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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
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lRv the Associated Press.)

IRv the Associated Press.)
e~.arranbugz. s. c., June $50 many
vines are down and communication of all
.rt. il thoroughly demoralized that it is
,mro-slIIe to form any definite ealcula-
.,a,.of The loss of life in today's cloud
t,.t and the resultant floods. The NOR
+.Hty list may go to $50, but the more
Conservative estimates place it somewhere
around forty or fifty.
The total property loss in the entire
section laid waste by the storm is likely
TO aggregate $2,000,0 eco.
The loss at Pacolet is placed at one
million dollars, summarized as follows:
Mills 1 and ,, demolished.
Fwenty-eight thousand spindlcs q wreck,
500 bales of cotton, 5000, O90 worth of
10th goods in company'a store damaged;
ernst mill, cotton gin, postofice, shoe
,bop. blacksmith shop, dental office, liv-
ery stables and Presbyterian church all
washed away.
At Clifton, the Converse mill with i 1000
srudIe~, is entirely gone, The Clifton
mill with p, 200 spindlcs is half washed
away.
The Dexter mill with 80, 900 ~spindles is
probably hall ruined. All these mills be
long to the Clifton Manufacturing Com
Iauy.
More than five hundred people are home
les and four thousand out of employ
meut.
There was no wind and 70 damage by
lightning, only by water. This fell IN
yg1tablc torrents, converting the surface
Of the earth into a sheer lake of raging
water. Rivers overlooked their banks to
heights never before known; creeks hc-
cam rivers and small rivulets roaring
torrents. wiping out everything IN their
course. Railroad bridges were torn from
stone and iron piers, cotton mills were
cu>hcd like straw before the food and
gr>t mills and innumerable smaller in
~du>trIos and cottages were washed away
by the angry waters.
At a late hour tonight scores of people,
We're clrging TO the branches of trees at
Clifton and could not be reached. I'm
Jess help comes to them soon it Is feared
that many viii fall into the water and
drown.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
PARTIAL LIST OF Victims.
Graphic D e.Crlption of Destruction Wrought
by the Flood.
the Associated Press.)

'N NAA% ~Ar'CNI'NC0 L S1S'
Splrtauburg, S. c., June "a torren-
1I ranstorm visited this region between
last midnight and dawn today resulting
Id general devastation aud destruction of
lie aud property. All the bridges and
ue>tle, ON the main line of the Southern
railway were washed away. The greatest
obstruction ot life and property occurred
" The Iacolet and Clifton and Glendale
cotton Mills. Wires are down and reports
"lhclIug, but 1t seems certain that % or
aI people were drowned. mostly mill opera
tycs.
The following is a partial list of those
VINO lost their lives by the %inundation at
Clifton:
AUGUST CALVERT and. wife.
MISS LIZZIE CALVERT.
NJ FEL.N.
MRS W. b. TINSLEY.
NpRLAY SIMS.
"l'9, j. b. JOHNSON and four child
Mlt'. MAGGIE KIRBY.
nbS. John OWENS.
ROY OWENS.
UARLAND LONG.
MRS. LONG
MSS FLETIA COSTA.
L'bEItT FINLEY.
na."g "I-ta'ed Pacolet Cotton Mills we're
H.. 'e' west property losers, President
sao montgomery estimating the dam
sr, inc plant at ST. $50. 900. About 1900
v,, .''''. IN these mills arc thrown out of
Need f.. within a few days will be in
".,4 OF daily bread.
thai '',2ok this morning it was noticed
"acar,l water was rising rapidly in the
Ma. 50. 'r''f but no special importance
W., ..'ed TO 1T by the mill operatives
mill. .'' TO form in line to enter the
Press. Al'mlEI> Nos. ] and . thc watcr
rons '''' aecamc dangerous, the boiler
We're we're submerged and the
OF tbo N''1 back. a little later the fury
aHeeoio, lug river struck mill No. /,
strong pIant entirely away. The
deuor '''eht then swept against No >
The carb mat mill and leaving only
over tho loom standing. The big bridge
va, tboo ''let River, a steel structure,
ter which 1.',ed away by the furious wa
The "'' burst through the dam.
ct aoi.,. room with nearly 4 ooo ba1ee
followed IN Ii 1000 bales of domestic cloth
stream -. me cotton being carried down
'6e Picker iacoiet Mill No. 3. one hal
alc Of H.. III ana five stories on the loft
away. rba ''oS building were washed
mann building, supported by
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
30 ADDED WASHED AWAY.
Twenty Miles Between fpartanburg and Tryon
Reported 0ote

Asheviile, y. c., June 6.-There have
been heavy rains for three days in this
section, and railroad traffic l. hampercd
greatly. 1t is reported that twenty miles
Of o bed between Spartanburg and
Tryon was washed away about midnight.
The southbound train which left here at
100 a. N. reached Tryon and was forced
to return. There are no quotations AT the
local stock exchanges, the wires being
down. Northern messages are sent BY
way of Atlanta, formerly through Char,
lotte. Statesmen are detained here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
Madison, N. C.
WORST OF ALL EXPERIENCES.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute viii be your last? Such
was the experience of Mrs. S. II. Newson,
Decatur, Ala. For three years. she
writes. Il endused insufferable pain from
Indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble.
Death seemed inevitable when doctors and
al remedies failed. At length I was in
duced to try Electric Bitters and the
result was miraculous. l improved at
once and now I'm completely recovered"
For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only me-
dicine. Only soc. It's guaranteed by
all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
Money in Dewberries.
Carthage Blade

The fruit growers at Cameron ale busy
.hipping dewberrics, and VIC are glad to
know the price is 20 high. In another
year Carthage will be a shipping point,
McSsrs. Kivctt and Ritter having a thirty
acre field which VIII be IN bearing By
then. And a number OF others viii put
out plants this fall. DcwbcrrIcS. when
properly cultivated aud marketed, will
easily net 800 per acre. What other crop
Will pay 50 well?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
To Vote on $500, 900 Boud Issue.

Winston-Salem, N. c., June 6.-At d
meeting Of business men this afternoon
a commission was chosen to arrange for
an election to vote on $500, 900 pond issue
for making good roads in this county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
The Big Dams en- the Keowee Gone,
By the Associated Press.)

NDy tHC HSSUCTdtCu I ItSS'J
Augusta, Ga, June Ga special to the
Herald from Calhoun Falls, says:
Conditions in upper Carolina are grow
ing more distressing. The Seneca River
is now higher than ever known before.
At Calhoun Falls the flood condition is
very alarming. The water is now in the
second story of the Newry Cotton Mills.
Its warehouses nave been washed away
all their stock Of cotton and products.
kilograms received say the big dams on
the Keowee River at Toxaway, n. c.,
nave broken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you, II you used
DR.. King New Life pills. Thousands
OF sufferers have proved their n.atchlc-,
merit for Sick and Nervous Headache.
They make pure blood and build up your
health. only % cents, money back Il
not cured. Sold by all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
The Ruin at Clifton.
(By the Associated Press.)

TBy INC Nss0CTdTc1 TTtsS.1
Charleston, S. c., June 6.-Prcsidcnt
Twichell, Of the Clifton Mills, telegraphs
to F. j. Pelzcr, of this city, one of the
largest stockholders:
ct is reported that No. 3 wrecked; Nos
1 and 2 partly destroyed; several ware
houses swept away. Heavy loss of life.
Glendale Mill (No. 1. Converse) intact
but several warehouses swept away"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
RIDGES ARE TORN AWAY
uono the Line of the Southern Rail
way From Charlotte to Spartan
burg the Loss to Property
sIucalculable- -Corpses
Af0atlnthe Pacolet.

: ercciaI to News and observer.)
columbia, 5, c., June Ga report :
;. has reached here that Lake SAPPHIRE,
western North Carolina, has burst ;
:. through its walls and rushed down .
.,.n ihe plains below. This will ;
= ~robanIv affect the cotton mill indus :
. .,re- ON the Seneca River, in Pickens ;
! and Anderson counties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09

diately. Rev. w. j. Snyder will receive
and turn over to the committee any mon
eys forwarded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09

WANTED.-5OO 900 PEOPLE TO GIVE
Monteiro Peruvian Elixia a trial. Never
fails to cure chills and fevers and
other spring ailments. Menteiro Manu-
featuring Company. Richmond, Va.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09

Statesmen work for future generations;
1oliticians for future elections.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09

COO acres. That was ~ far "ths greatest
real estate speculation the world has ever
seen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09

In North Carolina in 1895, there were
6.Oi6 children working IN the factories,
hut in 1899 the number had fallen TO
30S. or a decline of more than 80 per
cent. and that too IN the tace OF the tact
that there was an increase IN those tour
years of 80 per cent. of women and lOo
per cent. of men to meet the increasing
demand caused by an increase of some ~
per cent. of spindles. This Is hopeful and
| healthful. IN my opinion no child should
| be allowed to work IN the factorlea under
fourteen years OF age.
People read and talk OF the LoulSiana
| purchase b. Thomas Jefferson. Do you
| know what that means? An hundred
| years ago France coded Louisiana to the
United States. The document WAS signed
April 3Oth. 1903. it cost $15 COZ, 900. What
| was the result? How much did the pur-
| chase embrace? It Is stated by FREDERICK
NJ. Cruden in the New York Review OF
Reviews that the purchase has added TO
| the United States the whole or the greater
| part of fourteen States and territories
| Arkansas. Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North
| and South Dakota. Minnesota. Kansas,
| Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, LOUISIANA,
| Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory,
] covering S75,025 square miles, or t6o,o16,-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16

louis, Mo, April 21-May 2, the Cotton
Belt will sell round-trip tickets to St.
Louis, Mo, at rate of one fare plus
So. Tickets will be On sale April 26
to 80. Inclusive The above rate ap-
plies on the Louisiana Purchase eX-
position dedication ceremonies April
30-May 3. 1903.
Account Of the national encampment,
Grand Army of the Republic, at San
Francisco, Cal, August II to %, 1903,
the Cotton Belt route will sell round
trip tickets to that point at rate of
$3.50 for round trip. Tickets on sale
August to II. inclusive. Return linn
it October Is. 1903.
Account Of the Southern Baptist
convention and auxiliary socities, Sa-
yannah, Ga, May ia, inclusive, the
Cotton Belt Route will sell round-trip
tickets to that point at rate Of one
fare plus 81 Tickets on sale May 4,
and 6. Return limit May 20. 1903
II. B. M1ZELL. Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16
THE STRONG UTTERANCES
OF Ex-President Cleveland ON the Me-
gro Problem

One of the most sensible talks yet
made on the NEGRO problem was
by ex-President Cleveland at New
York Tuesday night, at Madison
Square garden at meeting held in
the interest of the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial school, the school con-
Quoted by Booker Washington.
Among those on the platform with
Mr. Cleveland were Mayor Low, who
presided; Booker r. Washington, Ed
gar G. Murphy, Dr.. Lyman Abbott
and George +. Peabody. Mrs. Cleva-
land sat in the gallery with MI. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, who were Mr..
Cleveland's hosts while he was in the
city.
Mr.. Cleveland, who was greeted
with prolonged applause as he was
introduced by Mayor Low said:
have come here tonight as a sir
core friend of the negro, ard | should
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16
can not be forced; nor can it be gain

can not be forced; nor can it be gain
cd by gratutously running counter
TO firmly fixed and tenaciOusly held
southern ideas, or even prejudlceS.
We are not brought to the point of
doing on overlooking evil that good
may come when we proceed upon the
theory that before reaching the stage
where %G may be directly and prac-
ica!ly confronted with the question
Of the negro's full enjoyment OF civic
advantages or even of all his politi-
cal privileges, there are Immediately
before us and around us questions de-
manding our immediate care, and that
in dealing effectively with these we
couragement and assistance Of every
thoughtful and patriotic citizen Of
the land, wherever he may live and
whatever may be his ideas or predic-
tions concerning the more remote
phases Of the negro problem. These
questions that are so Immediately
pressing have to do with the practical
education of the negro, and especially
with fitting him ta compete with his
white neighbors IN gaining a decent,
respectable and remunerative liveli
.lood. Booker Washington, in speak
ing of the conditions and needs of his
race, has wisely said:
at is at the bottom of life we must
begin, and not at the top. Nor should
we permit our grievances to over
shadow our opportunities.
Tuskegee School.
In summing up the whole matter
there is one thing of which we can
be absolutely and unreservedly GER
tain. When we aid Tuskegee Insti-
tute and agencies like it, striving
for the mental and manual education
of the negro at the south, we are in
every point of view rendering him
the best possible service. Whatever
may be his ultimate destiny, we are
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16
FRISCO READERS.

Colonist rates to southwest Home
seekers rates to southwest. Tickets
on sale twice month
General assembly Presbyterian
church, Los Angeles, Cal, May 21-June
2.
Grand Army Of the Republic, San
Francisco, Cal, August 1922.
National Association Master Plumb
ers, San Francisco, Cal, May 1922.
One-way colonist rate, California
and the northwest, April 1, June 80.
Southern Baptist convention, Savan-
nah, Ca, May TIA
National Educational association,
Boston, Mass, July 6-1O.
National Conference Charities, At
lanta, Ga. May 6-12
Baptist Young Peoples Union, At
lanta, Ga. July 9-12
Write for full information. J. n. Cor.
natzar, Division Passenger Agent,
Memphis, Tenn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16
.hus helping to fit him for filling

his place and bearing his responsible
tiles. We are sowing we'll in the soil
at "the bottom of life" the seeds of
the black mans development and use
fulness. These seeds will not die but
will sprout and grow; and if it be
within the purpose of God the hard
ened surface of no outward sentiment
or prejudice can prevent the burst
ing forth Of the blade and plant of
the negros appointed opportunity into
the bright sunlight Of cloudless sky
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16

be very sorry to suppose that my
good and regular standing in such
company needed support at this late
day, either from certificate or con-
fession of faith Inasmuch, however.
as there may be differences of thought
and sentiment among those who pro-
fess to be friends of the negro, | de-
sire to declare myself as belonging
to the Booker WashingtonTuskeg
section Of the organization. | believe
that the days of Uncle Toms cabin
are past. | do not believe that either
the decree that made the slaves free
or the enactment that suddenly in
vested TIM with the rights of citizen
ship, any more purged them Of their
racial and slavery-bred imDerfections
and deficiencies than it changed the
color OF their skins | believe that
among the nearly nine millions of ne
our citizenship there is still a grieV-
GUS amount of ignorance, a sad
amount of yieiousness and a tremen-
dous amount Of laziness and thrift
lessncss. | believe that these con
ditions inexorably present to the
white people of the United States, to
each in his environment under the
mandate CT good citizenship, a prob
lem. which neither enlightened self
interest nor the higher motive of
human sympathy will permit them
to put aside. | believe our fellow
countrymen in the southern and late
slave-hOlding states, surrounded by
about nine-tenths, or nearly eight
millions of this entire negro popula-
ion, and who regard their material
Prosperity their peace and even the
safety of their civilization, interviewer
with the negro problem, are entitled
30 cur utmost consideration and SYM
convinced that the efforts of Booker
Washington and the methods of Tus-
kegee Institute point the way to a
safe and benefcent solution of the
vexations negro problem at the south;
and know that the good people at
the north who have aided these eff
forts and methods have Illustrated
the highest and best citizenship and
the most Christian and enlightened
philanthropy
Rests With the South.
| can not, however, keep out OF my
mind tonight the thought that, with
all we of the north may do, the real
ization of our hopes for the negro
must, after all mainly depend-ex-
cept so far as it rests with the ne
groes themselves-upon the sehtl-
ment and conduct of leading and re-
sponsible white men of the south,
and upon the maintenance Of kind
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16

Account of the Spring Festival at
TeXarkana, Ark, April 27, to May g.,
1908, the Cotton Belt route will sell
round-trip tickets to that point at
rate of one and one-third fare. Tick
cts on sale April 27 to May 8, inclu-
sive. Return limit May 4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16

Account Of United Confederate Vet
Grams reunion at New Orleans, La,
May 19 to %, 1903, the Cotton Belt
route will sell round-trip tickets to
that point at rate of $3.50. Tickets
on sale May II and 18, 1903. Return
ing tickets will be good for leaving
New Orleans to and including May
"a, 1903, and will not require execu-
tion.
H. B. Mizell, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-16

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Arkansas.
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Office Hours: to IL, I to 6 p. rr1., to
8 Evenings.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

cure structure without the knife or in
strument. by an application which 'acts
directly on the parts affected. dfssolvins
the structure completely by nv Stlva ME
electrical and medical treatment My
treatment is painless and In now!se in
terferes with your business duties.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

This sketch was made by Katie Houser.
age 10. Hamilton School, St. Louis Mo.
we give a cash prize OF 500 for any
drawing of this character which We accept
and use. All school children can COM
pete. Full Instructions Will be found
on inside of ench package of EgE-O-
See telling what to do to set the prize
and how to make the drawings.
The prize drawings will appear in The Re-
public on Sundays and Tuesdays.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

pitfalls for man and his wife. 1 have
given the game a whrl. and l know what
folk do lots more harm to themselves by
drinking than working folk. If laboring
m man drinks rink he is likely to get drunk: and
ciety swell. when he gets full. goes up
stairs and sleeps it off and nobody is the
wise-. Finally he is a complete wreck ard
his reighbars wonder how he happened to
go all to pieces SO suddenly.
Then there's another thing. man
ought not TO permit his wife to be running
away from home and visiting her folk.
pened to give her a good bunch of money
the next thing l knew ! would get letter
or telegram from her saving that she was
with her mother or some Of her other rela-
tons down at Bath Beach or some place
else. At first l used TO write to her and
ask her to come homs; she would come me
carried out that business of not obeyipS
me-
DISLIKES MOTHER-INLAW.
. II didn't go down to see her when she
was at her mothers. 1 didn't like my
mother-in-law. She didn't come to the
house, either. Too many snakes and bull
dogs ard she was afraid of both. l don't
mean that l let the snakes run at large,
but Mrs. Hull thought they did. and she
stayed away. A mother-in-law is a pretty
hard proposition. One time when my wife
was Ill down at her house she wanted to
charge me SIS week board. although
paid the Doctors bill and hired a trained
nurse. She didn't get that much. We COM
promised on $40 week part of the time
and IS week for the rest. And l wrote on
the back of the check. L refuse to be re-
sponsible for any other bills contracted by
my Wife OF course. they had to sign that
when they ndorsed the check. I'd like to
see them try to collect board from me
while she is staying down there now
AT this DOlnt lsurnelr nut the adder hack
into the bag and took out the coral snake.
a brilliantly marked reptie. as deadly rs
the fer de lance of Martinique.
TN handle this fellow with cane" he
said. reassurinGly- u used to take them
in my hands. but that was when I was
Young and foolish. Ii he should bite you
there wouldn't be TIME Tor you to say your
players
Mr. Burnett was finally persuaded to get
the coral snake back into the bag. and
after it was put in the bucket he resumed
his discourse on marriage and snakes.
"A whole lot of nonsense has been printed
about my snakes" he said. "Ccrnelia
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28
LIVED ON PEANUTS
FOR Three MONTHS.
Four Norwich Students Tried Nov
ell Way to Save Board
Bills.
ODD FARE, DEVELOPED MUSCLE.
"Fratbouse" Food Cost $3.50 a
Week, Peanuts but 81, So
the Men Saved $50
Apiece.
ODD FARE DEVELOPED MUSCLE.
REPTRLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Mortified. VT. June 2.-Four students of
Norwich University. three of whom are
working their way through college, have in
the last three months saved an even so
each by deserving the fraternity ''hash-
house" and living on peanuts. Every one
of the quartet is in better health than when
he started in on the strange diet and all
will continue to be ''peanutters' until the
end Of the school year.
The peanut idea originated with ]. c.
Coulombe, 'h5, whose home is ir Island
Pond. in the northern part of the State.
CouloElbe is a member OF the Theta Chi
fraternity and lived N the frat house.
where they served fair meals at $3.50 a
week. While this was considered nominal
amount, it was all that Coulombc cared to
pay, as he has to depend on what he can
earn through the summer to take him
through the rest of the year.
Wits studying the efficacy Of fOodstuffs