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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07
To the Editor Of The Post.

To the Editor Of The Post.
Monayille, Texas, July 4--The writer Is
not accustomed to writing for publication,
but today being the Fourth. went down
near sunnyside 10 view the freshet in the
brazos river. The old settlers say they
never have seen the water so high. The
bottom is all covered UP and the low
lands near by. The crops are all gone
without the shadow of a doubt. and the
water still on the rise. Stock are about
all drowned. A portion of the people have
gotten out through the aid OF their friends
on the outside. but II IL said that n so,d
many siill remain in the water. The cur
rent is very strong and the river danger
Gus everywhere; people are afraid TO an
proach II, In the first place the river has
creeks all along on the outside Of The hote
TOM these creeks were flooded by the bio
ram, and before they subsidized the freshet
came down and swept everything away-
nousehold goods and all. Most of the peo-
ple that I'VE In the bottom are tenants
principally negroes. About half the ponu-
iauoh OF waller county are negroes. They
,hs pl.hclpaiiy In the bottom. and il ever
Snsre was people in q deplorahle con-
dltion, It is these some OF them "a,
haIdiy tell when they got their last meal
ana don't know when they win ger the
next The trouble does moi end here; mao.
PIE VINO live in the hills are generally
poor ana hard run and not able to support
ehis great body OF distressed people. their
corn crops are short and their cotton badly
aanissea oy rain Il is too late 10 plant
crop in the bottom BY the time the r 49,
subsidies and it is hard TO saw what ne
result viii be ""'s 'ne
Ma nave never known a freshet in the
Misslssippi or any other river al this
season CT the year; they could always
make crop sster the food these people
can not make anything unless 1t Is fallI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

grocer on yesterday called up the county
Judge by phone and asked him how much
bottom lands there were free from water
Not an inch, was the reply, and there
are from TO Is feet OF water over every
foo, OF bottom lands My God. what are
your people going to do?" continued the
inquirer, ard that Is a question no one
at this time can answer
The planters around here continue TO
feed their hands and they state that they
WIN continue to do so. But there are lots
of negroes who have little places and 9TH
ers who have rented who must be helped.
purse was made up yesterday OF $3.50
N town 10 help those people and more will
be furnished II Necessary. but the town
suffers so much that hardly enough can be
raised here. Just think Of the loss by mer-
chants who carry" Brnzos bottom ac-
counts and the stagnation in business is
paralyzed and nothing is discussed but the
common calamity.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

days bringing people across from the bot
tom lands north of the river.
The country few miles south OF here
is completely covered with the overflow
from the river. Bridges have been washed
away and crops aud gardens totally de-
troyed Many OF the farmers have lest
all their stock. which. with the destruction
OF crops VIII entail much suffering
Southern Pacific trains can 80 no farther
east than Richmond and Santa Fe trains
are running as far south as Rosenberg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

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has cured Xxi
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Kidneys.
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HATHAWAY
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Antonio. ~
treatment
symptoTs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

foT men. No. fer Nomtn' W.
diseases, No. Z ter estsssa
nee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

the slightest idea of what their damage
will be. The corn and cotton IS no doubt
seriously damaged, though the cane can
stand the water fully two weeks without
any harm being done thereto.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

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Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23
BODY fLACED IN THE COFFIN
the Grave-Twenty Thousand Persons
Viewed the BODY Saturday.

PARIS. Feb. 2O.-It is estimated that
90. 900 persons viewed NJ. Faure's body
on Saturday. The family of the dead
president spent some time in the PRES
enee of the body Sunday, prior to the
touching ceremony of placing the re-
mains in the coffin, which took
place at noon. NJ. Dupuy stood at
the foot of the catafalque while
the deceased's military household
marched in AMI took up position be-
hind the premier. NM. Berge, Legal
and Blondel were also present. With
tears in his eyes VI. Berge cut a few
locks of hair from NJ. Faure's head and
kissed his left hand. an example
which was followed by Nj.
Legal and VI. Blondel -Four
mutes then gently raised the body and
placed it within the coffin which was
enclosed in leaden shell the cover of
which was soldered down leaving a
glass covered aperture through which
the face of the dead president is visible.
Upon the silver plate on the casket is
a mple inscription which describes
the deceased as president of the repub-
lie and master of the Legion of Honor
and gives the dates of his birth and
death. After TIL GER mony of coffin
ing the remains was completed the
cas.lct YVES replaced upon the cata
falque and the public was -ain ad-
mitted to view the remains
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23
ELECTRIC THAWING.
An Invention That u Much In De-
mand Among the Mises of
the kI1ndike.

Miners who have returned from the
Klondike say that in that region, as 10
others where the winter Temperature
runs down TO well below zero, the bug
bear OF the miner is the frozen soil In
which be has to work. Under ;he in-
fuence of the frost the ground turns
as hard as rock for several feet down.
and until this obdurate stratum Is cut
through mining operations are at
standstill. The way in which the soil
ia softened has, so far, been to build
a bonfire. and simply thaw things out.
This, however, besides being tedious,
is q great waste OF heat, IS per cent.
Of which Is lost In the atmosphere. A
patent for thawing the ground electric
ally has Just been sold for large sum.
The invention is intended to be used
for winter mining In countries where
the cold is severe. Specially-construct-
ed dynamos and electrodes are placed
against the walls Of the shaft. with q
space of from five to six feet OF ground
intervening; so that when the current
Is turned on il has to cross the face Of
this space to complete the circuit. As
the ground contained therein forms
a resistance TO the motion Of the cleo
tricity. heat Is geperated, and the
ground is thawed. The heat thus gen.
Grated can be so controlled that il can
be applied in any manner that will
utilize its full force and effect. by the
$500
freeze out a SCOT of soil; by the cleo
trical system 1t is claimed that IL is
possible to thaw out the same depth OF
frozen earth in one hour, or "a feet per
day
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STEP BACKWARD
The American Troops Retire From
GaudalOupe Church.
The Advancing Insurgents Burn the Edi-
lice Gems. PeIsr and Montenegro Con-
Quoting the Work Of the FiIipino-.
Concentrating East of Manila.

MANILA, Feb. aO-5:3S p. m--The
heat was very oppressive Friday. and
the troops, especially those who are
compelled to work in the open, have
been affected. II will probably be
warmer from now on until the rainy
season.
The rebels have been concentrating
south of the Pasig river, in front of
Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's lines, on the
right, all day long. The country in the
vicinity is particularly thick jungle,
extending for miles. The scouts report
that the rebels are apparently coming
from Laguna and Cavite provinces
The Americans are strongly intrenched
from the beach to the Pasig.
MANILA, Feb. 20.-The California
volunteers abandoned Guadalupe
church at ) o'clock sunday morning.
which has since been set on fire. and
retired to San Pedro Macati. The reb-
ele still hold the country in the vicin-
ity of Guadalupe, Pasig and Patero,
despite the efforts of the gunboats to
dislodge them from the jungle ON both
sides of the river.
The heat is intense and is increasing
perceptibly daily. Under present con-
ditions it is impossible to provide shade
for the troops in certain parts of the
line, particularly McArthur's division.
Kings brigade is also exposed from
San Pedro Macati to Culiculi, where it
Joins Ovenshine's brigade.
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THE MAN WITH THE MAIL

The man with the mail-God bless him
Gomez In all sorts OF weather:
Letters and papers. books and cards.
An In his bag together:
He will come and go in the rain and snow.
On his beat Won will ever find him,
Leaving his missives OF veal and woe
In the varied homes behind him.
Tender epistles OF youthful love.
Uttered IN softest breath,
And tear-stained tales OF the passing way
OF the loving and loved In death.
Letters Of friendship from far away.
And greetings from neighbor near:
Some that beguile the hour with a smile.
And some that educe a tear.
Sad. sad news and glad. glad news.
In the sunshine and the snow,
The faithful mailman brings TO me.
And yet ne does not know:
IL may be n message TO lift the soul
To q nohlsr. truer part.
sr a tender woman may read and give
Che wall OF a broken heart.
Pollock Hutchinson. In Chicago Rec
ord
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" Eva Dispositions
Are Early Shoevn. /"

Just so evl in the blood
comes out in shape of scrof-
ala. pimples. ETC.. In children
and young people. Taken in
time It can be eradicated BY
using Hoods Sarsapadlla.
In Older people, the aftermath
of irregular Living shosus It.
self in bilious conditions. a
heayy head, a foul mouth.
a general bad feeling.
1t is the blood, the impure blood,
friends, which is the real cause. Purify
that with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
happiness will reign in your family.
Blood Poison-"I lived in bed OF fire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol-
lowed small pox. 1t broke out all over my
body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and
hospitals in vain. tried Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t helped I kept at it and was en-
tirely cured. I could go on the housetops
and shout about it," MRS. J. T. WILLIAMS,
Carbonate, Pa.
scrofua Sores My baby at two
months had scrofula sores on cheek and
arm. Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good. Hoods sar-
saparilla cured him permanently. He 10
now four. with smooth fair skim Mss
s. s. wRoTES, Pennington, Del
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SYNOPSIS.

Chapter I-D'Auriac. commanding out
post where scene IL laid tells the story.
De Gomeron has been appointed by Gen.
De Rome TO examine into . charge made
against him. Nicholas. q sergeant, brings
In two prisoners. q man and q woman. who
are from the ling's camp at lie Fere,
D'Auriac .angersd by insulting manner OF de
Gomeron toward the woman. strikes him.
duel follows. and during the commotion
the prisoner. Is ape. De Rome happens on
the disorderly scene. and d'Auriac. upon
giving his paro'e not TO attempt escape,
hears this remarkable sentence: 'To-mor-
row. you must die on the field. Win or
lose. 10 catch sou at the close OF the day.
] will hang you ss high as Hannah"
Chapter lid Aurisc next morning takes
his place as usr al on de Rone's stan. In
the course OF his ride over the field he saves
the life OF Nicholas. the sergeant. who.
victim OF de Gcmeron's malice. Is found in
Imminent danger OF almost instant death.
Chapter III-After the BATTLE In which
King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces.
dAuriac. lying severely wounded. sees
the forms OF Il man and woman moving
under cover OF the night among the dead
aud wounded. They md q golden collar
on de Leyva's corpse.and Babette stahs
Mauginot (her partner to gain possession
of the prize. After this hldeous scene
Henry with a rttinue. among whom Is the
fair prisoner who had escaped from the
manu- OF de trOHtron. flots oNti
Chapter IN-rAuriac in the hospital OF
Ste Genevieve discovers his unknown
friend Is the he,sess Of BIdache. She Wis
It's him daily. AID when he is well enough
10 taken 10 her Normandy chateau. Here
he learns from Nahre Palm. the madsme's
csnaplsin. that the king is about TO force
upon the woms a very distasteful mar
rage with NJ. dAyen. With Jacques. his
steward. d'Aurisc leaves for the svowed
purpose OF preventing their marriage.
Chapter V S'Auriac's horse castst q
ehoe. This causes q delay at village OF
Esy, whre he comes upon Nicholas his
oil sergeant. who says de Gomeron Is In
the neiehborhood with the kings commits
slon, and that he tNicholas) has evidence
Of treason brewiag among de Gomeron and
ceca!n associates against the king.
chapter vT-Ied by Nicholas, d'AHiac
a.aa- hx plshi 70 where de Gomeron is sta
tSey hear something Of The outline OF a plot
sssinst the king. Burning with revenge.
Nicholas free through the window at de
Ccmeron. hut mis>cs his mark.
Chapter NIi-The two men fly for rheIr
n rsuit when they come suddenly face TO
Alag. whom d'AWiac cuts down, and with
Dc Gomeron. who makes short work of
ss.chofas. D'Auriac escapes.
Chapter VIII - He comes TO Rouvres
where Jacques. by previous arrangement.
had prepared 20 have him received.
chapter Ik-D'Auriac reaches Paris and
70 struck by the aspect OF gloom the city
Nvars.
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ranged by my instant agreement 10 her
terms, She showed me TO my rooms,
which were on the second floor, and
commanded good view of the river
face. and. pocketing a weeks rental in
advance. the old lady retired, after rec
ommending me to an ordinary where
the food was excellent aud the 'FRONT.'
euac old.
spent the remainder Of the day do
ing nothing, going forth but To sup
quietly AT the Two Ecus. which found
fully upheld the good name Nine. Pan
tin had given il. and returning early TO
my rooms.
Jacques came in presently and lii the
tall candles that stood in the grotesque
bronze holders that projected from the
wall. and then drawing the curtains, in
quired IL needed his services further
that night.
81 don't think so, Jacques. hut stay!"
Monsieur"
"llow do we stand?"
-. well enough. monsieur. BETTER
really than for long time. We have
three horses and their equipment, al
! though one Of monsieur's pistols j.
broken. and a full $50 crowns"
~ perfect fortune-arc You sure OF
the crowns?"
AS I am of being here. monsieur"
| swell. then. there is something want
Won 10 do. and attend with both ears"
| Monsieur"
1 al IL 81
we got al Evreux and 50 crowns. and go
back to EZy. Keep ten crowns for your-
self. and give 40 10 the smith and his
daughter, and take them with you "a
Auriac. The forestcr's lodge is vacant !;
let them live there, or. IL they like. there
is room enough in the chateau. Twill
| give You letter tn Bozon. He wants
help. and these people will he Of service
to hi,a. After You have done this sell
one of the horses-you may keep the
roceeds-and come back tome. II | am
not here you will get certain news of me,
AMI can easily find me out-you follow
] EXACTLY"
Then. when will you he prepared ia
start?"
AS soon as monsieur le chcvalier j.
suited with another man ms faithful rs
l."
"Eh:"
"Sangdieu, monsieur, I shall never
forget what Pere Michel and the old
steward. Bozon. said when came home
last without you. believe il were tC
do so again the good cure would eNrom
municate me. and Maitre Rolon would
have me flung into the bay 10 follow. II
| were 10 60 back and leave you alont
in Paris. anything might happen. No
No. My fathers have served Auriar foI
200 years. and il shall never he said that
Jacques Bisson left the last of the old
rice 10 die alone, never"
MY friend. you are mad; who The
devil talks Of dying?"
Monsieur, I am not such fool as
perhaps ] look. DO not understand
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23
Climate Bothered the Fre.ch.a..

A recently arrived Frenchman. who
visited a well-known Boston establish
ment one day to fit himself out for
long journey to the west. says the Bos-
ton Transcript, was complaining Bit
terly OF the cold. Don't you have cold
weather in Frnnce?" asked the sales.
man who waited on him. why. GER
tainly, we have re cold weather in
France" was the reply. "but We Go not
have re all four seasons in one day in
France"
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CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

-Pardieu. monAieur," exclaimed
Jacques, as we turned up the Rue de
"a Harpe, hard by the hotel de Cluny.
-one would think the king himself
were dead. these gentry pull such long
feces." Ny servants chence observa-
tin sent a sudden shock through me.
Waat IL Henry was dead. What il l
Ia got only one thread of the plot that
was weaving ~ Anet? did not all
ssverJacques. but observing a Capuchin
priest advancing In my direction,
se'ned in Couronne, and giving him the
day, asked what IL was that had be-
fallen the city. He looked up at me in
Q slight surprise, and then observing
NJ trarel-stained appearance. replied:
see you are a stranger, sir; but
laveyo not heard the ws?-it should
Rave gone far by this"
IL have not. as you see--but what is
~? Surely the king is not dead?"
God forbid" he answered. "no-not
ibe king. but she who in few weeks
would have been the queen of France"
"The duchess de Beaufort"
Exactly"
IL knew that; but you don't mean
70 say that the city Is in mourning for
The mistress Of the king"
NO. my son-not for the mistress of
the king. as you call her. but for the
open hand and the generous heart. for
the kindly eoul that never turned from
suffering or from sorrow-for Mag
enlen bountiful, and, let us hope, Mag
dalen repentant.-
Palms directions were clear, and
after crossing the pont st. Michel. a
wooden bridge, we kept to the south OF
Etc Chapelle. and then. after many a
twist and turn. found ourselves in the
Gue des Deux Mondes, before the doors
OF Pantin's house.
The master himself answered nv
knock aud stood In the doorway, q
email. wizened figure. looking at us
cautiously from gray eyes, Swallowed
by bushy white brows.
Good day. monsieur. What 10 Il ]
can do for your
"You are Maitre Pantin?''
AT your service"
sand am the Chevalier d'Auriac. !
Fave come TO Paris from Bidache on
business and need a lodging. Maitre
falin has recommended me to you"
Enough, monsieur lie chevalier. Nv
friend Palms name 10 SUFFICIENT, and j
have need Of clients, for the house 81
empty. II monsieur's servant will lead
the horses through that lane there hs
will find an entrance to the stables
and will monsieur step in and take q
seat whilst ! summon my wife-An
petse! Annette!"
I limped in and sat down. escorted b,
expressions of compassion from Pantin
who mingled these with shouts for An
nette. In . little time Nine. rantin ap
peared, and never have seen so Rrea'
. resemblance between husband and
wife as between these two. There va,
the same smsll, shrivelled figure, tn.
saDe clear-cut features. the same whit,
eyebrows standing out prominently
Spsr the same gray eyes, their height
wslk and tone of voice even were al
most the same. Madame, however. hst
- eye 10 business, which her husband
although I understood him 10 be Z
notary, lid not discovered TO me, and
whilst he went on to see, as he said. Il
the arrangements for the horses, Mime
Annette struck a bargain with me FOL
ny lodging. which ! closed with at once
- I vac 81 suficient funds 10 be it'll,
extrsvosant. This matter being ar
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Tiger, Wash Like Cats

Cats make the most careful. toilet Of
any class Of animals. The lion and the
tiger wash themselves in exactly the
same manner as the cat. wetting the
dark, india rubber-like ball OF the fore.
foot and inner toe. and passing it over
the face and between the ears. The
foot Is thus at the same time a face
sponge and brush. ard the rough
tongue combs the rest of the bolxS
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23

kilograms nave been sent out 10 va
riou, persons in the states of the Lou
isiana purchase district. who had nc.
cepted invitations to attend the ban.
quet in Washington next Saturday, no
tifying them that the banquet had
been postponed until February 81, on
account of the inclemency of the
weather.
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Cracker Trust Purchase.

lNDIANAPoI.Is, Ind, Feb. 20.-lt was
given out sunday night that the Amer.
lean Biscuit Co.. known as the cracker
trust, has absorbed the Hitz Baking
Co.. of this city, one of the largest in
dependent concerns in tho country.
Mr.. liitz refuses to either confirm OF
deny the report.
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Asphyxiated by Gas.

New ORLEANS. Feb. 2O.-Johu w.
Funston, a native of Champaign, ILL.,.
and John q. Greene, a native of Belas-
co, Mex, were asphyxiated in their
room, No. 14aa Harmony street. Friday
night. The gas meter had frozen dur.
ing the recent norther and, thawing
out, escaped through the open bum
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FOUR ASPHYXIATED BY GAS.
dren and an Unknown Woman Found
Dead In Their House In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. a0.-Mrs. Chas.
Fahrenkamp. aged 3S; her two chill
dren. Florence and William. aged re-
spectively 10 and years, and an I'M
known woman. aged IS years. were
found dead SUNDAY in a room in Mrs.
Fahrenkamp's home, 1916 North Fifty
second street. The gas was turued on
and life had apparently been extinct
for several days Scattered about the
first floor were remnants of eli
CARS and cigarettes and empty
beer and whisky bottles The
bodies were found by a next door
neighbor who had forced an entrance
to the house. Mrs. Fahrenkamp was
lying on the floor and her daughter
nearby. The unknown woman and the
boy were in bed. The last heard from the
inmates of the house was on Thursday
night, when the piano was kept play
ing until late hour. On Friday morning
Mrs. Wilson. living next door,
was asked by Florence to assis,
her in raising her mother
from the floor where the child
said she was sleeping. Mrs. Wilson
told her she was unable to do so and
suggested that the girl cover her moth.
err and allow her to continue sleeping.
i>L-A~---
lieved were then dead and from the
position of the Girl who occupied an
other room. it is thought that she was
overcome by the gas while trying tc
lift her mother. Mrs. Fahrenkamp's
husband. who is a travelling salesman,
left home about a week ago on bust
ness for his firm.
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MIN II W0a.

''Old Boreas is here!" exclaimed Mr..
Ricketts,. as he entered the sitting.
room. rubbing his hands.
oh. dear" sighed Mrs. Ricketts,.
why did you bring somebody HON,
that | never heard of before ?"-Detroii
journal.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23

The New York World announces the
wedding of Thomas A. Edison, jr., son
of the inventor. and Miss Marie Louise
Tuohey. member of the Casino opera
company.
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STEUBESvILLE, o., Feb. a0.-Isaao
Gethen, of Wheeling. a guest of Sho-
ler's hotel, died suddenly at O'Clock
Sunday morning of heart trouble.
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samoa's Chief .Podact.

Practically the whole business Of sa-
moa is based to-day upon the cocoannt.
and the export OF copra. the dried meat
Of the cocoanut. represents nearly all
the exports of the island
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Satisne ed.

His Wife, hope this cook will stay.
The Suburbanite-So do l. She seems
to be an easy boss.--N. Y Journal.
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RecollectlOns.

Mrs, Weeperly-Ies, we pay spot casL
for everything.
Mrs. Whipperly-Ah! I often speak
TO my husband about the time when we
had to.-Puck.