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fragments. I am going round now
to see It, VIII you conner"
Certainly. I must just take one
look round" He examined the carpet
and tho window. 1.-The fellow had
either very long legs or was a most
active man." said he. with an area
beneath It was no mean feat to reach
that window-ledge and open that win.
dow Getting back was comparatively
simple. Are you coming with us to see
the remains of your bust, Mr.. Har-
kerr"
The dlsoonsolate journalist had seat
ed himself at writing table.
at must try and make something of
It," said he, though 1 have no doubt
that the first editions of the evening
papers are out already with full de-
tails. It's like my luclSl You remem-
Der when the stand fell at Doncaster?
Well, l was the only journalist in the
stand and my journal the only one
that had no account of 1t. for was
too shaken to write It, And now I'll
be too late with murder done on my
own doorstep"
AS we left the room We heard his
pen travelling shrilly over the foolscap.
The spot where the fragments of the
bust had been found was only few
hundred yards away. For the first
time our eyes rested upon this present
ment Of the great Emperor which
seemed to raise such frantic and de-
structive hatred in the mind of the
unknown. 1t lay scattered, in splint-
cred shards, upon the grass. Holmes
picked UP several of them and exam
ined them carefully I was convinced
from his intent face and his purposeful
manner that at last he was upon a
clue.
''Well?" asked Lestrade.
Holmes shrugged his shoulders
I'VE have long way to go yet" he
said. And yet-and yet-well, we
have some suggestive facts to act
upon The possession of this trifiing
bust was worth more, in the eyes of
this strange criminal than a human
life That is one point. Then there
Is the singular fact that he did not
break 1t in the house, or immediately
outside the house, if to break 1t was
his sole object"
''He was ratified and hustled by meet
ing this other fellow. He hardly knew
what he was dolrg''
well, that's likely enough But I
wish to call your attention very par
ticularly to the position of this house
in the garden of which the bust was
destroyed"
Lestrade looked about him.
1t was an empty house, and so he
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expect from Morse Hudson" said
Holmes, as we emerged from the shop.
I'VE have this Beppo as common
factor, both in Remington and In
Kensington, so that Is worth a ten-mile
drive Now, Watson, let us make for
Gelder and Co, of Stepney, the source
and origin of the busts. 1 shall be
surprised If we don't get some help
down there"
In rapid succession we passed
through the fringe of fashionable Lon
don, hotel London, theatrical London,
literary London, commercial London,
and, finally, maritime London, till we
came to a riverside city of a hundred
thousand souls, where the tenement
houses swelter and reelk with the out
casts of Europe. Here, in a broad
thoroughfare. once the abode of
wealthy city merchants. We found the
sculpture works for which We searched.
Outside was a considerable yard full of
monumental masonry. Inside was a
large room in which fifty workers were
carving or moulding. The manager. a
big blonde German, received us civilly,
and gave a clear answer to all Holmes
questions A reference to his books
showed that hundreds of casts had
been taken from a marble copy of De-
vines head of Napoleon, but that the
three which had been sent to Morse
Hudson year or SO before had been
half of a batch of six, the other three
being sent to Harding Brothers of
Kensington. There was no reason why
those six should be different to any
of the other casts. He could suggest
no possible cause why any one should
wish to destroy them-in fact. he
laughed at the idea. Their wholesale
price was six shillings, but the retailer
would get twelve or more. The east
was taken in two moulds from each
side of the face, and then these two
proiles of plaster of Paris were Joined
together to make the complete bust
The work was usually done by Ital-
ians. in the room we were In. When
finished, the busts were put on table
in the passage to dry, and afterwards
stored That was all he could tell us.
But the production of the photograph
had a remarkable effect upon the man.
ager. Hsi face flushed with anger,
and his brows knotted over his blue
Teutonic eyes.
"Ah, the rascal!' he cried. yes, in
deed. Ioknow him very we'll This has
always been a respectable establish
ment and the only time that we have
ever had the police in 1t was over this
very fellow. 1t was more than year
ago now. He knitted another Italian in
the street. and then he came to the
works with the police on his heels, and
he was taken here. Beppo was his
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new mat he would not be disturbed

knew that he would not be disturbed
In the garden
yves. but there is another empty
house farther up the street which he
must have passed before he came to
this one Why did he not break 1t
there. since it is evident that every
yard that he carried 1t increased the
risk of someone meeting him?'
II give It up said Lestrade.
Holmes pointed to the street lamp
above our heads.
He could see what he was doing
here, and he could not there. That
was his reason
by Jovel that's true said the de-
tective Now that come to think of
1t, DR.. Barnicots bust was broken not
far from his red lamp. ! Well, Mr..
Holmes, what are we TO do with that
faet?'
ITO remember Ito docket 1t. We
may come on something later which
will bear upon 1t. What steps do you
propose to take now, Lestrade?''
1.-THE most practical way of getting
at It, In my opinion, is to Identify the
dead man. There should be no diff
Guilty about that. When we have
found who he is and who his associates
are, we should have a good start in
learning what he was doing in Pitt
street last night. and who it was who
met him and killed him on the door
step of Mr. Horace Harker. Don't
you think so7'
mo doubt; and yet 1t is not quite
the way in which 1 should approach
the case"
What would you do them"
"Oh, you must not let me influence
you in any way. I suggest that you
go on your line and [ on mine. We
can compare notes afterwards, and
each will supplement the other"
VERY good" said Lestrade
IF you are going back to Pitt street,
you might see Mr.. Horace Harker
Tell him for me that have quite made
up my mind. and that 1t is certain that
a dangerous homicidal lunatic, with
Napoleonic delusions, was In his house
last night. 1t will be useful for his
article"
Lestrade stared.
you don't seriously believe that?"
Holmes smiled
Don't I? Well perhaps | don't. But
/ am sure that 1t will interest Mr.
Horace Harker and the subscribers of
the Central Press Syndicate Now.
Watson, think that we shall find that
we have a long and rather complex
days work before us. | should be glad,
Lestrade. IL you could make 1t con-
venient to meet us at Baker street at
six o'clock this evening. Until then
l should like to keep this photograph
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The Adventure
of
The Six NapOIGOnS
By A. CONAN DOYLE.

name-his second name 1 never knew.
Serve me right for engaging a man
with such a face. But he was good
workman-one of the best
what did he get?'
..rrhe man lived and he got off with
a year. I have no doubt he Is out now,
but he has not dared to show his nose
here. We have cousin of his here,
and I dare sa.- he could tell you where
he is
mo. no." cride Holmes, mot word
to the eousin-not word, beg OF
you. The matter is very important,
and the farther l go with 1t. the more
important 1t seems to grow. When you
referred in your ledger to the SAFE OF
those casts | observed that the date
was June Srd of last year. Could you
give me the date when Beppo was ar
rested2"
Il could tell you roughly by the pay
list" the manager answered. Yes
he continued after some turning over
of pages, he was paid last on May
goth"
"Thank you," said Holmes. II don't
think that | need intrude upon your
time and patience any more. with
a last word of caution that he should
say nothing as to our researches, we
turned our faces westward once HloTe.
The afternoon was far advanced be-
fore we were able to snatch hasty
luncheon at a restaurant. A news-bill
at the entrance announced "Kensing-
ton Outrage Murder by a Madman,'
and the contents of the paper showed
that Mr. Horace Harker had got his
account into print after all. Two coll
umns were occupied with highly sem
sational and fowery rendering of the
whole incident Holmes propped 1t
against the cruet-stand and read II
while he ate. Once or twice he
chuelled.
THAT is all right. Watson said he
Listen to this: 1T Is satisfactory to
know that there can be no difference
of opinion upon this case, since Mr.
Lestrade, one of the most experienced
members of the official force. and Mr.
Sherlock Holmes, the well-known con-
sulting expert, have each come to the
conclusion that the grotesque series
of incidents, which have ended In so
tragic fashion, arise from lunacy
rather than from deliberate crime No
explanation save mental alteration
can cover the facts The Press. Wat
son. Is a most valuable institution II
You only know how to use IT, And now
If you have quite finished we will bark
back to Kensington. and see what the
manager of Harding Brothers has to
say on the natter
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found In the dead mans pocket. 1t is
possible that 1 may have TO ask your
company and assistance upon a small
expedition which will have to be IN
dertaken tonight, II my chain OF reas-
oning should prove to be correct. IN
til then, goodbye and good luck!
Sherlock Holmes and l walked to-
gether to the High street, where we
stopped at the shop of Harding Broth
ers, whence the bust had been pur-
chased. A young assistant Informed
us that Mr. Harding would be absent
until afternoon and that he was him
self a newcomer. who could give us no
information Holmes face showed his
disappointment and annoyance
well, we'll we can't expect to have
1t all our own way, Watson he said
at last I'VE must come back in the
afternoon, If Mr.. Harding will not be
here until then. | am, as you have no
doubt surmised, endeavored to trace
these busts to their source, in order
to find IL there is not something pecu-
liar which may account for their re-
markable fate Let us make for Mr..
Morse Hudson of the Remington Road
and see If he can throw any light upon
the problem"
A drive OF an hour brought us to the
picture-dealer's establishment. He
was a small, stout man, with red
face and a peppery manner.
YES, sir. On my very counter, sir
said he. what we pay rates and
taxes for don't know, when any ruff
fan can come in and break ones
goods Yes. sir, it was who sold DR..
Barncot his two statues. Disgrace
full sir A Nihilist plot-that's what
make 1t. No one but an anarchist
would go about breaking statues. Red
republicans-that's what I call 'em.
Who did I get the statues from? I
don't see what that has to do with
It. Well, IL you really want to know,
| got them from Gelder and Co., In
Church street, stepney. They are a
well known house In the trade. and
have been this twenty years How
many had I? Three-two and one are
three-two of DIR. Barnicots, and one
smashed in broad daylight on my own
counter. Do I know that photograph?
No, don't. Yes, 1 do, though. Why,
it's Beppo. He was a kind of Italian
piece work man. who made himself
useful In the shop. He could carve
a bit and gild and frame. and do odd
jobs. The fellow left me last week,
and I've heard nothing of him since.
No, I don't know where he came from
nor where he went to. I had nothing
was gone two days before the bust
was smashed"
well, that's all we could reasonably
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White Goods Depart.
f11enf.

Never before has this department
been so complete.
In fact, our line this year surpasses
all former stocks. We offer special IN
ducements tomorrow.
No. 400 English Longcloth, 1Eo
regular 98c value. ............ 10y
No. 40 Sheer English Main . 81
sock, $500 value. ............N
1000 yards fine sheer 40-inch o.
Taffeta Lawn, 12hc quality. :. ...OC
1000 yards fine sheer 32-inch 1-Rn
Taffeta Lawn, zoe quality. 1888. lOC
1000 fine check Dimity, 7So
regular 40c value. ............. AOO
4O-inch fine French Batiste; loo
Special. q. -
4s-inch Extra Fine French Lawns,
Parish Muslins and Cotton IQo
Chiffons, regular 75c grade. AOO
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We sell z. q g., ThOmpsOn's, Warmers {

weayes of the season. Big reduction
throughout the entire department.
S6-inch soft finisl Butchers O5c
Linen, 35c quality. -. ....... ~cO
36-inch soft finish Linen 400
Suitings, 29c, soc and. ....... fOO
36-inch soft finish Linen SOo
Cambria, 25c, ACC and ......., OOC
90-inch Linen Sheeting M
Ground thread, $-.25 value. l.OO
93-inch Linen Sheeting 11n
Ground thread, $3.50 Value. I'IO
Table Linen
72-inch bleached and half IOo
bleached Damask, CSC value.... fOC
72-inch bleached and half Coo
bleached Damask, S5c value. OCS
72-inch extra fine double OQo
satin Damask, $3.50 value. 0OC
20-inch bleached Napkins, QOn
$l.25 quality. ........s'sOOo
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Home Furnishing
Department

This department especially should
interest you. We have Curtains in
all styles and prices. Fine Tapestry
and other house furnishing goods cut
one-third Oh regular price.
36-inch Goblin Clover loo
Si1kolines 80 1890. ~
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Fine Plain and Fancy Silk

Fine Plain and Fancy Silk IOo
Aeolians. special. 49,. .......... fOO
Full line Embroidered Swisses and
Mulls, hand-em broidered shirt waist
patterns, at SPECIAL PRICES.
"SOuthern" Linens
Never have we shown such a com
plete line of Cotton Suitings, both in
heavy and light weight.
Linen finish Cambria, all the go for
spring waists.
36-inch Linen Suiting, Ole
opcCidi. .''.''''
36-inch soft finish Suiting, 1S0
1SI2c and. =. -. .........
36-inch soft linen finish 10c
Cambria. :. ........... IOc
This department is oyerfowing with
bargains for you.
We are showing the most popular
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WHITE GOODS LINENS CURTAINS SPREADS LONG, CLOTH DC

22-inch fine linen Napkins, I IL
regular $3.50 value. -
Gain. extra fine satin Dam 4 M
ask, $3.50, $500, $3.50 and. 80. f'OO
15xa7 fringe cotton Towel COo
worth &c.,. -. -. ........ ccC
1895 all linen Towel rSo
worth $1.20.. -. -. ...... SOC
20x40 all linen hemstitched Ono
Towel, special. :. -. ........ ~OC
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5O-inch fine Tapestry. neat On
designs OJc
5O.inch extra fine Tapestry, 90
3-yard Nottingham Lace 40
3 and 31s yard Nottingham 90
Lace Curtains, special ... JOG
81 and S1s extra fine Bobine 4 90
Curtains. s2.s8, $3.50 to. .O.JO
3A-yard Arabian Net n 90
Curtains, $3.50 to. .O.OO
SIPS ia Bed Spread, no.
Marseilles designs. ....... OOC
$500 la hemmed 40
crochet Quilts. =. -. -. Ito
$500 liza Marseilles . 40
Quilts for. -. $500. 49,.
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Millinery Hs sGse,s rshss mp p @ s fs assured ta
5000 - home al
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-21

Montana, Wyoming and Utah.
In Montana pc. is being paid for
next years woods.
The receipts of wool in Boston
this week amount to 1867 bales,
against II, OBJ bales last week and
l4,647 tales last year.
The sales of the week in Boston
amounted to 3.34O, 900 pounds of
domestic and BIS, 900 pounds of
foreign, making II total of BIB
600 pounds, against n total of
G,967 900 pounds for the previous
week and II total of 9,032, 900 for
the corresponding week last year.
The sales since January /,
amount To 1869, 900 pounds,
against 100, 22S,000 tor the cor
responding time last year.
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STOCK NEWS !
Market Letter.

! Special to The Press
Kansas City, Mo, Thursday,
Sept. IA, 1905. Quarantine sup
ply this week has been smallest
for two or three months, steer
prices have held steady, COWS 15c
higher, veals strong Monday, hut
% to 80 cents lower yesterday
and today. The quality has been
medium, except some very good
heifers at $3.50 on Tuesday.
Steers have ranged from $3.50 to
BIDS, Gamer steers 50 30 to $50,
COWS $3.50 to 2. 80, Gamers 81 50
to Is, bulls 81. 90 TO 2,25, sew
eral punches of light veal calves
at So so, but range today is from
SD. IS TO $500. Packers continue
as active us ever, and bought 3D.
GOO cattle first three days this
week, while feeder buyers are
more numerous this week than
any week before this season, so
that the liberal receipts in Native
division is absorbed promptly on
arrival The feeder demand will
increase rather than diminish for
the next month or six weeks The
market is expected to remain
about steady, unless week Of
small receipts should intervene,
in which event slight bulge in
Dricps WOuld result.
Large receipts of sheep and
lambs have depressed prices 10 to
30 cents this week, most on lambs.
Country grades are holding no
better, but are 10 to 10 cents be-
low week ago Lambs now sell
at 1928 to 100, wethers and
yearlings $4.G5 to 5.25, ewes 81. rs
to 4.40, stock and feeding stuff
1878 to 4 so, lambs So. 25 to 5 70.
Liberal receipts from the ranges
are looked for for some time yet,
with conservative buying on
country orders till the exact
status of the fat mutton market
if known.
u. Davis, the prominent San
Angelo, Texas, cattleman, had III
seven cars Of cattle from his pas
ture in Butler county, Kas.,
where the cattle have been graz
ing since spring.
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Further Survey of the Wool situation

American Cotton & Wool Reporter.
The great interest which is ia
ken in the present strong wool
market has led us to carry our
inquiries into those sections of
the world less intimately con-
nected with the wool markets of
the United States than the coun-
tries whose statistics of sheep
were tabulated in the "Wool d
Cotton Reporter" of two weeks
ago.
Our figures of the fortnight ago
showed striking tendency to de-
crease IN Australia, the Cape and
the Argentine, with a subsequent
tendency to recover the increase
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Of hocks in Australia, at least
temporarily. The elaborat tables
elsewhere in this issue show Sim
liar tendency toward q decrease
of llocks i'll very many other
important countries of the
world. In fact it may be said
broadly that there is an unmis-
taxable tendency for the number
of sheep to decrease the world
over.
Canada is constantly decreas-
ing its nocks. Germany has fall
len from 100000 sheep IN 1860.
to less than 100000 in 1900,
Our tables elsewhere show that
India has decreased its nocks
from 2O,G5i $50 in 1892, to H.
751, 00G in 1903. Spain, the
motherland Of fine wool produce
ton, has fallen from G,4G9, BOB
in 1895, to IL, 1858, Alb III 1903
Meantime, of course, the popula.
ton of the world has been in
creasing, and yet our article else
where summarizes the worlds
present stock Of sheep at 455, O4G-
s3G, against 52G, S67, 1875 in 1898.
In canvassing the possibility Of
Rusia's turning up with an un-
expected supply of fine wool at
some time in the future, since the
Russian empire has $4,000, 900
sheep, or more than one-seventh
of the worlds known flocks, our
Investigations as summarized else
where are unfavorable to this con-
clusion. 1t is true that four-fifts
Of the sheep of the Russian EN-
pire are now of a primitive charac-
ter and that only one.fifth have
been bred up to fine wool produce
ton.
The improvement in blood of
the vast nocks of the Russian en-
pire would add greatly to the
worlds supply Of fine wool. An
unexpected hundred million lbs.
of fine wool would wonderfully
change the conditions of supply
and demand But Russia's ex-
ports of wool are falling off, partly
because of an increased home con-
sumption of wool in Russia and
partly because Russia, like every
other land, as it manifests the
the slightest tendency toward
higher civilization. is turning its
attention to the growing Of
cereals.
In view Of the wide research
shown in our further survey of
the wool situation on pages 1856
1858, we feel justified in calling
attention to the fact that this is
the only complete summary of
the wool and sheep situation of
the world which has been made,
and it has been necessary for us
to secure statistics from many
nations on the globe, and in
many languages.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-21
Letter to c. Is. Metcalfe.
San Angelo.

Dear Sir: Here's a paint that's
being sold to bargain-hunters:
10 per cCLt lead
so zinc
20 barytes
20 whiting
Barytes and whiting are sand and
whitewash, not paint.
Some people must like gold
bricks. The name of that paint
is -- "pure lead-and-2inc."
The dealer who sells it says it's as
good as Devoe.
Yours truly.
r. w. Devoe & Co.
B. B. Hail & Co. sell our
paint.
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Are You Engaged?

Engaged people should remember,
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their di-
gestions in good condition with Elec-
trio Bitters. $. A. Brown, of Ben
nettsville, S. c., says: "For years,
my wife suffered intensely from dys-
pepsia, complicated with a torpid liv-
er, until she lost her strength and Wig
or, and became a mere wreck of her
former self. Then she tried Electric
Bitters, which helped her at once, and
finally made her entirely we'll. She is
now strong and healthy" The Cen
trail drug store sells and guarantees
them, at SOC bottle.
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Boston, Mass, Wednesday Sep.
ID. l9O5-The wool market con-
tinues in a healthy condition,
although trade is not active, the
sales Of the past week being the
smallest recorded for some time
past. But there is considerable
business pending and the outlook
is regarded as very satisfactory.
The London sales are expected to
open next Tuesday with prices
fully sustained on all grades, es-
pecially on merinos, which some
members Of the trade expect to
see quoted higher, and the devel-
opments in the goods market are
such as to lead to the belief that
good, healthy worsted business
is to continue, with prospects Of
an improving demand for wool
ems later. Prices are strong and
for low woods there is slightly
better inquiry than there was
Further evidence that the outlook
is regarded as a reassuring one
with reference to domestic woods
is furnished in the action of GER
tain representative members of
the wool trade, who are this week
contracting for 1906 woods in