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purpose Of leyyine ransom You have not
had any demanded the sort?"

had any. demand1pf the sortf'
one m Ee qu1stion. your grace I un-
the day wAen thb Incident occurred.
mo. Xfote upon the day before"
day aaaesl But he received = on that
was Il ans thing in your letter yhicll
might ha unb Ianced him or induced him
f' as ssss 81 I! ess 4 b En- not,
did yq1S post hat letter yoursa'f??"
The nobISrnan REPLY was interrupted by
he's heat. see's sh' broke IN with some
His Craze is not in the habit of posting
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
themy'
Yes. observed It,"
"How many letters did your grace write
Twenty or thirty. I have a large cor
respondence. But surely this is somewhat
irrelevant"
Not entirely" said Holmes.
For my own part" the duke continued.
Il have advised the police to turn their at
tention to the south of France. / have al
ready said that do not believe that the
action. but the lad had the most wrong
headed opinions, and 1t is possible that he
may have fled to her, aided and abetted l'y
this German. l think, DIR. Huxtable, trat
we Will now return to the hall"
l could see that there were other ques-
tons which Holmes would have wished toQut,
but the noblemans abrupt manner showed
that the interview was at an end. 1t was
evident that to his intensely aristocratic
nature this discussion of his intimate fam
lily affairs with a stranger was most abb
horrent, and that he feared lest every fresh
question would throw a fiercer light into
the discreetly Swallowed corners of his du-
cal history.
When the nobleman and his secretary
had left, my friend flung himself at once
with CHARACTERISTIC eagerness into the ir-
yestigation.
The boys chamber was carefully exam
ihed. and yielded nothing save the abso-
lutte conviction that it was only through
the window that he could have escaped.
The German masters room and effects gave
no further clue. In his case a tralfe.- of
ivy had given way under his weight and
We saw by the light of lantern the MARI
on the lawn where his heels had coma
down. That one dint in the short. green
grass was the only material witness left
of this inexplcable nocturnal flight.
Sherlock Holmes left the house alone, and
only returned after L. He had obtained
large ordnance map of the nelghbor-
hood. and this he brought into my room.
where he laid 1t out on the bed and. nav
Ing balanced the lamp in the middle of it,
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to carry the weight of his academic
distinctions. preceded him by lew SEE
ords and then he entered himselt-so
large. so pompous and so dignfied that ne
was the very embodiment of self-posses-
sion and solidity. And yet his first action
when the door had closed behind him, was
TO stagger against the table. whence ne
s,lpped down upon the floor and there was
that majestic figure PROSTATE ana inseh'i-
HE upon our bearskn hearthrug
We had sprung to our feet, and Tor
few moments we stared in silent amaze
ment at this ponderous piece of WrecEaSe.
which told of some sudden and fatal STORM
far ont on the ocean of life. Then Holmes
buried with cushion for his head, ana
7 with brandy for his lips. The heaVy'
white face was scanned with lines OF uou
BILE. the hanging pouches under the close"
ewes were leaden in color, the loose mouth
drooped dolorously al the corners the ron
ing chins were unshaven. Collar and shlfe
bore the CRIME of long journey. and the
hair bristled unkempt from the weil-shaped
head 1t was Il sorely stricken man VINO
lay before u.s.
What is it. Watson?" asked Holmes
absolute xhaustion-possibly mere kun
ger and fatigue" said l. with my finger on
the thready pulse. where the stream OF hte
tricl,led thin and small.
t'Ra+urn ticket from Mackleton, in the
nortb Of England" said Holmes, drawing
81 from the watch-pocket. 1T is not II
o'clock yet. He has certainly peeh an e"''
The nuckered eyelids had begun to quiv-
or and now a nair of vacant, gray eyes
Iool,ad nm at us An instant later the man
lad scrambled on to his feet, his face GRIM
SON viii, shame
Forgive This weakness, Mr. Holmes, I
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marked here In the map. In some parts 1t
widens into morass. This Is particularly
50 in the region between Holdernesse Hall
and the school. 1t Is vain to look else
where for tracks in this dry weather. but
at that point there Is certainly chance of
some record being left. I will call you
early tomorrow morning. and you and
will try If we can throw some little light
upon the mystery"
to find the long. thin form of Holmes by
my bedside. He was fully dressed. and
had apparently already been out.
II have done the lawn and the bicycle
she'd" said he. Il have also had famDle
through the Ragged Shaw. Now, Watson.
there is cocoa ready in the next room. l
must beg you to hurry, for we have great
day before u.s.
His eyes shone, and his cheek was flush
ed with the exhilaration of the master
workman who sees his work lie ready be-
fore him: A very different Holmes, this
active, alert man. from the introspect1ve
and pallid dreamer of Baker street felt.
as 1 looked upon that supple figure, alive
with nervous energy, that 1T was indeed
strenuous day that awaited US.
And yet 1t opened in the blacklist disap-
pointment. With high hopes we struck
across the peaty. russell moor, lntersecteo
with a thousand sheep paths. until we
came to the broad, light green belt Whlcn
marked the morass between us and Holder
nesse. Certainly. If the lad had gone home
ward he must have passed this, and he
could not pass 1t without leaving his
traces But no sign of him or the Ger
man could be seen. With darkening 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 Holiness look
ing gloomily over the rolling expanse OF
the moor. There is another morass down
yonder and narrow neck between. Hal
loa, halloa! halloa! what have we here?'
We had come on a small black ribbon or
pathway. In the middle Of 1t, clearly
marked on the sodden soil. was the track
of a bicycle.
"Hurrah!" cried. I'VE have it,
But Holmes was shaking his head. and
his face was puzzled and expectant rather
than joyous.
"A bicycle, certainly. but not the bicy-
cle' said he Il familiar with forty
two different Impressions left by tires
This, as you perceive, is a Dunlop. with a
patch upon the outer cover. Heideggers
tires were Palmer's, leaving longitudinal
stripes. Aveling, the mathematical mas
ter, was sure upon the point Therefore 1t
Is not Heideggers tract
THE boys, then?"'
POSSIBLY, # we could prove bicycle to
have been in his possession. But this we
have utterly failed to do. This track, as
you perceive was made by rider who
was going from the direction of the
school,"
'Or toward it?"
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tenant OF Hallamshire since 1900 Married
Edith, daughter OF Sir Charles Appledore.
1883. Heir and only child, Lord Satire.
Owns about two hundred and fifty thou
sand acres. Minerals in Lancashire and
Wales. Address: Carlton House Terrace
Holdernesse Hall. Hallamshire: Carston
castle. Bangor. Wales. Lord OF the admi-
rally. 1872: chief secretary of state for
Well. well. this man is certainly one of the
greatest subjects OF the crown,"
The greatest and perhaps the wealthest.
I am aware. Mr.. Holmes, that you take a
very high line in professional matters, and
that you are prepared to work for the
works sake. / may tell you. however. that
his grace has already intimated that a
cheque for five thousand pounds will be
handed over to the person who can tell him
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the darkness. In the middle of It was the
black figure Of the secretary, his head ad-
vanced. peering out into the night. It was
evident that he was expecting some onA.
Then at last there were steps in the road, q
second figure was visible for an instant
against the light, the door shut, and all
lamp was lit in room upon the first fiooH
TT seems to be q curious class of ous,
tom that is done by the Fighting Cock"
said Holmes.
The bar is on the other side"
"Quite so. These are what ono may call
the private guests. Now. what In the world
II Mr.. James Wilder doing In that den at
this hour Of the night, and who Ii the COM
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face. His manner was

heavy, unshaven face. His manner was
suddenly genial.
.Tve less reason to wish the dock well
than most men," said he, "for was his
head coachman once. and cruel bad he
treated me- It was him that sacked me
without a character on the word of lying
corn-ehandler. But I'm glad to hear that
the young lord was heard of In Liverpool,
and I'll help you to take the news to the
HALL"
.sThank you" said Holmes. wen have
some food first. Then you can bring round
the bicycle"
II haven't got bicycle
Holmes held up g sovereign.
II tell you, man. thai I haven't gDt on.
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plore you to do so now, for never In your
lie could you have case which is more
worthy of them
Sherlock Holmes had listened with the
utmost lntentness to the statement of the
unhappy schoolmaster His drawn brows
and the deep furrow between them showed
that he needed no exhortation to concern
trate all his attention upon q problem which
apart from the tremendous interests involy-
ed. must appeal so directly to his love OF
the complex and the unusual He now
drew out his note book, and jolted down
one or two memoranda.
You have been very remiss In not COM
ing to me sooner" said he, severely. '.Yc,u
start me on my investigation with a very
serious handicap. 1t Is inconcetvable for
example. that this Ivy and this lawn would
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!, have had
some dra-
matte e n =
frances and
exits upon
O ur small
stage at Ba-
ker street,
but l can
n 0 t recol-
leCt a n y
thing more
sudden ana
$ t artlin g
I h a n the
first appear
ance of DR..
Thorne y
croft Hulk
table, M. A,
Phi. D.. etc.
H s card,
whichSeem-
ed too small
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-05
Il Trip TO The UoicQn0.


there an hour. While il was roasting
we went to Kilauea-iki. and the trip
was 4 delight. Back again and the
pig came on the table, preceded by sew
eral courses of good things a Lycurgus
is famous for. The table was gar
landed with wild roses and the feast
was one that Petronius, that exacting
arbiter of elegance, could have APP
proved of. There was wit and mirth
and much eating. Then the andirons
We're shaken, the great yule logs blazed
up in the big old Tennessee fireplaces
and we spent an evening talking vol
canoes. cOSmic theories, cataclysmic oc-
currences and everything that the at
mosphere of such a place would sug
gest. OF course we read from the house
tones that writer's have made famous
records in for fifty years and more, and
such famous men as AleXieff Makaroff,
Dana, Mark Twain and Agassiz have
written in. We turned in after a
pri1cely day and royal night, and voted
hilauea the greatest natural wonder
in the whole. wide, known world To
come to Honolulu and not go to Kilau-
ca would be like going to France and
not to Paris, to Italy and rot to Rome,
to Naples and not to Pompeii, and
these comparisons are inadequate"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-05

| of vegetation unequaled by the tropical
jungIes of the Amazon or anywhere
| else. Already our trip had been more
than justified. At the Volcano House
we found the new proprietor George
Lycurgus, building and painting and
rerodeling- Nevertheless, Mr.. Dem
crest Lycurgus, representing his uncle
George Lycurgus, took US in hand and
so amiable was he as a host that very
soon we were blind to all the disagree
able minutiae, which was proper, as in
fortnight it will not exist, and could
only see the beauties of sky and for
est. After a welcome and excellent
lunch we started by horse and foot for
Haiemaumau, the house of everlasting
, fire. Down four successive lava floors
by picturesque winding pathway, we
descended, to the dead level, and it is
a dead level. Then over the trail
of widest destruction we went, past
great assures that have been safely
bridged, on by steaming hilIocks, from
vents in which the heat rolled and was
, blown toward the horizon as from
furnace until we reached the awful
caIdron. Indescribable! Fearsome! Vul-
can never had more weird forge when
he moulded the eternal ribs of the con-
tinent, and Titan's home, with attend
ant furies, could not have been more
a hideous hallway of destruction" We
leaned over the banks and the sulphur
Gus fumes drove us away. We threw
great pieces of lava into the burning,
boiling pit and could neither see or hear
them light. We burned sticks. our
shoes and postal cards at the inferno
esque assures. We gathered specimens
of sulphur and other ejecta and then
we turned back, thanking God for the
blue sky and the pure air and the evil
dences of life in the distance One of
the party paced back to the Volcano
House and made it $500 PAGES, or near
ly three miles-200O PAGES to the mile
of his stride. he said. once returned
we were hidden to see a pig being pre-
pared a la Hawaii-hole in the ground,
ohia fern, red hot stones, pig stuffed
with heated stones. swathed in ii and
banana leaves, buried in sweet pota-
toes, then covered with earth and left
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-05
An Enjoyable Outing.

The mist attractive days outing is
that afforded by the excursion down
the railroad line. The HALEIWA
LIMITED, a ffrst-class train. leaves
Honolulu every Sunday morning at s:22
o'clock making the run In two hours,
the rate for round trip being only $500.
From 1922 a. m. until $40 o. m. is
spent at the beautiful HOTEL HA-
LEIWA, with fresh and salt water
bathing. tennis. golf drives and walks,
shooting or fishing and you are back
in town at 1910 O'Clock in the even
Ing. =
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Nell-"Somebody told me today that
I was handsome" BeIle-''When was
that?" Nell-'Today." Belle-'No: I
mean when We're you handsome?''
Philadelphia Ledger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07

Fishing tackle and baseball goods in
large assortment to select from at Hol-
liday's Bookstore.
The Light Infantry may take little
trip to Preston to protect a negro pris.
oner, although little danger is really
apprehended.
Frost this m orning in low places and
along the creek front is not at all I'M
likely, but there will be little real dam
age to gardens.
The city council is determined to ef-
fectually suppress the town hogpen this
year, and every citizen of Americas Will
rejoice thereat.
Memorial Day, 26sb, comes on apace,
bnt so far as known the program OF
exercises in Americas has not been en-
tirely completed.
The infant class in petty thieving
appears to be busy IN Americus when
eight and nine year oiders go to break
ing into Easements.
Miss May Belle Hawkins entertained
the Summer Girls Club very delight
fully yesterday afternoon at her home
on College street.
The teuder beanlet and the pIebean
squash will wear a subdued, thirty cent
look this morning, but the black berry
will be unframed.
The flying ant will apologize for his
too previous appearance and hunt his
hole again. The ant evidently slipped
his weather trolley.
Arrangements are pending whereby
the new ice factory may be put in ope-
ration shortly. Consumers in Ameri.
Gus will be glad of it.
There were no further advices yester-
day from Atlanta or New York relative
to the Larned tragedy or the time oil
arrival of the body here.
An aged couple, the man, blind,
playing a flute while the woman sang
rather sweetIy, elected sympathy and
collected dimes yesterday.
The absence of the street sprinkl
yesterday morning was noticeable but
caused no surprise. Old Slosh usually
appears along with the rain.
A discerning citizen reported seeing
q few thin flakes of snow and hand
ful of hail yesterday. Maybe it was
highball and not a SNOWFALL.
Council is going to have the pavilion
at the Dell replaced at once. The lighi
company will give light free if SIS,
the cost of putting 1t up, is paid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
A BUNCH OF NAMES
OF FOLKS IN TOWN.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
VISITORS AT AMERIcUs. HOMES
Your Own Name or That OF a Friend
Nav Be Found Below In ths Long
list OF Yesterdays Visitors Who
Came Here,

Fall line of Buist's fresh garden
seeds, just received at F. NJ McLaugh-
lin & Co.
K M. Nixon was a business visitor
here yesterday. coming over feom Au-
gusta.
Mr.. John q. Wheatley has returned
home from a stay of some length in
Atlanta.
Willis Rutland came up from Albany
yesterday to spend several days with
friends.
W. E. FeltP, of Birmingham, was in
Americas yesterday, going to Leesburg
upon visit.
Miss Orrie Jenkins returned to her
home in Dawson yesterday after visit
in Americas.
T. E. Roberts returned to Decatur,
Ala, yesterday after visit to relatives
in Americus.
s. L. Garter left yesterday for Eu-
fauIa upon business for the Americus
Oil Company.
Miss Lucille Clegg has as her guests
Misses Cecile Williams, Lillian Reese
and Florence Page.
The Misses Webb returned to Sum
ter yesterday after a visit of week to
relatives in the city
Mr.. George W. Bacot of the South
ern Express Co. was called to Atlanta
yesterday on business
Miss Rena Malloy, of SEVILLE, was a
fair visitor here yestei day, en- route
to her home from Ellavi1le.
There was further improvement yes
terday in the CT ndition of Mrs. Charles
r. Crisp and friends hope now for her
rapid recovery.
Mr., and Mrs. John w. WooteD, of
Chauncey, arrived yesterday upon 0
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Georgia. Turpin
on Church street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Mems Hats Soc on the $l.OO.

We have purchased the entire
sample line of one of the largest hat
manufacturers in New York City at
exactly one half his wholesale price
every style and shape is represented
in this great collection, sizes run
from 7-8 to 7 IA most every man
can get fit in this lot, and every one
are priced at exactly half price. 81
hats at Soc, $1.5o hats at 75c, 81 hats
at ST.. So. SO hats at $I.25 ,S3 hats SO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Cheated Death.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally but
by choosing the right medicine, E. FL.
Wolfe, of Bear Grove, lowe, cheated
death. He says: 1.-TWO years ago /
had Kidney T,ouble, which caused me
great pain, suffering and anxiety, Dut
[ took Electric Bitters, which effected
complete cure. / have also found
them of great benefit in general debility
and nerve trouble, and keep them con-
stantly on hand, since. as find they
have no equal" The Eldridge Drug
stores guarantees them at SOC.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Where Happiness is Found.

Don't look for true happiness in the man
slons of the very r1ch where high priced
physicians.are called in to doctor: every all
ment. But seek it and find 1t, too, IN the com.
Portable home of the middle-classes and SO
called poor, where Green's August Flower is
always used to keep the family healthy---to
cure all stomach troubles, whether indiges
ton, dyspepsia, constipation, loss of appe
tite, bilious attacks or torpid liver, Trial
bottle August Flower, Csc. Big bottle 75c, Al
all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
The Right Name is Dewitt.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive cools,
soothes and heals cuts. burns, boilp,
bruises, piles and all skin diseases. K.
E. Ztckefoose, Adolph, W. Va. says;
"My little daughter had white swelling
so bad that piece after peice of bone
worked out of Der leg. DeWitcs
Witch Hazel Salve cured her" Ii Is
the most wonderful healing salve in the
world. Beware of counterfeits. Sold
by ". A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
TWilled Silk Umbrellas.

You will need them in a few days
you never had better offer made
than this one, we will sell every GUS
toner here Monday and Tuesday one
of these fine all silk umbrellas plain
or fancy handles equal in every way
to some of the $500 grade, here Mon
day and Tuesday at each. ......, O8C
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore existing
between John T. Bragg and G. l.. Oliver
under the firm name of Bragg & Oliver,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent,
G. L. Oliver retiring. TIE business
Will be continued by John T. Bragg.
who assumes all outstanding liabilities
and to whom payment of accounts will
be made. BRAGG & OLIVER,
April 5, 1905.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Embroidered Stocks.

Value l5c, to 25c at sc each.
What do you think of this come and
see them we promise you that no one
will ask you to buy if they are not
worth on an average zoe, they are not
worth a cent, will be sold i'm lots of
here Monday and Tuesday at each SC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
ALFRED sPEER's SURPRISE.
Well Known Business Man Tells of
Peculiar Exp erience.

Well Known Business Man Tells OF
Peculiar Experience.
Few business mon are better known
throughout the coontry than Alfred
Speer' of Passaic, N. j. Although he
is over eighty-one years of age and the
head of large concern, as we'll as the
editor of the Passaic Item, yet he found
time to write the following letter, hop
ing that it would be of interest and
benefit to our readers.
ITO the Editor:-
/ cannot keep from expressing my
surprise at the wonderful relief and
benefit [ derived from the use of Hyo-
mel. For some years past / have been
victim to nasal and throat catarrh,
and during that time have expended
great many dollars TO specialists, and
had my throet sprayed, washed ana
smoked week after week. The first time
I used Hyomei / was surprised at the
change it brought. This was few
months ago, and I have nsed it occa-
sionally since 1t makes me SO well that
often forget and neglect it's use for
several days, but each time when
breathe it the hawking and discharge
cease, and it is wonderful how it acts,
/ am over eighty one years of age,
and careful not TO praise anything until
l know what ] am about.
Respectfully your,
Alfred Speer."
The complete Hyomei outfit, includ-
ing the inhaler, costs but ST. while ex-
ira bottles sell for so cents. You run no
rick whatever in buying it, as j. G
Dodson sells it undor his personal guar
anteo to refund the money 1T does not
relieve. Ask him to show you copy
Vf this guarantee,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Left Son onIy $500 a Year.

Chicago, April 6.--The will of Thorn.
as H. Wickes, vice president of the
Pullman company, just filed, leaves to
Hugh P. Walden, a nephew, nearly
100000. The estate is valued at $3.50,
900. Thomas H. Wfckes, Jr., of Kan
sas City, only son of the testator, is
bequeathed an annuity of $500, which
will cease at his death. The daugh
terrs, Wickes Felt and Florence
Wickes Johnson, will divide the in
come of 100000, less the $500 annu
ity bequeathed their brother
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-04-07
Won a Name of Fame.

DeWitt's Little Early Risels, the
famous little pills. have been made
famous by their certain yet harmless
and gentle action upon the bowels and
liver. They have no equal for bilious
ness. constipation, etc, they do not
weaken the stomach. grippe or make you
feel sick, Once used always preferred.
They strengthen. Sold by W. A. Rem
bert