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chuckle Of comprehension. And no.
a very obscure cipher, Watson" said
he. why, of course, 1t is Italian!
The "A means that it is addressed
to a woman. Beware! Beware! Be-
ware!' How's that, Watson?"
81 believe you have hit it" ..
mot a doubt Of 1t. 1t Is a very ur-
gent message, thrice repeated to make
It more 80. But beware Of what!
Wait a bit; he Is coming to the win
dow once more"
Again we saw the dim silhouette
of a crouching man and the whisk OF
the. small fame acros the window, as
the signals were renewed. They came
more rapidly than before-so rapid
that it was hard to follow them.
"'PERICOLO' -'pericolo,- Eth,
what's that, Watson? Danger, isn't
it? Yes, by Jove, its's a danger
signal. There he goes again! PERL
Halloa, what on earth"
The light had suddenly gone out.
the glimmering square Of window had
disappeared, and the third floor formed
a dark band round the lofty building,
with its tiers Of shining easements.
That last warning cry had been sud-
denly cut short. How, and by whom?
The same thought occurred on the in
slant to US both. Holmes sprang up
from where he c%rouched by the win
dow. ..
ITO BE CoNTINUED.J
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Politics In coIIeton County.

The Colleton county executive COM
mittee met, having been called to hear
a protest on the race for sheriff, but
the protest had been withdrawn the
only work done was to declare the
result Of the second primary: j.. G.
Owens received 1888 votes and Sheriff
W. R. Fox 1,176, according to a re-
count for the votes and Owens was
therefore declared the nominee. A
motion was carried i%nstructins the
chairman to write the state chairman
that If another primary were lcld the
EXPENSES would have to be borne oy
the state committee.
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ELL Mines With Sand.

The owners of many mines in Eur
ope and Australia fill the abandoned
workings with sand, so that the mines
may become once more a part Of the
solid crust of the earth. Old, worked
out mines are often a menace to build.
ings or communities above them; and
protection by timbering, which is the
American method, affords security for
no great length Of time. Sand filling
has been practiced in the mines Of
western Australia for the last four.
teen years. W. H. Storms, writing
in the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal, says that the cost In Australia Is
about 20 cents for each ton Of ore ex
tracted.
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REVENUE OFFICE
WILL Be REMOVED
MAJOR MICAH JENKINS, THE
HEAD OF THE OFFICE TO RE-
TIRE FROM SERVICE.
ISSUED ORDER
The Work In the South Carolina Dis
trict to Be Combined With the North
Carolina Office-Many People OPP
posed to This Change.

Columbia.-President Taft has is
sued an order consolidating the rev.
enue district Of South Carolina with
the fourth revenue district of North
Carolina. The order was issued to
take effect on October l, after a pro-
test had been filed by the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce and business
men of South Carolina. The Office,
which has been held by Maj. Mach
]. Jenkins for several years, has been
abolished as a result of the presiden-
tial order. The consolidation follows
the enactment of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
passed at the last session Of congress,
when provision. was made for the con-
tinuance of SO Of the 67 revenue dis
tricts. o.
Maj. Jenkins has held the position
of collector of internal revenue for
more than nine years. He is well
known throughout the state and has
wide family connections.
He graduated at West Point and
later taught in Virginia, being the
principal of the Bethel Military acad-
envy. At the outbreak of the Spanl sh-
American war he enlisted with the
Rough Riders Of which Theodore
Roosevelt was the colonel. When the
military campaign vas directed against
Santiago and the regiment moved on
the city, the memorable charge took
place that brought fame and honor to
the command. Because of signal SER
vice on that day Mai. Jenkins vas
promoted Immediately to major from
second captain. At the cessation. OF
hostilities the citizens of South Caro-
lima raised a fund with which to pur-
chase a sword of honor for Maj. Jen-
kins, a son Of South Carolina, In re-
cognition of his bravery. The sword
was presented to him at the Charles
ton exposition, the presentation being
made by Col. Roosevelt, who by that
time had received additional horors
by being elected president OF the
United tSates.
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I came straight round to tell you what
had happened"
"Most interesting" said Holmes.
did he observe the appearance Of
these men-did he hear them TALK"
mo; he is clean dazed. He just
knows that he was lifted up as If by
magic. Two at least were in it, and
maybe three"
And you connect. this attack with
your lodger?"
well, we've lived here fifteen years
and nc such happenings ever came
before. I've had enough Of him.
Moneys not everything. I'll have
him out Of my house before the day
Is DONE"
wait a bit, Mrs. Warren. Do moth
ing rash. I begin to think that this
affair may be very much more impor-
tant than appeared at first sight. 1t Is
clear o that some danger is threat
ening your ledger. II, Is equally clear
that his enemies, lying in wait for
him near your door. mistook your hus-
band for him in the foggy morning
light On discovering their mistake
they released him. What they would
have done had 1t not been a mistake,
we can only conjecture"
"Well, what am I to do. Mr..
Holmes?"
II have a great fancy to see this
ledger of yours, Mrs. Warren"
Il don't see how that is to be man.
aged, unless you break in the door.
l always hear him unlock 1t as l go
down the stair after l leave the tray"
HE has to take the tray in. Surely
we could conceal ourselves and see
him do it."
The landlady thought for a moment.
well, sir, there's the bedroom op-
posite. l could arrange a looking
glass, maybe, and If you were behind
the door"
Excellent" said Holmes. when
does he lunch?"
About one, sir"
Then DR.. Watson and I will come
round in time. For the present, Mrs.
Warren. goodby."
At haif-past twelve we found our.
selves upon the steps Of Mrs. War
ren's house-a high, thin, yellow
brick ediflce in Great Orme street,
a narrow ~thoroughfare at the north
east side of the British museum.
Standing as it does near the corner
Of the street, it commands a view
down Howe street, with its more pre-
tentious houses. Holmes pointed
with a chuckle to n Of these, a row
of residential fats, which projected
so that they could not fail to catch the
eye.
See, Watson!" said he. "'High
house with stone facings.' There Is
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A battlefield MORTAL
UnveiIed-D. A. r. Commemorate
Eutaw Springs Conflict. The
Story Of Fight RetoId.

Orangeburg.-In the midst of the
historic shades of old Eutaw battle
field and in hearing Of the rush Of
waters Of Eutaw springs, a monu-
mental shaft, erected In commemora-
ton of the battle Of Eutaw and in
preservation of Revolutionary history,
was unveiled in the presence Of an
enthusiastic and patriotic assemblage.
A fervent patriotic atmosphere pre-
vailed.
The monument is a fine specimen
Of Winnsboro blue-pearl granite, ris-
ing to considerable height, Of large
proportion and in all making a very
handsome shaft. On the top piece Is
carved the insignia Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. About
the middle section of the monument
is the following appropriate inscrip-
ton: "This stone marks the field
wherein was fought the battle of
Eutaw, September s, 1871, between a
force of the United States, under Maj.
Gen. Nathaniel Greene, and a force Of
Great Britain, under Col. Stuart.
Neither side was victorious, but the
fight was beneficial to the American
cause" The inscription was written
by A. S. Salley, Jr, State historian,
Columbia. The monument also bears
the following record, Erected by Eu-
taw chapter, D. A. R., 1912"
This monument was erected by Eu'
taw chapter, Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution, Orangeburg, with the
generosity Of W. Hampton Dukes,
stone dealer, O%rangeburg, who sold
the monument for cost and erected it
without cost to the chapter. The Eu-
taw chapter has been working about
three years to get this monument and
greatest praise is due these noble wo-
men. The fruition of their long de-
sire was made lovely to behold, when
Will Shecut Sease, Misses Mary Louis
Watson and Chivalette Islar unveiled
the shaft.
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To Open Hookworm Dispensaries.

Lexington.-Dr. Ward Of the state
board Of health, and DR.. L. A. Riser
Of the Rockefeller commission, have
been in Lexington making preparations
and laying the formal plans for a Wig.
orous campaign against the hookworm.
The work in this county will begin
October 5, when a dispensary for the
examination of persons and the treat,
ment of the disease will open in the
court house. This will be the first Of
five dispensaries to be established in
the county, the other points where they
will be opened to be named later.
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subcommittee In GreenIlle.

Greenville.-The subcommittee in
Vestigating irregularities in the recent
gubernatorial primary came over from
Spartanburg and held a ]two-hours' ses-
sion in the court house. Avery Patton,
chairman of the citizens committee
that has been doing some Investigate
Ing locally. vas the chief witness ex-
amined. His testimony was of a gen.
aral character, no specific names or
charges being brought out. No testi-
nony was forthcoming from Detec-
i've Reed, or any of his assistants, so
ar as could be learned.
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Child Accidentally Killed.

While engaged in innocent play
John F. Antley, aged 8, the son OF
J. F. Antley Of this place, met a
tragic death. A parlor rifle was the
deadly toy. No light can be thrown
upon the exact manner in which the
child was shot. He was at play in the
parlor at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Axon. Hearing the report OF the
rifle, Mrs. Axon ran in the room only
to find the child PROSTATE upon the
floor and unconscious, with a bullet
wound in the back Of his head. Death
followed almost Immediately.
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OFFER CORN PRIZES.
VALUABLE PREMIUMS OFFERED
=.
FOR BEST ACRE IN CHARLES
TON COUNTY.
A new CONTEST THIS YEAR
Agricultural Society Has Doubled
Prizes Offered In 1911-Farmers
Can Help BY Cooperating With
The Society.

Charleston.-In 1911 the Agricultur-
al Society offered cash prizes for the
best acres Of corn grown in Charles
ton county as follows: First prize,
800; second prize, $50; third prize,
$25. This was done In order to en-
courage corn raising in the county,
Several contestants entered for these
prizes, but many of them reported
after the storm Of August 81, 1911,
that their crops had been partially or
wholly destroyed, and that they would
not be able to continue in the compe-
tition. Under these circumstances,
the Society thought best to withdraw
the prizes offered for 1911, inasmuch
as almost all Of the contestants had
lost their prize crops, or they had
been 30 seriously damaged As to rem
der the decision almost impossible;
and in the second place, 1t would have
been a very unsatisfactory exhibit for
the county If the remnants after the
storm had been published as prize
acres Of corn in Charleston county,
and would have made a very unfavor-
able impression on the agriculturists
throughout the state, and those that
probably we're looking towards Char
lesion county as a point at which to
establish themselves.
Under these circumstances, 1t was
decided by the agricultural committee
Of the Society to double the prizes Of
fered in 1911 for a new competition in
1912, thus making the first prize Of.
fered for this season, for the best acre
Of corn, 5000; second best, $500; third
best, $50, astotal Of $3.50. @
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Executlxe cIemency For Three.

>, The Governor has granted 4 pardon
to Joel Smith, who was convicted in
the Union county court in Septem.
her of this year on the charge OF
hcusebreaking and larceny and sen.
fenced to serve 60 days In the Union
county Jail. A pardon. has been grant
ed to D. v. Perry. who was convicted
in Calhoun county in November OF
1909 upon the charge Of assault and
battery and sentenced to two years.
Perry was paroled during good be-
havior by Gov. Ansel in 1911. A par.
ole has been granted by the governor
10 G. W. Ennis, vino was convicted in
Barnwell county in 1892 on the charge
of arson, and sentenced to a life term
IN the state penitentiary. -
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Members Of General Assembly.

Jas. A. Hoyt, clerk Of the house, has
prepared a list of the members-elect
Of the South Carolina general assem-
bly for 1913-1914. The list is given by
counties and the hold-over senators
are marked by an asterisk. The new
county, Jasper, has representation
this year. Attention is called to the
fact that in Newberry county the sec.
ond primary has been postponed until
the state executive committee decides
to take action on the primary: This
primary is between C. C. Wyche and
H. H. Evans.
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C6e
Adv
OF TILE
RED CIRCLE
(Continued.)

"How's this, Watson?" he cried,
picking up the paper from the table.
High red house with white stone
tacings. Third floor. Second window
left. After dusk.-G.' That is def
mite enough. I think after breakfast
We must make a little reconnaissance
Of Mrs. Warren's neighborhood. An,
Mrs. Warren! what news do you bring
US this morning."
Our client had suddenly burst Into
the room with an explosive energy
which told OF some new and momen-
tous development
TITS a police matter, Mr.. Holmes!"
she cried. I'll have no more Of It!
He shall pack out Of that with his
baggage. I would have gone straight
up and told him so, only I thought 1t
was but fair to you to take your opin-
ion first But I'm at the end OF my
patience, and when 1t comes to knock
ing my old man about"
Knocking Mr.. Warren about?"
Using him roughly, anyway"
"But who used him roughly"
"Ah! that's what we want to knew!
II was this morning, sir. Mr.. Warren
is a time-keeper at Morton & Way
lights, in Tottenham Court road. He
has to be out Of the house before
seven. Well, this morning he had not
gone ten PAGES down the road when
two men came up behind him, threw
a coat over his head, and bundled him
into a cab that was beside the curb
They drove him al hour, and then
opened the door and shot him out He
lay in the roadway 80 shaken in his
wits that he never saw what became
Of the cab. When he picked himself
up he found he was on Hampstead
heath; so he took a bus home, and
there he lies now Of the sofa, while
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Vauqhn Brought Back to State.

T. U. Vaughn, former superintena
emit Of the Odd Fellows orphanage al
Greenville, charged with a serious
crime. who escaped from the Green
vile county Jail early in June and
who was re-arrested in Baltimore sew.
eral days ago, was brought to the
state penitentiary for safe-keeping.
He was brought back to South Caro-.
lima by Sheriff Poole Of Greenville
county. It Is expected that q special
term of court will be held in Green
Vile to try him.
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Conway.-With 2,37S votes account
ID for and three precincts to hear
rom, which will not poll more than
$50 votes, E. J.. Sherwood has receiv-
I'd the nomination for the house of
representatives from Horny county
,ver his opponent, W. D. Lowrimore.
The latest returns, which include 80
,ut of So boxes, give Sherwood 1875
'otes and Lowrimore 1,103. Despite
he fact that only two candidates was
a%anifested, about 65 per cent of the
lrst primary vote having been polled.
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camnaiun Fund In Charleston.

Chairman H. W. Conner Of the Char
.eston county Democracy stated that
the fund which is now being collected
Tor the expenses Of the national Demo-
cratic campaign aggregates about ST.
200, and it is still growing. 1t Is not
Mr.. Corners plan to suspend the can
vass, limiting the campaign to three
lays. He and his committee will con
:inue to collect money for some days
% come, and Mr.. Conner said that he
S hopeful of getting $4,000. Charles
:on should not fail below this amount.
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Officer Shot While Making Arrest.

In an attempt to arrest an escaped
convict, Special Officer E. c. Harrell
was shot in the foot. He was not SER
iously hurt, the ball merely cutting
the flesh from the top Of the toes. The
escaped to Wilmington, N. c., where
known as Sweet the Monkey" He
had been sent to the South Carolina
penitentiary for highway robbery and
escaped to Filmington, N. c., where
he was sent to prison, and escaped
to be rearrested, but he is a genius
for escaping and the locks and bars
could not hold him.
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,nnortant Real Estate Transfers.

Among the recent transfers OF prop
erty in Orangeburg county Of a large
nature are those of P. c. Brunson, 400
acres in Orange township, to G. A..
Stroman, for $500 and that of John
O'Cain to A. C. Watson and Jake
Fairey, $50 acres for $4,000, also be-
ing located in Orange township, the
two tracts of land being on opposite
sides of the city Of Orangeburg and
about three miles away.
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should find ourselves one stage a,

should find ourselves n stage ad-
vanced in our investigation"
When we returned to Mrs. War
ren's rooms, the gloom of a London
winter evening had thickened into one
gray curtain. a dead monotone Of COL
or, broken only by the sharp squares
of the windows and the blurred haloes
of the gas lamps. AS we peered from
the darkened sitting-room Of the
clearinghouse, one more dim light
glimmered high up through the OBJ
security.
Someone Is moving in that ROOM"
said Holmes in a whisper, his gaunt
and eager face thrust forward to the
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Father and Son Get Long Terms

Father n o GET Long ierms'
Lexington.-Fifteen years and seven
years, respectively, at hard labor In
tie state penitentiary or upon the
public works of Lexington county, was
the sentence of the. court in the case
of Jacob Watts and Govan Watts,
father and son, who were convicted
OF manslaughter in the general e
sions court last week. The two were
charged with the killing Of Adam
Watts, a Confederate soldier II years
old, August z, last. Adam Watts was
the brother of Jacob Watts and an
uncle of Goyan Watts, and the killing
occurred after a general row in the
home Of the aged veteran.
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south carolina New Enterprises.

South Carolina New Enterprises.
The Carolina Florida Realty com,
pany CT Charleston has been icommis-
stoned by the secretary Of state with
a capital stock Of 100000. The petit
TONERS are F. H. Horlbeck and A. T.
Smythe, Jr. A general real estate
business will be conducted by the COM
pany The DuBose Real Estate and
Insurance company Of Camden has
been commissioned with a capital
stock of $40, 900. The petitioners are
C. P. DuBose and J. s.. Lindsay. A
charter has been issued to the Air
Blast Ginning company Of Jacobs with
a capital stock of $500. The officers
are: R. 2. WEIGH, president; H.
Jacobs, vice president, and ]. c. Gov
ington, secretary and treasurer. A
charter has been issued to the Thetis
Realty company of Charleston with a
capital stock of $1,000. The officers
are: C. D. Gadsden, president and
treasurer, and H. L. Erckmann, vice
president and secretary.
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Simple Wedding Ceremony.

In Borneo the bride and bridegroom.
sit on metal logs before the priest
who gives them cigars and betel while
he blesses them. He waves above
them two fowls bound together. The
bridegroom then places the betel II
his brides mouth and a cigar between
her lips. They are married.
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Barr " Reeder Found Not Guilty.

Not guilty was the verdict Of the
Jury who heard the case Of Barney
Reeder a young white man of Swansea,
charged with assault and battery, In
the general sessions court at Licking
ton, Judge Shipp presiding. This was
the second. trial of the case, the jury
failing to reach a verdict at the first
trail more than a year ago. Reeder
was charged with shooting Clarence
Rucker, the largest cotton planter in
the county, with a Winchester rifle,
the wound causing the right leg OF
Rucker to be amputated.
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Atlantic Coast Line Train Wrecked.

Atlantic Coast Line Train Wrecked.
Train No. 80 on the Atlantic Coast
Line railway, from Augusta to Flor
ence, was wrecked neal the station at
Lone Star. The engine was complete
" demolished and the mail car, ex-
press car and combination baggage and
passenger car left the track. j. L.
Wyson, the engineer, was pinned be-
meath the engine and had to be dug
out. He suffered a dislocated ankle
and severe bruises. H. S.. Broom, the
mail clerk, sustained a wrenched back
and bruises. Other members OF the
crew were bruised.
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One Of MemorY's Iriumpha.

Time" says the Sedgwick Panta
graph, may rob US of u teeth and
hair, but it can't take away the mem.
ory of how good the ground used tc
feel to our bare feet along about thu
springtime e."
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ln+.r.s+ In Calhoun County Fair.

Interest In Calhoun County Fair.
AS the time draws nearer for the
event, interest increases in the Cal
houn county fair. The day, November
5 to 9, inclusive, will be n continu-
Gus festival Of enjoyment and enlight-
eminent. The grounds, which comprise
about 20 acres, beautifully located and
well suited for such purposes, have
been placed in frst-class condition and
there is little that remains to be done
but for things to settle down" and
take good shape. Buildings are all
erected, painted in water paints to
suit the demands Of the eye, coops,
stalls and apartments have been com
pleted, the race track in first class
condition and, in fact, everything that
a county fair calls for his been done,
and more too.
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, Landrum.-The farmers hereabouts
are busy gathering and ginning their
cotton. It is believed that there will
be a shortage Of 40 per cent in tho
production this year.
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Third Primary In Aiken County.

Third Primary In Aiken County.
The third primary passed off quiet
" in Aiken county. There was only
race, that for the House Of Rep
resentatives. J. Chester Busbee and
R. J. Wade, the latter a former Rep
resentative from this county, were In
the race. Twenty-Five boxes out OF
thirty-four are in and Bustee has a
majority Of 1872. The indications are
that he will meaintain this lead
through the subsequent returns from
the remaining boxes, and will win out
by a very narrow margin. The voting
was rather heavier than vas expected,