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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-12

damage has been done TO the planters in
the bottoms The water from the river
is high enough to run into the lake and
the lake Is being flooded to Overlooking.
Neither the Southern Pacific nor the Aran-
sas Pass could cross their bridges today
and hosh passenger trains have been stand
ing here all the afternoon. All the people
are moving out Of the bottom. Sergeant
Underwood moved out from convict camp
No. and all the convicts have been moved
to camp No 2. which Is on high land The
damage at present can not be estimated.
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OVERFLOW EXPECTED
Izos River Is Reported at StandsilIl
st Hampstead.
IpidIy Approaching High Water
Mark at MISUNDERSTANDING I'm
Lower Colorado valley.

Hampstead, Texas. April 11.-Reports
bm the river this morning were disheart-
hing at first, but as the day gradually
re away the swollen stream kept within
| confines and at present confidence has
In restored, as no overflow Is now looked
!. The river rose a foot from IL O'Clock
u night to IL today, but II seems to be
partly under water. The prominent
ttom planters are confident that the
brst has passed.
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YER WATERS STILL ENcRoAcn,
lpta Fe Branch Can Not operate
Trims. "A

Trains.
Eavasota, Texas, April 11.-Up to noon
hay the Brazos river was reported to be
Iii on the rise at Allen Farm.
Colonel Bates reports that the river rose
least one and half feet last night.
Charles Hawkins arrived here on the
ION train from Courtney and says the
fazos is rising there an inch per hour.
|The Santa Fe railway ran no freight
bins either way today, but will run one
the Conroe end tomorrow. The passen-
II train will go around by Hampstead
Iily for week or more. The company
Is 1000 feet of track one TO six inches
bder water this side OF Allen Farm; 200
HI the same depth under beyond that
lint. and which is reported 10 be in
niger Of washing away. Near Clay Sta
bn 100 feet is under. and the dumps
each side are sliding and sinking; 400
et are. submerged in one place and $50
let in still another.
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At Columbia.

Columbia, Texas, April 1.-THE Brazos
river is full here and the water is running
out in the bitches in low places. Little
fear is entertained here, as IL is not
thought that the water coming down is
sufficient TO reach the crops along the
banks, and in the town the people care
very little about it. The water is twelve
feet below the 1899 mark.
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At Wharton.

Wharton, Texas, April 1.-THE Colorado
at this point continues to rise slowly. It
rose about one foot last night The water
from the Austin dam, it is thought
reached here last night. The rise from
the Concho river is still to come The
river lacks about foui feet of the high
water register o: last June.
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JUSTICE BARNETT
no He the Democratic Nominee fol
Governor of New York.

Governor of New York.
New York. April 1.-THE Press says:
Justice George c. Barrett, according to
fhe belief of prominent politicians Of
both parties, win be the democratic
nominee for governor this fall
/ This information comes from the best
official source and the Justices friends
say he probably viii not preside III court
again this summer W
Jupstice Barrett sailed for Europe Wed
nesday. He will visit Richard Croker al
Vantage before the return Of the Tam
many chieftain to this country. as he has
been recognized for many years as ono
of Mr.. Cookers closest advisors. Many
questions OF politics probably will be dis
cussed.
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AT HEARNE.
e Water lis Rapidly Rcceding Mt
Stone City.

|Hearne, Texas, April 11.-Relatiye to
|e high water at Stone City, reported
st night the situation is not so serious
|day. Telephone messages from that
bint this evening say that the waer is
|pwly receding and the river is getting
] ck in banks. The red rise repo ted at
Taco yesterday morning struck Stone City
Bme time last night.
|The Hearne and Brazos Valley Railway
|mpany will not get train to the END
their line for some four or five days.
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DAMAGE NEAR WINCHESTER.
arms Are Under water and Hav'
Been Badly Washed.

4
Been Badly Washed.
Winchester, Texas, April 1.-THE Colo
Pdo river at this point reached its high
Isl mark early yesterday morning and
las fallen four feet in twenty-four hours.
reached the thirty-two- mark, which
las the highest point reached here in any
Psc by six feet since October 1870, which
Yas eight feet above the present rise,
lhd the 1859 rise was twelve feet aboy,
he present rise
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
|ridge at this point is in very upsafe
|onoilion, one of the piers in the center
{ me river having settled twenty eight
pcnes and is still giving way.
an river bottom farms are under water
nu inc damage Will be very great, moi
Ivy to growing crops, but on account OF
lurasion. One man has lost some twenty
rvs already and the worst is not over.
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Rn..in nn. Rene,,ea pcmana..

Yokohama. April 12.-Advices from
Seoul, capital OF Korea. announce that
Russia has presented to the Korean gov
crnment renewed demands referring to
Masampo.
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POLLING Fnst at bryan.

bryan, Texas, April 1.-THE Brazos
|yer began falling at o'clock this
|orning and is going down rapidly.
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AT EAGLE LAKE.

iuch Damage Has Already Been
Done by the Flood.
eagle Lake, Texas. April 1.-THE over
NV IN the Colorado river in this vicinity
becoming quite serious. Already great
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attacked the segregation camp and SOW
eral persons we're killed. The garrison
and force OF volunteers We're called out
to suppress the uprising.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-12

Ailahseaa. April i2.--seversi cases Of
plague hsvs been reported at cswnpcre
recently. A body Of rioters yesterday
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rempIe FIRE Department r.lectson..

Temple. Texas. April 10. Prairie Queen
Hose company last night held an election
81 ofncers -ger,t.ng as follows; JOHN
Harry Allen. treasurer; william Holden.
Marry Allen. treasurer, William Holden
foreman; Frank Carum. nrst assistant
foreman Thomas BuIge. second assist-
ant foreman; Glen Adams, driver
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graves Of confederat. dead by the chapter

graves Of Confederate dead by the chapter
here The ritual composed by state His
torian Miss Adelia Donavant Will be used
the Confederate Veterans Buchell camp
will be asked to join the Daughters Of
the Confederacy In their work Of love. A
called meeting will be held to arrange
the programme for the day. The next
regular meeting will take place at the
home OF DR.. i. T. Bolton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-12

Decoration Day al wharton.
Wharton. Texas, April i1.-Aprii 90 has
been chosen as Decoration Day for tho
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
MAX NoRoAu AT HOME.
Peculiar styie In which tho orea, Man

Lives.
Max Nordau lives in Paris above a
drinking shop. 1t appears that the
name "Nordau" was originally used
by its owner as pseudonym to news
paper contributions. With the consent
of hts father, Herr Sudfeld. a we'll
known Pesth Hebraist, he legally as
sumed 1t. Transforming himself from
South Field" (Sudfeld) into North
Meadow" tNordau). Except when he
is visiting his patients. DR.. Nordau
spends all his time In his study. The
room is plainly furnished. A bookcase
is one of It's conspicuous features
Among the books are many prssenta-
tion copies OF Lombroso's works. With
this author and scientist DIR. Nordau
keeps up constant correspondence.
and prldes himself on being one OF the
very few men In Europe who can de-
cipher the professors handwriting.
which appears to most people entirely
illegible. Leading out OF this room is
Nordau's barely furnished bed room.
the camp bedstead OF which may be
seen through the open door. A small
trapeze hanging through the doorway
would seem to Indicate that he hss
faith in "parlor gymnastics" II In
in this room that all books since tho
publication OF Degeneration" have
been written. and where he is at pres
ent writing a novel.-Litersry Life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
Pre.ldent j. II. Raymond.

President Jerome II. Raymond OF the
University OF West Virginia, under
whose presidency marvellous things
have been accomplished. has felt con-
strained to resign because some of his
important recommendations were not
acted upon by the state board. Most
men who had accomplished so much
as he has in five years would think
themselves In great luck, but Dr. Rny-
mond has high ideals. and prefers not
to put in his time and energy unless
all conditions are favorable. No man
OF his years has made such record
as his has been at Morgantown. and
all who are familiar with his work
there will follow him into Whatever
field he may enter with great inter-
est.-Journal of Education.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
TERRIFIC HEAT

In Phoenix Has tho Terror. for anx ,,,.
woma, and Cats.
Inc cottonwouds have shed their
caternillars; there has been thunder
storm; mesquite' wood has fallen In
price, Indians are selling bows and
arrows the roseNand the soleander have
long been out; oranges are in bloom.
tne umbrella tree is puttinx out its
leaves; last summers suit has been
cleaned and pressed; the small boy has
gone swimming in the canal: the wise
man stays up nights and steals irriga-
'tion water from his neighbors: alfalfa
Is most ready 10 cut; Strawberries have
been shippedl mulberries are nearly
ripe; summer will soon be here. ana
the Phoenix summer bedroom Will
soon be a necessity. Phoenix sheps
out OF doors in summer, and the bed
room is born of that necessity. n is
on stills. is built of wire screen Of fine
mesh. for the Phoenix motsquito Is mi
-croscepic in size. 1t is furnished ac-
cording to the taste OF the occupant.
with Interior curtains to aeep out the
morning sun. the gaze OF the curious
and the sandstorm. The bed is a cot
OF canvas or woven wire. covered, per-
haps. with a sheet. but even a full
sheet feels like a feather bed on a
Phoenix summer night. The bed COW
'erins is the roof of the bedroom. and
careless folks who consuk their COM
fort only don't wear ndghyshirts. Phoe-
nix is proud Of its climate during eight
months Of the year. bH 1t doesn't talk
much in public about its midsummer
1t is right warm day when the gov
eminent weather bureau doesn't know
what the sun temperature is, and is
unable to determine 1t, and that
is how hot II gets in Phoenix. call
ed on Observer Burns one day last
July and asked him what the "oftniaI'
temperature was in the sun. He said
he didn't know. and the government
couldn't AFFORD to experiment to that
end. He said he had attempted to
catch the sun temperature during the
summer of 1898, and had broken a
three-dollar Thermometer In the at
tempt. To please my curiosity he
hung a thermometer In the sun. watch
ed it until 1t registered 1876 degrees.
and then took 1t in. fearing 1t would
break. The dryness OF the atmos-
phere relieves this great heat OF any
terrors to all living things except wo-
men and cats.-Arizona Graphic.
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cAr DISPLAYS sraArEox.
Feline Inssnuisy Worthy . military
Expert.

sAPsFA-
It was not his size or his beauty
which made him remarkable. though
his possession of these attributes OF
feline superiority easily made him
prominent among the cats of the
neighborhood. with whom he waged
unrelentless warfare. but the fact Is
that he possessed controlling mind
and strategetic ability that would
have made him great commander
had he been born in a more exalted
sphere of life. For this cat. with true
diplomacy. made friends with the dogs
OF his particular domain and went
forth to battle attended by a body
guard whose appearance inspired re-
spect and assisted him in his COM
bats An English mastiff. a bird dog.
and small cocker spaniel shared his
meals, and later enabled him to gain
victories over his hated rival, the gray
cat across the street This cat had
had many contest with that gray
cat. but the combat always resulted
In a draw. because OF the guerilla
tactics of his wary opponent. who pre-
ferred short fight and a rapid dash
to safety to prolonged conflict where
the superior weight and fighting ablI-
ity of the eat with the controlling
mind would have decided advantage
The thought that victory. undisputcd.
had never yet perched upon his ban
ners, vexed the soul OF the diplomatic
feline and embittered his milk and
beefsteak with the wormwood OF ven
geance long delayed. Blu. at last d.
plomacy triumphed and retribution
overlook the gray prowler and dis
tnrber of midnight slumber. One day
In a fatal hour the gray cat invaded
when the allies of the latter were at
hand. When he struck sudden
blow and rama smile OF Joy parted
the whiskers of the cat with the con
trolling mind. and with him the three
dogs Joined the chase.
Because of their superior number
the dogs easily caught and brought
to bay the gray cat and then formed
a ring about him while the avengor
entered the arena and began the bat.
tie. Continually driven back into the
ring by the three dogs. the gray cat
was unable to pursue his favorite tao
tics. and the result after one OF the
prettiest "cat scraps" that that ward
had ever seen. was complete victory
for the cat with the diplomatic inolI-
nations. Only when the gray cat. by
flying leap over the heads OF the
dogs. escaped did he let up In the worl,
of righteous retribution. Then In tho
consciousness OF victory. the conquer
or returned, accompanied by his al.
Hes, to his repast OF milk and beef.
steak. lord of his own domain. And
the surrounding nelghborhood as far
as three blocks owned his undisput.
ed sway.-Grand Rapids Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
LeEaI mailing.

Under the heading What thu
Puerto Rican Bill Provides" a Repub-
lican newspaper says; "Misunder-
standing and misconception of the
Puerto Rican tarif measure, which
has just become a law. are prevalent
to a most unfortunate extent" That
is SO. and this newspaper is an ex-
ample of the fact The bill referred
to provides that the name of our in
sular colony-ss IL is made by the
act of Congress-shall be spelled Porto
Rico. and not Puerto Rico" There
never was any reason why the Spanish
spelling of the name should have been
preserved. 1t was mere affectation
and fad of the class OF intellectual
dudes who persist in pronouncing
Paris 'Paree" and fail to understand
that all geographical and other proper
names are anglicized In our daily con
versation and in the official papers OF
the government. It would be just az
proper for us to speak of Spain as
'Espana' or Vienna as Wien" or
Brunswick as "Braunschweig" as to.
retain the Spanish spelling and pro-
nunciation Of Puerto Rico. Through
out the Puerto Rico bill the anglicized
spelling is retained.-Chicago Chroni-
cle
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
The Process. Complete.

Colonel Claybank, a fiery Southern
er who went out of the Union when
his state did. and fought bravely
through the war, refused to be recon
structed" after the war was over.
Once a Confederate always a Confed-
crate" he was wont to say. and. al
though he recovered from the bitter
ness engendered in the four years OF
strife he regarded himself as an allen
in the restored Union. and refused to
vote or to exercise any OF the duties
OF citizen. When the war with
Spain broke out. however, the old fire
burned in his eye. and he offered no
objection to his son. a stalwart spe-
cimen of young manhood. Joined the
national army and went to Cuba TO
fight. One day. shortly after the bat
tie of San Juan. the young man re-
celved a letter from him. We'll" he
said. after reading it. father is back
in the Union at last" Does he say
so?" he was asked He might az
well. He writes United States now
without putting the word United in
quotation marks. Compan-
ion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
A,ou, rr,rn,snlnr children.

II a child is constitutionally nerv-
GUS. says the American Journal OF
Health, 1t is no use to think that IL
can be made different by force. Argu-
ment, too, in many cases only intensi-
fies the terror which children often
feel IL left alone in the dark, and gives
definite expression to fears which are
purely imaginary. Many people argue
that a child who is afraid to be lett
alone or to go into dark room ought
to be made to do either OF these
things in order to find out that no
harm will come to him. NOW chii-
dren are seldom really afraid unless
they have been made so, and 1t is
curious fact that the most timid chiiu
shrinks from disclosing his fears 10
anyone. In such case someone mas
certainly warned him that WORSE
things will happen II he dares TO dis-
close the reason of his alarm. Very
often 1t is the simplest thing wnicn
has been made to appear so ts'rio''
under certain conditions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
s,ra.burr. A..rouomIoa, Clock.

The celebrated astronomical clock of
Strasburg is in the minister. or cathe-
dral, and was originally designed by
an astronomer named Isaac Habrecht,
in the early part of the sixteenth CEN
tury. Previous to this time. In fact az
early as 1854, Strasburg had an as
Economical clock. 1t was in three
parts. The lower part had universal
calendar. the central part an astro-
labe, and in the upper division were
figures OF the three Magi and the Vir-
gin. At every hour the Magi came
forward and bowed to the Virgin; at
the same time a chime was played, and
a mechanical cock crew. This clock
of the Magi, as 1t was called, stopped
in the early part OF the sixteenth cen
tury. and was replaced by a clock
made by HabTecht, which ran until
1889. when II stopped, and all at
tempts to put Its works In order
failed. In 1881 a clockmaker named
Schwilgue undertook to remodel the
internal machinery, and finished 1t In
1912.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
To Fecd MIId nIrd-.

We have found very simple way
OF providing board In winter and lodg.
Ing In summer for n great number OF
birds. You have only to buy n few
cocoanuts. cut of the ends. like TAX
Ing the top OF an egg. which can cas-
iiy be done with n sharp chlscl and n
nnllct, bore holes through the sides,
put string through and knot II, and
then hang the cocoanut from crecper
or bough. Thus for few cents you
can provide food FOR these lively little
birds for weeks, or rather months.
Last winter our coconnuts were seldom
let alone for many moments. Birds
swarmed on them. lowering themselves
down by the string. and at last. when
confidence was quite established, fly
Ing straight in. They worked away at
them from early morn TIL dcwy eve.
When all the nut Is eaten the shells
make excellent nesting places and will
probably be taken possession of by the
same birds that hollow them out, IL the
shells are left out through the sum
mer. In this way both board and
lodging nre provided on most reasona-
BILE terms, with no extras. In the hard
est weather this food supply Is always
available, and IL you are away from
home for few days you know that
your little birds Will not be In want
Christian Work
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
raI,,,o. ..a Lonr LIf..

Lady Georgiana Grey. who Just cele-
brated her Tooth birthday. attributes
the wonderful preservation of her fac
ulties. says an English exchange. to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers axi-
tation the great consumer OF health
To young kinsman of hers who vis-
tied her the other day she expressed
her earnest hope that he would not
enter upon career of politics. 1T is
SO agitatlng. my dear" she said.
why. II my poor brother had kept
clear Of politics I firmly believe he
would have been alive today" The
brother referred to was the famous
third Earl Grey. who was long a prom
inent member of whis cabinets. He
was 90 when be died.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
CHASED THE CANDIDATE.
An Orator Who Wa. Lacking In Tact

An Orator who Was Lacking In Tact.
DIR. James Walker, a wen known
physician of San Francisco, tells this
story: I'VE had candidate one year
for reelection, a congressman It was
very close fight, and everything de-
pended upon holding all our voters to-
gether. The campaign was 10 end with
a mass meeting, where the candidate
was to be the chief speaker The COM
mittee had discovered that the enemy
had made slight inroad upon some of
the Irish voters. and warned the
speakers to be extremely careful In all
their references to the Emerald Isle
and its people. TIL congressman, when
spoken to. drew himself up proudly
and said: Leave II to my discretion,
gentlemen. l will not offend them.
will charm them. And he did. On the
closing night he said. almost at the be-
ginning of his Grafton: I am glad to
see SO many here tonight who come
from the little green island beyond the
sea. the land of Tom Moore and Father
Prouty, of romance and Of verse Am
ericans can never be too grateful to
the Irish race for what 1t has perform
ed in the New World. The names of
Patrick Henry and Generals Montsom-
cry and Sheridan will go ringing
down through the corridors of time.
And America has tried often to express
her gratitude. When the great famine
threatened death to Ireland she sent
provisions by the shipload across the
sea, and here in this, our city, where
American ingenuity has invented the
street sweeper, which does the work
OF fifty Irishmen. who formerly per-
formed this task. We have kindly and
appropriately called 1t the steam pad
dy.' There was a shout, yell, a crash,
and the meeting was broken up for
ever / believe the infuriated Milesi-
ans chased the candidate a mile
Philadelphia Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
GARTER mEp,crnE CO. WINS
Optains Injunction In Case Involving
sinsulatf tfcn Of Labels.

Optains Injunction In Case Involving
sinaulat tton Of Labels.
Brent Cool. president OF tho Cnrtcr Mod
tcine Company, yesterday receivcsi teic-
gram from his lawyers in Chicago. Mcssrs
Lowden. Estabrook & Davis, informing him
that a final injunction, with costs, had been
granted against the Chicago Label aud Box
Company. This company makes speciality
OF manufacturing labels. boxes, etc, for
druggists. The Carter Company has been
following them through the courts for two
years on the complaint that the label COM
pany was making simulstions OF tho labels
Of Carriers Little Liver Pills. They have
now obtained n final injunction with costs,
and the costs are very large. ms the case has
b,en submitted to a Master in Chancery for
final accounting.
The Carter Medicine Company has been
the first and only ono to prosecute printers
or ensrnvcrs who haveprepared such labels
aud wrappers. II marks n now departure
In Infringement cases, and their victory IL
one OF great Importance to the whole PRO
prictary trade, ' md also OF interest to retail
druggists.- NEw YonK PREss, MAY Q, 1900
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31
PhOnlcai

A Brookline (Mass) family was sim
My horrifed recently when a small
daughter of the house broke forth into
song with the words. ITO hell with the
birth of Christ" The amazement was
intense, and they very naturally put
a stop at once to such irreverence.
Upon questioning the child. they
learned that she had been taught the
song in school. and an investigation
quickly followed to determine what
manner of teacher had the oversight
Of their own little darling and of other
children, as we'll. II vas soon learned
that the teacher. a most competent
and careful one. had been instructing
her pupils in the words OF a Christmas
carol. which were: ITO Herald the
p,rtb of Christ" This was different!
The innocent young one. not under
standing the meaning of the correct
words. had sung them as they sounded
10 her. Did this happen, or is 1t sim
ply a bit of joilying at the expense OF
superintendent Dutton? Probably
tbs latter.-Iournal Of Education.