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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

the wrong day. 1t don't pay, no
matter what wages there are offered.
After forty years experience, would
sooner agree to start on Thursday,
Just before midnight and in the teeth
of storm, rather than in sunshine
on Friday morning."
Not all adherents to that article of
faith are equally outspoken, but the
statistics of the French and Belgian
railways prove that on Friday the sale
of tickets falls 80 per cent below the
duly average.
The ancient Romans kept record of
"auspicious" and "inauspicious" days
of the year, and disliked to commence
an important enterprise on the ami
versary of a disastrous event.
"Lucky" days, on the other hand,
were considered fair guarantee of
success, an idea which the great Ma
poleon had firmly impressed on his
veterans. December was his favorite
month, and the I'd of each month his
lucky day, as the 18th encouraged the
troopers of Santa Anna, till that no
ton was exploded by the battle OF
Cerro Gordo.
MANY citizens of st. Petersburg
blame the czar for not needing the
misgivings of his wife," said a War
saw, in reporting the browning tri-
umph, "No WONDER" they whisper,
chat he came to grief by venturing
out on each twice unlucky day as
March 49,"
The thirteen" superstition has
never been clearly explained, though
Esquirol plausibly traces it to the
number of guests at the Lords supper;
but the dread of March Expressed in
various proverbs of Old England and
Continental Europe) is almost justi-
fled by the increase of mortality at a
time when the disease microbes of
our stuffy winter quarters ripen their
germs, and the storms of the vernal
equinox strew the coasts with wrecks.
For long series OF centuries the
Grecian councils of war were swayed
by the belief that military campaigns
as we'll as other enterprises involving
distant attorneys, should be begun at
or soon after the time of the new
moon-a notion which prevented the
Spartan auxiliaries from sharing the
great victory of Miltiades. The same
belief still preuails in. Southeastern
Europe and Turkish Asia, and is prob
ably due to the circumstances that
during the two weeks following the
first appearance of the crescent the
moon shines during the earlier part of
the night, and thus exempts hunters
and travellers from the necessity Of
terminating a lucky days work at
sunset.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07
THE CRUELTY OF SUSPENSE.

There was no point to the objection
taken up to the supreme court OF the
United States that the death penalty
by electricity was so cruel as to be
without license under the Federal CON
stitution. But there is a decided
stain of cruelty in such sentence when
carried out, as in the present Kemm-
Ter case in New York. The sheriff in
that sentence is allowed whole week
within which to put the sentence into
execution. Think of the agony OF I'M
certainty such sentence involves.
Think of the condemned man as each
hour in those long l6S rolls
by. Every moment is an age
of unrest and expectancy. At
what second may not his prison door
open and the sheriff appear to sum-
mon him to instant death? Such an
existence of trying suspense is worse
than death itself. When the death
penalty is assessed the guilty wretch
should have at least the right to know
the day and hour set for his execution.
1t may be terrible experience for
him as the days go by and he gets
nearer and nearer the fatal hour, but
how much less agonizing than to be
left in the suspense and uncertainty
Kemmler has endured. Death by
electricity is humane mode of crimi-
nal dispatch, but it should as to time
be regulated as is hanging on the gal
lows
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS worth
of our dam bonds have already to
local bankers been sold at par. The
other 81, $4,000 will also be sold at or
above par. And why not? Austin
has the smallest city debt of
any city in Texas its size. 1t is a
thoroughly rich town, with nearly
every foot OF its property free of debt.
1t has a future before it such as is
enjoyed by no other city in the South.
There may be some little delay in
getting to work on the dam, but
when that work is once under way and
completed, there it no estimating
how rapidly Austin will shoot ahead
with manufacturing, commercial and
populous Importance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

WHAT in heavens name is the mat
ter? What has the Democratic party
done that ]. ]. ingalls, is voting with
it on any question? There must be
some terrible revolution of some sort
going on in bleeding Kansas" 1t
was a surprise to find one of its seua-
tors, Plumb, voting with an anti-pro-
lection leaning, but now to find the
wonderfully erect back of Ingalls, at.
fected with curvature Of the spine
is truly miraculous find. There is
milk in every cocoanut and when
you look at the record and find the
senatorial term of ingalls, expires
next year, you may account for the
sudden unbending of the Kansas
ramrod. How do Kansas Democrats
feel just now, anyhow
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

If Speaker Reed was present in the
house on Wednesday last, he could
hardly have keenly enjoyed himself.
He is big and his hide doubtless much
toughened by his many years of public
life, but Monday last was very likely
day on which for even him to have
been hurt. 1t was bad enough to
have been bathed in the burning tor
rent OF cumulative righteous abuse
and scorn that poured from the lips OF
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, but when
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, got
to work on him with his polished
lancet, even Reed must have writhed
in pain. Reed may be Sailing in a
sea of glory" but he certainly is "far
beyond his depth" and when his "high
blown pride at length breaks under
him." We Gods and little fishes, what
a going down there will be! To all
of which we say hearty amen!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

Said the raven to the swallow, Your
beauty is but for the summer, but mine
will stand many winters evincing the
moral, Durability is better than show"
Who among the readers of this paper can
not call to mind many similar instances.
Although beauty is evanescent yet we call
your mind to two stylish and beautiful
young ladies, both of whom have spells of
sickness peculiar to the sex. One obsti-
nately refuses to use proper remedies for
the restoration Of health. She soon droops
and fades away. The other heeds advice,
procures DR.. Dromgoole's English Female
Bitters is restored to health and remains
beautiful many years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07
DEM oCRArs CAN AFFORD TO SMILE

The senate from time immemorial
has been noted as an executive body,
stick!er for precedent and a stilted
observance of what has been custom
airy. For it now to 80 radically depart
from such course as to have Edmunds,
the father OF the senate, rebuke 1t
and ingalls, from the chair read it a
lecture must, when the conditions
are considered, tend to the infinite
amusement of the Democrats. In
gals is reported to have said "he had
observed with regret the growing
tendency to allude in terms of severity
and disparagemept to the proceedings
of the other house OF congress. 1t
was violation OF the fundamental
principles of parliamentary law to re-
fer in one house to what was done or
said in the other house. He hoped
the senate in the preservation of its
own dignity and the protection OF its
own immunity from recrimination
would observe these rules and refrain
from such illusions in future" 1t
must be remembered this is Repub-
lican senate abusing Re-
publican house-it is not the
partisan warning of opposite political
factions. The latest trouble was
sprung by senator criticising the in
action of the house in matter in
volving the daily loss of 100000. 1t
was suggested the one nan power OF
the house should better expedite bust
ness and give the needed relief. Dem,
ocratic senators of course joined in the
chorus of censure and none could be
found to defend car Reed and his
minions; the best that could be done
for him being the mild suggestions OF
Edmunds and ingalls, that the senate
should not forget its own dignity and
that it was only responsible for its
own actions. Truly thing have come
to a pretty pass and it is time for
Democrats to laugh.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

BRECKENRIDGE of Arkansas is to he
bounced. This was expected. 1t is
another infamy of the party in power
that will rise up against them in the
fall elections, and, like Banquo's ghost,
will not down at their bidding. Brock
enridge will DE sent back by an over
whelming majority to house that
will not be under control of Reed and
his myrmidons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

THE INJUNCTION AGAINST THE DAM.
What has been expected has come
to pass-an injunction has been pc
titioned for against the issuance OF
bonds by the city for the construction
of the dam. From the way in which
the suit has been brought it would
seem the first object was to kill time
by delaying its trial, FORT is suit on
the merits rather than plain out
and out petition for an immediate in
junction. The effect will be simply
exasperating DELAY, for there can be
no question of the final outcome of
the suit. For queer indeed will it be
if 1850 tax paying citizens can not
have their way as against fifty,
or rather as against one, for
only one has seen fit in this per-
emptory way to try to force his views
on the city, to crowd down the Threats
OF our people his will and purpose. If
So out OF every 100 voters
in a city cannot decide for
themselves what they want are they
to be taught by one of the mighty
remaining four? Who shall say what
is best for city, such an overwhelm-
ing majority as the people rolled up
for the dam on May 5, or one single
citizen who at that time was ignomin-
iously defeated, and now appeals to
the courts to inforce his individual
views whether or no? The city OF
Austin it seems is to face one man
and not an issue. The issue was de-
termiued last May, cannot one man
be defeated now? Can one man
stand in the way Of Austin's future
and ruin it? We shall see.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07
Notice.
sunset.
To whom it Nav Concern {:

IL Nll'il ~ nhoy SohoOlh'
This is to give notice that on
September 10, 1890, between the hours
of 10 a. m. and 4p. M, the Interna-
t!onal and Great Northern Railroad
company, in conformity with the re-
quirements of law in such cases made
and provided, will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash..
at the International freight depot
in the city of Austin, Travis
county, Texas, the follow
ing described personal proper
ty to freight conveyed by the
international and Great Northern
Railroad company, as a common car
rier to said city OF Austin, where
said property was received at the
freight depot of said railroad company
in said city on the 10th day of Sep
TENDER, 1889:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

And which property has remained
unclaimed at said freight depot for the
space of more than three months since
its arrival and on which the consignee,
L. S. Rogers, has failed and refused for
the period aforesaid, and still fails
and refuses to pay the proper charges
for transportation existing against
said property, in the aggregate to the
sum of $13, although duly notified of
its receipt and the amount due there
on said hay press consisting OF de-
scriptive parts aforesaid, being mum.
bered as aforesaid and marked as fol-
lows: L. S. Rogers, Austin, Tex,
with shipping marks: The F. G. Aus
tin Mig. Co., Chicago, Ill.
The proceeds of said sale to be ap.
piled as the law requires.
&c. PRAY, Agent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

In Justice to the young men who
claim to be q committee onthe part Of
the University Alumni association The
STATESMAN this morning publishes a
letter from them relative to their
charge against Prof. Tallichet. In
that connection is also given the au-
thority upon which was predicated the
local of Sunday, giving the substance
of what said committee thought,
claimed and charged. With this
statement on the part of that COM
mittee and also in giving our author.
ity for the local together with our
editorial OF Tuesday, THE STATESMAN
thinks the matter can be left with the
board Of regents, who are the rightfu,
judges in the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

editorial SUMMARIsT" of the Elk.
press pauses long enough in his daily
round Of hurting bon-bon and "sar-
chasm" (mostly "sarchasm'') at his
brethren of the press to note that
The STATESMAN condoled with him in
advance over what was expected
would be the action of the Bexar
county convention. He denies the
Express was hattened out but admits
that there was some "trouble" with
the convention. Its delegates 60 up
uninstructed and the Express seems
quite nervous about their future
course. The sweetest thing of life is
to see hope crushed to earth rise
again-the Express is star example.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

ONE OF the immortal fifty has spo-
ken. Not satisfied with the q to
l majority against him, he still in
sists he does not want the dam. 1t
Is well. We will see if the people Of
Austin or one man is supreme.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

The Austin club rooms are a pleas
ant resort for members and their
guests.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp-
outside wrapper. None other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07
COTTON WORMS.


Reports reach me from various parts
of the county that the cotton or army
worm has put in an appearance.
This is serious news for this time OF
season, and coming on the heels of an
eight weeks dry spell, it means a
further shortening of our cotton crop.
The worm will not do much harm to
old cotton, which for lack of rain has
finished fruiting, but young plants
will be ruined wherever the worm
strikes them. Now is the time to
test the efficacy of Paris green and
London purple on the slug and oil
lamps on the bug.
A great diversity of opinion exists
on the subject of lamps. Some claim
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
The Tipsy Lawyer.

An able Scotch lawyer, belonging to
Perth, who was somewhat addicted to BIZ
bulous habits, was one night coming
home on horseback in a rather unsteady
condition. At a certain part of the road
the horse stumbled, and over its head
went the limb of the law. Picking him.
self up, he discovered that he was too
unsteady upon his feet to attempt to re-
mount; so, laying hold of the bride. he
placed it over his arm, stuck his hands in
his pockets. and staggered along the
road homeward, unaware of the fact that
the bride had slipped over the horses
head, and that he was simply trailing
the bride behind him. Coming to the
toll-bar. which was shut. he beloved out
''Jamie. come out and let us through
On emerging into the road. the toll
keeper exclaimed:
''Let We through: What's to hinder We
getting through on the path?"
''Why, man, you don't mean a man to
get through there with horse:''
NO." was the reply; ''but We hiv nae
horse that can see.''
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
Beautiful Oklahoma.

Oklahoma has been placed under a
regular government, and good land titles
are thereby assured. The Iowa reserva-
ton, joining it on the east. will shortly
be opened for settlement. This will bring
about an increased immigration. Guthrie
and Oklahoma City, the two largest cities
in the new Territory, are reached only
via Santa Fe Route. Norman, Edmond,
Alfred and Purcell, all thriving towns.
are also local points on Santa Fe line.
In travelling to Oklahoma for sightseeing
or business, be sure to buy tickets via
Santa Fe Route. the only railroad passing
entirely through Oklahoma from north
to south. Two daily express trains each
way.
Write for Oklahoma folders to G. II.
Nicholson, G. p. & Il. A., A. 7. & 5. F.
r. r.. Topeka, Kansas.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
We GIVE IT AWAY.

The Kansas Farmer, published at Topeka
Kansas, despite the close times of the past
three wears, has steadily increased its circu
lation and usefulness, as well as greatly i'm
proved the paper in every respect, and to day
it stands as one of the best and most practic
al agricultural journals published in America
1t is everywhere recognized as authority on
western farm matters, and should be takeI
by every farmer who desires to prosper and
improve in his business. The Kansas tarmr'
is now printed on toned book paper, with en-
larged pages and contains not less tnan Sixty
four columns of valuable and Important mat
ter every week
In order that every farmer in Kansas anc
the West may have an opportunity 10 De
come familiar with this valuable journal, tnt
publishers announce that they will send tine
Kansas Farmer ION trial. three months-thlr
teen weeks-for p cents to subscribers
A trial subscriber thus getting more papers
than he would by taking a monthly farm
journal IA whole year
By special arrangements, We will send the
weekly Kansas Farmsr and the GLOBE REPUB
LICAN. both papers, one year, for only 800 OF
We will give ''triGi' 3treet subscription 10 n.
Kansas Farmer
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
"Wuth It."

A Woodward avenue grocer yesterday
displayed dozen watcrmelons-thefi first
of the seasOn-with sign bearing the
figures '.75c" surmounting the pile. A
colOred man came along and stopped to
gaze lovingly at the luscious fruit, and
directly he asked the clerk:
eLands alive! but watermelyons heah
already! How much does it say on dat
sign:''
''Seventy-five dollars apiece
Him! Pears rather high at the first
sendoff, but reckon it amt. Regular
old red core, reckon, an cherry one of
'em worth de money or no sale
"Will you take one?''
mot jist dis mint. I'll-I'll be com.
in long back in bout an hour, an den.
if the price has drapped to circumolate
the attitude of my integrity, I'll tote one
home -Defroif Free Press.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
United States Land Office.
GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
To Attorneys and Contestants:
On and after July 1st, 1880. the sum OF
four dollars will be required to be depOs-
tied. by each contestant ar the time OF
the filing of each contest, to pay for Civ
ing notice of cancellation. reducing tes-
timony to writing, making the docket
entry. issuing of notice and all necessary
correspondence connected with the con-
test in accordance with circular "A.
general land office. May l4th. 1880. At
the close of each contest the receiver will
attach to the record a certificate showing
the amount deposited as security for fees
by each party to the contest, the amount
of fees collected and paid for clerical
service in reducing testimony to writing.
docketing case, etc. the amount Of the
deposit returned to the depOsitOr, and
the amount of the fees collected and to
be turned into the treasury of the United
States. ID. NJ. FROST. Register.
JESSE TAYLOR, Receiver.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
Shocking a Florist.

..You have all varieties of pansies.
SUPPOSED" he remarked. as he entered a
florists store.
Yes. sir.
..Let me have some chimpanZees.
please.
The clerk said nothing. but soon pro-
duced some flowers which were distinct
" marked with eyes, nose and mouth.
like a monkeys face, and said:
This is the variety you want.
Yes: make IA buttonhole bouquet.
"Yes, sir.
..How much?'' asked the customer
when the bouquet was ready.
Nothing
.'What. I've never got anything here
under dollar before"
Its all right protested the clerk.
with weary look; 1.-The shock is worth
the flowers. ''-Pnfs6Nrg Chyomcle TEE
grail.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
Some Sam Jones Talk.

The local reports of his sermons in
Charlotte. n. c., shows that Mr.. Jones is
quite as original as ever in his method
of preaching the gospel. The following
was comparatively mild out burst in
his sermon of last Saturday:
''Some of you 60 around here talking
about your opinions It's your 'opin-
ion it's not wrong to do this and that.
You blab-mouth fool!''
He appealed to the backsliders to turn
from the error of their ways in these
tender and affectionate words: 1.-The
cutters are no good-they won't do at
all. Some of them are now infidels-lit-
tie intidels. I'd rather be a low down
chain gang negro than one of your little
intidels. You won't be in hell two min
utes before you'll be hopping around in
the fire and yelling, What mistake
made.''
Il have some respect for old Bob In
gersoll, because he can get $500 night
for his lecturing; but some of these little
fellows are infidels for nothing, pay 81 to
hear Ingersoll. and board themselves
Mr.. Jones then proceeded to pay his
respects to members of the church who
would give $3.50 for ''four lousy Jersey
calves. and yet couldn't spare SO TO the
church,
He appealed to the ''society element
in the city in this gentle strain: Il I'M
derstand you are all running society
pretty lively. Society! A pair of seventy
five cent slippers and sl.26 wasp bon
net lets you into it. Society in Charlotte
Why, if you were to 60 among the bon
tons of Baltimore, they wouldn't let you
sweep out their kitchens. Society! There
is no manhood, no womanhOod. no reli-
gion in it. The fruits of society, so called
are the dude and dudine. The dude is
a wart on the devils big toe, the dudine
wart on his nose, mere excrescences.' .
Macon Telegraph.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02

A democrat in Wisconsin, who has
evidently been in the dark for some years,
wrote letter to a periodical dealer in
this city a few days since, of which the
following is a copy.
.sPlease send me 100 Autographs OF
Cleveland and Thurman's cabinet.
have some of the old pictures OF Cleve-
land and Hendricks and their cabinet
but have not so far seen any of Cleve-
land and Humans cabinet. do not
know what they will cost. but send them
by express c. 0. ID. at once. We want
them to whOOp up the campaign which
will begin about the LIST of August. =
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02

The lawyer turned around with tipsy
stare and took in the situation at a glance.
whistled as we'll as he could under the
circumstances, and. putting his hand into
his pocket. drew out a half-crOwn. which
he put into the tOll-keeper's hand, with
the injunction:
Jamie, sac nae mair on this subject.
There's half crown for We. Keep this
0uate. or I'll never hear the end Ot.'
and staggered away home.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-02
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