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FHE GEORGIAN'S MAGAZINE, PAGE “The Case of Oscar Slater” Bv Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ■her/ocfc Holmes in Real Life 1 TODAY'S INSTALLMENT. 8,.,.. . a priori the more probable: BY ha n unheard-of million-to-one B .Should have occurred, or that H . having committed themselves ■ , be that he was the murderer, m admit that they were wrong B'j, m,. bottom fell out of the original ■ aid persevered in the hope that B ntitieations of a queer-looking ■p iur.-r would justify their original ac- B . hl ,. these identifications, I must ■ ,t once again, there is nothing to ■ slater with the murder, or to show B oer knew, or could have known a person as Miss Gilchrist ex- < the reprieve. ■ t-, ...tnirable memorial for a reprieve B ui, up by l,| e solicitors for the de- ■ signed by 20,000 members of B’e/vut.l'l.'. and had the effect of chang- B' t)-.<- death sentence to one of penal Brvitudi for life- Bile <ei’tenee was passed on .May 6. For Benty dues the man was left in doubt, Bd the written reprieve only arrived on Ba'v -’'l. within twenty-four hours of the ■rue for <!■>> execution. On July 8 Slater g.J conveyed t<> the Peterhead convict B'lsor. There he has now been tor three Bars, and there lie still remains. ■ I call not help in niy own mind compar- ■ , th.. .use of Oscar Slater with another, Bh'. h I had occasion to examine—that of Beorge E.lalji. ■ ] must admit that they are not of the Bn:e class. George Edalji was a youth K exemplary character. Oscar Slater ■ iIS blackguard. George Edalji was Bhysieally incapable of the crime for Bh'ieh ho suffered three years’ imprison- Bient. years for which he has not re ■elveii, after his innocence was estab- era shilling of compensation from ■ n nation. < (sear Slater might con ■elvabb have committed the murder, but ■i. balance of proof and probability seems Bntirely against it. ■ Tims, one can not feel the same burn j>g sense of injustice over the matter. Lid yet I trust for the sake of our char acter not onlx for justice, but for intel igence, that the judgment may in some hay be reconsidered and the man's Present punishment allowed to atone for ■-e Irregularities of life which helped y make his conviction possible. Before leaving the case, it is interest ing io see bow far this curious crime may reconstructed and whether any possi ble light can be thrown upon it. i’sing second-hand material, one cun not hope • y do more than indicate cartain possibil ities which may already have been con sidered and tested by the police. THE POLICE WAY. Th.' trouble, however, with all police [.rosecutions is that, having once got what ‘hey Imagine to be their man, they are not very open to any line of investiga tion which might lead to other conclu sions. Everything which will not fit into the official theory is liable to be ex jluded. one might make a few isolated coni nents on the case which may at least give •Ise to some interesting trains of thought, one question which has to be asked'was whether the assassin was after the jewels at all. Il might lie urged that the type of man described by the spec tators was by no means that of the or- Jinary thief. When be reached the bed room and lit the gas. he did not at once seize the watch and rings which were lying open ly exposed upon the dressing table. He lid not pick up a half sovereign which "as lying on the dining room table. His attention was given to a wooden box, e lid of which he wrenched open, t This. I think, was “the breaking of sticks" heard by Adams.! The papers it were strewed on the ground. Were [the papers his object, and the final ab straction of one diamond brooch a mere blind? Personally, I can only point out ie possibility of such a solution. the other hand, it might be urged tin- thief’s action seems inconsequen tial. that Adams had rung, and that he Mme. D’Mille’s Beauty Hints 1 f'Yom The Journal of Fashion.) 1 /seep the skin clear, smooth, fair use a complexion beautifier dissolving a package of maya " m«i half-pint cf witchhazel. Gently : . ,iahsa k r ‘ face, neck and arms with this in m-.rning and it will hold all dav. It tn., growth of hair and will not 'iv'g.Q V r lilce powder, while it Jexi .i 1 soft and youthful com- /'/ r . r, ’l<l in the head or chest, there uig better than Mother’s Salve. It ” use and quick to act. Catarrh !,..>] > destroyer, and Mother’s Salve ,‘ v. catarrh if anything will. . - and lifeless hair makes a woman tll an she should. Dry sham . 1 , ' " the hair bright, fluffy and c. ul tour ounces of orris root in h ’ ■ it well with an original •r< \ Sprinkle a lit t !»■ i n • aweek nd brush our i ins treat mt nt clea i v.;'v‘v ’uakes the hair lustrous and ' 1 airs are humiliating, and . u ”o desire a hair remover, suggested. Make a paste with • »ne and water, cov< r the vr a minute or two wash the , , '. h ' hairs will be gone. This s sure, safe and speedy.” (Advt.) WILTON JELLICO COAL 55.08 Per Ton The Jellico Coal Co. M Peachtree Street already found himself in a desperate sit uation. It might be said also that save a will, it would be difficult to imagine any paper which would account for such an enterprise, while jewels, on the other hand, were an obvious mark for whoever knew of their existence. Presuming that the assassin was indeed . after the jewels, It is very instructive to note his knowledge of their location, and also its limitations. Why did he go 1 straight into the spare bed room where the jewels were actually kept? The same question may be asked with equal force if w T e consider that he was after the papers. Why the spare bed room? THE CRIMINAL. Any knowledge gathered from outside 'b\ a watcher in (he backyard, for ex ample) would go to the length of ascer taining which was the old lady’s room. One would expect a robber who had gained his information thus to go straight io that chamber. But this man did not do so. He went straight to the unlikely room in which both jewels and papers actually were. Th not this remarkably suggestive? Does it not pre-suppose a previous acquaintance with the insi le of the Hat and the ways of its owner? But note the limitations of the knowl edge. If it were the jewels he was after, he knew what room they were in, but not in what part of the room. A fuller knowledge would have told him they wen* kept in the wardrobe. And yet he searched a box. If he was after papers, his information was complete; but if he was indeed after the jewels, then we can say that he had the knowledge of one who is conversant, but not intimately conversant, with the household arrangement. To this we may add that he would seem to have shown ignorance of the habits of the inmates, or he would have surely I chosen Lambie’s afternoon or evening out • for his attempt, and not have done it at a time when tlse girl was bound to be back within a very few minutes. What men had ever visited the house? The number must have been very limited. , what friends? what tradesmen? what ! plumbers? Who brought back the jewels | after they had been stored with the jew elers when the old lady w< nt every year to the country? Lines of Inquiry. One is averse to throw out vague sus picions which may give min to innocent people, and yet it is clear that there are lines of inquiry here that should be fol lowed up. however negative the results. How did the murderer get in if Lam bie is correct in the thinking that she shut the doors? I cannot get away from the conclusion that he had duplicate keys. In that case all becomes comprehensible, for the old lady—whose faculties were quite normal would hear the lock go and would not be alarmed, thinking that Lambie had re turned before her time. Thus she woud only know her danger when the murderer rushed into the room and would, hardly have time to to rise, receive the first blow, and fall, as she was found, beside the chair, upon which she had been sit ting. That is Intelligible. But if he had not the keys, consider the difficulties. If the old lady had opened ‘ the flat door her budy would have been found in tiie passage. Therefore, the po lice were driven to the hypothesis that the old lady heard the ring, opened the lower stair door from above <as can be done In all Scotch flats), opened the flat door, never looked over the lighted stair to see who was coming up. but returned to her chair and her magazine, leaving the door open, and a free entrance to the murderer. Th is possible, but is it not in the highest degree improbable? Miss Gilchrist was nervous of robbery and would not neglect obvious precau tions. The ring came immediately after the maid’s departure. She could hardly have thought that it was her returning, the less so as the girl had the keys and would not need to ring. If she went as far as the hall door to open it. she only had to take another step to see who was ascend ing the stair. Would she not have taken it if It were only to say: “What, hdve you forgotten your keys?’ That a nervous old lady should throw open both doors, never look to see who her visitor was. and return to her din ing room is very hard to believe. AN ANALYSIS. And look at it from the murderer’s point of view. He had planned out his proceedings. It is notorious that it Is the easiest thing In the world to open the lower door of a Scotch fiat. Ihe blade of a pen knife will do that. If he was to depend upon ringing to get at his victim, it was evidently bet ter for him to ring at the upper door, as otherwise the chance would seem very great that she would look down, see him coming up the stair, and shut herself in. On the other hand. If he were at the upper door, and she answered it, he had only to push his way in. Therefore, the latter would be his course if lie rang at all. And yet the police theory Is that though lie rang, he rang from below. Tt is not what he would do. and if lie did do it, It would be most unlikely that he would get in. How could he suppose that the old lady would do so Incredible a tiling as leave her door open and return io her calling? If she waited, she might even up .to the last instant have shut the door in bis face. s if one weighs all tlieSe reasons, one can hardly fail. I think, to come to the conclusion that the murderer iiad keys, and tliat the old lady never rose from i her chair until the last instant, because, hearing the keys in the door, she took it for granted that Hu maid had come back. Hut if he had keys, how did he get the mold, and how did lie get them made? There is a line of inquiry there. i The only conceivable alternatives are. that the murderer was actually concealed in the flat when Lambie catne out, and of that there is no evidence whatever, or that tiie visitor was some one whom the old lady knew, in which case he would naturally have been admitted Continued In Next Issue. ECZEMA SUFFERERS i Read what 1 S. Glidden, Tantpa. Fla., I says. It proves that Tetterine Cures Eczema For seven years I had eciema on my ankle. I tried many remedies and nu merous doctors I tried Tetterine and I after elflht weeks am entirely free from the terrible eciema. ivtifiine will do as much for others. It utire- .•.zeriui, ».-tter, erysipelas and ...her skin trouble*, ? t-iires to stay , ut.-d ' let It t' ■ ' Te: term. 50c at druqqists or by mail. SHUPTRINE CO, SAVANNAH GA I tAtlVl.) “No S. P. U. G. For Her,” Says Irene Franklin By Margaret Hubbard Ayer. MISS IRENE FRANKLIN, her “orange phosphate” hair plied high on iier head, her hands full of paper patterns for doll's clothes, stood in the fitting room of a big the- ‘ atrieal costumer, and cajoled the weary ' maker of gay stage frocks into dressing dolls for Christmas. After she had suc t ended, she turned and answered some of the questions that were put to her. “Am I a spug? Well, what’s that? , ‘Tiie Society for the Prevention of Use less Giving?’ I guess not* Do you think I’d gixe up the pleasure of buying Christmas presents to join that socie ty'.’ No. indeed! Wliy, there’s nothing like Christmas. Somebody said that tip at our house we keep tiie original Dickens Christmas spirit stored: any how. 1 know we bought the house be cause tiie hall was big enough to hold a great big Christmas tree. No Time Like Christinas. “That tret go. s right up to the sec ond story, so when you're on the land ing up there you're right in among the uiqicr branches of the tree. "Spug. indeed! Why, thi re’ij no time like Christmas; nothing in the world that ean take the place of the Christ mas spirit, ami it seems dreadful to even think of expurgating it. or bring ing it down to tiie mere giving of sen sible gifts "The pleasure you get out of Christ- ! mas is the joy of buying things that | ( I i i I ■ J you want for yourself and giving them to other people. “Would I give up the pleasure of sending Susie a pink negligee with panier effect trimmed in swansdown? No. indeed. Os course. Susie lives on a cattle ranch and has no use for tiie negligee, but she'll’ get It just the same. And 1 get the statisfaction of buying it for her. “Do you know how to eut out those Christmas tree chains—the ones out of colored paper? Oil, don't you'.’ Every body does at my house. We spend our evenings at it; even tiie baby was up till 10 o'clock last night making tilings for the tree. Oh, didn't you know about the baby? “Oh, I'm every kind of a mother. Ordinarily mother, stepmother and mother-in-law. You see my little sis ter is only twelve, so I’m a sort oi mother-in-law to her. but the children are all on to me. T.ittle sister lias dis covered that it really isn't proper for me to l>e on the stage, and the baby’s beginning to find out that 1 can’t spell. Loves Character Work. “Will 1 do ‘Redhead?’ Oil, I never will get away from that song, and I never really did it well, anyhow. The music was good, but I didn’t write tliat. But, oh, the words! ’Redhead’ was one of iny first efforts, and some of the verses had so many feet they were regular centipedes, while a rhyme only happened now and then when it came real handy. “I love to do character work. My! how hard I worked on the ‘Waitress.’ But the dreadful tiling is that after you’x e spent oceans of time and care on a character make-up, half the time the people would rather see jou come up with your own fact? and a long-tailed dress sprinkled over with looking glass. Did you see me in that silver gown? I call It the sardine can dress - Queen of Sardina . ff. <t. But you should have seen the one with the dia mond crown, and the blue passemente rie. 1 looked just like the brewer's daughter coming In on the third float at the carnival. You know the brewer’s daughter Is always the queen of tiie carnival, because of papa’s beer. "Yes, I’m glad to be back in vaude ville again. The great thing about vaudeville is that it gives a chance for a progressive person who wants to work and is willing to work until she finds the thing that pleases her public. Every town is different, ami every audience :s different. Their are places where tlw audi' ne wants the children's songs, especially the nuiHm-c girls In the aft ernoon. In the evening, a more sophl.s ticated iiidiem e w ants different songs. I have written about 40 songt in the last couple of years, and the mono logues to go with them, of course. I like to do comedi work with nnutlr i comedienne, am! 1 never enjoyed any iliing more than Working with Miss Ada Lewis. I "M>. but site s a deii ! I'uii at thing I >ou 'X ci knew, and so ch ver. We u»ed MO- *** I strife o w,^'7V’TO’ J ; r ■■ . I rxorLtf » SET' ■ Miss Irene Franklin at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theater, New York. ? W 7 ''■W^^' ;?; ' i^W^iTvYW'/ fflkc, liamOlWi* i X\ j ‘fear- k vaaiif fti Cut down the cost of living T ADIES, it is in your power to reduce *-* the outlay for food in your households and feed your families better. Serve less meat on your tables. Let a nut-brown dish of delicious BRAND SPAGHETTI take its place. It has all the nourishing elements of meat at about one-tenth its cost, and is ever so much easier digested. Faust Spaghetti is made from Durum wheat, so rich in body-building gluten. And there are so many delicious ways in which it can be served. Write for free book of recipes. At all grocers —5c and 10c packages. SUS ‘rs' T_ —l—■ Mil VTI.WR g I'fJL-TWW— ■gafram: Maull Bros., St. Louis, Mo. i to tlo a seelie 'ad lib' every evening, and even the oiclu-stra stayed in to see what we’d do next. First time 1 ever knew of tin orchestra listening to com edy work right through tiie season when they tlldn't have to. No “Spugging” for Her. “In vaudeville you've always cot to offer something new. The vaudeville audiences are pretty regular theater goers, and they listen with attention; they came to be interested, and not only to >pend a few hours after an all too hearty dinner. To the latter class of theatergoers dancing makes the greatest appeal, because it doesn't re quire any intelligent or concentrated attention—unless it is exceptional dancing, of course. Well, I have to hurry home and have dinner, so that I'll have time to work on tiie Christmas tree. No spugging for me, remember. Good-bye, and Merry Christinas.” (Note by the interviewer —Me for Irene Franklin.) The Hysterics of Youth By Beatrice Fairfax THOSE who have traveled the trou- j bled path of youth, when one) doesn’t know what one wants and is prodigal with emotions in trying to find out, will smile indulgently over the following letter: There is so much in It of the human nature that the years have taught those who are older to and control. It is like Youth! “I am a young girl of sixteen and until a few weeks ago had been going with a young man one year my senior. Some childish misunderstanding had broken our sincere friendship, and since then we Just greet each other when we meet and pass on. “Today as I was walking along the street 1 chanced to meet him. He was with another girl. He tipped his hat. 1 looked at him and at tin? girl, and much to my horrtlt I burst out laughing. 1 can not comprehend whatever pos sessed me to do so. I am sure it was not jealousy (for I pity the girl), and every time I think of it 1 just laugh and laugh. Can you tell what it is that makes me laugh?’’ It is the hysterics of youth. You laughed because you are young. You wanted to show by an indifferent smile that you didn't care. And that smile became a laugh! Being very yqung, you laugh immode’titely, and you cry to excess. You are like a swing that flies back and forth as far as the rope permits. When you get older, and it is "time to let tiie cat die.” as they say when the swinging nears an end, there will be less of the extremes in all your emo tions You will never be so miserable you can't see a ray of hope. I am sorry you laughed, but you couldn't help it. 1 am sure it meant no unkind feeling and that it was- not the laugh of resentment. But it is sure to be misunderstood. A pleasant little smile, such as you would give to a mere acquaintance, would have won fpr you the admiration and respect of botli your former lover and your rival. They will not interpret that laugh to your credit. You were not jealous, you say. yet a hysterical Iwtigh would indi cate that you are. It showed that you Up-to-Date Jokes Patience—- Hasn't Miss Oldum good searching eyes? Patrice —Well, I don’t wonder at it. She's been looking for a husband for twenty years. Her Mother—And how do you and John get on? Her Daughter-—Beautifully! He tells me what to do, and then I please my self. TEePOQTORS ;J4 d viceA & r ’ efrfS <dafa?r <•fl i I i 'HHk. “Gertrude” writes: “Can you prescribe a remedy for catarrh. ‘ I suffer constantly with headache and pain across my eyes. My breath Is very bad, which annoys me greatly.” Answer: Eor catarrh and bad breath I always recommend the use of antiseptic Vilane powder. Ask your druggist for an original 2-ounce package of antiseptic Vi lane powder Make a catarrh balm by mixing a level teaspoonful of the powder with 1 ounce of vaseline, op lard will do iust as well, and use as far up as possi ble In the nostrils several times a day. Then take a pint of warm water and one half teaspoonful of the powder and use as a snuff from the palm of the hand. If these directions are followed you will soon be cured of this dreadful disease. « « * « “Maud” writes: “< ’an anything be done | for an itching scalp. My scalp is also i covered with dandruff and I am in great distress.” Answer: You can very easily be cured of an itching scalp, also dandruff, if you will get a 4-ounce jar of plain yellow min yol and use according to the directions given on the jar. Two or three applica tions have been known to cure. Try II fairly ami you will advocate Its use to your friends. • • • “Ellen K.” writes. “1 am not fleshy enough. I should weigh 20 pounds more 1 am ashamed of my thinness and wish to become plump and attractive. Can you help me?” Answer: Yes. I ean help you “Ellen K.." and many others in the same plight. A thorough course of treatment with 3- grain hypo-nuclane tablets will gradually give you more red and white blood cor puscles, adding to your weight, health and color, giving you pink cheeks, red lips and sparkling eyes These tablets are packed in sealed cartons with directions. Im not expect results too quickly. It takes tin** to < hangt the cells and tis sues of the body, but you can depend on gaining weight if you are persistent. • « • “D E. I’.' writes “If you know of anything that I could take to cure my rheumatism, please tell mo, as 1 suffer all the time Am getting worse al! the time.” Answer: Take the following and you will soon be cured of your rheumatism. 'l'his is the host remedy that I have ever known for this trouble: lodide of potas sium 2 drams, sodium salluvlatF 4 drums, wine of eo|c|ilcu|>> ounce, comp essence - anilol i nuiH', iniiip fluid^bahnu<>rt I ounce and '\tup Hursuparina comp., 5 ..tim • s Mix b\ shaking well ami take om> ’t’uspoonful at imul limes mid again at Led time • • • “Helen write* “Cun you glvu me u j lack self-control. You haven’t the hold I on yourself that you should have. You say that you pity the girl. How tliat sounds like sixteen! My dear girl, this man was your sincere friend, and a “childish misunderstanding’’ disrupt ed that friendship. Don’t let that word “childish” describe your future conduct. If you respect him, and 1 do not read in your letter that he has done anything to lose your respect, you must rise above sucli a sentiment as you express for the other girl. Don’t pity a girl who has won what you lost. Rather, be glad that they are friends, and learn to rise above the pet ty jealousy that prompts the word “pity.” Acquire self-control. You need it. Your admission that you laughed leads me to believe that you lacked self-con trol when your “childish misunder standing” arose. Just go off by your self, my dear, and take a good look at the childish, emotional creature that you are. Then make up your mind to do bet ter. Remember that a repetition of that laugh will cause you to be laugh ed at. Household Economy How to Have the Best Cough Syrup and Save $2, by Making It at Home. Cough medicines, as a rule, contain « .arge quantity of plain syrup. If you take one pjnt of granulated sugar, add >/a pint of warm water and stir about 2 minutes, you have as good syrup as money could buy. If you w’ill then put. 2ounces of Pinex' (50 cents’ worth) in a pint bottle, xnd fill it up with the Sugar Syrup, you will have as much cough syrup as you jould buy ready made for $2.50. it teeps perfectly. And you will find it the best cough syrup you ever used—even in whooping jttugli. You can feel it take hold—usu illy stops the most severe cough in 24 hours. It is Just laxative enough, has a rood tonic effect, and taste is pleasant, lake a teaspoonful every one, two oi three hours. It is a splendid remedy, too, for whooping cough, croup, hoarseness, asth ma. chest pains, etc. Pinex is the moat valuable concentra ted compound of Norway white pine ex tract, rich in guaiacol and all the heal ing pine elements. No other prepara tion will work in this formula. This recipe for making cough remedy with Pinex and Sugar Syrup is now used and prized in thousands of homes in the United States. and Canada. The plan has often been imitated but never successfully. A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with this recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will get. it for vou. If not, send to The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. The questions answered below are gen eral In character, the symptoms or dis eases are given and the answers will apply to any case of similar nature. Those wishing further advice free, may address Dr. Dewis Baker. College building, Col lege-Elwood streets, Dayton, Ohio, inclos ing self addressed stamped envelope for reply. Full name and address must be given, but only initials or fictitious name will be used in my answers. The prescrip tions can be filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of whole saler. reliable remedy for coughs and colds? My cough is so tight that I am afraid of pneumonia?” Answer: The tightest cough can be loosened In one hour by using the follow ing: Get from your druggist a 2%-ounee package of essence mentho-laxene and make according to directions on bottle. This will break up any cold and loosen the tightest cough and soon cure by its laxative tonic action. i ... "Henry” writes: "If you can pre scribe anything that will cure tny stomach trouble and constipation, please do so. My breath is bad and I am irritable and can not sleep.” Answer: You can be very easily cured of your troubles by taking tablets trio peptine. This is the most scientific and satisfactory treatment for the stomach, and if taken according to directions you will soon be able to eat a hearty meal and not have any distress afterwards. Your constipation w’lll be cured and your whole system will be put In a fine condi tion. ... "John” says: "What can I do to gain an appetite? Ido not eat and am getting thin ami weak. T’lease advise a remedy. Answer: The best tonic that I know of is made by mixing 5 ounces of syrup of hypophosphites comp, and 1 ounce tincture ludomene comp. Mix by shaking well in a bottle and take a teaspoonful before each meal. You will soon gain flesh and your appetite will return. “A D. T.” writes: "I am constantly embarrassed by my excessive weight. 1 have tried exercise and diet, but they do not help. If you know of some harmless and effective medicine please publish.” Answer: To reduce your weight get 5 ounces of aromatic elixir and 1 ounce ol glycol arbolene. Get these two ingre dients separately, to avoid any substitu tion. Mix and take a teaspoonful for three days after ecah meal, then take two teaspoonfuls. This is a perfectly harm less and sure remedy for obesity. Many women have written that they reduced their weight a pound a day after the first week. • * • "Geraldine" writes: "J am troubled a great deal with headache, dizzy spells, .dark spots before my eyes, twinges of rheumatism. Can I be helped at all?” Answer: You can not only be "helped.” but you can be cured of all the troubles you mention. You need 3-graln sulpherb tablets (not sulphur) which are packed In sealed tubes and contain full direc tions for use. They are made of sulphur, cream of tartar and herb medicines. If these are taken regularly they purify the blood, stimulate the liver and bowels into healthy action and will gradually effect a cure. « • * ■'Mother''- Bedwetting In children la usually a disease which can be cured by the use of the following Tincture cu bebs 1 dram, tincture rhus aromatic 3 drams, comp, fluid balmwort I ounce. Mix ami give the child ten to nftuen drop* in water one hour before each meal • • • Semi for Dr. Baker's book on "Health and Beauty." tAdvt.j