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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03

His smooth-shaven face, sunken
cheeks, and somewhat deprecating
gaze gave him the expression of
student rather than a statesman, and
his entire personality was in sharp
contrast to the bravado Of Fonseca. To
see the two leaders together one would
never suspect that history would
prove the statesman greater than the
general.
Danger piped Piexoto, shrilly, in
answer to Sergeant Marcos remark,
you say there is no danger? Is not
de Pintra dead2 Is not the ring gone
Is not the secret vault, at the ennperor's
mercy2"
Who knows" answered Fonseca,
with shrug.
Piexoto, turning upon me a penetrat-
ing gaze. "Ah, the American secre-
tary, I suppose. Well, sir, what excuse
have you to make for allowing all this
to happen under your very nose2 Are
you also a traitor?"
Il have not the honor of your ac-
quaintance, senior" said I, stiffiy;
nor, in view of your childish conduct,
do greatly desire it."
Fonseca laughed, and the Pole turn
ed his impressive face, with its half
closed eye-lidS, In my direction But
Piexoto seemed rather pleased with my
retort, and said:
Never mind; your head sits as in
securely upon its neck as any present.
'Tis really a time for action rather
than recrimination. What do you pro-
pose, Mazanovitch %
ST am waiting to hear if you have
discovered the present possessor of the
ring" answered the captain.
mo; our people were ignorant of
| its very existence, save in a few cases,
and none of them has seen it. There
| fore, the emperor has it, without
'FWhy without doubt?' asked Ma
who else could desire it? Who else
could know its value? Who else
would have murdered Madam label to
secure it2''
''Why the devil should the emperor
cause his own spy to be murdered 90
inquired Fonseca, in his harsh voice.
/ you are a fool, Piexoto.'
What of Leon de Mar" asked the
/ other, calmly. He hated his wife.
/ Why should he not have killed her
himself, in order to be rid of her and
at the same time secure the honor of
presenting his emperor with the key
J to the secret vault2"
Leon de Mar said Mazanovitch,
sis in Rio Grande do Sui. He has been
stationed there for three weeks.
For a time there was silence.
ssWhere is PaoIa % suddenly asked
Piexoto. 81 want to know what Paola
/ is doing in this crisis.
'sHe was last seen near de Pintra S
! residence" said Figgot. But we
know nothing Of his present where
abouts.'
You may be sure of one thing" de-
cIared Marco stoutIy; chat Francisco
Paola is serving the Cause, wherever
he may be-"
The general snorted derisively, and
! Piexoto looked at him with the near
est approach to a smile his anxious
face had shown.
How we admire one another!" he
murmured.
personally I detest both you and
PaoIa," responded the general, frank
| " s'But the Cause is above PERSONAL
ties. and as for your loyalty, dare not
| doubt it. But We wander from the
subject in hand. Has the emperor the
ring or is he seeking it as eagerly as
we are?'
seThe emperor has not the ring" said
AGazanovitch, slowly; you may be as
| sured of that. Otherwise
PiexotO gave a start.
ssTo. be sure said he. otherwise
we would not be sitting here
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by all who had known him. The sad
incident of his death caused. several to
Waver in their loyalty to the projected
Republic, and was impressed by the
fact that at this juncture the Cause
seemed to be in rather desperate
straits.
sIe the ring is gone and the rec
ordS discovered" said one, 1--WE would
best leave the country for time, I'M
til the excitement subsidies, for the en-
perors will spare no one in his desire
for vengeance
Let US first wait for more definite
information" counseled the old. gen
eral, always optimistic. Should an
uprising be precipitated at this time
we have all the advantage on our side.
for the Republic is today stronger than
the empire. And we have yet to hear
from Paola."
So, after much comment, it was de-
termined to watch every action of the
court party with redoubled vigilance,
and in case danger threatened the re-
pubHcans, to give the signal that would
set the revolution going in full swing.
Meantime we would endeavOr to get in
touch with Paola.
But the minister of police had mys-
teriously disappeared, and although
kilograms were sent in every direction,
we could hear nothing of PaOla S
whereabouts. Inquiries at the court
failed to elicit any information what
ever, and they were doubtless as ig-
norant on the subject as ourselves.
Officially, I was supposed to be oc-
cupying a dungeon in the fortress, and
Mazanovitch had actually locked up a
man under my name, registering the
prisoner in the prescribed fashion.
Therefore, being cleverIy disguised by
the detective, ran little risk of inter-
ference should I venture abroad in the
city.
Curiously enough, Mazanovitch
chose to disguise me as a member of
the police, saying that this plan was
less likely than any other to lead to
discovery. Wherever 1 might wander
was supposed to be off duty or on
special service, and the captain en-
rolled me under the name of Andrea
Subig.
I was anxious at times to return to
Cuyaba, for Lesba's white face, as
had last seen it on the morning of
Dom Miguel's incarceration, haunted
me sperpetually. But the quest of the
ring was of vital importance, and I
felt that dared not return until I
could remove my dear friends body
from the vault and see it properly in
tered.
Under Mazanovitch's directions 1
strove earnestly to obtain a clue that
might lead to a knowledge of where
the missing ring was secreted; but our
efforts met with no encouragement,
and we were not even sure that the
murderer Of label de Mar had ever
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LttoLtA 1EeLNJLLA I
Later that evening there was a large
gathering Of the important members
Of the conspiracy, but the result of
their deliberations only served to rTlys-
tffy rs more than before as to the
murderer of Madam label and the
possessor of the ring. Many we're the
expressions Of sorrow at the terrible
fate of Dom Miguel man beloved
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LIST OF CHAPTERS.

j. The Blue Envelope.
2. ValcOur
3. A Good Republican.
4 The Chieftain-
B. Madam label.
g. The Secret aulu
z. General FOnseca-
s. A Terrible Crime
g. The Missing Finger
10 For Tomorrow We Die.
H. Lesba's Bright Eyes
u The Man in the Shrubbery-
10 Dom Pedro de Alcantara
IA The Man With the Ring
IS A Dangerous Moment
is. Traitor to the Cause
~. The Torch of Rebellion
IS. A Narrow Escape.
I9. The Wayside Inn.
90. ARISE and Strike
d. One Mystery Solved
%. The Death Sentence.
%. At the Eleventh Hour.
"A. The Emperor Spy.
.. The Girl Love.
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Robert Harcliffe, fresh from college and
g. member of a firm IN New Orleans OF
which his Uncle Nelson is the head, is
sent by his uncle to Brazil to act as pri-
waite secretary and confidential com
of the revolutionary movement against
Dom Pedro Dom Miguel has been a.
good customer of the Harclffes, and he
and the elder members Oh the ufIn We're
fast friends. Liking the prospect of ad-
venture, Robert consented to go.
On the voyage he encountered ENalcOur,
8 SOY sent by the emperor OF Brazil, who
knew that the American secretary was
expected. This spy had decided that
Robert was the person for whom he was
looking and had planned to make way
with him. But the American cleVerly
threw him off the scent and reached Rio
in safety There he was however arrest
ed but on the way to the police head
quarters his capt0r was murdered by Pc
lice Sergeant Marco, a revOlutiOnist, and
lie was allowed to escape. He reaches
the home of Dom Miguel safely and the
old man is much impressed at learning
that his new secretary is the son of his
old friend He met the Senhorita Lesba
Paolas his hosts niece; her brother Fran
cisco-a man who puzzled him greatly
and Dom lIiguefs daughter, 1zabel de
Mar whom he supplants as secretary,
she having been suspected Of treachcry
10 the cause. He learns that Francisco
Paola is the emperor's minister of po-
lice. Dom Miguel takes Harcliffe to a
secret steel-lfned chamber under his
home, I'm which the records of the revOlu-
ton are kept.
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Chanter X.
m NIIssING FINGER.

THE MISSING FINGER.
~ w HEN I recovered I was ly-
ing upon a cot in the sta
A ~ ton masters private room.
NNNH Sergeant Marco had ridden
TO a neighboriuE farmhouse
and procured bandages and
some olive OIL and Figgot, who proud
~ informed me he had once been a
surgeon, had neatly dressed and BAN
daeed my burns.
THESE now bothered me less than the
1anaeness resulting from my fail; but
drank q glass Of wine and then lay
quietly upon the cot until the arrival
Of the train, when my companions
aroused me and assisted me aboard.
I made the journey comfortably
enough. and felt greatly refreshed af-
ser partaking of a substantial luncheon
brought from an clearinghouse by the
thoughtful Biggot.
on our arrival at Rio we were met
BY little, thin-facea man who thrust
rs all three into a cab and himself
Joined US as we began to rattle along
fhe labyrinth Of streets. He was plain
IL dressed ia black, quiet ana unobtru-
rive So manner. and had lron-Eray
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his mouth for moment.
ION the train,'' said he. were Cen
eral Fonseca, the patriot, and Senior
Va1cour. the emperor's spy"
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
Murray ard Mack.

Those two wen known comedians.
Murray and Mack, will be at the
opera house tonight at the head OF a
big company OF singers and dancers
in q rOllicking farce entitled Around
the Town IN advance notice says.
Around the Town, a new comedy
by well known writer is the Murray
and Mack Offering this season 1t
is claimed for it that no funEicr story
of complications has ever been offer
ed to the fun loving public. These
popular comedians are said to have
parts that fit them better than any
thing they have ever done. The pro-
ductions is the most elaborate ever
attempted by them, as the comedy re-
quires very elaborate scenic pro-
duction and beautiful costuning The
supporting company has been select
ed with great care and embraces
many celebrities in the farce comedy
world The large chorus OF male and
female voices has proven a novelty
in farce comedy, and is a decided hit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17

Billy Kersands and company will
give performance at the operahouse
Friday night. October 20. An ad-
vance notice says:
For real negro to be as good a
negro minstrel as a white man is. ac-
cording 10 the general belief, lmpos-
sible, and such a spectacle is uncom
mon, But the persons who constitute
the Georgia Minstrel Company. head
ed by Billy Kersands, contain mum
Der of men who are real comedians,
and whom nature. as well as art
make colored entertainers OF genu-
inc merit. Billy Kersands az the Gil
liss this week has chiefly his commo-
dious mouth for all his equipment.
but he possesses also a vein of humor
which grows richer as the years pass
His company is a very large one this
season, it being the largest colored
minstrel that has ever shown in Kan
sas City. and half a dozen of his sup
porters are first class
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17

1efand The money to any purchaser
.of q Hyomel outnt if it does not cure
catarrh.
This outfit consists Of an inhaler
Of q convenient size to be carried In
the vest pocket so thar the user can
breathe Hyomei four OF five times
laily With this is included a medi-
cine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei
The outfit sells for $500 and is a
most economical treatment. for the
inhaler lasts lifetime and there is
enough Hyomei for several weeks
use. while extra bottles can he OBJ
tanned for so cents.
We trust this letter will settle any
doubts that may have arisen as 40
our willingness TO refund the money
for a Hyomei outfit in case the pur-
chaser is not perfectly satisfied
Respectfully yours.
HOOD & MARTIN. Druggists.
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the building of this great line, by far
the most important that has been
projected for years, but it will un-
questionably influence its route. II
is within our power to secure the line.
and we are proud to write it that so
far as the matter has been canvassed
the property owners are generally
coming up with their part of the as
sessment. But there are some who do
not seem to appreciate the import
ance Of the proposition nor feel its
personal application. The building
of such line into Waxahachie can
only accelerate business in every
branch, augment our enterprises, en-
nance property values and increase
demand therefor. One and one-half
per cent on your tax renditions for
this year-$I5 on 1,O00-surely
this Is not an unreasonable demand
when the benefit to be derived is con
sideTed. One and one-half per cent
invested TO secure a q per cent in
crease in the value of your holdings,
Can you do better than that? With
out an exception the men who have
become prominent in the financial
world by reason of their reliable
Judgment are endorsing this PROPOSE
ton and subscribing their names to
obligations to pay this assessment.
They expect to be benefited, then
why not you? The road will be built,
it will either come to Waxahachie or
pass so close as to be a menace to the
prosperity of the city
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
A LONG-DELAYED AWAKENING.

Out of evil good sometimes comes
in the sense that evil deeds by their
very enormity arouse the public con-
science and lead men to see the ne
cessity of prevention of their recurr-
ence.
This seems to be the effect which
the Monk Gibson case has had on the
mind of many leading negroes.
Members of the negro race have
in the past thirteen years committed
in Texas some of the most atrocious
deeds in all the annals of crime.
deeds of such exceptional fiendish-
ness, barbarism and bloodthirstiness
as to stand without parallel in any
age. yet except in rare instances
negroes have not publicly condemned
such deeds or taken any organized
action either to arrest the offenders
or prevent repetition of such crimes
They have carried their complaints
of lynching to national conventions.
have passed resolutions against and
denounced Jim Crow cars" and cx-
erted themselves to affect public SEN
timent concerning those matters. but
very seldom have they in public
meetings denounced assaults on white
women. or to any great extent aided
TO arrest the assailants.
The Gibson ease, however seems
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
REFORM FOOTBALL.

Now is the time when crunching
bones and rafting Stats and the dun
thug of fist against face announce the
football season. 1t behooves football
players to be careful this wear and
minimize the funerals. since another
bad record will put the sport hope
lessly in disfavor. while, on the other
hand, a season of clean playing with
few mishaps will go far toward re-
straining it.
Football is worst for it's mass plavs
and collision features. Eliminate the
purely unnecessary smashes and YOU
have disposed of the chief element
OF danger Only rarely Is a man in
Jured in open play. in bucking the
line or in the legitimate mass plays.
Most accidents of a serious nature
occur after the bali IS down. in the
tangle Of trunks and limbs caused
by players recklessly leaping into or
upon pile
Football is game which America
wishes we'll, but will not tolerate long
unless the merely brutal and un-
sportsmaniike features are expunged
The problem of making football
reasonably safe sport is not a difficult
one. and II lies less with the rulers
as they now stand than with the play
ers themselves st Louis Republic
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17

Cures Ei9sous-css Sick
Headache. Sour tom
ach, Torpid = r and
Chronic Cost ~s@-isa
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17

Foley & Co, Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy. and on account of the great
merit and popularity Of Foley Z
Honey and Tar many limitations are
offered for the genuine. These worth
less limitations have similar sound.
ing names. Beware Of them. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar is
in yellow package, Ask for IL and
refuse any substitute II Is the best
remedy for coughs and colds b.
W. Fearis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
COMM UNICATION FROM
HOOD & MARTIN
Offer To Refund Money if Hyomei
Does Not Cure Catarrh.
Ia The Editor of The Light

Ia the Editor of The Light:
We have been asked recently 81 the
advertisements printed in your col
umns regarding Hyomei We're true.
where We offered 90 refund the money
II this treatment does not cure ca-
tarrh. We wish YOU would please
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A transient negro was arrested 81
ennis Saturday night on minor
charge and was placed In the county
ealaboose. Sunday he had developed
a genuine case OF smallpox.
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"" will sci for se; c5sh only
from now on T ]. Stroud & Co. II
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-23
Tazewell Orators

We hear the highest encomiums pro-
nounced upon recent spe 'ches of three
of our prominent lawyers, Judge :. c
Graham. Mr.. w H. Werth and Mr.. A.
+. Gillespie. Judge Graham delivered
the literary address at the closing ex-
ercises of Emory and Henry College.
We understand this address will be
printed 10y order of the College, for
distribution, and also preservation in
the Archives of the school.
Mr.. WeIth's speech was before the
Supreme Court OF Appeals, In the
celebrated Watts ease, and was pro
nounced fine effort, as was that OF
Mr.. A. L. Gillespie, and Judge Graham
also, who We're engaged in the same
case.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-23
LADIES SOCIETY
NEXT WEEK

Annual Meeting of Womans For
eign Missionary Society.-A
Large Attendance Expected
The annual meeting of the Womans
Foreign Missionery Society of the Hol-
sston Conference, will convene here in
the Methodist church next Wednesday
morning and will continue throughout
the week. A large number of ladies
are expected. The following is the
programs:
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Prayer meeting. Social hour.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Devotional Service-Mrs. McClung.
Enrolment OF Delegates.
Conference Reports.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotional Services.
Appointment OF Committees.
Auxiliary Work.
Subject for Discussion, China-Led by
Chattanooga District
Korea-Led by Abingdon Dist let.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Devotional Exercises.
Address Of Welcome and Response.
Address OF President.
Report of Treasurer.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Meeting Of District Secretaries.
9.30-Committee Meeting.
1O.30-Opening Meeting Auxiliary
Work, continued.
Subject Of Discussion, Brazil, Led by
Knoxville District.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotional Exercises.
Young Peoples Work.
Subject OF Discussion, Brazil, Led by
Wytheville District.
Cuba, Led by Cleveland District.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Devotional Exercises.
Subjects. Womans Work for the
Worlds Evangelization, Mrs. Water
house.
Gods Heroines OF Faith, Miss Grace
Aiken.
Our Board, Mrs Bentley.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Devotional Exercises.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-23

Dollars on deposit. and The Chase
National Bank OF New York, with
Fifty-two Million Dollars on deposit.
The combined deposits Of these six
banks. alone. aggregate over Six Hun
dred Million Dollars, which is more
money than is on deposit in all OF the
banks OF Virginia and West Virginia
combined. and these banks have be-
come the largest In the world, and re-
tain their position as such 10y paying
interest on deposits. These are very
large figures, and will interest great
many people who are contemplating
starting bank account, or moving
their account from some bank that
does not pay interest TO one that does
We solicit the accounts OF corpora
tions, firms, and individuals, and give
close and careful attention To commer-
cial accounts as well as savings ac-
counts. and pay three per cent inter9 st
on all savings.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
OF GRAHAM, Va.
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East Mhdfork.

FaImers are busy working corn las
haI vest is drawing near.
Mr.. B. Z Compton and wife are Wis
iting at Bluefleld AT this writing.
Mr.. George Dillon, who has bqen
sick for so long, is improving slowly
Miss Ella May Wagner, who was
mentioned in the News last week as
being very i'll, isn't any better.
Mrs JAS. Belcher, of Littleburg, w.
Va, and Rebecca Dinger, OF Brushy
Fork, w. Va. We're visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l. Compton last week.
Charles Belcher spent last Sunday
at home with parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Il. Belcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Belcher were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Samuel L. Bclch
eT Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Hill was visiting Mr.
George Dillon Sunday.
Phone bells will soon be ringing ON
Mudforl1.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-23
WHAT Is A
SAVINGS BANK
The Habit of Saving Formed
in Early Life is the Foanda-
ton Of Many n Fortune.

The use OF the savings bank is not
fully understood by all. 1t is one of
those institutions that does more real
service to a community than can readi-
ly be appreciated. In every community
there are a number of people who
have small sums OF money and no
means of using them to any advantage.
The savings bank affords the means OF
utilizing these funds. One man has five
dollars, another fifty, another more,
and another less; these sums when
placed together I'm a bank can be loan
ed out 80 as to pay interest. The saw
ings bank is the means Of getting these
small sums together and loaning them
out safely There are many people
who would be pleased to receive in
terest on their money for short time
The American National Bank OF Gra-
ham, Virginia, is the only institution in
this community that has savings de-
partment in which interest is paid. You
receive three per cent on all accounts
placed in this department in this bank.
The habit of saving formed in early
life is the foundation OF many n fortune.
Thrifty people patronize the savings
banks and prosper, The department
Of savings is a special feature with this
bank. 1t has many large deposits, il
has many small deposits, and all draw
the same rate of interest.
1t may be interesting to a great
many people to know, i'm connection
with the savings bank proposition, that
the largest and most influential banks
in the world are interest paying banks;
for example: The National City Bank
of New York, with One Hundred and
Eighty Million Dollars on deposit, The
National Bank Of Commerce, OF New
York, with One Hundred and Thirty
nine Million Dollars on deposit, The
First National Bank OF New York, with
, Ninety one Million Dollars on deposit,
The National Park Bank OF New York.
with Eighty-tw two Million Dollars on de-
posit. The Hanover National Bank Of
New York, with Fifty-seven Million
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Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

There will be n special meeting Of
the stockholders of the Bank OF Poca-
hontas, OF Pocahontas, Va, on the
Sth day OF July, 1905, at the Office Of
said bank, i'm the said town OF PoCa-
hontas, at the hour of 3 n. m, for the
purpose Of considering and determin-
ing proposed increase Of capital stock
OF said bank.
by order Of the Board Of Directors
G.. NJ. GALWAY,
Secretary Of the Board and Cashier.
June %, 1905.