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Seven Keys TO Baldpate EARL] DERR BIGGEIS mm**\M ttu, ay um WmXm Hann The professor turned his Ineffectual gate on the haberdaaher, and there wia a ttartllnglj ironic ymlle on hi* face. MI know, Mr. Bland." be aald. "that my safety I? your dearest wleb." It was past a o'clock. The early twilight crept up the mountain, and the shadows began to lengthen In the great here office of Baldpate Inn. In the red flicker of firelight Mr. Magee eat and poudered. The interval since luncheon hod passed lastly. He wae no nearer to guessing which of Bald sets Ion's winter guests hugged cloee tt- precious package. Exasperated, engry. he waited for be knew not west, restless ell the while to act but having not the glimmer of an Inspira? tion as to whet hie course ought to be. He beard tbe rustle of skirts on the stair landing ml looked up. Down tbe broad etat 'vajr. go well designed to serve as a show window for the sartorial trtumphs of Baldpete'e gay eunitner people, came the tall hand some girl who bed the night before eet ell ble plans awry. Now, for tbe first time be looked spun her as a flesh and blood girl, not? ed tbe red In ber olive cheeks, tbe Are In ber dark eyes And resIIzed that ber Interest In that package of money might be something more than another queer quirk In the tangle of events. She smiled a friendly smile at Ma fee end took the chair be offered. "Last night. Mr. Magee," she aald, 1 told you frankly why I bad come to Be Id pete Inn. Yon were good enough to say that yon would help me If yon could. Tbe time bee come when yon can. 1 th ok." "Teer* answered Magee. His beert sank. What uow'/ "1 must confess that I apled this mnrrlug." sho went on. "Tt was rude of me. perhaps But I think almost anything !? exc< >abio under tbe clr coDistances, dc you? I witnessed a scene In tbe ball above?Mr. Magee, I know who has tbe $200.000!" "You knowV cried Magee. His heart gave a greet bound. At last! and then?be stopped. "I'm afraid I must nek you not to tell me," be added eedry. Tbe girl looked at bim in wonder. She was of a type common In Magee'a world-delicate, finely reared, sensi live. True. In her pride and naught! sens she suggested tbe enow capped lolgbts of the eternal bill*. But at sight of tboee feminine beichte Billy Magee bud always been one to selae his si penstock In a more determined grip end climb. Witness his attentions to the superb Helen Faulkner. He bed a moment of fslterlng. Here was a girl who at least did not doubt bim. who ascribed to him tbe virtues of a gendemsu, who was glad to trust In bim. Should be transfer bis aIlegi eawet ho, he could hardly do that now. "You aak me not to tell you," repeat? ed the girl slowly. "Tuet demands an explanation." re? plied Billy Msgee. "1 wont you to understand -to be certain that 1 would delight tu help you If I could. But tbe fact Is that before you came 1 gave my word to secure tbe package you speak of for? auotber woman. 1 can? not break my promise to ber." '". see," abe answered. Her tone wae cool. "I'm very sorry," Magee went on. "But as a matter of fact 1 seem to be of very little service to soy one. Just now 1 would giro s great deal to have tbe Information you were about to give me. But since I could not use It helping you. you will readily see that 1 must not listen. I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, too." replied the girl. "Thenk von very much -for telling me. Now I must?go forward- alone " she smiled unhappily. "I'm sfrald you must." answered Bil? ly Msgee. On the stairs appeared the slim fig uro of the other girl. Her great eyes were wistful, her face was pale. She ceoie toward tbem through the red firelight Mr. Magee saw what a fool be had been to waver In bis allegiance even for s moment, for he loved ber, wanted her. surely. Tho snow capped heights ere Inspiring, but far more companionable is the brook that spar? kles In Hsl valley. "Its rather dull. isn't It?" asked Miss Norton o:' tho Thornhlll girl. By the Hide of UM tidier woman sho seemed slight, almost childish. "Have you seen the pictures of the admiral. Miss Thornhlll looking at them Is our one diversion." "I do not care to see them, th ink you." Myra Thornhlll replied, moving towsrd the stairs. "He 1? a very dear friend of my father." She pussed up and out of sight. Mies Norton turned nwny from the Are. snd Mr. MssJM rose hastily to follow He stood close behind ber, gazing down nt her golden hair, shim? mering In the dark. "I've Just been thinking." he anil lightly, "what nn absolutely ridiculous figure I ninet he In your eyes, hu'/.stne, round and round like s bee *n s wtu and getting nowhere at all. Listen-no oue has left the luii. While they stay there's hope. Am 1 not to have one more chance? a chance to prove to you how much 1 cure?' She turned, and even in the dusk he saw that her eyes were wet. "Oh, I don't know, I don't know," she whispered. "1 in not angry any more. I'm just at sea. I don't know what to thlnk-what to do. Why try tny longer? I think I'll go away-aud give up." "You mustn't do that.'' urged Mngee. They came back into the firelight. "Miss Thornhill has Just informed me that she knows who has the package!" "Indeed" snid the girl calmly, but her face had flushed. "I didn't let her tell me, of course." "Why not?" Oh, how maddening women could be! "Why not?" Ma gee's tone was hurt. "Because 1 couldn't use her informa? tion in getting the money for you." (To be Continued.) NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPRESS RATES. John ii. Richards Denies That Ho Is to Blame for H?lsing Charges. To the Editor of The State: In your issue of today there ap? pears under tho caption, "Who is to Blame?" a letter from Prosperity which is signed "Voter." In this com? munication "Voter" asks: "We want to know what effort John O. Rich? ards, candidate for governor, put forth to prevent Southern Express company from raising its rates within this State As we all know, express rates affect us all whether rich or poor, but from our viewpoint It looks like Mr. Richards allowed the express people to hit tho poor man a good, hard blow." Ignorance of the facts of the case, I presume, has caused "Voter" to Join hands with a good many others in South Carolina who are attempting to injure me In the ruce I am making for governor by preferring charges against mo which can not be sus? tained by the facts. T'.ie records in this office show that I opposed the adoption of the new express rates and in Justice to myself I will ask that you give the name prominence to my reply to "Voter" that you gave to his com? munication of today. I will quote from the records which are on file in this office: "Commissioner Richards made the following statement: " 'I vote against the resolution to make effective July 1 Southern Ex? press company's proposed rate struc? ture, for the reason, as I see it, said order places the burden of proof, so to express it, on the shippers of South Carolina, whereas It Is incumbent upon the Southern Express company to show conclusively that tho rew proposed frate is for the best interest of the people of South Carolina. " 'I also feel that the proposed rate, while in many instances it is a decided reduction on the smaller packages, If adopted would largely destroy the benefits which the people of this State now derive from the par? cel post, for, as I can see it, by far the greater reduction is upon those commodities that today are in com? petition with parcel post, and the proposed increases, which are in most Instances very great, are upon the heavy shipments, which shipments do not come in competition with the par? cel post. " 'While there are many desirable features In this zone system adopted by the interstate commerce commis? sion, I fel that unless a commodity rate is given South Carolina very much lower than the one proposed at the various hearings we have had upon this question to date, In? stead of tho new system being a bon ertt to the peoplo of South Carolina, it will be far more burdensome than what we havo today. Feeling this way with reference to the matter, I can not gl-e my consent to the adop? tion of tho proposed rate structure and, thereforo, vote against it.' " This, 1 hope, is conclusive proof that whether the new express rate is just or unjust, I am In no way re? sponsible fur its adoption. John G. Richards. Columbia. July 20. Railroad May Puss Manning. The railroad that 's to run from Sumter t<> Lake City, passing through the Salem serf.on of this county will not affect tho projected road from Florence through the samo BOCtlon to Manning theme to Bummerton and cross over the Santoe bridge to ChartastOW Manning will In the courso of time get the Seaboard con* necion wo believe.?Manning Times.I ?i Im III cum? n Coward? On Saturday Mr. J. W. Norwood, a banker of Greenville, got up in the eampalgn meeting there and publicly culled Blease "a damned liar." What did Plsaas do? Why ho stood quietly I |n his corner and took it. This man Norwood weighs only about a hun? dred pounds yol it took the combined efforts of si\ policemen la keep Mm from gottlng nl Mlease and giving thai rascal I he licking that gome man ought to give him?Ro< k Hill Mora Id SITUATION IN MEXICO. CAKBAJAL SCBMITS PROPOSAL TO SCURFS DtSR GOYKHNMKNT. Gen. ( armn/a Has Replied ami the Negotiations Are Proceeding By Telegraph Over Direct Wire From rurrun/.u's Headquarters to City of Mexico? Ciudad-Vlctoria, Mexico, July 23.? Negotiations for the surrender of Mexico City to the Constitutionalists are proceeding today over the tele? graph wire from Gen. Carranza's headquarters, directly into the capi? tal. The proposal to turn the govern? ment over to Carranza has1 been sub? mitted and Gen. Carranza has re? plied. Tho details arc withheld, but Gen. Carranza is expected to abandon his intentions of going to Tampico and will proceed to San Luis Potosi to bs within easy reach of Mexico City when tho final agreement is reached. /a pat a Troops Hont cd. Mexico City, July 23?Zapata troops have been routed by the Federals at Xochlmllco, losing two hundred killed and wounded. Another force of Za patalstas that attempted to capture tho government powder factory at Santa Fe was repulsed with heavy losses. It is said today that President Carhajal is ready to surrender the gov? ernment to Gen. Carranza, provided the latter promises not to inaugurate a series of executions of Iluerta fol? lowers when he occupies the city. CATTLE TICK'S DOOM. His Kncnilcs Kilter Five New Counties ?ProgivsM in Charleston and Rich land. Clemson College, July 19.?These aro hard times In South Carolina for cattle ticks. They are receiving very rude treatment?being killed in lhrge numbers, in fact. Ilapid progress in the work of State-wide tick eradica? tion is reported by Dr. W. K. Lewis, Inspector in charge. The work is be? ing done under the Joint direction of Clemson College and the United States bureau of animal Industry. Preliminary work was begun July 1 in Ldgelleld, Saluda, Lexington, Alk? en and Calhoun counties. This work consists of locating infested premises in order to have them ready for the actual work of eradication in these counties, which will begin next spring. The work is under a vctcri mrlan and a group of Held agents. Dr. Lewis said that many people In these live counties who are Interested and willing to co-opeartc will clean their promises individurriiy before next year, which will make the work of eradication in these counties simpler and more rapid. Eradication work is going forward excellently In Charleston county, es? pecially in the construction of dipping vats. Twelve or llfteen vats having been built in that county already and there is an expert on the ground who is devoting his time solely to this work. It is expected that by Septem? ber 1 Charleston will have between 60 and 75 dipping vats. The interstate shipping station vat in Bichland county was finished re? cently and a lively movement of stock through Columbia will probably bogln as soon as tho railroads have built tho necessary free or unlnfested pens. Dr. Lewis said he knew of some shippers In other States who aro waiting for these pens to be completed to begin moving stock through Columbia. ARK OFF AT MANNING. Opening of Tobacco Mnrket Is llighl> Gratifying. Manning, July 22.?The opening of tho tobacco market here today was highly gratifying in every particular, the offerings being more extensive than on any former opening day in this market. For the llrst time there were three warehouses open for busi? ness and all of them were well patronized. The exact llgure.s are not obtainable this" evening, but the total sales amounted from Ho.noo to ii>o,ooo pounds, all primings, and prices ranged from 4 to 21 cents per pound. There is a full corps of experienced buyers on hand, most of whom have spent several seasons here. This fact,; together with the friendly rivalry be? tween tho different warehouses, In? sures the last prices to the producers I of tobacco, It is estimated that the average price paid today was about I X 1-2 cents, which augurs well for good prioca when really good tobacco' is put on tbe market later in the sea? son. A. large part of the crop this year is not up to standard, owing to I adverse weather conditions in the spring, but there is a larger acreuge planted ami some of the best crops this year are growing in sections til the county that have not heretofore made a feature of the tobacco crop. Altogether much i* expected of the present crop and it is hoped that it will lead to still greater things in the future. RUSSIAN LMM WAR. DESPERATE FIGHTING BETWEEN SOLDIERS AND STRIKERS. Buttle iii St. Petersburg St roots Be? tween Cossacks and Workmen? Itarod That Trouble May Lend to Revolution. St. Petersburg, July 2.1.?Desperate fighting between soldiers and police and workmen today took place in the strike which has made three hundred thousand workmen idle in Russia. Tho Cossacks attacked the workmen, who fought behind barricades, pourinu valleys into the strikers, killing six and wounding eleven before the others fled. The strike is spreading over the empire and it is feared it will take on the guise of a revolution. A Good Man, Lever. Mr. Lever is the oniy congressman who has no opposition. This is very strong endorsement of his record,? Edgefleld Advertiser. Candidates9 Cards. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for |D. No cards accepted on credit. For Congress. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the nomination as Con? gressman from the 7th Congressional District and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic pri? mary. A. F. LEVER. The Senate. I am a candidate for re-election to the State senate from Sumter Coun? ty in accordance with, and subject to the rules of the Democratic party. JOHN H. CLIFTON. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for election to tho State Sen? ate from Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. D. EPPS. 1 House of Representatives. I am a candidate for the house of representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. C. DUNBAR. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the IIouso of Representa? tives, subject to the rules of the Dem? ocratic party. D. D. MOISE. Believing that my four years ex? perience and my study of the Stato's affairs have put me In a position for effective service, I am a candidate foi re-election to the House of Repre? sentatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. R. B. BELSER. I am a candidate for the House of Representatives from Sumter Count>. subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. A. K. SANDERS. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of County Super? visor subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. W. S. THOMPSON. I am a candidate for re-election to the olllce of County Supervisor, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. P. M. PITTS, Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for tho office of Supervisor for Sumter County, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party. L. E. WHITE. County Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to tho office of County Superintendent Of Education of Sumter County and pledge myself to abldo by the rules of the Demo? cratic primary. J. II. HAYNSWORTH. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the ofileo of County Super? intendent of Education for Sumter County, subject to tho rules of the Democratic party. S. D. CAIN. For Coroner. T hereby announce myself n candi? date for Coroner of sumter county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. S. W. UAFFIELD. 1 hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of Coroner of Sumter County subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. WILLIAM J. BE ALE. For .Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the magistrate': oinoe, 4th district, Sumter county. I J. A. HODGE KIM Iii K l HOC! Hi VKWS, Miss Bradley Rntcrtalned In Honor of Mhm Young of Wcsivllle. Rembert, July 21.?Miss Alma Bradley entertained a large number of her frlenda last Thursday evening In honor of Miss Willie Young of West vi lie and her cousin, Miss Bthel Smith t?f Camden. Delightful music was rendered during the evening by Messrs. Marion Myers, Rim wood Myers, Charlie DuI'ose and Miss Juanita McLeod. Fruit punch was served. With music and conversation the time passed all too quickly and we soon had to hid our fair hostess and her guest good night. Mr. Marlon Myers of Dalzcll visited here Sunday. Mr. D. V. Keels has returned from a week-end trip to Sullivan's Island. Tim Misses Jenkins <>f OawegS afO visiting their cousins, Miss Annie and. f'iM\\ ford Jenkins. Miss Neena Etembert hss returned from the Winthrop summer school. She will teuch the Pisgmh school next session. -Miss IIa Mae Evans is visiting friends in lTnlon. Miss Ethel smith of Cnmdon i* spending some time with her cousins, Misses Alma and Mae Bradley. As Mr. Speaker Smith's daughter; WO hope wo can soon congratulate her as the lady of the governor's man? sion. Miss Sadie Rogers is visiting rela? tives at St.iU hurg. Misses Christine and Edna Davis, of Horatio are visiting at the home of W. F. Smith. Mrs. Aahby Bradford is spending some time at the Isle of Palms. The Greatest Dime's Worth ^^^r^f^^^^ One fourth more pure, K^^^^^^^l strong Concentrated Lye for COMEOTRATEJ M Ten Cents in Mendleson's Big Twenty-Ounce Can of Solid Lye. Other cans give you only* sixteen ounces for your dime.^ Every can warranted full ^ strength, no adulterants, no^ fillers-just pure Concentrated * Lye for every use. * Three 1 1^35) cans for a quarter. Sixteen ounces of Pow-? dered Lye for a dime instead ] of the twelve ounce can of other powdered lye. MENDLESON'S LYE?t MOST ECONOMICAL Mendleson's Twenty-Ounce Can will saponify eight \ pounds of grease, making the best hard or soft soap?and * that's more than any other ten cent can will do. Every ) can gives full directions for soap making, exact measure-] ments, how long to boil. Concentrated Lye is one of the handiest articles in the household^ or on the farm. A use for it every day. Cheapest and best cleanser * and disinfectant; for wai-hing woodwork, cleaning kitchen furniture, . scrubbing floors; for sinks and drains. Used in treating hogs and \ caring for poultry. For every use you get best results, most economic- ' ally from MENDLESON'S LYE PURE UNO STRONG A dime invested in a Twenty-Ounce Can of MENDLESON'S LYE \ brings proof of better value. Remember the name?MENDLESON'S? i and buy it of the following dealers: ^ WHOLESALE DEALERS: ('rosswell ?fc('o.f Sumter, S. C. t'nion Brokerage Co.. Sumter, S. ('. RETAIL DEALERS : Levi Bros., Sumter: \V. S. Uro^clon, Brotrdon; .1. W. Spencer, Mayesville. s. C.;J, V. Boykin, Providence, H. F. D. No. 1; .1. K. Kirkley, Humbert, S. ft, R. V. I). 5; .1. .1. Chewning, Oswego. S. ('., K. F. I>. 1; W. I>. Hancock, Elliott, S. C; Tindal A Cuttino, Tindal; T. E. Hodge, Tindal; Willie Shaw Co., Sumter, R. P. \. lt..lack son. Tourney; W. 1). Fraaier, Oswego,H. V. J>. i-,s. a. rlarvin. Sum? ter, R. F. I). 2; V. B. Harvin, Sumter, R. F. 1>. L>; < iillespie ft Huges, Clareinont, S. C. CAROLINAS J$0p* FAMOUS M RESORT T AMU WEEK END AND ?< SUMMER EXCURSION BATHING BOATING ISHING DANCING >EMEOT< atlanticx0a5t ^line: THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. BoCCeeeOft lO Hooth-tlarhy LiveSeadl Co. and C.?no*l|I umber Co. (ieo. F^ppernon's Old Stfii\d Opp. Court Hons*