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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
CYCLONE IN HILL COUNTY,
small Damage Is Reported as Having
Deen Done.

smhII Damhge Is Reported as HAVING
Been Done.
Hillsboro Texas, July There was a
small cyclone eight miles south OF here
about 6 o'clock last evening. The cloud
was kite-shaped, the tail extending east
ward. apparently 800 feet long. 1t was
black, angry looking, and whirled rapidly
west Tor about three miles from the start
Ing point. when the tail bent nearly double
and broke and the cloud passed ,-,s and
disappeared. Spectators say the cloud was
about the size of medium sized house.
and the tail about fourteen inches in
diameter. A few cowsheds. a barn and all
trees IN its course were demolished.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
The Bosnne nuin.d 1,hno,

walnut Springs, Texas, July 1,--Heavi-
est rains that have fallen for years; rail-
way tracks and bridges washed away;
freight and passenger trains on the Texas
Central railway discontinued for twenty
iour hours hundreds of acres of wheat
have been washed away on the Bosoue,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
knowedged Leaders for FrstClass Furniture and Carpets

terday morning at o'clock and another at
$40 In the afternoon, but SO far have not
been able to send one either north or
south.
They have several cars of melons and
also some horses and sheep tied up in the
yards here.
The Katy has succeeded In keeping the
trains us far south as smithville and
north on very good time. The Bolton
Katy train has been the sole source OF
communication between the two towns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

RICHMOND.-The deferring Of the
EOS river meeting at Brennan until
q on account OF heavy rains llet
general approval here.
RUNGE.-Little Grace. a 3 Yea'
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G. II. aApp
died Friday and was buried In the B
cemetery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

this morning to o'clock this afternoon
twentyfour inches. The water Is within
four feet OF the top OF bank. Lowlands
being covered very fast. Avenue to West
Columbia is under water for some distance
and is getting In the yards OF the people
living In the northwest part OF town. The
Bernard is out of its banks and all crops
along its course will be a total loss. The
water is still rising very fast.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
rruit Grcn,ly pnmnsed.

Texas City, Texas. June 30.-The recent
storm did considerable damage TO gardens
and orchards; pear orchards suffered ter
ribly. the trees were heavy laden with
fruit the heavy winds stripped them al
most entirely of fruit There is some
nifty or sixty bushels of pears now on the
ground. Two heavy showers OF rain fell
today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
AT MEARNE.
"ottoms Are Entirely Under Water
of the Two RINers

VI
nearne, Texas, July 1.--There is very
little II any change in the general condi-
tion OF things In the bottom over uas
terday Both Brazos rivers are sin o.,
OF their banks and the entire bottom 4,
covered with water. %
The boats built yesterday. together with
more today. have brought great many
out and although there is very little change
not SO much alarm Is felt today.
IN some places mules and horses tave
been drowned i''e
me railroads have largos forces at work
repairing track aud telegraph llnss ~,
thera VIII be no trains run here for ,an
Gays Not since 1852 has such a rain
been known here. 'a'n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

Bolton, Texas. July Leon river rs
eight feet higher than any previous rec
ords. a thirty six foot rise is reported in
the LamrGsas river several bridges are
wrecked and others badly damaged The
streams are still rising; great damage
to crops will result.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
Lo,vIands ovorHoweI.

Muldoon, Fayette County, Texas. June
So'-Heavy rains have fallen here during
the past two days. Much damage was done
10 crops by wind and high waters All the
io"lands on the creeks were overhowed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02


bales Of cotton value of oOooO the lost
damage amounting probably to 500 900 The railroads
place
operating Central South
county bridges all
impossible;
fences barns stock
accurately not too great to
say however that the four days has
and the Big Brazo Trinity
lupe the Leon
damage has not yet
be something supendous.
very reports have been rece I'd
prepared flood but reports from the Brazos
bottom tell of the difficulty probable
when the full returns been LOST
SO far as reported eight have
In addition the and food
points though damage
done has possible to correspondents could not get
the
he reported mark and stln rising
The o an s devastating its valley
Yeguas
a failure.
Leo is feet previous records
Thirty six feet Of water reported
has led away ndreds acres of wheat
very The valley
flooded miles the water
Is rolling rapidly ounana tho
been rescued
Nayasoa have
to cotton and corn VIII be very large
there is about
eight
families
that have been
lost be known positively for
soooooo
also wihouttrut
stu rises
Of Ton the ailroadpa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
Two Foot Rise mt Richmond.

Richmond, Texas. July 1-still visited
this evening by heavy rainfall and the
river at this point is slowly rising 1t rose
about two feet last night and 1t is feared
VIII be overlooking before morning 1t is
thought very little damage is done to crops
in this county at this date.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

cradle. 1t can not be ascertained at this
time whether the wheat and oats will be
damaged or not, as it is still raining,
Trains have been delayed and several
mails due this morning have not yet ar
rived. Business Is made dull.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
In Elm. coun,,.

Waxshachie, Ellis County. Texas. June
so-The downpour of rain for the past
several days has put the branches and
creeks on the rampage. The damage to
bridges and othsr property win be cons.a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
At Wharton.

Wharton, Texas. July l.-Washouts ON
the Southern Pacific have caused a sus-
pension of railroad traffic No mails. no
trains The Colorado has reached its
hlgh water mark and slowly rising.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
THE RAINFALL FOR FOUR DAYS.

e n IN Texas has been unprecedented the en9
reader knows The knowledge
sections,
oNihs table showing the preclpia ton
pureau once and Is correct oberyat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

Lexington. Texas, June 3O--Reports from
the Yegua bottom this morning are that
the water breaks all records. All bottom
crops are covered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

Columbia. Texas. June so--The Braros
F'vs q this place rose since o'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
100000 OF DAMAGE.
Effect of the Excessive Rainfall for
Four Days.
EIGHT LIVES HAVE BEEN REPORTED LOST.

Believed 1any Others Have Been Drowned but Nothing
tanabe Regarding tNcw High Water r1arks
Have Been Established.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31

oyster stew. The street fairs OF Ohio
have been extolled as the legitimate
American equivalent to the jolly
French folre or the noisy Dutch kir-
mess; where rich and poor make mer-
ry together with the same democratic
abandon. Tnis is pretty fiction and
makes a good magazine article.
Unfortunately, the street fairs, which
seem picturesque enough at Instance,
are not the expression of a lighter
pleasure seeking American spirit, but
the speculation of single enterprlslng
Snowman who finds the clty's streets a
good and economical location for the
making of money. This gentleman
travels from town to town, stopping
wherever the streets can be used and
the population easily worked
The day is yet far off when we shall
sit on the sidewalk, drink small beer,
ca fried potatoes hot from the public
pan, or dance in the street after the
fashion of our llght-hearted French
cousins. We know not what it is to
be truly and innocently merry.-Tlmes
Star
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31

Apropos the presentation ceremony
whereby the United States Gunboat is
to be the recipient of silver service
at the hands of Marietta citizens, and
about which the shades of the sturdy
old Commodore Whipple must hover,
a story On the Commodore-a true one
lis IN order:
The Commodore bears the reputation
today of having been a religious man,
and on one occasion he was assisting
in the administering of the rites of
baptisms at a certain place on Duck
Creek The Commodore was the first
to enter the water-as sort of sound
er, as it were-and proceeding slowly
with his cane in hand, striking the
bottom, he called back to the minister
and candidate, who was an extremely
fat woman, saying, "Shipmates, If she
do draw more ulan two feet on an
even keel, she'll float her."
And the baptism proceeded.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Macksbure.

-.-e Caldwell and Macksburg second
mines played a game of ball here last
Tuesday which resulted in a score of
9 to 5 in favor of Macksburg. The
Caldwell and Macksburg first mines
were TO have played a game on the
Caldwell grounds last Saturday, but
Caldwell backed down. Caldwell new
er was lin it, with Macksburg.
Tie Beverly and Macksburg mines
will play at the Beverly fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Ellison are Wis
iting relatives and taking in the fair
at Beverly this week.
Mayor Smithson has had his house
near the school property re-roofed and
painted.
John King and family, who have
been in Scio all summer, returned
home Friday. Mr.. King brought his
three teams with him. There is less
work than formerly in Sclo
Elmer Adds is visiting his father
here.
C. S. Blakeslee made a trip to the
northern part of lhe state and will be
gone several days.
Macksburg teachers will teach at the
following places this year: Lizzie
Neptune, Marietta; Mary Wiper, Low
ell; Mary Cox Newport Samuel Cox,
Peninsula; Fannie Drumm, near New
port; Walter Fishermen Macksburg;
John W. Fischer, Macksburg; Clara
Scarberry Macksburg; Nellie Nep-
tune, Macksburg; w. Il. Ellison,
Superintendent Macksburg.
At the Republican convention for
nomination of land appraiser last Sat
urday afternoon, George jackson, of
Elba, was nominated.
Mrs. Byers is having a fine new res
dence built on her lot in the east end
of town.
The NJ. E. Sunday School of this
place elected the following officers
Sunday: Superintendent, John s.
Davies; Assistant superintendent Mrs
Mutton; Secretary, John w. Fischer;
Treasurer, Mrs. Neptune; Organist,
Mrs. VIM. Kathary; Chorister, Mrs. A.
Z. Mcconnell.
Miss Marion Wheeler, of Marietta, is
visiting ner grandparents here.
Mr.. Bert Gramlich will take a course
in music at Warren, O., this winter
Jake thinner had his hands and
face burned last Monday He was
cleaning the flues of boiler and the
gas exploded. The burns are probably
not serious.
Ben Dutton is seriously sick with ty-
phoid fever.
A large number of people from here
are attending the Beverly fair.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31

One fare for the round trip to De-
trolt, Mich, Sept. 9th and 7th, account
S. of V. National Encampment and
Ladies' Aid Society Tickets good re-
turning until Sept II.
To Baltimore, Md, Sept. 8 TO 10, in
elusive account Union Veteran Legion
meeting. Tickets good returning until
Sept 20 with privilege of an extension
TO Sept. 80.
To Plainfeld. Ind, Sept 13 to 81 in
elusive, account Friends Yearly meet
ing Tickets good returning until
Sept. 29.
One fare plus $4.OO for the round trip
to Denver, Col, Sept. 4. and 6, ac-
count Concatenated order of Hoo-Hoo
annual meeting. Return trip must be
commenced not earlier than Sept. 13,
nor later Bhan Sept. 80.
One and one-third fare for the round
trip to Nashville, Tenn, Sept. II, 12
and 13, account of National Associa-
tion annual convention. Tickets good
returning until Sept 90
For further information call on C. &
NJ. Ry. ticket agents or address d. w
Page, G.. p. A., Cambridge o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
New England Farms.

The thousands of abandoned farms
of New England are being purchased
by people from many countries and
are disappearing. The old farms have
a new value. The Portuguese, the Ital-
ian and the Canadian is found in al
most every community, and it be-
hooves the thrifty New Englander to
receive his Latin nelghbor well, for
he has come to stay and vote, and his
many children are to vote, The out
come of these changes we may not for
see. But of one thing we may be rea-
sonably sure, that an honest man can
have no more honorable or stable pos
session than New England farm on
which no mortgage remains, accomp-
anied by the protection of a sum equal
to its value in some solid bank
So l would repeat whether in New
england or elsewhere: If you have a
farm, keep 1t; if not, get one, for the
time may come when this country will
be largely divided into monopollsts,
dependents and farmers, and the farm
er will be the most Independent of all
men and the saving power of our in
stitutions. The relief from the per-
picking problems of the time is a
simple, honest, character-bu building,
faith-sustaining life on the soil.
The permanency of the New Eng
land school and historical scenery, the
assured stability of her manufactures
wlCn a tendency to create the finest
fabrics, the prospective revival of COM
merce, the grange, and the enterprise
incidental to these conditions make
the New England farm an ideal pos
session. The New England farmer who
says that the farm is thing of the
past is himself but a product of the
past. The man who has a five l..ous-
and dollar farm in New England, with
five thousand dollars in the bank, and
who will live within his means, is a
millionaire, and his possession and
contentment are not unlikely to outlast
that of the Observation-Disclosures OF
Reviews for September.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
The Atbara Bridge.

Sirdar Kltchner is a brave man and
a bold and gallant soldier He has no
prejudiees against this country, and is
free in his praises of American energy
and enterprise. The great Albara
y.Idge, across the Nile, was formally
opened last Saturday Ii was con-
structed by Philadelphia firm OF con
tractors, who bid for the work against
the greatest bridgebuilders IN the
world, and secured the award The
English firms were none of them able
to guarantee the building Of it within
l~e time specified in the contracts.
The American firm took the contract
and fulfilled Its agreements to the let
ter.
In the course Of his speech at Cairo
on Saturday last, at the ceremonial
opening of the bridge, Lord Kitehner,
the conquerer OF Khartoum, made the
following remarks:
The construction of this magnifi-
cent bridge, think, may fairly be
considered a record achievement. So
far as the failure of efforts to place the
construction order in England is CON
cerned, l think it demonstrates that
the relations between labor and capital
there are not sufficient to give conf
dence to capitalists and to induce him
to take the risk of establishing up-to-
date workshops that would enable
Great Britain to maintain her position
as the first construction nation in the
world.
But, as Englishmen failed, am de-
lighted that our cousins across the At
lantic stepped in. This bridge is due
to their energy, ability and power TO
turn out works of magnitude in less
time than anybody else. i congratu-
late the Americans on their success in
the creation of a bridge in the heart of
africa. They have shown real grit
far from home, in the hottest months
of the year, and depending upon the
labor of foreigners. ."-Derrick.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
How the Name DreyFus Orig
mated.

New York, Aug. 27.-While the
name Rreyfus is on every tongue, 1t
may be interesting to trace its history,
The name which is very common
among Jews in Germany, France and
Switzerland, means, of course, three
feet anl was evolved as follows: In
the middle of the sixteenth century,
during one of the popular periodical
prosecutions of the Jews on the con-
tinent, a number of Jews left Treves
and fled to the nelghboring Alsace.
At that time the Israelites, faithful
to ancient traditions, were as yet with
out sur-names. When, however, they
had to be inscribed on the official list
OF inhabitants in their new Alsatian
homes, it was necessary that the
Abrahams and Isaacs and Jacobs from
Treyes should be distinguished by
some surname from other persons of
the same names The register hit up
on the idea of adding Treyifanus, or,
Man of Treves, to the names of the
who,e cluster of immigrants. Instead
of writing the name in full, the scribe
abbreviated thus, Treyus. And so, in
the course of time, Truefus became the
surname of the whole class. But the
vox popull knowing nothing of Latin
and the history of the prosecuted Jews,
could not understand the meaning of
such a name as Trefus, and since
names must mean something, simply
changed the word to Dreyfus
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Chicago for a Pair of Boots.


A man once said: 81 could at one
time have bought the land on which
Chicago now stands for a pair of
boots," and when asked why he didn't
buy it, replied; 81 didn't have the
boots" That may or may not be true.
Inc nearest approach to it, however,
is an experience of Mr.. Coils p Hunt
ington, the Central Pacific railroad
magnate.
1T was in 1882, said Mr.. Hunting
ton to a close personal friend the 9th
er day, that | was prospecting in the
lumber regions of Michigan. My
earthly possessions consisted of a
good constitution and a pair of mules.
AS l saw little chance of doing any
thing in Michigan, l determined to
penetrate into the far West, and ac-
cordingly hitched up my mules and
started. When / got to Chicago / found
nothing but a swamp and a few desti-
tute farmers all of wnom were anxious
10 move to other quarters. One day
one Of these tillers of the soil came 20
me with the deed of his farm, which
consisted of 1000 acres, and offered to
trade it for my team of mules. was
not very favorably impressed with the
settlement. and declined his offer, and
finally continued my travels west.
That farm today is the busiest center
of Chicago"
OF course anyone knows how much
1000 acres in such a location would
bring today.-OhlO State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Losing or Gaining a Day.


''Where day is lost or gained" is
the title of paper in the Century for
September, in which Benjamin q.
Smith, editor of "The Century Die
tionary," tells of the nlffculty of reck-
onlng the days Of the week in travel
ing eastward or westward.
The difficulty tnat may lie in a mat
ter apparently so simple is we'll shown
in one of Poe's stories. The obdurate
father of the malden--evidently with
the Greek calends in mind-promises
to give her to the Objectionable swain
when three Sundays occur in one week
10 his consternat. on, and the Joy of
the lovers, this seemingly impossible
event indubltably happens when two
sea captains appear together upon the
scene who have clrcumnavlgated the
globe in opposite directions.
As a matter of fact, this bit of fiction
represents what is taking place every
day the year, and must continue to
occur as long as our present mtehod of
reckoning time is retained. And the
reason for this is simple and familiar.
lhe civil day begins and ends at mid
night, but for convenience of eXplana-
ton let us assume (as is the practice of
astronomers) that the day begins at
noon and ends at the following noon.
1t is clear that the interval OF t.me be-
tween two successive moons will be, for
us, twenty-four hours Ga day as meas
ured by one complete rotation of the
earth) only when We remain on the
meridian. For if at noon on the be-
ginning of Monday we move, say, over
space of fifteen degrees to the east, 1t
Is obvious that when the sun again
stands at noon, for us, only twenty
three hours will have elapsed since we
have accomplished one twenty-fourth
of his journey for him; that is, Tues
day will begin, for us, one hour too
soon. Similarly if we repeat this east
ward movement, Wednesday will be-
gin two hours too soon; and so on, un-
g., when our starting point is reach
ed we shall, in count of days, be just
twenty-four hours ahead in our reck-
oning. The result will be that instead
of ending the journey in twenty-four
days ,as we seem to) and on a We'd
nesday, We shall actually complete :.
in twenty-three days and on Tuesday.
On the other hand, if we move west in
this way, the reverse will happen; our
days, as measured from noon to noon,
will be twenty-five hours long, and we
shall actually complete the trip in
| twenty-five days and on Thursday.
l'or ,ne stay-at-home, and for travel
ers returning thus from the east and
from the west, there will, accordingly,
if no correction is made n the reck-
oning, be for eacn date three distinct
dates, each perfectly correct by diary
or log; and each day of the week-not
Sunday simply-will be repeated
thrice
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Street Fairs and Merry-Mak.
ing.

The so-called street fair craze" in
Ohio has been taken by some eastern
writer's as a proof of that cosmopolitan
spirit that binds the new world to the
old and marks the downfall of New
England traditions. The gulf is point
ed out between the street fair and its
wiggling orientalism and the old fash
ioned fair where fat carrots and tur-
nips abound, and where dissipation is
limited to a shy ak a Niger baby OF an
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Astrology.

The Planets influence your life as
surely as the Moon controls the ocean
tides. Your horoscope reveals your
Past, Present and Future also your
character, the profession or trade you
would be most successful in and en-
ables parents to train their children
for the position in life they are best
qualified to fiji. Send ten cents and re
stamp with date of birth for trial read
ing or one dollar for full horoscope by
the worlds greatest astrologer,
PROF 8. BAKER,
Al Union Square, New York
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
Office of
COUNTESS Won BLUCHER,

ne 0IdT OF My5ItIy.
No 25 East Ninth Street,
Cincinnati, o., Sept %, 1898.
Yours received; can send you some
powders to use on him that will make
him hate you anu leave you. Then if
you wish another you will have to
give him my Famous Love Powders. -
-. Wiz. take possibly 120 days Price
for first powders, $3.50; love powders,
$3.50. Sincerely,
COUNTESS Won BLUCHER.
II appears that the woman was dis
satisfied and used love, or rather hate,
powders to settle the difficulty. 1t is
thought that she eloped
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31

II your friends or neishbors are suffering
from coughs, colds, sore throat. or any throat
~ ,be h ths bav W ever nssd 0Ito'H Iur 1his SSs
famous German remedy is having large sale
here and Is performing some wonderful cures
0f throat aud inng diseases. No matter what
ure. Large sizes 2lc and SOC, Sold by all
druggists.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31

General Warner whooping 'er up for
Mclean will be a pretty sight now for
a short season to come. He and Wash
ington county's pledged KilbOurne del
egation are in elegant shape to enter
the campaign for Mclean with vim.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-31
uenu,v Ia UIood neon.

Clean blood means n clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your b.ood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Banisb pimpIes, 6oijs, biotcRes' blacG6sads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc. 25c. SOC.