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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
4S.O49 PostoRces.

WASHINGTON, August 3s.-There
are now 48,049 postoffices in the
United States, of which number PIG
are presidential Offices and 1913 money
order offices Since the year 1876 the
number of poStoffices has been in
q eased 30 per cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

DIR. H. F. Hamilton says that at
least once a day girls should have
their halters taken of, the bars let
down, and be turned loose like young
colts. "Calisthenics may be very gen.
teel, and romping very ungenteel, but
one is the shadow, the other the sub
stance. of healthful exercises"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Returns to the New York railroad
commissioners show that during the
six months ending August l 100 per-
sons were killed and 401 injured on
the railroads of that state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Violinist Arrived.

CINCINNATI, o., August 28.-Herr
Schradick, late of the Leipzig Conser-
vatory of Music, has arrived to take
charge of the violin department of the
College Of Music, in this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Physician Suieides.

CHICAGO, August 2S.-Dr. B. New
ell, a physician of standing. COM
mitted suicide to-day by taking an
overdose of morphine. He had suffered
from bad health and sustained a num-
Der of financial reverses.
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Guests of Potter Palmer.

CHICAGO, August 28.-The Porter
Guards, OF Memphis, returned to the
city from the military tournament in
Iowa to-day, and will remain till to-
morrow lmorning as the personal
guests of Potter Palmer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

A Philadelphia editor, after a long
domestic experience, concludes that
Mormons can support ten or fifteen
wives apiece, because they don't keep
a servant girl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Ar Iobn IewoiI of Now yor

Mr.. John j. Jewell, of New York
city, the publisher of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" says he could have purchased
the manuscript of Mrs. Stowe for
S25. All she asked was 500. He
published 10000 sets of two volumes
each the first year and paid to Mrs.
Stowe $4,000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
"Ne White Man Hung for Killing a
NegrO.o

LITTLE Rock. August 28.-The
colored state convention adjourned
to-day after a two days session. Del
egates were appointed to the national
colored convention at Louisville, and
a committee was appointed to look
after the interest of the colcred people
in Arkansas. Among the resolutions
was one reciting that no white man
was ever hungin that state for muir
dering a negro.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Soldiers, Reunion.

ST. LOUIS, August 28.-A Post
Dispatch Jefferson City special says
nearly thousand old soldiers of the
Confederate and Union armies are in
attendance at the Confederate re-
union, which began there this morn
ing. After a fine parade through the
principal streets, the mayor delivered
the address of welcome, to which Gen.
John S. Marmaduke responded. He
was followed by Gen. Gordon, of Ten
nessee, orator of the day. Noon trains
brought in more delegations, and the
attendance is large.
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STATE NEWS REPERTORY.
Spirit Of Our Texas Exchanges.

The assessor of Navarro county,
Mr.. Lisman reports the values of
property and taxes in that county as
follows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

BERLIN, August 29.-The reichstag
opened to-day. The message from the
emperor opening the session de-
clares the reichstag called to ratify
the Spanish treaty and to secure be-
yond doubt the payment of the in
demnity granted the government by
the bundersrath for Carrying the pro-
visions of the treaty into Immediate.
effect. Two hundred and sixty depu-
ties were present, The president and
vice president of the previous session
We're reelected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The steamer Ellida left Hammer
fest last week to seek for the missing
Arctic exploring vessel Varna, and
$500 guilders have been subscribed
here to aid in the search and the gov
eminent granted $4,000 guilders. The
Wanna was last seen last autumn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
THE TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND
AMMAN

PARIS, August 29.-The treaty be-
tween France and AMMAN provides
for the complete recognition of a,
French protectorate over AMMAN and
Tonquin; the definite annexation of
Dlathun to Cochin China; the per-
manent military occupation by the
French OF forts on the Thuasn and
Vanghua line; immediate recall of
the Annamite troops from Tonquin.
and the garrisons there to be placed
on peace footing, and return Nam
darins to their ports. France UNDER
takes to expel black flags from Tom
quin and thus insure safety to trade,
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IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
BENEFICENT soLpIERs.

CAIRO, August 2S.-The minister of
the interior has started fund for the
relief of families of victims to chol-
era and large sums have been furn-
ished. The English troops in Egypt
will subscribe one days pay.
NAPoLEoN's MANIFESTO.
PARIS. August 28.-It is said that
Prince jerome Napoleon intends to
publish a manifesto to be issued CO.
incident with the funeral of Count de
ChamhOrd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

FRoHsDoRF, August 29.-The plate
on the coffin of Count de Chambord is
inscribed with the following words !:
Henry the Filth, by the grace of God
king of France and Navarro"
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LONDON, August 28.-The Daily
News correspondent at Madrid says
the ministers who oppose king Al
fonso's visit to Germany argue that 1t
would be more polite for the King to
surrender the idea because of the UNI
bragg France would take if he carried
it out.
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THE DYNAMITE coNsPIRAToRs.

LIVERPOOL, August 28.-McDer-
mott, charged with having been con-
nected with the dynamite conspiracy,
was further examined to-day. It was
shown that the prisoner was con-
nected with conspirator, Teat Hear
stone, recently convicted; and that q
card of the latter, introducing McDer-
mott to Dalton, another conspirator,
was stitched to the collar of a dress
coat which was found in McDermot2s
trunk.
THE CROWN TO DEMAND o'DoNNELL's
REMOVAL.
CAPETowN, August 28.-The crown
will demand that ODonnell, who
killed Carey, be removed to England
by warrant issued by the governor of
Cape Colony, under section 80, of the
imperial fugitive offenders act Of 1881.
APPEAL REJECTED.
CAPE Town, August 28.-The SUI
preme court rejected the appeal Of
O'Donnell to be tried here, and O'Don-
nell sailed for England to-day.
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FOREIGN FACTS.
Epitone Of Events Across the Water.
REsrLr OLE THE KIor.

VIENNA, August 29.-Although or
der is restored at Ezerlig, Hungary,
the scene OF the late attact upon the
Jews, all shops are still closed. jew
iSh families have tied and trade is sus-
pended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

CORK, August 28.-Three bakers
have been arrested here, charged with
concealing arms, and remanded for g
week. a rifle, revolver, bayonet and
an Internal machine found in the pos
session of Deazey, one of the Liver-1
pool dynamite conspirators, were dis
covered on the premises where the
prisoners worked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-21
A Bad Boys Joke.
Boston Journal


Much admiration and wonder we're ex-
pressed by pedestrians on the Back Bay, Sat-
urday afternoon, at the occurrence in the
yard of one OF the finest residences in that
section of dozen ful-blown, brilliant dam
delions. Everybody stopped to look at them,
and everybody said either that it was sur.
prisingly early in the season for these flow
ers, or that they were very beautiful and
made fine spots of color on the grass which
was just turning green. And philosoph-
ical old bore who came walking tina: way
with boy took the blossoms for text
for long and dreary homily on the sug-
gestive fact that virtues, like flowers,
are most priced when fresh and rare,
and that by becoming too common, as
the dandelions do in summer, we lose our
interest to them-and very damaging to the
fickeness and love of sensation in human
nature he made this truth appear. There
were in the yard two boys, named familiarly
Tom and Bill, and during the afternoon thew
hung around and listened to the remarks OF
people, and refused more than fifty requests
to give flower to as many individuals. And
then they went into the house, Tom and Bill
did, and looked out Of the window and saw
q man get over the fence and come and pluck
one of the dandeions, and as soon as he had
done so he saw that they consisted of discs OF
orange peel, with edges serrated with scissors,
stuck up in the ground on wooden tooth
picks. and lie went out of the yard much
faster than he came in, and these bad boys
hooted at him and said in their coarse way,
that it was Il bully good joke"
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dance called the cournelle, which has been
favorite dance in Vienna has also been in
troduced at the English court balls, and is
expected to create Il Juror when it finds its
way over here. This is the natural result of
the galop and ridiculous racquet, that turned
bathrooms topsy turvy last year. l suppose
n more wild and reckless hullabuloo of
but it is difficult to conceive it. OF ali forms
of dancing that is the most barbarous. The
spectacle of wild-eyed maidens and fierce
men tearing up and down a room all out of
breath. dripping with perspiration and work
ing like beavers was one that excited feel
ing OF sympathy and pity. If a stately and
respectable style OF dance comes in again it
might take away some of the fun, excite
ment, fatigue and immortality of tine wilder
dances, but it will substitute temper and
grace. Both of them are now needed in the
average ballroom.
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pause. Say, dear, are four aces as good as a
jack pot?"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Spoopendyke.
who had captured an ace, pair OF kings nd
a couple oil tens. Now, | open that pot for
four chips"
Then 1 open it for four" said Mrs. Spoo-
pendyke, following her husbands example.
Il raise you ten," grinned Mr. Spoopen-
dyke. Now you are playing something
like. Want to raise me?''
"Of course," giggled Mrs. Spsopeadyke,
who hadn't the remoteSt notion what raising
meant. II raise you," and she shoveled up
the checkers with trembling hand
What have you got?' demanded Mr..
Spoopendyke.
His wife laid down four aces and jack
Mr., Spoopendyke glanced at the hand and
then at his own cards. His ace was only the
Joker. which he had forgotten to remove
from the pack.
(Which opens it?' inquired Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke. watching the gathering storm with
trepidation.
Nothing opens it," yelled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, dashing his cards to the floor. with
your way OF playing it would take dod
gasted steam oyster knife to open it! How
dye think it was opened-with a night-key?
Got an idea that it has hinges, haven't We,
and opens widest when it has nothing to say,
like your measly MOUTH"
"Must | bet my last cent now?" faltered
Mrs. Spoopendyke, profoundly impressed
with the idea that the game was still going
on. 1--WE got 81, but l want one for wiggir.
Shall l bet the other three?'
Bet mi" howled Mr.. Spoopendyke, who,
like great many men, regarded the idea OF
his wife beating him at anything as some
thing intoerably blasphemous Why dom
We bet? Bring forth the speculative So and
hazard it on the four triumphant acesl
Wh-h-h-h-" and the conclusion of Mr..
| Spoopendyke's speech flew out of him too fast
for perfect enunciation.
II don't care" murmured Mrs Spoopen-
dyke, as she wound the clock, and stood
scratching her nose with the key; ''he told
me that four aces were as good as the jack
pot, and when opened it he said | was
wrong. Another time I'll put them in my
| pocket, aud he can play away at that jack
pot until he's bald before I'll help him gel
| it open!''
And with this riotous determination Mrs.
| Spoopendyke crawled into bed and dreamed
| that she got caught in jack pot with q
spring lock to it, and she couldn't get out
because she had left the four aces in the
pocket OF her new plum-colored silk.
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The Flaneur.

Session Common, Dec 6, IsS2-DHriB0 the Transit Q
Venus.
Dimly the transit morning broke;
The sun seemed dOnbting what To do,
As ore who questions how TO dress,
And takes his donblcts from the press,
And halls between the old and new.
Please Heaven he wear his suit OF blue,
Or don, a least, his ragged cloak,
With rents that show the azure through
/ 30 the patient crowd to join
That round the tube my eyes discern,
the Last newcomer OF the file.
And watt and wait weary while.
And cape, aud stretch and shrug, aud sOlile
(FOr each his place must fairly earn,
Hindmosb ana foremost, in his turn,
Till miehns onward, pace by pace,
/ gain at last the envied place,
Aud pay the white eXigunuS coin;
The sun and are face To face;
He glares aG me, stare at him;
And loi my straning eye has found
little spot thar, black and round,
Lies near the crlmsoneu f1re-orO's rim.
o blessed, beauteous evening star,
Well named for her whom earth address
The Lady OF the dove-drawn cat
I know thee in thy white sinar;
But yelled in black, a ravless spOt,
Blank as "a careless scrihbler's hlnt,
Stripped of thy robe OF silvPry illme,-
The Olen rohe that Night restores
When Day has shnt his golden DOORS
see thee. vet know thee not;
And canst thou call myself the samef
A black, round spot. and that is all;
Aud such speck our earth would be
III lie who LOOKS upon the stars
Through the red atmosphere of Mars
Could see orr little creeping hall
Across tho disk of crimson crawl
AS our sister planet see.
And art thou, then, world like ours,
Flung from the orb That whiried our own
molten pebble from its zOne2
How must thy burning sands absorb
The firt-waves ofthe blazing orb,
Thy chain so short. thy path so near,
Thy famedefying creatures hear
The mHlsiroms of The phntosphere!
And is thy bosom deck"d with flowers
That steal their bloom from scalding shnwerst
And hast thou cities, dOmes aud towers,
And Iife, and love that makes IL dear.
And death that fills thy tribes with tear2
Lost in my dream, my spirit scars
Through paths The wandering angels know,
MY all-pervading thought explores
Tho azure oceans lucent shores;
leave my mortal self below.
AS M the starit stairs climb,
And still the widening view reveals
In end ess rounds the circling wheels
That build the hnrolnge of time,
New spheres. new suns, new systems CLEAN;
The voice no earthDOrn echo hears
Steals softly on INV ravlshed cars;
hear them "singing as they shine"-
"A mnrtnl's voice dissolves my dream:
My patient neighbOr, next in line,
Hints gently there are those who wait.
o. guardian of tie starry gate,
What coin shall pay this debt of mine?
Too slight thy claim, too small the fee
That bids Thee turn the potent key
The Tnscan's hand has pacrd in thine.
Forgive my own the small affrnnt,
The insult oi the prcff'red dime;
Take il q friend since this thy wont,
Bnt silll shall faithful memory be
A bankrupt debtor unto thee.
And pay thee with grateful rhyme.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in May Atlantic
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Solved the Puzzle.

Wall Street News
The other night merchant in a village in
Ohio was discovered in his store at an unu-
sually late hour, and in reply to inquiries he
said:
MY confidential clerk is missing;;''
"And what of it?'
"Why, I'm looking over the books, but
they seem to be all square"
"Have you counted your cash?'
"Yes, and its correct to a dollar"
Look over your bank book"
al have, and it's satisfactory. That's the
puzzle, you see. He's skipped, and l can't
make out what for"
Been home since noon?"
mo"
perhaps he has eloped with your wife"
LAND alivel but, it may be sol If it is,
then the puzzle will be solved"
He hurried home, and it was so, and he
felt great anxiety off his mind
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Original Puzzles.

NO. 690-DIAMoND CROSS.
UPPER LEFT-l. A letter; .. Ready; 3. A
glrdle worn by Jewish priests; a. To draw
through the water; 5. A letter.
UPPER RlGIIT.-1. A letter; Q. A word that
atfirms; 8. To put off; L. Perched; 3. letter.
CENTER.-l. A letter. =. Existed; 3. Every
day: 4. Artful; D. A letter.
LOWER LEFr.-1. A letter: 2. A pronoun; 8.
Foul; 4. A pen for a certain domestic animal; 5.
letter.
LOWER RIGHT-1. A letter; Q. Yes; g. Periods
OF time; 4. Dexlerity; 5. A letter.
SILVER LAKE, Ind. AMOS QUIro.
NO. 69l-DouBLE AcRosrIc.
TEight-letter Words
1. A kind OF tea. 3 A bird of the parrot
kind g. A field of blood. 4. A small kind of
parrot 5. In the omission of a word or phrase.
PRlMALs.-A peduncle rising from the ground
and bearing he tructiication in Its apex.
FINALs.-Well-known animals.
CoMBINED.-IhOse who suffer for the misdeedS
of Others. c. A. DIET.
FREELASDviLLE, Ind.
NO. 692-NrMERIcAL ENIGMA.
My 4, 5, 6, 3, 4 is "a Roman magistrate.
My ?, Z, s, 8. 10 is staee-p player
My l., ., 10, IL is to differ.
NV whole is a farewell address. VIOLET
CICERO, Ind.
NO. 693-DEcAPITATIoNs.
1. Decapitaie badger. and leave to still.
2. A puddle OF water, and leave TO satirize.
3. The act of killing, and leave anything filthy.
a. The great American aloe, and leave donated
3. TO lessen, and leave to lessen G. A. Def.
FREELANDvILLE, Ind.
NO. 69t-cRoss-woRD,
In hive, but not in den;
In six, but not in ten;
In COW, but not in OK:
In tiger, but not In fox;
In OWL, but not III bat;
In hair. hut not in hat:
In dear, hut not in kind;
In embrace, but not IN hind;
In hymn, but not IN song,
In blade, hut not in prong;
In ink, but not in dye;
In fluid, but not IN I've;
In feather, but not IN wing;
In line hut not III string;
My whole is all 1t allan KING. UNCLE Will.
NO. 695-DIAMoND.
/. A letter. 2. Dexteriiy. 8 The communion
cable. a. An European song bird. D. The claw
OF u bird of prey. &. Flown. Z. letter.
VIOLET.
NO. 696-sQUARE
1. An animal. .. A sign. 8. To guido. A.
Finishes. OLD KAINTUCK.
EASTWOOD, Ky.
NO. 697-NUMERIcAL ENIGMA.
am composed of eight letters:
My j, q is IA printed picture.
My 3, Y is to place.
My q, ., s, ia IL greater degree.
MY Whole is IA buyer. U.
NO. G0S-BEHEADINGS
1. Behead word meaning honey, and leave
q measure of cloth.
2. Behead salmon in the second year, and
leave goad.
3. Behead "A resnous substance of the banyan
tree, and leave an old word meaning oak
4. Behend term denutIng the moons age at
the eud of the yenr. and leave contract.
D. Behead ~ hollow piece of wood used by
weavers, and leave a small collection of water.
ATTICA, Ind. WI LA
ANSWERS in Three Weeks
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A Society Girl at "a Fair.


National Republican.
One of the most successful money makers
at the fair is a tall, slight girl, with mere
energy than her frame denotes. She picks
out a man who looks as though lie might
have Il mint somewhere about his person and
she makes graceful swoop down on him.
Gimme ten cents" is her demand, in a tone
that brooks no refusal.
But, Miss"
mo butts. sir. Quick, I'm in a hurry;
gimme ten cents" and like the Ancient
Mariner she holds the individual with her
glittering eye until he pans out.
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An Eloquent Response.

New York World.
The editor Of the London Sportsman, who
recently visited this country, seems to have
accommodated himself to the ways of the re-
public with remarkable sweetness and con
tent, as the following extract from an inter.
view with him on his return to London suffi.
GENTLY demonstrates:
Did you make many speeches when you
were in American they asked him.
YES" was the reply. II was frequently
called on to respond"
"And what did you say for the most part?'
Thank you. l don't mind if do"
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Snakes as Family Pets.

Writer in London Times.
Mr.. M, after we had talked for a little
time, asked if had any fear of snakes; and
after n timid no, not very" from me, he
produced out OF cupboard a large beacon
strictor, python and several small snakes,
which at once made themselves at home on
the writing-table, among pens, ink and books.
| was at first good deal startled, especially
when the two large snakes coiled round and
round my friend and began to notice me
with their bright eyes and forked tongues;
but soon finding how tame they were, l
ceased to feel frightened. After a short time
Mr.. NJ expressed a wish to cali Mrs.
M, and left me with the boa deposited
on an armchair. felt little queer when
the animal began gradually to come near,
but the entrance OF my host and hostess, fol-
lowed by two charming little children, put
me at my ease again. After the first inter-
change of eivilities, she and the children
went at once to the boa and calling it by the
most endearing names, allowed it to Irvine
itself most gracefully round about
them. | sat talking for long time, lost in
wonder at the picture before me. Two beau
tful little girls and their charming mother
sat before me with boa constrictQf las thick
as a small tree) twining playfully round the
lady's waist and neck and forming a kind of
turban round her head expecting TO be pet
ted and made much OF like q kitten. The
children, over and over again, took its head
in their hands and kissed its mouth, pushing
aside its forked tongue III doing so. The
animal seemed much pleased, but kept turn
ing its head continually toward me with a
curious gaze, until l allowed il to nestle its
head for a moment up my sleeve Nothing
could be prettier than to see this splendid
serpent coied all around Mrs. NJ while
she moved about the room and when she
stood to pour out our coffee. He seemed to
adjust his weight so nicely, and every coil
with its beautiful marking was relieved by
the black velvet dress OF the lady, 1t was
long before l conld make up my mind to
end the visit,
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Foot Notes.

vIoLET.-Your work is very acceptable. Call
often.
AMOS QUITo-We will use your puzzles as fast
as possible.
OLD KAINTUcK will please favor lis with a
fresh supply of material
u. T.-Last hatch OF puzzles received, with
thanks See list of prizes TINS week.
WI LILA, our Chinese friend, who has heen n
silent, but Interested reader of the puzzle de-
partment, is anxons to he admitted to the
ranks We are glad 10 give her II seat, for her
puzzles are superb.