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t^e- i ADVENTURE or THE vtt> rrenr ; XVJLX/ VUVV/JUJU l (Continued.) 1 "One moment, Gregson," said Holmes. "I rather fancy that this lady C may be as anxious to give ua infor mation as we can be to get it. You understand, madam, that your hus l)and will be arrested and tried for the death of the man who lies before us? What you say may be used In evidenoe. But If you think that he has acted from motives which are not criminal, and which he would wish to have known, then you cannot serve him better than by telling us the whole story." "Now that Gorgiano is dead we fear ; nothing," said the lady. "He was a devil and a monster, and there can 'be no judge in the world who would punish my husband for having killed 1 .him." f "In that case," said Holmes, "my d 'suggestion is that we lo;ck this door, t leave things as we found them, go J -with this lady to her room, and form t our opinion after we have heard what It is that she has to say to us." Half an hour later we were seated, all four. In the small sitting-room of Slgnora Lucca, listening to her re markable narrative of those sinister events, the ending of which we had i chanced to witness. She spoke in rapid and fluent but very unconven tional English, which, for the Bake of clearness, I "will make grammatical. "I was bom In Poslllppo, near Na- | pies," said she, "and was the daugh ter of Augusto Barelll, who was the chief lawyer and once the deputy of that^part. Gennaro was in my father's employment, and I came to love him, as any woman must He had neither money nor position?nothing but his beauty and strength and energy?so my father forbade the match. We fled together, were married at Bari, and sold my jewels to gain the money which would take us to America. This was four years ago, and we have been In New York ever since. - "Fortune was very good to us at first. Gennaro was able to do a serv ice to an Italian gentleman?he saved him from some ruffians in the place t called the Bowery, and so made a t powerful friend. His name was Tito ^ Castalotte, and he was the senior { partner ot the great firm of Castalotte r and Zamba, who are the chief fruit ^ Irrmorters of New York. Sienor Zam- r ba Is an invalid, and our new friend a Castalotte has all power within the v firm, which employs more thao three r hundred men. He took my husband r into his employment, made him head b of t department, and showed his v goodwill towards him in every way. s Slgnor Castalotte was a bachelor, g and I believe that he felt as if Gen- h naro was his son, and both my hus- j band and I loved him as if he were s our father. We had taken and fur- v nished a little house In Brooklyn, ^ and our whole future seemed assured, f when that black cloud appeared which 0 was boon to overspread our sky. t "One night, when Gennaro returned v from his work, he brought a fellow- t countryman back with him. His name ^ was Gorgiano. anc. h? had come also p from Posilippo. > He was a huge man, a as you can testify, for you have looked , upon his corpus. Kot only wae his ( body that of'a giant, bnt everything c about him was grotesque, gigantic and terrifying. His voice was like thun- a der in our little house. There was N sMfffl room for the whirl of his Great i. arms as he talked. His thoughts, his emotions, hia passions, all were ex- ' aggerated and monstrous. He talked, or rather roared, with such energy that others could hut sit and listen, cowed with the mighty stream of words. His eyes blazed at you and \ held you at his mercy. He was a ter rible and wonderful man. I thank God that he is dead! "He came again and again. Yet I was aware that Gennaro was no more e happy than I was In bis presence. My fc poor husband would sit pale aud list- a less, listening to the endless ravings e upou politics and upon social ques- 11 tlons which made up our visitor's con- t versation. Gennaro said nothing, but p I who knew him so well could read d in his face some emotion which I had ii never seen there before. At first I - thought that it was dislike. And then, c gradually, 1 understood that it was r more than dislike. It was fear?a t deep, secret, shrinking fear. That r night?the night that I read his terror ii ? I put ray arms round him and I lm- t plored him by his love for me and by c all that he held dear to hold nothing t from me, and ro tell me why this huge \ man overshadowed him so. s "He told me, and my own heart grew cold as ice as I listened. My poor d Gennaro, in his wild and fiery days, c when all the world seemed against f, him and his mind was driven half mad i by the injustices of life, had Joined a y Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, y which was allied to the old Carbonari, y The oaths and secrets of this Lrother- fc hood were frightful; but once within y its rule no escape was possible. When y we had fled to America Gennaro t thought that he had cast it all off for a ever. What was his horror one eve- g ning to meet in the streets the very man who had initiated him in Naples, t tne giant Gorgiano, a man who had i earned the name of 'Death' In the t South of Italy, for he was red to the t elbow In murder! He had come to B New York to avoid the Italian police, t and he had already planted a branch j of his dreadful society in his new t home. All this Gennaro told me, and \ showed me a summons which he had g \ liscatccs of IRLOCK 01ME5 rComttDoyle iions by YLBarncs <eoelved that very day, a Red Circle A*. 1 1 ~? II l.lll.. kim I irawn upon ine ueau ui u, leuiuu mm hat a lodge would be held upon a :ertaln date, and that his presence at t was required and ordered. "That was bad enough, but worse vas to come. I had noticed for some iine that when Gorgiano came to us. is he constantly did, In the evenings, le spoke much to me; and even when lis words were to my husband those errible, glaring, wild-beast eyes of his vere always turned upon me. One light his secret came out I had iwakened what he called 'love' with n him?the love of a brute?a sav ige. Gennaro had not yet returned vhen he came. He pushed his way n, seized me In his mighty arms, lugged me In his bear's embraoe, cov >red me with kisses and implored ne to come away with him. was struggling and screaming vhen Gennaro entered and at acnea mm. ne siructi ircimtuu enseless and fled from the house vhich he was never more to enter. It vas a deadly enemy that we made hat night "A few days later came the meet ng. Gennaro returned from It with a ace which told me that something Ireadful had occurred. It was worse han we could have imagined possible, ["he funds of the society were raised >y blackmailing rich Italians and hreatening them with violenoe should hey refuse the money. It seems that /astalotte, our dear friend and bene actor, had been approached. He had 1 efused to yield to threats, and he iad handed the notices to the police, c t was resolved now that such an ex- i mple 6hould be made of him as f rould prevent any other victim from 1 ebelllng. At the meeting It was ar anged that he and his house should ie blown up with dynamite. There t'as a drawing of lots as to who hould carry out the deed. Gennaro aw our enemy's cruel face smiling at tim as he dipped his hand In the bag. Jo doubt It had been prearranged In ome fashion, for It was the fatal disc irltb the Red Circle upon It, the man iate for murtler, which lay upon his aim. He was to kill his best friend, ?r he was to expose himself and me o the vengeance of his comrades. It rns part of their fiendish system to junish those whom they feared or lated by Injuring not only their own i lersons, but those whom they loved, jid it was the knowledge of this chlrh Vmr?c qq n rcrrnf nv/in wrr t>aai* Jennaro's head and drove him nearly j razy with apprehension. "All that night we sat together, our 1 rms round each other, each strength ining each for the troubles that lay < >efore us. The very next evening had Deadbeats of ??? /eteran Credit Man Says They All Talk Alike and Try Same Tricks. "Deadbeats," remarked an old credit nan. "all talk alike. They are plausi: ?l6 to start with," he went on, "and E .re so free and easy they deceive ev- 1 try one but the most astute credit E nan. Wh*?n they are dunned the first * line they make a frtnk and positive 1 iromlFe (.o pay on a certain date. They 1 [o this ao anreservedly that suspicion c s disarmed. Of course they ?on't pay ? -but tlsey have some of fie best ex- c uses in the world. They have had a ? un or hara iuck, ror instance, ir be merchant tr.kes this well, they will t sk for more credit. If the merchant c 9 obdurate fhey will come back with r he statement that the merchant is 1 naklng It unnecessarily hard for them t o get along by crowding them; they I kill hint, also, that others have been ? ollcltlng their trade. c "Right there Is the time to come ? own on them hard, yhut off their ? redlt. Usually it Is useless to sue. s or such persons are Judgment proof, c 'he next move Is to let them think t ou have forgotten them. They al rays are on me waicn ior iue mau .'ho keeps nagging them all the time, mt they grow careless of the man -*ho leaves them alone. Some day they .'ill leave an opening so that some hlng can be attached or levied on, nd then Is the time to jump in and ;et your money. "A favorite trick of the deadbeat Is o offer his note for the account, rhese fellows think nothing of giving heir notes. They would buy the con inent of .'v6la If they could give chelr lotes for it. end would up a for une and get out of paying the note, ust littery to one of these deadbeats alk, rcnKuiber what he 6ays. and ihen the next one strikes you his lan ;uage will be Identical. It Is almost been fixed for the attempt By mid day my husband and 1 were on our way to London, but not before he had given our benefactor full warning of his danger, and had also left such In formation for the police as would safe guard his life for the future. "The rest, gentlemen, you know for yourselves. We were sure that our ! enemies would be behind us like our awn shadows. Gorgiano had his pri- ; vate reasons for vengeance, but in i any case we knew how ruthless, cun ning, and untiring he could be. Both Italy and America are full of stories ; Df his dreadful powers. If ever they ; were exerted it would be now. My j darling made use of the few clear i lays which our start had given us in irranging for a refuge for me in such i fashion that no possible danger :ould reach me. For his own part, le wished to be free that he might :ommunicate both with the American md with the Italian police. I do not i nyself know where he lived, or how. j fc.ll that I learned was through the . columns of a newspaper. But once, as : [ looked through my window, I saw :wo Italians watching the house, and ! understood that in some way Gorgi ino had found out our retreat Flnal y Gennaro told me, through the pa per that he would signal to me from i certain window, but when the sig lals came they we;e nothing but earnings, which were suddenly inter upted. It is very clear to me now ;hat he knew Gorgiano to be close up )n him, and that, thank God! he was ^eady for him when he came. And low, gentlemen, I would ask you whether we have anything to fear 'rom the law, or whether any Judge lpon earth would condemn my Gen rnro for what he has done?" "Well, Mr. Gregson," said the Amer can, looking across at the official, "I lon't know what your British point of flAnt mnv kn T 4-1 I? rren iua/ ltc, uui i 5UV00 luai ill Sfork this lady's husband will receive 1 pretty general vote of thanks." "She will have to come ^ith me and \ee the chief," Gregson answered. "If what she says Is corroborated, I do not think she or her husband has nuch to fear. But what I can't make lead or tail of, Mr. Holmes, is how on jarth you got yourself mixed up in the natter." "Education, Gregson, education. 3till seeking knowledge at the old uni versity. Well, Watson, you have one nore specimen of the tragic and gro esque to add to your collection. By .he way, it is eight o'clock, and a iVagner night at Covent Garden! If ve hurry, we might be in time for the second act." Not the Same Thing. This overheard conversation appeals 0 the weary one as nearly epigram Tha trnnnc nonnlo r>r? fhn onot ihead of us in the homeward-bound :ar the other night talked it out so oud that we couldn't help hearing it ind Jotting down a few notes on it. "So," Bald the girl, "he said he knew ne when I was a little girl?" "He didn't say anything of the sort," :ontradicted the man. "You said he did." "I didn't." "Why! Then what did you say?" "I said he said he knew you when | ie was a boy." That put such a wet blanket on the 1 :onversation that we were unable to | ead our sporting extra uninterrupted j or the next several blocks.?Cleveland i Plain Dealer. Wellesley College In Lead. Wellesley college Is said to have more graduates in the mission Held J than any other woman's college In this country. Gertrude Chandler, of the class of 1879, now Mrs. Mychoff. was the first Wellesley missionary in the field. Sne went to Bombay Imme- , Jiately after taking her degree in tbe tlrst class graduated from Wellesley. rhe college Is represented in tne mis sion field of every country In Asia with the single exception of Korea, rhere are Wellesley missionaries scat tered through South America, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico and Africa. Proof of Riches. V, ? I ?iuoj oa/ w wao ui&cu sick on the train. Patrice?Indeed? What was the natter? * "Oh, he ate too much In a dining :ar." "Oh! Is he as rich as that?" One Pattern is if it were the fixed ritual of their i >rder." Sway of the Police Magistrate. In New York upward of 200,000 per ions were arraigned before the police nagistrates during the year 1910 and mother hundred thousand were prob ibly brought into their courtB b7 sum- ' nons. Over this huge army of people, ! nany of whom are entirely innocent >f any offense, the magistrates exert in almost undisputed sway, for their ler^Rinns arp In nine nanpH nut nf ton tbsolutely final. In other words, they pass judgment i lpon the personal liberty and rights 1 )f more than 25,000 citizens every j nonth of the year, and. save in a few ' nstances, their decisions are accept- ' :d without appeal or review of any ! clnd. No other tribunal in the land idmlnlsters Justice on so vast a scale >r exerts anything even approaching 10 unbridled a power. It is at once i i court of first and last resort, pre sided over by a cadi, supreme arbiter )f the facts and largely a law unto limself.?From the Century. Captain Cook Statue. None too soon, that renowned Kng ish navigator, Captain Cook, is to lave a memorial In London. It will | ;ake the form of a statue of the ex- 1 )lorer of the Northwest Passage, and s being executed by Sir Tbomas j 3rock, R. A., the commissioners be- i ng the British Empire league. The la tr> ha tinlchoH In November next, when It will be set lp. appropriately enough, near tne lew Admiralty Arch, close to Trarai ;ar square. Many distinguished lolls ire expected to be present at the un rolling, which probably will be per ormed by the king, who, as a keen sailor, has taken a lot of Interest la he memorial project. A MEETING OF SPECIAL COMMIT-' TEE WAS HELD IN COLUMBIA RECENTLY. MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE ! rue uetans ot tne Kian i-or rusning Prosperity of the State.?Will Mean Much For the State of South Carolina. Columbia.?Representatives of the South Carolina Bankers' Association met in Columbia and discussed agri cultural development in this state. At the last meeting of the association it was decided to appoint a special com mittee for this work and the follow ing were named: Fourth district, Robert I. Woodside, chairman, president Farmers and Merchants' bank, Greenville; First district, E. H. Pringle, Jr., assistant cashier Bank of Charleston, Charles ton; Second district, A. E. Padgett, president Farmers' Bank, Edgefield; Third district, J. C. Self, cashier Bank of Greenwood, Greenwood; Fifth dis trict, C. J. Shannon, Jr., president First National Bank, Camden; Sixth district, Julian C. Rodgers, cashier fiMrot TtfnHnnnl Florence: Seventh district, J. S. Wannamaker, president St Matthews Savings Bank, St. Matthews. It is not the intention of the bank ers to undertake to become educators of the farmers, but it is their purpose to emphasize the practical educational ideas which are already in force throughout this county. It is their purpose also to co-operate in every way possible in the betterment of ag ricultural conditions and to develop scientific farm management, pointing out the superior advantages of inten sive farming and the proper diversifi cation of crops. The American Bankers' Association and practically every state bankers' association of the Union have ap pointed committees on agricultural development and education and much interest and enthusiasm is being man\. ifested in this connection. These com mittees are taking up the work in their respective states^ and it is be lieved that much material good will result. M i a n P a Mwfi4?P\l With several days passed since Spurgeon Johnson met his death by shooting while seated in his home in Moon township, 18 miles west of Newberry, the mystery surrounding the tragedy is as deep and impenetra ble as it was when first the horrified spectators?Mr. Johnson's wife, child and a woman relative?rushed from the house and bore the news. There is no clua to the identity of the assas sin; no sign by which the murderer may be traced. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he had come to his death at the hands of unknown parties. , Politics in Colleton County. Consiefer&ble interest is being shown over the county just now in electing a successor to the late E. R. McTeer, who was recently nominated for the office "of clerk of court of Colleton county. There are four an nounced candidates for this position as follows: J. M. Ackerman, D. B. Hudson, J. E. Moore and W. Harley Saunders. These were candidates in the recent election, Mr. Ackerman having run a second race with Mr. McTeer. Pardon Board Recommends Clemency According to a story from the Pied mont section of the state, the state board of pardons has recommended executive clemency for John J. Jones, the Branchville attorney who was convicted more than a year ago in the Orangeburg county court and sen tenced to ten years and 30 days on the charge of killing Abe Pearlstine. The governor haB made no official an nouncement as to what action he will take. Experimenting With Long Staple. Mr. W. Perry. Shirer, of the Lone Star section, a prominent and success ful farmer, is experimenting this year with long staple cotton and his oper ations along this line are being watched with interest by outsiders. He planted twenty-five acres on a grade of land which Is cojnmon over the county and requires about the usu al care and fertilizing. The short sta ple will not average more to the acre than the long staple which will be about fifteen bales to twenty-five acers. Laurens County Fair October 18. The Laurens county fair association will hold its annual exhibit October 18. The officers have spent much time in preparation of the premium lists and the schedule of entries, with the result that all preliminaries are well in hand. Several new features will be added to the programme this year, it having been decided to invite the various schools of the county to represent themselves with floats, and it is expected that quite a number will take advantage of this opportunity to show off their schools. Democratic Committee Meets. The Charleston county Democratic executive committee met recently to make arrangements for the primary election when the final contests to be settled, those of the election of one city magistrate, competed for by Magistrate G. W. Rouse and D. R. Moorer, and an attorney general, which will be either J. Frazer Lyon or Thomas H. Peeples, will be determin ed. On account of the shortage of funds in the treasury of the commit tee, the number of managers will be cut down from four to three. iVM ?. *' : ?? -:v : '. - ? v- * FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS Many to Be Held During the Fall and Winter?List Prepared By Com missioner Watson. Columbia.?A revised list prepared by the state department of agricul ture shows that there will be over 20 county fairs in the state this fall and winter. Commissioner WatsoD has accented invitations to SDeak at Batesburg, Barnwell, Kershaw and Union. The following is a revised list of fairs w.ith the dates: Fifth National Corn exposition, Co lumbia, January 27 to February 9, 1913. ' South Carolina state fair, Colum bia, October 28 to November 1, 1912. Tri-County fair, Batesburg, October 15, 16, 17. x West Side fair association (fair and stock show), Paa-ksville, about November 15, 1912. Laurens county fair association, Laurens, October 18, 1912. Greenwood county fair, Greenwood, probably last week in October. Spartanburg county fair, Spartan burg, October 29, 30, 31, 1912. , Lexington county fair association, Lexington, October 22, 23, 24 and 25. Colleton county fair, Walterboro, November 5-8, 1912. Barnwell county fair association, Barnwell, November 12, opens. York county poultry show, Rock Jtilll. , Fairfield agricultural society, ait Winnsboro, about last week of Octo ber. Orangeburg county fair association, Orangeburg, October 21, 26, inclusive. Abbeville county fair association, Abbeville, October 15, 16 and 17. Fairview stock, agricultural and me chanical association, Simpsonville, September 27. Aiken county fair association, Octo ber 22, 23 24 and 25. Calhoun county fair association, St Matthews. (Date not fixed.) Kershaw, county fair association, November 7, 8, 9, 1912. i Belton fair, Belton, October 23, 1912. Union county fair association, Un ion, October 16, 17, 18, 1912. Charleston fair association, Charles ton, November 18 to 23. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issiied a commission to the Chetola Real Es tate Company of Charleston with a capital of. $15,000. The petitioners are James Allan, W. C. Wilbur and E. W. Hughes. The King Wood and Lumber Company of Charleston has been commissioned with a capital of ine peuuuueru are o. r. xvmg and J. J. Finley. The Finley Lumber Company of Charleston has been com missioned with a capital of $10,000. The petitioners are J. J. Finley and Pressley Grimball. The Pee Dee Brick and Tile Company of Pee Dee has been chartered with a capital of ?25,< 000. South Carolina Progressives. *The people of South Carolina are watching the "Bull Moose" party which has organized in this state and has opened headquarters in the uoiumDia Hotel with a corps" of stenographers and officials in charge, preparatory to making a vigorous campaign for the South Carolina electoral vote for Col. Theodore Roosevelt. National Com mitteeman B. Sherwood Dunn, Secre tary W. R Beard and Treasurer L. W. C. Blalock are in charge of the head quarters, giving their personal atten tion to the campaign being launched in this state. The new Progressive party of the Palmetto Statel is depend ing on its own resources. Politics hi Jasper County. The county Democratic executive committee for Jasper county met and ordered a primary to be held to select a 8uccesRor to Supervisor Woods, who recently died. A second election will be held one week from the first, if necessary. Much interest is being taken in this election, and already there are seven entries, as follows: J. E. Gill, who was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Woods, D. O.' Fleming, G. L. Langford, J. R. Mew, W. H. Wiggins, C. Kirby Smith and William W. Woods. Jasper coun ty, a "baby" county though it is, prob ably holds the record for the largest number of elections in one year. State Agricultural Fair. The 44th annual fair of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society will be held in Columbia October 28 to November 1. Elaborate prepara tions for the fair are well under' way. The officials of the society will make the fair "bigger and better than ever." Tho premium list has been carefully revised and many new classes added to the various departments with at tractive cash prizes. From advices already received there is every indi cation that the displays in every de partment will be record breaking. Saluda Teachers' Association. The Saluda County Teachers' Asso ciation was reorganized with the fol lowing officers: Joseph H. Sheely, president; Miss E. May Padgett, vice president; Miss Leilah Attaway, sec retary-treasurer. The executive com mittee is composed of the officers j elected with Misses Daisy Jay and j Carrie Bailey. A committee on music I for the monthly meetings was ap- ; pointed. The following compose a I committee to select and purchase books for a library: Misses Padgett, Attaway and Crawford. Seriously Cut by Negro Tenant. Thomas N. Rhoad, a prosperous farmer of the Hunter's chapel section of Bamberg county, was severely cui by one of his negro tenants. Three serious wounds were inflicted on Mr. Rhoad's body, besides a slight one on [ the arm. The affair took place in the morning, but on account of bad tele- 1 phone connections, the news did not ' reach Bamberg until night and It was * not until that time that the sheriff 1 knew of the trouble. It is thought 1 that "Mr. Rhoad will recover. His con- 1 dition is serious. 1 :v:- - IDE SCHOOL LAWS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDU CATION GETS OUT THE 1911 PAMPHLETS. IT CONTAINS 100 PAGES A Letter Has Been Sent Out Asking That a Copy Be Placed in the Hands of All the School Trustees of the State. Columbia.?In accordance with law the state superintendent of education has prepared and had published the 1912 edition of the school laws. The pamphlet contains 100 pages. It embraces title 9, code of laws 1912, on public instruction, the acts of 1912 relating to education, the rules and regulations of the state board of edu cation and the laws governing state colleges. The i last edition of the school law was printed- in 1909. This edition was exhausted several months ago, but the new edition could not be pub lished until the legislature acted on the 1912 code and until this code could be printed by the code commis sioners and The code committee of the general assembly. A supply of the pamphlets has been shipped to every county superintend ent of education for distribution to trustees, teachers, patrons and tax payers. All desiring copies of pam pniets snouia apply to tieir county superintendent of education. Some noteworthy improvements can be found in the school law. The high schools act of 1907, the bond act of 1907, the term extension act of 1910, amplifying the similar act of 1909; the county and state school building laws; the rural graded school building laws; the rural graded school act of 1912; the various acts provid ing a four-year term for county su perintendents in &11 but 12 counties and the acts of 1912 making the coun ty superintendent's tenure embrace the scholastic rather than the fiscal year. Since, however, the fiscal yeai in effect now runs from July 1 June 30, because of the tax ex?6n sion granted by the leigslature, this improvement in the school law ren ders school bookkeeping much more satisfactory than heretofore. State Opticians Want License. Columbia.?A bill will be introduced in the next session of the general as sembly to provide for the licensing ol opticians after they pass an examina tion before a state board. This w.as de cided by the South Carolina Optica] Association whose annual meeting in Columbia at the chamber of com merce was attended by representative opticians from all over the state. The opticians feel that their profession should be recognized by the state, just as that of medicine and dentiBti? and a license required of all who prac tice it Lexington County Wants to Help. Lexington.?As a result of a recent conference between Congressman Lev er and County Chairman Eflrd, defi nite plans have been laid for a thor ough canvass of Lexington county for funds to be used in the Democratic national campaign. Each executive committeemen of the county has been designated by the county chairman to solicit contributions in his particular precinct. It is expected that a full canvass of the county will be made within the next two weeks and the proceeds forwarded to the county chairman, who in turn will send them in to the finance committeeman for South Carolina. Canvass in Harmony Presbytery. Columbia.?The canvass in Har mony Presbytery for endowment of its educational institutions in this state was initiated at Manning with a large attendance of ministers, el ders arid deacons." It had been expect ed that the banquet would be held at Sumter, but Manning was substituted and a noteworthy session followed. The canvass in Harmony promises to be one of the very best conducted in any of the presbyteries of the state. Population of South Carolina. Columbia.?At the request of Gov. Dlaoco nrVin rloairoo fVia InfnrmflHrtn uiuaou, n uu utoi 1^0 i.ub luiviiuaiivu for the 1913 issue of the 5Vorld's Al manac, the state department of agri culture, commerce and industries es timates that the population of South Carolina for January 1, 1913, will be 1,550,430. The actual population of the state as given by the United States census was 1,515,430, showing the increase in two years to be 35,030. These figures are only approximate, but that are believed to be very ac curate. Politics in Marlboro County. Bennettsville. ? Tom C. Hamer seems to be nominated for clerk of court of Marlboro county. The report of managers give Hamer 1,255 and McLaurin 1,152. This is the fourth primary for this office. Hamer having received a majority of three in the second and two in the third, accord ing to the face of returns, when in each case a recount showed a tie. j The ballots cast in the last primary is larger than in either the second or third. Both men were recognized as competent and clever men. Reduced Rates For State Fair. Columbia.?Round trip ' rates from points in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to the fair to be held here during the week of October 26 to October 31, inclusive, with final limit November 3. All tickets sold in South Carolina include coupons for admission to fair grounds. Prepara tions are being made by the officials af the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina for the an nual fair and a record attendance ie expected. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Latest News of General Interest That Have Been Colected From Many Towns and Counties. Graenville. ? The plan for introduc ing target practice in the schools of the state will be inaugurated in Greenville under the supervision of Lieut. W. D. Workman. The plan is to be tried under the supervision of the National Boaitd for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Greenwood.?Fire destroyed a gar age and barn and three cars of J. I. Chipley and the garage dt T. B. Meacham. The losses will amount to about $3,500, partly covered by in surance. it seemed at one time tnat some ' nearby< residences would also be destroyed, due to the lack of suf ficient water pressure. Rock Hill.?The cftd-time Fiddlere' Convention, held In the Airdome ./ Theatre waa a great success and was ' enjoyed by a large number of young folks, who wondered at the style of ' "7 music, middle-aged and old folk% whose hearts were softened by the memories of Auld Lang Syne, which these old .melodies awakened. r Sumter.?Sam Wilson, a white man living in the Shiloh section of the county, appealed to Sheriff Epperson for protection from the negroes of his community. He stated that the ne- 'r' groes there had formed mob around his house and brickbatted his resi dence, severely frightening his wife and children. ? Spartanburg.?B. Sherwood Dunn, provisional national committeeman of the Progressive party in South Caro lina, is to speak here In the neaxf fu ture according to an announcement ^ made by R. A. Hannon, chairman of this district The Bull Moose of the state axe going to wage a vigorous camapign in' this section, according to a local member of the party. Lexington.?At an election held In the town of Pelion a few days ago on the question of incorporating 'the i{.> town, the vote was unanimous for In corporation, and the following officers were elected: Intendant, W. H. Ash worth; aldermen, D. F. Shumpert, J. Q 0. B. Lucas, J. D. Wlngate and J. H. Laird. This is the first council the ? growing little town has ever had. Allendale.?Henry Laze, a negr<\ ^ was shot and instantly killed by ' Mr. John Dunbar, a young man ol Allendale, recently. The shooting oc m 'A ^AtV IW(1 Ad LUiiCU at a V/Uuuujr otuio CV Ijon muon from here. It seems to haye been a case of self-defence, the negro ap- , proaching Mr. Dunbar' with an open knife. Immediately after the shooting Mr. DunBar came to town and sur rendered. H A Sharon.?From the present/outlook i there are great days of sport ahead for the nimrods of thisNsection, since there seems to be more game-birds in ^ this country this fall than for severaJ years. However, there seems to be a v scarcity of 'possum*, many veteran ? hunters of this toothsome marsupal declare that it is almost impossible to? : 'U find one, ^hile last fall they were par- Y. y ticularly in evidenbe. Columbia.?R. M. McCowan, sec re- 'l tary of state, addressed a letter to the phairman^ of the county boards of ' the respective political parties in South Carolina, giving notice of the ' geneifel election which takes place November 5. The communication cov ers both federal and state elections, and calls for the election of chair man and three commissioners of ele tion In each prcinct. Columbia.?The central committee- V ,j in Richland county in charge of rais ing a Woodrow Wilson campaign fund has appointed committees for the va rious county precincts and urges active work. Already some of the committees in the city have sent in a considerable amount, notably the $121 raised as a Result of a canvass by Jo Berry Lyles, one of the members. There is more to come. . c ' '.A Lancaster. ? The Gregory-Stogner , . - model stock farm, one mile northeast (Jr the town of Lancaster, containing 131 1-5 acres, cut into nine tracts, was sold at public auction.. This val uable property waa -first sold separ ately and then afterwards according to the agreement of the terms of sale, put up and soid as a whole for $10,075, the purchaser being Oscar M. Stogner. Some of the best fanning land in Lancaster county is on this place. Columbia.?The Governor appoint ed T. H. Stewart, treasurer of Pick ens county, to fill the unexpired term of J. T. Richley, resigned. Gaffney.?At a meeting of the city council of Gaffney it was decided to j go on with the paving operations, ! which were Recently begun. The | present jadministration, soon after it' ; was inducted into office, let the con-, tract for the paving of Limestone street, the main street of the city. This work has now been completed and the main street presents an en tirely different appearance from for mer days. Sumter.?The Court of General Ses sion convened here with Judge T. H. Spain, of Darlington, presiding. This is the first time that Judge Spain has held court here since he was ele vated to the bench last February. Lexington?The corn house and buggy house of Walter Hendrix, a farmer residing a few miles north of Lexington, were destroyed by fine to gether with a great deal of corn and other foods. Mr. Hendrix was having his crop shreaded at the time and it is supposed that the fire' originated from sparks from the engine which was pulling the machine. Washington.?Postal savings banks depositors have been authorized at Cheraw and Lancaster, effective Nov ember 1. Spartanburg. ? The campaign to raise $15,000 for three years for the Spartanburg chamber of commerce resulted in the raising of $12,500, but the committee has been continued In the field, with the determination of making the fund come up to th& amount wanted. Spartanburg ia watching with much interest the cam paign now on in Greenville to raise a similar amount for the board of trade there.