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A STUDY IN SCARLET. Bj A. CONAN DOYLE. PART ONE. I lieing n reprint from the reminiscences of John If. Watson, 31. D., late of the arm ;/ medical department.] “It was magnificent, ” ho said as ho took his seat. “Do yon remember what Darwin says abont music? He claims that the power of producing and appre ciating it existed among the human race long before tho power of speech was ar rived at. Perhaps that is why wo are so subtly influenced by it. There aro vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood. ’’ “That’s rather abroad idea,” Ire marked. “One’s ideas must bo as broad as na ture if they aro to interpret nature,” he answered. “What’s tho matter? You’re not looking quite yourself. This Brix ton road affair has uj>set yon. ” “To toll tho truth, it has, ” 1 said. “1 ought to bo more case hardened after my Afghan experiences. 1 saw my own comrades hacked to pieces at Maiwand without losing my nerve.” “1 can understand There Is a mys tery about this which stimulates the imagination Where there is no imag ination there is no horror. Have you seen the evening paper?” “No.” “It gives a fairly good account of ihe affair. It does not mention the fact that When tho man was raised up a woman’s Wedding ring fell upon tho floor. It’s jest as well it does not. ” “Wny?” “Look at this advertisement, ” he an swered. “I had one sent to every paper this morning immediately after the af fair. ” Ho threw tho paper across to me, and I glanced at the place indicated It was tho first announcement in the “Found” column. “In Brixtou road this morning, ” it ran, “n plain gold wed ding ring, found in the roadway between t.ie White Hart tavern and Holland provo. Apply Dr. Watson, 221 b Baker street, between 8 and 9 this evening.” “Excuse my using your name,” he said. “If I used my own, some one of these dmderbeads would recognize it and want to meddle in tho affair.” "That is all right,” I answered. “But, supposing anyouo applies, I have no ring. ” “Oh, yes, yon have,” said bo, hand ing mo one. “This will do very well. It is almost a facsimile.” “And who do you expect will answer this advertisement?” "Why, the man in tho brown coat, our florid friend with tho square toes. If he does not come himself, ho will send an accomplice. ” “Would ho not consider it as too dan gerous?’ ’ “Not at all. If my view of the case is correct, and I have every reason to be lieve that it is, this man would rather risk anything than lose the ring. Ac cording to my notion, ho dropped it while stooping over Drebber’s body and did not miss it at tho time. After leav ing the house he discovered his loss and hurried back, but found the police al ready in possession, owing to his ow n folly in leaving the candle burning. Ho had to pretend to ho drunk in order to allay the suspicious which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate. Now, put yourself in that man’s place. On thinking tho matter over it must have occurred to him that it was possible that he had lost tho ring in the road after leaving tho house. What would he do then? He would eagerly look out for the evening papers in the hope of seeing it among the articles found. His eye, of course, would light upon this. Ho would ho overjoyed. Wliy should ho fear a trap? There would bo no reasou in his eyes why the find ing of the ring should be connected with the murder. He would come. He will coma You shall see him within an hour. ” “And then?” I asked. “Oh, you can leave mo to deal with him then. Have you any arms?” “I have my old service revolver and a few cartridges. ” “Y'ou had bettor clean it and load it. Ho will tie a desperate man, and though I shall take him unawares it is as well to be ready for anything. ” I went to my bedroom and followed his advice When I returned with the pistol the table had been cleared, and Holmes was engaged in his favorite oc cupation of scraping upon his violin. “The plot thickens, ” he said as I en tered. “I have just had an answer to my American telegram. My view of the case is the correct one. ” “And that is?” I asked eagerly. “My fiddle would be the better for new strings,” he remarked. “Put your pistol in your pocket. When the fel low comes, speak to him in an ordinary way. Leave the rest to Don’t frighten him bv looking at him too hard. ” “It is $ o’clock now,” I said, glanc ing at my watch. “Y’eST He will probably be here in a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will dot Now put the key on the inside. Thank you. This is a queer old book I picked up at a stall yesterday. ‘De Jure Inter Gentes, ’ published in Latin at Liege in the Lowlands in 1643. Charles’ head was still firm on his shoul ders when this little brown backed vol ume was struck off. ” “Who is the printer?” “Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly leaf in very faded ink is written, 'Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte. ’ I wonder who William Whyte was. Some pragmatical seventeenth cen tury lawyer, I suppose. His writing has a legal twist about it Here comes our man, I think. ” As he spoke there was a sharp ring at the belL Sherlock Holmes rose softly ami moved his chair in th« the door. We heard the servant pass along the hall and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it. “Does Dr. Watson live here?” asked a clear but rather sharp voice. We could not hear the servant’s reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs. The footfall was an uncertain and shuffling ona A look of surprise passed over tho face of my com panion as he listened to it. It came slowly along the passage, and there was a feeble tap at the door. “Come in!” I cried. At my summons, instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled into tho apartment She appeared to be dazzied by the sudden blaze of light, and after dropping a courtesy she stood blink ing at us with her bleared eyes and fum bling in her pocket with nervous, shaky fingers. I glanced at my companion, and bis face had assumed such a dis consolate expression that it was all I could do to keep my countenance. Tho old crone drew out an evening paper and pointed at our advertisement. “It’s this as has brought mo, good gen tlemen,” she said, dropping another courtesy. “A gold wedding ring in the Brixton road. It belongs to my girl Sally, as was married only this time twelvemonth, which her husband is steward aboard a Union boat, and what he’d say if he come ’ome and found her without her ring is more than I can think, ho being short enough at tho best o’ times, but more especially when he has the drink. If it please you, she went to tiro circus last night along with”— “Is that her ring?” I asked. “The Lord be thanked 1” cried the old woman. “Sally will boa glad woman this night. That’s tho ring.” “And what may your address be?’’ I Inquired, taking up a pencil. “Thirteen Duncan street, Hounds ditch. A weary way from here.” “The Brixton road docs not lie be tween any circus and Honndsditch, ” said Sherlock Holmes sharply. Tho old worn an faced round and look ed keenly at him from her little red rim med eyes. “Tho gentleman asked for my address,” she said. “Sally lives in lodgings at 3 Mayfield place, Peckham. ” “And your name is”— “Mv name is Sawyer. Hers is Den nis, which Tom Dennis married her, and a smart, clean lad, 100, as long as he’s at sea, and no steward in the com pany more thought of, but when on shore, what with the women and what with liquor shops”— “Hero is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer,” I interrupted in obedience to a sign from my companion. “It clearly belongs to your daughter, and I am glad to be able to restoro it to tho rightful owner. ” With many mumbled blessings and protestations of gratitude the old crono packed it away in her pocket and shuffled off down the stairs. Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet the moment she was gono and rushed into his room. Ho re turned in a few seconds enveloped in an ulster and a cravat. “I’ll follow her,” ho said hurriedly. “She must be an ac complice and will lead me to him. Wait up for me.” Tho hall door had hardly slammed behind our visitor before Holmes had descended the stair. Look ing through the window, I could see her walking feebly along the other side, while her pursuer dogged her some lit tle distance behind. “Either his whole theory is incorrect,” I thought to my self, “or elso he will be led now to the heart of the mystery. ” There was no need for him to ask me to wait np for him, for I felt that sleep was impossi ble until I heard the result of his ad venture. It was close upon 9 when he set out. I had no idea how long he might be, hut I sat stolidly puffing at my pipe and skipping ever the pages of Henri Mur ger's “Vie de Boheme. ” Ten o’clock passed, and I heard the footsteps of the maids as they pattered off to bed. Eleven, and the mere stately tread of the land lady passed my door bound for the same destination. It was close upon 12 be fore I hoard the sharp sound of his latch key. The instant he entered I saw by his face that he had not been successful. Amusement and chagrin seemed to be struggling for tho mastery, until the former suddenly carried the day, and he burst into a hearty laugh. “I wouldn’t have the Scotland Yard ers know it for the world!” he cried, dropping Into his chair. I ‘l have chaffed them so much that they would never have let me hear the end of it. I can afford; to langh, because I know that I will be even with them in the long run. ’ ’ “What is it then?” I asked. “Oh, I don't mind telling a story against myself. That creature had gone a little way when she began to limp and show every sign of being footsora Pres ently she came to a halt and hailed a four wheeler which was passing. I man aged tie be close to her so as to hear the address, but I need not have been so anxious, for she sang it out loud enough to be beard at the other side of the street, ‘Drive to 13 Duncan street, Honndsditch!’ she cried. This began to look genuine, I thought, and having seen her safely insiie I perched myself behind. That’s an art which every de tective should be an expert at. Well, away we rattled and never drew rein until we reached the street in question. I hopped off before we came to the door and strolled down the street in an easy, lounging way. I saw the cab pull up. The driver jumped down, and I saw him open the door and stand expectant ly. Nothing came out though. When I reached him, he was groping abont frantically in the empty cab and giving vent to the finest assorted collection of oaths that ever I listened ta There was no sign or trace cf his passenger, and I fear it will be some time before he gets her fare. On inquiring at No. 131 fonnd that the house belonged to a respectable paper-hanger, named Keswick, and that no one of the name, either of Sawyer or Dennis, had ever been heard of there. ’ ’ "You don’t mean to say,” I cried in amazement, “that that tottering, feeble old woman was able to get out the cab while i* was in motion, without either '- cr tbo driver seeing her?” "Old woman be d d!” said Sher lock Holmes sharply. "We were tho old women to be so taken in. It must have been a young man, an active one, too, besides being an incomparable actor. Tho getup was inimitable. Ho saw that ho was followed, no doubt, and used this means of giving me the slip. It shows that the man we are after is not as lone ly as I imagined he was, b has friends who are ready to risk something for him. Now, doctor, you aro looking done up. Take my advice aud turn in. ” I was certainly feeling very weary, so I obeyed his injunction. I left Holmes seated in front of the smoldering fire, and long into the watches of the night I heard the low, melancholy wailings of his violin and knew that he was still pondering over the strange problem which ho had set himself to unravel. CHAPTER VI. Tho papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it. Each had a long account of tho affair, and some had leaders upon it in addi tion. There was some information in them which was new to me. I still re tain iu my scrapbook numerous clip pings and extracts bearing upon the case. Here is a condensation of a few of them: The Daily Telegraph remarked that iu the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features. The German name of the vic tim, the absence of all other motive and the sinister inscription on the wall, all pointed to its perpetration by political refugees and revolutionists. The social ists had many branches in America, and tho deceased had no doubt infringed their unwritten laws and been tracked down by them. After alluding to tho Vehmgericght, aqua tofana, Carbonari, the Marchioness de Brinvilliers, tho Darwinian theory, the principles of Mal thus and the Ratcliff highway murders tho article concluded by admonishing the government and advocating a closer watch over foreigners in England. Tho Standard commented upon the fact that lawless outrages of the sort usually occurred under a Liberal admin istration. They arose from tho unset tling of tho minds of the masses and the consequent weakening of all authority. The deceased wa3 an American gentle man who had been residing for some weeks in the metropolis. He had staid at tho boarding house of Mmo. Char pen tier in Torquay Terrace, Camberwell. Ho was accompanied in his travels by his private secretary, Mr. Joseph Stan gerson. Tho two bade adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, tho 4th inst., aud departed to Eustou station with tho avowed intention of catching the Liver pool express. They were afterward seen together on the platform. Nothing more is known of them until Mr. Drebber’s body was, as recorded, discovered in an empty house in tho Brixtou road, many miles from Euston. How he came there or how he met his fate aro questions which aro still involved in mystery. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of Stangerson. We are glad to learn that Mr. Lestrade and Mr. Gregson of Scot land Y T ard are both engaged upon the case, and it is confidently anticipated that these well known officers will speedily throw light upon tiio matter. The Daily News observed that there was no doubt as to tho crime being a po litical one. The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated the conti nental governments had had the effect of driving to our shores a number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not soured by the rec ollection of all that they had undergone. Among these men there was a stringent code of honor, any infringement of which was punished by death. Every ef fort should be made to find the secre tary, Stangerson, and to ascertain some particulars of the habits of the deceased. A great step had been gained by the dis covery of the address of the house at which he had boarded —a result which was entirely due to the acuteness and energy of Mr. Gregson of Scotland Y’ard. Sherlock Holmes and I read these no tices over together at breakfast, aud they appeared to afford him considerable amusement. “I told you that what ever happened Lestrade aud Gregson would be sure to score. ’ ’ “That depends on how it turns onfc. ” "Oh, bless you, it doesn’t matter in the least. If the man is caught, it will be on account of their exertions. If he escapes, it will be in spite of their exer tions. It’s heads I win and tails yon lose. What ever they do, they will have followers. ‘Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire. ’ ” "What on earth is this?” I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in tha hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expres sions of disgust upon the part of our landlady. "It’s the B:iker street division of the detective police force,” said my com panion gravely, and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street arabs that ever I clapped eyes on. “ ’Tendon!” cried Holmes in a sharp tone, and the six dirty little scoundrels stood in a line like so many disreputable statuettes. “In future you shall send np Wiggins to report, and the rest of you must wait in the street Have you found it Wiggins?” “No, sir, we hain’t, ” said one of tife youths. “I'hardly expected you would. You must keep on until yon do. Here are your wages. ” He banded each of them a shilling. “Now, off you go, and come back with a better report next time. ” He waved his hand, and they scamper ed away down stairs like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next [TO BE CO XTEXITED.] Anfie&ts Wore raise Teeth. The Talmud allowed Jewish wom en “to go abroad on the Sabbath with their false golden or silver teeth.” NESBITT’S TALK TO THE FARMERS Monthly Letter of the Commis sioner cf Agriculture. 4 ; IMPOETAHT QUESTIONS DISCUSSED Attention Called to the Condition of Crops on Lands Supplied 'Vitli Hamus. I.i Con tract to Those Where Commercial Fer tilizers Alone Were I>epeuded Upon to Furnish Elements of Plant Growth. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, Nov. 1, 1803. Our accounts for the year 1893 must soon be made up. Iu summing up these accounts, and in. taking a general re view of farm operations for the past year, there are certain facts, which stand out in bold relief. It is from these that ! we should deduce conclusions to be re j membered in planning for and man i aging the crops for another year. Tli9 immunity of the early planted cotton from many of the disasters which befell the later plantings we have already re ferred to, but we wish now to call at tention to the condition of the cotton crop, and indeed, of all crops on lands supplied with humus, in contrast to those where the commercial fertilizer alone was depended upon to supply all the elements of plant growth. But, wo hear some farmers say, the commercial fertilizers profess to contain all these el eraents, and if this is true, why need we supply anything else, except the necessary preparation and cultivation of the land. This is in a measure reason able. Reliable fertilizers do contain all the main elements of plant growta, | but in order that plants may appropri ate these elements to the greatest ad vantage iu the proper development of stalk, foliage and fruit, certain condi tions of the soil are absolute.y neces- I sary, seme cf the most important of which are moisture, a deep seed bed, a l finely pulverized surface. All of these may bo largely supplied by judicious plans of preparation and cultivation, | but every experienced farmer knows how much easier these conditions are reached if there is plenty of vegetable matter in the soil. In such protr icted drouths as we have suffered from tho past season, the contrast iu the crops is eveu more marked. Iu September of tho past season many cottjn fields were bare of both leaves and green bolls, while on lauds well supplied with hu mus, the frost, which came about the middle of October, found the plants still covered with leaves and a top crop of bolls maturing. At this writing all further growth lias been checked, but even now the appearance of these plants is altogether different from those oil lands from which almost every vestige of vegetable matter has been used up. Let us examine into some of THE USES OF HUMUS, and we will at once understand the wonderful effects its presence exercises on all plant growth. But before we en ter into tills subject wo must first un derstand that by the term “humus” we meau decaying vegetable matter. This is of course at first unavailable, but by gradual decomposition it becomes not only available itself, but in the process of its ow T n decomposition forms combi nations, by which the surrounding soil is also decomposed. Nearly every soil is rich in the mineral elements of plant food, but iu such form that we cannot appropriate them to our use. As an agent for unlocking these valuable stores “humus” cannot be too highly valued. The process is partly as follows: The decomposing vegetable matter or lmmus i is constantly generating carbonic acid, which is known to be a powerful solvent of mineral substances. The carbonic acid thus formed uniting, with the soil water, becomes the powerful, though si lent agent, by which we break down and dissolve immense deposits of plant food otherwise useless, because insolu ble in water alone. EFFECTS OF HUMUS ON DIFFERENT SOILS. Another benefit derived from humus is its mechanical effect on different soils. It loosens stiff clay soils, in creases their power to take up water from rains, and also to absorb moisture and gases from the atmosphere. On loose sandy soil its office is to bind it to gether—make it more compact. This will prevent the rains from carrying off the available plant food, and enables the soil to hold whatever moisture there may be deposited in it. A porous soil of this kind, whe n filled with humus, has also the power in very large degree of absorbing moisture from the air. This may be illustrated at any time by an examination of such soil, but is more marked during a drouth, or early in the morning. Lands, which are well filled with humus whether they be stiff clay lands or the lighter sandy soils, do not suffer from drouth to the same degree as lands destitute of vegetable matter, and the stillest clay soils, well supplied with humus, rarely bake or crust even during a drouth. WATER HOLDING POWER OF HUMUS. The addition of humus to the soil not only increases its power of absorption from the atmosphere, but daring dry weather the soakage in the subsoil is constantly returning toward the sur face, where the humus will hold it and prevent its escape into the atmosphere. The amount of water needed for healthy plant development cannot be reduced without injury to crops, but we may, by the use of humus and other means, no tably, shallow surface cultivation and destruction of all unnecessary plants and weeds, which also draw on the wa ter supply, control for the use of our growing crops the reserve supplies of moisture, which would otherwise be evaporated into the atmosphere or ap propriated by grass and weeds. That HUMUS IS A SOURCE OF NITROGEN has also beei proven. This is the case more from peavines and clover when plowe( under, bat is measurably true of all decaying vegetation. HUMUS ABSORBS HEAT. By darken ng the soil humus certainly increases its power to absorb heat. Thi3 is a very im. ortant fact, to those who realize the nec ssity of pushing forward their crops in the early spring. HUMUS IS NOT FAVORABLE TO INSECT LIFE. - The carbonic acid gas, which is being generated in all lands supplied with hu mus, is known to be destructive to in sect life This is perhaps the main rea son that crops on fresh land are freer from blight and disease than on old laud, where commercial fertilizers alone have been used for several successive years, with the result that nearly every vestige of humus has disappeared from tho soil. RTE, as an improver of the land, takes almost the same place in winter that peas do in summer. Ir also prevents washing. It may be sown all through tho fall and is a valuable green food for stock during winter. Turned under during early spring it contributes a large share of the needed lmmus to the soil. Even the natural growth of WEEDS AND GRASS, which spring up after every cultivated crop, can be turned under and made to do duty in manufacturing plant food for future crops. Don’t wait for heavy frost to destroy the most valuable con stituents iu these spontaneous crops, but turn them under as soon as possi ble. Treated thus they will not only decompose, but, if the furrows are only partly turned, they %vill keep the soil open and porous, and prevent washing by gathering up the winter rains and storing them in lower depths. If the vegetable growth is very heavy, an ap plication of lime will be found to hasten decomposition. It also helps to liberate otherwise unavailable materials con tained iu the soil. In executing this FALL FLOWING lay off the beds across the fall of the land, so that the water will not run iu the line of the plow and Wash away the soil. If this precaution is observed washing will be checked and the water will eventually reach a lower level by a slower and less destructive process. It will thus be seen that iu SUPPLYING LAND WITH HUMUS we are furnishing one of the most need ful, as well as most important, helps to our agriculture, t ecause wo give the laud, besides the actual plant food which we put into it, the power to appropriate and supply to our growing, crops the locked up elements which it already contains. It is not yet too late to sow WHE AT, but every effort should bo made by cross plowing, harrowing and rolling to put the land iu the very best possible condition. OATS may also be sown. In the Atlantic and Gulf states the crop stands a bettor chance to escape winter killing when sown late thau in higher latitudes. The protracted drouth prevented the early seeding of this crop, and many farmers will take the chances now. As a gen eral rule, however, it is safer when tho sowing is so long delayed to defer it un til after Christmas. All of these green crops furnish more or less humus to the soil, but rye more especially is an im prover of the land. Where it is possi ble all unoccupied land should be seeded in some one of these green crops. Few farmers have carefully studied this question of protecting their lauds from washing and from deterioration. It should be their aim to secure both these conditions at the smallest possible cost. If the wonderful processes of nature are observed, and her laws carefully fol lowed in prosecuting this important work, in other words, if we wiil give her the necessary raw materials at the proper time, she will at once take hold of them and begin the important work of converting them into valuable plant food, to be ready for the demands of tho spring crops. The work of COMPOSTING all available materials should be stead ily followed all during the winter. One can scarcely employ his spare time more profitably than in gathering up and pre paring to give back to. his laud some part of what he has been taking from it year after year. The stables should be supplied with bedding, and the accu mulated manure, liquid and solid, should be removed as often as necessary. If not composted or put under shelter, it should be hauled at once and spread on the land rather than allowed to lose some of its most valuable constituents by being thrown out into the open barn yard. FATTENING HOGS should not he kept after they are in con dition for good pork. The plan is to push them now, to be ready for the first cold spell. We have generally found that pork killed before Chistmas stands a better chance for keeping than that killed later. We cannot expect the best quality of meat unless all the details of cleanliness and comfort are attended to. See that there is plenty of clean food and pure water, and that the pens are kept free of filth E. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner. Planting: Oats. Question. — I want to plant a large oat crop; would you advise me to plant it all now, and what kind of seed oats would you recommend? Answer. —On account of the frequent winter-killing of oats, I would advise planting half your land now, and the rest of your crop in the spring. In this way you do not take the risk of having all your crops killed, and are moderately sure of at least a partial crop. If your land is rich, or if you propose to fertil ize, I would recommend the winter grazing oat. They stand the ccld bet ter than any other variety, and ou good land will make you a fine crop, sow from a bushel and a half to two bushels per acre. Should you not be able to get these, or if your land is only fairly good, sow the Texas rust-proof oats, and for fall sowing, always use seed from fail sown oats, as they are without doubt more hardy than seed from those sowed in the spring. Foryour spring planting use the Burt oat, sowing at least a bushel and a half to the acre. The Burt oat is very light, and therefore not as valuable for feeding as other varieties, but it grows off rapidly and matures early, and there is more certainty of a crop from them than from any other variety, when sowed in the spring. Don’t be afraid to fertilize your land for the oat crop, for none responds more readily to thorough prepar .on than this, the cheapest and best food crops for our horses and mules. After taking off the oats next summer, don’t fail to plant the land in peas, and thus keep up the fertility of your fields.—State Agri cultural Department PROFESSIONAL. DR. J. T. ROAN. Office in Holhs & Hinton Block. SUMMERVILLE G-A. lam prepared to treat llupture, Hemorrhoids, Fistula iu Auo, without ligature or knife or drawing blood. My operations are quite painless. Consultation free. V*.: A. L. MURPHY, Jeweler. MENLO, G-EORG-IA Repairing a specialty. All work ' neatly and cheaply executed and satis faction guaranteed. Give me a call. 11. J. 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