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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-24
ENNIS ITEMS.
Several Cases of Meningitis Are Re
ported.

Ennis, Texas, April 2S.-The physicians
report several severe cases of meningitis
in the vicinity of Ennis which have de
veloped within the past twenty four hours.
This dreaded disease seems to be prevail
ing in several portions OF Ellis county.
Miss A. d. A. Murcutt, the National
Christian Temperance lecturer arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon and lectured
at the Baptist church this afternoon,
Messrs. J. NJ. Calhoun and r. N. Temple
ton are arranging to erect large pressed
brick buildings on the lots on Knox street
recently purchased from the city of Ennis.
The buildings will be of modern style and
an ornament to the city.
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MIR. HAwLEY AT HOME.

Congressman Hawloy returned today
from a month spent in Cuba studying tho
political and Industrial situation on the
island In an interview given out at New
Orleans he expressed the opinion that the
acquisition of Cuba would moi hurt the
cane sugar business OF the Southern states
Mr.. Hawlcy will leave at once for he East
to attend conference OF republican lead
cry,
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Ranger. Afsor RustIcrs.

Wharton. Texas, April 22,-For some-
time back the officers have been kept
busy keeping up with certain irregulari-
ties In cattle dealings in the county, To
more officially prosecute their work, two
state Rangers have within the past week
assisted Ia the search.
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Inaorrc. the AM.

Greenville, Toxas, April 2S Major w.
T.. Bockham, one OF the largest property
owners OF the city and who is known as
a careful and conscientious student OF all
matters Affecting the public veal, OK
presses u strong and unequvocal iud SSs-
ment of the antitrust BIZ now penang
before the Texas legislature.
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ANrI-rRusr orrosrrIoN.

Delegation sent FROM Texnrisana 20
Fight the Htii.
Tcxarkana Texas, April ga dciega-
ton composed Of ATTY OF the representative
citizens OF both Texar,Sauas went 10 Aus
tin this evening They win be on the
ground TO aid In the fight against the IN
surauce feature OF the anti-trust bill
which is to come up before the Texas leg
slature. The delegation Is the largest
and most important that has ever been
sent from here upon any mission within
the history Of the city.
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Rebe,sah Lodge at Cameron.

Cameron, Texas, April ga Rebekah
ledge Of the Independent order of Odd
Fellows was organized in Cameron last
night with forty-two members by Dr. ".
G. Reese. deputy district grand master
assisted by degree team from Brenham
ledge, aud the following officers we're
elected; Miss Natalie Mecord. noble
srand r~Miss sLucy siay Johnson, vice
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-24
woMAN's HOME MISSION SOCIETY,".
Bishop Gambler of Georgia Delivered
Annual sermon.

Dallas, Texas April 2S.-Bishop W. A.
Gambler of Atlanta, Ga, delivered the an
nual sermon OF the Methodist Woman's
Home Mission society, in session in Dali
las. today The sermon was delivered az
the First Methodist church and was list
ened to by an audience that packed the
edifce. Bishop Gambler preached again
tonight.
The Mission society will be in session
till Tuesday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-24
RICHMOND ITEMS.
Fur,hcr cases OF chambers have Seen
Reported.

Richmond, Texas, February 2a.--The
Southwestern Telephone company are per-
feeling arrangements to put in system
OF local phones In Richmond and give
night service.
II was thought that after the destruc-
ton OF the twelve horses aud mules al
n c,sd with the glan6srs nj Thompson, IN
this county. tho first part Of the week, The
fatal disease would he stamped out. but
word reached Richmond today that three
more on the same ranch were affected with
a.
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w,,,,nm Cassidy Fa,aiiy wounded.

Eagle Pass, Texas, April ga man CIV
ing his name as William Cassidy was shot
and seriously wounded here last night
by a young man whose name is not known
Cassidy, his assallant and little brother
Of the latter came across the bridge TO-
gether about o'clock. The two men were
drinking, but according 20 the WOUNDED
mans story had had no serious quarlei,
the young man drew pistol and shot
Cassidy In the shoulder, the ball pene-
trating his loft lung. INJECTING a probably
fatal wound.
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uercp.Iop al uunts,iiIc.

Hunisville Texas, April 22.-onc Of tho
mos, delightful receptions ever given in
Huntsville wss given by Mrs. c. G. Bar
rsm on Thursday evening complimentary
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The letter OF Hon Guy NJ Bryan on the
subject was as follows:
Governor ]. d. sayers.
City OF Austin. Texas, April 10, 1899.
Dear Sir: have read the communication
of the mayor and aldermen of San Felipe
de Austin, TO the legislature of Texas. to
make an appropriation TO place a monu-
ment over the remains OF Stephen r. Aus
tin at San Felipe. saying that II the appro-
priation should be made, that the officials
OF San Felipe would go to the trouble and
expense OF removing the remains with
the consent OF the relatives OF Austin) from
Peach Point, Brazoria county, the family
burying ground, to San Felipe. My broth
err, W. Joel Bryan. and myself, nephews
OF Austin, are his nearest living relatives.
Our mother, his sister This only near rela-
tive). TO whom he was devotedly attached
lies buried by his side, and we-wish her TO
be removed and buried with her brother.
IL the government Of Texas would remove
Austin's remains and place them in a
pIain. Inexpensive tomb, like the Wash
ineton tomb at Mount Vernon. at an APP
nropriste place near to and Ia front OF
the walls OF the capitol Of Texas, u would
meet my hearty approval, and ! sm sure
would meet the approval of -mysnrothen
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IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
be sure and use that old aud well tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Tor children teething. II soothes the child.
scftens the gums, allays all pain, ce,es
wind collie and Is the best remedy '0'
ciarrhoea.
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was confined to my bed for ten weeks.
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AFTER taking four bottles Of the
Compound and using some of the Liver
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Mrs. T,arnhart Rn,oys Life once More.

"DEAR Mrs. PISgHAn--I had been
sick ever since my marriage, seven
years ago; have given birth to four
children, and had two miscarriagcs. I
had falling of womb, leucorrh9a, pains
in back and legs; dyspepsia and
nervous trembling Of the stomach.
Now have more of these troubles and
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worked wonders for me."--MRs. 8.
BARSnART, NEW CASTLE, PA.
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OVER NOTARIES.
s,tt,r to Be Brought Up in
Senate Today.
. I NJ LIST HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
~. by which This Wos
I. subject to Recon-
liberation.
The Post Bureau ,, !,


49, WILL ON TOMORROW
j resume consideration of the
~ -. sent It for confirmation by
,or. when this matter was
N there was, as will be remem-
WI itch over the appointments
'.,.,.,op. No compromise having
q, reached with regard thereto,
!, hostiliues may be expected
'sr or their number the follow
last week confirmed without
,.r hut a motion was subse-
1 Z. n,ae and laid on the table sub
\. III to reconsider the vote by
- condemnation was effected:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
Set Book,

Ihat brilliant array of facts calcu-
latingly displayed may be made to pale
before one of little or no light handled
haphazard is amusingly shown by the
following from the New York Tribune:
When young man, a well-known
civil engineer surveyed the route of a
proposed railroad. An old farmer with
whom he stopped for a time admitted
one day, when he saw him figuring IN
the field, that mathcmats always
seemed wonderful thing to him.
Being young and enthusiastic the
engineer began to enlarge upon its
wonders, telling him how we could
measure the distances to different
planets, and even weigh them; how we
could fortcll accurately the coming of
a comet or an eclipse years in advance
of its actual occurrence. determine the
velocity of the tercest projectile, ascer-
tain the height. of mountains without
scaling them. and many other things
meant to astonish him.
Yes, yes, them things does seem
kinder Gurus" the Old farmer replied,
"but what allus bothered me was to
understan' why We have ter carry one
for ev'ry ten. But if ye DON'T" he con-
cluded, with conviction "the plaguy
thing won't come out right"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

About a dozen Of the 400 barons IL,
the British House of Lords date back
to HOO, the earliest being 12G4. The
oldest family in the British Isles is the
Mar family of Scotland, 1893. The
Campbelis of Argyle. to whom belongs
the present Duke of Argyll, began in
1880. Talleyrand dates from 1899. Bis
marck from 1910. the Gr0svcnor fam
lily, the Dukes of Westminster. 1866:
the Austrian house of IIapsburg goes
back to 90, and the House of Bourbon
to SG4. The descendants of Mahomed,
born so, are all registered carefully
and authoritatively kept in Mecca by
the chief of the family. Little or no
doubt exists of the absolute authenti-
city of the long line of Mahomcd's de-
scendants. In China there are many old
families, also among the Jews.
When ii comes 10 pedigrees there Is
one gentleman to whom the world
must take off its hat as a great and
only none-such. This is the Mikado Of
Japan. His place has been filled by
members of his family for more than
$3.50 years. The present Mikado is the
one hundred and twenty second of the
line. The first one was contemporary
with NebuchadneZZar. GGG years before
Christ
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
a Remarkable Clou Band.

A singular atmospheric phenomenon,
recently noticed by Mr.. De c. Ward
along the western coast of South Amer.
lea. is bank or band of cloud extend
ing for 1000 miles, from Ecuador to
the center of Chill, and following the
trend of the coast range of hills The
clolld-band is between ten and twenty
miles broad. floats at an elevation of
between 1000 and 5000 feet. and has
Il vertical thickness of not less than
900 feet. Mr.. Ward ascribes this
curious phenomenon to the prevalence
of cool southerly and southwesterly
winds. blowing obliquely alongshore,
and having their moisture condensed
by the coast hill range just sufficiently
to produce clouds without rain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
Ee1y Die in TaSmanll.

If the statement of Harry Benjafied,
n health officer in Tasmania, is exact,
that country must be conducive to long
life and its cities healthy to live In. He
saws that the population of Hobart ana
its suburbs is lO,OO0. and that IN 1913
the total number of deaths was oGl, or
about IA in every LOCO. He says.
further. that of the 5G1 persons who
died $50 were more than 90 years old,
representing 912 per 1000 of the deaths
of children and all others under 10
v.ors old. He believes he is justified in
CHALLENGING any other city In the world
to produce equally favorable figures
particularly the small figures lof
deaths under 60 years OF age. las
mania has been under British coh'rol
for about one century, and large pro-
nortion of its population is native-born
of british parentage.-New York Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

piano, the only damage sustained was
the breaking of one pedal and II panel
in the frame. Not single hammer
was broken, nor a string snapped ana
the instrument can now be played on
as we'll as if it had never been through
a cyclone, with the exception OF the
ono medal mentioned. The photograph
from which the Illustration was taken
was made on the morning after the
cvclone. The house in which the piano
stood was In the central path OF the
cyclone. where the most damage WIS
done. every building around 1t pelhS
entirely. demolished, with no seiiipiai'ce
left whatever of their original cohdf
tiop
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
MOBILE 5 ANVIL MONUMENT.

in an operation, but his condition would
not admit of an anesthetic being used.
His leg was taken off while he was
lully conscious. He stood the shock
well. but died few days later. Dy.
ing. he repeated his request that his
anvil should be his tombstone. In nc.
cordance with his wish the old anvil
was coated with enamel, topped with
a large horseshoe and set in a base of
solid granite. a few Sundays after his
death the monument was raised with
ceremony and ]. Nick Perrin deliver
ed an eulogy The odd monument Is
one of the sights of the cemetery, and
to every stranger who pauses before it
the story of the village blacksmith Is
told
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
HERE'S A FLYER.
"forpelo" Bicycle Which, 1t Is ~laim-

"Torpclo" BICYCLE Which, 1t IS ~laim-
ed, Will Go Over IL Mile Il Minute.
Camille Jenatzsy, a Belgian, has in.
vented 'torpedo' bicycle which, it is
said, will do better than a mile min.
ute. The machine is pointed fore and
aft like Il cigar, with polished sides and
apertures ut the top through which the
heads of the crew poke up as if rising
out of coffin. The steel cone Is fol
the purpose of protecting the men who
guide the machine from the rush of
air, which at the pace the machine is
capable of is not only terrifying, but
dangerous. The pointed front pierces
the atmosphere as a projectilc impelled
by thirteen-inch bore cannon, the
gradual broadening of its width con
siderably lessening the enormous wind
resistance as well.
The motors are entirely concealed in
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ut 100000. Lord Hope. who is tinon-
cially embarrassed, wanted to sell the
stone, but was enjoined by the other
heirs.
The Hope diamond has hitherto been
Kept in a safe at PARIS bank, London.
LORD Hope not caring to take the risl,
or loss by theft. 1t is Il family possess
sion and asset. the member who bears
the title of Lord Hope being only a
custodian of the gem. Now that the
heirs have seen fit to enjon its sale.
Lord and Lady Hope have determined
to utilize the big stone as an ornament.
and let the DIRECTORS run the chance of
Its being stolen. 1t is said that the blue
diamond was once a part of the French
crown diamonds. 1t was stolen from
its valuable companions and recut. The
Hope family bought the prize from Da-
vid Ellason for $4,000, early in the
present century. Eliason was a noted
diamond dealer of London.
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COMMANDED TO PAINT.
Ann vance httcul mt Ipon the Max

Ann vance httcuI mt Upon the Max.
lug of Portraits OF :iovaty.
Court c;iIueU" is a trying thing to
pain people. An amusing story is told
IN She recently published memoirs. w.
&. Wills. Nramatist ana Painter" of
the time when Mr.. Wills WAS called
upon to attend at court. lie was a thor
ongi bohemian, and when his pastels
attracted 50 much attention that the
queens secretary wrote requesting
him to attend 1T Osborne to do por-
traits of her grandchildren the invita-.
ton filled him with deep dismay.
In ignorance of the etiquette which
CONSTITUTES Il royal invitation into a com
mand, he thought to get out of it by
writing polite note, stating that a
prior engagement would prevent his at
tending. The next day IA telegram came
from Osborne to the following effect:
"The Queen commands Mr.. Wills to
attend at Osborne immediately"
The artist was far too loyal a sub.
ject to dispute her Majcsty's direct
commands, so he rucfully packed up
his belongings and started for the royal
palace. AS might well be supposed,
his life at Osborne was uncongenial.
When he was doing portrait of roy
al baby on all fours. and good humOr-
edly said, Look up. little one the
lady-in-waiting reproved his familiar
ity, and told him he must address the
infant as princess or your royal high
ness.
The pastel portraits which he made
still hang at Osborne, and of course
royal patronage gave a great stimulus
to sitters, and his reputation was made.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
borrasSod Ills Father.

A gentleman recently visited a new
district police station and WAS shown
over the hul!dinI Ivy the officer in
charge. He related the circumstances
of his visit 1t Ertne in the hearing Of
his youngest son. a Little fellow four
years of age. y few weeks later father
and son were travelling by rail to Il town
some miles distant. when just before
reaChin. their destination the train
pulled up within sight Of large,
building. The son i'll
CURED what place it was, and on being
informed that it was the county Jail he
en- bafrassed the father and made the
other occupants of the carriage look
suspicious by asking: "Was that the
Jail you was in, ather:'-Chicago
Chronicle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

Reforms in the electoral system of
Japan fix the property qualification at
very small sum, and the minimum
age for candidates at 80 Years. There
is some discussion as to the methods of
voting. In one bill it is provided that
each voter may hand in signed ballot
for each candidate. In Tokyo, which
would have l6 representatives under
the new system, and would at the same
time he one electoral district, every
franchise holder would cast Is ballots.
There is no provision for minority
representations.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
C,nvons of,he Great West.

The grand canyon of the Aeiio"-
stone River, with its magnificent ana
,,,ryoors co;orong. is only from LOO
TO 1900 feet deep. The srahd c""Son
If the Arkansas River. in Colorado
&c . ooo feet deep and very narrow put
nnither compares in size or grandeur
Win the grand canyon of Arizona,
witch is about 300 miles long, upward
- ooo feet deep. and at some points,
from rim to rim. measures Ten 10 '"e'' {
miles in breadth
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
N,r.b Poi, end South Pole.

It has been shown that. while Nam
sens observations prove that the North
Polar region is a great ocean cavity,
nearly two miles deep, the South Polar
region, on the contrary. is apparently 4
vast solid mass of land. surrounded by
n belt of water about two miles in
depth. The area of the South Polar
continent is estimated to be about
1000, 900 square miles, 100000 more
than that of the United States, eXclud-
ing Alaska.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06
PIANO WAS CYCLONE PROOF,
Goes Through X r. sville
Tornado Unframed.

A curiosity in the way of cyclone
proof piano is on exhibition in one Of
the show windows of a Chicago piano
firm 1t is a piano that has been
n tirst-cla>s cyclone and come
out Of the experience practically unin-
jured SO far as its musical mechanism
Is concerned, although the building in
which it was when the cyclone came
was levelcd with the ground as were
also all the other buildings around 1t.
The cyclone was the one which dcvas-
tatcd Kirksvillc, Mo-, and the country
around 1t. The destructive character
of the cyclone Is well shown in the IL
lustration, and yet in the case of this
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rear. The name is very thick and meas
ures IL feet in length. The tail is even
more remarkable than the name. meas
urng IL feet from tip to tip. 1t is. Of
course. impossible to account for this
remarkable freak of nature, and While
there are undoubtedly other cases Of
similar abnormal growth on record we
do not know of any horse which has
been so bountifully blessed with such
q beautiful growth of hair.
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ANVIL FOR A MONUMENT
III ,er Toribstoue at tbo c-,,.,, r.

ION os'one at the Grave of a
q eviiie, H.. Biacksmith
Noirath Nochle sleeps under his oil
"nV'l ut Walnut Hill cemetery in Fen.
Nlile Ill. Mochle WAS Il yillose bl,cl;.
shi'h. For over thirty years he had
~ Fu at the same anvil, which had
oeeh given to him by the old black
smith to whom lie was "bound ont" mt
Iliot Knob, Mo. He became attached
10 the Old anvil and many times cx-
pressed wish that he should not he
separated from it in death, but that it
should be his monument.
me piacksmlth was never sick until
his blood was poisoned by the use of
an unclean instrument by a chiropo-
dlst. The only hope for his life was
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

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Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

Remember that cholera morbus,
cholera iniantur, summer COM
plant. bilious colo, diarrhoea and
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Address DR.. Hartman. Columbus, o.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-06

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