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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
MANAGER SMITHS PORTRAIT

WAsHINGToN, December 28.-An excel
lent portrait iu oil of Hon. William Henry
Smith, general man 4ger of the Associated
Press, was to-day presented to the Wash
ington correspondents by its painter. Mr..
c. F. Webber, well known artist of Gin
cinnafi.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
KILLED HIS BROTHER.

WAsH1NGToN, December 2S.-Taylol
Carey, colored patient in the Freedman's
hospital, at $50 O'Clock this morning, shot
and killed his brother Isaac who was en-
pIOyed IA nurse in the same hos pital.
The immediate cause of the murder was
the failure of Isaac to turn over $1.25
which had been given him for his sick
brother.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03

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the property
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Growing by Electric Light.

1t is said that trees planted under tho elec.
tri. light increase III size much more rani,.Y
than those set ont nnder ordinary circ;im
stances. 1t is timely illustrated in Fairfield
just at present, wnere at IL street corner
sands q little tree that was set cut there last
spring. lsgrew fairly well last season with
nu. the elecuric light bnt this season, under
its effulgent rays, 1t has stretched out with
great rapidity, far ontstrippins ali it's fellows
at the same time
The explanation of this unusual growth.
given by the scientist on :he opposite side ,,i
the street, is tha. th,' tree grows both day
and night, the eeccr,c light taking the pll,'c
of TIL" sun ut night Under al! tho ci. cum
Stances this would seem verJ plausible ry
pianation, and l.: i. Is true the electric l.;,l
will come into general 49,, in hot houses aA
other place. where it is desirable to for..s
vegetation. Fairfield Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
American stuacnts of ,1us;c

Professor Joachim, Of the Royal Academy
of Music, chatted amiably about American
students. "They have," he said, "a mis-
taken idea of the tasks which are before
them. Nearly all Of them expect to become
finished artists in twelvemonth OF so,
whereas it takes years of training to develop
even the greatest talent. like the energy
with which they go to work, and do not
find, as it has often been said, that this en-
thusiasm soon wears itself out. l find ability
to work hard and to work steadily and per-
sistently nearly always so hand in hand with
my transatlantic pupils, the only trouble
being that they usually arrive two or three
years before their time. There are admir-
able instructors in the United States, and it
would be better for the students to take ad-
vantage of tho home opportunities to their
fullest extent before coming here, for then
they would escape the drudgery, and with a
shrug) VIC would escape it, too."-Blakely
Halls Berlin Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
How to Eat u Cucumber.

Cool as cucumber" says an exchange.
is scientifically correct An Investigation III
England showed this vegetable to have II
temperature one degree below that of the
surrounding atmosphere. ''Cucumbers, "
says that genial judge of good things, Fran
els B. Thurber, ''seldom disagree with the
stomach when taken with plenty of pepper
and salt, and never when claret is used as Il
beverage" He says: 81 like to take them
from tho vines in my garden, peel them.
slice them down the center nearly to the end.
SO that the four quarters will open, sprinkle
in some pepper and salt, and, pressing til"
quarters together, eat them as | would an
apple. Any cucumber thus obtained from
tho vines in the cool of tho morning is de-
licious, but those having many spincs OF
prickles have usually found to be the crisp
est and best. Medical Classics.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

A Paris philaE;hropist, who was struck by
the alarming and painful increase of men
deity in the metropolis, recently made a pc
cuiiar, although, perhaps, not novel export
ment. He went around to several generous
merchants, manufacturers and tradespeopc,
and succeeded i'll inducing them to take into
their employment all the "Vagrom men"
that he should send to them with letters of
recommendation. Then he summoned to-
gether an army OF the unemployed" made
a speech to them on the advantage of labor,
the advisability of economy and the dangers
Of absinthc and petit bleu, and finally di-
rected them to call for the letters of recon-
mendation, which We're to procure for them
immediate and remunerative employment ut
the minimum rate of four francs per diem.
Out of 727 of his ragged audience, more than
half disappeared as if by magic from the
scene, and have never bothered the philan,
thropist since. Of the remainder, some took
the letters, but never presented them; others
worked half q day and clamored for theil
wages for that brief period, while at the enc
of three days only eighteen men, who were
all genuine artisans and laborers, were ~
their post.-Boston Transcript
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
THE PILOTS WIFE.

"The moon shines out, with here and there stai. .
But furious cloud ranks storm both stars and
moon:
The mad sea drums upon the harbor bar.
Will the tide sacken soon?
O. sea- that took'st my youngest. wilt thou
spares"
And the sea answered through the black night
air,
II took thy youngest Shall spare to.night!"
The laundering breakers sweep and slash the
sands;
To westward 10! one line Of cream white foam;
raise to darkling heaven my helpless hands;
watch within the home
o, sea, that took'st my eldest. wilt thou savet"
And tbs. sea answered as from out n grave
II slew thine eldest son for my delight"
The giant waves plunge DER the shinSly beach;
The tawny named great lions of the sea
With pitilcSs roar howl down all human speech.
Is God far Off from me?
o, sea. that slcwest my sons. mine husband
SPARE"
The sea wild laughter shook and rent the air;
Lo! on the beach a drown'd face deadly white
George Barlow in l3eGravia
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
alscttcr DC Getting Away.

would strongly advise every German in
the United States who has any idea of assist
ing his friends or relations from Fatherland,
to perfect his arrangements and get them
ont here at once say this because one of
the first things the new emperor is likely to
do in ursuance of his policy will be to pre-
won't emigration by ell tho means in his des-
po;i' power He is for war. and will want
them to do his iighting-not alone the high
horn dandics but the hard banded soldiers
from the plow and the work bench Tic
emperor is wild for the grandest game in
life; lie longs to hear the earth quvcr with
the thunder of the guns-yes, even to hear
the bullets singing in his ears, though that is
IL pleasure not often enjoyed by mon in his
high station. His ancestors won fame: he,
with his lame left hand, must have like
glory, and lie must have men who will sacri
fee their lives in slaughter so that he may
rid" under the Linden III triumph.
Therefore, friends and fellow citizens, you
wll' have fathers, brothers, sons and friends
who arc liable to carry gun, not for water
land but for the glorilication of Wilhelm the
Second, look lively, bef're the ports arc
closed and emigration to this land of Icarr,
freedom an l plenty becomes n crime by order
nf the emperor. Once Week.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Emotional Outbreaks of Peoples.

Periodic recurrence of emotions and pas
sions appear not only in the life Of ind:
viduals, but i'll the life Of peoples. The
Coreans inherit tendency TO abhor foreign
ers, and periodically to kill or drive them out
of the land An outbreak of the sort is an
ticipated at the present time. All the for
eign consulates are guarded by soldiers anu
an American man-of-war has gone to assist
as far as possible. Hatred of Jews is 81
European Inheritance, and about twice i'll /.
century an outbreak of nurderous sor,
may he looked for 1t is not confined to the
rabble, but covers the educated and uppei
classes. These things are unreasonable n:ie
unreasoning. They are in the blood ui
heredity, and are purely emotional, rising te
frenzy at times. The average white Ameri
can has an emotional dislike for negroes. =
Globe-Delnocrat.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Sailing Mines, with Poor Orc.

1t is singular fact that not only have
poor mines been salted with rich ore but
rich mines have been very frequently saltcd
with poor. The circumstances under which
such an apparent paradox would take place
are these: Explorations are being made u
some part of mine and vein of very rich
mineral is suddenly uncovered. If the super
intendent has salt and darkness in his soul he
is very apt to take pick, dig out little OF
the ore and fill the cavity with low grade
stuff from some other part of the mine Then
he makes discouraging report, apparently
verified by facts, and in due course of time
proposes to lease the property for song. If
he is successful the vein is not long in being
rediscovered. This trick has been played
time and again all over tho state, and i'll
instances the salter has gone SO far as to ''ac.
cidentally" blow up tunnel in which rich
find was made. Perhaps some poor wretch
OF a miner would be caught in the awful sub
terranean crash that shook the bowels of the
earth aud buried forever beneath tons of
rocky debris, but such an episode Us that
never disturbs the even tenor of true sell.
er's way.-Denver Cor. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

ing and reelng, while the parachute is whiz
zing downward You did not feel that you
were ascending. hut as You shut your eyes
and draw in Your breath in little gasps--a
long drawn inspiration would he impossible
you are fully aware that you arc descend
ing-that you are going with such frightful
'.cloclty, too, that unless there comes an end,
and that end soon, the end Of all things will
be at hand Prickly sensations shoot over
your frame; and rs You gasp for breath it
seems as if knife had been thrust into your
vitals. Your thoughts are racing along with
as great speed as your downward momen
tum: your courage, too, commences to leave
YOU, and you are threatened with total
collapse-death!
Suddenly the mad rush is checked The
parachute has grasped the situati"n,' so To
speak. At least it has 'grasYed' sufficient air
to open it out, and rs it gradually expands
the motion becomes steadicr until you are
descending so slowly and gently that you nc
tually have sleepy sensation. And after
the thrill the shock of the moment before,
the feeling is so dreamilv delicious that really
you are in danger from it unless you brace
up and fight it off for Mother Earth is shov
ins her smiling but rugged face close ut You
again-it really appears as if the cartll came
!,acl, to you, just us il seemed to rccc,lc-aml
You must remember that You must be on the
lookout for safe landing place, and that
more agility is required in this part of thu
feat than in any other.-Chicago Tribune"
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Caresses of the Surf.

To me the ocean is at once the most fas.
cinating and the most horrible sight in the
world-this incoming of each smiling blue,
white crested wave, that, almost with purr,
creeps up to you and seems to absorb you in
its greatness, or else makes you wonderfully
conscious of your extreme littleness.
The feline type as represented by Il great,
beautiful tiger, or this wonderful sea that
seizes you with caress and drags you to
destruction in a whirl of its kisses, is so in
tensely feminincl think that is the reason
that men are passionately fond of it; won,en
decidedly afraid The one rushes in not
knowing the duplicity of the eternal feminine
as shown by the ocean. The other, knowing
her kind, bewares of it. 1t is the old story OF
fools rushing in where angels fear to tread. =
"Babn in New York Star
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Our Satisfaction with Ourselves.

But did you honestly ever find anybody
you would like better than yourself' There
are many more beautiful women, but we ar"
not women, thank God. There are mar,
much more manly, more handsome, NOR,
virlistic men than we, but are they in Their
entirety more satisfactory to us than we az
to ourselves7 I trow not. Why? Do W.
think we are any brighter! Hold on mo
ment, do l think l am any brighter thar
anybody else9 Do think am any hand
somera Do l think my muscles are any
harder or my nerves any more sensitive9 Dc
| esteem myself, as n personality, more at
tractive than anybody else9
To othersa No. To myselfa You may
bet you life. wouldn't exchange my per
sonality, from tho bald top of my shining
head to the uncalloused heel upon which
step, mind, body and estate, for that Of al;
man who walks Gods footstool.
Whya l give it up. We are built thai
way. II it wasn't for that self suGicieurI
how could we live? If envied Fred Nay h.
strength would | be satisfied with my own
If l admired the hairy head the bulyil
eyes, the red checks, the youthful neck. tae
superb physique of any other man, L,w
could meet the exactions of yesterday, To
day and tomorrow The doctrine of com
pensation is with us, like the poor, always
don't mean to say that my bald head pre-
scnts the luxurious crop of his imperial nibs
the hairy boy from Hairville. don't mea,
to say that my $50 pounds of more or les
virility is the equal of the 200 pounds of hi
lazyship, who has nothing to do but to spcn,
papa's money and float the yacht of giveaor,
Far be it from me to argue that the lift,
years experience on which trade is til
equal of the thirty years of observation O
Mr.. Clovercheek from Redtown.
But what does tho Creator mean by i'm
planting i'll my breast, and therefore in til
breast, not to say breasts, of every reader
an absolute contentment, satisfaction wit
the personality with which we are endowed
1t must mean something.-Joe H oward i
Boston Globe,
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
JUMPING FROM THE SKY.
Sensations Experienced by Female Par

Sensaelons experienced by Female Par
achute Flyer.
u suppose brief story on the way jump
would be interesting to you," said female
aeronaut. sits all SO simple to me, though,
that can't understand why it should excite
people as it does, for have actually seen
women faint away and men turn deathly
pale after l had cut the ropes and started
heavenward. You see, l always take look
downward when l am up few hundred feet
just why, am sure can't say. And right
here let me tell you that l have sometimes
singled out from the sea of upturned faces
Just the ones knew We're going to be shaded
with disappointment should fail to fall and
be smashed to pieces. You may think the
notion is all in my brain, but have it firmly
fixed there, at any rate, and l know there
are such people in the world.
"Where are we' Oh, yes, going up-or
rather, the earth is dropping away beneath
our feet-you know that is always the sensa-
tion. The parachute which we are to cut
loose at the proper time hangs listlessly
downward. The rope which holds it to the
balloon passes through a steel ring. A SHARP
knife blade, worked by cord, is SO arranged
that at the proper time little jerk-and VT
are free.
"Now comes the exciting moment, even t.
the veteran. Above you the balloon, freed O
the weight which gave it steadiness, is rock
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
THE COUNTRY DANCE.

Who comes hero with patch on cheek,
Looking so dcmure and meek
Moving slowly. shy of glance,
Through the quaint old country dance:
Who's this. with an air of grace,
AS they move in measured pace,
Meets her greets her, bowling low?
'Tis her rich and lordly beau
Who. here, looks across the room,
Heart nf doubt and brow of gloom?
All, the song has oft been sung:
'Tis her suitor. poor and young!
But he meets her rowing eyes.
Sees the bushes sweet that rise;
All. what matters what may be-
They are lovers, lie and she!
But tho dance is ever now.
Sweeping curtscy. courtly bow:
Beats one true heart mid the press;
Is it no. or is it yes
Once. Just once. their clanccS meet
Ah, it Is the signal sweet:
Where's the one white rose she worcs
Lying there upon the floor.
llark. the clock is striking four;
Who's this at the postcrn door,
Cloakcd and hooded in alarm,
Clinging to her lovers arm
Fare thee well, o lordly beau
They'll lr wed long ere you know.
Love that has the will, folk say,
Soon OF late will make the way.
Chambers Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
An Increase in ARTIST Authors,

1t is surprising to note what an increase
there has been within the last fifteen years
in that class known as ''artist authors" +"
Thirty-fve years ago T. Addison Richards.
and the late David II. Strother r'Porte
Crayon'', almost held monopoly in that
field. Today We have veritable army OF
men doing similar work W. Hamilton
Gibson, Howard Pyle, Allen Z. Redwood
and Rufus f. Zogbaum are, perhaps best
known, but there is host Of others. espe-
cially OH the comic papers and the daily
press, who, while turning out fair work as
artists, can write you neat story or artic c,
or produce any a@ount of jngling rhymes.
Oliver He:forl Harrington, Michael A.
Wolf. w. II. McDougall are few of those
whose wor! is most frequently secn.-"B. g. >
il The Epoch.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Blessings in pisruisc.

danger now, doctor! He will get weili
Doctor-No doubt about it at all, madam
The amputation has been completely success.
full.
"-And warned him, oh, SO carefully to
let toy cannons alone. Doesn't it look like i.
Judgment on my poor boyr'
"lt does look like a Judgment, certainly
and Yet such things sometimes prove to be
blessings in dieuisc 1t is not for us to re-
pine. One hundred dollars, madam-thanks
Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Japanese Spinning Machine,

The British consul at Ningpo calls the at
tention of British manufacturers to spinning
machines used in his district that were i'm
ported from Japan, and which he thinks will
eventually be adopted in cotton producing
countries. The advantages claimed for them
as compared with tho method of spinning
used in America are that the staple is less
injured and that the seeds are better cleaned.
This is attained by drawing the cotton be-
tween straight steel edges or knives, instead
of using saws.-Chicago Hersld
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Beru,,arat and uam,e.,s Grave,

Some years ago NINE Bernhard paid a
visit to Copenhagen, and she naturally
wished to so to E.sinore and see Hani.et's
grave She was told that Hamlet, being u
mythical creature, had no grave That mat
tered little to Nine. Berrkarlt. There ougE.:
to he grave, ANA one must be made. Ie
suit her desire, a heap OF stones was erected
near ravine on the woody slope IeAi:u tie
castle of Flsinore. She paid her visit, aaG
was content. Ever since th'n Z 'slisl toar.
lists have visited the spot, ciipred away. OF
course, pieces Of the stone anl sa're1 then!
off as mementoes Of the Prince Of Denmark
Home Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

There are too many students who comply
with the rules of a school simply in form,
but not in heart. They are like the little
girl when her brother struck her. Her
mother told her to kiss her little brother, and
heap Goals of fire upon his head Tho little
girl ran up and kissed her brother, and then
said: "Where is the shovel nowl Where is
the shovel!'-Phrenologic Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Cin,,er rs,h for l,icx,,...

Mr.. A. e. Fisher, OF New ]la>en, Conn.
proposes to build cinder pa,h from ,Icw
York to New Haven. for the benefit q blcycl
riders 1t is to be three feet III width an
laid at the side of tho present road, t, he
built, however, only where the existing roa.l
are not good. The path will lie ai"'u, S. cnt
miles in length, ar,l the average Cos, O.
building is estimated ut SO Ter mile. Or {,
total of S5,225D.-Scientiiic American
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
An Island disappearing.

Sable Island, OIL the coast Of Nova Scot
is gradually disappearing, and i'll
years more will lie totally submerged Dun
washed away In l773 the Island vas forty
miles long and two and n half miles wide.
1t is now only nineteen and half miles Ion,
and less than mile wile.-Chicaso Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Protection from Umbrella F,cnd,.

In New York q sagacious man with dill.
gent regard for the safety of his fellow
beings has inverted n globular rubber tip to
so on tie point Of umbrellas and canes to pre-
vent their impro er intrusion into the eyes Of
human beings The tips arc on the same plan
as tue rubber guard on foil They hurt
the appearance of stick, but on an umbrella
they are not SO disfguring He...l
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Tho Dog Raising Industry.

Among the Mantchu Tartars dog raising,
it is said, has been quite an industry, the
skins being tanned for rugs and the meat
sold for consumption by the native popu-
lace. So it is easy to understand that dog
ranch is conducted with the kcenest sort of
an eye upon the main chance-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
AT the Summer Resort,

Gwendoen lin shady path)-Won't you
take my hand here, George!
George-No; somcbody'll see us, and think
we'ro pretty lovesick for a married couple
Gwendolen (coaxingly)-They won't think
we're married at all; they'll think we're only
engaged.-Harper's Bazar
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Isluc Pond Lilies.

Tho novelty of pink pond lilies gives way
just now to surprise over the blue ones, the
color range of which lies between that of n
fringed gentian and a forget t-me-not. The
manufacture Of these pond lily tints remains
as yet profound professional secret.-Phila
delphia Times
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

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that have positive remedy for the above
named disease. Its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. l
FREE to any of your readers who have consump-
ton if they will send me their express and
post office address. Respectfully, 7. A. SLO-
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SEP, ,S9.ly,
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
Tho Isoby,s Endurance

Some genius with fancy for handling ba-
bies has figured out that n piece of wood the
size of month old baby would be worn
down one-half i'll six months if handled ss
much as the average baby is.-Nashville
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

Philadelphia hotel men calculate they give
away 5000 worth of stationery year by
letter writing finds who don't pay tho
hotels cent.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

correspondent wants to know what
would be good name for a cat boat. Call
her ''Kitty,n sonny.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02
CoNsUMpT1oN SURETY CURED.

The Shoshone Indians were frightened
py the eclipse and hid in their teepees
during the suns ohscuration.
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

Tho Reverence Paid to 1t In Early Times
The Connection Between Trees and
Umbrellas Primitive Model - The
The Dickinson press., 1889-02-02

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