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Disastrous floods are reported in Texas within the. past week, I Up to this time more than fifty lives have been lost and millions oi- dollars ot property destroyed. The scene of the.chuaas? is southwestern Texas, including the city of Austin.. i ~ DkEWEY AS A DEMOCRATTS'hen Admiral George Dewey o,.. returned irom.aiifpnu tmv, uw..3 v crowned with the laurels .of a / jreat^aval victory, he was interviewed by various newspaper cor respqnjk^njs, and his chauces as a presidential possibility thoroughly discussed. At that time he declared most emphatically that nothing would induce him to enter politics,, and this .drclaration was accepted in good faith. At that time, too, it was stated' on excellent authority that he was a Republican. and had always- voted that ticket. Since then the admirai.has several times figured in the public prints. Fjrst,. he accepted, the hpuse .bestowed upon hie;.by an odir.irinp. hut uncertain public, and showed his delicate apprpcia tion of the .gilt by suggesting that it be fitted and furnished according to his taste. Quickly following came his marriage to Mr3. Ilazen, a sister of JLqfcn II. McLean.of Ohio a Democrat. Thep the deeding of his h.ouse-~the gift of tl;e., public to her; and, influenced perhaps by the storm of criticism aroused by this act, the re-deeding ?! the property to , the; Admiral's son. This incident did much to lessen the enthusiasm ot the puonc towards the object of ihejr hero wor ship, and his running,for the Presidency as a Democrat is a still greater anti-climax. It would be passing strange it the Democratic party should ceser.t William Jennings Bryan*. iU logical candidate, ror the popular ideal of an hour, who, on the authority of the Washington Post, has said that %iin time of peace a Democrat is a ..damned traitor and in war a limned coward." - V , ..... * A Trip to Krngstre?. The editor of this paper had the pleasure of visiting Kingstree this week in the inierest of Col. Elliott's candidacy. Mr. Barnwell w;entupand addressed the citi{ zens in the Court house,, introduc! ;??t Kimcolf tn the oeoDle, and "<e , , naade a speech ir* which he only spoke of himself aswl his. eandidacy without touching on any of i the issues of the carvp?igi>. It was salesthiy is. the countv, but ery few cut of town people were present. The towa of Kingstree is almost unanimously in favor ot Col. Elliott, and; the reports received from the ocountrv, through those present frona other parts of J t'he county, show a raost favorable condition ot aflairs for hrs campaign,, and the best informed men conceded the county to him by a large majority, and in fact! it is the generaj belief in Williauiwburg that Elliott will carry every precinct in the county.. ( Williamsburg i& not suf5eri??g I from any dearth of candidates. / There are seven canctodates for I clerk ol coast, aive for sheriff five for superintendent of education, and : s many for the other offices, with a few exceptions. Great interest i? being taken in the congressional race, and the voters of Williamsburg seem to be thoroughly posted on all the questions involved in. congressional. State ; andjiational politics. The telegraph.operator at Kingstree is Little WilJie Barr, who is eleven years Mid two mouths old This remarkable ehild takes and sends messages with the ease of an expert, and when, receiving a message, takes it. on. his typewriter | as fast as it is sent, lie is the i youngest telegraph operator in the rcounjxy. When he was examined he was given a message of,, oue thousand words to send to Columbia, and he ticked out a message "in*good si)ape and rapidly, without ^breaking" or stopping but once, which is a good record even tor a veteran. He keeps the records and acccur.Jp. of his office ani| stood, the examination, satisfactorily in regard to the rules !..tintia nf tliA pfimnnnv illlU I CgU v? >?V> and the laws relating to telegraphing. lie is by actual comparison : the youngest operator in America, and probably in the world; i-le is the son of Mjr. UeotgeS. Barr, who is proprietor of Bart's Hotel, x*q one connected with Hie hotel is, a? [operator, so that Willie has full > swing,, lie is very bright in other I matters besides telegraphy. Kingstree Is a grow ng and progressive town of about 1200 inhabitants, and the section of.-the : county in the first district has a i % j i a i >\/iv. j One aid gentlepj^n Game, t welve I miles irom the country to se.e. the j writer and assure him of hifeonitinued support of Col. Elliott, j This veteran voter was 85 years ] of age, and had voted lor Col. Eljliott every time he had; been a 'candidate, ami from his hearty appearance he will vote in many primaries yet to come, j The writer can only say, in look| ing back on the trip, that for kind ! treatment and genuine hospitality, < : commend hi^a. to Kingsiree and ; Williamsburg. | Col. Elliott had hcpcd.to.be ; present himself in Kingstrce, but i public interests in Washington demanded that he should remain in attendance on his duties as congressman rather than leave to promote his _camjpaign. Beaufort Gazelle. The foregoing extract from the I Beaufort Gazette describes the * i visit of the editor of that sheet j (Col. Elliott's son) to Kingstreeon Monday, April 2?:the day that Mr. j Barnwell spoke in the Court! house. The inforraai'ron importeJ j by this journalistic- pentleman is i .nfunoKinn K\J TP!)?nn ftf its I CI u M iciicaniiia. ktt .. I novelty aatl originality, and his 1 report of the day's proceedings amusingly inconsistent. Hear kirn: uIt was salesday injhecoun-j tv, but very few ont-ol'-town people were present;'' yet 4*the reports received1 from the country j through those present from other ; parts of the county show a most I j favorable condition q? aJIaira for j his (CoL Elliott's) carmpaiga, and | the best informed men concede the county t? him by a large majority; andV in faet, i<b is the geaeral belief in Williamsburg that Elliott will carry every precinct J in the county." ji J-ust how Mr. EibotS csuld discover all this ie passing strange. I Williamsburg is a ver-y large county; yet r notwithstanding the fact that there were but few out-oftown people present, this, clever young man gets an expression Irom the "best informed men"tbat> the whole county is fen his- father and that it is the general belief that CcJ. Elliott will carry every precinct in?the county. In another paragraph he adds: i "Kingstree rs a growing and progressive own of 1200 inhabitants, etc." As a matter of fact there are just 71 registered voters in the corporate limits of the town;:and ; the enly way that we can reconIeile this with Mr. EltiottV state ! meut is that he mistook the crowd | from the country who had come j to hear Mr. Bfmnwell speak for town voters- unanimously for his father. ' The veteran voter tcf, 33.7 we happen t<v know, hod business here that day, and since oniy a few persons in,, town knew that Mr. Elliott would be here, it in scarcely probable that the news had reached twelve miles in the country. As to Col. Elliott's carrying every precinct in the county, the iilea is aJbsurd,.and if Editor Elliotli would.travel through ,the county! a little he would soo? discover; that lus credulity had been sadly j i abused. The fact is, the colonel ! will h(? in hie luck if he tret-; Lftlf! .? ... w-n , ? , . the votes in the part ot the district' included in.this county. This is no vain bosst, but, from, what \ve| ;can learn from daily contact with i ir.eji from all over the county, it is our honest opinion of the situa?! tion here at the present time. We join in the editor's regret?-! that Mr. Elliot tVdut-ies in Wash ' ington prevented Ins meeting Mr.j | Barnwell here; but with asecre-! ; tarv paid by the government to i i I write letters-upon, which he is 110U j even made to pay postage; innu J merable pac^agosoii seed and govI j emment reports for distribution, and bis, son fmd law .partner to send in*his place he is not,wholly.! I without representation. j Why does a man always look : at the face of a bride, and a wo{man at her clothes? iipwpjti.11.iy, II in 11 Ul H TaHelese mmi Soai Fmr ?o4 all I Doe* Not Contei* Nor Other ToImi Am* Not Injure tl W. A. lOrlaotj a 5oa^DiiooBox,Tex., uy: u?it we' hjktm ever h smiled. Mr son preec the onlv CM1 Toole which a child oan take w Price 60c. BttflWN MF'G. CO., Prop're, newTprin& 1 The Largest and Pretties to Lake City, now to be see MISS IDA Laces and L DOO COLLAR AND THE NEW PUL1 t*r We call your attention to the lac pox is over. IIEKE AltC A FEW hoi.?:faa-ix FIRST We are here to stay, therefore it rotiaofe SEOON"f* -(Mir ^shinies are all standard one i^ba-of good (futility. TOIKI) Our stock consists of young am do not offlen you old' juid broken-i FOrRTII We sell as low down as we lie ?%..f linn, him f.riii i,i n^lllf-edl to POC! "IH UHllgli* iw * v Tliomas 6z IE KPSOSTRfas, "OLD AND Sins Talk Fire lassruce Co., $? 81 Gieos foils, 11 PATRONIZE A RESPONSIBL Having autliorii v to issue Policies, tun sigumentsr and can ^ --v 7 j-> 4~ /.?* D/T'/1 JA. ILL1 VC7L. . Policy Con tract this Ao;en> LOUIS JACOB IZiagrstiee SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY Subscription to all leading Tern received at pub'ishera' rates, thus savii ev. Call at the Tost office. Card from Mr. Smith. t lNlf i'take this jnethod ol informire-j T the public that i'lha^O- re-opened , f?#t at 1 lie Kinder stand,, and will deal j.QU] exclusively in Fine Family Gro- fre( ceries. Buying in large quanti- wh< lies I ,can. get inside figures, and thii will give my customers the bene- l'rJ< lit of the very lev,test prices. Will also handle fresh- Irtker's Bread ttwire a week Wednesdays and i Saturdays. f Thanking my friends for past_ favors and hoping to merit a con-i ^ tinuoflce of their confidence,.]^ am, j arc Sespectiullvr K. L. SMITIJ., j ^ L i whi I Total Eclipse of the Sun. ! On. May 2S:there will be a total eclipse of the sun, visible in North ( j America ami the northwestern Mr.< portion of South. America, Eu- Xer rope, northern Africa, and the | ma north Atlantic Ocean, live path bui j of totality runs through Mexico, Ion j New Orleans, Mobile, Iialeigh,! an< Norfolk and across- to Algiers, vie being of an average wi^th of fifty ( J miles. Atv Charleston and this Col place it will be visible from 7.13 jlln j until 9.43. q. m. hel t i ^ Chill Tonic 1 MlMi U Gum CtiHfp mwd 1 Malarial Troubles. a te Stomach Kor T.ticrt the IT c aria*. I "Ramon's RsgnUx ChillTcaic is the y ribes itin bts/nnrtic?,?a?4 says it is ft ithout Injury to iBe stomach. ' K , Greeaeville, Tena. P jffiLINERY! ( it Line Evez Brought n at G. RODGERS. &?? Ti@?o LEY BilET.H- AXI> BIX'KLKS :t that f>H tfan^er from small j=SEH^ AI to IT OIK RIXI5II:k? ii our aim to- seen re your patmiik*; asil' wkj- 'Jarraot everr ! strong Ilcrses-uodi Wir .Ibwiv l.nvLs. mestlv can. Year in anil yea* k bOttOUl. tra.d.l5.a.m, - s. c. TRIED." FulSs Firs tavua Co., si Rt? yolk Ciiy. 1 E RESIDENT AGENT ke n'lerations, transfers, icellations. torcTof JLocefi ats is Ivept cy Office. i n ij i a_._i > >> mm Mem.. 2, S-CL xlioals ami Magazines- v>vi!I beig expense oi remitting won DENTISTRY! . . lUOO^. he undersigned, after sovtess prtetioe of Dentistry for thirty r years, is ibovv located at Kings *, at the Brockintcm* house,. am )it? is nronnrod to do H11V c,v J,v r-^i -- * ig \n the Dental line at cut rate es. Live and-fort live, is his tto. No shoddy work shall pass portals of his office. Satisfao . i guaranteed. A trial is .solicited', litsfawtfiilly, A.M. SNIDER, Dental surgeon. Vise saws should be filed in thebivesof the memory. . iViiy isn't the relict of a mar* r> dies of hay-fever , a grass low. Died. )? Thursday night, at 11.30,.. *. Hesse, wife of Dr. Covington*, ?..of Harpers, S. (? Her re-,, ins were interred at the fa ying grounflnear Potato Ferry, Saturday morning, Keys. White . i Ru,sseJ| coadopting the,#?er- . )n? Friday,. March 30, W. Dm I Iter, of Ilebron, after a brief J less. His funeral services were I d on the following Saturdi&.. I