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Repetitiou at Austin, Tex., of Johnstown Disaster. MANY LIVES WERE LOST. Anetio, Tel.. April 7 ?Thin oity It looifbl Id pitch derkuese with a reging river one mile wide end ?wellen far beyond its natural banks, roaring and surging through all the lower portion* of tba town, having1 thread destruction and dealt in ill wake. Io addition Co the tust lose to property iatereela it la calculated that between 30 and 40 live* have been eaorifleed and the report*' com ieg in from tbe tributary country In eight do not tend tn improve mallere Tbe flood it not unlike tbe disastrous Johnstown flood aome yeara ago, in that a raging river, already swollen fir beyond ita eapaoity bore too weevil? opon an immense dtm tpan ?log tbe river here, breaking it and letting looee a reservoir of water 80 ?(tee long, half a mile wide and 60 feet deep to aid io carrying deetruo Horn down tbe walleye of tbe Cotorade river Tbe great dam to tbe Colorado riter gate way at noon today from tbe eoormoat preecare of water end debrit, eed with e roer end eraab -?wept tbe valley a below tbe oity. wteokiog tbe Immenee light and ee?l power plant drowing eigbt work men Following ie e Met of tbe known deed, inololing tboee killed in tbe power boose: Prenk Pinoet, freak Kiomey, Welter Flower, Wal ter Johneon. Alfred Johnson, Fill gereld, Welter Boeemae. .Joseph rfewmeo, Dick Norrie (colored), Jebn Proee, Cberlee Borcbard aod eUeewroee Lett Wedneeday night it began to reJe very nerd et tbte piece tbe owHSe ei feed fee; north of here along tbe water ebede of tbe Colorado river Tbe preoipltetioo continued ontil this morning, tbe downfall aggregating clx inchee All tbie vast quantity of Weier elong tbe water abode of tbe Colorado river rapidly swelled the etjrreot aetil at 8 o'clock* this morn big tbe riter, which bed been riting eteedily ainee leet evening, waa a iWflpeg torrent, having rieen 40 feet within tee boa re After daylight tbie moroiog it be eeate evideot tbet tbe titoetion waa eerioet. Tbe rieer began to riee ao rapidly tbet it wee evident that tbe Immenee dem end ell tbe power ioeoee end contents, coating $1,600, ?00, were ie imminent danger To mid to tbe terror of tbe situation aetall frame houses, treee end debris mi etery deeeriptioo in varying qoeo litiee began deeoending tbe river eod piling up agaioet the opper face of tbe dam Tbla weight waa eng mooted every minute ontil by 10 o'clock there wte a maea of debrie lodged egaioot ihe dem wbiob Ibreet eeed tbe aafety of the atrocture In eddilioo millions of geMona of water, moddy from its loog jooroey, were whirling end plunging to the 60 foot fell, aod it wee evident that no wall ? eould withstand Ihe immense pres tore The criaie ceme shortly after 11 o'clock when eoddenly with a report like Ihe roer of the ocean tba 9 great wedge, 26 faet hieb. 600 feet wid- aod about 8 feet thick, rolled eot of tbe centre section of tbe dam, down the fece of Ihe 60 fool depth into t^e liter below Thin left a yawning gup in the tery middle of tbe dem through which tbe debris eed water fiercely poured while tbe food, elreedy raging, waa threaten leg eterythiog io its path, this aod alee breaking of the dem bot sert leg to idd to tbe horror of tbe cataa tropbe Tbe released water poured into tbe power hooee, cetchlrg eight em pJoyee at work there, drowning ell of them inetantly The breaking of tbe dam oaoaed wild excitement in tbe oity Tbe telegraph compaoies at one Wired to piaoee below to look eot for tbe greet wate and runners were diaoelohed on borees lo notify tboee living io the talleyt below the oily The lelegrspbic nrifasag-s eerted ae a timely warnirg to many, but Ibe rushing waters outstripped the horsemen and many booses were picked op ead awept away before the ocoopatite could gat together their valuables Within a ehor? tun- ell the vail yn ta th?* i u h ar*d weet of Au-rm were fllled 'o ove liOteg wi'h water and lb" e a*h-rn aeft of the oity military to thi rivr wte inundated Luge er?.? i. emieeted oo the ritt r batike aid eeternl pe sooe were eet-pt |a|a ih riv- r when 'he d?os broke, but all were ttted by boatmen A -r w i nf white pe* pie i O'libt ring eboo* 80 I'Vioir ju-o below ?h<> da'n i toot aiere a *eo a 'heir hebtttM >n* j ie bef re 'be daan hroke sod hate not b n o aeeoanted for mono (t ie groere ly bel'*red 'hat ad ot them earn aw p eeav On ? m?n. a'tempting to cro*a th?> read?** adiet li >b?* briJi* taree* Ihe rv-r a* the big wave rolled d<wn. BJtja eeouht aid ha and bo horn ao i hutfgv Vet I dt.an with Ibi Ii rreot and m arg heard of oo m r ? A an ily of a<s net reel l|0v< g in the valley naejse of me ni'y aro known ?o bar been drown-d I' ta eMimatO thai Steeg thu' 100 houaer bate beeu destroyed and 1ft reel M pr- pe"y will be greet ta potot of the light aod power plaot tet tog ooe an i s half million dollars The brooking of the 4aat engulfed the old treter eimpauy'e p!eet aelow Iks etty. aad it is toeighi i __L_ lying 15 feet under water while the oity ia to darkoess and without water. Rsports from potato below here are to the effeet that the flood baa been most disastrous aod the breakiog of i be dam baa occasioned many tbooaaods of dollars worth of loot to property. The surfaos of the river throughout the day baa beeo dotted by small booses or fragments of hoasea aod drowoed animals, atoog with trees aod debris, all of wbiob bear testimony to tbe ravages of tbe flood io tbe mountainous region above Austin In addition to tbe losses here, the International and Great Nortbero Rail? road aod tbe Northwestern Railroad, both entering this eity, bave suffered navrrely, the first named having a serious wreck by reasco of the fljods cht? morr.iog The southbound oaonon ball traio from 8t Louis on tbe Internatiotal and Qreat Nortbero due at 4 a m., waa wreoked at McNeil, nine miles above bore, aa a result of a washout. The engine and ears plnngsd into a oulvert, demohsbiog the engine, tbe mail and baggage ears, two day ooaebes and one aleeper. Tbe aara loft tbs traok aod rolled over oo their sides in foar feet of water, bat fortunately do Uvea were loot nor were aoy of tbe paseeogers badly bort Tbie is attribute! to tbs fact that there were not many on tbe train and it was running slowly at tbe time owiog to tbe bad traok. The mail elerk. Oral Davis, of 8ao Antonio, was ssrioasly braised, and Eogioeer P. F Mayobem, of San Antonia, and Firs ?an 0. M Stanley wers slightly injured Tbs Austin and Northwestern road operated no traios today doe to tbs foot that five of their bridges wars washed away daring; tbe night. Reports From Lower Coun (let Show Additional Louses. Austin. Tei, April 9.?Tbe flood situation bare ia improving somewhat, but the reports from poiote below todt oate that tbe fall effect of tbe immense volume of water ie being felt io Wbar too oouoties, everytbiog beiog ioun dated aod mooh loaa of property lotereata aod aometbiog like fifty washouts aad losoea of bridges reported by tbe railwaya Advioee from tbe area aorroondtog the ooooty seat of Baetrop oouoty are to the effect that there has beeo some lose of life amoog the farmiog elass. but outside of an unconfirmed report that eight lives were lost, nothing eao be learned. Ia tbs southern part of this eounty osvsral people are missing, tbe cumber representing a family of sii Italians and two aegro families It may be that they bave esoaped but aa tbeir homes bave beeo washed away it ia presemed that tbsy perished io tbe rushing waters. The river is rseadiag rapidly at this ooiot aod above, ootwitbstaoding tbs fast that aaother heavy rise waa report ed early tbio morning on Conobo, 125 miles oortb of here Reports tooight from Lsgraoge io Paystta eoooty are to tbe effeot that while much of the lower portioo of tbe ?ovo ie under water, tbe property loss is small No one is missing. The loternattonel aod Qreat North e n railway and tbe Missouri, Kansas and Texae have been seriously crippled bf tbe fl >ods Tbe first named rotd has five hundred waabouts aod lost bridges on its road from Hearoe to the Rio Orande Tbs Missouri, Kansas and Texas is likewise a heavy loser, baviog to aban? don mueb of its traek altogether. It :s oot believed that tbs damage to tbs oottoa orop will be of great extent as the season is yet early aod all tbe orop eao be replanted All the eitifeos of this aity held a mass meettog todsy at wbieb tbe ooooeosos of opioioo was (hit it was feasible to reboild the dam aod power hooes although no deficite notion was takeo A proposi lion was msds to the meeting by ? be old water company wboae plant baa likewise suffered mueb from tbe flood, that tbey would take all the pip tog aod wiriog of tbe eity plant and snob of tbeir apparatua aa could be reooversd from tbs wreokage, pay fair vs'ue for tbe same and rejovmate their plant here aod furoisb the oity with water aod light within two weeks. Tbe proposition was bsoded over to a oommittee of 20 eitiieos to be ooosider ed In tbe meantime tbe water and light commission met aod instructed its superintendent to at oooe fooore from New Orleans or some other available p no' a steam engine by wbiob it is hoped that tbe oity oao operate one ot its big pomps wbiob remaios intact and furnish the eity with water until some more defioite arrangements oao be made Much fear is beiog enter taioed with regard to tbe sanitary sit nation of Austio, ss the oity is already beginning to show effeota of look of draioage water Gov layers today gave tbe oity $500 out of tbe flood auf f rers' food to De expended in behalf of the poor of tbe eity who baro been made homeloss. All *uoh am being w mi oared for At Bryan ibi Brsiia river ban spread over tbe ertirn botiorn ?horo farmers bad jUftt finished planting c rn Ampin warning was given and there vill te no I ?I of lifo Moat of ih ?at Io havo bean taken out Tho N"V?sota river is booming and joins the H son at Navas ita All that hooti >o will be ouder water by morning but the dsmage will be coofled to crops and Diidgea Tbe Brains is now omy fire foot below ita record of last Jone and more water h coming dowo but ooodi tioos sre suob that tbe loss will not be ooe-temb as great as expeoted Tbs reports from soutborn, eentral asd sootbwsslsro Trxss iodioats a probability of further rain. Aooordtog to best information obtainable most of tbe ooro aod oearly all of tbe oottoo so far planted is roioed aod will have to be replaoted. There bee beeo some damage at Port Livaoa, Rook port, Corpus Christi aod other small pleoes aloog the ooaat oy reason of tbe gates But ie oot very heavy A speoial fiom Lagraoge says : "At 7 o'clock the river bad risen 47 feet aod ie still rising slowly. Bust ness hau beoome partly suspended. The power boose is practically louodat ed end tbe larger part of tbe Dlsot wilt oo doubt give way wheo tbe water reoedrs Many dwellings are fastened to trees by ropes aod chains. No traios were running on tbe Missouri, Kansas nod lexas road today. There bee been loss of life to this vioinity." The return of tbe troops io tbe Philippines to tbe United Stetes will begin io Mey Those tbet weot over first will be tbe first to oome bsck Two years is considered long enoogb for people of the temperate zones to remain io tbe tropics Unless the aitoetioo io tbe archipelago shall undergo e marked change before tbe movement is inaugurated it is not improbable that for every regiment brought home another will be aent from thla country to take its place Tbe government transports will bsve a busy season before them Frankfort, Cy , .April 7 ?A clash between the opposing militia wee narrowly averted here tonight. Two soldiers at the State house were arrested for drunkenness by tbe police end tbeir oomredes rescued them. A oomberof shots were fired but no one wee hurt Chief of Police Williams summoned his foil foroe aod weot to the State hoose to demand tbe prisoners. Tbe Beckbsm military authorities intercepted tbe police sod dissuaded tbem from attempting to to capture the men who bad started tbe trouble and who bad been rescued by tbeir eomrades. Tbe soldiers of the opposing administration were drawn up ready for action Tbe soldiers of tbe 8tete boose remained drawn op ready for aotion for several minute* after tbe police and deputy sheriffs withdrew, but later all of tbem, ex cept* those doing night watob doty, went inaide tbe State buildings and the excitemeut absted The Custom House Row. Mr C A. Maoatee, speoial agent of tbe treasury department, conclud? ed his investigation yesterday into the condoct of affairs at tbe custom boose His report will resob tbe bands of tin secretary of tbe tress ory Monday morning, bot when action will be taken is not known. Mr Mscstee has msde a thorough investigation, which lasted exactly one week When be first srrived be waa inclined to give little credence to tbe report that liquor was stored io the custom bouse Reports were strong enough to lend bim to believe that it bad been stored there, bat he was not inclined to believe that he would be sble to find any there Lsst Sundsy morning, when tbe empty kegs were found, investigation began aright O'Brien's confession was not ac? cepted, in the face of the denial of the collector, deputy coiiejtor, jani? tor sod cleaners. Tbie circumstance led everyone to believe that the investigating committee was in bold of evidence of a vety strong nature Tbe main point of evidence in tbe barrel of ram Mr Ostendorff olsims it to bsve been his personal property, bat Mr Macetee, it is said, baa rea soo to doubt this The internal rev eooe department cao trace every galloo of liquor that makes a legiti mate start from tbe distillery This particular keg?or, rather, barrel? of 31 gallons of ram has passed throogh tbe required regulations of the department, except tbe storing of it in the costom bouse Evidence of a graver ntture has been found against certain parties io the custom bouse, but tor reasons it io withheld The last witness celled up was a man nsmed Scott, a former employe about tho building His evidence or testimony was used to corroborate certain information gained mostly by Mr Mscstee on the outside On Friday Mr Mscatee devoted a great deal of his time to outside work and secured valuable evidence in tbe csse It csnnot be stated suthotitatively what his recommendation Is, but it is rumored that be recommends a very lively shaking up of the collector's r ffice.?News and Courier, April 8. Rev. W. K Sitter, W. Catoo, U, Y, writea, "I bad dyapopjia over twenty jears, and (red doctors aod mediciueg witnout be efli. I was persuaded to u?e Kodol Dys pepiU Cure and it helped me from the start. I believe it to be a panacea for all forms of indigestion " It digests what you cat J* 8. Uutfhson k Co. ?MMH^ ???? <^ FOUND GLANDERS. pinf NcAom of Olemeoo oliogo, the veterinarian, was in the oity yesterda.y. lit* wag returning from rie eastern pirt of the Sta'o, where be has beea to in? vestigate tho reported existence of glanders among horses He found the disonse io Georgetown, Darlingtou, Orangehurg aod Bamberg ooaotius, eod is afraid that it will spread if preventive measures sre Dot taken ? Tbe State, April 8. NEED MORE TROOPS IN THE PROVINCES. Geus Young and Bell Say Their Foroes Are Inadequate. Manila, April 8 ?Reports of eo clamors between tbe Amuricao troops aoi tbe insurgents oontiou? to arrive from many points Oa Friday Oapt Sturgis while reoouooitering. snook an insurgent outpost oo tbe Nevalicbes road five miles distant from Manila, killing two and capturing ten All were in full uniform. Unfortunately Capt Sturgis' foroe was not large enough to pursue the maio body A detaobment of tbe Forty seoood infantry while scouting in Laguna pro?iooe was pursued by the insurgent aod obliged to take refuge in a ohorob at Paeto, where the Amer.oaos repelled the rebels uotil reeoforoemeots arrived Lieut Gordon, with a oompaoy of tbs Sixteeoth infantry while scouting near Apa/ri, Csgayau province, engaged 250 iosurgeots Lieut Gordon was wounded. A sergeant aod a oorporal of Co I, Eighteenth infantry were killed io a severe fight ia Gapii province, Island of Paoay. Tbe iosurgeots made a night attaok upoo Calbayoo, Island of Samar Th<>y killed the sentry, swarmed ioto the towo. and aearohed toe boose of Maj Gilmore, of tbe Forty Third infantry who was absent. They killed his oook Ultimately the Americans drove them out of the town killiog four and oaptor ing twelve. Geo Youog, commanding in Nortb Losoo, has made several requests for reeoforoemeots, representing that bi? foroe is inadequate, that tbe men are exhausted by the necessity of constant vigilauoe, tbat be is uoable to garrison tbe towne io hia jurisdiction, tbat tbe iosurgeots are returniug to tbe dbtrio and killing tbe amigoa, and tbat it is oeoesaary for him to infliot pumebmeot io several eootioos before the rainy sea son begins Gen James B UI, who is commanding in southern Luzon, has made similar representations. He aays his foroet* are inadequate aod that be merely bolds a few towns without controlling the territory Tbs preeideot of the towo o Samal, provioee of Bitaar, Loxin aod aootber prominent natives have oeeo assassinated heoaoee 'hey were known to be friendly to the Americans ????aeiw^** ? ? ?? Beer Privileges Reduced Tbe following resolution was adopt ed by the board of directors of the dispensary Saturday regarding the beer privileges Resolved, Tbat at the expiration of the terms of office all beer dia penssries are hereby ordered discon? tinued, except aa provided below : Tbe county boards of control affected by this resolution may establish beer dispensaries and elect dispen serH for same at the following named places : One dispen sary at tbe tov7n of Beaufort ; two dispensaries in the city of Charles ton, including the one at Germania Brewery ; oue on tbe Isle of Palms two dispensaries in the city of Columbia ; one dispensary in the town of Georgetown ; one in the city of Greenville ; one in the town of Laurena ; one in tbe city of New berry; one in the city of Orangeburg; one in tbe city of Spartanburg ; one in the town of Sumter; one in tbe town of Union And itis further or dered that beer dispensaries may carry more than one brand of beer, wbeo tbeir patrons demand it upon approval of tbe State board The Appetite or a Goat Is envied by all pour dyspeptics whose stom? ach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pille, tbe wob? derful Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regu lar bodily habit tbat insures perfect bualth ai d great energy. Only 2 5c at J. F: W. DeLortne's drug store. y Abraham Jacobs, the New York man who baa been misaing for the last two weeks and to whom it was feared foul play hud come because when he disappeared he had $2.000 with him, has at last been found serv ing a term in the work house, to which he waa sentenced shortly after bis supposed disappearance for va grancy, having been arrested for begging in the streets Mr Jacob*, still huN his $2.000 with him, but he is likely it seems to serve out the remainder of bis three month's ?antenoa i? ??? Dr. Cady'a Condition Powtlera ore just what " h rue need* when in bud con dilion. Tonic, blood purifier an I vermifuge* They are not food hut medicine, and tue bast to use to put ii borsa In prime condition. Price 25 cent? per paekuga. For sule by Dr A. .1 China. Dae Si?o Tetter. Sail-Ithcuin and Ken? ill a. 'the int?use iteaing and ?marling incident to the;?e diseaset) if Instantly allayed by ai>i>i>i>'k Chamberlain's Bye and >k\n Ointment. Many very bad oases hive heen pcrmanetly cured b ll, It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipple*, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25ots per bos. For sala by Dr A. J China. I>ao 30?u Tbe Best Advertising Evidence that the live popular newspapers are, of all advertising mediums far the beet has accumuU ted until it may be fairly called a de? monstration. The most enterprising and success ful merchants have learned this truth by experience and their testimony is practically unanimous in favor of the newspaper as the best means of reaching and attracting tbe trade Mr John Wauamaker is the most famous and perhaps the most sue ceeeful American merchant, and he advertises almost exclusively in news papers lie is eaid to spend more than $500,000 a year in this way, and be attributes his immense success mainly to bis newspaper sdvertis ing His two magnificent department stores, one in Philadelphia and tbe other in New York, are said to have netted him nearly $4,000 000 last year, and be is advertising more than ever this year, and almost entirely io newspapers Frsnk Daniels, mansger of Wal lack's theatre in New York, took "a band primary," so to speak, the other night on sn important question, in which the business public throughout this country and the press is directly interested The story is told as fol lows: "Between the sets ushers distrib uted among the audience slips with a brief print statement, politely asking tbe recipient to indicate by a check msrk in tbe list of various advertis ing forms employed wbioh one bsd attracted bim to tbe performance? newspapers, billboards, window lith ograpbs or something else The people seemed to tske kindly to tbe idea and tbe response was most liber al. Eleven hundred slips were banded to tbe ushers, aod of that number 991 bad been attracted by the newspaper solely " As the Richmond Ledger says, in commenting upon this incident: "The newspaper is the thing." There is no other medium of adver tieing that compares with it in advan? tage to tbe business man This incident indicates that tbe general public as well as shrewd busineea men, understand that news papers furnish incompsrabiy tbe best means of advertising ?Atlanta Jour nal. Onoe Pygmies Inhabited Europe. Ezoavatiooa io southern Germany have just established tbe faet that to prehistoric times Europe was inhabited by pygmies Strangely enough the disouvery of actial sod convincing testimony to ?h--t effect io poo'bero Germany has been snnoonoed almost simul a>eois!y with the oews f similar di6eove ies in 8wi'i?rland end io the P>reoees. So now there is proot tbet Heroaotus a< d Homer were not "yel? lowing" when they told of dwarfs the' lived iu tbo wooded hills aod oaves far north or R ?m*? and Greece The skeletons wbioh have been fouad ate so small that they can bo 0 ao< d into an ordinary museum drawer N >ne of them is longer thao fifty-five inoho<>, ar d many are smaller. There \* no douot that tbey are tbe skeletons of real dwarfs Tbe bones prove thi the bodtfs wero those of aduliF. Tbe Mods have been mouoted aod ere oow being exhibited io tbe National Museum of Switzerland io Basle. Seien is tbiok that tbe little people lived io oeoitbio times.?New York Press Poblio opinion bee now aocepted Wo ni of Cuba aod Leery of Quem ss <he greatest meo of tbe MoKioky idmiotstratioo. Tbey bave done tbe -?avenger work that devolved on the oountry. aod oime out spotlessly oieen, ?bite many who sat in 6ue offices have hxd their hand* dyed to tbe complexion ?f 'hat in which tbey dabbled, and tbeir scula soiled, ro that tbe pages of ntatorf wiM only know tbem as blots o>> oor record. When tbe glorious Fourth susses, let no orator forget Wood aud L-ary?may tbeir days of services be loog as ervious roigofs sod small men w?l allow ?Jacksonville (Fla ) T mes Uuion aod Citiz n, Dem Senator Beverage sent out his speech on the Porto Ricau tariff pri? or to the date upon which it was to be delivered, and when the time came did not make the speech lie eubst quently made another, in which there were important changes from the original speech sent out The democrats in Indiana have the orig mal speech, however, and propose to uae it in the campaign to show what were the senator's real senli mentS and how he was obliged to abridge them ut the dictation of the administration ?Augusta Chronicle, Dern Ponee, P R . April 7 ?Too Jve ui n nenfenocd to death tor murder were garrotod hero tod-ty Tnero was ao dierorbsnec The five men wars coo vie ted ot the murder of Predeoeto Meiidrf after criminally assaul:io<z the w.te ai d daughters of their vie un who were uotntelnd to dance about tbe o t pae Florence, April 7?Mrs John J oily v a joting woman, was i timing traxh in ibe field near lr r home in this ooutty. when lier drets oau^ht fire from the trash ptij and her clothes were burned < ff before help could reach her. She was practically unoonsoious when her brother, who was in the field, reeobed her. The Level-Headed Never Lose Tbeir Nerve. Worry is the twio sister of nervous? ness Neither ehoald ever enter ioto the dail" life of any one. God, in His all wise profideooe put the head of a human ?eiog on top, that all beneath it . might be subservient to it There is something wrong above the eyes, in tbe region of tbe will power, when one becomes nervous in tbe tecfe of txoita?*^ bility "Know ihy6eltM is good ; > oontrol thyself is better Worry and excitement never aided any one Any fool oao get along when everything is all rigbt, but it takes a wise mao, a level beaded man, to get along and not worry nor beoome oervous when every? thing is all wroog.?April Ladies' Home Journal Etstover, April 9.? Eastover seems bent on keeping up with tbe proeeesioo. A 5 000 spindle cotton factory costing $100.000 is one of the possibilities of tbe near future. For some time the matter has been disoussed aod individ? uals have been making a canvass to see if tbe mooey eoold be raised. A meetiog is called for next Friday aod tbe books of sobsoriptioo will be for? mally opeoed Winkum is a good photographer. Doriog tbe next few days be will make 10 photo? graphs for 1*> cts. No money in it, but jost forfuo. So let it be dene by your home photographer. Apr 4 CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the .SAfy-*--^' Signature of I-AjxStK The Larpt and Most Complete Establishment South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, m CO -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office aod Warerooms, King, opposite Can ooo Street, CHARLESTON, S C. ?kW Pnrcbasa our make, wbicb we guaraotc superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. . Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty 0<*?nhpr 16?o Salesman Wanted Enclose stamp for particulars Will straigb con curly and kinky hair ?without injury to the scalp or hair. Price *>OC*? Per box ANTI-KINK, Endorsed by tbe United States Healtb reports Darragh & Rich, New York, Sole Manufacturers. Peb 14?12t RELIEF CAME. I ^mt mTm ^feArftnA AAAi S> Mrs. E. C. COLYER [ of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. r* 8th, 1898, writes: Ben-? edicts has certainly ^ been a blowing to my sixteen year old daughter. She r I in wretched w health and had} aliased lour months Two bottles of Be edicts have entirely restored her health, w ^The monthly periods have returned P wand arc now palniess and regular.w 1 _ > & ? w no you suffer from Painful, Irregularw CorSuppressed Menstruation? Benedicta 4ha i cur.' I many suffering women ami will euro row In the privacy or your home, without the necessity or phjsl Jcla n's ex 2 amlnattons ^ Its marvel Jous actio.i on the Als? tlnctly fern Minine or? (J gans, heoJ - j <3 ua?d streu : J| thens them so that the monthly pertoats m may be regular and pstfnlass. Headache, ? i 4 Dlatiness, Nerro<isnewe, that draaalnair j a sensation and thoae terrible patni mj^ I ythe bark, hips and abdomen stilckly * disappear. r ?5 BoMby all Draaetsta nr sent pnat-peM ferfli * ?1 \ l.ox <-f "Monthly" KrcrnlfUin?: Tills to" ^ line in connection, is with each bottle Q| * LADIES BLUE BOOK sent free to any ad- jl ilress A sample t>ox of "Monthly" Reg- w 4ttlating fills sent for inc. in stamps. |l Address, woman's Department, Newr A Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn ? Mentitm this paper Sold by Hugbiou Ligon Co.