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servant seems to have quite recovered
You left him in a chair, you say
Which chair?'
"By the window there"
Il see. Near this little table. You
can come in now. [ have finished
with the carpet. Let us take the little
table first. OF course, what has hap
pened is very clear. The man entered
and took the papers, sheet by sheet
from the central table. He carried
them over to the window table, be-
cause from there he could sec if you
came across the courtyard, and so
could effect an escape"
"As a matter of fact he could not" !"
said Soames, "for 1 entered by the side
door,
"Ah, that's good! Well, anyhow,
that was in his mind. Let me see the
three strips. No finger Impressions
no! Well, he carried over this one
first, and he copied it. How long
would it take him to do that, using
every possible contraction? A garter
of an hour, not less. Then he tossed it
aside and seized the next. He was in the
midst of that when your return caused
him to make a very hurried retreat
very hurried, since he had not time to
replace the papers which would tell
you that he had been there. You were
y
the stair as you entered the outer
door,"
NO, I can't say I was
We'll. he wrote so furiously that he
broke his pencil, and had, as you OBJ
serve, to sharpen it again. This is of
interest, Watson. The pencil was not
an ordinary one. 1t was above the
usual size. with a soft lead. the outer
colour was dark blue, the makers
in Gil lnf
and the piece remaining is only about
an inch and a half long. Look for such
a pencil, Mr.. Soames, and you have
got your man. When ] add that he
possesses a large and very blunt knife,
you have an additional aid"
Mr.. Soames was somewhat over
whelmed by this flood of Information.
he, but really in this matter of the
length"
Holmes held out small chip with
the letters Nm and space of clear
wood after them.
You see?'
.'No, 1 fear that even now"
''Watsop, l have always done you
an injustice. There are others What
could this Mn be? II is at the end
Of a word. You are aware that
Johann Faber is the most common
makers name. Is it not clear that
there is just as much OF the pencil
left as usually follows the Johann? ?'
He held the small table sideways to
the electric light Il was hoping that
if the paper on which he wrote was
thin, some trace of it might come
through upon this polished surface
No, ] see nothing. l don't think there
is anything more to be learned here
Now forsfke central table. This small
pellet il, Apresume. the black, doughy
mass yoF spoke of. Roughly pyra-
midal in shape and followed out, !
perceive. As you say, there appear 10
be grains of sawdust in it. Dear me-
this is very interesting. And the cut
"a positive tear. [ see. It began
with a thin scratch and ended jim a
jagged hole. | am much indebted to
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you for directing my attention to this
case, Mr.. SoanIes. Where does that
door lead tor
'gTo my bedroom.
''Have you been in it since your adj
venture ?"
aNo, I came straight away for YOU"
81 should like to have glance
round. What a charming, oId-fash-
ioned room! Perhaps you will kind
ly wait a minute, until l have examin-
ed the floor. No, / see nothing. What
about this curtain? You hang your
clothes behind it. If any one were
forced to conceal himself in this room
he must do it there, since the bed
is too low and the wardrobe too shall
low. No one there. / suppose
AS Holmes drew the curtain / was
aware. from some little rigidity and
alertness of his attitude, that he was
prepared for an emergency. AS mat
ter of fact, the drawn curtain dis
closed nothing but three or four suits
Of clothes hanging from a line of
pegs Holmes turned away, and
stopped suddenly to the floor.
"Halloa! What's this?' said he.
II was a small pyramid of black,
putty-like stuff, exactly like the one
upon the table Of the study. Holmes
held it out on his open palms in the
glare of the electric light.
Your visitor seems TO have left
traces in your bedroom as we'll as in
your sitting-roorn, MIR. Soames."
What could he have wanted here ,"
II think it is clear enough. You
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criminal would be injudicious and
offensive. SO painful a scandal may
we'll be allowed to die out. With due
discretion the incident itself may, how
ever, be described, since it serves to
illustrate some of those qualities for
which my friend was remarkable. 1
will endeavour, in my statement, to
avoid such terms as would serve to
limit the events to any particular
place, or give a clue as to the people
concerned.
We were residing at the time in
furnished lodgings close to a library
where Sherlock Holmes was pursuing
some Iaborious researches in early
English characterize researches which
led to results so striking that they
may be the subject of one of my fu-
ture narratives. Here it was that one
evening we received a visit from an ac-
quaintance, Mr.. Hilton Soames. tutor
and lecturer at the College of st.
Luke's. Mr.. Soames was a tall, spare
man, of nervous and excitable temper
ament. [ had always known him to
be restless in his manner, but on this
particular occasion ne was in such a
state of uncomfortable agitation that
it was clear something very unusual
had occurred.
Il trust, Mr.. Holmes, that you can
spare me a few hours of your valuable
time. We nave had a very pdlIlIuI. III
cident at st. Luke's, and really, but
for the happy chance of your being in
town, L should have been at loss
what to do.
II am very busy just now, and l
desire no distractions" my friend an
swered. II should much prefer that
you call in the aid of the police"
NO, no. my dear sir; such a course
is utterly impossible. When once the
law is evoked it cannot be stayed
again, and this is just one of those
cases where, for the credit of the col
lege, it is most essential to avoid scam
dal. Your discretion is as well known
man in the world who can help me. l
beg you, Mr.. Holmes, to do what you
can"
My friends temper had not improv-
ed since he had been deprived of the
congenial surroundings of Baker
Street Without his scrap-books, his
chemicals, and his homely untidiness,
he was an uncomfortable man. lie
shrugged his shoulders in ungracious
acquiescence, while our visitor in
hurried words and with much eXcitable
gesticuIation poured forth his story.
Il must explain to you, Mr.. Holmes,
that tomorrow is the first day OF the
examination for the Fortescue Scholar
ship. / am one of the examiners. My
subject is Greek, and the first of the
papers consists of a large passage OF
Greek translation which the candidate
has not seen. This passage is printed
on the examination paper, and it would
naturally be an immense advantage II
the candidate could prepare it in ad-
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came back by an unexpected way, and
so he had no warning until you were
at the very door. What could he do?
He caught up everything which would
betray him, and he rushed into your
bedroom to conceal himself"
Good gracious, Mr. Holmes, do you
mean to tell me that all the tine l
was talking to Bannister in this room
we had the man prisoner if we had
only known it?"
$50 l read it."
Surely there is another alternative,
Mr.. Holmes. I don't know whether
you observed my bedroom window? ?"
Lattice -paned lead framework
three separate windows, one swinging
on hinge, and large enough to admit
a man."
Exactly And it looks out on an
partly invisible. The man might have
effected his entrance there, left traces
as he passed through the bedroom
and finally, finding the door open, have
escaped that way.
Holmes shook his head Impatient
ly.
Let us be practical" said he "I
understand you to say that there are
three students who use this stair, and
are in the habit of passing your door,"
Yes, there are
And they are all in for this exami-
nation?"
Yes
"Have you any reason to suspect
any one of them more than the 9TH
ers?"
Soames hesitated.
1T is very delicate question" said
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each story. 1t was already twilight
when we reached the scene of our
problem. Holmes halted and looked
earnestly at the window. Then he ap-
preached it, and, standing on tip-toe
with his neck craned, he looked into
the room.
He must have entered through the
door. There lis no opening except the
one pane" said our learned guide"
Dear mel" said Holmes, and he
smiled in a singular way as he
glanced at our companion. well, if
there is nothing to be learned here, we
had best go inside"
The lecturer unlocked the outer door
and ushered us into his room We
stood at the entrance while Holmes
made an examination of the carpet.
II am afraid there are no signs
here" said he. "One could hardly
hope for any upon SO dry day. Your
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Few Hours.
Copyright 1904, by Golfers Weekly)
/ Yes, sir
| WAS it not very extraordinary that
| you should do, this on the very day
when there were these papers inside q
1T was most unfortunate, sir. But
l have occasionally done the same
| thing at other times.
When did you enter the room?"
''It was about half-past four. That
| is Mr.. Soames' tea time"
How long did you stay?"
when l saw that he was absent,
withdrew at once"
Did you look at these papers on
the table?"
mo, sir-certainly not"
How came you to leave the key in
the door?"
Il had the tea-tray in my hand.
thought l would come back for the
key. Then l forgot"
HAS the outer door a spring lock? ?"
NO, sir"
Then it was open all the time?"
Yes, sir"
Any one in the room could get out?"
Yes, sir.
when Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much
disturbed? ?"
yes, sir. Such thing has never
happened during the many years that
L have been here. l nearly tainted,
SIR"
80 1 understand. Where were you
when you began to feel bad?'
Where was 1, sir Why, here,
near the door,
THAT is singular, because you sat
down in that chair over yonder near
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairs?'
Il don't know, sir, il didn't matter
to me where | sat"
II really don't think h9 knew very
much about it, Mr.. Holmes. He was
looking very bad-quite ghastly."
You stayed here wheE your mas
ter left?"
"Only for a minute or SO. Then 1
locked the door and went to my
room"
-'sWhom do you suspect?"
"Oh, ] would not venture to say,
sir / don't believe there is any gem
tleman in this university who is ca
pable OF profiting by such an action.
No, sir, I'll not believe it."
THAT will do, said Holmes. ooh,
one more word. You have not men
toned to any of the three gentlemen
whom you attend that anything is
amiss ?"
mo, sir-not a word.
You haven't seen any of them?'
mo, sir"
Very good. Now, Mr.. Soames, we
will take q walk in the quadrangle,
if you please"
Three yellow squares of light shone
above US in the gathering gloom.
Your three birds are all in their
nests, said Holmes, looking up.
"HaIloa! What's that? One OF them
seems restless enough.
1t was the Indian, whose dark
silhouette appeared suddenly upon
his blind. He was pacing swiftly up
and down his room.
Il should like to have a peer at
each OF them" said Holmes. rs it
possible ?"
mo difficulty in the world,
Soames answered. This set of rooms
is quite the Oldest in the college and
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vance. For this reason, great care is
taken to keep the paper secret.
"To-day. about three o'clock, the
proofs of this paper arrived from the
printers. The exercises consists of
half n chapter of Thucydides. | had
TO read it over carefully, as the text
must be absolutely correct. At four
thirty my task was not yet completed.
/ had, however, promised to take tea
in a friends rooms, so / left the
proof upon my desk. was absent
rather more than an hour
You are aware, Mr.. Holmes, that
eur college doors are double-a green
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he "One hardly likes to throw sus-
picion where there are no proofs"
let us hear the suspicious. I viii
look after the proofs.
Il will tell you, then, in a few
words the character of the three men
who inhabit these rooms. The lower
Of the three is Gilchrist, fine scholar
and athlete. plays in the Rugby team
and the cricket team for the college.
and got his Blue for the hurdles and
the long jump. lie is q fine, manly
fellow His father was the notorious
Sir Jabez Gilchrist, who ruined him.
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T was in
the year '95
that a COM
bination of
events, into
w h i c h /
n e e d II o t
enter, caus-
ed Mr. Sher-
lockHolneS
a n d m V
S e | f t o
spend some
w e e k S in
one of our
great Uni
v e + S i t y
towns, and
it was dur
i n & t h i S
time t h q t
t h e small
but instruc-
tive ndUnn-
ture which
l am about
to relate be-
fell us. 1t
will be OBJ
Vious that
any details
w h i c h
would help
the reader
exactly t o
identify the
college o T
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chips and bid high for duplicate All
were agreed that one could be ordered.
but that it was not usual size of pen
ell, and that 1t was seldom kept in
stock My friend did not appear to be
depressed by his failure. but shrugged
his shoulders in half-humorous re-
signation.
mo good, my dear Watson. This.
the best and only final clue, has run
to nothing. But, indeed. 1 have little
doubt that we can. build up a sufficient
case without 1t, BY Jovel my dear
Continued on Page Six.)
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THE R Rt1v4s !:!ee SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Adventure OF the Three Students.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

(Cop wright 1906 Mcclure Phillips
"A. Doyle Golfers Weeky)
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-25

Many people the country over
hear and read of New York
Raine's Law Hoteis-but do not
know the significance Of the
term.
The proper control Of the sale
of liquor in New York has as
elsewhere, been a bone of con-
tention. State Senator Raines
was the author of the bill bear
ing his name, which in regulat-
ing the traffic, provided tina
hotels could sell and serve drinks
all night and on Sundays with
meals. Saloons proper are re-
quired to close at l o'clock at
night and all day Sundays. The
intention Of the hotel privilege
was not as far reaching as re-
suits have shown. Decisions
have been rendered making the
serving of any size meal with a
drink a compliance with the
law. hence "Raines law Hotels
are more numerous than saloons,
drinks are sold and served at
random. the ''proverbial" sand
wich place. on the table serves
as a meal, although never touch
ed or tasted. the thing is a mock
cry yet the judges have found it
difficult they say. to drew the
line between what constitutes a
meal and what IS not.
There are 100000 telephones
in use in and around New York
so extended is their use that the
phone directory has about sup
erseeded the city directories and
almost run the latter out of bus
mess. The long distance ser
vice covers the country over.
The highest rate being $40 for
5 minutes conversation and $3.50
for each additional minute.
New Workers and NOrtlernerS
generally are great at abbreviat-
ing, to save time. Already the
Subway Tunnel is the ''Sub;;"
for years the elevated rail roads
have been designated as the IL"
simply; so everything is cut
short, has to be here to save
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-25
Srnlrnertol News.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
George Melton. one of the pupils Of
the Summerton graded school, who has
been very i'll, was taken to Sumter for
medical treatment.
Mr.. Irvine Belser spent Lees birth
day at home.
DR.. w. Il. Mood spent Tuesday in
Sumter.
MIR. J. w. Broadway has returned
from visit to his daughter in Char
lesion.
MIR. Ellison Capers has returned from
Columbia. where he has been at the
bedside of his father.
Miss Bertha Davis left Wednesday to
take charge of a school in North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. George Crawford returned to his
home in Baltimore Wednesday.
Mr.. John Mathis has returned from
visit to Statesburg.
Mr. Rogan's gin house caught fire
Wednesday night, but very little dam
age was done.
Our community was saddened by two
events the past week. Monday, the II
year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E.
Milton was stricken with diabetes: and
on Monday was taken to Moods Infirm-
ary at Sumter, where he died on Fri
day. The burial took place at Wedge
field Sunday.
On last Friday the body OF Mr.. W.
NJ. Wells was found on the plantation
of r. J. Coskrey by some hands who
were rakirg straw not far from the
public road.
Engineer w. a. Seymour has brought
home a beautiful bride.
Among our visitors this week were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. a Avant. OF North
Carolina: J. D. Ellen, of Dillon, and
Captain A. NJ. Brailsford, OF Camden.
RI
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petty envy logged his footsteps
and distorted his every act, we
can but wonder that his mind
did not give way, and in bitter
ness of soul he did not course
God and die.
Truth crushed to earth will
rise again
In time the people of this State
will recognize brave patient
spirit that can bide its time, con-
fdent of the righteousness of its
course. McLaurin was right, and
time will show.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-25
Tonic to the System.

For liver troubles and constipation
there is nothing better than DeWitt's
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They dc not weaken the stomach. Their
action upon the system is mild, pleas
ant and harmless. Bob Moore, OF La
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work. All other pills have used grippe
and make me sick in the stomach and
never cured me. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers proved to be the long sought re-
lief. They are simply perfect" Persons
travelling find Little Early Risers the
most reliable remedy to carry with
them. Sold by The Il. 3. Loryea Drug
Store
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-25
TEMPERANCE.

The young man who INDUCES
in the vicious habit of cigarette
smoking and liquor drinking
does not realize it, but it is so all
the same, he is by his own
thoughtlessness causing men Of
business minds to hold him un-
der the eye of suspicion, and to
seek for others not so addicted
when looking to fill position Of
honor or trust. The man of OBJ
servation does not care to en-
ploy a young man whose nerves
are unstrung from alcohol or
nicotine, and he will not, if he
can find any one else. AS a mat
ter business policy it pays to
leave alone those things which
nature has not provided and that
must be acquired: to be enjoyed.
In all avocations of life, lnteg-
rity and intelligence are the re-
qulsites for admission, and when
a young man starts out in life it
is to his material interests to
have habits which keep his mind
clear, and his hands steady. #
his mind is clear and his hands
steady he will be enabled to
master the intracacies that beset
a youth in this mad contention
for place-he can grasp with a
firm hold that which merit has
made for him, and in all the
avenues of life, trades, profes-
sions and callings his steady
hand and clear mind is in de-
mand. Therefore, young men,
if the luoralist cannot persuade
you to eschew the vicious habits
which inundate the system and
dethrone the mind, let the appeal
find a resting place with you
in that which strikes your ambi-
ton and pride, and pocketbook.
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is 4
blood or constitutional disease. and in order to
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IL on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall 5
Catarrh Cure is not u quack medicine 1t was
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Send for testimonials free.
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No More Stomach Troubles.

All stomach trouble is removed by
the use OF kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
gives the stomach perfect rest by di-
gestlng what you eat without the
stomach's aid. The food builds up the
body, the rest restores the stomach to
health. You don't have to diet your
self when taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
J. D. Erskine, of Allenville. Mich,
says, 81 suffered Heartburn and Stom-
ach trouble for sometime. My sister
in-law has had the same trouble and
was not able to eat for six weeks. She
lived entirely on water. After taking
two bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
she was entirely cured. She now eats
heartily and is in good health. I am
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Store.
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time. Moments, minutes and
hours are valuable here, more so
than anywhere on earth, so much
has to be crowded Tito them.
Not a few but all replies and
responses are cut short, mono
syliables are made to serve al
most all purposes, it is surprls-
ing the faculty for condensation,
it has become a secondnaturewith
the people. New Workers are ac-
cused and abused for curt re-
plies, bordering as some think
on rudeness, but such is not the
intention, it is the habit of alb.
breviating and the necessity OF
doing it to save time that causes
the apparent ':cuts." !" Where a
hotel clerk elsewhere has 20
questions asked him, he has time
to go into details replying, the
same clerk here. in the same
time. would have 200 fired at
him, and in rapid, quick firing
succession, short and pointed, so
if he took time to be polite,
courteous and clever, he
would have none to do anything
else in. 1t is so on the cars,
streets, steamships, stores and
everywhere.
A seat in the legislature here
is more priced than a seat in
Congress, from q financial stand
point. The latter pays $4,000,
the former $1,000: but tits said
the graft in the legislature runs
it up to $4,000.
The great corporations, trusts
and other combinations of capi-
tai, have to be legislated for and
they are accused of being liberal
in expenditures to shield and
protect their interests. There
is little legislation against their
interests, that there should be
and in the interest of the public
makes little difference, they
bleed the people and know how
to prevent the people curbing
their greed.
New York State has a practi.
cal Governor in F. W. Higgins.
He is retail grocer, has several
stores at Olean, n. Y, and keeps
on selling salt, mackeral, soap,
candy and crackers while admin
istering the affairs of State. One
of the city papers re-produces an
ad. of Higgins running in the
country papers calling special
attention to a superior candy
tafy at 10 cents per pound and
remarks that in no other country
could a common tradesman at
tain to the Governorship of the
greatest State in the Union.
Why not? Because in no other
country than a free Republic
does everyone have the same
chance.
In the returns for taxation on
personality in the city, Andrew
Carnegie heads the list at So
100000, then follows the others
by the score down to $1,000 900.
These figures by no means rep
resent the wealth or holdings of
these people but are the amounts
they pay taxes on.
W. l.. Douglas, Brockton's
shoe man, now governor Of Mas
sachuse5ts, is another living ex-
ample OF American Institutions,
best of I'll Higgins and Douglas
are adm inistering affairs of State
as well Or better than profes-
sional politicians are wont to do
it.
II. w. FINLAYSON.
1S0 p,,no II rror