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% R ILL l. x. grist & sons, publishers. 1 % Jfamitg Jtemspajer: ^or the promotion of the political, Social, ggriruttural, and Commercial Interests of the ^ouitu {termlinoie0?ory* fAi?J ce^ance' established 1855^ YORKVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899. NO. 17. ? r 's * _ By WETHERLI Copyright, 1899, by Weatherley Chesney. CHAPTER I I n run snrrpn aimi.irv street nrrrRmra- | n I, Duncan Brett, commander R. N., or willingly confess that the complica- P tions which arose out of the Mayfair si murder were all caused in the first instance by my pitiable lack of nerve. 1 D believe I am fairly plucky under or- P dinary circumstances. Once they gave n me the V. 0., and though I should not have mentioned this except as a last resort, I think it is due to myself here ^ to bring forward some sort of a certifi- ^ cate of character to you who are stran- tl gers to me. It was, I say, in large measure my fault, because if I had not lost 1 my .head the greater part of the trouble * need never have happened, but my s nerves were upset by seeing the wretch- b ed woman as she lay huddled dead n upon the pavement, and the sight of * Fenton standing crouched, like a man )< horror struck, above her, made up a I shock under which I think few would I have remained unmoved. ? For a full minute I stodft there & watching him in silent horror, be the & while eying me with frightened side- 1< long glances, but without speech. Then words came from me like a torrent. h . "O God!" I blurted out. "You * have murdered her! You devil, you b have killed the woman! What have you p done it for?" t' George Fenton rose from the body, d facing me v urt.^4 kAAtiAtiat" kfi Vah tit uruni urovuuc i uv v?a?u. *v?* here, Duncan? You saw me?" a "How could I help it? What unlucky ti fate brought me here to look at your a ghastly work I do not know, but here a I am, and there is no getting over it." c Fenton stared at me heavily without I speaking, and then his eyes wandered h off my faoe to something be held in hie g hand?a something of metal with the o glitter of glass at the end of it. In a fa dim way I sei ad to remember having n seen the thing before myself, but could t< not recollect when or where. I will own ii that I was too confused to think clearly, a and while my mind was still bunt- E ing dully for some memory of the object tl in George's hand he straightened him- b self with a sobbing gasp, and then, crying like a frightened child, he ran away b into the night. b I watched him go along the wet mir- b ror of the pavement under the yellow h glow of the gas lamps until he doubled w round the corner, and then I turned to I' the woman who was lying huddled on E the ground and lifted her hand. There a; was no trace of a pulse. I placed my a fingers over her heart. There was not a tl flicker of movement, but instead I found something else. It cut me like glass. It el was glass. I stooped down and saw the glimmer of it with my eyes, and then ^ with a start I recalled what George y Fenton was clutching in his band when bi he ran away from me. It was the metal hilt of a Venetian dagger, with the p blade half broken off. The rest of that a: missing white glass blade was sheathed k in the life center of the nubappy woman w who lay at my feet. I knew the dagger f< well. It was a rare cnrio which had bong ou the wall of Fenton's room. I Etooped down and again passed my hand over the place of that ghastly cJ death thrnst The falling rain was be- o ginning to drench the woman's clothee, bnt round the projecting end of the dag- b ger all was dry. Not a drop of the poor creature's lifeblood had oozed from the wound She had been stabbed with a single blow, and the hilt had been broken off with a snap. The Venetian dagger bad done its work. I was so utterly overcome by the horror of my discovery that for some moments 1 knelt there absolutely dazed, staring at the murdered woman, whose face was surely not whiter than my own. Sodazod was I that I did not bear footsteps approaching me down the pavement and did not know that any one had come along this secluded back * street until I beard a voice speaking behind my elbow. I looked up and saw a long, lean, dissipated looking individual olad from head to foot in seedy black. He held an umbrella over hie head, which let the lamplight through many of its eeams, and a bunch of dirty gray cotton showed through the toe of one of his boots. He spoke in jerks b "Lady fainted?" 1 heard him say. ? "Bless 'em, they will do these things 1 g Intense beat, intense cold, moderate b temperature?equal result all around. Sometimes other things ? excessive b moisture tbis time, 1 should think, sir h A most interesting case Allow me, Mr. , I forget your name, though I D can see you are a gentleman?present d myself, a medical man, sir Dr. Fitz- a ger^ld of T. C. D. and County Water- v ford. Although I 6ay it, sir, a well / known practitioner in London, although j I've given up my practice in Harley 1 street." 1 By tbis time be had doubled up bis great length beside me like some uncouth six foot rule of humanity and was e passing his long, lean fingers rapidly B over the woman's body I saw the fingers closing over her watch and chain. 1 "Own ticker left at home on grand d piano," he 6aid in an explanatory jerk, p "Lady's ticker no doubt in perfect con- i riitinn Nn nsfi feelinc pulse without technical appliance." He was proceeding to put the watch f< in his pocket when I gripped him by the q wrist and wrenched it from his hand The coarso knavishness of the man acted 0 upon me like a drink of spirits My b flnrry and excitement passed away like J a flash, and 1 saw the facts of the case d clearly and dispassionately. I hit the p fellow an upward blow in the chest that 6ent him staggering and gasping against * the wall. n "Yon scoundrel!" said 1 "Get out 1 of this or I'll break your thievish neck!" o "Ho!" said the man, gloweriug at y 2Y CHESNEY. i& "Open for more business? One inrder per noctem not enough for yon?'' "I'll give you in charge to the first oliceman that comes, as a thief,"I aid to him. "And I, Mr. Thingumbob, will deounce you to the first gnardian of the nblic morals I can come aoroes as a lurderer?a red handed murderer, ????? Vno air T'll ' Etugu t 111 1UO *C1J UV/V. *v?| M*t take my medical reputation on that" md off be ran in the direction of Sontb indley street, howling "Murder!" at be top of bis tbin, cracked voioe. I stood still beside the woman's body, didn't know what on earth to do? 1 rbether to fly or whether to stay beide her. A hundred thoughts flashed 1 cross my mind, bnt chiefly I cursed { lyself for being there at all. It wsb 11 the fault, I suppose, of being in | Dve. On the strength of new promotion ' had gone that night to the girl whom had loved long before she had left the oboolroom, and had become formally ngaged to her. I left the house in a jaze of joy. her kisees fresh upon my | ips. I was staying at the First Avenne 1 otel, in Hoiborn, and my most natural 1 oute was along Piccadilly and Sbaftes- ' ury avenue; but, lost as I was In hapiest thought, from old associations I ' urned down Park lane and was some , istance up before I discovered my Thereabouts. I had sense enough left o remember that two sides of a triangle re greater than the third, and hastened 3 retrace my steps, intending to out off 1 corner by taking down Curzon street nd one of the many branches into Pioadilly. As my ill luck would have it J chose Back Saville street, and there, alf way down that deserted way, I 1 ame across George Fenton and his deed f darkness. And now, ae I stood there J esitating, thinking I ought to stay, mob more than half inclined to take 3 my heels, I beard footsteps approachDg, and before 1 knew who bad come ( policeman was standing at my Eide. tebind him was the tall, lean man of ( be seedy black 6uit and the broken amrella. "There you are, Robert," said the 1 itter "Caught in the very act. Rob- ] ery and murder. He's got the watch in is band this minute, jeweled in 17 oles, and please to remember that it 'as me that gave the information, and m the man that wants the reward. >r. Fitzgerald's my name of T. O. D. nd County Waterford. I haven't got a ird on me at present, but don't forget ie name." The policeman stolidly waved the aabby man aside. "I hereby warn you," said he to me, rith massive slowness, "that anything ou may say now is liable to be used gainst you afterward." "Why, you ooufounded ass, "I raped out, "you don't mean to say you re fool enough to believe what that )afer tells you. 1 bad nothing to do rith killing this woman 1 I simply Dund her!" "You bear, Robert," said the shabby ian. "He simply found her!" "Where did you get that watch and bain from?" asked the polioeman, igoring the last remark. "That blackguard who brought you ere attempted to rob the poor woman's jj0 111 (k jigl t s you scoundrel!" said I. >ody," I said, "and I took it from him. lere," 1 added, "take it yourself. 1 appose yon are the proper person to ' ave it." The policeman lifted the skirt of his J eavy coat and deposited the watch in is trousers pocket "And Robert," cot in the shabby aan, "in addition to the charge of murer against this fellow, 1 shall bring an ction for defamation of character Yon rill kindly take note of his language. 1 is a professional man of high standing 1 t is more than 1 can put np with. As : told yon. my name is Dr. Fitzgerald, 1 ?. C. D . and County Waterford." "Look here." said the policeman, 1 you Dr Fitzgerald, or whatever your ! lame is, if yon don't mind what yon re up to, I'll run you in too." The sound of footsteps drawing rapidy near made themselves heard from the lirectiou of South Audley street. The lolioeman fumbled for his whistle, put t up to his lips and blew shrilly. "Now, look here!" said he to me. 1 'Of course I've got to take you in charge Dr this 'ere job, so you had best coma uietly and make no bones about it." I On the natural impulse of the mo ieut. I started away from him. Hia I aud shot oat with moreauickness than I should have given him credit for, and < ropped upon my sleeve with a tight i rufessioDal grip. i "It's no use your trying that move," 1 aid he to me, "and let me tell you the I jore you struggles the wuss it looks. I 'he station is quite a respectable place < r I should not be there myself, and if ou are iunoceut it won't hurt you to ' come along with me. If yon afn't Innocent, yon are making yonrself look all the blacker by resisting." I saw there was . reason in what the man said, and agreed to go with him jnietly as soon as the woman's body was taken care of, bnt before this conld be done a new aspect was put upon the face of matters. The crowd which had been rapidly collecting now surged round us thickly. I had no idea that such a ravenous horde existed within miles. They all seemed wet,'squalid snd hungry. Their olothes were all black, and above the solid barrier of slothes was an array of white, sickly faces. I had never seen Bucb a crowd; I confess the aspect of it frightened ma Then a shout arose, and I thought 1 recognized the thin, cracked tones of the individual who called himself Dr Fitzgerald. "He's been murdering a woman, boys! Let's lynch him!" The crowd sent up a yell of cruel approval and surged forward. I saw the white, haggard faces lit up with hate* and the lust of revenge. The policeman, without leaving go of my arm, drew out a truncheon with bis spare hand and backed up againet the wall of the houses. I went with him willingly enough, for I felt that in another moment I might have to fight for my life with a crew of wild human beasts. . As regards the policeman, the crowd was not ill hatured. The innate respeot which every Briton has for the law showed itself even at this moment. They jostled him certainly and tried to separate him from his capture, but they did not strike him and oonfined their Bfforts to aiming blows at myself. Weapons seemed to come into their bands as if by magio?stioks, umbrella bandies and missiles of all descriptions. They even picked up garbage from the road and threw that. The policeman, with a wooden courage, defended the pair of us manfully. He was perfectly cool and bit out with bis trunobeon in all directions, and from the remarks with wbioh bis blows were received I gathered he did not bit lightly. For myself i remained for some time on the defensive only, but the shower of blows thickened, and the pain of them maddened me. At last I snatched a bludgeon from the hands of a great ruffian, who was most incessant in his attacks, and set-myself to work to hack and thrust with all the frenzy of a man who felt that he was fighting for his life. How it would have ended had we been left there to fight it out there could be no doubt. The crowd was overwhelming in its numbers and was increasing every moment. The foremost members of it, with whom the pair of us were engaged, were getting furious under the pain of )ur blows and maddened with the lust cf battle. If either of us had gone down, ae would not have risen again. In sav>na varra tha mnh xjonnlrl hnvA trndden ind torn him oat of all semblance to humanity. Bnt relief was at band. My raptor's whistle bad been beard. It bad been repeated down tbe beats, and balf l dozen stnrdy police were elbowing their way tbroagb tbeorowd. Tbeir approach was heralded by tbe qaeraloos complaints of those whose feet were trodden on and those whose ribs were crashed. Bat the warcry of the mob was silenced. Until then the frantio yells of "Lynch him?lynch him!" were echoing high between the wet walls of the houses. "Come now, get baok, tbe lot of pou," said the foremost of the newoomjrs, and the crowd surged baok involantarily "Hellol What's this? A women down and yoa've been trampling on ier? You brutes!" The crowd surged back farther, but it lid not stand away from us long. Newcomers kept pouring in by regiments from behind, and the news spread to ;hem, and onoe more the ory arose of 'Lynch him!" The polioe dragged the woman's body to my feet and formed round manfully. Though they were strong men, yet they were a mere handful compared with the teeming fifties of ;he mob. Ineb by inch they were beaten back, straggling and gasping, and for nyself death had never loomed so near. But I was not frightened then. I was cool and collected, and, if the truth be told, not half averse to death. What I bad seen during the last few minutes had dealt me a shock which seemed to have soured my life. George Fen ton had been to me as a brother, and now I knew him to be a brutal murderer. But, as it happened, 1 was not destined to come by my end in that obscure street in Mayfair Tbe polioe showed more powers of strategy than 1 gave them credit for One of them forced open the door at our baoks and 1 ' wa ?n noaoQno ViA. QblJiy lli^^CU UJO I Li IUO ^UODUgv wv pond Two of them drew in the dead body of the woman and closed the door The others remained outside. The house bolder came to us out cf a side room half alarmed and very angry "What the devil do you mean by bringing your riot in here?" said he. "To prevent another murder being done,' retorted the policeman. "I should think," be added, "that one murder is enough to bring this street all the notoriety it has got any use for." "Oh I" said the man. "What do you Bxpect me to do now? Give you lodging for the night?" "I'll trouble you, "said the polioeman, "to try no jokes on ma I am representing the law here, and 1 want you lo show me across to your front door and bail a four wheeler as quick as it can be done. The sooner you are shut of us." ho added significantly. the less chanoe there will be of having your bouse pulled down about your eare." The man shuffled off quickly down the oilcloth covered passage. I remember being struck by the terrible time he took, fumbling with the bolts and chain of his front door. He was evidently very much scared lest the security of his castle should be further Invaded. I remember, too, how horribly long a space elapsed before the cab came round, though, in point of fact, as I have learned since, it rattled up to the door in less than a minute from its call. It came none too soon, either, for the tail end of the mob had begun to suspeot ooi maneuver and bad crossed round i from the back street. We drove off at a i tearing gallop, amid a perfect hurricane t of yells and hoots, and I believe, too, t that some miesiles were thrown, for I i heard the wretched driver of the cab 1 yell out in pain. t CHAPTER H. c ARRESTED. 1 I had now time to colleot my thoughts, ? and a most bewildering set they were. 1 Here was I. Duncan Brett, commander i of her majesty's navy, a man of regular I and law respecting habits, quietly walk- i ing to the First Avenue hotel in Hoi- ( born, absolutely at peace with the i whole world, hall dizzy with happiness, and within ball an hoar of leaving the bonse at which I had spent the most eventful evening of my life I had oonAnother great rrowd collected to see us alight. trived to get a Tested by the polioe and almost lynched by a fnrions mob. I was suspected of murder of the foulest kind, and the only tvay of clearing myself was by implicating George Fenton, the ? -M Lll -i.1 IJ T A man wnoru OI ibii oiueru id me wuriu a bad reason to Wish well by. The perspiration etood thiok upon my brow. The whole chain of circumstances seemed too horrible to be real. I oonld have thought myself the victim of some extraordinary hallucination had not the presence of the policemen with me in the oab been tangible evidence of the stern reality of my position. I was still brooding over this terrible position when we drew np at the police station. Another great crowd collected to see us alight London seemed fnll of crowds thatawfnl night. In a few minutes I was taken before the superintendent on duty, who, after duly cautioning me, asked if I wished to make any statement. I didn't see that I could do any good by withholding my tale, so I gave him a full and most minute aocount of my doings since leaving De Vere Gardens at half past 10 that night Keeping back only George Fenton's name, I said that the murderer was a man whom 1 had met with suddenly in BackSavillestreet; that he was of dark complexion and of middle height; that he was standing over the body with the hilt of a weapon in his hand; that when I accused him he fled away, making into the darkness, and Anally that I bad not followed him and didn't know where he had gone, except that his direction was toward Oxford street. "Did you know the man?" the superintendent asked. I had my answer ready and gave it ooolly and without hesitation. "I should know him again in an instant if I saw him." The superintendent made a note of this. "And then?" he questioned. " When the man I took to be the mur derer ran away, I stooped to examine I the body. The woman seemed to me stone dead, and there was nothing to be done for her. At that moment a seedy looking individual, who gave his name r as Dr. Fitzgerald, came ap and tried to rifle the body That I prevented and strnck him, and in revenge he denouno- c ed me to the police as the murderer That is all I have to add to what your b own officers have told you already." r "You are sure," eaid the superin- b tendent, "there is nothing more you a wieh to add?" e "No," said L "That is my plain 0 tale, and my only comment is that you a have made a mistake in arresting me. a Here is my card, and if you go to any t of the service clubs you can hear about a me." r The superintendent looked at the a pasteboard "It's a very unfortunate p position for you to be in, Captain Brett, ^ and in my oivil capacity, as it might p easily have happened to myself, I oan h sympathize with yon extremely, but at ^ the same time my duty forbids ne to let you go at present. We shall push in- ^ quiries in the morning, go through the c formality of verifying your tale, and find out the identity of the unlucky wo- , man who has been murdered You have . no suggestion to make as to the reason " for this outrage?" "How should I have?" I answered. c ?i navar saw the wretohed woman in a my life before." 0 "No, 1 don't mean that," said the superintendent. "What I was wanting " to know was, did yon bear any sounds e of a quarrel or a scuffle as you came down Back Saville street?" v "No," I answered, "and if there had c been any suob sounds 1 don't think 1 f< should have beard them My mind was b eery fully ocoupied with something else, b Indeed if it bad hot been 1 should not s have come that way at all To be pee- t ciee. I bad lost my road. " ii "Very well, Captain Brett I think ^ we have nothing more to say to one an- f other, but if I were you I would write 11 to some friends to appear here tomorrow a to give evidence both as to your move- 1 ments this evening and to bear testimony to your reputation Your solicitor r would probably be very useful to you. ? I'm afraid I shall only be able to give 11 you poor accommoda ion for the night, d but you must blame our regulations for v it and not me." - r I thanked tbe worthy official for his v courtesy, and, acting on his advice, e wrote to Buttertou, my legal man, and Q to half a dozen friends I knew I could J1 rely upon if they were in town. I was 1' then conducted to a cheerless cell. On t ny way tbitber I passed tbe body of tbe Bordered woman, now lying upon a itretcber and covered with a sheet. This tight completed the unstringing of my lerves, and I passed the night feverishy paoing my room, never even trying :o conrt sleep. As I walked to and fro between the told, bleak wallB on that horrible night ny feelings might indeed be better imtgined than described. Event had folowed event with sickening rapidity, tnd now, to orown all, I was the neighbor of thieves and rognes, nnder lock md key at a police station. The papers >f the morning would tell the whole arorld of my arrest The news would tarry consternation to the hearts of my elativee, and my friends wonld be ignast at tne tiainge. some mere were vbo woald be ready to believe the worst, bat tbere were otbere I knew whocould not dcabtmy innocence. One lear beart woald bleed for me. That iacb an event should happen at all was )ad enough, bat that it shonld ocoar on ;be night when a world of blisa bad leemiugly opened for as both was hor ible indeed. And the awfulness lay in be fact that my innocence ooald alone )e proved by evidenoe of George Fenon's guilt. George Fenton a murderer! The bought was terrible. What in heaven's >ame ooald have impelled him to snob i deed of blackness? And who was the voman? Stopl Of coarse it mast be. fVhy bad I not goessed it before? She was in all probability the one who bad saused so mncb heartburning in the Fenion family. The unfortunate fellow bad 'alien in love with a girl mnoh below iim in station?one who was, in fact, in lomestic service. His infatuation had 3een discovered at borne, bat all the protests and entreaties of bis family had 'ailed to induce him to take a sane view if matters. He loved her and wonld not give ber up. Then why bad be murderid ber? Indeed what grounds had I for hinking this was the woman? My boughts were in a hopeless jambla rhey crowded one on the other in desperate confusion, and I felt as if I were going mad At last, and not too soon, relief came. As tbe dawn was breaking )atnre could no longer bold oat under be strain, and I sank on the coarse mat .reus in a fitfol Bleep. The first to gTeet me in the morning vas Bntterton. He bad harried to me lirectly be bad read the news in the papers, and before my letter bad reached lim. A few words were enough to explain my position to him, and be left ne to do what be conld to procure my release. The police bad been active overnight. The result of their inquiries at De Vere hardens bore oat my statement; bat, ibove all, traces of the mnrderer were lot wanting It appears that the anlappy man only left me to be pursued. 3e tried to get rid of the broken bilt, mt it was picked np on the pavement 3e managed to outdistance his pursuers; le was beard of afterward in Oxford itreet, and there, for tbe nonce, the nrace was lost. These incidents were jircumstantial evidence of my innorence. Indeed all against me was tbe vord of a questionable oharacter who lad disappeared. Tbe testimony of my >ld chief, Admiral Yeo, and the other nfluential friends who hurried to my sail was hardly necessary to oomplete She evidence in my favor. So before noon I left the station a free nan, but 1 returned to my hotel with he terrible consciousness that the murlerer of this as yet unknown woman vas George Fen ton, the brother of the {irl who, only a few hours before, had iromised to be my wife. TO BE CONTINUED. IT IS A HARD LICK. Qsarance Men Try to Beat the Manldln Bill. olumbla Record. The passage of tbe Mauldin bill by oth houses of the legislature has stired up the insurance men as nothing as done for years. The bill is aimed t such associations as the Southeastrn Tariff association, of which most f the insurance agents of this city nd slate are a part and parcel. The ssociation has at various times raised he insurance rates and generally has cted in a most arbitrary and dictatoial way iD the opinion of the insured, nd the Mauldin bill, which aims to reyent combinations to raise the rates, as been hailed with delight by the ress generally and the people who ave to deal with the association. The ill does not go into effect for a year, robably to avoid any expost facto sgislation in the matter is existing on tracts. An insurance man, in speaking of the ill and what the insurance compacts were going to do about it, said that here would be a meeting of the assoiation in Atlanta today to take some ction. He said that some prominent aen connected with the association ad been in the city during the legis iture, but that they had failed in their ffort to block the bill. He was of the opinion that the law yould be of no effect so far as rates are oncerned. It might break up any armal reorganization, but all reputale Ore insurance companies would ave the same rates anyway. For intauce, if one company should reduce he rates, the other would follow, and F one raised the tariff the rest would o the same thing. He intimated that here would be no formal uuderstaodag, and that each company would be cting independenty in the matter, but he results would bet be same. Naturally the agent believed the ates were low enough now, but he lid Dot anticipate any raise in tne mmediate future. Though the law oes not go into eflect for a year it fill be seen that companies are aleady laying their plans to circument the law and the courts will in the nd have their hands full in deciding [Uestions bound to be raised when the *w is enforced or attempted to be put u operation. Trusts seldom die and hey always fight to the bitter end. pisrellaneouji Reading. NEW STATE LAWS. Passed at the Recent Seaalon of the Legislature. An act to prevent destruction of graves and graveyards. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, That from and after the approval of this act any person or persons who shall wilfully obliterate or desecrate any grave, or shall wilfully destroy any plants, trees, decorations, shrubbery, or deface or remove any grave stone, or shall wilfully destroy, tear down or injure auy fence or other enclosure of any graveyard, shall be guilty 01 a uiieueujcauui, nuu upuu conviction shall pay a fine of not less than $25 or be confined in the county cbaingang not more than 30 nor less than 10 days. Approved February 15, A. D. 1899. An act to require cotton buyers to accept bales of cotton weighing not less than three hundred pounds. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, That it shall be unlawful for any cotton buyer to refuse to accept any bale of cotton, after he has bought the same by sample thereof, weighing over 300 pounds, provided, same corresponds in quality with sample bought by; and any such buyer who docks or deducts any amount from the purchase price of any such bale of cotton, or attempts to dock or deduct any amount from the purchase price of such bale of cotton, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in tbe sum of not more than $100 nor less than $20. Approved February 15, A. D. 1899. An act to declare the law in relation to termination of rental contracts. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of tbe state of South Carolina, That from and after the pas sage of this act, should any tenant for years or lesser period remove from any demised premises before the expiration of the term for which said premises were demised, leased or rented, then, and in such case, the rent (which would be earned up to the end of the month in which the tenant leaves) shall be immediately due and payable and it shall be lawful for the landlord, at any time within five days after the removal of such tenant, to issue bis distress warrant for such an amount as may be due up to the expiration of the month in which said tenant leaves the premises. Approved February 15, A. D. 1899. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of officers of the peace having jurisdiction within industrial communities containing one hundred inhabitants or more." Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen eral assembly of the state of South Carolina, that section 1 of an act entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of officers of the peace having jurisdiction within industrial com munities containing one hundred inhabitants or more" be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, That upon a written statement of the president or treasurer or other executive officers having the management of any industrial corporation located in any county of this state, setting forth that, in his opinion, the interests of the industrial community and locality under their management require special police supervision, and that in the said community one hundred or more inhabitants are comprised, and directed to the sheriff of the said county, it shall thereupon be the duty of the said sheriff to appoint a discreet and suitable person as bis deputy, and one satisfactory to the president and treasurer or other executive officer of said corporatirxna ponnoqtinir t.h? annnintment. OVIUU0 lV\^UVWV?Ug r J whose terms of office shall expire with the term of the sheriff, unless sooner by him removed, and who shall reside within the community and upon the property for whose protection he is appointed, and whose salary shall be paid by the corporation at the instance of whose president or treasurer or other executive officer managing the said corporation the appointment is made, the amount to be fixed by contract with said corporation acting through its president or treasurer or other executive officer, and whose jurisdiction as its officer shall extend over the property controlled by the said president or treasurer or other executive officer having the management of said corporation, and in addition over all territory within a radius of one mile from the main building in which the industry or the corporation is operated. Before entering upon the duties of his office the said deputy shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution aud statutes of this state. The said deputy shall be removed by the said sheriff and another deputy appointed by him satisfactory to the said president or trcaurer or other executive officer of said corporation, whenever the said president or treasurer or other executive officer shall make a statement in writing to the sheriff of said county stating that the said "deputy is not discharging his duties to the satisfaction of said president or treasurer or other executive officers, and requesting a change or appointment. Sec. 2. That the said police officer or deputy sheriff shall have, do and exercise all the rights, duties and powers prescribed by law for constables of magistrates, and such powers as are usually exercised by marshals an/1 nnlinomon rvf t.nu/na and cities, ftud ?? ? 1 shall also act as a conservator of the peace, shall take iuto custody and carry before the nearest magistrate any person who may in his view engage in riotous conduct or violation of the peace, and refusing upon'bis command to desist therefrom, and shall also arrest any person who may in his view commit any felony or misdemeanor, and carry him before a court of competent jurisdiction, and shall execute any and all criminal process from magistrates' courts, and shall have power to call to his aid a posse comitatus to assist him in the discbarge of his duties, and any person refusing to obey his summons shall be liable to indictment and prosecution as for a misdemeanor. Approved February 15, A. D. 1899. An act to require county boards of commissioners to deduct from salary of regular constables compensation paid persons acting as constables on a particular occasion, unless such service was rendered in an emergency wherein the regular constable could not perform the service. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, That in all counties of the state wherein magistrates are allowed by law to appoint a constable, such constable so appointed receiving a salary from the county in lieu of all costs and fees in criminal cases, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to deduct from tbe salary of such constable all sums paid to any other person or persons for services rendered tbe county in criminal cases < while acting under appointment by such magistrate on a particular occasion, unless it is proven to tbe satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that such services were rendered in an emergency wherein it was impossible for the constable entitled to the salary to perform the said services. Approved February 15, A. D. 1899. An act to provide for the renewing charters of ferries which have expired or are about to expire, aud for granting nhorlnra fnr forrlna nnt hnrfitnfnro granted. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, That after the approval of this act, when the charter of any ferry has expired or is about to expire, the same may be renewed or recbartered, and when a ferry needed where no ferry has been heretofore chartered the same may be chartered in the following manner: By application to the county board of commissioners instead of to the general assembly, and where the ferry is across a river at a point where such river is the boundary between two or more counties, then to the respective boards of commissioners of the counties concerned. That the application shall be by petition after the notice now required by law, and , after strictly observing and complying with all prerequisites required by law before the granting of such charters. Sec. 2. Such charter shall be to the applicant, (petitioner,) bis or her heirs and assigns, for a term not to exceed twenty-one years, and shall be subject to revocation at any time by the county board of commissioners which granted or renewed the same for such cause or causes as to them may seem just and proper. Sec. 3. That the following shall be the maximum rates of toll that shall be charged at each public ferry in this state chartered under the provisions of this act: For every passenger, 5 cents; for every head of sheep, goats, hogs and other small animals, 5 cents; for every horse, mule and head of cattle, 10 cents; for every passenger with single horse, mule, ox or other riding aniT mal, 20 cents; for every single horse buggy, cart or other vehicle, 25 cents ; for every 2-horse wagon or other vehicle, 50 cents; for every 3-horse wagon or other vehicle, 65 cents; for every 4-horse wagon or other vehicle, 75 cents: Provided, that it shall be within the province and power of the county board of commissioners of the several counties of the state to fix lower rates of toll for any one or more specific ferries in any county as the special conditions and circumstances may demand, and in case of ferries crossing rivers or streams forming boundary lines between any two counties the power and province aforesaid shall vest in the county boards of commissioners of said counties. Sec. 4. That the county boards of of commissioners of the various counties of the state are hereby authorized and empowered to grant the charters for ferries, and to establish ferries under the provions of this act, and shall report all such charters to the secretary of state immediately after they are granted. Sec. 5. That the following shall be a sufficient form for such charter: The state of South Carolina, county of , on the petition of , and it appearing that the public good will be subserved thereby the (or a) ferry across river at , known as (or to be known as) ferry, is hereby chartered (or rechartered) and vested in , the said petitioner, his (or her) heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, for the term of years, subject, however, to be revoked in the discretion of the county board of commissioners at any time. Given under our bands and seal of this office, this the day of , A. D. 18?. Sec. 6. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved February 15, 1899. Too Good to Be a Farmer.?The cause of the scarcity of agricultural students goes about as far back as total depravity. The trouble does not begin in the college, but in the kindergarten. Almost as soon as the boy goes into school lie finds a schoolma'am who tells him be is too good a fellow to be a farmer. If he is bright he must go to college and be a minister. 80 be goes to a classical college, and in just about 60 cases out of 100 turns out a nonenity. It is to be feared that some of the teachers in the agricultural colleges exert the same influence as the scboolma'am alluded to.?Levi Stockbridge in Orange Judd Farmer.