vested in a
superintendent, who should be a
competent mechanical and civil
engineer of good business qualifi-
cation.
The financial business of such a
commission should be entirely
separate from the general city
finances and in charge of the secre-
tary and treasurer of the commits
sion under their direction. Such a
mannerof management guarantees
at all times the services of trained
business men and competent ex-
perts, the results Of which, wher-
ever heretofore adopted, have been
highly satisfactory.
A CITIZEN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
Regarding Arthur's Property.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 27.-An ag-
itation of the Desmoine, Iowa,
knights of Labor, regarding the
property upon which Chief Engin-
eer P. M. Arthur pays taxes in
Cleveland, and the statement that
they would investigate the matter,
has given rise to inquiry as to how
much property is owned by Mr..
Arthur in this city. An inves-
tigation of the tax Duplicate
for 1898, at the county court house
shows that last year Mr.. Arthur
paid taxes upon real estate upon
the listed valuation of $4,000. The
taxable valuation Of the property
is about 80 per cent. of its value.
This would make Mr.. Authur's es-
tate worth about $S5,04O. Arthur's
personal estate was assessed at
$31,050, which includes, of course,
his household effects and whatever
else personal property he has listed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
TEXAS MILLINERY co.

Today being opening day of this
popular company, a LIGHT re-
preventative happened in this
morning, and was shown through
the magnificent stock of spring
and summer hats, flowers and
ribbons, etc., by the genial and
courteous manager, Mr.. Edgar
johnson. The parlors, situated In
their new building near the Com
merce street bridge, resembled q
veritable garden and many were
the expressions of admiration made
by the ladies as they were shown
the various new pattern bonnets,
flowers, ribbons, etc. The arrange
ment of their show window is GER
tainly attractive; one feature re-
presenting a tiny baby placed on a
revolving table asleep, after having
nourished on a bottle of milk.
Their opening will continue three
days, and we bespeak for them a
rush of trade. 227 st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
Ice Bound 25 Feet Up.

CHICAGO, Ills, Feb. 27.-The big
freight propeller Schlesinger,
which spent the night ice bound a
quarter of a mile beyond the four
mile crib, was released from its
perilous position this morning by
the tug Perfection. The Schlesinger
was uninjured. The crew did not
suffer much during the night, al
though every moment it was feared
that the ice might crush the steam
er, as it was piled up about her to a
height of TWENTY-FIVE feet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27

OF American towns and villages, it
will seem that an additional inter-
est is centered in the subject and
American genealogy thus becomes
an indispensable part of American
history. The first organization of
this kind of which the United States
has any record in the New Eng
land Historic-Genealogical society,
started in Boston In 1915. This is
nearly twice as old as the one in
this city. Within the past few
years similar societies have large
ly increased, so that now most Of
the prominent states have genoa
logical societies engaged in the
work of preserving their respective
family and local histories. The
New York society was virtually es-
tablished February q, 1869, with
seventy resident and correspond
ing members.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
About Cleveland's Hunt.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Presi-
dent Cleveland's hunting eXpedi-
ton was watched for this morning
along the shore, not that any spe-
cial anxiety is felt regarding the
safety of the party, but on &C
count OF a sensational story set
afloat that harm may have come
to the ship or passengers, in a
storm, while afloat off the shore.
There seems to be no way to gain
tidings of the president, as no
newspaper men are aboard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
Sensational Murder Case,

ST. LOUIS, Feb. PA special to
the Post-Dispatch from Effingham,
ILL.,, says: ~. w. Roberts, city mar
shall Of Toledo, ILL.,, was brought to
this city this morning and is now
in jail, charged with the murder
of T. A. Elder, of Toledo, last Sat-
urday night. Elder was beaten to
death with fence picket and thCn
robbed. An inquest developed
such evidence against Roberts that
he was hurried out of Toledo last
night to avoid lynching."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
Bitten by a Mad Dog,

CHICAGO, Feb. PA New
Foundland dog suddenly became
mad last night and before it was
killed, bit four members of Police
Lieutenant O'Hara's family. A
four-year-old child was fatally
bitten, his skull being crushed by
the teeth Of the Infatuated beast,
while Mrs. UHara and two Of her
children were badly torn and
bitten.