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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-22

Although as yet there are no falling
leaves. and never is there here the bright
culorlngs of more northerly forests, still
there is feeling that the summer is
ended, and already the milliners are
showing autumn hats, heavy with droop-
ing feathers aud bright with the flaming
coIors borrowed from Nature s palette.
The cool morning air has tinted the
Young women 5 cheeks and their eyes
.ather brightness as they see displayed III
shop windows the pretty, soft wool goods
that are to be converted into fetching
costumes.
Even grave business men who stand on
cur street corners talking of syndicates
and schemes, pause in their talk as some
smiling, dimpling face crosses their line
81 vision, and, while the patteT of the
I4tent tipped tiny shoe is heard look after
the 1.-the form that finds the morning
cool enough for tinted russell
serge gown that fits so trinity with
sash Of brown confined at the side by
s lver buckle That muCn of the costume
The man might know, but his WIfe-lf
size should chance 10 stand conveniently
uear-would tell her daughter that Car
RE c. had on such q pretty russell
serge with Drown Sur2u SHsH; JHaI tue
waist was a round surpIice, and the skirt
made straight gathered; that she had
over her shoulders a triple cape of brown
six lined with scarlet that came just to
The elbow And she noticed in bowling
that her hat was little brown straw
urban with trimming of russell ribbon
bows and red berries: her gloves are
loose at the wrist and OF russell dOgskin,
while on her left arm. she carried the
cutest chat q woman 5 word) bag of
russell plush, worked with gold and scar
let She must have made that on the
piazza during the mornings of her sum
mertng.
But ''You should have seen chow
woman g tongue rms on when she dis
courses of dressD Mrs. B. as she
stepped out on the street. You
know she is just back from Eu-,
rope. She had on the loveliest
gown of fine blue cloth with a severely
plain redingote worn ever a blue silk
petticoat. The cuffs, collar, pocket
ffaps and revers were of blue velvet, and
so we're the large Directprie buttons.
Her hat was a blue sailor straw with blue
ribbons A woman looks at the de-
tails, a man at the general effect, hence
the difference.
Although merchants in the large cities
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-22

edifce, since its tint has been melloWed
and modified by the weather.
The little theater capes introduced last
spring VIII be worn again in glace, plain
or brocaded velvets Some of these
barely reach the waist at the back, and
have deep point in front with lace
frilI around. the neck and edge. A
feather band or an elaborate gimp in
jet or tinsel forms the trimming
Sleeves are long enough to fully cover
the wrists. The full coat sleeve, simply
gathered across the top or draped there
to give a high appearance is the most
universally worn design, though they all
are full, more or less. The draped
sleeves are made over a close lining
with the outside material cut longer and
wider at the top where it is easily draped
on the wearer in a manner becoming to
her style of shoulders.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-22
LADIES' COLUMN.

Autumual AugurieS as Interpre-
ted by Fashions Priesthood.
The Pretty Pedestrian from Two Stand
Lifting the Curtain from
Show WindOws-WO Fabrics
Inspected and DiScUssed-De-
signs in Costumes OfNew
Material hildren's
Fashions.
Self Qualification and Love of Prettiness I'm
safe Councillors in the Disbursement
Of the Housekeeping Fund-Fash-
ion Notes from Divers
SouTees-Recipes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
THE STATE.
KENNEREc CouNrY.

On petition for damages by reason Of ii G
laying out of the street from Pleasant street,
Dunn, Judge Libby of the Supreme Judic-
ial Court, has appointed Hon. s. c. Hatch of
Bangor, h. b. Shepherd of Skowhegau and
A. 9. Andrews of Augusta, to assess the
damage.
Capt. Augustus l.. Smith, ex-United
States marshal, has been appointed chief
clerk and postmaster at the National Militia
ry Home at Togus in place of John Kirk, de-
ceased.
Mr.. Chas S. Bradley of East Vassalboro,
representative to the legislature of 1887, Is a
candidate for the position of Deputy collec-
tor of internal revenue. j. l.. Stoddard of
Gardiner and ;. 5. Stearns Of Norway are
also mentioned for the position.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
The Chinese floods.


The account of the Johnstown flood recalls
the descriptions given about year ago Of
the memorable inundation OF the Hoang- Lo,
or Yellow River, Of Cnina. More trouble
some than the Mississippi, and less carefully
and scientifically controlled, the Hoang Ho
has so often overfiowed its banks and carried
destruction and death abroad, that it has
come TO be called 'China's Sorrow" About
January, Of last year, the fact became known
that the river had surpassed Its ordinary
floods and gave most terrible manifestation
OF Its power for destruction. Starting at
point about three hundred miles from the
sea, 1t had suddenly deserted its former bed,
and, Its multitudinous waters swollen by
HOOD, poured down upon thickly inhabited
plain. The misery produced is said to have
passed all comprehension. The loss of life
direct and indirect was estimated at nil
lion by the most conservative judges while
some Europeans acquainted with the country
thought seven millions nearer the true num-
Der. A traveller who saw portion of the
region traversed by the waters, said that as
far as the eye could reach the whole horizon
was one vast Sahara, unrelieyed by one
oasis Wherever the waters had subsidized
the sand could be seen 0yerspie adng the
country in layers from six to ten feet deep
The country devastated was fifty or seventy.
hive miles wide, and before the outbreak was
fertile region with populous cities and
numerous villages. In one tract not more
than thirty miles square fifteen hundred
villages were submerged. The break Of the
Yellow river was somewhat similar to the
break above Johnstown. In the former
case the body of water was greater, in the
latter more confined and therefore more
violent. The Yellow river brings down
each year great quantities of SILT which it
deposits on the bottom along its course. This
raises the bed of the river, while tie Chinese,
who have guarded and dreaded the river for
years, raise the banks by rude and rather in
firm levees. This going on year by year, and
century by century &c happens that the bot
tom of the river bed finally becomes higher
than the surrounding country. Where the
bl eak occurred in the latest flood the river
bed was twenty feet above the surrounding
country. at that height the Chinese had an
elevated river, half a mile broad and fierce
and turbulent la the winter seasons. When
a break did occur the terrible nature of the
flood that poured down on to the region be-
low may be inferred from the description of
the devastation at Johnstown. The Chinese
government was not slow In placing the
responsibility for the inundaton. The Off
GERS whose duty 1t was to guard the part of
the bank where the break occurred were
piiioried. the governor of the Province was
panished and other functionaries were dis
graced. Meanwhile the waters roam over
the plain, while the stricken inhabitants
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
Tho Dam that Broke.

Contradictory reports are published con-
corning the dam which gave way and buried
Johnstown. One story is that 1t was built
of shale and clay, while another says 1t was
mass of solid masonry. One says that it
had been considered unsafe and that efforts
had been made to compel the fishing club,
which was the proprietor, to strengthen it;
while another atfirms that it had been pro-
nounced safe over aud over again by
competent engineers who had examined
1t. The facts in the case are probably
stated correctly by the Philadelphia Press.
Experts had pronounced the dam
safe over and over again after repeated
examinations. 1t is true that the people who
dwelt in the valley below had been appre-
hensive in regard to it. The Cambria Iron
Company had complained of 1t once and be-
gun proceedings to compel its removal, but
could find no engineer, although they con-
suited great many, who would express any
opinion other than that the dam was per-
fecty safe, and that all apprehension in re-
gard to it was groundless, and so aban-
doned the proceeding. The dam was origin.
ally built by the State of Pennsylva for
lockage purposes, in connection with "a sys-
TEN of canals, and the Press says was very
solidly constructed. When the State aban-
doned it the Pittsburg Fishing Club was
given permission to improve 1t for fish pre-
serve, and did SO accordingly. There can be
no doubt that the club believed the dam per-
fectly secure, nor can there be any doubt
that they had all the scientific testimony on
their side. The terrible calamity of last
week shows that science made fearful mis-
take.
The lesson the catastrophe teaches is that
dam should never be built where its break
age will jeopardize human life AS the
New York Post observes, the inspection Of a
dam filed with water can never be thorough.
The strength Of the materials of which it is
built can De ascertained, and the strain It
will stand computed, but what is going ON at
the bottom Of the dam cannot be ascertained
unless the water is first drained off. 1t may
be partly undermined. The cement may
have been washed out. and the stones be held
in place by their own weight merely. The
dam may to all appearance be in proper con-
dition, when as matter of fact it is SO weak.
ened at the base that slight Increase of
pressure may make hole in it, Aud wi On
hole Is made the dam soon crumbles to
pieces. Better testimony to the strength and
safety OF dam can never be had than was
obtained in the case Of the dam at Johns
town. yet an extraordinary rainfall caused
1t to burst asunder and convert towns anl
villages filled with happy and prosperous
people into huge graveyards. This is not
the first time this lesson has been taught
At Mill River some years ago 1t was taught,
though less impressively. The lesson this
time is SO terrible that 1t would seem impos-
sible that II should ever be forgotten.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The strange vicissitudes of some mems
lives were illustrated the other day during
the session of the Rhode Island general
assembly. Fifteen years ago Amasa and
William Sprague we're supposed to be- and
undoubtedly were, worth in the neighbor-
hood of S20O 100000. William was senator
in congress- He had married the beautiful
Kate Chase, daughter of the secretary Of the
treasury, and later chief justice. dc lived
in princely style, and 1t would appear as II
there was no end TO his wealth. Amasa was
more moderate in his style of living, but
both neglected business interests, and made
vast Investments, and never looked ahead
more than a few minutes at a time. Neglect
and bad speculation resulted disastrously,
and their property soon began to lose money
The failure, the reeeivership, and the
monster suit have become historical. The
other day Amasa, once the owner of ten
millions, sought the Office Of Sheriff of Kent
County, worth three or four hundred dol
lars year Upon the first ballot the re-
publicans had "A majority of ten, and it was
undoubtedly because of Sprague's straight
ened circumstances that made quite a
number of them vote for him and secure his
election.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
A Word About Catarrh.

1T is the mucous membrane, that wonderful
nifiuid envelope surrounding the delicate It's
sues OF the air and food passages, that Catarrh
makes its stronghold. Once established, it eats
into the very vitals, and renders life but long
drawn breath OF misery and disease dulling the
sense OF hearing, trammellng the power of speech
destroying the faculty of SMELL tanting the BREATH
and killing the refined pleasures of taste. lnsidi-
0usly, by creeping on from a simple cold in the
mead, It assaults the membranous lining and en-
yelopes the bones, eating through the delicate
coats and causing inflammation, slougbing and
DEATH Nothing short of total eradication will Sc
cure health to the patient and ali alternatives are
simply procrastinated sufferings, leading to IA
tai termination. SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE by
Inhalation and by Internal administration, has
never Is failed; even when the disease has made
frightful inroads on delicate constitutions, hear
ing, smell and taste have been recovered and the
disease thoroughly driven out"
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bot
tie OF the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL
SOLVENT, and one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly
wrapped IN one package, with full directions;
price, S1.0o.
POTTER DRUG a. CHEMTCAI N PocroN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

That the New York centennial celebration
was great affair is demonstrated by the
tremendous nproar attending the getting up
of steam beforehand and the slowing up
after all is over. The Fish-McAllster battle
in the beginning is balanced at the end by a
firstclass row between the Finance commit
tee and Mr.. Fish, who seems to think 1t nee
essary to do all the fighting possible to show
that the blood of Revolutionary sires still
courses in American veins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

The establishment of the permanent house
of refuge at Point Barrow, Alaska, is au
event OF no little Importance both to the adj
yenturous mariners of tue Northweste IN
coast guard service, which may now claim to
patrol in extremes almost as great as Green
lands icy mountain and midas coral strand.
Point Barrow is the northernmost reach of
United States territory. 1t is the customary
resort of the whaling fleet. and it happens
also that very large part of the wrecks of
each year occur in this neighborhood. In
the great gale Of last August there were four
wrecks off Point Barrew, and the Bear.
which was anchored there at the time, took
of more than eight score men from the yes
sells in distress. The station is to be under
the charge of Capt. Gilbert e. Borden, of
New Bedford, and two assistants. Already
at Point Barrow there is government build
ing belonging to the Signal office; and near
by is an Esquimaux village, whose people
are friendly and capable of giving help in
case of need. The station will be visited
once year by a revenue cutter, which will
bring supplies, and the latest news from the
outside world. Captain Borden's duty will
not be very pleasant but cannot help being
exceedingly useful
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
sAGApAHoo COUNTY.

The class of 80. Bath High School, have
secured the services of Wilson's orchestra
of Auburn, for their graduation exercises
and reception on June 2lst The graduation
class number 33, "a being girls. OF the boys
three have fitted for college; two will attend
Bowdoin and the other Yale.
Capt. Samuel f. Snow, after two weeks
stay in Bath left on the Boston boat Tues
day evening for San Francisco. From thence
he goes to Tacoma where he is to settle
down to business.
Rev. ii. f. Wood Of Bath, expects DON to
take trip to Europe. His family intend to
spend the summer at t heir cottage on SPUR
rel Island.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Gov. Burlegh and party of seven dined at
Hotel Heselt0n, Skowhegan, Wednesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

who survive are making miserable efforts to
cultivate the former river bed, the only high
and dry land now in the region. The I'M
perial government ministers somewhat to
their wants; bnt the succor extended is OF
course very inadequate compared with what
will be done for the sufferers in America. In
times of trouble high civilization shows its
sweetest fruits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
An Old Falmouth Soldier.
[Kennebec Journal.

Dir. E. E. Davis is the possessor of an in
teresting relic of bygone days. 1t is the re-
ceipt given by John Matthews of Falmouth
to Thomas Ives, treasurer of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts, for pay as a SOL
der In the Revolutionary war. The date is
June 8, 1888. Mr.. Matthews was a private
In Captain Fox's company, Colonel jackson g
regiment, and was the great grandfather OF
Mr.. Davis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

A bill to provide for the in1iction of the
death penalty by hanging or by electricity,
at the discretion of the courts, is before the
Massachusetts legislature AS the demand
for the reform is not urgent the result of the
experiment in New York will probably be
awaited
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
CopARTNERsHIP NOTICES.
NOTICE OF CO.pARTNERSHIp,

The undersigned have this day formed a co
partnership under the firm name OF Richardson
Walker & Co., for continuing the Southern Pine
and general lumber business, as formerly carried
on by Q. w. Richardson and Haines, Richardson
& 90. ONCE and yard Browns Wharf
@. w. RICHARDSON.
II. w. WALKER
Q. ID. RICHARDSON.
Portland. March Is. 1889. mch2Odtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06
KNOX COUNTY.

Some eight or ten years ago the Smith
Brothers laid out Warrenton Park and
threw it open to the public. Access was
gained through road built by Smith Bros,
over land belonging to John Jones, an agree
ment being entered into granting, as Messrs.
as long as Mr.. Jones lived, the Messrs.
Smith to maintain the road. Through some
unfortunate misunderstanding the road has
been closed up by the falling OF trees across
it. presumably by Mr.. Jones or at his in
stance. The town of Camden has been ap-
plealed to to make this town road, but at a
town meeting duly called for the purpose
they voted against the road by a very large
majority which is particularly unfortunate
at this time as the Bay Point Club Hotel is
few weeks and II Is desirable that the first
season should have the advantage of all the
pleasant and attractive surroundings posi-
hlp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 6.

Ne g. Lot read ui,sinous letters and commu
tleaun!t,. The nanIe and address Of the writer
10 81 cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are,not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

Mr.. Leonard Wolsey Bacon makes in The
Forum protest against the indiscriminate
giving of degrees that should be honorary
by American institutions of leaning. He
thinks that altogether too many men are
honored for no other reason than that they
have friends in the corporation" The
remedy, of course, is the extension Of civil
service ieIorm principles to the distribution
OF the college and university patronage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-06

$40, $I2 and $I5 Suit Sale.
LOT NO. 1--WE shah sell only one more large
lot Of Foreign Wide Vale Suits at $500. These
the goods were made TO our order in Bradford,
Eng, and are made and trimmed in our best man
neri retail regularly everywhere at $40 and s22;
our price at this sale Is only
$500 PER SUIT.
LOT NO. S-Young Mems handsome four-but-
ton Getaway Sack suits, sizes 80 to 81, hand
some gray mixture, nicely made and trimmed;
$1,000 PER SUIT.
LOT NO. 9-Several lots Of Young Mems fine
extra quality Light Homespun Suits, sizes 33 TO
37:I IS that we have wholesaled this season at
SIS. F; offered at this sale at only
$1,000 PER SUIT.
LOT NO. 1O-NsrfeIk Jackets-One lot
Mems fine All Wool Norfolk Jackets, regular
price SO, to be closed out at only
$3.50 EACH.
One lot Of So and $40 Jackets to be closed out
nj only $500 each.
Small lot of Boys All Wool Norfolk Jackets,
SO, rs and $40 quality, for boys Is to 16 years,
So so.
LOT NO. 11-Young Mems fine Dress Suits;
actual $50 and S22 quality, cut Sack and Frock,
sizes 33 10 81, to be closed out at
$500 PER SUIT.
LOT NO. 12-One large lot Boys All Wool
Homespun Long Pant Suits, ages IA TO II, sizes
80 to 33, actual value of SIS; offered at
$500 PER SUIT.
200 pairs Boys All Wool Long Pants, So, 81. 80
and 81 quality, marked down 10 only 3 90,
SI.5O and 81. The biggest bargains in
Boy. Pants ever offered.
Boys Thin Coats, 40 cents.
Boys Shirts, all qualities and styles.
Boys Waists. 20, rs, AZ, AZ, 90, rs and So
cents. 81 90 and S1.50.
Boys Sleeveless Waists, 10 cents.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-09-20

The Cleveland and Anchor lode prop
erty is situated in Alton mining district
of Idaho, and consists of two full claims,
one known as the Cleveland lode and
the other as the Anchor lode. This
property was discovered by some poor
miners, who, after working until their
supplies had exhausted, running tun-
mel ll2 feet, finally concluded to organ
ize company, and by floating treasury
stock, obtain sufficient money to devel-
op the mine thoroughly. With this
view, a company was organized and in
corporated under the laws of Montana
Territory, the capital stock being placed
at 100000 shares par value s. per share,
full paid and non -assessible. The sec
retary of the company, Mr.. Jas. B.
Leahy, came to st. Louis and floated
10000 shares at % cents per share, to
prosecute development work. The
stock was readily subscribed to at this
principally owing to the favorable re-
port made by MIR. j. NJ. Merrill.-St
Louis Republic.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-09-20

A shooting scrape took place at Weis-
er one day last week in which one man
was killed and another severely wound
ed. Company d., Second U. S. Cavalry.
had been in the mountains on a pleas
ure trip and on their return to Boise
Barracks camped near Weiser. They
strolled about town and were drinking
some. John Glasscock, Joe Weather
ford and Monte Shaw followed the SOL
diers around endeavoring to create a
row and finally Glasscock drew his re-
volver and shot Corporal Brink, the ball
entering his neck and lodged near the
jugular vein. The soldiers then opened
fire upon Glasscock, who had started TO
run. 1t was thought that he had escap-
ed, but his body was found next day in
cellar. The injured soldier was taken
to Boise Barracks and is recovering.