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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06

street, in his pulpit, in his Office, over
his work bench. Heart disease is no
respecter OF persons. The Christian min
lister is liable the same as anyone else.
Rev. c. L. Mundell writes:
~ suffered from that dreadful tired feeling
and weakness, and i'll 1898 l lost my health alto
gether. went to one of the best doctors in the
state and he said I had heart, stomach, liver and
kidney trouble. His treatment did me no good
l tried different kinds of patent medicines but
got worse all the time. IF walked up hill or a
little fast 1t seemed as though my heart would
jump out. l had almost given up all hope, and
myf1oneyw was all gone; was scarcely able to make
a living. Finally / wrote DR.. Pierce and follow
ing his advice l purchased at my nearest drug
store a bottle Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
discovery and a bottle of his Pleasant Pellets
This was a year ago and now I am happy to saw
that l am IN the enjoyment Of perfect health. I
am so glad Of my health that cannot saw too
much. first return my sincere thanks TO al.
mighty God and then to DR.. Pierce.
would not do without your Pellets for
ore nnn0'td dollars Sloo.ool ter month.
70 NOT thlnk am exageerating. NV state.
ment is true and if any doubt i, they can write
70 Pinegrove Ohio, where I live. and If any
enould think this an assumed name and that
SUCH a man as C.. l.. lfunaeU does not exist. thev
may look IN the minutes Of Providence Associa.
tlon. or IN the Baptist Year Book. in the list of
Elders, and they will find my name"
Constipation and b~iliousness are radi.
cally cured by DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
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Wisconsin Man Killed.

BOHEMIAN, Mon, July "a bicyclist.
supposed to be W. F. Rhodes of Sparta.
Wis, was shot and killed while trying
% break into a cabin two miles north
East OF Chestou. A spring gun had
been set for thieves and it is supposed
the dead man was prying open the
shutter In order to shelter himself in
the cabin when the gun was discharged.
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ssenserfest a Financial Failu,>.

CINCINNATI, July 6.-Although tho
golden jubilee saengerfest of the North
American Saengerbund was a great
success here last week from q musical
standpoint, the local committee now
ands . deficit Of S55, 100, with the great
hall still unfinished. The COMMITTEES
VAL be relieved by subscriptions from
prominent citizepA,
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Sioux City Live Stock.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, July ).
HOGS Market fully sc higher,
selling at s.. 70 43. 50: bulk, So. -.
CATTLE Market steady.
Sales ranged at $425@5.l0 for beeves;
S3.O094.0J for cows. bulls and mixed;
$500 GAO for stockers and feeders; So. so
@t.oO for caves and y~earlings.
Receipts: Cattle, 500; hogs, 1900.
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Disaster So Appalling That Ade-
euate Description Is In
possible.
Brazos River Country One Vast
Lake for Hundreds OF
Miles.
Loss Of Life Estimated From
One Hundred to Three
Hundred.

HOUsTOS. Tex, July "a corre-
spondent has just returned from a voy'
age through the flooded districts. The
disaster is so appalling that description
is not possible. After this flood will
come sickness. undoubtedly, and what
. week ago was the fairest part OF Texas
is now almost a God-forsa ken wilder
ness. The waters of the Brazos have
for six days covered its valley to q
depth of from s to 80 feet. Where a
week 20 there were on every hand
fields Of cotton and corn and thousands
ofacres Of watermelons and cantaloupes.
there is Shiny mud over all the vegeta-
ton. When the water subsidies there
will be found the carcasses Of cows,
mules, pigs, dogs and cats, mayhap hu-
mans. for many are missing. Our party
left Bryan at sunrise. going to Nava-
sofa bottoms and to a point about three
miles from Millican. Here we en-
countered everywhere an overflow from
the N~avasota, which spread GU fully
two miles on either side Of the Houston
and Texas Central track.
Like . Vast Lake.
Everything is under water, from 9 to
II feet. 1t looked on all sides like a
great lake, and the water was SO high
that for a vast area it completely SUBJ
merged the telegraph and telephone
poles along the line. In truth, portions
of the Navasota bottoms are even now
a perfect sea, extending four or FIVE
miles wide at certain points. l saw
hundreds Of houses there totally sub
merged and as many more were swept
from their foundations and destroyed.
The planters of the bottoms are still
moving their help. and whatever is left
of their stock. to places where they can
be cared for. They are all nobly help
ing each other and seeking refuge
wherever they can; some seeking safety
on housetops.
All planters stated that the outside
world has no conception of the floods, or
losses incurred by the destruction Of
crops, stock and buildings. Nearly
every planter has built boats and sent
them through the flooded districts to
render assistance to the people, and. il
possible, save some Of their drowning
stock.
Loss of Life and Property.
The food district has a length of SOC
miles, a breadth Of probably so miles,
and in all this vast space damage meal.
culable has been done.
The loss of life will never be fnlly
known, perhaps; the bottoms were
thickly settled, mostly with negro ten.
ant farmers: among these has been the
greatest loss Of life. To show the dam.
age done. the following estimates have
been made by men who are in a posi-.
ton to know:
Lives lost from 100 to 800: loss tc
farmers, including crops, as vel as live.
stock from $1,000. 900 to $l5, 900, 900;
damage to railroads and country
bridges, s., 900, 900 to 4 1000, 900.
These estimates are taken in the
whole area. 1t is known that more
than sixty people have met their death;
that many bodies have been recovered
it is not believed that all Of them will
ever be recovered.
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HE WOULDN'T HAVE IT.
Gear Refuses to Listen to Outsiders Re
gardinG Finland.

earding Finland.
CHICAGO, July GA cable to The
Record from Copenhagen says: Ac.
cording to a private dispatch just re.
ceived from st. Petersburg, the Ear re-
fused audience to Senator Trarieux of
France. Baron Nordenskjold of Sweden
and SIX professors Of eminence, who
sought to present to the emperor an ad-
dress regarding Finland, its present
state and future condition.
The address was signed by we'll
known scientists and artists in France,
Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium,
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
NORWAY.
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Miss Lucy Tucker, the daughs7
ola prominent farmer ofVersaille
Ind. was the victim Of nervos
prostration. Most of the time 81
was confined to bed, and was
the verge Of St. Vitus' dance.
was a pitiful case which MEDIC
science failed to conquer. Final
a doctor prescribed DR.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People.
father said:
1--WE began giving the pills
once. and the next day we COZ
see a change for the better in n
We gave her one pill after ca
meal until she was entirely vi
She has not been sick a day sind
We think the cure almost mi1a1
lous.
FRANK TUCKER, Mrs. F.. Tuck11
Mr. & Mn. Frank Tucker, be
duly sworn, state that the %
going is true in every particu1
HUGH JOHNSON.
Justice Of the "a
From the Republican, Nt,sa'1
Ind.
~. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Y
0on'a'n, IN . condensed form, al tne
ments necessary to g,ve new life and
mes to the blood and restore shat
nerves; They are an unfailing speciD
sucn diseases - locomotor ataxia, 2
Pa!aiys's. st. .Vitus' dance, sciatica, ne
g,a, rheumatism, nervous headachsA
sner.efiects Of the grip, palpitation 9
neart, pale and sallow complexions, =
forms Of weakness either ID male OF 10
p. W!lllaas' Plat PM ~ pals pssp,s ~
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Broke the Premiere Window.
BRUSSELS, July 6.-All the windows
in the house of Premier Vanden Peere-
boom in Anderlect, a suburb Of Brus.
sells. were broken by unknown persons
during the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06

DeWitt's Little Early; Risers expel
from the system all poisonous account.
lations, regulate the stomach, bowels
and liver and purify the blood. They
drive away disease, diseipnte melancholy,
and give health and vigor for the daily
routine. Do not grippe or eicken.
Cook s. ODEE.
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Cared when others Failea.

S. A. Ipgalls, Crown Point, n. T.,
writes: Ny wife suffered from kidney
trouble for years. She consulted several
physicians and tried a number Of Kidney
Cures without getting relief. She was
induced to try Foley's Kidney Cure and
IN less than q week after The began using
it, she was greatly improved and three
bottles cured her.
FRANK Smith.
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Minneapolis Wheat.

NINNEAPOLls, July D.
WHEAT-In Store-No. l Northern,
July, 7O4c; September, 1889; Deem
Der, 72c. On Track-No. i hard, 7221c;
No. Northern, 7ls4c; No. ? Northern.
fJLc
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul Union Stock Yards.
ST. PAUL, July ).
HOGS-Market steady with Monday.
Range Of prices, So. 75@3.So.
CATTLE-Good demand for butcher
cattle.
Sales ranged at s.. 751i.O5 for COWS;
N.S@5.l5 for steers; S3.cO93.s 80 for stock.
ers; Ss.25@5.75 for heifers; $500 for bulls.
SHEEP-Good sheep l0c hig Good
lambs steady.
Sales ranged at 81 Oo95.O0 for NUT
tons; s.. 5091. 90 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 100: calves, 80; hogs
600; sheep, 100.
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DROPPED DEAD.

The man with heart trouble never
knows when his time may come. When
he leaves home for work he may never
return alive. He may drop dead on the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH, July 5.
WHEAT-Cash No. l hard, 1870; No.
Northern. 1890; No. Northern. 6Ss5c;
No. J, 66sc. To Arrive-No. l hard, 7oc;
No. Northern, 731ac; July, 7a11c; Sep
TENDER. 73c.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, July 5.
HOGS-Narket shade lower.
Sales ranged at 81. 75@3.07k for mixed
and butchers; q so@s.95 good heavy;
g69I2Lo for rough heavy; So. SO@l.U2h
for light.
CATTLE-Market shade lower.
Sales ranged at "a. 75@a9O for beeves:
s2.00@o.OO for COWS and heifers; s4.Oo@
5.lO for Texas steers; S3.60@4.90 stocksrs
and feeders.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Sales ranged at $a.O045.l Is for sheep:
4 AOO@1.W for lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, AZ, 600; cattle, 10, 900:
eheep, 10, ZOO.
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Chicago Grain aud Provisions,
OSYN PRICRS

CLOSING PRICES
CHICAGO, July s.
WHEAT-July, 72Hc; September, 73k
@7oAc: December. 1910.
CORN-July, 1910; September, 38Kc:
December, 33Ac; May, 3aH@s4Ac.
OATS-July. 23hc; September, 2oNc:
May. 23c: December, 21N.
PORK-July, $saeH@s.35 Septsm.
Der, t8.57X.
POCLTRY-Drssssd turkeya 60: chick.
Ems. 900H.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, lSk0lso: d.
~. u0ltHc.
E0GS-Fresh, 10ka
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FRANK SMI1 h
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
January Weddings.
Thompson-riontgomery

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Daniels invited
some of their relatives and friends to
their home on Main street, Wednesday
evening, to witness the marriage OF Mrs.
Daniels sister, Miss Sarah Montgomery.
to DR.. Albert J Thompson, OF Maple
grove, P. Q. At $50 the bridal party
entered the parlor and stood under
very tasty arch OF evergreen. Miss Annie
Stewart acting as brides maid, and
Thomas Parks, as best man. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Thomas
Tyrie. pastor of Grace Methodist church.
The bride was prettily arrayed in
gown of white silk, trimmed with lace
and pearl trimming and wore bunch OF
white roses. Little Vera Montgomery,
niece of the bride, was flower girl. The
presents, consisting of silverware, china,
pictures and linen, spoke OF the high es'
teen in which the bride was held among
her St. Johnsbury friends.
After light refreshments were served,
the time was taken up with dancing, and
instrumental and vocal music. The bride
and groom left on the 3 10 train for
their new home amid a shower OF rice
and old shoes, and their numerous friends
extend their hearty congratulations.
filnman.Brown.
The home OF Mrs. Adolphus W. Brown,
of Newport, was the scene of a very
brilliant wedding last Wednesday night,
her daughter, Miss Helen Newell Brown,
being united to Col. Benjamin Human,
the ceremony being performed by Rev. A.
l.. Wadsworth. The house was hand
somely decorated with ported plants,
ferns and cut flowers.
The maid of honor was Miss Maude
Sprague. the brides maids were Miss
Emma Barnes, of Newport and Miss
Katherine Bingham. The bride wore a
gown OF white satin and carried twenty.
four white roses. Miss Sprague was
handsomely gowued in white silk tulle
Miss Bingham and Miss Barnes wearing
white organde over pink, each carrying
a large boquet of pink roses.
Mr.. Human is well known business
man and member of Gov Smiths
staff. Miss Brown is a popular singer
having been a member of the Priscilla
quartette Tor several years.
About fifty guests were present
Among those from out Of town were Col
and Mrs Haskell and Miss Spear, Of
Derby Line, Mr. W. A. Bates and the
Misses Bates, OF New York.
The couple were the recipients OF many
elegant and beautiful presents. After the
ceremony fine lunch was served. The
happy couple lett on the night train fol-
a visit to New York, and other points
with the best wishes of many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Human will he at home
after March 1st.. Main street, Newport
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Promoting American Manufacturers.

Prof. Henry Fairbanks returned on
Monday night from Cincinnati where he
had been attending the fourth annual
convention OF the National Association
of Manufacturers. Mr.. Fairbanks is
vice president for Vermont and the 1000
members include the leading manufac.
turers of the United States. They are
all working for common interests and
among the vital questions discussed at
the convention were how to capture the
foreign markets; banking facilities direct
and not through England and Germany
questions OF freight and transportation
better consular service; the Paris expo
sition and many other kindred matters
The association has already established {
sample warehouse at Caracas, Ven, zuela
and others will be established elsewhere
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
At St. Johnsbury East.

Rev. G. w. Patterson preached IN
Greensboro Sunday, and Mrs. Patter-
son conducted the morning service, giving
a very interesting Bible reading and talk
on Heaven.
Harold Knapp has rheumatic fever !;
Mrs. G. o. Ford is very sick with the
grip; George Stickney is also sick with
the same disease. Several Others have
been slightly i'll and are recovering.
Rev. G. w. Patterson has presented the
people of his church and congregation a
very useful and attractive church calen'
dar.
The first of a series OF musical and lit
erary evenings was held at the parsonage
Monday evening. Some OF Kipling's
works were read and discussed and light
refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be Feb. 81. Ian Maclaren
in afterwards" will be taken up.
Miss Carrie Griswold has been seri-
ously i'll at Vcrgennes, where she is teach
ing. She is now recovering and is ex-
pected home this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Summerville.

E. L. Hovey has decided his pasture on
the river road to Milo Blodgett.
The Summerville whist club met at
Lambert Farnham's on Wednesday and
passed very pleasant evening.
Mrs. George O. Weeden of Troy, N. H.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Carr.
The Merry Twenty Club were enter
tanned very pleasantly on Wednesday
evening by Miss Grace Montgomery.
l.. Hovey has sold the stock in the
grocery department of his store on Port
land street to ]. w. Gorham taking in
exchange Mr.. Gorham's lot on Portland
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Battles entertained
large party of friends on Saturday
evening. Mr. Foley and Mr.. Joyce Of
Lowell who have been visiting them
have returned home
H. F. Gaskill has been quite sick with
the grip.
r. H Stearns has moved from Lincoln
street to 81 Concord avenue.
Mrs. G. l.. Ramrav is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. ] N. Scott.
Charles Asselin is making some i'm
provements on his buildings on Elm
street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Business Notes.

The late Arthur F. Walker of st. Johns
bury, who had the ability to judge cor
rectly in business matters, gave unequiv-
ocal testimony of his faith in the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company OF YER
mont by placing his entire insurance with
that company. He knew and wanted
the best insurance in the world and he
got it. A check for $4,000 was handed
to Mrs. Walker by W. w. Sprague gem
eral agent for the company, on Fri
day just week after the decease OF her
husband.
This is the era of expansion and DR.. W.
]. Aldrich has enlarged his Office in the
Pythian building by taking anot her room.
This gives the doctor general waiting
room, consulting room and a ladies'
| room.
Amos w. Scott moves the middle oil
this month from his present location in
the Opera House block to the store on
Railroad street formerly occupied by
McKannon Brothers. Mr.. Scott viii
use the basement OF the new store Tor his
clothing and the main floor for furnish
ing goods and boots and shoes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Supreme Court Decisions.

At the January term Of the supreme
court the following decisions were rem
dered in Caledonia county cases:
Miner & Hill against Avery D. Pixies
estate, an appeal from probate court,
from Caledonia county. Judgment az
6rmed. Decision by Judge Thompson.
Dunuett & Slack were the lawyers for
the plaintiff and Farnham & Porter for
the defendant.
Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Com.
pany, apis. against A. c. Rabbits Es-
tate, an appeal from probate court, from
Caledonia county. Judgment reversed
and cause remanded. BY Judge Tyler
Attorneys for the plaintiff, Bates, Ma,
and Simonds; for the defendant, Harry
Blodgett.
Mary E. Palmer against Otvile La "
renee ct al, foreclosure, from Caledonia
county. Decree affirmed and cause re
manded. BY Judge Munson. Attorney
tor the plaintiff, o. F. Harvey and Bates
. May 4 Slmonds, for the defendant
!. Dunnett & Slack.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
St. Johnsbury Center.
Ezra Hallett has been quite sick.

Ezra Halett has been quite sick.
Willie Priester went Monday to New
York. where he will spend few weeks
with relatives.
E.V. Spencer OF West Burke has been
stopping at George Greene's.
w. c. Rodiff has returned from the
West. where he has been spending part
OF the winter and has gone to work at
the scale shops again.
Miss Anna Roberts returned from An
trim, N. H., where she has been teaching.
Mrs. Henry Nichols is spending lew
weeks with relatives in Maine.
Miss Flora Calder is slowly improving.
The officers of Wide Awake Grange
were installed at the regular meeting held
Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Blood, who has been
spending the winter with her mother at
White River Junction, was here last week
but returned to her mothers on Satur-
day. Mr.. Blood, who went to the
Adirondacks few months ago for his
health, has been having grip and will
soon return to his home here.
Miss Abbie Bailey of Colebrook is visit
ing at Mrs. A. M. Shorey's
The subject of the address to be given
at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening by the pastor will be Joseph a
Prisoner in Egypt"
Mr.. and Mrs E. P. Allen have been
visiting in Massachusetts.
Dea George Ranney is failing. Mrs
Ranney is more comfortable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Dartmouth GIee Club.

The following press notices in regard
to the Dartmouth Glee Club are OF inter
est, in view of the concert soon to be
given here:
Nothing too good can be said OF the
Dartmouth clubs. There is just the
same difference between the musical clubs
of Dartmouth and Vermont that there is
between the football teams OF the two
colleges. The Dartmouth men have
certain snap and confidence in them
selves which our fellows cannot seem to
cultivate. No better trained musical Or
ganization have ever come to Burlington.
The team work on both vocal and in
strumental clubs was perfect Burllng-
ton Free Press.
"The reputation which Dartmouth mas
won here in years past was well sustain
ed by the work OF her glee and mandolin
clubs. The numbers were well rendered.
and many received encores from he large
and appreciative audience Il University
of Vermont Cynic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
University of Vermont Notes.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Botanical Club was held in Williams
Science hall, Friday and Saturday, jan
uary 81 and 2S.
Thursday, January 26, was observed
as the Day Of Prayer for schools and
colleges. The address was delivered by
Rev. Ozora S. Davis of Springfield.
The st. Johnsbury Academy Club have
elected the following officers:
President, c. w. Richmond.
Vice president, Miss Beatrice May.
Secretary and treasurer, J. Adelaide
Marshall.
Correspondent, ]. Henry Bracket.
Historian, Miss Florence Douglas.
Executive committee, H. Nye, Miss
Emma Richardson and W. d. Grant.
The classical club has been reorganlzed
and meets once in two weeks. All seniors
juniors and sophomores electing Greek OF
Latin are eligible to membership.
Midyear examinations are now If
progress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
Young Peoples Day.

Last Sunday the Church of the Mes
siah was charmingly decorated with the
Y. p. c. U. colors, light blue and white,
in honor OF the day, which was observed
in recognition of the very successful work
which the young people are doing for the
church. An offering, amounting to $685.
was taken for the benefit OF the fund
with which the national Y. P. c. U. will
erect church in Atlanta, Ca, where Tor
several years very Hourishiug mission
| has been maintained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
At Fairbanks Village.
Miss Martha Wilkie is i'll.

Miss Martha Wilkie is ILL.,
Mrs. Edwin Corey is suffering from the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Wilkie of Con-
cord, N. H., visited friends here last
Saturday.
Mrs. Hannah Dexter goes to Woods
vile this week for a visit of several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Heath were called
to Passumpsc to attend the funeral OF
their aunt, Mrs. HAL Heath.
Mrs. Charles Thayer is still in very
critical condition.