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v 1' K^mwik ADVENTURE or THE DEVILS FOOT (Continued.) "I am glad to say that my Investi gation has not been entirely barren," he remarked. "I cannot remain to discuss the matter with the police, but I should be exoeedlngly obliged. Mr. Roundhay, If you would give the inspector my compliments and direct his attention to the bedroom window and to the sitting-room lamp. Each Is suggestive, and together they are al most conclusive. If the police would desire further Information I shall be happy to see any of them at the cot tage. And now, Watson, I think that rw>rhana w? shall be better employed elsewhere." It may bo that the police reeented the Intrusion of an amateur, or that they Imagined themselves to be upon some hopeful line of Investigation; "but It is oertain that we heard noth ing from them for the next two days. During this time Holmes spent some of his time smoking and dreaming In the cottage; but a greater portion in country walks which he undertook alone, returning after many hours u without remark as to where he had r been. One experiment served to show me the line of his Investigation. He had bought a lamp whicb 'was the du plicate of the one which had burned In the room of Mortimer Tregennis on the morning of the% tragedy. This | he filled with the same oil as that used at the vicarage, and he carefully timed the period which It would take to be exhausted. Another experiment which he *made was of a more un pleasant nature, and one wnicn 1 am not likely ever to forget "You will remember, "Watson," said Holmes one afternoon, "that there Is a single common point of resemblance in the varying reports which have reached us. This conoerns the effect of the atmosphere of the room in each case upon those who have first en tered It You will recollect that Mor* timer Tregennis, in describing the episode of his last visit to bis broth er's house, remarked that the doctor on entering the room fell into a chair? You had forgotten? Well, I can an swer for it that It was so. Now, you will remember alBO that MrB. Porter, the housekeeper, told us that she her self fainted upon entering the room and had afterwards opened the win dow. In the second case?that of Mor .timer Tregennls himself?you cannot have forgotten the horrible stuffiness of the room when we arrived, though the servant had thrown open the win dow. That servant, I found upon In quiry, was so 111 that she had gone to her bed. You will admit, Watson, that these facts are very suggestive. In each case there is evidence of a poisonous atmosphere. In each case, also, there is combustion going on In the room?in the one case a fire. In the other a lamp. The fire was need ed, but the lamp was lit?as a com parison of the oil consumed will show ?long after it was broad daylight. Why? Surely because there is some connection between three things?the burning, the stuffy atmosphere, and, finally, the madness or death of those M * - uniunuimie iicuyro. j. uai 10 uwi, id It not?'1 "It would appear so." "At least we may accept It as a working hypothesis. We will suppose, then, that something was burned in each case which produced an atmos phere causing strange toxic effects. Very good. In the first instance?that of the Tregennis family?this sub stance was placed in the fire. Now, the window was shut, but the fire would naturally carry fumes to some extent up the chimney. Henoe, one would expect the effects of the poison to bo less than in the second case, where there was less escape for the vapor. The result seems to Indicate that it was so, slnoe in the first case only the woman, who had presumably the more sensitive organism, was killed, the others exhibiting that tem porary or permanent lunacy which is evidently the first effect of the drug. In the second case the result was com plete. The facts, therefore, seem to bear out the theory of a poison which worked by combustion. "With this train of reasoning In my head I naturally looked about in Mor timer Tregenrus' room to una some re mains of this substance. The obvious place to look was the talc shield or smoke guard of the lamp. There, sure enough, I perceived a number of flaky ashes, and round the edges a fringe of brownish powder, which had not yet been consumed. Half of this I took, as you saw, and I placed it in an envelope." "Why half, Holmes?" 'It Is not for me, my dear Watson, to stand in the way of the official police force. 1 leave them all the evi dence which I found. The poison still remained upon the talc, had they the wit to find it Now, Watson, we will light our lamp; we will, however, take the precaution to open our window to avoid the premature decease of two deserving members of society, and you will seat yourself near that open window in an arm-chair?unless, like a sensible man, you determine to have nothing to do with the affair. Oh, you will see it out, will you? I thought I knew my Watson. This chair I will place opposite yours, so that we may be the same distance from the poison, and face to face. The door we will leave ajar. Each is now In a posi tion to watch the other and to bring tiisccttccs of 1ERL0CK IOLMIS vrComttDoglc mons by Y.LBarncs the experiment to an end should the symptoms seem alarming. Is that all clear? Well, then, I take our pow der?or what remains of It?from the envelope, and I lay It above the burn ing lamp. So! Now, Watson, let us sit down and await developments." They were not long in coming. I had hardly settled In my chair before I was conscious or a mica, musiijf odor, Bubtle and nauseous. At the very first whiff of It my brain and my Imagination were beyond all control. A thick black cloud swirled before my eyes, and my mind told me that in this cloud, unseen as yet, but about to spring out upon my appalled senses, lurked all that was vaguely horrible, all that was monstrous and Inconceiv ably wicked In the universe. Vague shapes swirled and swam amid the tiork cloud-bank, each a menace and a warning of something coming, the advent of some unspeakable dweller upon the threshold, whose very shad ow would blast my souL A freezing horror took possession of me. I felt that my hair was rising, and that my eyes were protruding, that my mouth was opened, and my tongue like leather. The turmoil within my brain was such that something must surely snap. I tried to scream, and was vaguely aware of some hoarse croak which was my own voice, but distant and detached from myself. At the same moment, In some effort of es cape, I broke through that cloud of despair, and had a glimpse of Holmes' face, white, rigid and drawn with hor ror?the very look which I had seen upon the features of the dead. It was that vision which gave me an Instant of sanity and of strength. I dashed from my chair, threw my arms round Holmes, and together we lurched through the door, and an Instant aft erwards had thrown ourselves down upon the grass plot and were lying side by side, conscious only of the glorious sunshine which was bursting Its way through the hellish cloud of terror which had girt us In. Slowly It rose from our souls like the mists from a landscape, until peace and rea son had returned, and we were sitting up on the grass, wiping our clammy foreheads, and looking with apprehen sion at each other to mark the last traces of that terrific experience which we had undergone. "Upon my word, Watson!" said Holmes at last, with an unsteady voice, "I owe you both my thanks and nn a nnlncrv Tt wan an un1u8tiflable experiment even for oneself, and doubly so for a friend. I am really very sorry." "You know," I answered, with some emotion, for I had never seen so much of Holmes' heart before, "that it lis my greatest Joy and privilege to help you." He relapsed at once into that half humorous, half-cynical vein which was his habitual attitude to those about him. "It would be superfluous to drive us mad, my dear Watson," said he. "A candid observer, would certainly declare that we were so already be fore we embarked upon so wild an experiment, x cumetsts uiai 1 uowi Imagined that the effect could he so sudden and so severe." He dashed Into the cottage, and, reappearing with the burning lamp held at full arm's length, he threw It among a bank of brambles. "We must give the room a little time to clear. I take It, Watson, that you have no longer a shadow of a doubt as to how these tragedies were produoed?" "None whatever." "But the cause remains as obscure as before. Come into the arbor here, and let us discuss it together. That villainous stuff seems still to linger round my throat. I think we must ad mit that all the evidenoe points to this man. Mortimer Tregennis, having been the criminal in the first tragedy, though he was the victim in the sec A Thick Black Cloud Swirled Before My Eyes. ond one. We must remember, In the first place, that there Is some story of a family quarrel, followed by a rec onciliation. How bitter that quarrel may have been, or how hollow) the reconciliation, we cannot tell. When I think of Mortimer Tregennis, ;wlth the foxy face and the small, shrewd, headv pvcr behind the snectacles. be Is not a man whom I should judge to be of a particularly forgiving dispo sition. Well, in the next place, you will remember that this idea of some one moving in the garden, which took our attention for a moment from the real cause of the tragedy, emanated from him. He had a motive in mis leading us. Finally, if he did not throw thiB substance into the flre at the moment of leaving the room, who did so? The affair happened immedi ately after his departure. Had any [one else some in, the family would certainly "nave risen from the table. Besides, in peaceful Cornwall, visitors ! do not arrive aften ten o'clock at night. We may take it, then, that all the evidence points to Mortimer Tre gennis as the culprit" "Then his own death was suicide!" "Well, Watson, it is on the face of It a not impossible supposition. The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himBelf. There are, however, some cogent rea sons against it. Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about It. and I have made arrange ments by which we shall hear t%e fnots this afternoon from his own lips. Ah! he Is a little before his time. Perhaps you would kindly step this way, Dr. Leon Sterndale. We have been conducting a chemical experi 1 ment indoors which has left our little room hardly fit for the reception of so distinguished a visitor." I had heard the click of the garden gate, and now the majestic figure of the great African explorer appeared | upon the path. He turned in some surprise towards the rustic arbor In which we sat "You sent for me, Mr. Holmes. I had your Bote about an hour ago, and I have come, though I really do not know why I should obey your sum mons." "Perhaps we can clear the point up before we separate," said Holmes. "Meanwhile, I am much obliged to you for your courteous acquiescence. You will excuse this Informal reception in the open air, but my friend Watson and I have nearly finished an addi tional chapter to what the papers call the Cornish horror, and we prefer a clear atmosphere for the present. Perhaps, sinoe the matters which we have to discuss will affect you per sonally In a very intimate fashion, it is aB well that we should talk where there can be no eavesdropping." The explorer took a cigar from his lips and gazed sternly at my compan ion. **I am at a loss to know, sir," he said, "what yoq can have to speak about w&lch affects me personally In a very intimate fashion." "The killing of Mortimer Tregon nis," said Holmes. For a moment I wished that I wer* "You Sent for Me, MP. Hoimea." armed. Sterndale's fierce face turned to a dusky red. his eyes glared, and the knotted, passionate veins started out in his forehead, while he sprang forward with clenched hands towards my companion. Then he stopped, and with a violent effort he resumed a cold, rigid calmness which was, per haps, more suggestive of danger than his hot-headed outburst. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Regulus a Roman Hero. Regulus Is counted as one of the great heroes of the old Roman empire. j He was In command of an army that made an unsuccessful attempt to cap- ( ture Carthage In Africa. The Car- , thaglnians killed many of the Rpmana ! ' and took the rest prisoners. Among ' ' the captives was Regulus, the com- ( mander. Now It happened that the Romans held several Carthaginians in captivity as well, so the leaders In Carthage of- j fered to give Regulus his freedom if Rome would free their generals. The 1 ?"? i? i r? .1... tk. < ttomans were wunug, uui n^suiua, uio one for whom the trade was being made, counseled otherwise. He ad vised his people to hold fast to the ! Carthaginians and let Carthage do its worBt to him, because the Carthagin ian captives Rome held, Regulus said, j wer? worth more than he was. He died a brave man's death. Miles, Long and Short. Considering the size of Switzerland one might expect a mile to be about : as far as one could throw a ball, but ! the hardy mountaineers think 9,153 ' yards the proper thing, even when, as '! it generally is, it is very much up hill, j The Swiss is the longest mile of all, ! being followed by the Vienna post mile of 8,296 yards. The Flemish mile Is 6,869 yards, the Prussian 8,237 yards, and in Denmark they walk 8,244 yards and call it a Btroll of a mile. The Arabs generally ride good horses and call 2,143 yards ! n ttiIIa whlla th? Tjirlrs are Ratiafied ' with 1,826 yards, and the Italians j ^ shorten the distance of a mile to 1,766 \ ^ yards, Just six yards more than the American has in mind when the agent waves his hand and blandly remarks, J "About a mile." Nature's Wise Provisions. Many Scandinavians have a decid- * edly different anatomical construction from less hyperborean people. In ^ these hardy northmen the layer of fat under the skin, panniculus adipo- j sus, is somewhat seal-like and blub- t bery, something like in those cold sea animal3, the whale, seal and walrus. * Also the blood vessels in this fat are c somewhat overdeveloped as in 6ea i mammals. All this comes about from \ exposure to the severities of disease t and climate. It is no unusual thirg t for Norwegians nad Swedes to stay ( in Icy cold water for hours hunting t sea weed without suffering sickness \ or discomfort. 1 YORK COUNTY HAS INCREASED YIELD WHAT DEMONSTRATION WORK AND CORN CLUBS HAVE DONE FOR THIS COUNTY. MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN Com Club Boys Are Showing How to Make Corn Crops at Low Cost.?Tick Prariiratinn Work is to Be Pushed I Forward. Sharon.?On the many acres which are being cultivated in York county along the lines of United States de monstration plan, the increase of yield in corn will be several thousand bush els. When it is considered further that this corn has been produced at a cost of about 30 cents a bushel, with a saving of 50 cents a bushel on what it would cost next year if imported from the West, it can readily be seen what (ipmonstration work and the boys' corn clubs have done for this county. It means, too, that there are at least a hundred boys in this county who will never again be content to pursue the old slip-shop unprofitable methods that yielded an average crop of less than 15 bushels to the acre.' A successful and observant business man said recently that success in these plans carried with it the as surance that the cause of good roads, good schools and good churches, and that all other community interests will be invested with new life. The membership of the boys' corn clubs in this community is vefry much encouraged over the prospect this year for a fine yield and It Is be lieved that Sharon and vicinity wjll again carry off the best prizes that have offered in this county. Perhaps nowhere else in South Carolina has greater interest been taken in the question of eradicat ion,, now such a vital one throughout this section, as that manifested in this part of York county. Dr. P. E. Quihn, district superintendent of the work, 1b stationed at Sharon and he has had the aid and co-operation of the fanners and cattle growers In this section to such an extent that he has been able to release the quaran tine on a part of his territory, but he has in force & strict and stringent tick law In regard to bringing In and shipping stock out of the county. Farm Demonetratlon to Meet. The farm demonstration agents In South Carolina will hold their annual meeting at Clemson college In the near future. This meeting, which is held for the purpose of instruction, will be in charge of Prof. W. L. Eng lish, state agent of demonstration work and superintendent of the exten sion division of Clemson. The college has appropriated $10,000 for demon stration work and $12,000 for exten sion work this year. Women of Spartanburg Want to Vote. The women of Spartanburg, moved by recent political developmeut In South Carolina, have raised their voice in demand of "Votes for Wo men" in tbs state. In response to a call issued more than fifty women-met to consider the organization or a Woman's Suffrage League. The meet ing adopted resolutions declaring the political conditions in this state "dis graceful" and adjourned to meet again in the near future for permanent or ganization. Very Sad Accident Near Chester. A peculiarly sad accident happen ed to George W. Robinson's son, Rich ard, while he stood watching the gin aers manipulate the staple through the gin, at Evans, a few, miles from Chester. In some, mysterious way it Is thought the boy's loose sleeve :aught in the gin teeth and he was nulled in. The lower arm was fright fully mangled. For a while he bled i profusely, however, by applying a cord m the arm the flow was stayed. He ] was rapidly carried to a hospital. 3upreme Court Hands Down Decision. The supreme court, in a decision by Associate Justice Hydrick, affirm- i 5d the verdict of the Richland ;ounty court in the case of Richland ] :ounty against Samuel H. Owens and < ;he American Surety company of New ( Fork. The amount of the verdict di- j ected by the circuit court was $11,- 1 593.32. Tbe action was brought on ] :hree official bonds given by Samuel j H. Owens as supervisor of Richland i lounty. The condition of each bond ] vas "that OweDS as supervisor shall < ;ruly perfcrm the duties of his office. I Woman's Missionary Union. The eighth annual meeting of the Roman's missionary union, auxiliary < ;o the Ridge association was held with l :he Phillips church. There are 18 ( ihurches in th union and 11 of them < sent in reports, there being delegates ; 'rora nearly ail of the different orgai zatlons. In contributions, the Johns on W. M. N., the Y. W. A., and sunbeam band lead the total contri mtion of the union during th,e year. The Round Table discussions were lelpful and the talks by those on the irograramme were enjoyed. Two Rock Hil! Boys Drowned. Myron Sandifer, Jr., son of Dr. and tfrs. M. H. Sandifer, and John Creigh on, son of Mrs, W. J. Creighton, of *ock Hiil two 15-year-old boys, were irowned in the Catawba river while n swimming with a party of boys vho went out after dinner. Up to this ime their bodies have not been found, jut the water has been cut off at the Catawba Power Company's dam, sev :ral miles above, and it is hoped that vith the fall of the river they will )e recovered. HAVE NAMED THE ELECTORS For Nations Head.?Chairman Evans Insists That Law Be Fully Com plied With.?Those Named. Columbia.?The state Democratic t executive committee meeting elected the presidential electors for South South Carolina. The election was held in accordance with the constitution of the party. The electors were nominat ed by the members of the committee from each congressional district and were elected by the committee as a wholq. The constitution requires that ?/\ aIa^Iai* a Via 11 nfl/?nnv Q nftflltinil n( trust and honor and even notaries public were barred by John Gary Evans, the chairman. All electors named must have qualified by the next meeting of the Committee. The following electors were elect ed: First district?J. S. Padgett, Wal terboro. Second district?W. Fred Lightsey, Hampton. , . Third district?S. N. Pearman, An derson. Fourth district?T. J. Moore, Spar tanburg. Fifth district?J. W. Hamei, Ker DUO.TT . Sixth district?D. D. McColl, Ben nettsville. Seventh district?J. L. Sims, Or angeburg. Electors at large: J. E. McDonald, Winn3boro; Dr. E. C. Doyle, Seneca. The question of the election ol electors will come up at the next meeting of the committee . If It is found that any elections have not ful ly qualified than there will he new nominations. Chairman Evans insist ed that the law be fully compiled with in naming the electors. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Citizens' bank of Ches ter with a capital of $100 000. The officers are: M. S. Lewis, president; John G. White, vice-president, and K. H. White, secretary and treasurer, A charter has been issued to the En terprise Hardware company of Bates burg with a capital stock of $5,000. The officers are: J. B. Holman, presi dent, and W. J. McCartha, secretary and treasurer. The Greenville Improv ed Cotton Ginning company has filed notice of an increase of capital from $100,000 to $25,000. A commission has been issued to the Bank of Packsville with a capital stock of $100,000. The petitioners are: IL. S. Baswick, L. Weinberg J. W. Rhame, T. W. dunter and J. W. Mims. A commission has been issued to the Bank of Pinewood with a capital stock of $10,000. The petitioners are O. D. Harvin, N. L. B,roughton, E. C. GeddingB, F. W. Harvin, W. D. Epperson and G. A. Lemon. The Farmers' Mercantile com ? " >? i ?*. i pany of Kowesvjuo nas ueeu cauneicu with a capital stock of $5,000. The of ficers are; W. E. Smith, president and secretary; T. G. Robinson vice-presi dent, and T. D. Williams treasurer. No Change In Charleston County. The official returns of Charleston county were declared at a meeting of the Democratic executive committee, after a session of more than'four hours spent alrgely in Investigating the chal lenged votes of the election. No pro tests being made against the returns the votes were officially tabulated, fol lowing the county of/ the changed bal ing which were ordered to be voted and the results declared. Of the 258 challenged votes about 225 were thrown out, making little change In the aggregate vote and not altering the results of any of the contests of the primary. Reprieve Granted Samuel Hyde. Acting upon the request of the san ity commission the governor granted a reprieve to Sam N. Hyde, the Ander son county man under sentence of death for killing his wife until, Octo ber 1. Hyde w.as to have been eelctro cuted at the state penitentiary Sep tember 3rd. The members of the com mission are Dr. J. W. Babcock, Dr. W. P. Houseal and Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr. The commission has examined Hyde Beveral times. Should Hyde bo found Insane by the commission the gover nor will be asked to commute his sen tence to life imprisonment. Teddy Will Not Come to Charleston. Theodore Roosevelt will not come to Charleston to make an address at the Great Council of Red Men which 1 - T-1 O Dn|m? Cnnfomhar meets at lilt) ism Ui raimo ucj/ivmui,! 9. The big gathering will be a suc cess notwithstandirig and plans are now in progress for the convention. The first day's exercises will be me morial in character and will be held in the city of Charleston, the subse quent sessions taking place at the [sle of Palms. Otto Klettner, the head Df the order in South Carolina, is ac tively directing the arrangements. Two Negroes Loose Lives In Fire. The home of I>enry Payton, a negro, 3n the Buncombe road near Abner Sreek church was burned down sev eral days ago and his 90-year-old fath er, Albert Payton, and and his three rear-old son were burned to death. His ittle daughter escaped by jumping out )f a second story window. She was lot hurt. Albert and the two grandchildren were left at home whil<? rlenry and his w,ife attended a church service. The fire started in the absence )f the couple. The victims were all up stairs. Charleston Fair Association. At a meeting of the stockholders of he Charleston Fair Association which vas held at the Charleston Hotel a inal organization was perfected, an louncement was made that $12,500 had )een subscribed, the temporary off icers were re-elected with the addi ion of Mr. T. W. Passailaigue as vice jresident, arrangements were made or the opening of a regular office, and t was decided that an active cam jaign for selling the remainder of the itock be started. FACING "REAL FIGHT" PROBLEMS OF MARKETING COT TON AGAIN PRESENTED TO . THE FARMERS. THIS WORK HILL BE PUSHED Planters, Bankers and Other Business Men Interested Urged to Meet to Adopt Fixed Policy of Marketing the 1912 Cotton Crop. Columbia.?The following report will D0 oi lnieresi 10 me wnoie counixy; To the Farmers, the Merchants, the Backers and the Press.of the South Beginning with last September the South, with dire disaster threatening the nation's greatest money crop, has been engaged in one of the greatest economic struggles In her history. The last year tended with commercial vlo tory that perhaps saved millions oi dollars to the growers of cotton and to those whose business Interests are absolutely dependent upon cotton and a fair price for that commodity. The South is now facing anothei cotton crop year and already the In fluences that have ^heretofore been at play, at will to manipulate the mar keting of this commodity, which brings back from Europe to this coun try a half-million dollars annually and 1 upon which the stability of American finance and the balance of the world's i trade in favor of the nation depend, are again at work, as 1b evidenced by the depression of the prices of cotton to the extent of $10 per bale in the last ten days.. The real fight for proper marketing and greater stability of prices must now be fought ,and it rests with the producing, banking and commercial internets of the South to push that i fight upon sound economic lines base<3 upon business principles applicable tc changing international commercial re , lations. j f V Anderson- Ballots Recounted. Anderson.?The count of the votes cast in the primary for Governor re suited: Blease 5,171, Jones 2,757, Duncan 77. Bleaae gained 18, Jonet gained 3& and Duncan lost 1 from the results as first announced. For county treasurer the results are: McGee 4,076, R. L. Cheshire 2,663, J. L. Brown ing 1,247. These figures show a dif ference of 300 votes from the results found b ythe committee several day* ago. Fraternal Leaders to Be Present. Charleston.?One of the main fea tures of the annual convention of the Great Council of the Improved Ordei of Red Men, which meets in Charles ton during the week beginning Sep lemoer ?, Will ue iiiw pieaeu^c \jl wc highest offlials of the four fraternal orders in America. The Suprelne Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, the Grand Sire of the Independent Or der of Odd Fellows and the Grand Master of the Ancient Order of Free Masons have already accepted invito tions to be present. j In Hands of Committee. Columbia. ? Ex-Chief Justice Ira Jones was seen in Columbia and in quiry made of him as to his views on the unofficial returns of the election in the Governor's race. He stated that the matter is in the hands of the state executive committee, and he has* no opinion to express until he knows the facts. He said that he supposed the coinmittee would investigate the charges of irregularities and alleged practices affecting the result and take such action as will protect the rights of all concerned. Progress on New Railroad. Sumter.?The work train on the South Carolina Western Railway is Ttaaf ntiniicrVi tn tVl p Htv tn hp SPPJ1 from town at the location where the tracks are being laid, and a large force of hands were set to work in the city limits grading the line on Green street, where work was left off sever al weeks ago. Present indications are that the railroad will be In town in the near future, if nothing stops the work. Won't Follow Th? Bull Moose. That the action of Theodore Roose velt in refusing to allow the Republi can delegates from South Carolina the right to participate in the Bull Moose Chicago Convention and his letter indicating that he did not care for the Southern negro vote, have completely estranged the entire Re publican vote of South Carolina, is the opinion which was expressed by Dr. A. C.'McClenan. colored, o fthe Col ored Hospital here. Dr. McClennan is one of the most widely known negroes in South Carolina. A Delay in Spartanburg. Spartanbug. -j- Three efforto were made to secure a quorum at the meet ing of the county Democratic execu tive committee, all without avail, hence the vote in Spartanburg county has never been tabulated and officially adopted. Chairman Archer rules that the committee can consider no motion except one to adjourn unless a quorum is present. The committee will meet again in the near future, when the contests will be heard. There will be contests at several of the boxes in this county. Politics in Oconee County. Walhalla.?Politics has superseded everything in this county for the past week or ten days and not a few are wondering over the outcome of the wide variations in the state vote in the Governor's race as compared with the votes shown in the race for can didates for other offices. It is being recalled that the flgurei this year are practically the same as two years ago, when similar conditions prevailed, but when nothing was done to ferret out tha discrepancies. " r NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA! * . i i: Short Paragraphs of State Newt That! Have Been Gotten Together With i Care by the Editor. N Washington.?City :mail deliver* ' arvwnt/t/v mill AnfoKUflViO/1 Q 4" T*^Q 1*1 {? OM f ton and Aiken November 15. Thre?' letter carriers each are provided fof in the new order. Cameron.?The first bale of new cot-f ton was brought in from the plantar , tion of Messrs. Hallman & Rast and was sold to W. B. Celmer, who buyJ for a Charleston firm. Columbia.?Chief Cathcart of the^ . , police department submitted to counv cil his report for the month of July.' The number of prisoners handled wast 719 for the month. The fines for the! period amounted to |2,512.75. Columbia.?The United States civil! service commission announces that anl examination will be held in this cityl 1 November 6 for the positions of cleric and city carrier in the Columbia poat-j i office. Greenville.?Oscar Cooley, a resiJ dent of the county, was killed by Pinkey Jordan, a farmer of the same section. The tragedy occurred over family differences, the two men be-* ing brother-in-laws. > Newberry.?L. R. Dantzler of Hodges, conductor on freight train No. 65 ou . the Southern roa4, had hi* right hand) ; mashed while coupling cars Here, two* . . flngert wei'e badly hurt, and one of! them, the third finger, had to be ampu-. . tated. [ Charleston.?The charge of grand l larceny against M. Eugene Manly, th? i young wjbite man who was arrested in) , Baltimore and brought back to Chain ^ ' lea ton recently, was withdrawn by the* i woman from whom he confessed steal- yk\ i ing four diamond rings. However, he was allowed to go scot free, but wa* ; removed from the Jail by Detective , > where he is being held for tho.Augus* [ ta police, who also want him. Orangeburg.?Several negroes 'be-. K came involved in a difficulty which 1 resulted in a woman, Nellie Bowman, ' receiving a very serious knife wound I at the hands, it is said, of Jake Smith. The difficulty, it is said, started from Smith doing considerable damage to 1 harness belonging to the husband of ' his victim, and on being spoken to > concerning the alleged damage he 1 showed resentment by inflicting the 1 wound. Gaffney. ? The Cherokee county ' Democratic executive committee met in the court house and made the of ficial" examination of the vote. It had . /; 1 been expected that a recount would be demanded and it had been reported that an investigation would be de manded, owing to the fact that apv- V eral complaints had been heard of men from .other countries voting here and numerous Irregularities occurring. However, no protest was made. Columbia. ? Governor Blease ad* < dressed an audience of about. 2.50C ) people from the state house stepST fy /-w; I which he attacked the presa in hi* customary manner and discussed . - many of the matters which have bees charged against him. lie attacked the Rev. K. G. Flnlay, the rector of Trin- ':j ity Episcopal church, and the Rev: 0. O. Watson, the paitor of Washington street methodist 'church. The gov ernor advised the crowd to disperse and go home quietly. Camden.?One of the. largest if not the very largest, land deals ever negotiated in Kershaw county, was o fow Hqvb nen whfitl UUUDUXUUiav^U u 1.V?? V.M|/ ^ -o-, ( , 8,000 acres of land belonging to Capt. , L. L. Clyburn of DeKalb passed into , the hands of Lewis Conder of Kershaw i and Henry P. Clyburn of Heath Springs, a son of Capt. Clyburn. Ijt is the purpose of the purchasers to , have this land surveyed into tracts ; of 100 acres each, and- to have it im- > proved and offer it to prospective set tlers or others, who want farm lands. Orangeburg. ? Judge Robert E. i Copes of this city, judge of the First ]' " judicial circuit, has decided to take up the practice of law in Orangehurf and will send in his resignation as judge of the First circuit shortly Judge Copes'was elected in 1911 to succeed the late Judge C. G. Dantzlei . t: this city and has served as judg? of the First circuit for about one and a half years. Judge Copes will noi go out on his fall work, which will bo gin in the near future. Greewnood.?Horace Dean, a young white man aged 19 years, was killed by lightning in the Panola mill vil lage below town. He was sitting on ^ the back piazza of his father's home when struck. He w.as considered, an I ... \ ' excellent young man. Newberry.?Cotton is opening rapid ly and on account of the drought, pre maturely. The first bale was brought in by J. A. Senn and sold for 12 1-2 cents. Since then ten bales have cofbe in. There were seven bales brought Columbia.?The governor granted a, respite until September 25 to Isaiah Eutler, the Charleston negro, who waa to have been electrocuted several, days ago. A commission will be nam ed to examine into the sanity of the negro. / Chester. ? Much excitement waa caused on the streets by the seizure of five barrels of beer at the South ern railway freight station and th^ likewise procedure at the Seaboard Air Line freight station of four ba*v rels of beer. The seizure was mada, by Chief Sanders and Patrolman Jais, rett. , Charleston.?Acting Health Officer Henry DeSaussure issued a notice at) I thf> instance of Veterinary Inspector I D. Kater Mclnness that all cattle forj | slaughter in the abattoir must remain i at least 18 hours in tne yard before* being killed. Charleston.?The mquest over Peter Mclntyre, colored, who died at the. Roper Hospital from a gunshot wound in the stomach, ha* been postponed until the close of an investigation that Coroner O'Donnell Is now conducting.. It is not known who fired the fatal j shot. The shooting took place in thaj vicinity of Drayton Station.