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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.

THERE are 10000 Free Masons and
200 lodges in New York city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
DEPARTMENT.
Sunday school Conrent1on.

The State Baptist Sunday school
convention will convene in the Bap-
fist church here on the 10Th of July
next. A very large delegation is ex-
pected to be in attendance.
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THE HIGHER COURTS.
TReported by J. j. Lane.l
Court OF Appeals.
IAusr1N TERM 1851

SYNOPSIS OF OPINIONS RENDERED.
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Parties desiring Information upon matter
concerning the higher courts VIII receive sue
by writing our court reporter.
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for governor.
ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Four striking
coal miners and two women were
arrested at Collinsville to-day, for as
sault on the workmen of the Abbey
mine, on the streets in that town last
Friday evening. They will be tried
before justice of the peace to-mor-
row.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June 13-Ar-
mex Ridge, while resisting arrest, was
shot and killed by the sheriffs posse
at Danforth's saw mill, fifteen miles
south of this city. Ridge was want
ed on a charge of assaulting two ne
groes. He was a grandson of John
Ridge, chief of the Cherokees, and
cousin of Col. Boudinot.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 13.4The
Southern exposition offers premium
of $1,000 for the best bale of long sta
pie cotton, $500 for the second best,
and $3.50 for the third best. The same
premiums are duplicated for the best
three bales of short staple. Also $500
for the best exhibit of sea island cot
ton and $3.50 for the second best. The
other cotton premiums make the list
amount to 5000. Ten cotton houses
win increase the amount to $4,000,
on cotton alone.
UNIONTOWN, PA. June 13.-James
Mutt, son of State Treasurer Capt. a.
Mutt, shot and killed N. G.. Dukes. his
fathers murderer, this evening at 7
o'clock. He shot four times, all balls
taking effect. Dukes died instantly
He had been frequently warned
of his danger in remaining
in Uniontown, and he lately
said he would either stay there or in
the cemetery. 1t is said he had ex-
pressed fear of the son of Capt. Mutt
and was never seen on the streets af-
ter night. To-day James Mutt was
seen practicing with a revolver. This
evening he was standing near the
pOstoffice when Dukes came along
As Dukes was passing he turned his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
STATE DEPARTMENT.

The charter of the city railroad
company of GAINESVILLE, Cooke county,
capital stock $4,000, was filed yester-
day in the office of the secretary of
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ways used when they met. He yas z,r-
prised to find these evidences of polite
ness among people the most remote and
isolated from any civilized influences.
The women, he says, have some prideof
dress, and so do the men, though inside
their houses they strip down to one gar
ment about the loins, taking off their
furs; and the women take pride in keep
ing their houses what thef regard as
clean, though it would not pass for clean
illness anywhere else. They have no
idea.of accommodating for the future, and
are primitiyely commut istic about their
food. If one family has meat aud the
Uncertainties in the village have none,
they all eat of the supply until it is gone
or they can get more, and if one village
has food and another mons. the hungry
ones come over and eat with those who
have something. They live on from
hand to mouth, and there are evidences
of annihilated villages where, it is reason
able to suppose, something has occurred
to prevent the getting of meat, and so
all have starved tOdeath. 49,
s. 1t is no more than fair to state that
these interesting facts came out in con-
versation in which the narrator had no
suspicion that any of the incidents that
he related would get into print, but they
are none the less readable for coming in
formally in this way..Washington Re-
~
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Mr.. Beecher on the Horse.

Mr.. Beecher said he had not dared tc
trust himself to the delivery of an ex.
temporaneous address, and he hoped the
audience would bear with him, while he
read from manuscript. lin fact, you've
got to-" he said. "Human life may be
of more Importance than the life CT an
ANIMAL" he continued, land vet the
veterinary surgeon may rank as high as
him who ministers to humanity. A man
need not necessarily be an ass because
he cares for horses. If ever there was a
faithful animal it was the horse. In the
opalescent vision of st. John in the
Apocalypse the horse was deemed worthy
of being associated with the gods. Low
ing liberty, how readily he submits tc
bondage. He is ten times stronger than
man, and yet how submissive To man's
will! If horse but knew his rights and
his power no man could abuse. or NAL
treat him. His self-abnegation deserved
better fate. - He is the servant of all
and the slave of all and.abuSed of all"
He begins life with one year as colt,
and when at last he has ceased to be
useful to the peddler he has 1.-THE only
privilege of his life-the privilege of dy-
to danger as the most nervous men.
When the trumpet calls he swallows his
fear and offers his life as readily as a
brave aud patient man. Yet for him
there is no reward. no glittering medal,
no honorable mention in the papers and
nOpension." The draft horse was more
to be admired than the racer. He was
the family friend. What debt was due
him which was never repaid. - The
physician uses him from door to door
and collects his inevitable and inexora.
BILE fee. but the horse gets nothing but
the privilege of going again, and often
without even an 'oat-stiver.' 1t ought
to give a man pleasure to be called to
minister to the sufferings of this most
human and most abused OF all animals"
linen there was the COW, mot the one
that pastures at the pump, nor the dis
tillery cow that the devil fosters. but the
COW that lies under the shadowy trees in
summer and looks as sleepy as an Au-
gust clergyman She was the best
physician for children. "This is an age
of humanity" he said, in conclusion.
'.Men are sensitive to suffering as they
never were before. Cruel laws,are pass
ing away, AMI even cruelty in slaughter.
G animals is discountenanced. Do not
let any man look down on you because
he ministers to mankind while. you min
lster to suffering brutes- Let your names
be remembered for your fidelity, your
humanity and your science. FROM an
address before AmericdT Veterinary
COLLEGE,
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What Does Our Clothing weight

The medical profession, unable to cure
All the ills that flesh is heir to, looks
eagerly about for some one on whom to
Iay the blame. Climate, soil, geograph-
zeal position and all our habits of life
have In turn been accused of causing
disease. From time to time, our worthy
contemporary, the London Lancet.
sounds the tocsin, declaring that il has
discovered new cause of alarm. Some
article OF food. drink or clothing is Sc
iected for attack - being the key to all
eOuT misery.
The last freak IL the alarmist is &C
cusing women OF wearing too muck
clothing. Hitherto. the cry has usually
been that women's dress did not suiii
ciently protect them from the weather.
aud it was no doubt true as applied tc
costumes worn ut the Queens drawing
rooms" But since the introduction Of
cork soled boots, felt hats, listers and
overcoats, and their general adoption by
the fair sex, this cry has been sIlenced,
and the Lancet now accuses them Of
I going to the opposite extreme Seal
I skin saeques, fur-lined dolmans and
/ quilted silk circulars were the objects OF
its last attack. This, too, in spite of the
fact known to every scientific mind that
fur andcotton wadding afford far greater
! protection against the cold than the same
weight of any other material, feathers
alone excepted. A mans ulster, or even
a quilted overcoat that would afford the
same amount OF warmth, or more prop
erly speaking. keep out the same amount
of cold, would weigh far more. In
/ Northern Europe, especially Russia, and
to n less extent here, fur lined garments
are worn by both sexes. nor does any one
think Of calling them heaUy until warm
spring sun renders. them unnecessary.
In the daJs OF heavy wooden or quilted
! petticoats physicians complained of the
weights thus suspended on the hips, and
assorted that they must be hung from
the shoulders. Fur lined garments fol-
both sexes fulfill this condition, while
the loose fitting style of those worn by
women coniine a considerable quantity OF
air, the best OF non-conductors, between
them and the body.
Impressed with The Importance OF the
LaHcerS remarks, and perhaps hoping tC
| check the extravagant custom of wear.
ing these cloaks. the reporter of a New
York daily visited several stores and
weighed these articles, with the follow.
ing results:
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A Heartless Desertion.

The doors of the State Lunatic Asylum
have just been opened to admit q young
lady, whose intellecth has been dethroned
by the perfidy of a recreant bridegroom.
The name of the demented girl is Anna
Peterson, a member of one of the most
prominent families of Harbor Creek,
near Erie, Pa. Miss Peterson is nineteen
years old, and has been literally en-
lowed by nature with handsome form
and a sweet disposition. About year
ago young man named P. Dullea paid
her marked attention, and in due time
she promised to wed him. Dullea is
possessed of considerable property, and
the match was generally considered a
most happy one. The 9TH of March was
sec for the wedding day, and many rela-
tives and friends were invited to be pres
4nt 1T the ceremony. The bridegroom
was very jealous in making the prepara-
tons, and left nothing undone which
would add-eclat to the affair. The event.
full day arrived and Anna Peterson ar
rayed herself in her bridal robes. The
morning trains brought many friends
who assembled in the handsomely deco
rated parlors as the hour drew nigh. The
marriage was to be solemnized at noon.
At 100 the bridegroom had not arrived
The minister was in waiting to perform
the ceremony and in an upper room the
bride sat among her elegantly attired
trademarks. just before noon stranger
rang the bell, and, banding the servant
a letter addressed to Miss Peterson, hur-
ried away. This excited considerable
suspicion and not without forebodings of
evil did Mr.. Peterson deliver the missive
to his daughter. She tore it open hur-
riedly glanced over its contents and with
an agonized shrek fell in swoon. The
fatal letter was picked up and read to
the guests. 1t was curt heartless epistle
and read as follows:
any DEAR MISS PETERSON: circumstances
over which have no control compel me to
forego the honor of wedding you to-day This
morning was informed of great necessity for
Ii all goes well, may see you, and then, If our
feelings for each other are unaltered, our rela-
tons can be considered the same as though this
little hitch in our arrangements had never hap
pened. Yours truly,
up. DULLEA.
''P. Sam going to travel
Restoratives were applied and the de-
serted bride regained consciousness.
When she came out of the faint, she as
tonished her friends by quietly readjust-
ing her wreath of orange blossoms and
taking the hands of an aged neighbor,
addressed him by her false lover name
and announced herself ready to repeat
the words that should make her his wife.
Then it flashed on the minds of all those
present that the shock had deprived her
of her reason. They led her away like
poor Ophelia, smiling and chatting in an
artless way that was heartrending to see
and hear. The. house of rejoicing was
changed to one of sorrow. During the
night Miss Peterson was attacked with
violent paroxysms, succeeded by periods
of inSensibility. Her parents are pros
trated by the weight of sorrow. Nothing
further has been heard from Dullea, and
the community is wild with excitement
over his perfidious action.-Erie (Pa.)
Cor. Chicago Herald.
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Old Age

The whole of life may be divided into
three periods-that of growth, maturity
and decay. =
The first is characterized by changes
in substance, size, form, powers and sus-
capabilities.
The second is characterized by fixed
ness. Food no longer grows to growth,
but simply makes good what the system
wastes in its working 1t is the period
of labor, enterprise and intellectual
mastership over nature. H
The third say from sixty onward-is
the opposite of the first, aud would be of
the second, were we not able to carry
along our accumulated treasures of ex-
perience, knowledge, habits and much
of the momentum gained in our best
years. At the best, however. it is one
of increasing decay.
Two facts, misunderstanding from
lack of nourishment-and ''degenera-
tion-change' muscular fibre into fat
or lime-explain this decay in the main.
The food may be enough, but the power
to get rid of the waste of the system, and
to replace it with good nerve, muscle,
membranes, heat and strength is less
ened. Hence there is universal shrink
age, which is not confined to the muscles,
but extends to the brain, spinal cord.
nerve trunks, lungs, liver, and in a still
greater degree, to the spleen and lynn
phatic glands.
The heart and kidneys-by wise pro-
vision of nature-retain their normal
size. the first even generally becoming
larger. The vacuum around the shriveled
brain and lungs is filled with a watery
fluid from the blood. The lungs are
drawn toward the back bone. and the
chest proportionately falls in. Their
surface is quite uneven. Their power
to throw off carbonic acid yearly
decreases. becoming from one-fourth TO
one half less. This is largely due to the
weaker and shallower breathing.
The veins lose much of their elasticity,
and their walls-especially in the lower
half of the body-increase in size and
thickness. The blood is less in quantity,
more fluid and coagulates more readily.
The pulse is slow, hard and wiry. The
heartbeat is more irregular. The above
are some of the characteristics of normal
old age Youths C0mp'snio1s. hss
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

During the past year the Baltimore
Conferences Of the M. Il. Church South
received s153. 900 for missionary work
The largest contribution since the war.
The schOolmasters of Scotland, in 8
recent meeting at Aberdeen. concurred
In the belief that present educational
demands are prejudicial TO the health Of
children"
The main building Of Hamline Uni
Eersity. at Minneapolis, Mimi, recently
destroyed by fire, is To be rebuilt AT
once. and so, 600 Is TO be RAISED for the
purpose. The Rev DIR. ID. G.. John,
President Of the university. has resigned.
and his resignation has been accepted.
Miss Hulda Il. Loud, of ROckland.
Mass. attended the recent town meet
lng Of the town and asked that the sal.
aries of teachers be raised 500. She
made two speeches. one in reply TO an
opponent, and the meeting unanimous.
" voted $1,000 additional To these
wages.
Bishop Kccncr. Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. gave expires
non. at the meeting Of the Baltimore
Conference at Charleston. w. Va, 20
sho fear that the clergy of his denomi.
nation are leaning too much 10 book.
khncss. and that wealth Is cxcrting 3
tuinous influence upon the church.
The Jews Of Toronto are moving &c
have certain reforms introduced into
their religious service, including the
seating Of both sexes together instead
Of separate. The matter has been re.
lerred To the Chief Rabbi i'm England
but should his decision be adverse Sc.
scssion and independent movement will
result, Il is said.
Secretary Tcllcrhas forwarded plan:
lor the erection Of Government Indian
Industrial School near Lawrence. Kan
Three hundred acres of land south oI
that place have been purchased for the
ute, and the erection is TO be inmedi.
ltely commenced. The school will &C.
sopmodate about five hundred pupils
and will be- the largest institution oil
The Kind in the United States. Chicago
Hcraid
The Episcopalians propose TO es.
lablish n Divinity School in Colorado.
II Is said to be almost impossible to get
pastors from the East ~ the field is q
Woodworking and underpaid one. They
have frame building To- begin with,
but want nc least $4,000 endowment,
The immediate funds To- be devoted to
furniture and other items. The Rev.
". g. Bishop. Fellow Of Emanuel Col.
ege, Cambridge, has been engaged rs
President.
tTwo school teachers of Lynn,
Mass, have shown the world how 10
administer an artistic whipping to q
scholar. One Of them held him. an
tight-ycar-old boy. and the other pound
ed him cup and down, all around. "
With n sharp-edged ferule. until his
body bore striking resemblance TO u
CARRIER pole. For this piece of amusc.
mcnt the young ladies have been invit.
Id To seek new worlds to conquer
Boston Herald
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Spelling and Composition.

Col. w. F. Parker. writing in the Min
nesota journal of Education, says: We
give to spelling so much of our import
ant time! What is it? 1t is making the
form of a word. That is spelling, per
Sc. Oral spelling is the description of
word, naming its parts. A child, can
spell, O. e, learn the letters of word,
but might merely getit from sound.
Spelling should be a description, as If
drew house, which would be describing
It, One of old Commenius' principles
ls'this: Things that have to be done
should be done by doing Them" The
powers of the teacher seem to have been
directed to doing a thing by doing some
thing else. AS soon as the child begins
to read he spells. Oral spelling should
be put off till the second year to make
sure that he gets the form right. The
iirst year should be given to copying
words. Much teaching is merely at
tempted forcing out of the mind what
has not yet got into it. Never spell any
words for child unless that child can
follow with the idea, as the pencil traces
the word. He thus learns the written and
] the spoken language together learns to
read and write ut the same time. If
| all the spelling books were piled up
and set on fire they would give more
light to the world than they ever did to
tie school-room! The purpose cf SPELL
| ing is composition. In the firss year
provide the pupil with correct copy of
mental pictures. Give sentences, have
the children copy them. and after they
are erased have them reproduce them.
Give the thought of what is spelled. The
| I,x,.I
Train a child to know when he does
not know word. He will then never
spell wrong. All spelling can be taught
in composition. Children can be made
to love to talk with the pencil. A child
knows united thought by expressing
it. Do an act and have them write it,
or let them tell it orally. All of gram
mar can be taught in beautiful way by
action. Put no false syntax on the board;
the wrong form is as likely to remain in
the chlds mind as the right. Be wight
| from the start. Pictures can be utilized
in the writing of compositions. The
little ones may write one, two or Shree
sentences only about picture, but by
the second year the child can write a
| story about it. In the third year nc can
write a page of composition entirely
correct. Is that not foundation for
grammar? Another way of teaching
composition is to tell the child stories,
and have it reproduce them in its own
words. In object teaching there is as
much nonsense acin anything else. The
fundamental mistake is that teachers
attempt the Impossible. They fail to
understand that the child cannot see
| what they can see and consequently talk
above their heads.
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s'Snipe. Hunting"

1.-THE Champion Snipe-Hunter ir
America, haunts the Grand Pacific anC
other hotels daily, and he has done sc
for the last two weeks Or more. "rhe
Snipe. hunter j. none of your fellows who
walk ABOUT the marshes with gun, powder
and shot. but he is the man who "snipes
the soldier" 1.-The soldier" is the veter.
an remains of a cigar-one that has been
smoked to satisfaction by the origina
owner and thrown upon the ground OF
in the spittoon to be used no moreAso al
least the man who discards it thinks.
The subject of this paragraph is no out
cast tramp in filthy rags, but a respe CT
able-appearing man. He wears good
clothes, and he carries, in technical par.
lance, "a snipe and a slang" He il
apparently about fifty-five years old,
with gray beard aud mustache. He
wears an exc .llent overcoat and boots,
and sealskin turban. His modus oper.
andi is very ingenious. From afar he
espies "the soldier" be he in marble
toon. Hepulls ont his pocket-handker-
chief, drops it over his prisoner, and
VIGOROUSLY deposits him in his coas-
pocket, where he is held prisoner until
some secluded spot is reached. when he
is bagged with the previously-captured
game. 1.-The snipe-hunter" sports an
elegant meershaum cigar-holder. highly
colored, and from this the prisoners. are
IN part evaporated into smoke.
A Ti5une reporter tackled ''the snipe
hunter yesterday near the reading
room of the Grand Pacific, Just as he had
picked up a soldier discarded by
Albert Pullman. The reporter asked
what do you do with the cigar-stumps
you pick up here?''
Turning Indignantly to the reporter.
he said: '.What do you mean, sir? !
never pick up cigar-stumps, SIR
"But say you just pick up the re.
mains of a cigar that Mr.. Pullman threw
away and hide it in your pocket" said
the reporter te-lss tfaf
Eyes, pick up cigar-stumps some
times"
'But have seen you do it regularly
for. two weeks; what is your object?'
"The best and largest of them smoke
myself, use the ashes. as far as can,
for cleaning teeth. The rest L grind up
and make into smoking tob&cco and
snuff. The tobacco is sought after. and
l can sell all l can make for thirty-five
cents pound. and can gather in sew.
eral pounds day." ~
''Do you need the money!
"Not particularly. butt is cheaper thar
buying cigars" And then the '.snipe.
hunter slipped away before the reportes
could PROFOUND another question. -7Cht
sago Tribune.