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TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BK FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JA YNES? SHELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, J UL. Y 13, 1800. NEW SERIES, NO. ?7._VOLUME L_NO 28 _,_,_ '_:_:_*_,_,_:_ GOVERNOR J. P. RICHARDSON. ONE OF 80UTH CAROLINA'S MOST DIS TINGUISHED CITIZENS. A MAN OF BRILLIANT ATTAINMENTS. Ripe in Ago and Honors Ho Peacofully Passas to Etornal Rost. It waa with ainccro regret that tho nowa of tbe death of Ex-Governor John Peter Richardson was received this morning. Ho had been in fail ing health for BOH?O timo, but none of his many friends thought tho end was so near. Tho end carno about 11.16 o'clock last (Wednesday) night at tho Hotel Jerome, where ho lins lived for several years. Governor Richardson was a man of brilliant attainment?, while tho name of John Peter Richardson was synonymous with honesty and integ rity. Governor Richardson's wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, was with him at tho time of his death, while numerous relatives and friends hastened to lend assistance to thc bcroaved widow upon learn ing of his demise. Governor Rich ardson was seriously ill carly in thc spring, but a few days ago had ao far rccovcrod as to ho able to leave his room. Early yosterday morning he was unable to leave his bed. Later in tho day his condition became worse, but tho announcement of his death waB a shock for which bia friends were unprepared. Many telegrams were received this morning from prominent people in the Sto*^ and country expressive of deep regret at the Governor's death. Owing to tho fact that the Gover nor's brother and other members of his family cannot get to Columbia until ll o'clock to-night, the funeral arrangements havo not been defi nitely decided upon. To-day thc Hags on tho State House were at half-mast in honor of thc dead patriot and citizen. The Stiilo House waa closed and crape was hung upon tho door. No busi ness, except that which demanded ?inmediato attention, was transacted. Tho dead Governor's body lies in tho parlor of tho Hotel Jerome, and many people called to-day to pay tiioir respects.-Columbia Mccord, Thursday, July C. llcnfucss ('minot ho Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tho disoased portion of thc ear. Thoro is only ono way to euro deafness, and that is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in (lamed con dition of the mucous lining of tho eusta chian tubo. When thistubogots inflamed you havo a rumbling sound or i m por feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is tho result, and unless tho Inflammation can bo taken out and this tubo restored to its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten aro caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an Inflamed condi tion of tho mucous surfaces. Wo will give one hundred dollars for any caso of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot ho cured hy Hall's Catarrh ('uro. Scud for circulars freo. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Hold hy druggists, 7r>c. Hall's Family Pills aro tho host. Dr. Broughton Not Satisfied. Dr. L. G. liroughton unid this morning : "Tho City Council han whitewashed tho Mayor. In this thc City Cou noil has done wrong, and for thia reason 1 shall fight that body. In morely receiving the re port of tho committee, to which the Mayor confessed his wrong doing?, without taking any action on it, the Council indulged in child's play. Thc body ia culpable for doing noth ing. Tho Mayor should either bo excused or condemned. Thc matter can not bo permitted to rest where it ie, since the Mayor ia not truly penitent. His confession waa simply a bluff. It ia merely a makeshift over which a coat of whitewash ha? been thrown, Feeling secure, now that tho Council has failed to act, Mayor Woodward talk? of calling a special meeting of Council for an investigation. Lot him do thin. Wc arc ready and anxious md will provo our charges."-Atlanta Journal. __.- --- Kick headacho, wind on tho stomach, biliousness, nausea, aro quickly cured by a few doses of Dr. M. A. Simmons' Livor Medicino. Sold by Dr. J. W. Hell. --. -.-. Rut few farmer? accumulate aa much manure na they desire. In? Rtend of spreading their manure over too much land, it will be bettor to uso only one-half of tho farm for crop? and grow green material on tho other half to bo turned under. In thia manner it will not bo many year? llpforu every apro will double ita aver age yield and tho profita will bo larger l>eonuRO tho expense will bo Correspondingly reduced, YOUNG WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Interesting Account of the Prooeodlngs of tho Mooting by Oconeo's Representative. It lins ocourrod to mo that perhaps tho roadors of THK COUJRIKII might Uko to hoar something of tho Young Woman's Conforonco at Ashovillo, N. C. And sinco 1 have como to know, through attendance on tho coiiforcuco, Uto raro enjoyment and honollt which it affords, I have felt that I .night to pass on tho information to others, c This conforonco is hold each summer at Ashovillo for tho young women of tho Southern col logo."-, just ns a similar con foronco is hold at Nor (li liehl, Mass., for tho bencht. of tho Kastorn collogos. It lasts some ton days, and is plannod and managed by tho Young Woman's Chris tian Association. Tho conforonco loader at Ashovillo this summer wan Miss Har riot Taylor, of tho International Commit too of tho Y. W. C. A., located at Chi cago. Tho building used for conforonco purposes was tho Ashovillo College, and moro than ono hundred and Hf ty persons, including nomo of tho workers, woro in at t end anee. Thc dologatos came, in vory largo part, from collogo associations, but a nuinbor of teaohers, and sovoral having no connection with Behool work, woro present. Tho mornings woro spout In study and conference. Tho afternoons woro usu ally devoted to rest and recreation, drives and trolley rides hoing taken to some of tho beautiful points around Ashovillo. In tho evenings thoro woro addresses. After the "morning watch" and break fast tho work of tho day bogan with an hour's conforonco on Y. W. C. A. work in collogo, led by Miss Coudo and Miss Crosby, traveling scorotmics of tho asso ciation. This was followed by an hour of Biblo study, Miss Babcock, of Now York, hoing tho leader. Ilor course dealt with tho ''Fundamental Conditions of the Christian Lifo," and hor teaching was so earnest, clear und searching that wo know she had experienced tho truth abo taught us. Thou came tho mission ary conference, led by Miss McCorkle, a i raveling secretary of tho .Student Vol unteer Movomont, herself a volunteer, waiting till the church can som) her out. Miss McCorklo was formorly lady prin cipal of Chicora Collogo, Greenville, S. C., so tho members of that collogo fool a special interest in hor. Sho was assisted hy several workors in tho Student Vol unteer Movomont, and by Miss Davidson, formerly of Yorkvillo, S. C., now of China. Of conrso each dolegato could tako any or all of these classes, as shu saw fit. I thought it unwise for ono to attempt them all. Of tho other workors in tho conforonco I must select somo for special mention. Hov. J. Wilbur Chapman, 1). I)., of Philadelphia, gave sevoral sonnons bear ing on tho higher Christian lifo. Dr. Moore, of Richmond, Va., ono of the llnost scholars and most finished speakers of tho Southern Presbyterian church, gave a sermon and an address. Hov. lt. C. Pearson, whom so many in Walhalla will remember with pleasure, preached on tho Holy Spirit. "Tho Morning Watch" was presented by Mr. John H. Mott, who has dono much to securo its observance in his visits to colleges in various parts of tho world. Perhaps best of all woro tho four addresses made by Mr. Kobort E. Speer, of New York-especially tho ono pre senting Christ's teaching on tho Holy Spirit as recorded in John's gospel, and tho one which had for its text, "Tho Master is como and calloth for thoo." Ono felt that it would havo been worth while to attend tho conforonco just to have come into contact with a man of such evident simplicity, tenderness, sweotness and nearness to Christ. Indeed, ono of tho host parts of our meeting together was tho contact with mon and women in tho vory primo of lifo, or even in youth, with no asceticism or morbidness, but with such ovidont closc iicHs to Christ and such ovidont desire and fitness to load others into tho "moro abundant life," ono gets afresh vision and realization of what it is possihlo for lifo to moan. Tho atmosphere of tho conforonco was most delightful. Eacli hour of work was bogue and ended with prayer, and frequently tho day was closod with "good-night meetings," in each of which a little company of girls gathered close about their leader and held a brief informal prayer meeting. It is needless to say that tho spirit of harmony and kindness provailcd through out tho household. Miss Wilson, tho business manager of tho conforonco, proaohod Christ in her ofiiciont, unruffled, ohoorful management. Tho conforonco leaders wore most unselfish, giving much of their time to personal interviews with girls who wished thom. I think every effort was made to do genuino and last ing work. Tho lesson of entire and trust ful surrender to Christ, that ono may ho filled and used by tho Holy Spirit, soomed to mo tho groat lesion of thoeon foronoo. Thoro is so much still to say that I munt loavoout, sinco my report is already long. Hut pienso lot mo add that I do very much want to BOO sovoral roprosont atives from Oooneo at Ashovillo next Hummer, i think ovory member of this year's conforonco felt that sho had boon ona real mount of privilogo, and that her stay ibero had made her, or ought to have made hor, a wiser, stronger, hotter woman. (.'OKA STIIONO, liai lum Springs, N. C., Juno 20. H. F. Kennomur, Piokons, S. C., writes: Dr. M. A. Simmons' Livor Medicino has, for IO years, greatly benefited me and many others. I think it a hotter medi cine than niftok Draught; HBO it in pref erence ns St ls milder, yet moro ofiiciont. Sohl by Dr. J. W. Hell. . te--? Congressman Latlmor has devoted a good deal of his timo to getting the ru ral delivery to working successfully ju his district. Ho secured tho establish'' mont of ten routs In this district, twico ns many as were seen i ed by any otlior congressional district in the country. CLEMSON'S NEW BOTANIST. HIS COLLEGE AND EXPERIMENT STATION WORK BEQAN IN IOWA. PROFESSOR P. ri. ROLFS, M. Sc. Now Professor of Biology and Horticulture in tho Florida Agricultural Collogo. President Hnrt/.og, of donison College, has returned from a trip to Florida, where ho reeontly wont to see Prof. Kolfs, who wns clootcd nt tho last Board nKdting to succeed Prof. A. P. Andorson as botanist. Prof. Rolfs lins deoidod to accept the offor and como to Clemson, and the following sketch will bo found inter esting : Prof. P. II. Rolfs, M. .Sc., is at present professor of tho department of biology and horticulture in the Florida Agriculture Collego and Experiment Station, at Lake City. , Ho is of Gorman descent, was born in Eastern Iowa in 18Gf>, and is a i graduate and post-graduate of the Iowa Stato Collego for Agriculture 1 and Meehan io Arts. Ho has also studied in Washington University and at Washington, 1). C. His col- i lego and experiment station work began in Iowa, where he served for a time under Secretary Wilson. Ho lias delivered eight lectures to tho Florida State Horticultural Sooioty at their annual meetings. During 1 their last meeting an entire session 1 was given to Iiis lectures. Ile lias also been thc guest of tho Georgia Horticultural Society to lecture on entomology. Since February first, 1899, ho lias delivered (ive lectures to tho farmers and fruit growers in various sections of Florida, and in each case the fruit growers and far mers met all expenses of tho trip. Ile is a member of tho American Association for the Advancement of Soience, Ameriein Pomol?gica] So- , cioty and other learned bodies. Dr. i A. C. True, Director of tho Oflico of 1 Experiment Stations, Washington, has, on several occasions, compli mented Prof. Holt's work and lias but recently rceomu)n*1 " 1 more money be expended in .s favorite line. Ile lia? published a book on vegetable growing, which is meeting with a generous sale. While horti- ; culture is not under consideration, tho book is evidence that ho is familiar willi the essentials of vege table growing, and that ho would know a well plant from a sick one. Bulletin 41, on a fungus disease of the Sun Jose seale, has been asked for by more individuals outside of Florida than any other bulletin pub lished by their station. It lias boon ; received by several European jour nals, and lias been sent to all conti nents except Asia. His most ?mpor- ' tant and extensive experiment sta- , tion work U still unpublished. His collego work luis been most pleasant and successful, lie is tho senior 1 member of the faculty and staff of tho Florida institution, having been there seven and a half yoars. linked Ham. 'J\? bake a ham, first soak it whole in water over night. Then rinse, scrape and piuco it in water over thc fire. Having allowed it to boil gently two hours, removo it from tho water and tako off the skin. This done, place the liam in a large dripping pan and bnko it in a very moderate oven for three hours, bast ing it frequently. Uso for tho bast ing a generous cupful of vinegar in win ih a tablespoonful of brown sugar has hoon dissolved, ['our this over tho ham in quantities of a few teaspoonfuls at a linus and whop it is all consumed, basto with the drip pings from tho pan. Hams cooked in this way aro always tender and of most excellent ilavor. Tho Oconoo County Methodist Sunday School Conloronco. Tho Kxcoutlvo Committee of tho Oco noo County Sun day Sohool Conforonoo, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, hold its mooting nt Westminster in Juno. Thoy docidod that tho Conforonco bo hold nt Hook Spring Church, by request of tho church and congregation at that placo, and that it moot on Friday, Satur day and Sunday, tho ll tb, 12th and 13th tlaya of August, 1800. Tho following programme was adopted : viz: First day, Friday, August 11th, nt 10 a. m. Sorvioo to opon with songs and prayer, conducted by tho President Next organization. ll a. m, preaching hy Hov. L. Ii. Inabi not. Then dlnnor. Afternoon, first doy, 2 p, m. Devo tional exorcises. Hearing reports of schools from dele gates. Discussion of tho topic: 1. "What aro tho obligations of parents and church mombors to the Sunday i , schools ?" Opened hy II. H. Singloton. | Tho discussion continued hy Hov. D. L. Whitaker, G. C. Arvo, J. M. Moss and others. 2. "Tho Teacher." This topic to ho iliscussod hy W. S. Morrison, J. H. Sin gleton, I). V. Wright, Hov. A. A. Merritt md others. Question box opened and questions discussed. Ad j ou rn m eu t. Saturday, second day, August 12th, 1S00, 0 a. m. Devotional exorcises. Hearing roports from delegates. :l. Topic: "Should not tho salvation of the peoplo bo thc solo object of tho Sun day school ?" Discussed hy J. (}. Clink scalos, Hov. H. L. Dufllo, Hov. L. I., ln abinet, Hov. J. H. Daniel and others. 4. Topic: " Host mothod of securing tho attendance of tho membership of tho church upon thc Sunday school." Discussed by H. T. Jaynos, Hov. A. H. WatRon, J. H. Sanders, J. P. McDonald ami others. Question box. Preaching nt ll a. m. by Hov. A. A. Merritt. Hcccss for dinner. Aftornoon session, 2 p. m. Devotional oxorciscs. fi. Tho topic : "Should not all our schools ho formed into missionary so cieties and trained to giving systemati cally ?" To bo discussed by Hov. H. H. Dagun)], J. O. Clinkscalos, J. H. Zachary ind others. Question box. Heilerts of committees. Miscellaneous business. Place of next meeting. Adjournment. Sunday, August lath, 1800, 10 a. m. Mass meeting of Sunday schools. Speakers, J. O. Clinkscalos and W. S. Morrison. Final adjournment. N. H.-Thc Conforenco to he intor Sporcod with music at the call of thc President. Wo would earnestly solicit a prompt report from each school at au early day, jilling ont blank reports that may he sont to each school, and return thom to tho Secretary, J. H. Sanders, at Oakway, S. C. We would ask tho membors of the Methodist schools in Conen county to come either personally or by representa tive delegates to tho Conference flied up and well posted upon tho topics and pro pared to devote three whole days to tho important work laid down in tho forego ing programme May tho spirit of (Moist bo with us in tho Conference meeting. 1). V. WlUOUT, .1. II. SANIIKUS, H. H. DAON.W.I., Executive Committee .- --*).?.--. Sour stomach is ono of the (list symp toms of a coming bilious attack. Caro it with a fow doses of Dr. M. A. Sim mons' Hiver Medicine. Sold by Dr. J. W. Hell. Moonshiners Fighl Noar Pclzor. Pm,/.un, duly 0.--To-night Pel/.er constables, I ?yous and Cox, got in formation that a liquor wagon was on tho way to this place. Thoy started to intercept tho wagon and Dapturo tho men and liquor. About three miles from tho town tliey discovered tho team and at tempted to arrest tho moonshiners. Tho arrest was made and wagon confiscated, containing eighty gal lons of whiskey. Tho whiskey men made a light after Ute arrest and one of thom was shot in tiie head. In tho fight Con stable Cox was thrown and in thu fall had hu arm broken. Constable Lyons was bruised up considerably in tiie hand to band light. Tho liquor men got away with thc wagon and whiskey. - 4 o ? -. A.,T. ?.egg, in the ?pitomist, gives thc following instructions: Dog skins, sheep skins, and such small skins as may bo made of /niuo for strings, etc., may be tanned by soak ing thom in lie made of wood ashes or lime until the hair can bo easily rubbed off, then soak them in run ning wafer until the lie is soaked out. Then soak in a solution of alum and salt in thc proportion of three pounds of alum to ono half pound of salt. Tho solution should bo suffloiont to oovor tho skin. Soak for about throo days, then hang up in tho shade to dry. Rub the skin every day until it is dry, soft and pliable, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR DECLARES THE NEBRASKAN THE POPULAR LEADER. SKTS FORTH HIS VIEWS OK POPULISM. Soclaros But (or Himself this Stato Would Hnvo Gono Holl-Wostward. AN DICKSON, S. C., July G.-Sena tor B. II. Tillman, who was tho ora tor of tho <iay at the Fourth of July celebration and barbecuo at Seneca, was in the city this morning en ronlo home. The Senator was in oxcellent spirits anti spoke quito hopefully of Democratic success in 1900. In tho courso of his conversation lie expressed tho opinion that it would l)e Bryan against McKinley, AH tile former is by far tho most available man in tho party and tho Ohioogo platform to-day, the recog nized standard of tho Democracy of tho fathers, which, coupled with lilyan's views on imperialism and trusts, makes him fully in accord with tlie party. Tho People's Party, he said, is dy ing out ; that ibo Chicago platform robbed it of any excuse for living, having gone as far in its demands for reforms as was advisable at the time. Questioned as to tho birth of Populism and South Carolina's es cape from its organizations, lie begged pardon for seeming egotism, but declared that but for him "the State would have gone hell-west ird for the Third Party." His theme Tuesday at Seneca was 'Expansion and Trusts." Two thou sand people hear'" him there, and, it is said, h. was at Iiis best. Ile takes tho position that the Philip pine policy is dictated by the trusts is a pretext for raining a large stand ing army for use in the inevitable war between labor and capital when tho limit of endurance lias been .cached. As to trust legislation, bo tdmits tho hopelessness of any ac tion by tho Federal govorntnont and tho uselessness by the State govern ments so long as tho trusts control the Federal judiciary. Five Apporpriato Toasts. At a campaign supper to some captains of the navies of England, Russia, Turkey, Franco and America, i toast, by each ono in honor of tho lag the}' defended was called for ind thu following uro tho toasts viven : The KuBsian said : "Hero is to lie bars and stars that have never >een torn down." The Turk said : "Here is to tho noon of Turkey, whoso wings have lever been clipped." The Freneli man said : "Here into .he cock of France, whoso feathers vere never plucked." The American said : "Hero is to ,ho stars and stripes of America, vhich have never known defeat." Tlie Englishman concluded as fol ows : "Ihire is tho rampant, roar ing lion of Great Britain, that bas ,orn down tho stars and bars of Russia ; who clipped tho wings of tho moon of Turkey, who pulled tho 'eathers from tho cock of France, md ran like li- -1 from tho stars and 'tripos of thc United Stntes of \morica." OABTOR.IA. Boara tho _/) ^ Kind You tiaro Always Bought Signatare of Town Killora. This, from thc Aiken Journal and I Jo view, is tho most sonsiblo obser vation on the "town killer" discus sion that we have seen : "Some of ?ur State newspapers aro discussing town kilters ; but they do not seem to agree on any one variety as being thc worst. Every town has its town killen*.* Tho mun who scuds ant of town for groceries, shoes, slothing, printing or anything else lio can get in his town, is a 'towt) killer.' Nothing makes a town so prosperous ns keeping monoy nt borne. Tho 'town killer' is every where. Tho only remedy in to mul tiply tito 'town builders1 until the 'town killer' feels lonely and joins tho majority. In tho past Aiken bas bad its 'town killers'-it lins some now-but its 'town-builders' arc now in tho traces ns is evident by our substantial progress." - -? - Now York is to have another sky scraper, lt is to bo thirty-two stor'.os In height, lt is to hnvo a frontage on Broadway of ?0.1 feet and will cost Inoludlng the ground, about $5,000,000. It in understood that tho ground will cost $2,M0,0o0 and the building $.1,000, 000. The Virtue of Hot Wator. Hot wnter hus far moro mcdionl virtuos than many believe or know*. Because it is so ensily procured thou sands think it is val Helena. The naos of hot wator are, howovor, many. For oxamplo, there is noth ing that so promptly outs short con gestion of tho lungs, soro throat, or rheumatism as hot wator when ap plied promptly and thoroughly. ' Headache most al way 8 yields to tho simultaneous application of hot wa tor to the feet and back of, tho neck. A towel folded sovoral times and dipped in hot wator, and quickly wrung out and applied over tho pain ful part in toothache or neuralgia, will generally afford pro xi pt relief. I A strip of flannel or napkin folded lengthwise and dipped in hot water and wrung out and applied around tho neck of a child that has tho croup will 1 sometimes bring relief in ten minutes. ( Hot water taken freely half an hour before bed time is helpful in case of constipation, while it lian a moat ' soothing effect upon the stomach and bowels. A goblet 01 hot water taken 1 just after rising, beforo breakfast, has , cured thousands of indigestion, and no simple remedy is more widely re commended by physicians to dys peptics. Very hot wator will stop 1 dangerous bleeding.-National Far mer. To aroJSO a dormant liver and aocuro permanent regularity of tho bowola, URO Dr. M. A. Simmons' Liver Medioine. For salo by Dr. J. W. Bell, An Unfortunate Participio. A recent discussion at a dinner table whether "gotten" or "got" wero tho preferable participle, re ceived a practical solution, at least for the telegraphic sorvico, from an expel ience related of a college pro fessor who preferred "gotten." Ile had telegraphed to his wife : "Have gotten tickets for tho theater to night. Meet me there." Tho telegraph operator rendered this into "Have got ton tickets," otc Mrs. Professor was delighted with tho opportunity of entertaining her frionds and accordingly made up a party of eight besides horsolf, whoso greeting to the professor at tho ren dezvous were probably moro cordial than his fooling until mattera were explained. Ile now makes an excep tion to his customary use of "got ten." Tho Difference. Running a newspaper, says an ox change, is just like a hotel, only it is different. When a man gets into a hotel and linds something on tiio table, h.j doesn't like, he doesn't kick all the fat into tho lire and tell tho landlord to "stop his old hotel" ; ho just pushes that dish asido and wades into some other brands and eatables. But its different with Homo news paper leaders. They find an item they do not like, and without stop ping to think that it may please a lot of other people, mako a grand stand play and stop their paper. The paper doesn't stop, but that par ticular gentleman's copy fails to reach him next week, and ho ia sure to sneak around and borrow his neigh bor's copy "just to see if tho paper is still published," you know. Tho press still grinds on, howovor, and new subscribers lino up in tho placo of tho dyspeptic, who stoppod his source of. information becauso a small part of it didn't suit him. Tho Livo Stock Journal says with much emphasis and with truth that "the meat of all animals is affected by the food they cat ; the ducks tasto fishy that livo on fish ; boochnut ba con from pigs fed on beechnut has tho finest (lavor, and hogs allowed to feed on stinking, filthy slop and on dead animals must produce meat unlit for human feed. In tho land of abundant food wo should feed sound, clean, healthy food and fresh, clean slop or denn wator." Athens Raptisls Approvo tho Dispensary. ATHENS, QA., July ll.-There waa a very important matter settled at the monthly conferonco of tho First Baptist church in this city last wcok. Ono month ago at tho conferonco a resolution was introduced, tho pur port of ivhioh was to havo a com mittee appointed to wait on Macon Johnson, mnnngor of tho Athens dis pensary, and request that he oithor withdraw from tho First Baptist church or sever bia connection with tho dispensary. After a longthy dlscu??ion, nioatly in opposition to tho resolution, it was tabled for all timo to como. Tho vote to table tho resolution was practically unanimous. -,- - Tho dangora of a malarial atmosphere may ho avortcd by oceanioually taking Dr. M. A. .Simmona' Liver Medicine. Foi salo by Dr. J. W*. Bell, Makes the food more deli H?TAI UAKINO POWOF I TERRIBLE TEXAS FLOOD. DNE HUNDRED LIVES KNOWN TO BE LOST AND DEATH CERTAIN FOR MORE. THH BRAZOS YALMY A WILDERNESS. Fnrmci s Engagod In Saving their Livo Stock. Loss Will Roach $16,000,000. HOUSTON, TBXAS, July 0.-A cor respondent hns just returned from n voyogo through tho Hood districts, rho half has not boon told of tho tho havoc wrought. Tho disaster is so appalling that description is not possible. Aftor this flood will como siokness undoubtedly, and what a wook ago waa tho fairest part of Texas is now almost a God-forsaken wilderness. The waters of tho Brazos havo for six days covered its valley to a depth of from six to thirty foot. Whero a wook ago thoro wore on every hand fields of cotton and corn and thou sands of acres of watermelons and cantaloupes, to-day there is slime all over tho vegetation. Tho carcasses tiro found of cows, mules, pigs, dogs lind cats, mayhap human beings, for many are missing. Our party left Bryan at sunrise yesterday morning, going to tho Navasoto bottoms and to a point iibout threo miles from Millican. Herc wo encountered everywhere an overflow from thc NavaBoto, whioh spread out fully two miles on oithor sido of tho Houston and Texas Cen tral track. Everything is under water from two to soventcen feet. It looked on all sidcB like a great lake, mid tho wator was so high that for a vast area it completely submerged Ibo telegraph and telephone poles ulong tho lino. In truth, portions of the Navasoto bottoms aro even now \ perfect sea, extending four or (ive miles wido at certain places. [IUNDRRD8 OF IIOUSKH SUnftHCRQRD. I saw hundreds of houses ,horo Lotally submerged, and ns many more were swept from their founda tions and destroyed. Tho planters of the bottoms aro still moving their help and whatovcr is loft of their stock to places whore they can oe oared for. They aro nobly helping uaoh other, and t'iking refuge wher tivor they can, some of them seeking safety on housetops. All tho planters stated that tho outside world has no conception of tho losses incurred by the destruction of crops, stock and buildings. Nearly overy planter bats built boats and sent them through tho flooded dis tricts to render assistance to tho peoplo, and, if possible, nave somo of their drowning stock. Tlio flood district bas a length of ovor f>00 miles, a breadth of proba bly iifty miles, and in all this vast space damage incalculable has been ilono. Tho loss of lifo will never be fully known perhaps. Tho bottoms were thickly settled, mostly with negro tenant farmers, and among theso has hoon tho greatest lons of lifo. To show tho damage done, tho following Dstimato bas been made by men who uro in a position to know : Lives lost, from 100 to 300; loss to farmers, including crops as well as livo stock, from #5,000,000 to $ilf>, 000,000; damage to railroad and country bridges, from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. These estimates are takon in tho whole area. It is known that moro than sixty peoplo havo mot their death, and many bodiea havo been rece ^ed. It is not believed that all of tnom will over bo recovered. SHERIFF H WK A III NOUN TALKS. At 1.46 o'clook P. M. to-day Dep uty Sheriff Swenringon, of Austin county, made the following state ment ovor the long-distance tele phone at Soaloy : "Relief bas not roaohod tho Hood victims in this section. Thirteen dead bodies havo been recovered noni* tho town of Brookshire, thirteen inileB from horo. Forty-five pomona above Sealoy aro reported missing and given nj) for dead. Soven wore drowned to-day in a boat several miles bolow Sealoy. ?'About four hundred persona aro isolated on a small pieco of land in tho lira/.oa bottoms three miles from Ihookabiro. Sovoral hundred moro are surrounded at San Philipe, threo miles Jrom Sealoy. Unless roliof oap soon reftoh these two playo? tho LBAKING POWDER URE iclous and wholesome R CO., HtW YORK. ._ 6C0 lives will probably bo lost. Many will die, ns it is, from hunger, ex posure and exhaustion. .'The wntor to-day is running through tho town of Brookehiro, something never known before. Tho sixty-livo lives reported lost boro to-day were in a radius of twenty five miles north and south of Soaloy. Wo aro completely isolated at Soaloy, but this town ?H not in danger. Wo cannot estimate tho situation beyond the limits I mention. Tho whole face of tho country hero is a son. "Tho channel of tho Brazos rivor has shifted about three miles, and tho water is fifteon miles wide. Logs, lumber and railroad material, mer chandise, live stock and other float ing objects make it worth thc lifo of rescuers to go to tho relief of tho endangered people, most of whom aro negroes. Tho railroads uro de stroyed for miles. An i inmenso washout occurred on tho Santa Fe, south of Sealoy, this morning. This cuta off our last strand of railroad communication. Tho Missouri, Knii sns and Texas, tho Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and tho Southern Pacific aro alao completely stopped. Tho weather ia cloudy thia afternoon and more rain ia feared." MORU KAIN, FOOD AND CLOTHING. DALLAS, TEXAS, July 9.-Gov. Sayer? ?tated to-day that in addition to money, clothing and provisions aro greatly needed in tho Hood dis trict. I Io suggested that partios contributing such articles communi cate with him before shipments aro made in order that distribution may be made. There are ?aid to be from 75,000 to 100,000 persons needing relief. About $100,000 in money and supplies have already been con tributed. Reports from Dennison, Paris, Texarkana and other placea on tho lied Uiver state that heavy rains have been falling there all to-day. Water ia rising, and it is feared that a Hood in Bed river may result. A telegram received to-day from .Tuliff, in Fort Bend county, anya that 000 persons are in danger of drowning nlthat pince. A .special from Caldwell anya: Cotton buyers in tho Brazos Hood district report that not leas than '200 square miles of cotton bearing land has been Hooded. Every acre of it would have produced a big balo. Baaing the loss on livo couta figures, tho crop destroyed on those planta tions wa? worth almost $4,000,000. It ia claimed the flood has coat tho people of Texas little lesa than #10, 000,000. Thousands of nuilea have been drowned, all of tho domestic animals have perished, and ronted houses and negro quarters have been swept away. Tho gins are. nearly all ruined, and hundreds of plantation atores, car rying big stocka of gcnoral merchan dise, aro under water. Not a brid go has escaped, and not a train baa passed over tho Santa Fe railroad between Brenham and Milano for a week. ----af - O w?k. fil T O 'Jd. I j??u m Bean tho Ito Kind You Have Always Bought -.----i . p--. Killed hy a Wowan. FRANKLIN, LA., July G.-A terri? ble tradgedy was onnctod on Mon day last on the shore of Grand Lake, immediately in tho rear of tho vil loge of Charlonton, in tho parish, in which Thomas W. Webb waa shot and instantly killed by Mrs. W. F. Smith. It appears that Smith and Webb were engaged as partners in gather ing and proparing moss for market, and in tho division of tho moas Webb used very insulting langungo to Mrs. Smith, who was present, whereupon abe seized a double-barreled shot gun loaded with buckshot near at hand and discharged tho contents of ono barrel into tho breast of Wobb, killing him instantly. Deputy Sheriff Pcoot buried tho remains of Webb and arrested Smith and his wife and they aro now in jail at thia place. Tho nionarchionl movement in Cuba should prove a vost success. It ia tho beat plan yot conooivod for attracting capitnl to the island. A few hundred dioico titles hung up for investors should draw a corres ponding number of millionarics from Amovjoa.