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Watch For Sherlock Holmes i.<M,k out! Iliver himself up lo Ik* caught. I He's on the way. - The .Man of Mystery is coming. I.osl V?u F?'rg?*t. liefere long Sherlock Holmes, Jr..I Remember now you an1 liable to will in- iloin^ Blunts, and inn, frolic) run iieross tin- elusive Mr. Holmes In I ami amusement will cuine in bundles {ooO and plenty. A letter was* received from him this morning mid this is what he Haid: "Please ace that the exact time of my artival is not announced in print, or anywhere else, for that matter. Do not li t It be known where I am com ing from m- upon what train I will arrive, but do not forget that my pho tograph will b<* placed Koiuuwhere (preferably in a bank) and that after I run caught fi will be on display in Minn prominent place tor m'oryoiie to M?t*. I do tins for my own protection, a:: well us tor tin- protection 01 the public. l!> comparison- (in* photo graph an.I my: ell il ran be seen that I am the same in.in who hau operated In otighoul. "1 a"1 feeling lim* us a ltddle, ihank VO.i; expect lo have a lively time-. Good luck ami lot? of it. "HOLMES." The question has been asked if The Man of Mystery will wear disguises and that la exactly what cannot be told. the most unexpected places. The."*e is never any telling Just when tills ^entletiiun will bob up. Some of the leading places in tin* i-lty will be se lected as his headquarters at which pluce he may tie found from time to] time, and all in all, you will be given a great many cha?nes to locate hlni.| Understand, please, this proposition of location is one that you will have lo figure out for yourself and you will, lind liefere the contest Is over that you an- up aguiiiKl tho game of your life. Kasy .' Will, hardly; but jilKt the same Sherlock Holmes, Jr., cornea lo Anderson to be caught before he leaves the oily. | H mlghl uol be amiss to : ay right! here that when Sherlock Holmes, Jr..I comes he will wrlle all Hie ulnries lieariug in The Anderson Intelligen cer and they will be o'vci bio ulgua ture. Sherlock Holmes, Jr., bus- a style of cuylng things in his own way and writes an interesting story and one ! that Is well won h readiii" I You will be told through these col It would hardly be fair to expect UUUiu exactly when the bridle will be The Ander-oa Intelligencer to have'taken off or when you can have a run Sherlock Holmes. Jr., visit here, offer a prizo for his capture and then give Information that would lend to it. Thla paper can fell absolutely noth ing except tta previously stated, that he in a perfect stranger In Anderson, tho same mysterious man wbo ha:: tmccecsfully impersonated th? uurt for your money, and as the bridle comes off at different limes each day, there Is but one way to keep up with the contest and that is by keeping clo:;e watch upon The Anderson Intel llgencer. A great many people were over Ibeard talking about Sherlock und aev-| in many cities and that he comes here lernt were talking of an immediate solely for this content. Any Ol her {capture, but the time Is not ripe. It queatlouu will be iioelbo aa they most | will be however, In u short lime, asj po'-ltlvely will not be answered. jhe will be walking the streets of "My Also, It is well to Hay that the mon-iTowrt" defying Ills capture, ey will positively be given! away to' I^ook out for the Man of Myctery some one even should Sherlock1 for he mny be among you almost be Holmes*, Jr., find if uecensa- 'o de-, fore you know It. No Extra Session Of General Assembly Governor Blease Imposes Conditions That Will Make It Impossible] To Get Special Legislation at This Time Columbia, Sept. it.?Mease has Just IsBued UlO following statement: "If the white democrats of the state hti'tSnrso the resolutions offered by MuJ. Hie bar .is hi a conference held in the governor's office on yesterday and which are published In the morning papers*. iad so Blgnlfy in costing their votes for him in tho primary next Tueadny, I shall at once issue a call for ,the general assembly to "convene In extra session for the pas^ago of Such laws as are called attention to in the resolution. > " . I "It tho white 'voters of j the state ; do not agree With Major -Richards In his position In this matter. I think I will hu - absolutely justified irr c?nchiding that they do not want an extra ses* slont of 1 the >general \ assembly i at1 this time. . [h t. il "I shall therefore wait- boforo pass inn j judgment. In ite matter- upon the returns of the .primary on next Tues day," ' it* -. ;: Tho resolutions, a copy of which was sent to The Intelligencer but did not- reach this paper until Thursday, were proposed by Major Richards himself at a meeting in tha office of Governor Blease the same night that the state cotton congress met in Co lumbia for the HArn*? purposes. The Richards resolutions are as follows. "Whereas, It is admitted and realis ed among the money-borrowing ele ment of our state and tho farmers' who are entirely dependent for the sup port of themaelvea, their wives and children, upon their cotton crop, and, "Whereas, it haa been admitted by those high in authority that no relief can be expected from the national government in the present crisis, and ^Whereas1, it la realized try all clll zolin of our state, of whatever class or profession, that the only source ' ?' 'Fourth"." Tliaf (Im'meinbei-A of the said general aauelnbly, when they meet in said upeclal session, be re quested to pass a bill, giving to them from which real relief can come Is the general assembly of our state, and that said general assembly can only be placed In a position to render such relief, by action of the governor of the stute; be it, . ."B?solvod.' That tho governor o,) South Carolina be,and he iu hereby re quested to call a special session of the general assembly, to be convened at. such date as 'in his judgment will bring fort Ii the needed relief through legislation,, and-that said legislature, when it.. convenes* be >,requested to puss,, regardless of factional politics: i "First.I A bill, such as* In their judgment* -lp wise and expedient, for the extension of all Indebtedness for Such: period as may be calculated to Insure such relief to the debtors? of this state. I , "Second. . A Bill, under the police powers'of the constitution, restricting the acreage In cotton throughout the state for the year 1915. !?'Third. ; That said legislature be further requested to pass at said ex* tra session.only auoh-legislation as will; give Immediate relief to the cotton producers of this state, and that Bald extra session of the legislature la par. ticularly requested to deal only with SUCh qUc?ti?ila ?s ?l'? Of Vtlul iiupuri ance to the people of this state at this time. selves sufficient compensation to pay ttemaelvea for the actual expenses li cldent to their attending said sea Bh>n, and that they be requested not to claim air pay for said session the re rular salary as provided for regular ae Urions of the general assembly un der the constitution and statute lawa of our state. " Fifth. That the attorney general bo lequestcd to call to Ms assistance in au id .extra session not more than b.ee of the solicitors of this, state, and that he employ not exceeding six clerkR for the engrossing depart ment during said notion.''" , EUROPEAN WAR BULLETINS (Continued From Page One.) toncrtl religiu.-s shrine in St. Rombold's had been taken to Wavre, "Fortunately many of the works of art were saved. The his while Reuben's paintings 'The decorations of the Kings' and the 'Crucifixion' in the church of St. Jean had been removed to Ant werp. "The gateway and the chimes^of St. Rombold's were totally ruined." Forced to Retire. London, Sept. 3.?3.01 p. m.?An undated French dispatch to The Times says: "The valley of the Somme has been abandoned, l.a Fere has been taken after a bloody combat. We were obliged to retir? Saturday evening. "The right wing of the Germans," says the correspondent, "is loo far advanced and there is a chance that it will be cut and caught between two fires if the British should be found in force. Our cen ier is resting very we'd and ihe right wing of our army appears to be taking the offensive." NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT All person holding claims against the estate of Peter G. Acker, deceased, -are hereby notified to present them at once, duly atteated, and also all person Indebted to said estate will also plase/ settle same Immediately With the undcrs.gned. Notice Is also given that wo will on October let, 19141 at 11 o'clock a, m., apply to the probate judge of An derson county for a final settlement of Bald estate and a discharge from our office as executors. Edna Jane Acker, W. B. Acker, and V B. Hi Acker, . ' ' _ .Bbtors. IT'S GRS9AT f*OR BAL KT BOWEL} AND STOMACHS* We want all people who have chronic stomach trouble or coattlpadon, no mat? ter of how long standing, to try one dose of Mayr*- .Wonderful Stomach Remedy?one dose will convince you. This ? the medicine wo many of our local people have been taking with aur prising result*. The most thorough sys tem cleanser we ever sold. Msyr'a Wonderful Stomach Remedy Is now sold here by SOLD BT EVANS* PHARMACY. Anderson* 8. C NOTICE The i^inutas of the Saluda Baptist Association are printed, and may be found at Cox's book store. Clerks tot the various churches are requested to call or send and get them. W. W. Leathers, Clerk Cf$ ^? 2f* 9ft 3f* ^? 3f* ^ ?|? ^ 3f> ^? ^ ^ -3ft 3f* ^? ^ <3f? 3f? Pff electric city sparklets Items of Interest and Personal Mention Caught Over the Wireless on the Streets of Anderson l armer s Cm inn .Meets Sept. 1.?. The regular monthly meeting of the Anderson county furmers union will he held in I hits city on September ID according to a letter received here today from J. M. jiroyles of Towu vilJe, secretary <>f the local union. Nnlurally, the most important question to lie brought up at this meeting will , he that (d celling coton and in all I probability the attendance will he i much larger at this meeting than la I initially the case. If anyone in An 1 demon county can devine aome plan tor rellevelng the bitualloa he will ba a benefactor to the entire South, lowing to the tuet thai court will he lu session when thin meeting is held, It i? prohahle that (he city hall will be chosen as the place of meetitig. -o Conference lind To Be Postponed. On aceount of the absence of Chair man John Davis, who was to preside over the conference called yesterday for the livestock dealer!: of the city, the meeting was postponed until u later date. Mr. Uavin Is in Tennessee but it is expected that tie will prohub ly return to the city today and then the meetiug will take place and fin; date for the exhibit will be choam. Men while all preparations are goi'ig on apace and those hehiud the affair are more than pleased with the pros pects each day. They say that It will be the biggest event of the year for Anderson county people interested in livestock. New Flooring To He Tried (tut Here It is very likely that a new kind of -. .unitary flooring called aemetyle, will be used for the arcade floor in the new theatre building, which is now under way. It was suld yester day by those interested In the building that this flooring meets with the ap proval of all those eon nee ted with the theatre and that It will probably be chosen. If is is used in constructing the new theatre building it w.ll be the first to he seen in this state and it is expected o make a "hit" here. I Ib sanitary, noiseless, duBtless and Ib greuse. oil, water and fireproof. It Large Number On Excursion A larger number left the city yester day morning for Atlanta and Binning ham on the two excursions than an] one had anticipated. It is said that the Blue Ringe train leaving yesterdaj morning carried about G 5 passengert from this city to Atlanta and about 1( for Birmingham, while the Piedmont and Northern line excursion trait carried about one dozen tourists fror Anderson. The low round trip rat and the fact that hits is a dull Beuso. caused more to make the trip than th< railroads had expected. Lumber Nought For (he Theatre J. S. Fowler, president of the An derson Development Company yeBter day let ti;e contract Tor the lumbei to be used in the construction of tht theatre. Th? conraet wan let to tin Harris Lumber Company of Johnson 3. C. It calls for 90.000 feet or frani ing alone and the flooring and sheath ing will run the whole up to something like 1(10,000 feet. Mr. Harris stated that the lumbei would be shipped beginning in aboul 10 days. This iu the very best gradl uf lumber taken from the virgin tim ber. Bondholders Will Hate To Come Across. Anderson'u bloated bondholders and nh those In this city liable for an In cunie tax, have received notice front Winston Smith, county auditor, which says that' they must make their re turns on or before September ID, in accordance with the acts of the gener al assembly. Mr. Smith says if the Income tax payers don't like this law they can petition the general assembly to have It changed but he proposes to enforce It as long as It Is a law. Major Richards To Have Good Audience Local supporters of Major Richards say that they are not daunted by the overwhelming array of Manning sup portera and they say that they believe that he has a good chance of being the next governor of South Carolina. They Bay that thoy expect a good crowd to bei in tho city Saturday af tornoon to hoar Major Richards when is a composition flooring, containing , lie speaks,/roai the court house steps paper, slate and tar and is said to be very durable, and very satisfactory. Sending Ont ; Flection Boxes 'r .' ' Secretary Leon L. Rice of the coun ty Democratic Executive commit tee, has, been ' very busy for the, last, few day's'getting tho ?lection boxes ready to ?o out to the country' pre. ein eta for the coming election aiid a' number' of them are already at th?*Jr respective polling places'; P-ecrstary Rice has asked -that Uftf managers come in and get'the bo: .eu and have everything in readiness lor the election next Tues day. Tho intelligencer is relying up on the managers of the election to furnish tho same service for this el ection that they did in the one of two weeks ago. Carolina .Man Ik iiood Architect When he was In the city a few days ago. Mr. C. K. Bryant, archi tect for the Anderson theatre stated that his chief draughtsman Is a South Carolina boy and a graduate of Clem son. He Is from Beaufort county and his name Is Richardson. Mr. Bryant is much pleased with Anderson and he says the city Is sure to come. As soon as the country becomes ac customed to ' the war conditions will ?urely Improve; And the South will come to be the most independent coun try in the world. -o?? Young Ladle* To ' Conduct Olympia. The young ladies of the Junior Pbil athea Class of the First Presbyterian church are expecting to have qulto-a little fun Saturday afternoon and at the same time.they expect to.realize i considerable sum for their class fund. They have arranged with the proprietors of tho Olympia Ice Cream Parlor and Candy store that the class will have entire charge of the popular place for the afternoon and will con luct tho candy sales and also the aoda fountain. The Olympia will doubtless he the most popular place in Che city next Saturday afternoon between the hours of noon aud 7 - o'clock in the ivening. at 3 o'clock and they believe that he may poil?a good vote In Anderson county, by Showed Damage ; Of-Cotton Worm ...fob Norrla, one.of the best known farmers, in the county, was in the city yesterday-.with some stalks "of cotton from his Place; - showing in a very marked.manner the ravages of the oot-> ton\wqrmj .He saya that .this la a dif ferent worm from the army worm and that, it, is -.especially destructive to the yjoung cotton.:. lie states that quite a large area of his place Is covered With tli? n and they are doing a lot of da?age. So-rj Mr. Hall Wants An . .IaiproKalosu. Corrected Asa Hall. Jr., candidate for tho leg islature, states that as some people think that he- U from Heil township, he wishes it understood that he lives in Martin township.- . He ;;ot a. splen did vote in Martin township and much better than he did in Hall. He uays that he doesn't mean to boast of hi:; good vote at home but merely wishes the people to know that his home peo ple stuck to him. , o Another Bale Sold YeHterdoy Another bale of s?w cotton wa? brought to Anderson yesterday and placed on the local market and was finally sold after some difficulty rfi the part of the owner. The truth Is that the Anderson cotton buyers are not exactly clamoring for cottou Just now. at any price and It Ib a difficult matter to get offers from them. The bale yesterday was sold for 7 3-4 cento per pound. fjf m? Changed Place For The Meeting. It has bean announced . that the meeting of the Anderson county ex ecutive committee, to be held after the second election and on next Thursday will tako pises In the court room. The change waa made necessary be cause of tho fact that court will be In session Thursday and It will be impossible for the ezeoutlve commit tee to meet tb?re. HALF MILLION BALES Mr. Faithful Is * At The College. Prof. C. M. Faltful of the faculty it Anderson college, returned tc the ?ity yesterday after spending the sum mer at Columbia University in New V'ork where he has neeh taking a spec ial course of study. Prof .Faithful lays that he enjoyed hla stay In New V'ork and ' feels that he Is much bene Itted as the result of the work there, rle believes that this will bo a banner rear .for Anderson college and that the institution will accomplish much work of which tho entire city will be proud. Helton To Build > Cotton Warehouse. It la understood that a meeting of the farmers and planters living in and near Ballon has been called for an sarly date, at which time plans look ing -toward the building of a cotton warehouse will be discussed. It is proposed to raise money among the merchants and farmers with which to build a large warehouse so that the farmers living near that town can j tore their cotton. Certain Belton business men spending - yesterday In Anderson, said that all Indications are that the warehouse will be built and vin soon -.-e i*> uao. ; ( ' ? j i ): Can Be Taken Care of in South Caro lina Cotton Warehouses Columbia. Sept. 3.?In . 86 counties In the state, ?felusive of cotton mills, 481,000 bale? of cotton can be cared for in the warehouses at the present time, allowing 76.000 bales-for Char leston. With Special effort in Charles ton it ia thought that 900,000 bales i-an be caredvfor in the entire stale. These figures were given.out today by Commissioner K. J.. Watson, who has received reporta from many of the county , chairaten bt the South Caro lina^ division ^it/the Southern cotton congress. 1(lr;T FOR SALE?126 acres of land belong ing to the lato Emiline Parker. Known as the W; R- Parker planta tion. Located in Fork Township. Anderson" County. For further In formation see or write W. IL Par ker, Seneca, RS, Box 21 A. The sheriff deed given to W. R. Parker and his hslra and his wife has a 126 acres in that deed. Before the sale was compuedywlthi they gave a bond for 070.V>?Tfcts was done In . 1878. .-?-/-?;.:.- -y,v. .. S-84-g-llsw ' ,><.*>>. . ' "' "'. WEALTH I "Early to bed and early to rise"?is all very well but WHATLL WE DO WHEN WE'RE UP? It's the hours of "up and doing" on which we count for Health, Wealth and Wisdom. Let's start young to use them right. There's a new Suit in our Boy's department that besides being splen didly made and fine fitting, is a HEALTH BUILDER. Sewn in the back of the coat is a patent elastic band that prevents and cures the stoop habit?a habit easily formed, but mighty hard to break. Many's the man who wishes he ha 3 had such ? suit in his youth. Right posture is the name of tin's habit breaker. The elastic: web bing lays across the back of the shoulder and only when the spine is crooked does it let you know it's there.' ,"!<> YOU BOYS?who seek Health, Wealth and Wisdom?start right ?slip into a Right Posture Fall Suit today. Boys' Suits from $3.50 to $12.50 And the New Fall Suits are Here fmjm9n^m^:-x:?H|r~ : [-ERDS'HER LTFEtgi' [U (Continued From Faigejdne:? i|j stated that death musCr??V? heen tn-i htantaneous, as there was no Blgn that} ?he had struggled i any,. ? no nft i<a r i ^ g Ot her clothing-; watf dls?rra^g?ili .mV ; A. Note Was Fout?t! &$r CoronY Itardlfl; -' and^ Dr:< WJimte were summoned from Anderson ?; arid when they arrived tho body wrb then brought to the house, whero investiga tion revealed a note pinned to the right Bide of the girl's olothing. The note said: "1 am sorry I had to do this thing, but there is nothing to me. I know It is better for me to die than to live, I mean cease breathing, for I ! have never lived, becauae I will give you less trouble. Do not shed many tears over me when you Bee that the breath, has left me. but think that I am better off. for I am miserable be yond endurance.' It will tiot be hard fas you, to forget^me ,fpr .there l> npthlng.I. have do no" fQ.make *ybu 're? member. You know what I have said before, that I am out of life, which is true,-Just about. Tfiisj trouble has taken-my heart until It fairly hurts. Do not think that. I have* not- prayed jo-be something. All that has kept hie up/Ja tho life of other* people^ and you Know,there is little f can get out. bf I their, life. Do, not lot mo cast, a shadow 'over you out enjoy life And do enough good to make" up for my losB. Do pot weep for me." The note was unsigned tho wordr "miserable" and "So. not weep for me" were heavily underscored. i When the members of the family saw the note and were asked by a reporter for The Intelligencer as tp what reference to trouble she meant, they said they hod no Idea. They Bald that flhc always seemed to be In good spirits and recently, she seemed to be especially happy and elated over the fact that she was to enter Lime stone college 'at G ahne y on the 23 rd of this month. Her Father Died Last Tear. She and members, j, of,, her family were preparing1 her clothes arid she was much interested hi this....She had ? neyer been morose arid despondent) until the death of her father. Robert Smith, which< occured one yea;, ago, and it Is satd that sin:a that time she haa not been hers* if* s Sho was very devoted to her fitb?r and the members of her family believe that she finally grew so despondent In tho brooding over his death thit she de termined to take her Hfe^v After viewing the body 'and'hearing tho statements in the case. Coroner Hnrdln decided that it was plainly a case of suicide and that no inquest waa necessary. Miss Smith was 18 years of age on July 3, and wttB very popular In her. section. She was of a kind disposition and always ready to take part in tho social affairs of the neighborhood. She Is survived by her mother, and one small brother and five alsters. The girl was a member of the New Prospect church and although none of the fiWioral arrangements had; been made last night Is is probable that che will be tVaried here today. Ui?iisii?l tOotbii?g "Vahles ft. ?P S /S ? good - Men's ?re is sti selection of Clothing which we are closing at remarkably low prices. Th? size range holds suits for stouts, slims, regulars ?in fact we can fit anybody. These goods are in the1' weights I that will b e wanted for weeks ahead or until ' ' the weather is cold enough to call for the heavy winter suits. Exceptionally Attractive * Suits ?s Follows: .Pretty lot of Men** Suits, light colors, $10 values?sale price, $7.50, our special close out or knockout price $5.98. These goods all this season's manufacture and correct in style. Men's all Wool Blue Serge Suits, well made, big $10 values, closing price $7.98. 0 Men's Oswego Serg? Suits, sold spe , ,cial at $15.00 : most everywhere, regular price $12.50, closing price Come in two or thre piece suits, skeleton. -..v^u One lot special $18.00 Suits, sold here regularly at $15.00, prctiv ?evy? iripes, or neat patterns and latent styles, closing price $11.98% - ? W Get as good clothing here as anywhere and always get it for less. ^^^tt^TI'i. V Tl. i mffg^l"' & H. B?U-ES,Projme