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like those of a rabbit. sat by the door,
and took the tickets OF invited guests
and half dollars of the casuals The
seer received everybody with a nerve
less shake of a clammy hand. showed
them to seats. and exchanged a word or
two about the weather. and the ''condi-
uons, favorable or otherwise TO spirit
ual activity. When he saw Maud and
SAM MS railowy face flushed IN spots
with delight. He took them to the best
places the room afforded, and stam-
mered his pleasure that they had come
oh. the pleasure Is all ours said
Maud, who was always self-possessed
when she saw men stammering Its a
great privilege TO get so near 10 the
truth as you bring US. Mr.. Bott''
The prophet had no answer ready; he
merely flushed again in spots, and some
new arrivals called him away.
y ~
The room was now pretty well filed
with the unmistakable crowd which al
ways attend such meetings. They were
mostly artisans, OF more intellectual
ambition than their fellows. whose love
of the marvellous was not held in con-
troll by an educated Judgment. They
had long, serious faces, and every man
of them wore long hair and a soft hat
Their women were generally sad, brok-
en-spirited drudges. to whom this kind
Of show was Ike an opera or a ball.
There were two or three shame-faced
believers of the better class who scoffed
little. but trembled in secret, and a
few avowed skeptics, young clerks on q
mild spree. ready for fun IL any should
present itself
closet. and placing his hands upon it
addressed the assembly. He did not
know what peculiar shape the mani
fcstations OF the evening might take.
They were in search OF truth: all truth
was good. They hoped for visitors from
the unseen speers: he could promise
nothing In this very room the spirits
Of the departed had walked and talked
with their friends; perhaps they might
do IL again; he knew not. How they
mingled in the earth life, he did not
pretend 20 say; perhaps they material
lied through the me1um: perhaps they
dematerialized material from the audi
ence which they rematerialized in visi-
BILE forms; as TO that, the opinion of an
other-he said with a spacious magnan-
imity-was good as his. He would
now request two OF the audience to step
UP and tie him. One OF the long-haired
ruminant men stood up, and a young
fellow. amid much nudging and gigglIng
among the scorners, was also forced
from his chair. They came forward, the
believer with a business-lIke air. which
showed practice, and the young skeptic
blushing and i'll at ease. Bott took
chair inside the curtain. and showed
them how TO tie him. They bound him
hand and foot. the believer testified that
the binding was solid. and the skeptic
went TO his seat, playfully stepping
upon the toes OF his scoffing friends.
The curtain WAS lowered. and the lamp
was turned down.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Bud and a Blossom.

Farnham was sitting the next evening
in his library. when Budsey entered and
said Mr.. Ferguson desired TO see him
The gaunt Scotchman came in and said
with feverish haste: The cereus grandi-
f1orus will be goin' 10 bloom the night.
The buds are tremblin' and laborin'
now" Farnham put on his hat and
went to the conservatory. which was
separated from the house by the entire
extent of the garden. Arriving there
the gardener took him hurriedly to an
inner room. dimly Hehted-a small
square piece between the ferns and the
grapes-where the regal flower had a
wall 10 itself. Two or three garden
chairs were disposed about the room
Ferguson mounted on one of them. and
turned up the gas so that its fun light
shone upon the plant The bud was a
very large one, perfect and syn,met-icaI-
the strong sheath, of a rich and even
Drown, as yet showed ONLY a favv &c
sures Of its surface. but even now =
faint odor stole from the trava;1ing
sphere, as from cracked box of aIabas.
ter filled with perfume.
~ ~
Inc race Of the canny Fereus mas
Hsh'ed up with an eager ioy. He had
watched the growth and progress of tbis
pant from its infancy. He bad Ia.,,od
ABOVE ITS cradle and taken pride !, ;,s
SIZE and beauty. He had trained If over
the waI-from which he had banjsbed
every rival-in large and graceful
curves. reaching from the door of the
ternery TO the door of the sranerv tiIf
II looked, in the usual half light 81 the
olin chamber, like a well-regulated SER
peht maturing its designs upon the
"eishoorins paradise; and now the time
was come when he was to see the fruit
Vi ms patience and his care.
heaven be thankit." he murmured de-
Voutly' that I was to the fore when
il came"
thank you. Fergus, for calling me-"
SAID tarnham, smiling. ''I know ii must
nave cost you an effort to divide such
sight with any one"
IL your siller bought IT." the Scotch
man answered sturdily; .'but there's no.
oooy knows IL. or cares for it. as | do
and that's the truth"
His glance was fixed upon the bud.
winch seemed 10 thrcb and stir as he
spoke The soft explosive force within
was at work so strongly that the eve
could watch its operation The assures
OF the sheath widened visibly, and turn
ed white as the two men looked at them
1t Is shame to watch this beautiful
thing happening for only u.s. Farnham
SAID 10 the gardener Go and tell Mrs
beiding, with my compliments, and ask
her and Miss Bedding TO come down
But observing his crestfallen expression.
he took compassion on him and said
NO. you had better remain, for fear
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CHAPTER vII-(Continued).

Looking in the glass. as usual, re-
stored her good humor. and She started
off TO the ghostly rendezvous with her
faithful attendant They never talked
very much when they were alone to-
gether, and this evening both were
thoughtful. Maud had never taken this
commerce with ghosts much TO heart
She had n feeling. which she could
hardly have defined, that IL was
common and piebeian thing to believe in
*. and IL she ever heard IL ridiculed
she Joined in the cry without mercy.
But Il was an excitement and an in
terest in a life so barren OF both that
che could not afford 10 throw IL away
She had not intelligence enough TO be
Disguised or shocked by Il. II pressed
to explain the amount Of her faith in
the whole business, she would probably
have said she thought there was some
thing in IT, and stopped at that. In
minds like hers, there is no clearly
drawn line between the unusual and the
supernatural. An apparent miracle
pleased her as IL would please a child,
without setting her 10 find out how
IL was done. She would consult a wiz
ard, taking the chances OF his having
occult sources of information, with the
same irregular faith IN the unlikely
with which some ladies call in homeo-
pathic practitioners.
- X
All the way TO the rooms OF Bott she
was revolving this thought in her mind:
Perhaps he could tell me something
about M Farnham. ! don't think much
Of Bott; he has too many knuckies on
his hands. ] never saw a man with so
many kruckies ] wouldn't mention Mr..
Farnham TO him to save his life. but
] might get something out OF him with
out telling him anything. He is certain
ly a very smart man. and whether it's
spirits or not, he knows lots OF things"
II was In this mood that she entered
the little apartment where Bott had
what he called his 'Intermundane
eeances." The room was small and
0tu6y. A simulacrum of a chest OF
drawers In one corner was really Bolts
bed. where the seer reposed al night,
and which. tilted up against the wall
during the day. contained the rank bed
clothes. long innocent OF the wasntub
There were a dozen or so OF cane-bot-
tom chairs. a little table for a lamp.
but no other furniture. At one side OF
the room was a small closet without q
1oor. but with a dark and dirty cur
tain hung before Its aperture. Around Il
was wooden railing, breast high.
a boy with high forehead, and hair
eombed behind ears large and naring
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there would be a short intermission for
an interchange of views.
.. *
As he came forward. Sam rose and
said:
"Whew! he smells like a damp match
I'll go out and smoke a min and
come back"
Bot dropped into the seat which
Sleeny had left
To one who had never attended one
of these queer cenacuia, IT VIC aid be
hard 10 comprehend the unhealthy and
even nauseous character OF the feeling
and conversation there prevalent The
usual decent restraints upon social in
tercourse seemed removed Subjects
which the common consent OF civilized
creatures had banished from mixed So
ciety are freely opened and discussed
To people like the ordinary run of be-
levers in spiritism. the opera. the bal
let. and the annual lola are unknown.
and they must take their excitements
where they can find them. The dim
light. the unhealthy commerce OF ncti-
tious ghosts. the unhealthy OF act and
sentiment. the unwonted abandon, form
an atmosphere IN which these second
hand mystics float away into a sphere
where the morals and the manners are
altogether different from those Of their
working days.
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Then will sit in front of you ana
study the artistic emotions in your face"
THAT would be still worse. for YOU
would hide my subject. I am sure you
are very we'll as you are" she added,
as ne seated himself in a chair beside
her. little way eff.
Yes that is very We'll 1 have the
flower thTce-quarters and YOU in pro-
Ale. 1 viii study the one for a panel
and the ether for a medal
Miss Alice laughed gently. She laugh
ed often from sheer good humor. an
swerinS the Intention of what was said
TO her better than by words
Can YOU sketch and talk too?" asked
FaTnham.
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Miss Matchin had not usually Joined
In these morbid discussions. She was Of
too healthy an organization TO be tenpt
ed by so rank a mental feast as that
and she had sort of fierce maidenhood
about her which revolteti at such ex
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(To Be Continued Next Sunday.l
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-28
HIVE l LIVELY FIGHT
Socialists and Police Have Serious
Clash at Buda Pest.
MANY ARE WOUNDED
For Several Hours Scenes OF Most
Intense Excitement Took Place
and the Rioting Assumed
an Acute Stage.

Buda Pest, Sept. 2S.-Between forty
and fifty persons were injured in riots
here Wednesday evening, when Social
lists and adherents Of the coalition par
ties, including students. clashed oppo-
site the Royal hoted and for two hours
there were scenes of tremendous ex-
element. The Royal hotel is the head
quarters of the Independence club. In
which is the council room if the coali-
tion leaders.
The students and other supporters OF
the coalition had arranged for a gigan-
tic torchlight procession Wednesday
night, but during the day the Social
lists issued inflammatory proclimauons
calling on Socialists and others oppos-
ed TO the coalition to gather and fight
for their rights, which, they said. the
coalitions We're trying to sidetrack un-
der cover of an alleged affront by the
king emperor to the whole nation. Ow-
ing to these proclamations the eoau-
ZION leaders decided to postpone the
torchhght procession seeking thus to
avoid bloodshed. ?
AT o'clock about 1900 Socialist,
gathered outside the Independence club
and announced their intention Of enter
ing and tearing down the council room
large force Of police was present
and was assisted by $50 prominent cit
liens
The mob made an effort to enter but
was vigorously opposed by the police
A fight ensued. and amid the widest
clamor a number OF persons were stab
bed. The Socialists were finally scat
tered. Fifteen minutes later the Social
lists again gathered. BY thi. time ad-
herents of the coalition In large mum
bers appeared upon the scene and their
appearance resulted In a free fight be-
tween the two factions A dense mass
Of humanity surged In every direction
shouting and singing the Marseillaise
and other songs, Knives, sticks and
stones were used vigorously.
Meanwhile a thunderstorm came I'M
and vivid lightning lit up the square.
while the thunder added note OF ter
ror. Rain fell In torrents and the
comhatnant were finally dispersed by
the police. Scattered fights continued
In different quarters and a section OF
the Socialists marched to a building in
which is published a newspaper that
supports the coalition. where they
broke the windows and attempted 10
gain an entrance The mob was held
back by the police while the printers
and editors threw furniture from the
windows on the heads of the crowds.
Here too number Of persons re-
ceived wounds. Finally quiet was re-
stored and up to 10 o'clock there was
no renewal Of the disorders
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the fruit grower, and their number
will increase. In his region slips of
the magnolia fig SET out in March
bear luscious fruit before the end of
the seasan, and the fig orchards al
ready supply material for a preserv-
ing establishment or two, besides the
quantities preserved by the growers
at home.
A farmer going to Texas is, there
fore, not by any means confined to
a single branch of his industry, and
he has the advantage that no matter
what branch of it he may prefer he
can in every case make of cotton a
side crop to bring ready money in
the fall or winter. And he need not
depend upon uncertain hired labor
to pick it out; he and his family can
do that for themselves, as is now
done on a very large number of Tex
as farms.
Coincident with it's agricultural
development, Texas is offering many
desirable openings in other pursuits
Need of mercantile establishments
is reported from more than one Tex
as town; others want electric rail-
ways, electric light and power plants,
ice factories and water works. Can
ming factories are more numerously
wanted than any other industrial
plant, but good openings are reported
for cotton factories, cotton gins. rice
mills, mills for cleaning peanuts,
wooden mills, paper mills, cold-stor-
age plants, straw-board mills, brick
kilns, lime and cement plants and
other industries that go hand in hand
with a rapid increase of population
and of agricultural prosperity.
Texas is already the first State
in the union in railroad mileage, as
it is in area in cotton and cattle. It
is rapidly advancing to a place close
TO the top in population and in the
diversity of its industries of the fac
tory as we'll as the farm Go South,
young man, and grow up with Texas.
st Louis Republic.
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OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXAS.

Affluent by the production of cot
ton almost from its first occupation
by Americans, Texas has in the past
few years added vastly TO it's wealth,
and placed it's prosperity beyond the
ordinary vicissitudes OF the seasons
by remarkable Investigation of its
products, From the Panhandle
southeastward corn and wheat have
become staple crops, pasture grasses
and forage crops have been develop
ed in a way hitherto unknown and
the rice crops of the coastal plains
have been largely increased By ir-
rigation and better cultivation
By the importion OF pedigreed
stock the native cattle have by de-
grees been so highly graded up that
they require something of the care
and feeding pracuced in more North
ern stock raising states, and make
correspondence larger and better
CarCasses. The milduess of the elm
ate and the long period of grazing
through the winter relieve The Tex
as catf!eman pf much at The labor
and expense required of his more
Northern brother Huf more careful
and more profitable methods arc
steadily coming into use THE day
Of the IONS born Texas steer. which
could hH-'i" ..r himself Iu al wealth.
ers, is pas.ln-
But 'h' u..-.... rl#,rr o' F"N.
as Is n" ."ase. ..".r.a FL. |-Na |n
the sheep Hna $4,000. .3e'.I.. #h.'h
have attained ...." proportions H .Hr
aouth"e-'eIH ... ... state. .l"
Erain-ero"'"- .aEs a'.#
made iaFEr addition. ' -".r. fH.
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the .rf~Ertv of thlua sHt the prt1.tHsf
a' .HnaI oprnrraHify t#r tt~ amrer.r
~ sU .f.#.- fh. usIHfsH.r.s ag Ger.
Hfer.si HsHtr - Greet Hsttsfu ta4 ta.
t"u r eastern Asia aa8 8uats snH tHe
."..a.e at 'arfr =f~eia4 arefeafe hrre.
Ir
.n. grr uAie rsaHa rh naee-a-
~.te 81 .5rset HHtalr ar8 Japan He.
f.E t"slHese ~ frr.afler tha aFfe--
Henf laIaf hstuerH fh.sa aa Jau
1888 H fresh afauH.ataaa have
sarH~t aEan thr fatawiur eFti.iss
tt Hate faF fA-lf ahieets
g. ..Hsa'ltatfar sra th- mstrfe-
HH.a af Efaetai feaee 5H thr ttE.afa
af ENstrFH Asia ana lrfh
o. Eae lseeFHsfirH af $50 common
ie'efra3s ef al tHs aDmers .n f-Hsua ar
fnE ttn tar uua rtwrfx 81
tHa tt5aasn efrEfe r ere r
Fsl tuHsts fef the nsfcs
esq Industry - go rattaas ta rBfns
G. NA# HalnfsHaree - tfr Terrific
f.al rFats ~ tt@ ga - aarfrarsffs fsr.
uss Yea fHe rtEtFs 60 eastern ksss sn#
- tH# a-3 ire 8ef,m ~ ftef sfe
etal i"ttfssfs .g fns s4A8 rxwfasa
TIE fFsasE Isl sEafHt - FrrEsr ase4
frF tAuwHe l behalf - Great
tstaiH aEa MaFaa H4vsass gHe Ean-
ssaeae usinleter 80 b-hAif - gApAa.
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- ~ - v ~ fHts ~ ~A~ktfWs
New Orleans sept. ~. New yelloN
fever cases reported up 10 D O'Clock
Tuesday evening were 81: total, as9s;
deaths, 5; total. s7s; new foci. i: IN
der treatment. ase; cases discharged
22ss.
group OF four cases among mime
In the convent Of Perpetual Alteration
on Marais street, was reported by the
attending physician. The infection
there was discovered weeks ago
through the death OF sister and a few
DAYS ago two more cases deceloped.
case was taken to the emergency
hospital from the parish prison. the
patient being a woman prisoner. Be
sides the parish prison case there are
only three cases above Canal street.
one case was brought In from Bar
rataria, and taken to the hospital OF
the deaths two occurred in the hospital
and the others were down town.
The country reports were neager
Tuesday and Indicated no new points
OF Infection. They Were
kenner three new cases. one death.
Patterson. six new cases
Bunkie. one death.
Lutchie. one new case
Grand Isle. three new cases.
Tallulah, five new eases.
Lafayette, one naw case
ST Bernard. one new case
Bon Ami, one new case, which died.
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TUESDAYS TYPHoON.
One Military Post Destroyed and a
Gunboat Was Sunk

Sunboat as sunk.
Washington. Sept. 28-The military
recretary has received tbs following
cablegram from General Corbin. com
handing the Philippine division. re-
gardIng the typhoon of Tuesday al
Manila
Manila. Sept, 27.--The worst storm
OF years occurred at Manila. Damage
was done by the unroofing Of buildings
The post at Malahi is reported totally
destroyed"
The following cablegran also has
been received at the navy department
from Admiral Rsiter. commanding the
Pacific fleet "TNe Leyte. which was
out OF commission. WAS sunk u the
harbor ana lost 30 the hurricane of
Sept &c"
The Leyte was "a Eunboat Of 1850 tons
and horse power. She was one Of the
vessels belonging 10 Spain which were
taken possession Of by The uaN.s. al the
close of tha war Shp was in had con-
dition. The post "a Malshi referred 90
by General Corbin f. ihirty-oua miles
from Manila ten Laguna province. The
garr. 1u consisted ~ four rompantes
e.. p. O. ana r. Sixteenth infantry. se-
cordiuE io last reports received at The
war department. There De- also "a nfi.
tary prison ~ Maiahi
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Kansas City and return. SALTS.
On sale daily. limit GO daym
ss. Louis and FatuFn. t9e.te. Co
sale daily, limit 90 days.
Louisville and return. a1a.t0. Ga
sale daily. limit 90 days.
Port Lawaca and return. si3.60.
On sale daily. llsnIs GO aaym
Corpus Chgaast and return. ei8.a@s
On sale daily. limit 50 amya
MiaaFai Wells @md F@smrn. sa.4b.
CA AaIa daily. IiHnAa 50 amy&
For further Information call 80
the Kasv. j. y. MARSH. AEwnG
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There are more deaths directly
Tue "a ~eak lungs than TO all
other diseases combined They are
humanity weak mtsat--the breeding.
pAae@ ~ consumption. Whem the
slightest Hympaom uf trouble 10 felt
"a the lungs yoa should bewln the
as@ II n0, tisssxAe@m German ayTmp
nj uuVe. "a as made especially 90
sssashw heal aud ssrrnwfnan Ens lmnms
threat and nrunehial tmhm@. German
syrup In = nwver~Emlling rmHamay Tor
consumption trial bottle rs omntm.
ilig aostta Use b W. FeartA
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Two Mldntaht Deaths.

Ficksburg, Miss. sept. 27-Tuke !
White, one OF the best known YOUNG
business men Of the city. died az mid
night Tuesday night after five days
illness Of yellow fever. he was thirty
eight years old Miss Maggie o-Ryau
twenty years Of age. Ill a nj -
o'clock Tuesday night Of yellow fever
Her sister, Annie eighteen years old
was not expected 10 live through the
night
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Or Thomas Finn. Of Boonshofo.
Mo. ~ho has practieea medicine for
Sc years. Saws he has uged every
prescription known ia the profess
sion for treatment of kidney and
bladder diseases. and says be hAa
never found anything 80 effective
In both ehronie aud acute kidney and
bladder trouble a. Foi@ys kidney
Care II stops irregularities aud
builds up the whoic system. ID. "
FeaFfa.
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NEST OF INFECTION.
Found just Outside Limits Of vicks-
burg Among Negroes.

Ficksburg. Sept. 27.-while there
were no new cases OF yellow fever in
The city proper Tuesday. a rather bad
nest Of infection was foand just uotside
the northeastern limits In a thIckly
settled negro community. Four posi-
i've cases were found there. with sew
eral others Of suspicious nature.
Surgeon Guiteras Of the public health
ana marine hospital service. and Or.
Harrison Of the state board Of health.
wens 10 Port Gibson, twenty-five miles
south Of this city. and found two cases
OF yellow fever, one convalescent. The
source of infection could not be traced
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Denison, Sept. q DIR. Frank Ter
r-h Of Ashland. Miss and e.. 8. Nc
Coy Of Potts county, in the same state
are held in quarantine al the detention
camp north Of DeuisoH, having bcen
taken ~ the inspectors from a Frisco
passenger train. DIR Terrell ts the
health officer Of his county and for this
reason ne registered strenuous ob5er-
lions to being held, but his progesta-
uons We're without avail
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EIGHT NEW CASES,
Total Number of Patients at Natche.
Tuesday Was Sixty Nine

Natchez, Miss. sept. Eight new
cases Of yellow fever Tuesday bring
the total up To sixty-nine. only two
are new foci and they are not far from
the old infected district Two of the
eight are white. Forty-tveo uassen-
gers left Tuesday for Chicago
The death Of Miss Maud Perrin, who
passed away Monday night brings the
total deaths 10 three
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Not hit was secured bs Chicago IN
ths FIRST game wjth riosian AZ lass
city Score Nostan. Chicago. o.
Second Same was Is Waterloo far hos
tor. Score Chicasa tt. Rostan. i.
@aHfinEtp1. 81 Cleveland O..
ptroit PHILADELPHIA
81 Louis 2 Ssw Vofk. g
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DhiE kas's = r. sept IS Polsee
captured i've allz9es HaseF nEssera AnA
they @~rv ts#ttlY nnea ~ esty taawe
- is states ffat An elegsyse besl All
hssG ssssl e. stve Scanning - ths -.
E Hfs apEFw@s b hmf asa mas ranx