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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

The waters, which flow at the rate of
fifty gallons per minute, have already
gained quite reputation for curative
powers. One case, that of distinguished
gentleman in the state government having
recently, it is said, been cured of an obsti-
nate rheumatism.
There are many visitors to the well
every day, and the water is carried away
in jugs and bottles for the use of invalids
at distance.
Colonel Helm is having tank of $4,000
gallons apscity built at the we'll. A beau
ttful park is being laid out; there will be
hydrants and bathing arrangements, and
when the place is fixed up Grooms' sd-
dition will be one of the chief resorts
about Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
There's blessing in the bottle on whose label we

There's blessing in the bottle on whose label we
can read
Doctor Plerce's Favorite Prescription, for the
woman who has need
of remedy for troubles none but women ever
know.
IT'S her best ana truest friend, and happy thou
sands call 1t so,
As they think of years Of su ring that were theirs
before II came,
Bringing them the balm o. healing, and they bless
the very name
OF this wonderfully and deservedly, popu-
lar remedy for the various ills woman Is
heir to. "Favorite Prescription" is the
only medicine for women, sold by drug
gists, under positive guarantee from the
manufacturers. that it will give satisfac-
ton in every case, on money will be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle wrapper, and faithfully car
ried out for many years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Great Dismal Swamp,

of Virginia, is one enormous quagmire
of decayed vegetation, a region of gloom
and desolation; but not more 80 than the
human system when blocked up by de-
cayed animal matter, which poisons the
blood and brings gloom to an otherwise
happy household. Doctor Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets remove all "waste
matter" and give natare chance to build
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
A Horrible Deed.

Sergeant Palmer arrested yesterday a
negro by the name of Fred White upon
the charge of pouring vitriol over the face
of his wife. 1t is said that he committed
the deed while the woman was asleep.
Her face is horribly burned and it is feared
that she will lose one of her eyes,. White
is locked up and will be given a hearing
this morning. White and his wife re-
sided at 504 West Sixteenth street, and
had had some disagreement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
Fine Cotton,

Mr.. @. d. Walsh, who lives on Barton's
creek left sample of his cotton crop yes
terday at the Office of The STATEsMAN.
The plant is very fine specimen, and is
putting forth in squares preparatory to
forming the bolls. He has fifty acres that
are as far advanced as this. His crop is
probably as fine as any in the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
Professor waggener at GAINESVILLE

The Gainesville Register thus speaks of
the address of Professor Wsggener, of the
State university, at the High school com
mencement in Gainesville last week:
When the people had assembled at $50
O'Clock, of course the chief attraction was
the expected address by Doctor Wag-
gener. Some excellent music preceded
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
TFROM SATURDAYS DAILY. |
The Bean Case.

Howard vs.. Russell, known as the oele-
brated "Bean case," from Bonham, has
been postponed in the supreme court un-
til June IL on account of the sickness of
some of the parties. The Bonham bar is
arranged on one side while the other side
is represented by Messrs. Walton, Hill d
Walton, assisted by Judge M. f. Morris,
of Washington city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
It is estimated that the United States
has doctor for every 600 Inhabitants.

To clear the head, cheer the spirits and
brighten the complexion, take Bailey's
Effervesoent and Sparkling Aperient. 1t
will do away with dyspepsia, biliousness,
heartburn, acid stomach and constipation
like drinking the waters of the celebrated
Baden Baden Springs, of Germany. As
delicious as glass of soda water. Price,
80 cents, of all druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

Every woman should know that
Carter's Little Liver Pills are specific for
sick headache. Only one pill dose. A
woman can't stand everything.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

The quiet marriage makes the most
noise when it gets out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye Water. Carefully examine the
outside wrapper. None other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

The present permanent population Of
Oklahoma is about 10000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

The country needs less scrambling for
Office and more strawberries in the short
cake.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

Chill has decided to put stop to Chi
nese immigration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13

BEEoHAM's PILLS cot like magic on
weak stomach.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

The following reports of county oollec.
tors we're received yesterday by Commits
sioner Foster: Collin, Brown, Cherokee
Hale, Harrison, Haskell, Midland, Mont
gomery, San Jacinto, Upshut.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
The Literature of Today,

More and more, In the quicker action Of
mind upon mind, the magazine and the news
paper are coming to absorb the utterances OF
those who have something to say. Nobody
can wait to put his thought into a book be.
fore he speaks 1t to the world, and the result
is that many books In the first instance are
given TO the public under the spur of imper-
sonal Journalism or through the medium of
the great reviews. The hardship of this
tendency Is felt in tho production Of the best
literature. Nobody can to1ay follow the
Horatian maxim and Keep lis manuscript
long enough for its leaves 10 grow yellow In
his drawer Every one uust strike while the
iron is bot, and the use u the fle early and
late, which gave the Greek literature its ex-
quisite finish, Is sadly lacking In the rough
and ready literature OF the day.
The tendency Of ell writing in our own
time is to the haste and waste that ere the
curse OF good style. Even so excellent o
writer as Mr.. Arnold, whose earlier work was
as fine ns that Of "Amiels Journal in the
hurry of his efforts to catch the next number
OF the magazine, neglected to put the finish
ing touches to his essays and was caught In
the same tolls that have marred the work Of
most of bis contemporaries. And yet the
came rules hold good today that held with
Thucydides and Horace, the rules that dis
tinguish good work from poor, good thought
from thought imperfectly in words. The
danger Of modern letters Is that literature
shall be Like food that Is half cooked.-New
York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09

When very SICK an Ainu man (the women
may not pray at alD will call upon the fire
goddess, who Is reckoned great purifier,
thus, "Abe kamui. Yekoingara wa en-kore"
go fire goddess, condescend to look upon
me- Upon the approach of death, the mas
ter will lie close to the fire ON his own side Of
the HEARTH partly for the sake of the
warmth, but probably in measure for any
possible benefit to DO gained from propin-
guilty to the realm Of the fire goddess. Then
the village chief and elders and tho sick
mans friends, all come to see him; tho men
to pray and "drink to the GODS" while the
women weep and wall In rather q noisy
fashion, since they are denied the comforts
Of religion There are times when the
patience of the praying men becomes ex-
hausted II no favorable answer is given to
their petitions.
M. Bachelor tells Of one death scene which
he witnessed when two men were praying to
the goddess of fire and another toward the
sun rising through the eastern window:
while fourth was looking toward the north
east corner of the hut (which corresponds in
a measure to the latrine of Japanese houses
and swearing most vehemently at all the
gods, something after this fashion: You
fools why don't you pay some attention to
us7 Can't you see that this man is in great
dangerl Here we've been praying and pray
ing for him, and yet he doesn't get well
What's the matter2 Are you deaf Can't
you hear usP-J. K. Goodrich In Popular
Science Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
ygelllngton,s interview wien Nelson.

"He could not know who was,n said the
duke, "but be entered at once into converse
ton with me, II can call In conversation;
for 1t was almost all on his side and all about
himself, and in really style so vain and
silly as TO surprise and disgust me- sup
pose that something that I happened to say
may have made him guess that was some.
body, and he went out of the room for mo
ment--I have no doubt to ask the Office
keeper who was, for when ne came back he
was altogether different man, both In man.
ner and matter.
"All that had thought charlatan style
had vanished, and he talked of the state OF
this country and the aspect and probabilities
Of affairs on the continent with good sense
and a knowledge Of subjects beth at home
and abroad that surprised me equally and
more agreeably than the first part Of our In
terview had DONE In fact, he talked Like an
officer and statesman. The secretary Of
state kept US long waiting, and certainly for
the last half or three-quarters of an hour
don't know that ! ever had conversation
that interested me more. Now, If the score
tary of state had been punctual and admitted
Lord Nelson in the first quarter of an hour
should have had the same impression of a
light and trivial character that other people
have had; but luckily saw enough TO be
satisfied that he really was a very superior
man, but certainly more sudden and com.
pleto metamorphosis never saw.n-Croker.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
pIurals for Awkward Names.

A young gentleman of scholarly mien the
other day poked his head into the Office Of
A. b. Wilgus g. Co., and solemnly inqt red
of a stranger who happened to be SIT. lg
there, care any Of the Wilgi inP' REFER ng
collectively to Mr.. Wilgus and his sons, who
are associated in business with him. He had
evidently been student Of the classics-Rt
any rate he had mastered his Latin gram
mar up to the second declension.
By the way, would it not DO a movement
In the direction of linguistic reform TO gen.
orally adopt the Latin plural form for the
English names that end in us, and whose En-.
glish plural is awkwardl Then, instead Of
holding caucuses we could hold cauci, and
instead of kicking up rumpuses we would
kick up rumpi. And, Judging from some
political events in the Twin Cities, it might
be all the same whether we say cauci or
rumpi in speaking of such things. Pioneer
Rraqa
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
Tho rrelrht Enrineer.s Duties.

The freight engineman's every day thoughts
are largely about the care Of his engine and
the perplexities incident to getting out of 1t
the minimum amount Of work with the
maximum amount of fuel. The constant aim
Of his superiers Is TO have the engine draw
every pound 1t possibly can. To haul train
up long and steep grade when the cars are
so heavily loaded that a single additional
one would bring the whole to a dead stand.
still requires knack that can be appreciated
only by viewing the performance on the spot.
Failure not only wastes time and fuel lit may
necessitate return to the foot of the hill or
going to the top with only half the load, but
it raises suspicion that some other runner
might have. succeeded better The runner
whose engine "lays down on the roadn fails
to draw its load because of insufficient fire
and consequent low steam pressure) is liable
to the jeers of his comrades on his return
home, II not to some sharp inquiries from his
superior.-B. B. Adams, Jr., in Scribner's
Ma0azi
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
Concerning Burials at Sea.

The Funeral Directors association, whose
members are among the undertakers of the
United States and Canada, in their recent
annual convention at Baltimore received a
report from committee on burials of those
who die at sea, and Undertaken Laube, on
the committee, In the discussion that fol-
lowed said; 81 want to call especial atten-
ton Of the press to this. Steamship compa-
MES refuse to bring corpses to home ports for
proper burial, alleging superstition of sailors
as an objection. Against fearful protest Of
poor people their dead have been cast into
the sea, but who ever heard of this disposi-
ton Of the rich and PROMINENT At Balti-
more, New York and Philadelphia steamship
companies have refused to listen to us, and
we want the common people to know bodies
can be safely brought home."-New York
Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
salutation ON the street.

When you are walking with your friend
Brown, and the latter bows and smiles to an
acquaintance on the other side Of the street,
watch Brown very closely and you will see
his lips move as he says, barely above his
breath, but loud enough for you, who are by
his side, to hear: "How dye dor The per-
son he is addressing is entirely out of hear
ing, and Brown knows it, but he viii MUIR
mur his query just the same. And when you
have done wondering at his folly and meet
an acquaintance to whom you wish to bow,
note what you do yourself. No matter how
far off your friend is. you'll murmur How
dye dor just like Brown did, although you
won't notice it unless you try to. IL you
don't do this you will be an extraordinary
person, for scientists tell me that nine-tenths
of the human race possess this eccentricity Of
accompanying street salutation with this
whispered query, which no one is intended to
and certainly does not hear. Chicago Jour
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
widowhood Among tho Hindoos.

Take the case of the widow from infancy,
shorn Of all that women value anywhere In
the world, dressed In coarse clothing, de-
prived Of her ornaments, compelled to fast
till health breaks down, made to subsist on
the coarsest Of food, kept out of what amuse-
ments come in the way Of the rest of the
household, forced into being the unpaid
drudge of the family, held to be the legitimate
butt of the ill nature of all, considered fit only
to amuse the children, openly called and
taught to think herself creature of Ill omen
this being the cause OF all the rest of her
sorrows-superstition has indeed nowhere else
shown more clearly its power to pervert the
reason of man.
How much the women dread widowhood Is
exhibited to the full in the fact that to call a
women widow is to offer her dire insult,
and from her earliest childhood a girl is
taught to pray that she may die while yet
the red spot Of coverture remains on her fore
head. In any case the fear of widowhood
overshadows the Hindoo lady's life, even
though she hate her lord.-Capt. r, c. Tenn
pie in Journal of the Society of Arts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
RccuInrIfv of Macarnni.

Macaroni is NOW largely manufactured in
this country, only one pound in ten of that
consumed being imported. The industry,
however, Is solely in Italian hands and under
Italian control One popularity of this
staple article is that it Is almost proof against
climatic changes and influences. In one of
the caches constructed by Sir John Frank
Inns party box was found intact and un-
tainted forty years after, and at the time Of
the Greedy rescue the first food served the
survivors was macaroni soup. DR.. Living
ston always endeavored to keep a supply
while engaged In his African explorations,
and but a few weeks since the statement was
published that Henry NJ. Stanley's supplies
had been reduced TO quantity of vermicelli.
Detroit Free Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09

The little towns we pass look like houses
made of building blocks, with elfln castles on
thesummits Of miniature mountains. They are
very picturesque-alm too much so-and
add much to the unreality and beauty of the
landscape. They seem SO quiet in appearance.
that it is hard TO believe that the time worn
walls contain the group of beggars, the tink-
ling bells of the donkeys, and the noise of the
brightly dressed throng.
There can be no country in the world
which offers such panorama of natural in
terest as Spain, 1t is as shifting in color as
a kaleidoscope. Here are fiocks Of goats
coming down the mountain paths to water at
the clear valley streams. The steep roads
are covered with burros and gayly dressed
drivers, and along the roads stand the crosses
raised to show that some one was slain there
by the wayside. The mortality must have
been great, Judging by the number one sees
everywhere Parker Bodfsh in Demo
rests Monthly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
A 6rent Saving I'm Fuel.

"Boy,n said clerk in Woodward avenue
grocery to lad who was hanging around,
"do you want TO save the price of an over
coat this winter and feel warm all over9"
'sYes, sir" a
"Then eat one of those"
They were red peppers, and the boy
promptly took large bite. He turned red
in the face, the tears came, and be had to
hustle around the corner to prevent breaking
down. 1t was an hour before no returned.
Then the clerk said:
"Well, how did it workT'
"Splendid y replied the boy. at not only
saved me an overcoat, but don't believe my
brother Bill will have to have any shoes thii
winterl I'll take the rest up home. II may
save our house rent and coal. n-Detroit Free
prapu
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
How rsw Ara R,cb.

1t is probable, to say the least, that fully
90 per cent. of the whole body of the people
spend nearly all that they earn; Of this 90
per cent. portion may, by setting aside q
moderate part Of their small earnings, be-
come the owners of house, or become de-
positors in savings bank, or insure their
lives in a moderate way; Of the remaining 10
per cent part save enough to protect them
selves against want in their later years, and
q very small part may become rich, and
then need not work unless they choose. ed.
ward Atkinson In The Forum.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09

Experiments are being made in England
with new safety" gun, made upon what Is
known as the Fletcher patent, and which Is
said to be capable Of discharging sixty shells
a minute silently and invisibly. The gun Is
discharged by steam or vapor at a pressure Of
200 pounds to the square inch. The gun
weighs about one ton, and will carry several
miles 100 pound shell charged with the
highest explosive, 1t is said Besides this 1t
is alleged that it cannot burst, has no recoil,
costs but $780, 900, and can be made in three or
four weeks. New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
Writing Ahont Rich Girls.

Tho manner In which the society papers
discuss the chances of an heiress's marriage
in America nowadays Is rather startling to
the old school journalists of tho town. Every
sutton who presents himself to rich girl Is
duly written about in print, his chances dis
cussed and his eligibility weighed. He pur-
sues his loverlike way under the vigilant eye
Of the vast horde of society gossips who con-
tribute to the weekly papers, and every move
is duly chronicled and set forth. The posi-
tive or prospective fortune Of the girl is con-
stantly printed and commented upon, and al
together the courtship assumes q phase of
publicity which is decidedly new feature in
journalism in New York city,-New York
Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09

Necessarily, head lines carry with them
all the power and influence Of the journal in
which they appear. Sometimes they have
even beyond this an influence and power Of
their own. Occasionally phrase, catch
word, a witticism, a nickname, is, as It were,
inspired. 1t has life and a mission beyond
and independent Of that Of the sheet which
first gave It currency. It may become the
rally cry of campaign, or term Of obloquy
beneath which a man or party may sink to
rise no more Charleston News and Courier.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
A Natural Compass.

We all know how easy ii is to lose ones
way in dense fog or q binding snow storm.
And yet, during the day 6me, the right direc-
ton may readily be ascertained by q very SIM
pie means of finding the position Of the sun.
All that is required is to place the point Of q
Knife blade, or Of a sharp lead pencil, on the
thumb nail, when q shadow will be cast
directly from the sun, however dense may be
the fog or snow.-Casssll's Family Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
LIFE.

Joy comes and goes, hope Gibbs and hows
Like the wave,
Change doth unl1nit the tranquil strength Of mes.
Love lends life a little grace,
few sad smiles, and then
Both are laid In one cold place.
In the grave.
Dreams dawn and fly, friends snEo and die
Like spring flowers;
Our Wanted life Is one long funeral.
Men dig graves with bitter tears
For their dead hopes; and all,
Mazed with doubts and sick with fears,
Count the hours
We count the hoursl These dreams of ours,
False and hollow,
Do we go hence and find they are not deadi
Joys we dimly apprehend
Faces that smiled and fed,
Hopes born here, and born to end,
Shall we follow
Matthew Arnold.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
ouarrelinr oror nrera rriles.

The truth is that English are more like
Americans and Americans more like English
than any other two sets Of human beings. II
is much like the difference between Oxford
and Cambridge men or between guards and
line. That is why such watchful eye is
kept on the differences, and why we squabble
hke-sisters-in-law. am not speaking Of
international questions, where national In
terests are concerned. If we are to fight
about them, which may God Forbid let US
fight like brothers indeed, but also like gen.
tlemen. Do not let us run about quarreling
as to whether the Americans talk through
their noses, and whether we drop our
aspirates; about whether American volan-
teers could whip the German army; about
whether American literature Is as good as
Scotch; about whether American architec-
ture is as bad as English; about the compare
tive dement's Of a suddenly enriched bonanza
man and a deprayed English peer; about
whether American ladies are prettier than
their sisters of England; about all the rigma-
role of anonymous people in the Journals, and
all the acerbities OF critics ambitious Of origi.
nality and straining after style.-Andrew
Lang In Murray's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09

Dealer-I say, Jake, put out q sign: sour
great q. x. T. Q. sale begins today"
Jake-G. X. P. O. salel Why, sir, nobody
knows what that isl
Dealer-Of course they don't, neither do T.
but it'll draw like mustard plaster. Don't
forget to make the letters large and plain
Detroit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-09
A narrel Making nraehIne.

A Philadelphia man has invented a mn
chine that, with the help Of six hands, will
turn out as many barrels in day as sixty
men can make. The machine has been sue
cessfully operated, and coopers are taking a
good deal Of interest in 1t. II it proves
financially successful it will probably revo
lutionize the cooper's trade. Chicago Herald