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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

On the south of the house is. as you
perceive, a large district Of arabic land
cut up into small fields. with stone
walls between them. There admit
that bicycle Is impossible. We car
dismiss the idea. We turn to the coun
| try on the north. Here there lies 9
| grove of trees marked as the Ragged
Shaw and on the farther side stretch
, es a great rolling moor. Lower (>:il
moor, extending for ten miles and sic).
ing gradually upward. Here. at one
side of this wilderness, is HoldernesSe
Hall, ten miles by road. but only Sir
across the moor 1t is a peculiarly des-
olate plain. A few moor farmers have
small hold ngs, where they rear sheep
and cattle. Except these, the plover and
the curlew are the only Inhabitants un-
til you come to the Chesterfield high
| road There is a church there. you see
as well as few cottages and an inn
Beyond that the hills become precipi-
tous Surely it is here to the north that
our quest must lie
But the bicyclei" persisted.
"Well, well!' said Holmes Impatient
ly. "a good cyclist does not need q
highroad The moor is intersected with
paths, and the moon was at the full
Hello! What is this?"
There was an agitated knock at the
door, and an instant afterward DR.
| HuXtable was in the room. In his hand
he held blue cricket cap with white
chevron on the peak.
cat last we have cleww he cried
''Thank heaven, at last we are on the
dear boys track 1t is his cap!"
"Where was 1t found?"
Gin the van of the gypsies who camp.
ed on the moor. They left on Tuesday
Today the police traced them down and
examined their caravan. This was
found"
"How do they account for it?"
'"They shnff1ed and lied-said that
they found it on the moor on Tuesday
morning. They know where he is, the
rascals! Thank goodness. they are al
safe under lock and key. Either the
fear of the law or the dukes purse
will certainly get out of them all tina,
they know"
$50 far so good" said Holmes wher
the doctor had at last left the room
cit at least bears out the theory thai
it is on the side of the Lower Gill mool
i that we must hope for results. The pc
lice have really done nothing locally
save the arrest of these gypsies. Look
here, Watson! There Is water course
| across the moor You see it marked
here in the map In some parts 1t wild
ems into morass This is particularly
so in the region between Holdernesse
Hall and the school. 1t is vain to lool
elsewhere for tracks in this dry wealth
err and at that point there is certainly
n chance of some record being left.
will call you early tomorrow morning
| and you and will try IL we can throw
some little light upon the mystery"
The day was just breaking when
woke to find the long, thin form OF
Holmes by my bedside. He was fully
dressed and had apparently already
been out.
81 have done the lawn and the bi
cycle She'd" said he. II have also had
ramble through the Ragged Shaw
Now, Watson. there is cocoa ready IL
the next room. / must beg you tt
hurry, 70. we have great day before
| u.s."
His eyes shone, and his cheek was
flushed withSthe exhilaration of the
nasterAworAanan who sees his WORK
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

information which Mr. Wilder or can
give you is, of course, at your dispos-
al"
1T will probably be necessary for
me to see you at the hall" said
Holmes. II would only ask you now,
sir, whether you have formed any ex-
PLANTATION in your own mind as to the
mysterious disappearance of your
SOM"
mo, sir, have not
"Excuse me if allude to that which
is painful to you, but l have no alter
native. Do you think that the duchess
had anything to do with the matterY
The great minister showed percepti-
BILE hesitation.
II do not think SO" he said at last.
1.-THE other most obvious explanation
is that the child has been kidnapped
for the purpose of levying ransom.
You have not had any demand Of the
sort?"
mo, SIR
zone more question, your grace. l
understand that you wrote to your son
upon the day when this incident &C.
cured"
mo; I wrote upon the day before"
exactly. But he received it on that
day?'
YES"
..Was there anything in your letter
which might have unbalanced him or
induced him to take such stepT
"No. sir; certainly not"
Ibid you post that letter yourself!"
The nobleman's reply was interrupt
ed by his secretary, who broke in with
some heat.
His grace is not in the habit of post
ing letters himself" said he. This
letter was laid with others upon the
study table, and myself put them in
the post bag"
"You are sure this one was among
them?'
Eyes; observed it"
GLOW many letters did your grace
write that day."
"Twenty or thirty. I have a large
correspondence. But surely this Is
somewhat Irrelevant"
''Not entirely" said Holmes.
"For my own part" the duke contln-
ued, ~ have advised the police to turn
their attention to the south of France.
have already said that do not be-
lieve that tie duchess would encouz-
age SO monstrous an action, but the
lad had the most wrong headed opin-
IONS and il is possible that he may
have fed to her, aided and abetted by
this German ! think, DR.. Huxtabie.
that we will now return to the hall.
l could see that there were other
questions which Holmes would have
wished to put, but the nobleman's alb
rupt manner showed that the Interview
was at an end. 1t was evident that
to his intensely aristocratic nature this
discussion uf his intimate family at
fairs with stranger was most abhor-
rent and that be feared lest every fresh
question would throw tiercer light
into the discreetly shadowed corners
of his ducal history.
When the nobleman and his secre-
tary had left, my friend flung himself
at once with characteristic eagerness
into the investigation
The boys chamber was carefully ex-
amined and yielded nothing save the
absolute conviction that 1t was only
through the window that he could have
escaped. The German masters room
and effects gave no further CIV. In
his cal Ia trailer ,of,iyy had given way
under his -weiGhtssal aud We SAW, bHFthe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

lie ready before him. A very different
Holmes this active, alert man from the
interpretive and pallid dreamer Of
Baker street. felt as looked upon
that supple figure, alive with nervous
energy. that it was indeed strenuous
day that awaited us.
And yet it opened in the blacklist dis
appointment. With high hopes we
struck across the peaty. russell moor,
intersected with a thousand sheep
paths, until we came to the broad,
light green belt which marked the
morass between US and Holdernesse
Certainly If the lad had gone home
ward he must have passed this, and
he could not pass it without leaving his
traces. But no sign Of him or the
German could he seen. With dark
ening face my friend strobe along the
margin, eagerly observant of every
muddy stain upon the messy surface.
Sheep marks there were in profusion,
and at one place. some miles down,
cows had left their tracks. Nothing
more.
CHECK number one.:' said Holmes
looking gloomily over the rolling eX
panse of the moor. "There Is another
morass down yonder, and narrow
neck between. Hello! Hello! Hello.
What have we here?"
We had come on small black ribbon
of pathway. In the middle Of 1t, clear
ly marked on the sOdden soil, was the
track Of a bicycle.
"Hurrah.' cried. 1--WE have it."
But Holmes was shaking his head,
and his face was puzzled and expectant
rather than joyous.
"a bicycle certainly, but not the bi-
cycle" said he. Il am familiar with
forty two different impressions left by
tires. This. as you perceive, is Dun
lop. with patch upon the outer cover.
Heidegger''s tires were Palmers, leav-
ing longitudinal stripes. Aveling, the
mathematical master, was sure upon
the point. Therefore 1t is not Heideg-
gers track"
"The boys, then?'
POSSIBLY, if we could prove bicy-
Gle to have been in his possession. But
this we have utterly failed to do. This
track, as you perceive, was made by q
rider who was going from the direction
Of the school"
Cor toward it?"
"No, no, my dear Watson. The more
deeply sunk impression is, of course,
the hind wheel. upon which the weight
rests. You perceive several places
where it has passed across and obliter-
ated the more shallow mark Of the
front one. 1t was undoubtedly head
ing away from the school. 1t may or
may not be connected with our in
CURRY, but we will follow, it backward
before we go any farther"
We did So and at the end of a few
hundred yards lost the tracks as we
! emerged from the Doggy portion OF the
moor. Following the path backward,
we picked out another spot where q
spring trickled across 1t. Here, once
again, was the mark OF the bicycle,
though nearly obliterated by the hoofs
of COWS. After that there was no sign,
but the path ran right on into Ragged
Shaw, the wood which backed on to
the school. From this wood the cycle
must have emerged. Holmes sat down
on a bowlder and rested his chin in his
hands. I had smoked two cigarettes
before he moved.
well, WELL" said he at last. 1T Is
of courses possible that cunning man
might change the tire Of his bicycle u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06
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Holmes map of the 'aetghborsood OF the
school
school, and you see also that there is
no side road for mile either way. II
these two folk passed away by road. 1t
was this road"
Exactly"
"By singular and happy chance we
are able to some extent to check what
passed along this road during the night
in question. At this point where my
pipe is now resting, a county constable
was on duty from IL to 6. 1t is as you
perceive, the first croSsroad on the east
side. This man declares that he was
not absent from his post for an in
slant, and he is positive that neither
boy nor man could have gone that way
unseen. have spoken with this police
man tonight, and he appears to me to
/ be9a perfectly reliable person. That
blocks this end. We have now to deal
the Red Bull, the landlady of which
was i'll. She had sent to Mackleton for
doctor, but he did not arrive until
morning, being absent at another case.
| The people at the inn were alert all
night awaiting his coming, and one or
other Of them seems to have continual
ly had an eye upon the road. They de
clare that no one passed. If their evil
dence is good. then we are fortunate
enough to be able to block the west and
also to be able to say that the fugitives
did not use the road at all"
"But the bicycle?' objected.
"Quite So We will come to the bicy-
Gle presently. To continue our reason
ing, if these people did not go ny the
road they must have traversed the
country to the north OF the house or to
the south of the house That is certain.
Let US weigh the one against the. other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06
To Clean Ospreys.

White ospreys may be made to look
like new when they have become dirty
by the following process: Soap a soft
piece of flannel, hold the osprey by
the stem and draw it through the fan
mel three or four times. Next rinse 1t
in cold water and shake 1T till it is dry.
and it will be beautifully white and
feathery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

small waists. for the wide band going
around the middle of the figure defines
and cuts off the waist. stout woman
wearing one will show every curve that
should be hidden and which may be If
she will stick to narrow belts.
The prettiest and indeed the correct
couture for young girl is that done
low in the neck, which gives a becom
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

order to feave unfamiliar tracks. A
criminal who was capable of such a
thought is man whom should be
proud to do business with. We will
leave this question undecided and bark
back to our morass again, for we have
left rnad f7nal rneynlered"
ITO be Concluded Thursday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

tour to show even though the tresses
are waved and loosely dressed.
Extremely handsome is corselet
skirt of white satin with medallions of
embroidered jet in raised rose de-
sign. The bodice has a chemisette to
the neck line Of d'alencon lace and
black accordion plated gauze. The ell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

basin, pour over pint Of vinegar and
cover closely. Let it stand for three
days; then strain through flannel
bag. Allow one pound of sugar to each
pint Of liquor. Boil for ten minutes.
Take off scum as it boils. When it
cools, bottle and cork.
Wide girdles are for tall and slender
women or at least for women with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06
WOMAN in BUSINESS, HOUSEHOLD AND SOCIETY.

made of almost any material-silk
CLOTH heavy lace and light WOODEN ma
terials.
Some charming negligees are formed
of white albatross and drawn into the
waist with six rows of gathers, the
shoulder capes, collars and revers hav-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

bow sleeves consist Of points of lace
and gauze with medallions Of the jet
at intervals.
Helen Gould has flowers upon her
dinner table winter and summer.
Wide, flat braids and narrow SOU
tache braids are both much used.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06
AT THE PICNIC.

ing an effective border of japanese en-
broidered ribbon in white, gold and
| pale blue. They open over fronts OF
venetian net lace having a girdle OF
pale blue messaline, and they are sup
plemented by short puffed sleeves fin
| ished with hanging lace frills.
To make raspberry vinegar take q
] quart of raspberries bruise them in q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

leros, box coats and redingotes. They
have taken the place to a large extent
of the useful and simple covert coat
which is entirely too plain a garment
to suit the elaborate styles Of the mo-
ment. These coats and boleros are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

For children shoes and stockings
match in color White shoes and stock
ings are the favorites for dress up"
occasions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

Warren A, Carpenter, Of Woonsochet
was nominated for governor of Rhode
Island by the socialist party and
James w. Higgins. of Washington, for
lielltenant governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

paper ramellin cases, which are more
for style and appearance than for any
thing else. In the outfit are needles.
pins, some black and white sewing cot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-06

ton. pair of folding scissors, court
plaster, a towel or two, soap box. COMP
brandy flask, corkscrew and matches
Many laugh has this basket caused
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Mrs. f. p. MCGOWAN spent the latter
part of last week in Greenville.
Messrs. Hugh and Downs Mahon of
Rabun Creek were in town Saturday.
Mr.. r. l.. Walker of THE ADVERTISER
corps visited in Cross Hill Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Matte Tarrant, teacher of the
Oak Grove School, was in the city Sat
urday, accompanied by Mr.. p. b. Bal
ley and Miss Bailey.
Prof. l.. d. Elledge, principal of the
Poplar Springs school, spent Saturday
in the city. His school will close the
last of May with a big picnic.
Mrs. w. Y. l.. Marshall and children
spent a few days of the past week with
DIR. and Mrs. Jesse league. They were
removing from Easley to Sumter, their
former home, and stopped over here
for a short time.
Mr.. l.. Meng, outside manager at the
Laurens Mills, has moved into the new
residence just completed on East Main
Street. Mr.. G. P. Smith, manager of
the Mill Store, will occupy the house
vacated by Mr.. Meng, which is also on
East Main.
Mr.. Il. j. Pyles, who has been teach
ing the Lisbon School with fine success
for the past four years has gone TIC Co
lumbia where he will probably be To-
Gated permanently. He is n fine fell
low and deserves abundant success in
whatever he undertakes. The current
term of the Lisbon school closed Fri
day, March 21st.
Mr.. o. G. Lynch of Augusta, Ca,
accompanied by Mr.. M. F. Foster of
Milford, N. H., visited his SON, Mr..
Walter H. Lynch, Superintendent of
the Laurens Cotton Mills, several days
last week. Mr.. Foster spends the win
ter months in the Georgia city, while
the elder Mr.. Lynch usually goes tc
New Hamsphire for the summer.
married, in Williamsburg county, or
March 2lst., 1905, Mr.. Sydney w. Net
ties of Williamsburg County to Miss
Mabel G. Buzhardt of Laurens County
Rev. j.. B. Traywick, officiating" Miss
Buzhardt is the daughter of Mr.. F. M.
Buzhardt of Beaverton and Mr.. Tray.
wick was at one time the pastor of Mt.
Bethel, at which time he performed
the ceremony which united the parents
of Miss Buzhardt in the bonds of wed.
lock.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
WORTH A THOUGHT.
This Statement VIII Interest Scores of
Laurens Readers.

The facts given below are worth Il
perusal by all who are anxious about
their physical condition or are similarly
situated to this resident of Laurens. 1t
is a local occurrence and can be thor
oughly investigated.
James Vincent, a mill hand, living on
Factory Hill, says "Doan's Kidney
Pills did my back and kidneys a lot Of
good. have suffered for several years
with backache, and nobody knows what
it is but those who have had it. |
thought | was doomed to pass the bal
ance of my life with it, but | am thank
full to say that since | used Doan's Kid
dey Pills have not had the backache
once. Before | used them | had it about
the time, night and day, and the
dull aching across the small of
my back was sometimes so bad / could
not get about 1t all and it kept me
awake all night. Nothing | did gave
me relief, although | did everything l
.knew-put or liniments and wore plas-
nothing helped me until I got
Doan's Kidney Pills at the Palmetto
Drug Company's store. They did the
work and cured me. Since taking them
my health has been better than during
the last fifteen years."
For sale by all dealers. Price 5 cents.
Foster-Milburn Company, Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States,
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
A Remarkable Birthday Party.

Cross Hill, March 25. Mr.. John r.
Richardson, of Columbia, visited his
mother last Sunday.
Mrs. P. S. Pinson gave a birthday
dining in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Jane Austin, Wednesday. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Sallie Klugh of Coronaca,
Mrs. Mary Austin, Mrs. Lizzie Bryson,
Mrs. Aggie Leaman and Mrs. Tilda
Coleman. A remarkable feature of
this dining was four of the six present
were over seventy years of age, and
represented some of our noblest land
marks.
Mr.. John t. MCGOWAN of Gafney
visited Mrs. Lucy MCGOWAN this week.
Messrs Blue Noffz and Luther Martin
went to Laurens Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Young visited
relatives in Ninety Six this week.
DR.. j. H. Miller gave a very interest
ing lecture to the school on Physiology
and compulsory education.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
CHAMPION IMMINENT FOR RHEU.
MATISM.

Chas. Drake, a mail carrier at Chap
inville, Conn, says: "Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is the champion of all lini-
ments. The past year | was troubled
a great deal with rheumatism in my
shoulder. After trying several cures the
s~torekeeper here recommended this
remedy and it completely cured me-"
There is no use of anyone suffering from
that painful ailment when this liniment
can be obtained for a small sum-. One
application gives prompt relief and its
continued use for a short time will pro-
duce a permanent cure. For sale by
Laurens Drug Co., and DIR. b. F. Posey.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
Yagrancy.

Mr.. Editor - There seems to be a
crusade against vagrancy. We scarcely
pick up a newspaper that does not con-
tain something on that subject. The
cities and the small towns seem alike
infested with Migrants. Now Mr..
Editor this crusade was not begun too
soon. A person who does nothing is
worth nothing to a community ever if
he has the means upon which to live,
but the law gives him that right if
he is the possessor Of the means.
But the man who has no visible means
of support and yet will not work, can
and ought to be made to work under the
town or county supervision.
You can find a gang of negro loafers
in this city any time, no n of whom
can you hire to do a days work at any
price; they are living at the expense of
some white mans kitchen, and the
nickels and dimes they can pick up on
small jobs go into the ''crap" or pool
games.
1t is among this class that the city
has largely to bestow its charities in
winter. When they can work they
won't work and when no one car work
they area charge on the municipality Au-
thorities should make inventory of such
characters and require them to specify
where they work and verify their report
by the testimony of the party claimed
to have furnished the employment.
A lot of them claim that they can
not get employment, but the trouble is
they want 25cts. the hour for only or
binary labor, when they know they can
not earn it. Besides if the work is not
here the farmers in the country need
the labor and will be glad to pay a fair
price for it, and further Mr.. Editor in
the country you find no body starving
with hunger or cold, and begging the
Supervisor for a load of wood or a sack
of flour.
"CITIZEN"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
MERCHANTS NEWS

We have just received our line of
Alaska Refrigerators in different sizes
and it will be to your interest to let
us show you u line before you buy
a they are so constructed that one will
save you money in the amount of Ice
it will take to run one for a season.
S. M. & e. III. Wilkes e. Co.
Just received our line of Water Cool
ers in different sizes and we will take
pleasure in showing them to you at any
time,
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
We o have on our Sample Floor a
beautiful line of Go-Carts upholstered
in different colors and with either the
Rubber or Automobile tires, don't buy
before you see our line.
S. M. q f.. III. Wilkes 81 Co.
You do not run any risk in buying a
Cooking Stove from us as every one is
made of the best quality of material
and is guaranteed to give you satisfac-
ton or your money will be chcerfully
refunded.
S. M. & j.. II. Wilkes e. Co.
Ice Cream Freezers in different styles
and sizes, let us show you our line of
White Mountain FreeZers with the tri-
pie motion, they freeze quicker which
will be a saving to you in the amount
of Ice you will use.
S. M. e. Il. III. Wilkes e. Co.
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Good Health
to the
Children

Children especially arefond Of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
As good cake can be made only with
good eggs, SO also a cake that is health
ful as well as dainty must be raised with
a pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation Of the highest quality
Of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc..
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
HoYAt BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
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Lisbon Items,

We think everybody has agreed to re
duce cotton acreage to the amount
agreed upon, also to reduce their fertil-
izer bill.
We enjoyed a good sermon on last
Second Sunday by Rev. Nh. Hanna at the
residence of Mr.. j. N. Wright. Mr..
Hanna is a young man attending the
seminary in Columbia S. C.
Mr.. John league has come back from
Alabama to look after his fathers farm.
Mr.. E. p. Milan went to Clinton
Wednesday on business.
Prof. T. j. Pyles of the Lisbon High
School will go to Columbia in a few
days on business.