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■** ^FOUR. CHAPTERL THE PnEXCB OF DEDUCTION. E B LOCK HOLMES took his bottle from the corner o ( i the m an tel - I piece and his h 7 poder m 1 c syringe from its neat moroc co case. With his long, white, nervous Augers he adjusted the delicate nee dle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For tome little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy fore arm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined armchair with a long sigh of satisfac tion. Three times a day for many months [ had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it On the contrary, from day to day I had become more irritable at the night, and my conscience swelled night ly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the Bnl>- ject, but there was that in the cool, nonchalant air of my companion which made him the last man with whom one would care to take anything approach ing to a liberty. His great powers, his masterly manner, and the experience which I had had of his many extraor dinary qualities, all made me diffident and backward in crossing him. Yet upon that afternoon, whether it was the Ucaune which I had taken with my luDoh, or the additional exaspera tion produced by the extreme delibera tion of his manner, I suddenly felt that 1 could hold out no longer. “Which is it to-day?” I asked—“mor phine or cocaine?” He raised Jiis eyes languidly from the old black-letter volume which he had opened. “It Is cocaine,” he said, “a aeven per cent, solution. Would you care to try It?" “No, indeed,” I answered, brusquely. “My constitution has not got over the Afghan campaign yet. I cannot afford to throw any extra strain upon it." He smiled at my vehemence. "Per haps you are right, Watson,” he said. “I suppose that its influence Is physic ally 'a had one. I find it, however, so transcendently stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its sec ondary action is a matter of small mo ment" “But consider!" I said, earnestly. “Count the cost! Your brain may, as you say, be roused and excited, but It Is a pathological and morbid process, which involves Increased tissue-change and may at last leave a permanent weakness. You know, too, what a black reaction comes upon you. Surely the game Is hardly worth the candle. Why should you, for a mere passing pleasure, risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been en dowed? Remember that I speak not onjy as one comrade to another, but as a medical man to one for whose con stitution he is to some extent answer able.” He did not seem offended. On the contrary, he put his finger-tips to gether and leaned his elbows on the arms of his chair, like one who has a relish for conversation. “My mind," he said, “rebels at stag nation. Give me problems, give me Work, give me the meat abstruse "NT NiND REBELS AT STAGNATION. cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. Hut I abhor the dull rontiue of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession— or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world." "The only unofficial detective? ’ 1 •aid. raising my eyebrows. “The only unofficial consulting de tective,” he answered. “I am the last »ud highest court of appeal in detec tion. When Gregson or Lestradc or Athelney Jones are out of their depths —which, by the way, Is their normal state—the matter is laid before me. I examine the data, as an expert, and pro nounce a specialist's opinion. I claim no credit in such cases. My name fig ures in no newspaper. The work Itself, the pleasure of finding a field for rny Peculiar powers. Is my highest reward. Rut you have yourself had some experi ence of my methods of work in tne Jefferson Hope case.” “Yes, Indeed,” said I, cordially. "1 was never so struck by anything in my life. I even embodied It in a small brochure with the somewhat fantastic title of ‘A Study In Scarlet.’ ” He shook his head sadlv. "I glanced over It,” said he. Honestly, I cannot congratulate you upon it Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in 'Fhe same cold and unemotional manner. You have at tempted to tinge it with romanticism, which produces much the same effect as if y ou worked a love story or an clonement Into the fifth proposition of Euclid.” “Hut the romance was there,” I re monstrated. “I could not tamper with the facts.” “Home facts should be suppressed, or at least a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. The only point In the case which de served mention was the curious ana lytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling it.” I was annoyed at this criticism of a work which had been specially de signed to please him. I confess, too, that I was irritated ,by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. More than once during the years that I had lived with him in Baker street I had ob- j served that a small vanity underlay my companion's quiet and didactic manner. I made no remark, however, but sat nursing my wounded leg. I had had a Jezail bullet through it sometime be fore, and though It did not prevent me from walking, it ached wearily at every change of the weather. “My practice has extended recently to the continent,” said Holmes, after awhile, filling up his old brier-root pipe. “I was consulted last week by Francois Le Villard, who, as you prob ably know, has come rather to the front lately In the French detective service. He has all the Celtic power of quick intuition, but he Is deficient in the wide range of exact knowledge which is essential to the higher devel opments of his art. The case was con cerned with a wiU, and possessed some features of interest. I was able to re fer him to two parallel cases, the one at Riga in 1857, and the other at Ht. Louis in 1871, which have suggested to him the true solution. Here is the let ter which I had this morning, acknowl edging my assistance." He tossed over, as he spoke, a crumpled sheet of for eign notepaper. I glanced my eyes down it, catching a profusion of notes of admiration, with stray “magni- flques," "coup de maitres” and “tours de force," all testifying to the ardent admiration of the Frenchman. “He speaks as a pupil to his master," ■aid I. “Oh, he rates my assistance too high ly,” said Sherlock Holmes, lightly. “He has considerable gifts himself. He possesses two out of the three quali ties necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. He Is only wanting In knowledge; and that may come in time. He Is now translating my small works into French." “Your works?” “Oh, didn’t yon know?" he cried, laughing. “Yes, I have been guilty of several monographs. They are all upon technical subjects. Here, for ex ample, is one ‘Upon the Distinction Be tween the Ashes of the Various Tobac- coes.' In it I enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar, cigarette and pipe tobacco, with colored plates illus trating the difference in the ash. It is a point which is continually turning up in criminal trials, and which is sometimes of supreme importance as a clew. If you can say definitely,for ex ample, that some murder has been done by a man who was smoking an Indian lunkah, it obviously narrows your field of search. To the trained eye there is as much difference be tween the black ash of a Trichinopoly and the whiU fluff of bird's-eye as there is between a cabbage and a potato.” “You have an extraordinary genius for minutiae.” I remarked. “I appreciate their importance. Here is my monograph upon the tracing of footsteps, with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses. Here, too, is a curious little work upon the influence of a trade upon the form of the hand, with the lithotypes of the hands of slaters, sailors, cork-entters. compositors, weav ers and diamond polishers. That is a matter of great practical Interest to the scientific detective,—especially in cases of unclaimed bodies or In discovering the antecedents of criminals. But 1 wearv you with my hobby.” "Not at all," I answered, earnestly. “It is of the greatest interest to me, es pecially since 1 have had the oppor tunity of observing your practical ap plication of it. But you spoke just now of observation and deduction. Surely the one to some extent implies the other.” “Why, hardly,” he answered, leaning back luxuriously in his arm-chair, aud sending up thick blue wreaths from his pipe. "For example, observation shows me that you have been to the YVigmore street post office this morn ing, but deduction lets me know that when there you despatched gram." “Right!” said 1. “Right on points! But 1 confess that I don’t see hmv yon arrived at It It was a sudden impulse upon my part, and I have men tioned It to no one.” “It is simplicity itself," he remarked, chuckling at my surprise-“so absurd ly simple that an explanation is super fluous; and yet it may serve to define the limits of observation and of deduction. Obscrv .ion toll* me that you have a little reddish mould adhering to your Instep. Just opposite the Seymour street office they have taken up the pavement and thrown up some earth which lies In such a way that it Is diffi- cnlt to avoid treading In It In entering. The earth is of this peculiar reddish tint which is found, as far as I know, nowhere else in the neighborhood. So much is observation. The rest is de duction." , “How, then, did you deduce the tele- gram?” “Why, of course I knew that you had not written a letter, since I sat op posite to you all morning. I see also in your open desk there that you nave a sheet of stamps and a thick bundle of post-cards. What could you go into the post office for, then, but to send a wire? Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth." . , „. "In this case It certainly is so, I re plied, after a little thought "The thing, however, is. as. rvu simplest. Would you tmntt me imiwr- tinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?" "On the contrary," he answered, "it would prevent me from taking a sec ond dose of cocaine. I should be de lighted to look Into any problem which you might submit to me." “I have heard you say that It is diffi cult for a man to have any object in daily use without leaving the impress of his individuality upon it in such a way that a trained observer might read it. Now, I have here a watch which has recently come into my pos session. W ould you have the kindness to let me have an opinion upon the character or habits of the late owner?" I handed him over the watch, with some slight feeling of amusement in my heart, for the test was, as I thought, an impossible one, and I Intended it as a lesson against the somewhat dog matic tone which he occasionally as sumed. He balanced the watch in his hand, gazed hard at the dial, opened HE BALANCED TUE WATCH IN HIS HAND. a tele- both marvelous vacuity. May t asic wnctuer I ward. There was no name or auuresa you have any professional inquiry on : appended. I had at that time just en- foot at present?” tered the family of Mrs. Cecil Forrester "None. Hence the cocaine. I can- in the capacity of governess. By her not live without brain work. What | advice I published my address in the else is there to live for? Stand at the ' advertisement column. The same day window here. Was there ever such a there arrived through the post a small dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See I cardboard box addressed to me, which how the yellow fog swirls down the I I found to contain a very large and lu»- street and drifts across dun-colored trous pearl. No word of writing was houses. What could be more hopeless- Inclosed. Since then, every year, upon ly prosaic and material? What Is the , the same date, there has always ap- use of having powers, doctor, when one peared a similar box, containing a slm- has no field upon which to exert them? liar pearl, without any clew as to the Crime is commonplace and existence is sender. They have been pronounced commonplace and no qualities save by an expert to bo of a rare variety and those which are commonplace have any ■ function upon earth.” I had opened my mouth to reply to the back, and exfemined the works, first with his naked eyes and then with a powerful convex leus. I could hardly keep from smiling at his crest fallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back. “There are hardly any data,” he re marked. “The watch has been recent ly cleaned, which robs me of my most suggestive facts.” “You are right,” I answered. “It was cleaned before being sent to me.” In my heart I accused my companion of putting forward a most lame and impotent excuse to cover his failure. What data could he expect from an un cleaned watch? "Though unsatisfactory my research has not been entirely barren,” he ob served, staring up at the ceiling with dreamy, lack-luster eyes. “Subject to your correction, I should judge that the watch belonged to your elder brother, who inherited it from your fa ther.” “That you gather, no doubt, from the H. W. upon the back?” “Quite so. The W. suggests your own name. The date of the watch is nearly fifty years back, and the initials are as old as the watch; so it was made for the last generation. Jewelry usu ally descends to the eldest son, and he is most likely to have the same name as the father. Your father has, if I remember right, been dead many years. It has, therefore, been in the hands of your eldest brother." “Right, so far,” said I. “Anything else?” “He was a man of untidy habits— very untidy and careless. He was left with good prospects, but he threw away his chances, lived for some time in poverty, with occasional short inter vals of prosperity, and finally, taking to drink, he died. That is all I can gather." 1 sprang from my chair and limped impatiently about the room with con siderable bitterness in my heart. “This is unworthy of yon, Holmes," I said. “I could not have believed that you would have descended to this. You have made inquiries into the history of my unhappy brother, and you now pre tend to deduce this knowledge in some fanciful way. You cannot expect me to believe that you have read all this from his old watch! It is unkind, and, to speak plainly, has a touch of charla tanism in it.” “My dear doctor,” said he, kindly, “pray accept my apologies. Viewing the matter as an abstract problem, I had forgotten how personal and pain ful a thing it might be to you. I assure you, however, that I never even knew that you had a brother until you handed me the watch.” Then how in the name of all that Is wonderful did you get these facts? They are absolutely correct in every particular.” Ah, that is good luck. -I could only say what was the balance of probabil ity. I did not at all expect to be so ac- surate.” , „ “But it was not mere guess work? 1 “No, no; I never guess. It is a shock ing habit—destructive to the logical faculty. What seems strange to you is only so because you do not follow my train of thought or observe the small facts upon which large inferences may depend. For example, I began by stat ing that your brother was careless. When you observe the lower part of that watch case you notice that it is not only dinted in two places, but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hai*d objects, such as coins or keys, in the same pocket. Surely it is no great feat to assume that a man who treats* fifty-guinea watch so cavalierly must be a careless man. Neither Is it a very far-fetched infer ence that a man who inherits one ar ticle of such value is pretty well pro vided for in other respects.” I nodded to show that I foUowed his reasoning. “It is very customary for pawn broker* in England, when they take a watch, to scratch the number of the ticket with a pin point upon the inside of the case. H is more handy than the label, as there is no risk of the number being lost or transposed. There are no less than four such numbers risible to my lens on the inside of this case. In ference—that your brother was often at low water. Secondary inference— that he had occasional bursts of pros perity, or he could not have redeemed the pledge. Finally, I ask you to look at the inner plate, which contains the key-hole. Look at the thousands of scratches all round the hole—marks where the key has slipped. What solier man's key could have scored those grooves? But you will never see a drunkard’s watch without them. He winds it at night, and ho leaves these traces of his unsteady hand. Where is the mystery In all this?” “It is clear as daylight.” I answered. “I regret the Injustice which 1 did you. w. ol the I I should h*ve bad more faith In your this tirade, when, with a crisp knock, our landlady entered, bearing a card upon the brass salver. “A young lady for you, sir,” she said, addressing my companion. “Miss Mary Morstan,” he read. “Hum! I have no recollection of the name. Ask the young lady to step up, Mrs. Hudson. Don't go, doctor. I shall prefer that you remain.” CHAPTER n. THE STATEMENT OF THE CASE. Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner. She was a blonde young lady, small, dainty, well gloved 1 , and dressed in the most perfect taste. There was, however, a plainess and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means. The dress was a somber gray ish beige, untrlmmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a sus picion of white feather in the side. Her face had neither regularity of feature nor beauty of complexion, but her ex pression was sweet and amiable, and her large blue eyes were singularly spiritual and sympathetic. In an ex perience of women which extends over many nations and three separate con tinents, I have never looked upon a face which gave a clearer promise of a refined and sensitive nature. I could not but obsarve that as she took the seat which Sherlock Holmes placed for her, her lip trembled, her hand quiv ered, and she showed every sign of In tense inward agitation. “I have come to you, Mr. Holmes," she said, “because you ouce enabled my employer, Mrs. Cecil Forrester, to now—a sweet age, wnen you an nns lost Its self-consciousness and bacome a little sobered by experience. So I sat and mused, until such dangerous thoughts came into my head that I hurried away to my desk aud plunged furiously Into the latest treatise upon pathology. What was I, an army sur geon with a weak leg and a weaker banking account, that I should dare to think of such things? She was a unit, a factor, nothing more. If my future were black, it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to bright en it by mere will-o'-the-wisps of the imagination. YOU WILL, I AM SURE, EXCUSE ME. unravel a little domestic complication. She was much impressed by your kind ness and skill.” “Mrs. Cecil Forrester," he repeated, thoughtfully. “I believe that I was of some slight service to her. The case, however, as I remember It, was a very simple one.’’ “She did not think so. But at least you cannot say the same of mine. I can hardly imagine anything more strange, more utterly inexplicable, than the situation in which I find my self.” Holmes rubbed his hands, and his eyes glistened. He leaned forward in his chair with an expression of extraor dinary concentration upon his clear- cut, hawk-like features. “State your case,” said he, in brisk, business tones. I felt that my position was an em barrassing one. “Yon will, 1 am sure, excuse me,” I said, rising from my chair. To my surprise the young lady held up her gloved baud to detain me. “11 your friend,” she said, “would be good enough to stop, he might be of inestim able service to me." I relapsed into my chair. “Briefly,” she continued, “the facts are these; My father was an officer in an Indian regiment who sent me home when I was quite a child. My mother was dead, and I had no relative in Eng land. I was placed, however, in a comfortable boarding establishment at Edinburgh, and there I remained until I was seventeen years of age. In the year 1878 my father, who was senior captain of his regiment, obtained twelve months' lejve and came home. He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe, and di rected me to come down at once, giving the Langham hotel os his address. His message, as I remember, was full of kindness and love. On reaching Lon don 1 drove to the Langham, and was Informed that Capt. Morstan was stay ing there, but that he had gone out the night before and had not returned. I waited all day without news of him. That night, on the advice of the man ager of the hotel. I communicated with the police, and next morning we adver tised in all the papers. Our inquiries led to no result; and from that day to this no word has ever been heard of my unfortunate father. He came home with his heart full of hope, to find some peace, some comfort, and in stead ” She put her hand to her throat, and a choking sob cut short the ■entcuce. “The date?" asked Holmes, opening his notebook. “He disappeared upon the 3d of De cember, 1878—nearly ten years ago.” “His luggage?” “Remained at the hotel There was nothing in it to suggest a clew—some books, and a considerable number of curiosities from the Andaman Islands. He had been one of the officers in charge of the convict guard there.” "Had he any friends in town?” “Only one that we know of—Maj. Sholto, of his own regiment, the Thir ty-fourth Bombay infantry. The ma jor had retired some little time before, and lived at Upper Norwood. We com municated with- him, of course, but he did not even know that his brother of ficer was in England." ‘A singular case.” remarked Holmes. “I have not yet described to you the most singular part. About six years ago—to be exact, upon the 4tb of May, 1883—an advertisement appeared in the Times asking for the address of Miss Mary Morstan, and stating that It would be to her advantage to come tof of considerable value. Y’ou can see for yourselves that they are very hand some.” She opened a flat box as she spoke, and showed me six of the finest pearls that 1 had ever seen. “Your statement Is most interest ing,” said Sherlock Holmes. “Has any thing else occurred t" you?" “Yes, and no later than to-day. That is why I have come to you. Thiy morn- I Ing 1 received this letter, which you will perhaps read for yourself.” “Thank you,” said Holmes. “The envelope, too, please. Postmark, Lon don, 8. W.; date, July 7. Hum! Man's thumbmark on corner—probably post man. Best quality paper. Envelopes at sixpence a packet. Particular man In bis stationery. No address. ’Be at the third pillar from the left outshls the Lyceum ther*er t>vnlght at seven o'clock. If you . -v ♦rustful, bring two friends. You arc u wronged wom an, and shall hare justice. Do not bring police. If you do, all will be iu vain. Your unknown friend.’ Well, really, this is a very pretty little mys tery. What do you intend to do, Miss Morstan?” "That Is exactly what I want to ask you.” “Then we shall most certainly go. Yon and I and—yes, why, Dr. Watson is the very man. Your correspondent says two friends. He and I have worked together before.” "But would he come?” she asked, with something appealing in her voice and expression. “1 should be proud and happy,” said I, fervently, "If I cun be of any service.” “You are both very kind,” she an swered. “I have led a retired life, and have no friends whom I could appeal to. If I am here at six it will do, I sup pose?” “You must not be later," said Holmes. “There is one other point. Is this handwriting the same as that upon the pearl-box addresses?” "I have them here,” she answered, producing half a dozen pieces of paper. “You are certainly a model client: You have the correct intuition. Let us see, now." He spread out the paper upon the table, and gave little darting glances from one to the other. “They are disguised hands, except the letter," he said, presently, "but there can be no question as to the authorship. See how the irrepressible Greek « will break out, and see the twirl on the final t. They are undoubtedly by the same per son. I should not like to suggest false hopes, Sfiss Morstan, but is there any resemblance between this hand and that of your father?” “Nothing could be more unlike.” “I expected to hear you say so. We shall look out for you, then, at six. Pray allow me to keep the papers. I may look into the matter before then. It is only half-past three. Au revoir, then." “Au revoir,” said our visitor, and, with a bright, kindly glance from one to the other of us, she replaced her peail box in her bosom and hurried uw'ay. Standing at the window, 1 watched her walking briskly down the street, until the gray turban and white feather were but a speck in the somber crowd. “What a very attractive woman!" 1 exclaimed, turning to my companion. Ho had lit his pipe again, and was leaning back with drooping eyelids. “Is she?” he said, languidly. “I did not observe.” “You really are an automaton—a cal culating machine!” I cried. “There is something positively inhuman in you at times.” He smiled gently. “It Is of the first Importance,” he said, “not to allow your judgment to be biased by per sonal qualities. A client is to me a mere unit—a factor in e ’ The emo tional qualities are /' 'yc-1 >tie to clear reasoning. I assure you that the most winning woman 1 ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little chil dren for their insurance money, aud the most repellent man of my acquaint ance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.” “In this case, however—” “I never make exceptions. An ex ception disproves the rule. Have you ever had occasion to study character in handwriting? What do you make of this fellow's scribble?" It is legible aud regular,” I an swered. “A man of business habits and some force of character.” Holmes shook his head. "Look at his long letters," he said. “They hard ly rise above the common herd. That d might be an a, and that 1 an e. Men of character always differentiate their long letters, however Illegibly they may write. There is vacillation in his k’s and self-esteem in his capitals. I am going out now. I have some few refer ences to make. Let me recommend this book—one of the most remarkable ever penned. It is Winwood Reade's ‘Martyrdom of Man.’ I shall be back in an hour.” I sat in the window with the volume in my hand, but my thoughts were far (TO BK CONTINUED.J Why Was It that Ajer'a Sarsaparilla, out of the great number of similar preparations manufac- tureil throughout the world, was the only medicine of the kind admitted at the World'* Fair, Chicago? And why was It that, in spite of the united efforts of the manufacturers of other preparations, the decision of the World's Fair Directors was not reversed? BECAUSE According to Ri le 15—“Articles that are In any way dangerous or o; offensive, also patent mediclnea, ol nostrums, and empirical prepara- tions, whose Ingredient* are con- oj coaled, will not be admitted to the oi Exposition,” and, therefore— fl-eaaw Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Is not a oj patent medicine, not a nostrum, and not £1 a secret preparation. Becauu Its proprietors had nolhlng to conceal when questioned as to the for mula from which it is compounded. Btctiuw It is all that It is claimed to be —a Compound Concentrated Extract of Sars iparllla, and in every sense, worthy the Indorsement of this most important committee, called together for passing upon the manufactured products of flic entire world. TTAKTSVILLE RAILROAD. June 3, 1894. MIXED TRAIN Leave Harteville Jovann Floyd’* Darlington Palmetto Arrive Florence Leave Florence Palmetto Darlington Floyd* Jovann Hartsville J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND ^ NORTHERN RAILROAD CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver. In Effect Jan. 16, 1894 NORTH. SOUTH. 9 8 P.M. P.M. Lv 4.10 Charleston 2.30 Ar 5.20 Pregnall’* 1.10 7.23 Sumter 11.02 8.37 Darlington 9.50 II 29 Bennettsville 9.00 9.52 O'bson 8.37 Ar 10.20 Hamlet 8.10 Lv P.M A.M No. 9 connect* at Hamlet with S. A, Ayer’s °nr,Sarsaparilla The Only Admitted for Exhibition AT THE WORLD'S FAIR aoooooqqqpppooeoot* ooooco SHOVES L. Vestibule train for Raleigh, Rich- mond. Washington, Baltimore, Phil adelphia and New York. 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Gentlemen:—We sold last year, 000 bottles of GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and hnvo nought three Kross already this yc&r. In all our ex perience of 14 years, In the drug business, have never sold on article that gave such universal natis* faction os your Tonic. Yours truly, ABN AY, CARR Jt CO For sale by J.[ A. BO YID. AV1NU PURCHASED THE Plant of the Atlantic Phos phate Company, together witli the entire stock, brands and good-will, we take this method of thanking the friends ami" patrons of the Chicora Fertilizer Company for their cordial support and patronage in the past, and now solicit the patronage of the Atlantic Phosphate Company, as well as the Chicora brands, guaranteeing that, under the management of the Chicora, the reputation earned by the Atlantic brands will be fully sus tained. CHICORA FERTILIZER CO., Charleston, 8. C. Geo. A. Wagener, General Manager. NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD, iv In effect Noy. 18, 1894; SOUTH BOUND. N D. 85. Leave Florence 3.10 a m Lanes 4.20 a m Arrive Charleston C.10 a m No. 23. Leave Florence 1.35 p m Kiugstree 8.40pm luiues 9.07 p m Arrive Charleston 11 13 p m No. 58. Leave Lanes 7 05 p m Arrive Charleston b.40 p m NORTH BOUND- No. 78. Leave Charleston 3.86 a m Lanes 5.40 a m Kiugstree 0 00am Arrive Florence 7.05 a in No. 82. Leave Charleston 8.55 p m Lanes 5.44 p in ivingstree 5.69 p n Arrive Florence 0.55 p m No. 52. Leave Charleston 7.15 a in Arrive Lanes 8.45 > J: No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. U. of 8. C. Train Nos. 78 aud 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—8hort Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Sopt. I SAT IN THE WINDOW. VOLUME IN IIAND. from the daring Speculation* of the writer. My mind ran upon our late visitor—her smiles, the depp rich tones of her voice, the strange mystery which overhung her life. If she were seven teen at the time of her father’s uisap- Dearance she mustbe aeven-aM-fayepty < i Docs This Hit You? The management of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in the Department of the Carolinas, wishes to se cure a few Special Resident Agents. Those who are fitted for this work will find this j ARareOpportnnity |j It isztwvfr, however, and those •who succeed best in it possess character, mature judgment, tact, perseverance, and the respect of their community. Think this matter over care fully. There’s an unusual opening for somebody. If it fits you, it will pay you. Fur ther information on request. W. J. Roddey, Manager, Rock Kill, S.C. a ih ’ 1LMINGTON, COLUMBIA * f \ AUGU8TA RALROAD. In effect June 3,1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 55. Leave Wilmington 3.80 pm Marion 0-21 pm Arrive Florence 7.10 p m No. 50. Leave Florence 7.25 p m biimter 8.36 pm Leave Huinter 8.38 p in Arrive Columbia 10.00 p m No. 68. Leave Florence 3.15 a m Arrive Sumter 4 21 a m No. 62. Leave Sumter 9.58 a m Arrive Columbia 11.10 a m No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad: leaving Lane* 8.48 a m, Manning 9 26 a m. NORTH BOOBD. Leave Columbh ,m. No. 51. . 4.80 a m Sumter... . 5 63 am Arrive Florence . 7.10 a m Leave Florence No. 56. 7.35 a m Marion 8.16 a m Arrive Wilmington 11.00 am Leave Columbia No. 68. 4.20 p m Arrive Sumter 5.43 1 m Leave Columbia No. 59. Sumter.., Arrive Florence 6.55 p m No 53 ran* tniougu to ouarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.21 p m Lane* 7.05 p m, charleston8-40 pm. Trains on South and North Caro lina R, R., leave Atkins 9.40 a. m. and 6.30 p. in., arriving Luckuow 11.10 a. m. and 8.00 p. m. Returning leave Lucknow 6.45 a. in. and 4.20 p. m., ar riving Atkins 8.15 a. m. and 5.50 p.m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington, Chadbonra and Conwav Railroad leave Chad- bourn at 10 10 a in, arrive at Conway 12.80 p m, ret u ruing leave Conway at i 3:00 p. in., arrive Chadbouru 4:50 p. I m. Leave Chadbourn 5.85 p m ! arrive at Hub 6.20 p. m. Re turning leave Hub 8.15 a in, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a in. Daily exepet Sue lay. JOHN V. DIVINE. Gea’l Sect.