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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

through them. My friend had got
pretty well down the line, and | was
admitting to myself that the science had
certainly made some progress since, my
day, when one Of the victims hauled Oft
quick and knocked my partner down,
jumped on him. took his empty revolt
Yer away from him, and began snapp-
ing it at his ears. 1t didn't 90 oil, of
course, but in minute the Others were
on him holding him fast, and the man
with the revolver levelled it at me with
the order. ''Throw up your hands" |
had always been used to loaded pistols
in my day, and, while | was painfully
conscious that mine was empty, | for
got for moment that the other was
also, and up went my hands. Just then
the id,ocy OF the thing popped into my
head, but it was toe late. They were
on top of me in minute, and they soon
had us both tied up with hitching straps
and ropes. Now. that was a nice pickle
for a '49er to be in, want hunting
coaches with empty guns and then
being captured with one of them? |
wouldn't have blamed the Judge much
if he d made it forty years instead OF
twenty. San Francisco Cor. N. \.
Sun.
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A Mothers Influence.

In railroad car man about sixty
years old came to sit beside me. He
had heard me lecturing the evening
before on Temperance. 81 am master of
ship" said he sailing out of New
York, and have Just returned from my
tiftieth voyage across the Atlantic.
About thirty years ago L was a sos,
shipped while dead drunk, and was car
red on board like log. When 1 came
to the Captain asked me: DO you re-
member your mother?" told him she
died before l could remember. 'Well,'
said he, i am Vermont man. When
was young [ was crazy to 90 to sea.
At last my mother consented / should
seek my fortune. My boy she said,
4 don't know anything about towns,
and | never saw the sea, but they tell
me they make thousands of drunkards.
Now, promise me you'll never drink 3
drop of liquor He said, Il laid my
hand in hers and promised, as l looked
into her eyes for the last time. She died
seen the worst kind of life and men.
They laughed at me as milkshop. and
wanted to know if 1 was coward. But
when they offered me liquor l saw my
mothers pleading face, and l never
drank drop. 1t has. been my sheet
anchor, l owe all to that. Would you
like to take that pledgc?' said he. My
companion took it, and he added, 1T
has saved me. / have fine ship, wife
and children at home, and have help
ed others. " That earnest mother saved
two men to virtue and useiulness-ho how
many more He who sees all alone can
tell. Wendell Phillips.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16
Temperance Reading.
THE HEA VEN BRE WE'D BEVER-
AGE,


Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging,
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise.-PTOr., 20, l.
At the last it biteth like a serpent and sting
eth like an adder-Pr0U, %, 81.
Oh that men should put an enemy into their
mouths to steal away their bralnS.-SfIdheS-
Dedre.
There is life in the drink of the father of old,
First sparkling in Eden's fair vale
Drink lift for the Gods" crystal water so
No nectar like "Adam's pure ale"
II cheereth the heart of the laddle and lass,
Nerves age with the tottering knee;
Inspiration we qua1f from tue dew-beade2
The glass that from posonis free.
CHORUS:
Then drink but the beverage brewed upon
high
Renewing thy youth while it brightens
thine eye;
The rum and the bumper of wine ever
shun;
Too long they have neighbor and brother
undone fa-
Meier found is this nectar-the health-giving
In the coils of the venomons still;
In grove and in glen life elixir we find;
1t spouts from the foot of the hill;
There wayfarer weary and steed slake their
thirst,
And birding and herd drinketh Deep
And their copious QuaIing is never accursG, :.
But their thanks ever "Heavenwar6
sweep.
In the "old oaken bucket enticng and
cool,
In the rivufet murmuring by,
In the river swift-howing, in ''Siloam's pool
In summer-clouds yelling the sky
All, there is the drink of the blessing-fraught
brew,
For mortal, brute, flower and sod,
In diamond-like beauty and prismatc hue
q Pure water, blessing from God.
Break the tempting, wine-goblet and drink
nevermore
The poison that filleth with woe,
That lureth the wolf of despair to the door.
That inciteth the murderous blow;
The wife-beater's goblet, the fratricides cup,
Oh Danish from side-board and stand;
Take the hand of the erring, and bid him look
up,
No longer rum-burning brand.
-NdttonGI AnericdR~
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" JiSt AfOre."

"8lack-sklnned, ignorant, uncouth-
what was it to the world if he lay dy
ing? They passed his humble doc
with careless thought as the dampnes
of death gathered on his brow, and tn,
children on the corner never 6s-s,
ceased their noisy play as the Shadow
o. death tlitted around the open door.
"Chlue"
Yes, she gas there. Old and wrinklel
and black, her heart aching, her EYES
full of tears, she sat by his bedside
alone.
''Chloe, how long ago was lt?"
Nigh on to fifty vars, Moses" she
whispered. 'De same master Owned
us boat; we worked togedcr in deSame
cotton fields; we prayed de same
pray'rs an sung de same hymns to-
geder in de long ago"
An de chill P"
"Dead-all dead 1t has bin twenty
Vars since de voice of de last ore made
our hearts beat faster"
can we has bin alone?"
"All alone, Moses Our ole hearts
has panied and ached fur de dead an
gone, an we has sometimes cried out:
come home, chill en-come back to
u.s. but de dead can not return"
can de time has been long?'
"Yes, honey. We has bin pinin' an
longin' We has bin on journey an
hopin' fur de eand of de road
''An' we has bin poo an lovlyP"
"De same. Hunger an cold have
sheered our home fur Vars an Vars,
an de world hardly Knows dat we am
upon airth."
"An' now, Chloe, rze gwine'way to
leave you?"
eyes, Nose"
can de nights will seem darker an
de days longer when am gone. You'll
have another mem'ry to make &c hart
ache-another sorrow to dim te poo
ole eyes wild tears. | wish de Lawd
had called you fust."
"No, no, Moses. What He doeth
am for de best. Men has told you dar'
was no God"
"But dar' am, Chloe! I'ze cot de
feeliu' heah in my heart. PIE got SIGH
peace an contentment dat Pm siukin'
away like chile gwine to sleep!" :
AM men have scotfed at q hereafter
fur de soul"
"Pze driftin' to it," he whispered, a.
his face lighted up. 81 kin see across
de dark valley into de glorious sun
shine of de speerit worldnf
"An' dar' am happine IS an rest fol
eben SIGH as us.
Come cluser, Chloe! Lay you
lace on mine. rze driftin '-driftn'
P/e partin' wild dis poo ole body ant
dis black skin. I'ze leabin' old age
sorrow hunger an pain all behind
De sunlight from across de valley fall.
upon your face, an tam whittier dar
snow. 1t am de sunlight of de here
aIter-of Heaven Cluser, Chloe, Tx
driftin' -driftin'-"
And as she held the hand of the dead
and rocked to and fro her face wore 6
smile of happiness.
".jist al few days afore mel" she whis
pered -''iist long huff to tell EN- dat
l'ze ole an poo an lonely an want t.
come up dar so bad! An de chllIer
will be dar', and We'll all be Young
again, an Moses will meet me on do
bank of de ribber an tell 'em dat my
faith has never wandered nor weakened
from all de trials of a lifetime.'.
tr0t Free Press.
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A Burlington Idyl.

As the shades of evening enveloped
the huge tree tops in silence and hushed
the melodious song of the fresh summer
leaves, young couple entered the
park on Fourth street, and reclined
upon one of the comfortable and ele-
giant benches prepared for the accom-
mediation of youth. The sweet tunes
of the early Katy dds and the frolic-
some pranks of the frogs in the ad DIN
ing fountain made the occasion one of
extraordinary interest. 'tAh, my be-
loved celia" began the young swain,
show happy will we be when the
church has pronoun ed its blessing
upon our union. Verify, love to think
OF the scenes of our future home,
where you, my dear, shall be the queen
and | the faithful vassal. When, oh
when my dearest love, wilt thou be
wholly mine?' An enchanting blush
passed over the freckled features
OF the adorable Cecilia. She hesitated.
she stammered, but utterance failed
her. I he faithful lover slowly passed
his arm around her waist to support her
at this trying moment. Timidly she
moved away, but Walter, thinking only
OF his future happiness, pursued her.
A close EMBRACE piercing cry and
he vanished. Cecilia looked at the
disappearing form of her Adonis,
and murmured sweetly: "Blast him,
it was only pin! Does the fool
think | can hold my red sash together
with my handsw The results of this
accident are sad. Walter will never
more call upon the fair freckled-faced
Cecilia; and the loving maiden will
never forget the hasty departure and
Walters cry of anguish. (The poetical
expressions in this item are Chicago
property. )-HaOteye.
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THE BALLAD or THE BABY.

| Bald of head and red in the face,
I'm only n baby weak and small;
A bundle of flannel and bib and lace;
But DON'T, beg, into error fail,
Forthere'S not thing on this earthly ball,
Or big or little, or old.o new,
That holds the world in completer thrall;
Come list TO the deeds that can do.
! can shrek 81 Shrek to rend all space,
Can choke myself with my broidered shawl;
Can send my nurse on a frantic chase
For pins that never were there at all.
| can make my pa. so brave and tall,
Say curious words just one or two,
As he walkS.the floor to hush my squall;
Come, list to the deeds that | can do.
] can coo and coo with tender grace,
And bring my subjects at beck and CALL
With cunning smile and a soft embrace,
While into mischief | straightway crawl;
My mamma anger can forestall,
] can patty-ca1e and can peek-ahoo,
] can charm, enslave, delude, appall;
Come, list to the deeds that can do.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16
Cigar Store Dend-HnAdS.

"How many dead-heads do you sup
pose man in my position has to deal
with every day?n asked the proprietor
of one of the largest cigar stores in the
city last night.
Il really do not know" said the
american man.
"Well, for my own satisfaction, l
kept record of q days experience,
and this taking up piece of paper
lis the result 1853 wanted light. 81
wanted change, 40 wanted postage
stamps, II wanted ice water, 10 wanted
to see the directory, 8 wanted to leave
packages and valises, 3 wanted pens,
ink and paper, wanted the loan of pen
and ink only, 5 wanted the scrap ends
of tobacco and 32wanted private favors
"a grand dead-head total OF 352. How
thatp"
"Rather bad for you, should say"
Eyes, it is bad, and what's worse,
very few of these people ever buy any
thing. For instance, eountryman
came in here to-day with three valises.
He asked the privilege of leaving them.
OF course / granted it. He came in here
IuICC W Oub anu pun
things in. He even went so far as to
use my mirror in arranging his hair
and putting on clean collar, And
after all, he went out without buying a
cents worth. y Baltimore american.
"A tradesman in the North of France,
in opening money-drawer, found
scraps which, on examination, turned
out to be the paper of the Bank OF
France. Five notes of a thousand
francs each had been apparently de-
stroyed, and it was ascertained that the
culprit could only be a mouse. A trap
was set to catch the thief, the remnants
in the drawer were carefully collected,
and an hour later the nibbler was taken.
Immediately the mouse was con-
veyed to a veterinary surgeon, put to
death and dissected. It's stomach con-
tanned the undigested meal of paper.
The pieces were matched and gummed
together Chicago Journal.
Our importation of bananas has
been doubled since 1881, but a striking
offset is offered to this increase in the
very notable decrease in the importa-
ton of oranges, the most popular of all
the imported fruits. The deficiency
seems to have been partially made good
from the orange groves of Florida
~ Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

-Spprgecn tells an amusing story Of
the old lady who started up when her
grandson was about to take her UNI
brella, exclaiming: mo, now, you
DON'T I've had that umbrella twenty
three years, and it's never been wet
yet, and you Amt going to begin" ~.
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ENVOY.

With my tiny hands 1 can build life's wall
As true and strong as the skies are blue;
] am the monarch of hut and hall;
Come, list to the deeds that l can do.
~ -CdrlOtta Perry, in Good Cheer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

The new railroad built at n cost of
over S1,000,000 at st. Jago,~ Cuba, by
capitalists of Pennsylvania, the Bethle-
hem Iron Company, is in successful OPP
eration. The concern is organized and
doing business under the name of the
Juragua Iron Mining Company Rtal-
ddelpdiu Press. H
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

"A writer in the Boston. G0@ette says
the calf is the restaurant. keepers best
friend, inasmuch as 1t provides his bill
OF fare with mock-turtle soup, chicken
salal, chicken croquettes.p ot-pie, boned
turkey, turkey hash, veal, in It's various
unmasked forms, and indigestion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

Paul Mayo, of Lausanne, Switzer-
land, has discovered that the wings OF
the common fly vibrate at the rate OF
$50 strokes per second, while the mus
quito makes his wings go at the rate Of
1000 strokes per second.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

In Queensland immunity from pun
ishment induces the white men to think
nothing of taking the lives of natives,
and the latter are killed for stealing a
few pieces of tobacco, as was the case
with skipper at Dufaure Island. For
trihing theft he shot three men whom
he suspected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

Instead of saying nowadays that
some one ''promises" to write a book
the word used is threatens.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

s-Why. in sea-bathing, is the water
warm when the wind is from the sea
toward the shore? An old salt says that
the answer is simple enough. When the
wind is from the sea, the surface water
people battle in, which is warm, is
blown and held in shore; when the wind
is off shore, the surface water is blown
out, and cold water from the depths be-
low the surface takes its place. Boston
Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
THE MANOR TRAGEDY.

A Citizen Assaulted at His Own Fireside.
Yesterday a gentleman from the
country brought in the terrible tid1ngs
of a horrible crime perpetrated near
Manor, in this county. Thursday
evening of this week, while II. A.
Scott, a respectable farmer living on
Decker's Prairie, in the Lock wood
~neighborhood, was sitting by his
hearth, he was firet. ppon by some
party on the outside and fell prostrate
upon the floor-dead. The unfortunate
man had his little babe upon his knee,
singing it song in the gayest mood,
when his career was so suddenly
stopped. 1t was most damnable act
of some cowardly assassin. A shotgun
was the weapon used. A number of
bullets struck the poor fellow and the
off. Who did it? Nobody can say,
for as soon as the murderer fired his
fatal volley through the half open
door he turned and fled. Cowardly
assassins always run. If this one
could be caught, and the act fastened
upon him, Judge Lynch ought to pre-
side. But that is the Trouble; no one,
so far as known, had any motive for
killing Scott. At least none Of his
neighbors. But in criminal case in
different county the deceased was
said to have been principal witness.
On his testimony exclusively a party
indicted for theft, was sure to get
punished. Is this a clew? Perhaps
it may be and lead to discovering the
wretch who did the awful crime. 1t
is said that murder will out. A MUIR
der like this, so foul, so base, SO utter
ly cruel, so heinous in its execution,
sooner or later must "out," and the
guilty murderer ultimately atone for
a deed so shocking that the blood OF
the dead man cries to heaven for re.
trihutiOn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
statement From Houston.

Special Telegram to The statesman.
HOUSTON, November 14-The kill
ed IN to-day's wreck, so far as known,
were E. F. Laris, baggage master; l..
CORDOBA, passenger agent; Leonard
Lenks, newsboy; Green Lewis, colored,
porter: Hamp. Thomas, passenger,
Navasota; a German lady and three
children, unknown; and Julia, child
6 years old.
The wounded were S. r. McMullin,
express messenger, thigh broken;
Robt. Victor, face injured; G. l.. Wal
lace, face injured; 1. G. John, editor of
the Christian Advocate, Galveston.
face and head severe; John Glass,
Houston, serious scalp wound; E. h.
Fordtrandt, of Galveston, scalp wound ;
Danl. McEnnis, South Carolina, scalp
wound; J. G. Peoples. incised scalp
wound and injured internally, severe;
A. II. Jackson, Montgomery, Ala,
scalp wound; T. j. Cockrel, Reagan.
Tex, scalp wound; Austin GambTook,
of Clay Station, Texs confusion of the
back; w. w. Childress, Atlanta, Ca,
confusion in the back; Isaac Massey,
of Georgia, slight confusion of the
back; John Edwards of Georgia, face
injured, slight; W. FL. Burton, of
Houston, leg injured, slight.
The above list of dead includes
only those whose bodies are recovered.
1t is supposed there are others in a
Car under water in the creek.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
DALLAS.
New General Freight Agent of the Central
-Wolk of Masked Men,

New General Freight Agent of the Central
-Wolk of Masked Men,
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, November 17.-Mr. Dan
Ripley has been appointed general
freight agent OF the Houston Sc Texas
Central railway, vice Mr.. True, resign
ed, and leaves tomorrow Tor Houston,
his headquarters, to assume charge of
the duties of his office.
Silers' omnibus and transfer line
was to-day attached for sequestration
by Mrs. Malone, wife of commercial
traveller, to secure $4,000 loaned on
the property.
News reached here this evening that
three masked men yesterday robbed
Greer & Barnett's store in Grayson
county, of large amount of money,
by forcing Mr.. Barrett to open the
safe. They ulso relieved him of fine
gold watch and chain and jeWelry.
The burglars ESCAPED,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
BERRY'S BAD BREAK.

And Its Sequel-A Cold Day for Couple
of Young Men, Who Committed
Robberies in Williamson County.
"The only good robber that 1 know
anything about is a dead one," re-
marked Mr.. Connel, of Liberty Hill, to
a STATESMAN reporter last week,
Eyes, that is what 1 say, and you
would think so, too, if you had gone
through what Mr.. Fowler, my friend
here, and myself have experienced
during the last two or three days.
But your special from Elgin, in yes
terday's paper, gave the main facts of
the killing about as they occurred"
On being asked for further details, the
gentlemen told their story in sub
stance as follows: On the second day of
this month Sunday, during the alb
sence of both families, the houses of
Mr.. II, G. Fowler and Mr.. Samp Con-
nell, both living near Liberty Hill, in
Williamson county, were broken into
and robbed. A fine California saddle,
and other articles, were stolen from
Council, while Mr.. Fowler lost
a suit of clothes and other
YaIuab5ies, In all about $i00 worth.
By some means they got trail of the
robbers, and Saturday last started in
pursuit. About dinner time Tuesday
they drove into the little town of Ell
gin on the Central railroad, some 25
miles distant from here: In few
minutes they caught sight of the men
that they were after. Both of them,
Berry and Lewis, were in saloon en-
gagged in a game Of billiards. In
few minutes they came out. Fowler
stepping up to Lewis said: Sir, have
papers for your arrest. The only re-
ply he got was bullet through his
shoulder. Then the ball opened in
dead earnest and about twenty shots
rang out from four revolvers in as
many seconds. Lewis had gained his
saddle (Which Council had jusS ident-
flied as his property and his partner
sprang up behind him. AS he did so,
Council took deliberate aim; ball
went wh1Zzing through his head and
Berry fell backward to the ground,
corpse; Lewis put spurs to the ami
NAL and galloped off at full speed
while the others being on foot were
unable to follow.
How about that wound in your
shoulder? asked the reporter of Mr..
Fowler.
1t didn't amount to much, but the one
1 got in the arm pains me considera-
bly,. But / am thankful that Council
and escaped as luckily as we did. 1t
is wonder that only one man was
killed, for we were within three feet
of each other all thetime, and both the
olher men showed desperate bravery"
Where did these men hail from ?
was asked.
"Iewis, who got away, known as
Babe Lewis, was raised about Elgln,
1 think. The other man is said to
hail from Meridian, in Bosque coun--
ty, and another report says he is an es-
capped convict; but he'll never have a
chance to rob again"
AS the reporter thanked the gentle
men and was turning to go, they both
stopped him to request that their
thanks be rendered to the good people
of Elgin, who so kindly upheld them
in their conduct. After the affair was
over numbers volunteered their assist
ence and escort to Austin if it was de-
sired.
Lewis, it is thought, will ultimately
be captured. As for his associate In
guilt, he lies in an obscure grave,
buried in the same garments that he
purloined so short while before,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
DEATH OF DIR. MOOD.
A Good Man and Distinguished Educa-
tor Passes Away.

A Good Man and Distinguished Educa-
tor Passes Away.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
WACO, November 12.-Francis As
bury Mood, d. d., regent of south
western university, died this morning
at 1925 o'clock at the residence Of
Mrs. Oliver, in this city. DR.. Mood
was attending the session of the
Northwestern Texas Conference, and
on the evening of the 7th inst. made a
most piquant, logical and eloquent
speech on education. He was native
of South Carolina and was a man of
extensive learning and an eloquent
preacher. For fourteen years he has
been laboringsin the founding and
establishing Of the southwestern uni
yersity, which he turns over to other
hands. He was 81 years of age and
died in great peace. His body will be
taken to Georgetown and the funeral
ceremonies take place there Friday,
the 18th inst, at 10 a. IN.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
FROM LAREDO.

Another Outbreak at Sabinas-Escaped
Convict Captured-ProposedC Contest.
LAREDO, November 14,-As your
correspondent stated some time ago,
in connection with the Sabinas affair,
- revolutionists were taking things
cas-; waiting the attack of the state
troops, which was ineYitabie. The
outbreak at its first chapter seemed
terrible to an American, and it was
thought by many that the revolters
would soon be captured and punished,
but in Mexico such happenings are
real common and fail to produce much
effect on the people, or even the au7
thorities. They are used to it and re-
quire certain amount to insure
health and piece of mind. Following
are the latest facts in the case:
Several days ago the government
sent detachment of troops as body
guard to Judge J. NJ. Cara Davila, Of