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VTNTURE >F THE IIVIIS FOOT 6 (Continued.) '1 have lived bo long among sav ?ea and beyond the law," said he, I'that I have got into a way of being law to myself. You would do well, [r. Holmes, not to forget it, for I lave no desire to do you an injury." "Nor have I any desire to do you -- o* ^,,1^ a?ralv thA &U IUJUI J, LJr. UIOI uuaiv. clearest proof of it is that, knowing rhat I know, I have sent for you and lot for the police." Sterndale sat down with a gasp. >veraw?d, perhaps, the first time in lis adventurous life. There was a ilm assurance of power in Holmes' ler which could not be withstood. )ur visitor stammered for a moment, lis great hands opening and shutting his agitation." "What do you mean?" he asked, at ist "If this 1b bluff upon your part, Ir. Holmes, you have chosen a bad Iman for your experiment Let us have Ino more beating about the bush. What [do you mean?" "I will tell you," said Holmes, "and Ithe reason why I tell you is that I I hope frankness may beget frankness. I What my next step may be will de pend entirely upon the nature of | your own defense." "My defense." "Yes, sir." "My defense against what?" "Against the charge of killing Mor | timer Tregennis." Stenidale mopped his forehead with his handkerchief. "Upon my word, you are getting on," said he. "Do all your successes depend upon this pro digious power of bluff?" "The bluff," said Holmes, sternly, "is upon your side, Dr. Leon Stern dale, and not upon mine. As a proof I will tell you some of the facts upon which my conclusions are based. Of your return to Plymouth, allowing much of your property to go on to Africa, I will say nothing save that it flrat informed me that you were one of the factors which had to be taken Into account in reconstructing this UVUL "I came back?" "I have heard your reasons and re gard them as unconvincing and inade quate. We will pass that. You came flown here to ask me whom I suspect ed. I refused to answer you. You then went to the vicarage, waited out lide It for some time, and finally re turned to your cottage." "How do you know that?" "I followed you." "1 Baw no one." "That is what you may expect to see when I follow you. You spent a restless night at your cottage, and pou formed certain plans, which in the early morning you proceeded to put into execution. Leaving your door just as day was breaking, you filled Four pocket with some reddish gravel which was lying beside your gate." Sterndaie gave a violent start and looked at Holmes in amazement. "You then walked swiftly for the mile which separated you from the vicarage. You were wearing, I may remark, the same pair of ribbed ten nis shoes which are at the present moment upon your feet At the vicar age you passed through the orchard said the side hedge, coming out under the window of the lodger, Tregennis. tt was now daylight, but the house hold was not yet stirring. You drew 3ome of the gravel from your pocket, and you threw it up at the window above you?" Sterndaie sprang to his feet. "I believe that you are the devil himself!" he cried. Holmes smiled at the compliment. "It took two, or possibly three, hand fuls before the lodger came to the window. You beckoned him to come down. He dressed hurriedly and de scended to his sitting-room. You en tered by the window. There was an Interview?a short one?during which you walked up and down the room. Then you passed out and closed the window, standing on the lawn out side smoking a cigar and watching what occurred- Finally, after the death of Tregennls, you withdrew as you had come. Now, Dr. Sterndale, how do you justify such conduct, and what were the motives of your ac tions? If you prevaricate or trifle with me, I give you my assurance that the matter will pass out of my hands forever." Our visitor's face had turned ashen gray as he listened to the words of his accuser. Now he sat for some time in thought with his face sunk in his hands. Then, with a sudden im pulsive gesture, he plucked a photo graph from his breast pocket and threw it on the rustic table before us. "That Is why I have done it," said he. It showed the bust and face of a very beautiful woman. Holmes stooped over it "Brenda Tregennis," said he. "Yes, Brenda Tregennis," repeated our visitor. "For years I have loved her. For years she has loved me. That is the secret of that Cornish se clusion which people have marveled at. It has brought me close to the one thing on earth, that "was dear to me. I could not marry her, for I have a wife who has left me for years, and yet whom, by the deplorable laws of England, I could not divorce. For / years I waited. And this is what we have waited for." A terrible sob shook his great frame, and he clutched ttisccuccsof (IR10CK DIMES trComnDc&Jc lions by V.LBarnes ; his throat under his brindle beard. 1 Then with an effort he mastered him- : self and spoke on. "The vicar knew. He was In our confidence. He would tell you that she was an angel upon earth. That was why he telegraphed to me and I returned. What was my baggage or Africa to me when I learned that such a fate had come upon my darling? There you have the missing clew to 1 my action, Mr. Holmes." "Proceed," said my friend. Dr. Sterndale drew from hlB pocket a paper packet and laid it upon the table. On the outside was written, 1 "Radix pedis diaboll," with a red poi son label beneath It He pushed It towards me. "I understand that you are a doctor, sir. Have you ever < heard of this preparation?" i "Devil's-foot root! No, I have never < heard of it" ; "It is no reflection upon your pro fessional knowledge," said he, "for I < believe that save for one sample in laboratory at Buda, there is no < other specimen in Europe. It has not yet found its way either into the pharmacopeia or into the literature of toxicology. The root is shaped like a foot, half human, half goatlike; henoe the fanciful name given by a botanical missionary. It Is used as an ordeal poison by the medicine-men in certain districts of West Africa, and Is kept a secret among them This particular specimen I obtained under very extraordinary circum stances in the Ubanghi country." He opened the paper as he spoke, and disclosed a heap of reddish-brown, snuff-like powder. "Well, sir?" said Holmes, sternly. '1 am about to tell you, Mr. Holmes, all that actually occurred, for you al ready know so much that It Is clearly to my interest that you should know all. I have already explained the re lationship In which I stood to the Tre gennis family. For the sake of the sister ,1 was friendly with the broth ers. There was a family quarrel about money which estranged this man Mortimer, but it was supposed to be made up, and I afterwards met him as I did the others. He was a sly, subtle, scheming man, and several things arose which gave me a suspi cion of him, but I had no cause for any positive quarrel. "One day, only a couple at weeks ago, he came down to my cottage and I showed him some of my African cu riosities. Among other things, I ex- 1 hibited this powder, and I told him of its strange properties, how it stlm- i ulates those brain centers which con trol the emotion of fear, and how 1 either madness or death Is the fate of the unhappy native who Is subjected i to the ordeal by the priest of his i tribe. I told him also how powerless European science would be to detect it How he took it I cannot say, for I never left the room, but there' Is no doubt that it was then, while I was opening cabinets and stooping to boxes, that he managed to abstract some of the devil's-foot root. I well remember how he plied me with ques tions as to the amount and the time that was needed for its effect, but I little dreamed that he could have a personal reason for asking. "I thought no more of the matter until the vicar's telegram reached me at Plymouth. This villain had thought that I would be at sea before the news could reach me, and that I should be lost for years in Africa. But I re turned at once. Of course, I could not listen to the details without feel ing assured that my poison had been used. I came round to see you on the chance that some other explanation Perfumer's D< Then He Will Have Odors That Will Move Mankind Most Profoundly. A perfumer was talking shop. "When will my trade," he said, "de velop as it should? When will perfyme sway men's minds as drink and fame do now? "I have a dog. Often In the country my dog will spy a dead, rotting, sun dried bird or flsh. The odor of that carcass fills my dog with ecstasy. He rolls upon it In a delirium. It is dlffl cult, even with a club, to make him stop. Well, there, Just there, is the perfume that sways dogs, and a dog perfumer, patenting it, would become a billionaire. "The serpent arum la a plant of strong odor. The arum has, Indeed, a stench. Well, this stench attracts to It from miles around all those insects that fed on carrion. If you look Into had suggested Itself to you. But there could be none. I was convinced that Mortimer Tregennls was the mur derer; that for the sake of money, and with the Idea, perhaps, that If the ather members of his family were all insane he would be the sole guardian af their joint property, he had used :he devll's-foot powder upon them, irlven two of them out of their senses, ind killed his sister Brenda, the one luman being whom I have ever loved 3r who has ever loved me. There was ais crime; wliat was to be his pumsn cnent? "Should I appeal to the law? Where were my proofs? I knew that the facts were true, but could I help to make a Jury of countrymen believe so fantastic a story? I .might or I might not. But I could not afford to fall. My soul cried out for revenge. I have said to you once before, Mr. Holmes, that I have spent much of my life outside the law, and that I have come at last to be a law to my self. So it was now. I determined that the fate which he had given to others should be shared by himself. Either that, or I would do Justice upon hJm with my own hand. In all Eng land there can be no man who sets less value upon his own life than I do at the present moment. "Now I have told you all. You have yourself supplied the rest. I did, as you say, after a restless night, set off early from my cottage. I foresaw the lULU^Ull/ UL aiUUblUg lillli, OU A gdiu ered some gravel from the pile which you have mentioned, and I used it to throw up to his window. He came down and admitted me through the window of the sitting-room. I laid his offense before him. I told him I bad come both as Judge and executioner. The wretch sank into a chair para lyzed at the sight of my revolver. I lit the lamp, put the powder above it, and stood outside the window, ready to carry out my threat to shoot him Bhould he try to leave the room. In I five minutes he died. My God! how he diedl But my heart was flint, for he endured nothing which my inno cent darling had not felt before him. There is my story, Mr. Holmes. Per haps, if you loved a woman, you would have done as much yourself. At any rate, I am In your handB. You can take what steps you like. As I have aireauy saiu, mere is no mttu living who can fear death less than I do." Holmes sat for some time In silence. "What were your plans?" he asked, at last. I "I had Intended to bury myself In Central Africa. My work there is but half finished." "Go and do the other half," said Holmes. "I, at least, am not prepared to prevent you." Dr. Sterndale raised his giant fig ure, bowed gravely, and walked from the arbor. Holmes lit his pipe and handed me his pouch. "Some fumes which are not poison ous would be a welcome change," said Il . "1 I num. yvu uiusi ttgirc, >v aiouu, that It Is not a case In which we are called upon to Interfere. Our investi gation has been independent, and our action shall be also. You would not denounce the man?" "Certainly not," I answered. ' "I have never loved, Watson, but if I did, and If the woman I loved had met such an end, I might act even as our lawless lion-hunter has done. Who knows? Well, Watson, I will not of fend your intelligence by explaining what Is obvious. The gravel under the window-sill was, of course, the starting point of my research. It was unlike anything in the vicarage gar den. Only when my attention had been drawn to Dr. Sterndale and his cottage did I And Its counterpart. The lamp shining in broad daylight and the remains of powder upon the shield were sucoessive liako Iti a fair ly obvious chain. And? now, my dear Watson, I think we may dismiss the matter from our minds, and go back with a clear conscience to the study of those Chaldean roots which are surely to be traced in the Cornish branch of the great Celtic speech." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Sincerity. Roscoe, aged three, had been taken to Sunday school, for the first time, by his brother Richard, two years his senior. It was customary for the en tire class to kneel at the beginning of the recitation period each Sunday and repeat the Lord's Prayer in unison, slowly and solemnly, with pauses. Ros coe had been thoroughly drilled In the prayer, so that no trouble was an HMnntorl on that snore. On the particular Sunday of R09 coe's first and only visit, the prayer had reached the clause, "Give us this day our dally bread," when, dur ing the pause which followed, little Roscoe, to the distress of Richard and the consternation of the class, added In a shrill treble, "And a little gravy!" ?Judge. His Last Resort. A young man who sought death inmned off a hieh brldee and was saved. He threw himself off a cliff and was picked up uninjured. He shot himself and got well; hung himself and was cut down in time; tried gas Just as the company shut off the sup ply; took poison and took too much. "Well, well," he muttered, "there's one sure way left. I'll go and get a job in some big factory." iy Will Come the cup of the serpent arum you are I Bure to see a very inferno of insect drunkards?hundreds of them, intoxi cated by the arum's odor, whirling and leaping and spinning in a mad dancce. For the serpent arum's odor is the odor par excellence of insects, as the rotten, sun-baked fish odor is the odor par excellence of dogs. "Have I any perfume that sways mankind like that? No', none. Imag ine my new-mown hay drawing a lady from her milliner'3 or her pet pi anist's! Imagine my girofle drawing a man from his beer or his Jackpot! "Yet the day will come, I am con vinced, when we shall have perfumes that will move mankind as profoundly as the spoiled fish perfume moves a dog and as the serpent arum perfume moves the Dermestes and Saprinidae. In that day my address will be River side drive, Newport, Jekyl Island, Monte Carlo and L03 Angeles." APPEALS FOR AID I CHAIRMAN EVANS A8KS ALL DEMOCRATS OF THE STATE TO CONTRIBUTE. I HE CALL IS GIVEN BELOW All Interested In Pure Elections Are Called Upon to Give Evidence and Funds to "Wipe Out 8taln on the State." Columbia.?Pointing out that the Democratic party in South Carolina is sorely distressed, John Gary Evans, thA chairman of the state executive committee Issued a call to the Demo crats of the state, asking that they contribute to the' fund to investigate the charges of fraud in connection with the recent primary. The following is the call: "The Democratic party in this state Is sorely distressed For the first time in our history white men are charged with cheating and defraud ing white men in our primary elec tion. The elections in every county in the state are contested and your executive committee is in possession of sufficient evidence and charges to warrant it in making a thorough and complete investigation of these In Oft for nn in Its Dower lies. \/Uaig^O AAA BV 4m MW - ? ^ . The committee has no machinery for ? getting at the proof and must rely j upon the good and true men of the ( state who believe in honest elections f to assist it in its efforts. If you know < of fraud and irregularities, tell it; if ? you hear of such tell It and the com- ] mittee will sift it. We are determln- f ed that right shall prevail and we ' care not for the personal interest of t any candidate or candidates, but for } the honor and life of the party and ] the salvation of the primary system, j Help us preserve It "Your executive committee is with- ( out funds, the only source 01 reye nne being from assessments of can- < dldates In the primary election. Those ] were made without any knowledge \ or expectation of the present situa- ( tion. We must have funds on which , to defray the expenses of our com- ] mittee and employ such assistants as } may be necessary to secure the evi- ] dence. Will South Carolinians allow this investigation to fail for lack of a few dollars? I am sure that you ] will not if you follow the lead of a ( noble South Carolina girl who earns , her living by lyr own endeavors but ] who loves the fair name of South Car- j olina. She has voluntarily enclosed ] her check for $5 to be applied '.n this , investigation. Let every patriotic cit- \ izen help in this cause by sending to j Willie Jones, treasurer of the party, -1 At* oho onn P\VP | ciL buiumuia, nuaw uv w* w?? 0. . ^ for the preservation of the purity of the ballot box. "This is not a call to arms, but an appeal to the virtuous men and wo men of South Carolina to wipe out the stain if any be found upon the fair escutcheon of the state. "Act promptly and make true your motto, 'animas opibusque parati.' "John Gary Evans, "Ch'm. of Executive Committee." Massey Hearing Postponed. In response to summons to appear before the board of commissioners, of the Confederate Home In order that his conduct on the night of Septem ber 5, when it is charged he attacked Thomas Whittle, hie roommate, "with a chair and without cause or justifi cation" might be Inquired into, Sam uel F. Massey, Confederate veteran, went to tne Dome wnn jonn j. aw Mahan, an attorney of Columbia, but 1 the meeting was suddenly adjourned i before the charges were gone Into. ] Declare Nominees For Offices. ; The county executive committee < met and declared the nominees fof of- ! flees of Anderson county, there be- i ing no contest before the committee, i The testimony taken by a sub-com- i mittee with regard to the charges of j fraud was received by committee. < Second Primary For Charleston. 1 At a meeting of the Charleston county Democratic executive commit- 1 tee it was determined, to hold the I Becond primary in the near future to < decide the personnel of the members i of the Charleston delegation. There ( was a suggestion that the election ] should be deferred until that for state ' offices is held on aocount of the cost 1 of conducting elections in Charleston i and the fact that the state authori- I ties do not bear any of the expense, I but the committee decided to go 1 ahead with the election. i Free Mall Delivery Service. I j/ostmaster C. E. Carinen has been notified by the first assistant post- I master general that the free mail de- < livery service for Aiken is to be in- 1 augurated beginning November 15, i and he has been directed to take steps 1 to arrange for the service. The order 1 as prescribed in the appropriation e calls for the employment of three car- i rlers with one substitute. An exam- ? ination will be held within the near i future. There will be three daily de- < liveries in the business and two In < the residential section. < Fraud Charges In Greenville. I Alleging that there was bribery in connection with the recent primary j in Greenville county, citizens who are , determined to see righteousness pre- ( vail in election affairs have taken up { the matter and will make an earnest t effort to ferret out those guilty. It is I learned that detectives will bo engag- c ed to sift these charges. Those who t have taken up the matter have been i furnished with information that this t serious type of fraud was committed t In the primary in Greenville. t ' A; . ;w 'ivr '. iUMTER SELLS MORE BONDS 'he County Commissioners Decide to Issue Another $10,000 Series For the Benefit of Road Work. Surater. ? The county commisslon rs have decided to issue another 10,000 series of road improvement onds. A couple of years ago $50,000 a bonds was voted, with the provi ion tliat it was to be issued in sfr ies of $10,000; that two series could - (m *V,rv anvMA von r* onH lUL Lie 1N3UOU 1U tug ocuuu bat the proceeds of one issue must le expended before another series .-as issued. One series was issued' nd has been gradually used. A re ent session of the grand Jury com aended the use to which it had been mt, and the results from it, and rec ommended a continuance of the road rork, with another issue if necessary. The roads of Sumter county are >eing gradually improved and put nto condition to meet the Increased ise which comes with each year. The oadB of course do not compare with he roads of some of the Northern itates, but they are all the time get ing better. This is easily attested >y any farmer who trots his horse n a few hours over the same roads ver which some yearB ago he had to oil all day in the heavy sand. >outh Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a !ommis8ion to the North Charleston :orporation with a capital stock of >1,000,000. The petitioners are Sam lel S. BuiBt and George L. Buist. The >rincipal place of business of the :ompany will be located in Charles !uture and declared the following jounty officers elected: D. B. John jon, state senator; W. H. Nioholson, Dr. W. T. Jones and J. W. Bowers, nembers for legislature; T. W. McMil lan, sheriff; W. J. Moore, master. The following are to run over next Tuesday: J. B. McCombs and J. B. Elkln for supervisor; J. F. Wldeman ind, J. E. Arnold for superintendent )f education; J. W. Canfleld, A. J. Bell and Joe Lake to run over for luditor, and W. H. Yeldell and Dr. L. H. Russell to run over for clerk of :ourt. A subcommittee was appointed :o meet to continue the probing of fraudulent votes as already indicated. Soon to Start Work on G. & K. From an official source It ib learn ed that the work of extension on the 3reenville & Knoxville railway will begin within the next 30 days. With in the past week engineers have com pleted the survey rrom jjavenpori iu 3ap Creek Gap, a distance of twelve miles. This gap Is at the top of the 3akida Ridge, and the route laid out by the engineers on a grade of 68 feet to the mile. This Is considered i remarkably low grade for a moun tain road and is an agreeable surprise to the promoters. The Gap Creek route is the lowest route across the Blue Ridge mountains between Rich mond and Atlanta. Recent develop ments certainly mean that the Knox rille road will be put through within the next twelve months. Cutting Scrape at Gaffney. A young white man, John Jamison, tvas cut and seriously Injured while it work in the mill of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company by another jroung man, Claude Coyle. The two youths had some words and abused sach other and Coyle drew his knife,! laving onen the entire side of Jaml-1 3on's face. Three arteries were cut md his Injuries are considered se rious. He was hurried to town and ?lven medical assistance, while Coyle was lodged In Jail. South Carolina to Send Delegation. South Carolina will send a deleft tion to the Fourth National Conserve tion congress to be held In Indianap olis on October 1, 2, 3 and 4. Dr. A. C. Moore of the University of South Carolina, Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder president of Wofford college, and Thos. F. Parker of Greenville have been appointed by Commissioner Wat Bon as the official delegates from South Carolina. The congress has felt that it is time special attention' 3e directed to the conservation of our national vitality. People of Sumter County Interested. The people of Sumter were much interested in the course in the action jf the state Democratic executive com o-QTioro] Imnrotiflinn Ulllt}^ dUU luc ftguti c** seems to be that this was the only lair and sensible thing to do. There 8 much speculation on what the re sult will be, some taking a partisan riew of it, while others see only a de tire to purify the primary. Some who lever understand anything abotit an jlection but have to have it explained ?ach time are confused as to the sec* >nd primary. rire Does Damage in Florence. The Florence Steam Laundry was )adly damaged by fire. The fire start ed in the corner of the boiler room, vhich was a frame annex to the laun Iry building. The loss is about 52, >00, covered pretty well by insurance, ;o far as the plant goes, but the loss >y damage of the wash in process of lelivery will be great, and many :hings were damaged by the well neant, but ill advised attempt to get he machinery and contents out of the mllding. There Is no tailing how the Iro originated. , -v^ FARMERS' MEETING' HAS CLOSED?HAS PROVED VERY INTERESTING AND VERY VALUABLE. EARNESTNESS BIG FEATURE V . The Demonstration Agente of South k on county and general real estace justness will be conducted. T;ie Charleston Farms corporation was ilso commissioned with a capital of >500,000. The company will do a gen eral real estate, stock and bond and lecurity business. The petitioners are 3amuel S. Bulst and Georgo L. Buist. rhe North Charleston Water and jight corporation has been commis sioned with a capital stock of $20,000. rhe petitioners are Samuel S. Bulst ind George L. Buist. The company *111 do a general water, power and * ? ? 1J.U A1 lght business in connection wuu iua ibove named corporations. Second Primary In Greenwood. The Greenwood county executive jommfttee at Its meeting decided, to lave the second primary In the near Carolina Show Themselves -Greatly Desirous of Attaining Knowledges Many Noted Speakers Present. Clemson College.?The farm de? monstratlon agents of South Carolina concluded a very successful meeting which began September 3. The chief feature of the meeting was the earn estness with which the 40 or 50 men present devoted themselves to better preparation for the great work they are doing in the state. The sessions were under the supervision and di rection of Prof. W. L. English whose enthusiasm and tact kept everything going Bmoothly. President W. M. Riggs gave the demonstration workers a cordial welcome in an impromptu talk. The opening address was made by Bradford Knapp, who stressed the importance of humus in the soil and the growing of winter legumes. Part of Sir. Knapp's address was devoted to the explanation of the scope and the helpfulness of the work being done In the way of demonstration and In giving encouragement to the work ers. He also urged the getting ready for the raising of live stock in the South by learning how to produce the hay or forage necessary to feed the stock. ( L. O. Watson gave information as to the cotton wilt survey of the state and urged the assistance of the agents In getting the farmers who have wilt to communicate with the college. Prof. H. W. Barre explained how. wllt reslstant seed are grown. There are 20 or more cooperative growers of wilt-resistant cotton seed in the state. The college does not grow the seed but merely helps In the distribution. Prof. J. H. McClain of the depart ment of agriculture in Washington told of what Clemson is , doing in dairying and live stock generally and of the placing of one man In the state to cooperate with all those interested in dairying. He was followed by Prof. Shields, who recently succeeded Prof. A Smith Plemson. on the live stock question. Plan Educational Rally. Walterboro.?Dr. H. W. Black, coun ty superintendent of education, assist ed by Miss Georgia Ackerman, county rural supervisor, and other educators, are planning a 'big educational rally to be held at the court house here Saturday, September 14, beginning at 11 o'clock. It is hoped that every teacher and trustee in the county will be present and as many patrons as can leave home. J. E. S^wearingen, state superintendent of education, and Prof. W. K. Tate, state rural school supervisor, are expected to deliver addresses, as will Miss Ackerman, the county rural school supervisor. Sentenced to Long Term. Orangeburg.-^-Arthur Robinson/ who killed his brother, Mike Robinson, both of the Fork section of Orange burg county and well known white men, was sentenced by Judge H. F. Rice to serve 18 years in the state penitentiary.* The jury found Arthur Robinson guilty of manslaughter. A motion for a new trial was made be fore sentence but the presiding Judge overruled it. The killing of Mike Rob I woo o fearful afPflir. iiiov/u nao o Newberry Primary Postponed. Newberry.?The county Democratic executive committee postponed the second primary fqr county offices in Newberry county, which had been ordered to be held on Tuesday. The test vote showed 221 in favor of post-" ponement and 12 against. It was urged that at all events there would have to be a second primary for at torney general, and that It would be better to have only one more primary, instead of two. Refuses to Talk About Case. Lexington.?George W. Jamison, for many years baggagemaster on the Southern railway between Columbia and Augusta, Ga., who was lodged In the Lexington county jail charged with an assault upon Conductor R. A. Boozer on a passenger train between Summit and Leesville, continues his reticence, refusing to discuss the cir cumstances surrounding the fight. He claims to be suffering from injuries to his back, and also asserts that his throat is giving him trouble from be ing choked. Seaboard Enters Sumter. Sumter.?The rails of the Seaboard have entered Sumter, and in a day or so the cars will be able to get to the square where the terminals will be. At least one lumber mill sidetrack has aready been put in between here and Bishopville and Indications are that nncA the line la comeleted devel opment along It will be rapid. There is no doubt that there will be. much freight and passenger traffic this win ter over the new line to the planta tions that hitherto have been un reached. Dispensaries For Hookworm. Cheraw.?Dr. F. D. Rogers, of the state board of health, is in this coun ty holding dispensaries for the exam ination and, treatment of hookworm. He visits five towns in the county, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Pageland, Jef ferson, McBee, giving a day each week to each town. He has examined over one thousand, and has found 41 per cent of these affected. Nearly all of these are people from the sand hills whose habits of life and surroundings are not the best. FROM THE PALMETTO STATE Short Paragraphs of 8tate Newt That! Have Been Gotton Together With Care by the Editor. / Columbia?Upon an invitation from! sity council to bring such matters to* Its attention for the good of the com* munitv. the Automobile Club of Co- ' lumbia, through Its secretary, A. McP. Hamby, has written to the city to* thers calling attention to certain de-1 fects in'the enforcement of the traffic laws regarding automobilists. Laurens.?The 12th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary union of the Laurens Baptist association wa* held with the First Baptist church. Following the election of officers, the union adjourned to meet next year with New Prospect church. It waa decided to hold the next session a week later. Charleston.?The three police offi cers who were charged with forcibly ejecting W. H. Grimball of the Char leston county executive committee from the polling precinct of Club 1 of Ward 3, In violations of the orders* of County Chairman H. W. Conner were exonerated of the charge at a hearing conducted by Chief Cantwell. Chapin.?Chapin bought her first k?1a a# ?ia<ir - aahavi aavafal A a Vfl a an wcwo VI ?AOTT WVVVU gVTVACU M>QV; it being several days later than in previous years. The bale .weighed V; 492 pounds and brought 15 1-4 cents per pound. The bale was sold by J. W. Stuck and bought by J. 8. Wes einger. Prospects now are that not more than 6ne-half of the normal cot ton orop will be made. .. ^ S,\ Rook Hill.?At a special meeting of the city council a report was heard from a committee appointed to look into the matter of putting down a per-. manent paving on east Main street > from the postofflce to the National TTrImr Knttlv' AAfMH A* Ml Pall?AAit u/enue from the National Union bank oorner to Eaat White street, near the Southern passenger depot Greenville.?Ernest Benson, the mountaineer who some weeks ago shot C. M. Wing at Wing's granite quarry near the city, was found guilty of adsault with Intent to kill and of carrying concealed weapons. The bullet from Benson's revolver lodged in Mr. Wings abdomen and, after a surgical operation, he recovered In several weeks. Orangeburg.?since tne news 01 me resignation of Judge Robert E: Cope* as judge of the First judicial circuit has been well scattered there is much speculation In this judicial circuit aa to whom w.111 succeed Judge Copes. The circuit being composed of Orange burg, Calhoun, Dorchester and Berke ley counties, there will likely be can didates from each of the counties. Florence.?Within the last week Florence has been visited with thoa sands of little white pests. They are on the order of a gnat but absolutely white as snow, and are a "stinging nuisance." No one hereabouts h? ever seen the like of the pest before and all are wondering whence the? came. They made their first appear ance on election day. - Orangeburg.?The East End Reel Fire company of this .city has Just, re ceived a new. hose wagon. The new ^ fighting apparatus is fitted up witl 700 feet of hose, a number of ladder* and chemicals. The wagon wheel! are rubber tired and is drawn by two* horses. This new wagon fills a long desired want of this fire company. Each of the four fire companies ol this city Is now excellently fitted u| \ . I with new apparatus. Florence.?The new way billing sys tem, as required by the Interstate > commerce commission, of th3 South ern Express Company, went into ef ' feet on Monday, September 2, and ' from and after that date a copy ol i ] the way bill with notice attached thai "Charges Paid" or Charges Not Paid" must be attached to each package for shipment. There is a heavy fine for a violation. Columbia.?Commissioner Watson has returned from Clemson College where he attended the annual meeting - ' . of the United States farm demonstrai tion agents of South Carolina. Re ports submitted from the various counties showed that the work Is pro- 1 gressing well In South Carolina. The demonstration work is being conduct .% . , ed in connection witn me uiemuoa College extension work. The. scojw"" . of the work will very probably be e* tended during the next year. ' ^ i Jonesvllle. ? Roy, the 12-year-old _ - son of Sam Vaughn, was accidentally shot by Earl Brown, 10 years of age. The boys were playing with a pistol when it was discharged, the bullet entering Roy's left arm near the / shoulder. Roy was taken to Spartan burg. He is reported as doing well. Lexington.?R. H. Farre, secretary of the Lexington county Democracy, is making arrangements 'or the holding of the second primary and is sending out the boxes for the .voting points, together with ample tickets. Boxes are only being sent out, however, for the county tickets. Darlington.?Work has commenced on the trestle of the South Carolina & Western railroad over north Main street here, and a steel trestle will replace the wooden structure tnat naa been used since the road was built about a year ago. Columbia. ? A petition to remove Rural Policeman Robert S. Hipp from office will probably come up before the police commission of Richland county when it meets in the near fu ture. Sheriff Coleman, Oscar S. Chapell, George B. Weston, L. D. Ho gan and T. \v. Money cuwpvav commission. Darlington?The coming race for mayor of Darlington promises to be an interesting one, in view of the la*ge number of candidates that are already in the field. Orangeburg.?Much interest is be ing manifested in Orangeburg county in the second primary. T. W. Zelglen and Joseph A. Berry will run for the fifth place in the house of representa-^ lives from Orangeburg county. M. Edwins, J. W. H. Dukes, P. J. D. P?l-( ler, J. T. Bolen, N. N. Hayden, Sr.. ind A anly Hungerpiller are in the, second race for supervisor, three to, De elected. i