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sage makes it even more essential that
we should not lose an hot. in letting
Hilton Cubitt know how matters stand,
for it a singular and a dangerous web
in which out simple Norfolk squire is
entangled."
So, indeed it proved. and as 1 come
to the dark conclusion of a story which
had seemed to me to be only childish
and bizarre, I experience once again
the dismay and horror with which l
was filled. Would that / nae some
brighter ending ts communicate to my
of fact. and l must follow to their dark
crisis the strange chain of vents which
for some days made Riding Thorpe
Manor a household word through the
length and breadth of England.
We had hardly alighted at North
Walsham. and mentioned the name Of
our destination, when the station mas
ter hurried towards us. II suppose
that you are detectives from London?"
said he.
A look of annoyance passed owe
Holmes face.
What makes you think such a
thing?"
Because Inspector Martin from Nor
wich has just passed through. But
not dead-or wasn't by last accounts.
You may be in time to save her yet
though it may be for the .gallows."
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
I'VE are going to Riding Thorpe
Manor" said he, but we have heard
nothing Of what has passed there"
It's a terrible business" said the
Mr.. Hilton Cubitt and his wife. She
shot him n then herself-so the ser
wants say. He's dead and her life is
despaired of. Dear. dear, one of the
oldest families In the county or Nor
folk. and n of the most honored."
Without a word Holmes hurried to
a carriage, and during the long seven
miles drive he never opened his'mouth.
Seldom have l seen him SO utterly de-
%spondent. He had been uneasy during
all our journey from town, and 1 had
observed that he turned over the morn
ing papers with anxious attention. but
now this sudden realization of his
worst fears left him in a blank melan-
choly. He leaned back in his seat lost
in gloomy speculation. Yet there was
much around to Interest us. for we
| were passing through as singular a
country side as any in England, where
a few scattered cottages represented the
population of today, while on every hand
enormous square lowered churches
landscape and told of the glory and
prosperity Of old East Anglia. At last
the violet rim of the German ocean
appeared over the green edge of the
Norfolk coast, n the driver pointed
with his whip to two old brick and
timber gables which projected from
a. grove Of trees. That's Riding
Thorpe Manor" said he.
AS we drove up to the porticoed
front door, l observed ia front of it, be-
side the tennis lawn. the black tool
house and the pedestalled sun dial
with which we nae such strange asso-
Citations. A dapper little man, with a
quick, alert manner and q waxed mus
tache, had just descended from a high
deg cart. He introduced himself as
Inspector Martin, of the Norfolk con-
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dial. he enclosed a copy of it, which
is here reproduced:
Holmes bent over this grotesaue
frieze for some minutes, and then sud
denly sprang to his feet with an ex-
clamation of surprise m dismay. His
face was haggard with anxiety.
We have let this affair go far
enough" said he. rs there a train to
North Walsham tonight?"
I turned up the time table. The last
had just gone.
Then we shall breakfast early and
take the very first in the morning.
said Holmes. Our presence is most
urgently needed. All! here Is our ex-
pected cablegram. One moment. Mrs.
Hudson, there may be an answer No,
thai is quite as l expected. This mes
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Tell me-" said Holmes-and I could
zee by his eyes that he was much ex-
c.ted-'was this q mere addition to
the f,rst. OF did 1t appear to be entirely
separated"
1T was on a different panel OF the
excellent! This is far the most
important Of all for u purpose. 1t
fills ME with hopes. Now. Mr.. Hilton
,Cubitt, please continue your most in
teresting statement"
II have nothing more to say, Mr.
Molmes. except that I was angry with
my wife that night for having held
me back when I might have caught
the skulking rascal. She said that h
feared that I might come to harm.
For an instant 1t had crossed my mind
that perhaps wha she really feared
was that he might come to harm, for
I could not doubt hat she knew who
this man was. and what he meant by
these strange signals. But there is a
tone in my wife's voice, Mr.. Holmes.
and a look in her eyes which forbid
doubt. and I'M sure that it was indeed
There's the whole case, n now 1
want yoir advice as to what I ought
to do. My own inclination is to put
half a dozen Of my farm lads in the
shrubbery, and when his fellow comes
again to give him such a hiding that
nc VIII lWSvS US III peace AoI VIE lu-
ture."
II fear It Is too deep a ase for such
simple remedies" said Holmes. How
long a stay in I.ondon?"
Il must go back today. l wou.l not
leave my wife alone at night for any
thing. She Is very nervous n begged
me to come back"
Il dare say you are right. But If
you could have stopped, I might pos
sibly nave been able to return with
you in a day or two. Meanwhile you
will leave me these papers. and ! think
that 1t Is very likely that I shall be
able to pay you q visit shortly and to
throw some light upon your case"
Sherlock Holmes preserved his calm
professional manner until our visitor
had left us. although 1t was easy for
me. who knew him so well, to see that
he was profoundly excited. The mo-
snent that Hilton Cubitt's broad back
had disappeared through the door my
comrade rushed to the table. laid out
all he slips of paper containing dane
ing men In front of him, and threw
himself into an intricate and elaborate
calculation. Fol- two hours 1 watched
him as he covered sheet after sheet
OF paper with figures and letters, so
completely absorbed in his task tina
he had evidently forgotten my pres
ence. Sometimes he was making
progress and whistled and sang at his
would sit for long spells with a fur
rowed brow and a vacant eye. Finally
he sprang from his chair with q cry
OF satisfaction, and walked up and
down the room rubbing his hands to-
ges her. Then he wrote a long telegram
upsn a cable form. III my answer to
this is as I hope. you will have a pref
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ty ease to add To your collection. Wat
SON. said he. Il expect that We shall
be able to so down to Norfolk tomor-
row. and to take our friend some very
definite news as to the secret OF his
annoyance"
I confess that l was filled Will Curl
osity, but l was aware that Holmes
liked to make his disclosures at his own
time and in his own way so l waited
until it should suit him to take me into
his confidence.
But there was a delay in that an
swering telegram. and two days of i'm
patience followed. during which Holmes
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Holmes ruDDeQ MS nanQS aQQ CHuCh-
led with delight.
Our material is rapidly accumulat-
ing" said he.
Three days later a message was left
Acrawled upon p and placed under
q pebble upon the sun dial. Here it is.
The characters are, as you see. exactly
the same as the last one, After that
out my revolver and I sat up In my
study. (which overlooks the lawn and
garden. About two In the morning I
was seated by the window. all being
dark ave for the moonlight outside,
when I heard steps behind me. and
gown. She implored me to come to
bed. ! told her frankly that I wished
to see who It was who played such abb
seurd tricks upon us. She answered
that It was some senseless practical
Joke. and that I should not take I'M
notice Of It.
".If 1t really annoys you, Hilton. we
might &c and travel, you and I, and so
avoid this nuisance
What, be driven out of our own
house by q practical joker?' said 1.
Why, we should nave the whole county
iaushing at u.s.
"-Well, come to bed,' said she, and
we can discuss It in the morning.
Suddenly, as she spoke. I saw her
face grow winter yet in the moonlight,
and her hand tightened upon my shoul-
der. Something was moving in the
shadow Of the tool house. l saw a dark.
creeping figure which crawled around
she corner and squatted in front Of the
door. Selling my pistol, I was rushing
nut, when my wife threw her arms
around me and held me with convul-
sive strength. I tried to throw her off.
but she chung to me most desperately.
AT last I got clear, but by h time
I had opened the door and reached the
house the creature was gone. He had
left q trace Of his presence. however,
for there IN the o wa the very
same arrangement Of dancing men
which had already twice appeared,
and which I have copied on hat paper.
There was no other sign Of h fellow
anywhere, though I ran all over the
grounds. And yet the amazing thing
lis that he must have been there all
the time, for when I examined the door
again in the morning he had scrawled
some more OF his pictures under the
Zine which I had already seer"
Have you that fresh drawing?"
"Yes. 1t is very short, but I made a
%opy of 1t. and here 1t is."
Again he produced a paper. The new
dance was In this form:
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STRAW AND HAY CARRIER.

1t is often necessary in some branch of
farm work to carry straw or hay or oven
leaves and ychaff for some distance out
doors and there Is always the annoyance
of Its blowing about. A simple carrier
may be easily made with a piece OF stout
unbleached muslin and two 2N2 scantlings
or even lighter material. Have the muslin
six feet wide and any convenient length
then tack 1t to the scantling on either side
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clean cut across the middle of the stock
and extending down about two inches. SEQ
figure B m the cut. The scion. or shoot
from the fruiting tree, should be cut so
tina not less than three buds ara above
the point where 1t is inserted into the
stock. Trim this scion to q wedge shape
point at one end. see figure A in cut, a
l!ttle the thickest on the outside edge,
and after spreading the cut in the stock
apart insert the scion being careful that
the layers just beneath the bark (techni
cally called the camblum layers) Of both
stock and scion come In close contact.
Cover the end of the stock and the open
ing or cleft well with the grating wax to
exclude air and the work is done. Figure
C shows the scion and stock adjusted.
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slI-THE ADVENTURE OF I'll
DANCING MAN.-Continued.

Yes, l saw him at his work. But I
will tell you everything in order. When
I got back after my visit to you, the
very f1rst thing 1 saw next morning
was a fresh crop OF dancing men. They
had been drawn in chalk upon the
black wooden door of the tool house,
which stands beside the lawn in full
exact copy. and here it is" He I'M
folded q paper and laid 1T upon the
table. Here is a copy of the heiro-
~lynhfca.
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lpricked up his ears at every ring of the
bell. On the evening Of the second
there came a letter from Hilton Cubitt.
All was quiet with him, save that a
long inscription had appeared that
morning upon the pedestal OF the sun
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Excellent" said Holmes. Excel
ientl Pray continue
When I had taken the copy, 1
rubbed out the marks, but, two norm
tngs later, a fresh inscription had ap-
peared. I have a copy Of 1t here"
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Good women waiting on q charity
:aole have u happy way Of cOncealinG
their hunger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23

led with delight.
Our material is rapidly accumulate
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23

crowd to the warm end and some OF them
are smothered while others are literally
roasted. Look we'll to the temperature of
the brooder and If 1t Is faulty In construc-
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Tell me-" said Holmes-and could
,see by his eyes that he was much ex-
csted-"was this q mere addition to
the sfirst. or did 1t appear to be entirely
.separate?"
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
FIGHT At BALL GAME.
Boston Professionals Come to BLo1cs
at american League Park.

After the sixth inning of the New York Boston
baseball game at the American League Park yes
terday afternoon Ferris. second baseman of the
visiting team. became so angry at Hayden. right
fielder OF the same team that he struck the lat
ter twice in the face
Ferris thought Hayden had not tried hard
enough 10 get after a home run hit by Laporte
OF the locals. in the sixth. and as the Boston
players were coming IN TO bat az the beginning
OF the seventh Ferris angrily censured Hayden
Hayden replied in equally emphatic fashion. and
the two came 20 blows. Players Of both teams
tried 10 separate them. but they fought all the
way 20 the Boston bench
Scores from the bleachers swarmed down on 10
the field and surrounded the angry players. The
fight was not stopped until dozen policemen
scattered the crowd and dragged Ferris out OF
the grounds. He and Hayden quit the game.
and both went 10 the West 152d street police
station. Hayden declaring that he would prefer
a charge OF assault against his team mate But
when he reached the station his anger had
cooled somewhat and he told the desk sergeant
that he would withdraw his charge. The SER
geant then ordered Ferris released.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
PILL1R CRUSHED HEAD.
Passenger on Third ACeHue Car
Jumped and Struck Post.

Jumping from swiftly moving Third avenue
surface car. an unidentified man was instantly
killed last night by striking elevated pillar.
The accident was Witnessed by score of pas
sensers many OF them women, who became
hystericaL In the mans pockets were found
several letters addressed to August CieOggerle.
care OF r. Bruckmann. No 256 Fulton street.
New York City"
So far the police can learn, the man boarded
the car at the Broo<yn Bridge. As the car
passed the north SIDE Of 22d street the man
sterped % the running board and then jumped.
so witnesses say. He struck an elevated pillar
and his head was crushed Frank Weitt. OF No.
{12 East l22d street. signalled 10 w. \. w.
Pickering. the motorman, of No. 1893 Third
avenue and the car was brought % a stop.
Several passengers ran back and picked up the
unconscious man. and ambulance was sum
rnoned from Bellevue Hospital Dr. Lindsay
sponded tut when he arrived the man had died
The body taken 10 the East 22d street sta
ton The man was about thirty five years old
and we'll dressed He had dark hair and eyes
and a short black mustaChe
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
LITTER MORWON CHIEF.
WGrant asked for 4rrest of Joseph
+. Smith for POIggamy.
lBy Telegraph TO The TribuneI

Salt Lake. Utah, Sept IA warrant for
President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon
Church on a charge OF pOlygamy. was demanded
this afternoon by Charles Mostyn Owen. a de-
tective
Owen swOre 10 a complaint before Justice
Dana T. Smith. charging unlawful relations be-
tween the president of the Church and Mary E.
Schwartz Smith. his fifth wife. TO whom son
was born on June I last.
The warrant before il can be served must
have the approval Of the county attorney or one
Of his deputies. Ny. Christensen is out of the
city. and his assistants would take no action
until his return tomorrow.
Governor Cutler Senator Reed SmOOt and
various church officials and wives and children
Of President Smith are named as witnesses.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
LOST GEMS IN SLEEPER.
Ner0 York Je1celler Robbed of Dia-
nOnds Valued at $4,000.

Baltimore. Sept. 11.-Solomon Urbach. a dia-
mond merchant, OF New York, reported 70 the
Baltimore police that he was robbed Of dia-
monds worth $4,000 this morning, while en-
route TO this city.
Mr.. Urbach boarded sleeping car Of a Penn
sylvania train in Jersey City at midnight. He
said he had uncut diamonds valued az $4,000
IN wallet in his vest. which he put under his
pillow when he retired When he awOke, as the
train was nearing Baltimore. he declared the
vest with it's contents was gone.
The porter and conductor OF the train said
they had seen no one near the berth in the night.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
'0NTA LASHES PALMA.
@oca Cubaas Denounce President
ior Declaring Martial Lq7e.

~ ae'on of President Palma q, ,-,.,-,-.,--
oel Rio ana . b'N ii'oes 81 Havana. Pinar
nounced 80, LII" was severely de-
lonla- Tbs..---, ~ members q the local
sogefnmen, ., - u '.'e sinister design Of the
Erals vithon. a. "ioles'ile arrests of LIB
'ag a. Wo,,l5 '''0ii's "t charges or hear
n etec,. A,,--.- WIN Tie constitution
iest q sevs-a, " as a4so called 70 the ar
Nlica ColoneI "a, nc iAoeral congressmen.
ne iunia. d., 'S a. AguiTre. delegate Of
'aposiuon Of an, a. intended 10 deprive the
SPECIAL session :. :. '''77ii'a'l"n AZ the coming
Ssa2!,siy u. D'ii falma win defer in
'' o'e arbi'rs'ioa .: tie
lOuilus,.E
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
OYER 2 MILES A MINUTE.
LIE BIOn Drives Vanderbilt Cup
Racer at Record Speed.

Buffalo Sept 11.-Hubert lie BlOn. who will
drive Thomas car in the Vanderbilt Cup race.
made the final test OF his racer to-day. and on
the eight mile stretch OF macadam known as
the Transit Road. fourteen miles from Buffalo
attained the phenomenal speed of one hundred
and twenty-three miles an hour. Moreover. lie
Rlon maintained this speed for four miles.
The greatest distance ever covered at this
speed before was two miles, done by Demogeot
at OrmOnd Beach Fla, last winter.
Il am satisfied" was all lie BlOn would say
at the finish 0f the trial. which was witnessed
by two hundred people.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
GERMAN DASH ON BRITISH COAST.
Report That Destroyer Flotilla Returned
Without Being Detected.

London. Sept. l2-According 10 the corre-
spondent az Hamburg Of The Daily Mail" in
the German naval maneuvres on the night Of
September 10 thirty-six castrOyers made dash
for the British coast. reaching Il and returning
without having been detected. The nominal puT-
pose OF the raid across the North Sea was 20
carry out the search for the German fleet which.
however, the torpedo boat officers knew was
lying OF HeligOland.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
MR.. MORGAN AND THE CONGO.
Report That New York Banker Will Take
Over Rubber Trust Concessions.

Brussels. Sept. lit is said on good author
ity that the Anglo Belgian Rubber Trust has
decided 10 discontinue the development OF IT'S
concessions on the Congo. and II is believed that
j. Pierpont Morgan Is disposed TO form syndi-
cate 10 carry on the work Negotiations are al
legged 10 be going This Is considered 10 SN-
plain the recent interviews between MT. MOT
gan and King Leopold at Dover, the King being
one of the principal shareholders OF The Anglo
Belgian Company.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
sto,Oooooo IN GOLD ON cARmAnlA.

London. Sept 1.-THE Carmsnia left Liver
pool to-day with a shipment OF gold on board
valued az over sl0.OO0oO0.
The United States took $3.Ol5.OOO in eagles at
The Bank Of England to-day.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
TRAGEDY AT FATHERS BEDSIDE.
Doctor, Who Killed Stepbrother, Is in Danger
of Lynching.
LRv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Fulton. KY, Sept. I.-Dr. JEFF Moore OF Ne
vada. Mo, who had been summoned here to at
tend his father. J. f. Moore, who IS critically
IN to-day fred three bullets into the body of his
etepbrother, Van Williams killing him Instantly
The tragedy occurred at the bedside of Mr
Moore Williams is from Emory, Miss. quar-
rel over family matters led to the shooting. Dr.
Moore is under arrest. lynching is a possi-
bilitY.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
WARSAW JEWS KILLED.
Tuco Dead, Ele0en Wounded-
ySearches-Siedlce Horrors.

warsaw. sept 11.-soldiers tonight searched
49,. Ia,,,sh quarter. Several conflicts resulted
"a ,,,o Jews were killed and eleven seriously
Tor,v-t,vo supposed revolutionists have been
c,,taued on third page
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12

DR.. Charcot sailed in November, 1903. from Buenos
Ayres board the ship Francois for Graham
Land, supposed 20 be part Of the great Anarctic
continent in the Western Hemisphere the At
lantic side. nearest Patagonia. He sailed south
west Of Cape Horn. For time il was feared
the expedition had been lost. but in February.
1906 the Francais arrived safely at Puerto Madrin,
Argentina, having explored several unknown
points on Graham Land and determined the con-
tour Of the external coast lire Of the Palmer Archi-
pelago
NJ. Bernard French naval officer, Is a member
OF the permanent Commission Of the International
Association OF the Navy The plan OF arctic eX-
ploration which he is understood 70 favor IS one
employing two ships. in communication by wire
less teeEraphv. Reaching IN the autumn the island
of New Siberia. "A rush would be made for a point
on the sth degree Of latitude east thence drifting
with the ice He believed that this drifting would
carry tho ships close the North Pole. The ships
he calculated would be separated by the ice. acting
as a wedge, until they were from sixty to eighty
miles apart. each ship meanwhile tracing in the
basin a line Of soundings and dredging, and con-
stituting two magnetic floating observatories The
term OF the exploration VI. Bernard estimated at
three years, recommending provisions for nve
years. The cost Of such expedition VI. Bernard
estimated az $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
TWO POLAR EXPEDITIONS.
DR.. ChGcOt Going South and
Charles Bernard North.

Brussels. Sept. 11.-Dr. Jean Charcot an
nounced AT the session Of the Polar Congress
here to-day that he was organizing an expedi-
tion To the South Pole. and Charles Bernard.
president Of the Belgian OceanOgraphc Society.
announced that that society was organizing an
expedition 10 the North Pole.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
,vu,re mrs. AUTUmNAL EXCURSIONS

l., Cant 18th 20 C-t. 9Th. Rate only "a 20
tickets on on S-S e H. & II. r. r. Ticket Agents.~
AdYt.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
FULL HEARST TICKET.
FUSION FIGHT PUT OFF.
independence League Conuention
Ho5cls for Straight Contest.

For Governor - WILLIAM RANDOLPH
HEARST, Of New York.
FOR Lieutenant Governor LEWIS STUY-
VeSANT cHANLER. Of Dutehsss.
For Secretary Of stase-REUBEN r. LYON a.
Steuben.
For Attorney Genera-JoHN FORD. Of New
York.
For Controller ISAAC RosENsLooM. os
Onondags.
For Tressurer-OR. c. ~. w. AUEL, Of erie.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12

Hotel Martinique Dining Rooms. B'way and al
81 same management 81 Denis Eotsl-Advt
New-York tribune., 1906-09-12

@'1'inaea on third pas-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-26

Last week at hospital I'm Hart
ford two surgeons. according To re-
port. completely removed the stom-
ach of a patient. the stomach being
diseased with cancer The operation
was performed only as last resort
in the hope OF somewhat prolonging
the patients life; he died. however.
ON Saturday. Somewhat misleading
comments have been current as To
the rarity OF this operation. without
of course raising any question as to
the wisdom or necessity OF removing
the whole stomach, a technical ques-
tion obviously outside the newspaper
province. IL is worth nothing that
partial removal OF the stomach be-
cause OF generous growth has been
practiced with success i'm quite nu-
merous instances. notably by the
Mayo brothers OF Rochester. MINI. A
Boston surgeon within recent years
entirely removed patients stomach
and the patient lived for some -
months following the operation, hut
underwent such suffering that the
surgeon has since declared that he
would not again remove the stomach
entirely, believing n partial removal
sufficient