davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC

Advertisements inserted in this column
the rate of 25 cents for four lines and s
cents for each additional line, each inser-
ion.,
must invariably be paid for in advance. No
executions will be made to this rule
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

Searen, a Partisan, who made millions
out of the Panama canal, has gone to
Egypt in the interest of the project to
convert the desert Of Sahara into an in
land sea, and if the public isn't alert he
may make millions out of this scheme
also.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
GALVESTON COFFEE MARKET.
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, July 29.--Market steady and
unchanged. Coffee-Ordinary IS to 1870
good ordinary, 1871 to 1870; fair, 201sc
prime, 2O1zc; choice, 81 to 2l14c
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
GnAIN AND PROVISION MARhETs.
CHICAGO.

OhlCAdO, LII, July CIV nedt.-NSulle
large business was again transacted in the
market, and the feeling developed was I'M
settled and nervous, prices subject to sud-
den fluctuations and easily influenced on
account of the feverish condition of the
markets.
Corn-There was another large days
trading in this market, which opened wild
and excited at n to &c under closing quo
tations of yesterday, was weak but soon
firmed up, advancing 1c, reacted later nc,
sold up again e to 1c, ruled easy and
closed Ia 20 INC lower than yesterday
Pork-Prices ruled irregular especially
for September and January deliveries, and
the former closed decidedly lower.
Lard-Quite good trade was reported
early prices receded "a to SC; but later a
firmer feeling was developed and prices
rallied 5 to TIC and closed comparatively
steady at medium figures,
Short Illustrating was quite active
early. A reduction of ~ to loo was sub
mitted to later, prices rallied 10c. The
market closed steady at medium figures.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures ,closed-Wheat-J July
92Ac; August, 92Ac; September, 945sc.
Corn-July, 45c; August, 45c; Sep
TENDER, 45AC.
Mess pork--July, 1850; August, n.75
Lard-August 10; September, 6.27A
October 6 37k.
Short ribs-August, .5.22H; September
5.37H; October, 5.45.
Cash quotations were:
Flour Firm, unchanged.
Wheat-No. spring, 92Ac.
Corr -45c.
Mess pork-Per barrel, 1880.
Lard-6l0
Short ribs-Sides. loose, $50 to 5.25.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed, 5.62H t.
5.75.
Short clear sides-Boxed, 5 90 to 5.75.
Whisky-l II
NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 90 Misunderstanding
ket dull, &c down, weak. No . red 9S1
90. Options fairly active and closed 4 t(
u under yesterday and weak. No. red
July, 80 to 995s, closing 99E August, 977i
to 9S ll-l6, closing 9S1s September, 9724 t.
9Sl9.
Corn-Spot market dull, u to \ down
weak. No. .. jl12 to 5lA options brok,
early a to l, on realizing recovered anC
broke weak at q to q under yesterday
active; July, 5l% August, SIS; September
52A.
Coffee-Options opened steady point.
down to5 points up, closing steady un
changed, points down. Sales 1880 bags
July, l7.40 to so; August, 1920 to 25; Sep,
tember 1878. Spot Rio active, firm, 90
Sugar-Raw, dull fairly steady; refined
quiet, lower; c, 81 to 50; extra C, 5 II,
to 9-16; white extra C, 5 Lie; yellow, AZ tC
6; off A, 81 to II -16; mould A, 3-16
standard A, 6 Lie; confectioner' A, 55s
cut loaf, 6l9: crushed, 6h; powdered, 81
granulated, 6H; cubes, Ga
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July .-Flour-Very
firm but quiet. Choice, 2.95 to $40; fancy
$50 to $50; extra fancy, 4.35 to AS; paten
AS to ASS.
Wheat-Suength of past few days gave
away to an easier feeling market opened J.
to &c lower except December which ad
vanced &c after fuctuating irregularly be
tween "a to lc. market eased of until late
when there was a break declining 15s tC
1Ac but rallied &c later No. 2 red cash
colsed Ole nominal August closed 92C
asked; September 9213c; December, 96C
bid.
Corn-Opening was easier sold up Nc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
LIST OF LETTERS.

uncalled for and advertised at the Post
office, at Austin, Tex, for the week ending
InlY 2S 1880:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

w ANrED-The party who wrote to the
W Statesman Publishing Co. from Loci,
nart on June Ia enclosing 1915 for subscrip-
ton to send his name, /: he failed to sign
it in the letter.
1700 POPULAR SONG S, scrap Die
OVtures, motto cards, and album
verses 1or onl y TEN CENTS, silver o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

A PPLY to the unuerslgn en Tor cneapes
~ steamer rates to New York per NAL
Tory line and from New York to Europe by
any hrst class steamer line. Prepaid and
round trip cabin and steerage tickets very
low. Cabin excursion rate for physicians
from Austin to Hamburg and return. to at
tend the Berlin medical congress, only S1S3
Correspondence solicited. R. Bertr I'M, agt
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
LADIES' LIST.

LADIES' LIST.
Allen, Julia mrs Avent, J L mrs
Adair, Phyllis miss Brown, Bessie miss
Cross, Lue Mrs Crosby, Easter mrs
Clay, Jennie mrs Daniel, l. miss
alexander, Fannie Flood, M L mrs
mrs Gardner, Sallie mrs
Goodwin, Lula miss Humphreys, mrs
Hamilton, Annie Hills, Sophie miss
miss Jackson, Salie mrs
Jeans Sallie miss Jordan. Anna mrs
Kirby, A mrs Lucy, w A miss
Lewis, Josephine Moore, Marian mrs
MoXley, Sarah A mrs Nichols, Mary
Powell, Ida Bell mrs Robinson, Lucy
Rodgers, Nancy miss Robertson, e ] mrs
Steyers, Lois mrs Sellers, Emma miss
Wessenberg, Laura Westrap, Juaneta
mrs miss
Wheeler, Peggy.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Ames, Harran Anthony, Louis
Bouldin, Henry Blackwood, j s
Bagley, A F Bright, Arthur
Bryant, G A supt Cooke, Hugh (3)
Carlson, Chas E Cunningham, Thos
Dooley, w Davern, Micheal
Franscis, Benjamin Goodsell, D A rev
Hill, w H Hunt R w
Henderson, R w Johnson, Tom
JONES' Richard jerks, w E
johnson, w c Lewis, B
Love, Mikee (coD Lester, Coco
Marshall, Ellis (2) Moore, Thos
Norwood E w Patterson, Chas w
Reed, ] Sands, s A
Skirvin W B Smith, A capt
Sims, A L Smith, Charles
Spencer, Doc Sanders E H A
San Miguel, NJ D rev Smith, Eugene
Simmons, E Stems, G III
Summerall, J E United States P agent
Venerable, w l. Walden, w
w G 7 U president Wood, B w
Warren, A Williams, Monroe
Yoakum, H
DUE LIST.
MADISON, Willie Douglas, R NJ
FOREIGN LIST.
Therese, Baboosky miss (3)
FOREIGN DUE LIST.
OLSON, s A Monson, T o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
GALVESTON, July 90. - The following
ale the closing quotations for spot cotton
to-day at the leading markets, together with
the closing for middling Saturday, with
to-day's sales:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

" ANTED-Our customers to know
w that we shall receive by Monday
or Tuesday a carload OF verdelli lemons
and a car of fine potatoes Carload of ap-
pies due Thursday or Friday. For lowest
prices apply to R. Bertram Il Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
GALVESTON EXCHANGE.
Cotton Markets.
AUSTIN.

AUSTIN, July 29.-Local market nominal
ut following. figures:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

NV ANTED-To trade horse. buggy
w and harness for pair of mules or
work horses. For particulars see r. Ber-
tram u Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

To obtain any of these letters the appli.
cant must say advertised" pay one cent
and give date of list. Have your letters
addressed in care of your street and num-
her: If not called for in two weeks they
will be sent to the dead letter Office at
Washington, D. G. ]. G. DEGREES, P. M.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31
COTTON STATEMENT,

GALVESTON, July 20. - Following are
the receipts at United States ports:
GalVeSton.. Observation-Disclosures. ~
New Orleans. ..................... Al
Mobile. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-31

GALVESTON, July 20 Spot cotton close
nominal and unchanged.
, 1890-10-11

5 While most gems owe their tint to the
presence of some foreign coloring mat
ter the many hued and beautiful opal
differs. 1t is Opaque, deriving its beauty
from the marvellous property it pos
sesses of decomposing the rays of light,
and thus rejecting from its polished
surface all the colors of the rainbow. 1t
needs, therefore, no brilliant, but ap-
pears to the best advantage when alone.
1t is at present among the most priced
of gems, and has held its place for ages.
Mark Antony once offered e170, 600 for
an opal the size of a hazelnut, but the
owner, Nonius, a Roman senator, pre-
ferred exile to parting with his treasure.
In spite of their value opals are unsafe
investments. for time and exposure dim
their luster, while their s~ensitiveness to
heat is so great that the warmth Of the
hand has been known to crack them.
The finest stones come from Hungary,
and among the Austrian crown Jewels
are gems of greater size and beauty than
that which tempted the Roman emperor.
London Court Journal.
, 1890-10-11

For the first time in the history Of Lu-
zerne county II woman has been APP
pointed an officer Of the courts. Miss
Estelle Roll, who has been for the past
few months in the Office Of Attorney f.
NJ. Nichols Hs stenographer and type
writer, was. ON the petition of about
twenty prominent lawyers. appointed a
standing commissioner to take testi-
mony. The petition to appoint n woman
to such n position wla 50 unusual that
Judge Rice locked n trile puzzled as he
glanced over the papers. This is rather
u%nusnsl." he remarked. Yes" replied
Attorney Nichols. ''but | think there is
no legal impeachment to it," Judge Rice
evidently looked Mt it in that light. and
he made the appointment, and Miss Roll
WAS sworn in, -PhilAdelphia Times.
, 1890-10-11

A French military surgeon has been
making researches on wind instruments
which had been used by phthisical
bandsmen, and warns musicians OF the
Importance of d~isinfection. He recon-
mends that instruments should be filed
with a 8 per cent. solution of carbolic
acid, or, in the case of metallic instru-
ments, that they should be dipped into
boiling water. These precautions are of
the utmost Importance when phthisicaI
persons have used the instruments: for
1t was found in such cases that liquids
used to wash them out presented a viru-
lence similar to that of a pure culture of
tuberculosis.
Fortunately, the danger is small as
long as the interior is thoroughly moist,
which of curse it usually is; but when
an instrument has been lying by for
some time, SO that the interior has be-
come dry, there is real danger of air
containing dried germs of the disease
being drawn into the lungs of the person
who next plays upon it.-New York
LEDGE
, 1890-10-11

There is n good story told on Gen.
Greedy, the chief of the signal service.
A number Of years ago "Old Probable.
tiles, then a lieutenant in the Fifth cav
airy, was stationed in Texas. While
there he wa ordered to build 100 miles
of telegraph line. Greedy decided to pur
chase a new kind OF insulator, n sort Of
sheet iron, cone shaped affair. The line
was completed, and for a compile Of
weeks everything worked well and tho
lieutenant was congratulating himself
on the success of his work. All at once
the line would not work at all. A couple
of line repairers started out to find the
The first pole they tackled was
their last, for n swarm of hornets
emerged from that insulator prepared to
resist all corners. As the swarm settled
about the two men they ran, and as they
ran the swarm increased and followed
them nearly into the fort. The line was
rebuilt, but the ordinary glass ~insulators
were used. To this day those linemen
have never forgiven the general.-Kansas
City Times.
, 1890-10-11

Col. Sim, Of the Park theatre, is tell.
ing one Of the fishiest Of fish stories. He
says-and he never smiles when he says
it-that he was yachting and bluefishing
of Fire Island, and hat a big ten pound
bluefish ran away with his hook and
squid, and that, although there were
several hooks aboard, there were no more
squids; that no wrenched off the silver
handle Of a handsome umbrella that had
been presented to him the winter before
10y his son Walter, and running the hook
through it used it for a squid.
"The silver head" said the colonel.
was bright and highly polished, and
shone in the water like a thing of life.
| had not been trolling with it five min
utes before 1 felt n tremendous tug ON
my line and then a quick slacken-
ing. l pulled it in and found my
umbrella handle had been captured
by a fish. That ended our fishing for
that day, and we returned to the Surf
hotel much Disguised.
had entirely forgotten the incident,
when one day n year later, after return
ing from Europe, / happened to be
dining Mt John Baylis' with n party Of
friends. We ordered bluefish. Mine
host brought on the table in due time n
magnificent fellow that must have
weighed fully twelve pounds. 1 deter
mined to carve myself. and, sharpening
my knife, cut it open in the middle,
Would you believe it, to my surprise,
right in the stomach of that fish l dis
covered the silver head of my umbrella
that had used for a squid the year be-
fore"-Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1890-10-11


Away up on the mountain side, where
the numerous streams find their way
through deep, dark canons down to the
pulse beat of old ocean, is the natural
summer home of the water ousel, the
strangest of all strange birds. You sell
dom see more than one of them at a
time. They are of a dark blue color,
and are easily recognized by a peculiar,
quick, Jerking motion, which they never
seem to tire of. And as they fit from
rock to rock they are continually bob
bling up and down, performing such a
polite little courtesy as would cause you
to smile to see it.
Owing TO their peculiar habits and the
isolated spots they select to build their
nests no n but the most ardent sports
men and naturalists succeeds in finding
them. Hence n water ousel's nest, with
two Of their eggs in it, has a commercial
value among nest collectors of $25. They
always build their nests just back of
some waterfall or under some ~overhang-
ing bank, where they have to go through
or under the water to get to it.
Another strange habit of this bird il
the deliberate manne in which they ap-
pear to commit suicide. They will start
slowly, very slowly, to wade right down
into the water until they disappear from
view, but If the water is clear and you
have a sharp eye you can still see their
little dark forms clinging to the bottom
in search of their morning repast, which
consists OF periwinkles.-Tacoma Led
ger.
, 1890-10-11

Among optional courtesies may be
enumerated that which governs the con-
duct of persons in crowded public con
veyances. South of Mason and Dixon's
line no man would brave public opinion
by remaining seated when a woman
maintained a standing position. even
were she the humblest Of her sex. A
foreigner would argue in such a cas
that he had paid for his seat, and that
there could be no more reason for his
rising in a street car than If he were oc-
cupying a seat at the opera or at Il hotel
table.
In New York, which is too cosmopoli-
tan a city to be cited as an example,
street car etiquette is decidedly variable,
and whether or not it is necessary to va
cate a seat in a lady's favor is a much
mooted question. One thing is certain,
and hat is, that youth and beauty ap-
peal to both high and low, sven the
most boorish individual being willing TO
%relinquish his rights in favor of a wom-
an with a pair of bright eyes and a styl-
ish figure.
The poor wage worker, in her faded
cotton gown and with fingers showing
evidences of toll, is rarely the recipient
Of such courtesy. The man in broad
cloth, who has been seated in his lux
urious office most of the day, keeps his
seat without a qualm of conscience, and
holds his paper before his face to OBJ
struct the view of the appealing eyes and
worn figure.
Women in public vehicles often ex-
hibit a remarkable s~elfishness and a total
disregard for the comfort of others.
Many OF them accept n seat to which
they have no legal right with a saucy
toss of the head and without recognizing
the courtesy by as much a a bow or a
thank you." An audible expression Of
thanks is the least a lady should offer in
exchange for the sacrifice of a place,
and this should be rendered as freely to
the threadbare clerk rs to the dude in
fine raiment.- Jenness-M Miller Magazine.
, 1890-10-11

The case Of the Young girl. Agnes
Rankin. who was recently pardoned out
of the ~penitentiary. prompts the irrever-
ent suggestion that nature sometimes
doesn't know her business thoroughly
and gets conflicting elements mixed in
the same body Agnes seems to have
lived in n perpetual protest against the
feminine form with which she is en-
dowed. She got into the penitentiary
by stealing a horse in order to get away
from home and live as IA man. In the
prison she frequently besought the
guards to let her exchange her female
attire for the breeches, and within two
weeks after being pardoned she has again
put ON boys clothing. clipped her hair
and run away from home.-Louisville
Courier-Journal
, 1890-10-11

Fashion in hair dyeing has, it seems,
declared at last against the auburn and
bright gold tresses with which we have
been lately familiar. These tints as
well as the pale ''~blearhed" straw hue
are no longer to be worn, and n much
darker shade, called in the secret circles
Of the trade itself by the unpoetical term
mahogany" is the latest decree. 1t is
produced by n subtle mixture in which
henna plays n leading part, but the dye
ing process is long and tedious.
However, that canno much matter to
the ladies who once embark upon hair
dyeing. since they have continually to
submit themselves to its repetition ms
fresh hair grows. The prophets Of these
mysteries assure us that the time is com
ing when IA natural brown" will be the
favorite tone. II it be true. therefore,
that real blond hair is becoming extinct
this will insure fashion to every one
London Graphic.
, 1890-10-11


am building n house. / wanted to
get the necessary permission to tap the
water main, and went to the City hall
for that purpose. 1 might have gone
down into the state Of Indiana to have
secured the permit, but it occurred to
me that | had better ask in Chicago. /
stepped into one of the elevators and told
the driver what l wanted. He landed
me on tho public library floor. 1 soon
discovered l was in the wrong place.
l took another elevator, and told the
driver of that one what | wanted. He
let me off somewhere and told me where
10 go. | followed his directions, and
found myself face to face with Superin-
tendent Rowland. didn't ask him, for
1 saw he was busy. l found an officer in
the corridor, and told him what | was
trying to get at. He sent me to the
place where dog licenses are issued, and
a smart clerk in that department laughed
at me.
didn't blame him very much. / met
II friend who has been in the City hall
since its occupancy. and he conducted
me to the proper place. | had lost nearly
an hour. Why don't the proper authori-
ties sec that men of intelligence are put
in places where inquiries are made?-
Interview in Chicago Tribune.
, 1890-10-11
Eyraud.. DAUGHTER to Sing in Public.

Eyraud's Daughter to Sing In Public
A friend of the Eyraud family tells us
that Paris may shortly hear h daugh-
ter of the alleged murderer of NJ Gouffe
singing, under an assumed name Of
course, either in operetta or at one Of
the many cafes chantants with which
Paris abounda Nine. Eyraud herself is
an excellent musician. Her daughter
has no knowledge Of the technique of
music, but her ear is as keen IS that OF
Theresa. who knew nothing whatever of
reading music, but who could retain
whole pages of melody after one hearing.
Mile. Eyraud is IN uncommonly pretty
brunette, with an excellent figure. Her
occupation OF late has been to try on
costumes at a fashionable Paris dress
makers in the Avenue de rOpera- She
speaks with a mild Provencal accent,
and has just the winsome qualities which
are required in u singer of chansonettes.
Eyraud's daughter, although looked upon
as a spoiled child, is thoroughly virtu-
Gus, and viii doubtless have the cordial
sympathy of those who know her name
as they listen to her first attempts to
win n reputation upon the lyric stage
GalignRni Messenger.
, 1890-10-11

Hitherto in the galvanic coating of
plaster casts there has been a difficulty
in stopping the pores of the surface so
effectually as to prevent the galvanic
bath penetrating into the interior Of the
" and there producing first crystal
hzation and then disintegration. This
obstacle appears to have been overcome
by the discovery that s~aturation in tan
not only closes up the pores of the plas-
ter, but adds very considerably to its
strength. Specimens so prepared have
been covered with copper one millimeter
thick, a thickness which is not only suf-
ficient to resist atmospheric influences,
but which enables the surface to be fur
ther worked up and finished by hand.
The price of n cast coated with copper is
said to be one-fifth of the cost of IA copper
casting.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiser,
, 1890-10-11

About one-ffth Of all males in Massa-
chusetts average less than 81 per day.
The females working ut this low scale of
wages comprise 72.04 per cent. of all the
workers. No intelligent reader will fail
to realize what this fact means. AS the
scale of wages rises the number of fe-
males enjoying them grows steadily less.
OF a total of 1881 workers receiving $50
a week and over, only 26S are females.
The figures simply show that in the en-
Payments in which the very lowest
wages are paid ONE constitute over
40 per cent. of the workers, while in the
employments where as high as SEQ a
week are paid they constitute hardly
over 3 per cent.
In addition to all this is the humiliating
fact that in the same occupations, stand
ing side by side with men, the females
are paid less wages for the same work;
or, what amounts 10 the same thing, a
woman of 20 years or upward is made to
work side by side with a boy of 10 at the
same wages. Women are compelled,
then, to fill most of the cheap places,
and paid less wages for the same work
at that. We have no hesitation in saying
that this is an i~ndefensible injustice, and
n so gross as to shame civilization.
Why do Legislators sit passively under
such determinations of sex in the matter
of work and wages? Simply because
they know that the women carry no
votes, and that mere sentiment, however
just, can neither seat nor unseat a poll
tician. But it will not always be thus.
Boston Globe.