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am ?l.BOPer Year A FALLEN IDOL to FMPKHIO AHT1Y. CHArrai m , e ? OpiUatM. | ?~-*Tfcat Is tmigh." ni4 SyMl 81m was dntlaf oft a ring from Her finger. "Ton auk tok? tkia bMk," she continued, holding It out to him. "Ton, I wish It. and there-are other things to bs sent to ycfu. ' And my loiters. If?If they aretiot burnt yon Wilt retnrn them?" r -To-night." he said, "with your present?the Idol you gave me once." | "I don't want It." she eatd. "I want you to keep It Ton promised to heep it always. Don't part with It now?It Is the last thing I ehall sale of you. If you eee It now and then, and It reminds you of this ? I don't think you deserve to. forget It too soon " shall want no reminder," he said. "But I won't part with it. If that Is yOur wish. And now?good bye. Sibyl." As he went out the page gave him a sealed envelope, which, being In no mood to read;letters Just then, he put unread In h|a pocket ss he strode acroes the perk. : Sybil heard the door cloee upon him; her heart seemed to shut at the same moment, ss aho stood for some time stunned by the new loneliness which had come upon her/ HOW eould he hate done It? What had she done that h?f could humiliate her like that? And then to persist vtUt*he-was innooentf" He did not remember Mrs. 8tanl land's letter until-he was st home, xand then he opened ^it with an un easy curiosity; from a lady of her be perolence it was slightly vindictive In - its sentiments. i "In esse," she wrote, "you are thinking of destroying all traces of your 111 deed before the gallery Is open to the public. I write to Inform you that I shsll permit no such thing. The picture Is mine, and I forbid <rou to touch It or Interfere with It In any way; and.If you hare a spark-tX gen tlemanly fedllng left In you. you will respect my, wishes whether you are strictly bound to or not. I under stand that the portrait could not In any case be removed without s royal order, but-hoireesr this 1s* K & toy with thst It remains where It Is. It Is too absurdly unlike my niece to,In jure her, whilst the Insult to myself, /When explained, may serve to show . the danger of Intrusting you with Similar commissions, and the Ingrati tude watch Is ever the portion of those who try to serve others. I In close s cheek, though I should be ' quite justified In throwing the pOr _ trait on your hands after what you have done." As will be observed the fact which had chiefly Impressed Mrs. Stantland was the wanton Introduction of that fatal Idolt the misrepresentation ol Sybil was a minor offapse In compare son, though she was not sorry that her niece should think otherwise. Campion cursed his 111 luok as he read this prohibition and tore the eheek which accompanied It Into pieces. CHAPTER Vin. Reopened Wound*. Self-swayed our feelings ebb and swell; Tuou lov'st no more!?Fare well I Farewell t . , ?Arnold. May Was a fortnight old before Babcock bad succeeded In Inducing Mrs. Btanlland to keep a long-stand* Ing promise to visit bts new studio; an end wblcb he attained by mention ing casually that he would ask Ne belsen, the German Chela, to meet When the time came he began to ?ntertahi misgivings that she would keep the appointment without think tag It advisable to bring Sybil, and he ?aw them both enter with Intense thankfulness. Ht was radiant with satisfaction. ^Delighted to welcome you to ay lit* tie workshop," he Mid, as ht took her toad. ->Do you approve?" "Very magnificent,indeed, Lionel," ?he said. It was a sumptuous atudlo, with a good deal of old armor and tapestry, eklns and fan palms, amongst which an easel with all the latest Improve ments was doing penance, possibly for Idleness. In a corner. At n Moorish arch, where he drew aalde tho portiere, was a little octa gon boudoir with stained windows, beneath wbich a person of somewhat unusual appearance was seated on a divan, with a patience which struck the mean between dignity and humil ity. Azol Nebejson was a Norwegian by blrtb, but had been brought up in Germany. He had been educated for the medical profession, but, having accompanied a scientific expedition to India, had there been led to abandou science for theosopby, to which his temperament?-dreamy and abnor mally developed In some directions? 'found Itself powerfully attracted. Since then he wae understood to have passed much of his time In se clusion, endeavoring to prepare him self for the tprther ordeals necessary to complete Initiation, and he was now In England for purposes the na ture of which no one, himself not ao eepted, clearly understood. He to as a striking looking figure as he sat there in the djm yollow ind greSn light. His age might have Mwn aaythlag between thirty an*. fat tHJm jsaataaMm vu parted GTThe middle, and in spiral curia to nln|l? lMitrkablj tfUk his beard; he hsd pale-bio* vis ionary ?j?, with s ring of opal light round each Iris, a broad lanoeent noM, aad r mouth which no amount of hair could Invest with decision. ?h He extended his peculiarity even to his drees, which was a long, close fitting tort of caftan, round which a broad red sash was knotted. Ha took the precaution to use a less un conventional garb for outdoor wear; but, eren as It w^s. he always left a little crowd of his own collection on the doorstep of any bouse he entered. ' He started as from a vision when the others entered, but he neither roee nor offered his hand, and only sat smiling with a vague sweetness. "Here he Is, you see," said Bab* cock, as If he was exhibiting him. "All alone in here." "Not alone?moet of the time,**' said the Chela, "and not hler*" He spoke English with an amount of flu ency that rendered him occasionally unintelligible. Mrs. Btsnlland, according to her wont, took complete possession of him. "Ah!" she said, with Infinite relish. "That's how I Uks to hear you talk: now go on, don't let's waste time In trivialities. Be Interesting. We never finished our delightful lltr tie chat about Karma ahd Nlrvona. Do you know I find theoeophy most enlarging for the Ideas? And, post* tlvely, If I hadn't been brought up to be quite so orthodox, I should be very much temptea to adopt your doctrines. But I suppose I'm too old!" "Ye#," said the Chela, with re freshing candor; "It la late now to begin." "Still," pursued Mrs. Stanlland, "I like to keep np with all the new movements, and when I find one that deserves a little encouragement, I'm Qnljr too glad to do anything for It." "Matam," said the Chela, stiffly, "theosophy Is not at all In need to be, as yon say, upon the back smacked." During the conversation Sybil's at tention had slightly wandered. Th|s studio recalled Vf fbrceof contract another which *as not magnlfloent; and a strong, manly face, with Ufa keen qulsslcal eyes that could be so tender at a word from her, rose be fore her. Suppose Ronald were to come to her and beg forgiveness, sup pose he Insisted masterfully that he had only read her a well-needed les son?would she have firmness enough to maintain her ground? If she could only bolieve that he had not Intended to naln his freedom, If he could but persuade her of that, she might?but, after all. there was no danger of losing her dignity as a justly offended woman?he never would come now! "What are you looking so seri ous aboutT" asked Babcock, crossing to her side. "Am I serious? X think I was wondering why you have a grand piano. I never heard you play." ? "Oh, yes," he said, In a weary, high-pitched tone, "I strum a little; It Is one of my lew pleasures" "If so, It was at least a simple one, for he restricted himself to one finger*. "Won't you come and try It?" She rose and passed In to ?iie stu dio with him. "I may not do all I might, but then I have no one to Inspire me, to urge me on, to care what work I produce." "No," she agreed sympathetically. "And it's too bad to expect you to do anything till you find somebody who will do all that for you?Isn't It?" "You turn everything Into rldU cule," he said Impatiently, "and yet I could show you a picture If I chose, that will prove to you that I can work when I take the troublo, "Then please do." "Once I looked forward to show* Ing It to you?but that Is all over, I cannot show it?least ot all to you," "And why?" "Because It has been rulnod," "I thought an oil painting was never hopelesi! At least you oould show It to me. Who knows, I might encourage you?It Is probably much better than you think, and surely you need not dread my opinion." "Sybil," he said, "it is best that yon should not see it?this time, per haps, you will take my warning!" Sybil laughed mischievously. "You shall not escapo llko that. If you re fuso roe, you will not refuse Aunt Hilary, or If you do, I shall know what to think." And she went back to the octagon room, In time to hear her aunt, after questioning Hcrr Nebelsen closely upon the precise huo of her aura, ob serve, "Not really; a sort of purlieu mauve?how truly hideous; the very last color 1 should care to be seen in! Do tell roe, now. Is there anything I can do to change It?" Sybil's appeal, coming at that moment, was not ami ably received. "If Lionel has any hesitation In showing you his picture," she re pliod, "depend upon It, he has excel lent reasons. I'm surprised you I should condescend to pross him!" "Don't bo hard on a fellow, Mrs. Stanlland." said Babcock. "I shall | be very happy to show the canvas to you, and leave you to say whether I am not right." "This is getting mysterious," said 8ybll; "so there really Is a picture! Do go. auntie." J thing tm atadlo, ImtIbi her aftaea to ntartili tha Oheta. -Jj- rvm ?yH kla rather irwra' ^d In hi* deep general tones. "Yea m not aveh lAtemUd te ooevHinm ?yoa do Mt ma perhaps Mint that such things oaa hot** . *> f?d pratty things to him If ha raallj eta read thoahhU," aha aoaatdarad, ud do* ?2M upqa perfect caador. "It la 4 food deal to believe all at oae^ rot kaov,N Aa nld. "1 don't pratand to aaderataad It, bat I ahould have thought If you had ajl thaaa marraloaa **?ere you might maha aoaa aaa of them." . "Boat nap of them?'.' ha demanded. "It lsa% aaoh a happy world sure ly* Mddr "that thara la ao om la It to ha sfcvedJCro|| danger, or temp tation, or mlsdry of aoma aort. If yoa caa road tha fatftra aad aaa foreaa at work that wa can't aaa, yoa do ao much to warn or ktlp people, If you chose!" To bar rallaf her aant calU*c her* to come at once to the room waoro Babooch's picture waa to be aeen, and ahe obeyed, with aoma curiosity. "Quito rlgat of Lionel to conatder your feelings, my dear," slid Mrs. Stanlland. who waa standing before M aaael on which the canvas had juat been placed, "bnt I knew you were too aenalble to mind seeing It, and I thought it aa wall that you ahould." "I the landacape part, Lionel," ?aid Byfe!!, after examining It; "you are not quite aa lasy aa I accused you of being-?only/' and ahe drew her eyebrowa together, "what doea \ that extraordinary figure mean In the middle of It?and what la It alttlng on?" "Ah, my dear!" aald Mra. Stanl land, with a algh of portentous mean ing, "that la the point!" J'That's Juat the thing," aald Bab ?mr- '"That I'm not reaponalble for." "It was like this, my dear," ex plained Mrs. Stanlland. "Lionel has been telling me all about It He'd painted tha landscape, and Sledltoff wanted It for his gallery In Bond Street, only ha thought It ougnt i? have a figure In the foreground. Well, and so Lionel took It to a friend of his who was a good figure painter; Lionel haa never gona In for figure painting, and he told him what aa opportunity thla waa for him %nd asked hjm to do It, and he aald ha would. And thfc Is-Whst he choae to do?a horrid figure which la too ridiculously abaurd, banging In the air, and 'out of all proportion and keeping best dee! And Lionel la afraid Sledltoff won't take It now, anl If he does, he can't sell It, and he daren't try to acrape it out or paint It orer for fear of making It worse. It waa a piece of Jealously and delib erate spite on tin friend's part." "What a hateful, mean wretch ha' must be" cried Sybil. "But why/? and then ahe stopped. "Do I knout him? Ob, don't say It waa be. Aunt Hilary, you might, yea, you might - hare apared me thla!" And her abort upper Up quivered Indignantly. "I thought It neceaaary It ahould not be hidden from you, my dear/' aald the old lady, calmly. "Than please uuderstand, both oy you, aa you are kind enough to die cuaa my affalra together/' aald SybU? haughtily, "that It waa not neoes aary at all. I wanted ao warning to tell me that Mr. Campion la a treach erous friend; whatever he cbooaea to do now doea not concern me In the leaat, and you Insult me when you" think It can!" And she turned away wltb the ges ture of an offended princess. She was very angry indeed?all the an grier because she had needed tha warning only too well. When Babcock returned to his own flat after seeing bis visitors off be fpund Nebelsen standing before bla picture. "Like It?" he aald. "No?not at all," replied the Chela, "Why have you painted a yogi performing bla Japa In the yoga posture?" "I thought you would say that, Poor little Mlts Slsworth couldn't stand that yogi tlther; tt upiat htr moat awfully!" "Why,then, do you bftlnt io aa to upaat paople awfully?" damandad tha Chela. "You hare learnad that In India?yea?" "If you muat know, Nebelsen, that idiotic Hindoo Isn't my work at all; It was done, for some low purpose of his own, by a scoundrel named Cam pion." "But 4t upset that so charming Mees Elsvort!" "Yes?that's a long story. But the upshot of It Is that ho had almost trapped her Into consenting to marry him, till ho played very much the same trick upon her that he did on me." "I aee?I see well," muttered the Chela, "it was tbat, then, which ahe to forget doslred. Tell me, where docs this Gamplon live? I want to look him up and rebroach him!" "You shall have the address, old boy!" said Babcock, with much heart iness, and ho gave It to the Chela, who departed with all the exaltatloa of a great mission. To be Continued. FOOTED. "That Professor Blink fooled mo badly." "How?" "He told mo ethnology was tho science of the races, and when I went to the library and aakf?d for a book on ethnology there wasn't a word from cover to cover on how to pick wlnn?r?.M?1Tit-Bit*. imittUCJUtS SUIN By Gall*.?Conflr rmivcd MN of the Aatrfwn miwioiuoM tvrdiNd Binion* ] Rogers and Mt. XiRitr. tl| ?lhere coooeeM with | tb? jMmmn Nfe, inthdiog Mr. Christie, ?fcjk at Tarsus. ? Three Freajrh warships are harry ing to lfsSiB|>a. wbsrs the situation I ia deeyaiaW.\ Foreigners and many Chriatiaaa kit taken refuge in tbs eonsnlstee ^flka local troops and the Governor M^otBf tbsir best to pro tect tka town, hot there ia great few that iK cannot hold out much longer agalnat the invasion of the Moslems J who are stripping down in large nAmbers. Tk# American ftce consul' at Mersina, JAn- Debbes, has been 1 unable to prateed to Adana, owing to interruption of communication. A1 Britiah warskm is pre seeding to Alex-* I andretta, whiqk is threatened bj the Moslems. The Chamber sent a deputation to | the barracks |o explain to the sol diers the eril |e*ults of disobedience. The Deputies 4>r Alephao and Adana demanded imnfediate measures to re stors order in the Adana district snd to punisk the ringleader* of the mas sacre. A motion to this effect wasl adopted unanimously. According to I the latest nsws from Adana, the mis sion sties do not dsre to leave tke miaaion boueer They are suffering.] from lack of provisions and medi cines, and hare sent sn appeal to the military authorities for protection. Adana is still burning and it is re ported that not less than three thou sand people are, homeless at Tarsus. . Late telegrams received from the Britiah vice consul st Adsna state that there are apprehensions of furth er trouble at that place. SERIOUS PUB nr CHARLOTTE. Black's livery Stable in Askea?Six Horses Burned?Loea $26,000. Charlotte, N. C:, Special.-c-A fire which dared the utmost efforts of the city's Are fighters, a blaze which threatened to wipe out of existence a half-doscn or taore surrounding dwellings,. a conflagration that brought ttfOiucliu to view the con flict, was that which rased to the ground the long, two and three-story brick structure which it early claim ed as its own. Result, six horses dead, the bitilding and contents, in eluding vehicles, harvesting and farm ing machinery entirely destroyed, with an approximate total loss of 925,000; with dsmage done to the l,stables of Mr. R. C. McMsnus nearby to the southeast on College street to l&e extent of about $1,200 and a similar amount of loes charged up to Mr,. A. W. Whiiaker's stables,, which adjoined on the west. All the injury done to the two latter establishments was wrought by the collapsing of beavjr brick wells which carried with them part of the roofing beneath. Cfoba to Em ?b Army. Havana, By Cabl?.?Extraordinary progress is being made in the organi sation of the Cuban regular army. When fully recruited, it will number about 6,000 infantry and artillery. That the President considers this as indispensable to the maintenance of the government is ahown by his refer ence to it as "a powerful instrument for the preservation of peace" in hit recent message to Congress. Privately the Preaident is reported to have ssid that he will not really begin to rule until the army ia fully ready for service. Already more than three fourths of the force hss been enlisted and the work of training is going ou rapidly. ? Highwayman Captured. San Franoisco, Special.?James M. Thompson, vice president of the Thompson Bridge Company, on en tering hit office Saturday with ft sack containing 13,300 was confronted by two masked men, one of *hoa shot him through the chest, inflioting ft serious wound. The men esbsped with the money, but were captured. During the ahooting William Rose burg rsceived a stray bullst but was not seriously hurt. The King of All Orooks. Marion, N. C., Special.?Of all the systcmR of graft an ingenious age has produced, a negro preacher of this place has invented the one unique. He has been holding a revival for j the past month and there have been, it is said, 110 conversions. When a nigger is converted he issues a cer tificate like this: "This is to certify that Sister Jane Jones has this day been born into the kingdom of God," etc., and charges the poor, deluded fool the sum of 60 cents for her pass port into Glory. Wleat Flurry Subsided. Chicago, Special.?After a memor able speculative week the ticker's "good night" wae received at noon Saturday with a deep sigh of relief from board of trade men, not to men tion sn army of laymen drawn into tho vortei of the wheat pit by the publicity riven James A. Patten, the leader, and liis following. Mr. Patten (personally, left the market to its fate, from the view which the Patten erowd improved considerably. THE HEWSTIN BRIff of Wire and OMc GIXARIMS F10M DAY TO DAY Un Rcfcae Covering Brents of lluy ? Lm m?1 aft Horn* aa4 TV* ann? lo the Chesterfield Hotel and James1 shoe store in Petersburg collapsed Wedncedsv. Hanua J. Loshbaagh, 86 years old, committed svieide in Staunton, Yk., Wednesday. Boston Stainaker, an old miser, who died in a cheap lodging bouse ib Parkersburg, W. Vs., last week, wss worth $100,000. The beautiful Keniiworth Inn, near AshsviUe, N. C., wss destroyed by fire end the owner perhaps fatally hurt Wednesday. One indicted Councilman in Pitts burg is said to hare confessed and many arrests msy follow. Two watmen, csbin mates, ended their lires in the same way on the eastward trip of the Lucania last wekk. They were buried in the ocean. James A. Patten, the Chicago broker, who sent up the price of wheat, denies cornering it* saying he onlr saw the chance and took it. The Qlympia cotton mills, of. Col umbia, S. G, purchased three car loads of ready mixed paint last Wed nesdsy from a Charleston firm to be uaed on its property. The lste frost did great damage tp fruit in the valley of Virginia and in the Norfolk trucking district. In the excitement of a fire Arm iatead Yuille and his wife forgot their bsby snd it burned' to death at Lawyer's, Campbell eounty, Vs., last week. Six persons lost their lires and four blocks were burned in a Are at Lenox, Massachusetts, feunday morn ? ? Eighty persons were immersed in the Mississippi River at St. Louis, on Easter day, joining the colored Bap tist church. Forty more intended to join but were deterred by the icy water. Mrs. Oeorgia Allyen Sampson was, on Isst Saturday night, at Lyons, N. Y., acequitted of the charge of kill* irig her husband. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, has signed the anti-cigarette bill, which makes it a misdemeanor to manufacture, sell or give away cigar ettes or cigarette paper. The bill exempta jobbers who do an interstato business. Bernard Carlin, aged 22, was elec trocuted at Ossining, N. Y., Monday for the murder of his mother. James Cabaanno, 7 years old, was kidnapped at St. Louis, Mo., thurs day. It is uncertsin whether by jis relatives or for ransom. Lynchburg, Va., will issue $400, 000 of bonds for municipal improve ments. Wool growers of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio met at Park ersburg, W. Va., last week, and adopted a protest against the wool schedule in the Payne bill. Andrew Cloud, of Frederick coun ty, Virginia, was acquitted last week of the murder of his brother in-law, North Shirley. Ben, alias "Booker" Barnes, a negro, eighteen yesj-s old, wss lynch ed Friday at Hopkinsviile, Ky., by i 250 farmers for attempting to assault Miss Ruth Oee, seventeen years old, daughter of William Oee, a farmer. Iloyne ftightowor, ten years old, was killed in his father's yard in At lanta, Os., last Thursday by the ex plosion of a shell that was being kept as a relic of the Battle of Atlanta, fought by the armies of Hood and Sherman. Washington Notes. Seoretary of the Navy Meyer will order the Mississippi to proceed to NatohM at the proper time to re oeire the lilver service from the peo ple in whose honor the ship wai named. After four hours' discussion tho Democratic conference ?f Senators! was able to sgree on but one amend ment, that for an income tax. Senator AJdrich holdf to the beliof that his bill wijl produce enough rev enue to run the Government. President Tsrt has selected the Stetson cottage, at Beverly, Mass., as his summer home. Low rates on necesfities and hifh rates on luxuries will distinguish the Senate Tariff bill, Senator Aldrich says. President Tsft says no Union vet erans will lose their Government positions as long as they aro able to work. In receiving the new Cuban Min ister Friday President Taft reassured Cuba of America's intention to up hold its independence. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS News of Interest Gleaned from AM Sections of the Stele and Arranged for Busy Renders Ttw Ufa PiIwmh Pardoned. Columbia, Special.?Samuel Smalls, George Simmons and Thomas Rivers, of Charleston, sentenced to life im prisonment in the State Penitentiary for assault, were Monday aftenoon pardoned by Governor Ansel upon recommendation of the State board of pardons. W. R. Cade, of Willamsburg, sen tenced to life imprisonment in 1396 for murder, bing recommended to the mercy of the court, was pardoned up on the recommendation of the board of pardons. John Martin, of Beaufort, in 1005, was sentenced for life upon convic tion of murder, and it is stated now that the testimony against the prison er was altogether circumstantial, lie was pardoned. Herbert Boyles, of Bamberg, was paroled, a pardon having been asked for in his case. He was found guilty ol house-breaking and larceny in 1908, and was sentenced to five years. In this case there was some evidence tending to prove an alihi. Under the parole now granted Boyles may go free if he gets into no further trouble. In that event he would have to serve out his sentence. May More Office to Rock HilL Rock Hill, Special.?There is more than a chance that Rock Hill may, in the near future become the head quarters of the Southern Power Com pany, now located in Charlotte. It is stated on good authority that the big corporation is dissatisfied with the new amendment to the charter of the City of Charlotte which imposes a 10 per cent tax on the gross receipts of corporations doing business there, and while nothing definite has been done, it is beli^xfiLihat the company will move its offices within a short time. Acting on this belief the exe cutive committee of the Chamber of Commerce has appointed a committee to go to Charlotte and consult with Mr. Lee the vice president, and en deavor to induce them to come here. Among the inducements to be offered is the fact that a syndicate stands ready to erect a $40,000 office building under plans looking specially to the company's convenience and subject to its approval. Object to Odor of Liquor. Spartanburg. Speciul?At the meet ing of the Great Council of Red Men of South Carolina, which was held here, a motion was made by S. K. Tiner, delegate from Pacolet, that all members who appeared at the door of the convention hall with the smell of whiskey on their breath be refused admission, the motion caused a live ly debate but was voted down. The Red Men, as ap order, is strictly tem perate, no wine or intoxicants evor being served at their annual banquot*, but to prevent a member from attend ing the Great Council because he had taken a social glass was voted dowix Mr. Tiner wai formerly president of law and order league at Pacolet. Couple Die on Same Day. Laurens, Special.?News was re ceived in Laurens Wednesday morn ing of the death Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Whitmire at their home at Young's crossroads, about three miles southeast of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmire were both ill with pneumonia, and early Tuesday after noon Mr. Whitmire passed away. Just a few hours later Mrs. Whitmire died. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmire were about 50 years of age. The burial services of the couple were held at IJarricane church. Collins Bent Up For Life, Spartanburg, Special.?-John Col lin*, white, wai convicted in the court of General Sections Wednesday on the charge of murder, the Jury return ing the verdict of guilty with reoom mendation to merey. He will be sen tenced to life imprisonment. J. W. Mansfield, counsel for the defendant, gave notice of a motion for new trial. News at Columbia. Colombia, Special. ? News was brought to the city Saturday morning of what appears to be a deliberately planned wreck of the Seaboard's through southbound passenger train. No. 43, near Denmark at an early hour resulting in the injury of several persons and the derailment of the en tire train, except the Pullman car. All the injured who ueeded attention wero brought to this city, and at 11 :30 o'clock the Seaboard's regular, No. SI, was detoured on the Southern's tracks to Denmark, carrying a party to examine the scene of the wrock. Notorious Kef* Oaptinl St. Matthews, Special. ? Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Sheriff Dantxler and Deputies Fred Hungerpeler and John J. Wolfe came in from Sandy Run with Isaac Robinson, a negro of a rather notorious reputation in "those parts." The sheriff and de puties, armed with a warrant, eharg- * ing him with assault and hattery with intent to kill upon ono Capers Wil liams, colored, went in search of Rob inson and located him. Robinson escaped through the window and made a bee line for an adjoining swamp. Several shots won1 fired before he was brought down. lie had a buck shot wound in his right side, and a bullet, which has not yet been located, penetrated the hip. He is detained in the local "calaboose" until able to attend a preliminary hearing, when he will be bound over to court, which convenes in May. Newberry Lady Badly Burned. Newberry, Special.?Mrs. Mamie Richardson, wife of Mr. Henry Rich ardson, met with what may prove to be a serious misfortune last Saturday evening. Mrs. Richardson was in the dining room baking and making prep arations for Sunday, when her dress caught fire from the stove. She ran to the door and called her husband, who fortunately was not far away. Mr. Richardson ran to his wife, at once and made an effort to tear hor clothing off, burning oite of his hands quite badly. However, the fire had made too great headway, and he then ran and got a bucket of water, but by this time the clothing of his wife whs in a blaze. He dashed the water over her and managed to put out tho flames, but not until Mrs. Richardson was most painfully burned from the waist down and the hair on the back part of her head singed. Serious Fire at Florencce. Florence, Special. ? Spontaneous combustion was tho origin of a fire that broke out in the oil storage and paint department of the Atlantic Coast Line shops here on Monday night, destroying the oil and paint room ami several box cars that wero standing nearby. For a time it look, pd as if the large number of ears that stood on the side tracks to the rear of I he big maehino shops of the Coast Lino were in imminent danger. Tlioy would have been destroyed but for the liard work of the shop fire department assisted by the local department and the removal of the cars by a switch pngine. The damage was considerable but it is covered bv insurance as it is all railroad property. The men work ing on the yards lost ull of their tools that were stored in one of th? "dead pars," which was destroyed. Negro Shoots Two White Men. Hampton, Special.?Mr. W. B# Causey, clerk of Court for this coun ty, and Mr. Jesse Sheppard, a white man living near Hampton, were shot hero Saturday night by a negro man known as "Peg Leg" Hughes. The particulars of the shooting are not ob tainable. Mr. Causey was shot through the body and has been taken to a hospital in Augusta to be treated. Mr. Sheppard received a bullet in his right arm, which was removed Sun rlay. Hughe* was arrested Sun day morning by Mr. D. H. Reid and was turned over to Sheriff Light* *ey and I)eputy Sheriff Anderson, who corried the negro to Columbia for safekeeping. Hughes has served time In the Penitentiary before. Farm Work Well Under Way. Gaffncy, Special.?Farm work in thii county is probably farther ad? vanccd now than it lia* been at thin icftton for novernl years. The farmara who were in town Wedneiday nay that tho fruit crop will bs about ono? third if we havo no more nevsre weather. Good rains all over the county ware a great help to sarly vegetation. Special Election Ordered. Florence, Spceinl.?The city coun cil of Florence has at last ordered the election on the question of sewer age and extension of the water sys tem. Tho elect ion is to be held on the first Thursday in May, flic samo day and time that the election for municipal officers will take place. A separate box will be placed at tho |m?IIs, and the property holders of the city will be given the opportunity of voting for or against the issue of #80,000 of bonds for the pnrposo above noted. Sixtv-five thousand is for sewarge, and $15,000 for extension L?f water mains, ck\ SURE CURE for All Dimum of STOMACH, Liver ? Kidneys LECTRHS ck Itlltfand OtN for Httd* aoh?, BAokaeke, DIsstncM, Indigestion, MftUrlt. ?!?. ITTERS Tht but tonic, OurtUfi M?dloln? for (h?M*dlt? ?M??. SOo. Ouartntwdf