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strange signs and portents; fires in the
heavens, figures of armed men in the clouds,
mysterious noises through the night time.
and dancing lights on the mountain side,
leading unfortunate mortals into deep
ADVISES.
Ono thing was certain. however. For sew
eral days-though tho professor could not
ascertain the exact date-nothing had been
seen of Maurice and his sister, or their ser
want. Gargaridi. A more likely rumor
reached his ears to the effect that the Fer
anghis had set out for Teheran to make di-
rect appeal to the shah himself.
Nothing more was needed to instigate the
professor in pushing on his own excavations
with the utmost haste. Gradually his
trenches convergea toward those which
Maurice had commenced, and ono fine
morning Il laborer's pick struck against aud
disclosed Il piece of masonry formed of i'm
mense blocks of stone.
Great was the professors joy. BY his or
deTs the buried stone was attacked on all
sides until at last there was disclosed to
view the section of a dome some thirty
meters i'll circumference. Gradually the
whole surface of n vast cupola was uncov-
cred, looking like some enormous bell lying
at the bottom of the trench.
What could it cover, this cupola? What
secret or by-gone ages were they about to
The professor was in IL state of wild ex-
oiIeLleH'. HIS uApulllly llRure HOW ABOUT
in all directions, his face bathed in perspir-
alton and his spectacles shining like two
beacon lights. While he hnrangued the
men and shouted his directions the blows
of his oversee. $ foil like hail on the backs
of the unfortunate natives. 1t was evening
before the C polu was entirely uncovered.
Throughout it's whole surface they could
see no oritice whatever. The stones were
Theoretically joined; to all intents it was
one huge, single block of granite.
As night bad fallon md the laborers we're
tired out, futthet work WAS suspended until
tho next day. Intoxicated with 10Y, the
professo slept but little.
In the morning he was the first about, but
soon, at his instigation, the workmen took
up their tools. Now that thu dome was en-
tircly froe from the soil, it seemed as if no
human power could break through tho ada
mant surface of the rock.
Gradually n vague terror grew up among
the laborers. If tho dome was 80 tightly
sealet it would be little short of sacrilege
TO try and open 1t! IT they did so, what
frightful object, what hideous mouster
might il not disclose! Such nuducity would
surely be punished! Superstition was talk
fessor in his turn was to be deserted by his
workmcn, IN Maurice was before him. Sud-
denly the sound of %galloping horses came
from II distance ncross the plain. The pro-
lessor mounted the trunch, and shielding
his eyes from the suns rays, gaxed in the
direction from whence the sound came.
Through u blatant cloud of dust he could
distinguish the bright colors of the French
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CHAPTER XII.
THE pRoFEssoB's EXCAVATIONS.

H PROFESSORS EXCAVATIONS.
The soorching rays of the sun were beat
ing down upon the plains of Hamndsn, caus-
ing discomfort and proportionate grumb-
ling among a large body of laborers On
gagged in digging trenches. From time to
tim each one would stop to rest and wipe
his brow despite the curses md not seldom
the blows of their overseers.
These laborers were the same men who a
few weeks before had been in Maurice's
employ, and who. without a moments
warning, had basely deserted him at the in
stigation of tho local governor and his
satellites. Why they had now returned to
toll is easily explained. The governors in
terdiction of the excavations Mt the Kerdic
mission had been issued through the ieal-
ousy n scheming influence of the German
professor, Hasselfratz. In return for GER
tain services he had rendered to the COVER
nor, Abdoul-Azim, the latter had conceded
to him the exclusive privilege of making
excavations on the plains with the secret
understanding that a goodly share of n
valuables that might be discovered should
pass into his (the g%overnor's) hands. So
once more'the noise of pick and shovel
sounded ON the plain and the men
considerable master, now found themselves
under the brutal and harsh control of the
German and his subordinates. In spite of
the governors protection the professor did
not dare to trespass on the trenches which
had already been commenced by the young
Ftenchman. but followed a direction i'm
mediately parallel with the interrupted
works. The truth was that he was in con
slant dread of finding himself face to face
with the man he had 80 bitterly wronged,
and, by what appeared to him to be excep-
tional good luck, no such meeting had yet
taken place.
Gradually strange stories circulated
through the country round about, as to the
Feranghis' sudden disappearance, and
many of the more ignorant we're persuaded
that Chitan (Satan) himself had carried
them away. Others protested to nave seen
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shining steel. After he had manipulated
these for n few moments a binding light
suddenly illumined the whole sanctuary.
In the center, with Il piercing wilderness,
shone the diumond sun The rays from the
stone were reflected II thousand times by
countless smaller stones which clustered
round it. Sapphires flashed forth the flames;
garnets, rubies and carbuncles blazed; to
PAGES, amethysts, beryls with their changing
hucs, shone and contributed to a blaze of
light which we'll nigh blinded the spectators 8.
Against this background the figure of the
guober stood out like some black shade.
He was waving slowly around his head an
enormous opal with prlsmatic fires like a
nom serpent's eyes. In the very CEN
ter of tho stone could be read the Greek
wotd Abraxas, whose seven letters, in their
numerical value, form tho mystic and astro-
nomical numbsrs-365. Around the opal
glistened a circle of girasols and cats eyes.
The tlre-worshipper accompanied his move
ments with a soleTn chant whose monoton-
Gus rhythm seemed to stupefy the senses of
his hearers.
Countless strange visions passed before
their eyes, and in their ears was a vague
sound az of the sea breaking upon the
shore. Their eyesdilated, their faces paled,
and they were unable to detach their looks
from the flaming sun of precious gems.
Where were tney2 Was this some dream?
Who WAS the being who stood before them
Nbo "a AA ~ MIN
mouruful tones?
Leila made an effort to break from her
trance.
FEATHER! Stop! Enoughn' she muir
INJURED i'll n weak, broken voice, extending
her arms toward the priest. But, falling
back, she lay senseiess AMI motionless upon
the ground. At the same onIen Gather
lie. too, fell by her side, while Maurice md
Gnrgaridi remained immovable with fixed
and vacant eyes. In vain did the young
chnoloEist strive to keep possession of
his facultles. A stronger force than his
was at work and bent him to it's will.
Within a fow minutes the two men md tho
two Young girls were wrapped in II deep,
magnetic sleep. When Goucha-Nichin saw
that the hypnotic trance had come he
ceased his chaut and gestures.
With II quick step he approached the
circle whore the four figures lay, pausing
only to close the open cnsket, and leaving
the magic sun und consultations burning
in all their glory. Lifting the unconscious
Leila in his arms with no more etfort than
II she had been an infant the OLD man
rushed from the sanctuary without no much
M a glanes toward those he was leaving to
their death.
Walking with firm and certain stop
through thu meanderings of tho labyrinth
he arrived at tho entrance which Maurice
had discovered. He pnsned through tho
with it's scientific inst umeEts,
and, without u single pause, reached the
stone. The mechanism opened to
his touch and once more the stone foil back
into position with the Same grating sound.
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stepped into the wicker car. Hardly had
they plunged into the darkness and left the
glorious sunlight behind, than they per-
ceived a strange white light, which seemed
to come from the bottom of the pit. But it
was necessary to devote their whole atten-
ton to steadying their frail carriage, and
although the doctor and lieutenant. as they
descended, shouted the names of Maurice
and Catherine. their cries were unanswered.
At length the car touched the bottom; a
signal was given to the workmen above and
the four explorers leaped to the ground.
They were speechiess with surprise.
Before them on the mystic altar, the dia-
mond sun blazed with all its magic bright
ness. Almost blinded by its light. they
turned their ewes away only to have their
surprise redoubled.
At their feet were stretched three notion
less figures, which they quickly recognized
as those of Catherine. Maurice and Gar
garidi. They thought them dead and Doc
tor Hardy, falling to his knees, made a
rapid examination of each one.
His grief changed to joy.
"Ihey are not dead,' he cried; "they
have not even swooned. They are merely
asleep!!''
[To BE CONTINUED.
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THE WONDERFUL STREAM.

l saw in my dream a most wol derful stream,
Whose swift flowing waters were clear,
As upward ii climbed this | saw in my dream
Over obstacles Can't, Shan't and Fear.
In the valley it slept, or il lazily crept.
Now and Lhen to the marginal line,
When ono day u wea ray, from u sunbeam astray
Mooel and won ii from hap Ia supinc.
Then with unfeicnel delight it arcsn in its might,
'uu ii swept IA { he roo { III 1t Il fear"
Then it lang ned 1t "a can't and it toyed with
"you sliau't,'
Till but three grains OF sand did appear!
Such capers | never, from companions to sovcr,
To gain that far sea of success;
Now rnmping. now racing, now butterflies chas-
ing.
Yet twas energy told, na'ertheless.
Mary NJ. Ubellar in I no Inter Ocean.
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He crossed tho outer galleries Mt the same
rapid pace, and, as II unconscious OF his
burden, onward he rushed with stern set
face and haggard eyes. Within nm hour Of
leaving the temple he stood in the open air
at tho mouth of the we'll of Goul-Hek.
Laying Leila down for a moment ON the
grass he replaced the stone, having first
carved some mystic figures on it. Then he
arose., lifted his lAsnddaughter in his arms
once more, and making an obeisance TO the
pale. setting moon walked swiftly toward
his cave.
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CHAPTER XII.
BLACK MAGIC.

HE twenty-fou hours
which the gueber stlp-
ulated for had passed.
u Niohin was
seated in his custom
airy position, one ell
bow resting on the
steps OF the altar, his
right hand erasping
his long white beard.
His whole bearing was
that of some statue of
regret M editatinR
above a tomb.
The others had not
the courage to disturb
his thoughts. He had
inspired them all,
even his young grand
with nikx
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TEXAS IN TYPE.

far exceeds what was expected. A very
large acreage of wheat and rye will be sown
the coming fall. Farmers are now prepar-
ing their ground. Carson county has fine
prospect for corn and sorghum crops.
CARRoLLroN, DALLAS COUNTY, July IL
Wheat threshing is about over. The yield
is from fifteen to twenty-five bushels per
acre. The oat crop is fine. The weather Is
warm and dry. The corn crop is cut short
in our part of the county. Cotton is doing
well but needs rain.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, July IL
A fruit dealer was in Terrell yesterday,
trying to get somebody to sell him a large
amount of fruit. The canning factory Is
taking about all the good fruit they get
thrown on the market, though the fruit
crop IS very good.
ALEpo. PARKER COUNTY, July 1.-THE
wheat crop is about all threShed out and
the farmers claim it to be the best wheat
crop they have had in ten years, the yield
being from fifteen to thirty-one bushels
per acre. Judge a. J. Hood just finished
threshing this evening. He made about
5000 bushels of wheat and 1000 bushels of
oats. We are still needing rain out here
and stock-water is getting scarce The
cotton crop is suffering for rain.
DuELIN, ERATH COUNTY, July 12-At no
time in the history of Erath county has the
genera. crop prospect been SO promising as
at the present time. Our farmers are con-
fident, and some Of them say they will
gather fifty bushels of corn per acre, and
cotton promises the heaviest yield ever
raised in this section. No portion of Texas
can offer more inviting field TO the home
seeker than Erath, with her abundant
crops, cheap lands, splendid water and
healthy climate.
MCKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, July 10
Wheat is being marketed freely. Price, %
cents. Oats, 2S14 cents.
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TEXAS MINES AND MINERALS.

Alba, Wood county.-The mines of this
place are doing good business now. They
have more orders than ever before. The
coal is giving satisfaction. The stratum ay-
erages about eight feet thick of good coal.
Another silver mine discovery has been
made on the farm Of ]. j. Barber, one and
one-half miles south of town near the South
Prong bridge. Messrs. Grice, Scarborough
and Sutphen have leased the property and
will begin work at once. 1t is reported to
be the richest ore yet found Eastland
Courier.
BRowNwooD, BROWN COUNTY, July TO-
To-day at l O'Clock p. III. a large crowd
gathered at the derrick of the Colorado and
Texas oil company, and after several ap-
propriate speeches were made the steam
was turned on, and the powerful drill began
its work searching for oil. Music was fur
nished by the p. C. c. band. The
Sunset oil company begins its second der
rick near Trickham, twelve miles out, next
Monday, the 18th, making three oil wells in
operation in this field.
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STORIES ABOUT
BLAINE'S HEALTH.
The Secretary of State is Taking no Medi-
cine and Has a Good Appetite. What
More do the Newspapers Want"

BAR HARBoR, Me, July 13-An Associ-
ated Press correspondent conversed with
Mr.. Blaine few minutes this morning.
II am as well as usual to-day" he said.
1.-THE sensational reports about my health
sent to the press all over the country are
lies. am not sick man. They have
magnifed 4 slight illness into something
very serious. l am taking no medicine
whatever. 60 out every day and often
twice day. l have good appetite. eat
whatever desire, rise at s O'Clock and re-
tire at 10 or II. In short, live in my usual
manner There is nothing more to say"
Mr.. Blaine spoke in his accustomed
quick, unhesitating manner, his voice show
ing no trace of weakness. He took long
ride this morning in an open carriage
through the principal streets and some dis
lance into the country. He gets in and out
of his carriage without assistance, sits
erect, recognizes acquaintance as in former
years. and does not seem fatigued by his
riding.
Emmons Blaine said this morning: MY
father is constantly improving. We no
longer consider him sick man.F =
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FARMERS BLED.
Made to Pay Exorbitant Prices
for Machinery.
A ONOP0LY IN TEXAS.
The Manufacturers Have Combined A ainst
tie Farmers and the Farmer Doesn't
Seem to Know it-There is
Remedy Within his Power.
VERNON, TEX. July 10, 1891.

VERNON. EA..J july lu
Editor Gazette.
Tie Farmers and Alliance in their ex-
citement over political questions, are over
looking matter of much Importance to
them. The prices paid for implements and
farm machinery are out OF all proportion to
the cost of production. Dealers admit that
the farmer pays from four to six times the
cost of production. II is clear, then, that
at least several millions of dollars go Out of
the farmers pockets annually In Texas
alone fer implements and farm machinery,
which they ought not TO be required TO
spend, and which would very materially in
crease the per capita circulation among
them.
Evidently the implement business is es-
tablished on wrong principles. There is no
good reason why the country should swarm
with agents for the sale of implements and
farm machinery any more than for the sale
OF dry goods. and groceries. The manu-
facturers have combined TO put upon the
farmer this wicked ana expensive business
system, and the farmers should combine 10
rid themselves of it 1t is safe to say that
all the farm implements and farm machin-
cry sold in Texas could be produced and
sold for one-third of what the farmers are
now paying and allow the manufacturer
and merchant a fair profit. 1t is equally
safe to say that the other two-thirdS would
build and equip factories enough to produce
all the implements and machinery needed
in Texas and leave some for export In
this way the farmers of the Northwest re-
lieved the country of the barbed wire mo
nopoly, and the same thing could be done
for the implement and farm machinery mo-
nopoly in Texas.
This is written in the hope that the farm
ers may be induced to interest themselves
in the matter and accomplish s4he desired
result. Very respectfully, il. NELLY.
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GONE TO PIECES.N
The Great Watch Trust Knocked Out by
the Illinois Antitrust Law-It was
Far-Reaching.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 13.-The Baumann-
Massa iewelry supply company received a
telegram from Chicago this afternoon,
stating that the watch trust had gone to
pieces under the act of the Illinois anti
trust law. The watch trust' was jobbers
in and manufacturers of American watches.
and comprised every large watch case man
ufacturing concern in the country. The
dissolution was caused by the withdrawal
of the Elgin company, which, being an Hi
nois corporation, was amena lie to the new
law. This was followed by tie withdrawal
of others, until the trust crumbled out of
existence. The dissolution was also hast
ened by the withdrawal and suit of the Jo-
seph Fahy watch company recently w hich
first exposed the inside working of the
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TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

Work has been resumed on Daniel Baker
college at Brentwood, and will be pushed
as rapidly as possible TO completion.
The Christian church at Archer has Just
been completed and is credit to the town.
The colored people of Denison are erect
ing brick church.
The corner stone of the new Christian
church at Taylor will be laid next Wednes-
day. The church started out to build 4
SO, 600 house, but it will be nearer SIS. 900
when finished, and many churches costing
more will not equal it in elegance of finish.
The new Cumberland Pres byterian church
at Comanche was dedicated OF the 5th.
Work has been commenced on the new
school building at HondO City. The build
ing will be 32x5S feet two stories high.
The house will be ready by September l.
PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY, July O.
The academy building and grounds, hereto
fore belonging TO J. w. Miller, has been
purchased by the Panhandle school board
for use of our public schools. This gives
our public schools the best school building
in the Panhandle. J. w. Miller has been
retained us principal for the next, the third
ANIMAL session
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house; houses to rent. Some man with cap
ital could make it pay to erect cottages to
rent.
Belcherville, Montague county, wants
more business houses and more dwellings
built for rent.
Orange wants steam laundry.
Canadian wants roller mill
Beeville wants compress.
Sherwood, Irion county, wants public
library.
Honey Grove wants another hotel.
Itasca needs laundry.
Uvaide needs street sprinkler.
Zephyr, Brown county. "A good mill and
gin man is wanted here. Such a man can
find first-class opening at this point.
Jacksonville wants more houses built for
rent. There is not vacant house IN the
town.
Build more houses right now. We are
informed that three families would move to
town at once if they could rent houses.
Henderson Times.
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TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

The building for the Greenville oil mill is
nearing completion, and the machinery will
soon be placed in position.
The Park land and cattle company have
donated fifty acres of their land on the Main
Concho, about mile east of San Angelo,
for the wooden mill.
The canning factory at Clarksville has re-
sumsd operations. 1t is thought there will
be corn snd tomatoes enough to keep it
running the greater part of the summer.
Rockdale, Milan county The cotton
seed oil mill enterprise is progressing ia
vorably. so far as organization and purchase
Of site is concerned and active work on the
waterworks will begin this week, unless
the contractors fail to appear.
The Gainesville ice factory is running
day and night to supply the demand.
The Gainesville iron works has eight men
at work manufacturing hay presses for the
Gainesville hay press company. Five new
ones will be turned out in a few days.
Mr.. Fred Hockaday returned few days
since from Atlanta, Ga, where he pur-
chased the machinery for our Cotton seed
oil mill. He SAYS it is the very best made,
and that the mill will be ready in Sertem-
Der to go to work. 1t will cost about S50,-
000-[ Honey Grove Signal.
Mrs. Felt touched the lever that set the
in operation last Monday morning, and the
thing has been humming ever since HAM
ilton Herald.
The machinery for the roller-mill at Bal
linger has arrived and is being placed in
position. The mill will be ready for bust
ness about the 1st of August.
The Caldwell oil mill started last week,
and will continue to run as long as seed can
be had.
Denison has raised the a0,OO0 for the iron
rolling mills.
PorTsBoRo, GRAYsoS COUNTY, July S.
G. Bennett sold his gin to Crowder Bros.
of Tennessee, and they, being practical ma
chinists, will doubtless make a great sue
cess of the business this year. Last year
the gin turned out about six hundred and
fifty bales, and we expect a thousand this
year.
WICHITA FALLS. WICHITA COUNTY, July
lot IS understood that Wichita Falls
will soon have another ice factory of six
teen tons capacity, which will be built and
operated by the Wichita roller mill COM
pany. in connection with their -four mill
and elevator plant.
MINEoLA, WooD COUNTY, TEX, July
1S.-Tne Mineola cooperage company is a
certainty. Sufficient capital has been
raised and temporary organization per-
fected. L H. Hufrnsster was elected
temporary secretary and treasurer. A
building has been selected and secured for
shops, and work will begin at once
Mineola now has under consideration
a proposition to build :, ten-ton ice factory
in connection with a cotton compress. cotton
gin and oil mill, ali under control of one
party.
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7F0- 4
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fnoyed q ekly n susy by Sing Abbors
inai1 coz asRr - -
AFTER HIGHER PRICES.
A Scheme for Farmers to Hold Back III cir
Wheat TIL the Rush Is Over.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July ia meeting
of Missouri and Kansas Farmers Alliance
men will be held Wednesday for the pur-
pose. it is intimated. of seeing how the
farmers can get the highest price for their
grain this summer. A movement of this
nature has been made in secret meetings
all over the country, and it is rumored that
there is an immense scheme afoot to induce
the Alliance farmers i'll the country to hold
of with their wheat until the last possible
moment and then sell it at fixed figures
much above the present market price.
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TEXAS NEEDS AND WANTS.

Greenville wants canning and preserv-
ing factory.
Memphis, Hall county, wants -four mill
and elevator.
De Leon, Comauche county, wants more
houses built FOR rent.
italy, Ellis county, needs bank to be
opsneJ jus: as soon IS the brick house is
aonsnas1nd for Il 70 b opened In. an opera
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gHstfaln9ene; scalp covered with srgpsfons;
situss ss "a dbrsy*as 9ectssS snd DC nsie s
the sarsnal Mon.iSl o. r. u. sess as Rsit
cure spreadsIar and WOE md uowShe drug
sssSres osfAfpnticellb buy ~ EFP& IN laFse