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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

my curiosity con-
corning the uses
of t h G elegant
pair of blankets,
soft and rich,
which l had seen
lying nicely fold
ed on the lounge
in every commit
tee room. On e
A -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

Payne, the oldest senator, playing one of
his jokes on Senator Sanders, of Mon
tana. Senator Sanders is the only
statesman we have who wears n watch
chain six or eight feet long, running
from the bottom of his waistcoat two or
three times around his neck.
Mr.. Sanders chain is very long and
very heavy, and some Of his brother sem
ators have a hoyish way of playing with
it when its owner sits down beside them
for chat. Senator Payne, notwith-
standing his advanced years, is addicted
to quiet, good natured pranis, and on
this occasion went up to Sanders, seized
the gold chain and drew it SO tightly
about the neck of the Montana statesman
that the latter was in imminent danger
of choking. His necktie was sadly dis
arranged, too, and his head pulled over
backward in n comically helpless man
ner After the pranliish octogenarian
had amused himself to his hearts con-
tent he let 90 the moose and quickly hid
himself behind cloak room door, while
the other senators enjoyed good laugh
at Sanders expense.
Perhaps it was not quite fair, but l
turned my kodak loose in some of the
committee rooms of the house and SEN
ate-those semi-private apartments in
which statesmen do pretty much as they
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

on his duly walk
to the apitol,
swing1g along
IN his usual fash
ion, tj.a i'm of
his derby almost
t0ucging the
back Oi ms thick
meek But I'M
foiTulat Y my
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

good time 1t will
have some inter-
esting stories to
tell of its espion-
age OF the great
men who meet
every day in the
big state house.
A very neatcatch
of the little in
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12
for Infants ant; Children.

"Castoria is SO well adapted to children that
recommend itss superior to my prescription
known to Inc II. A. ARcngR, ", e.,
III So. Oxford ST., brooklyn, n. Y.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

down Fourth avenue and stopped in
front of the Office OF Bergh's society
A man In a light truck led the process
sion, and an excited citizen on the side
walk was gesticulating with all his
might and talking loudly to an officer
of the society about the truckman's
brutality" The truckman carried in
his hand a light whip, broken toward
the end. His horse appeared fat, well
fed and contented.
Now the officer, the truckman and
the excited citizen went into Superin-
dent Hankinson's Office. and followed,
seeming trouble. Within, the excited
man kept on talking about the truck
mans brutality, as he termed it.
sDid you hit the horse?" said Mr..
Hankinson.
eyes, sir" replied the truckman,
readily. II hit him four or five times
with this whip; 1t is light, twenty-five
cent one, as you see. 1t was broken be-
fore"
az don't think we can do anything
about that" said Mr.. Hankinson. 'lf
we would take case like that into
court the Judge would laugh at US.
There are 10 wales on the horse, are
there?"
"No, sir" said the officer.
"You can CO." said Mr.. Hankinson to
the driver, who went, leaving his whip
behind him, followed by the complain
ant in high state of fury.
Gust look at that whip; it. wouldn't
hurt child very much, TO say nothing
OF horse" said Mr.. Hankinson. exam
lining the whip curiously. Ii was In
deed most harmless affair.
do you often have cases like that?"
l asked.
"Oh, yes, people are running here
with stories about cruelty to animals
that won't bear examination all the
time. have seen driver acting with
exemplary forbearance TO balky
horse in a block on Broadway, and an
old lady on the sidewalk abusing him
like a pickpocket for maltreating the
poor thing. We have to be pretty
careful about such cases, or we are liza
BILE to be led into doing serious inJus-
tice. But there are plenty Of cases OF
real cruelty. That museum tells It's
own story. Here's the latest addition"
The superintendent disappeared into
his inner Office, while l stared up at
several big glass cases on the wall,
filled with clubs and knives and spears
and probes and goads, which have been
used to cash and cut and main poor
animals, and which society preserves as
records of mems cruelty. 4at
Out came the superintendent again,
Juggling huge wooden bar from a
piano dray, about five feet in length
and weighing fully twenty pounds with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06
DO oHrLpREN PAY,


DO children paw" said old man Scruggs, a.
leanin' on his hoe,
AUST wait till you've been married, say some
twenty years or So
You III have more sense than 20 stand up there
and throw your time away
By Askin' sech fool questions. Payi treat
gosh, OF course they pay.
We 90 home tuckered out at night, they climb
upon our knees,
And when we try to put 'em down they cry Tor
one more squeeze
And raar and pitch about US AL until. fust thing
Our Joints are free from aching and our hearts
are in glow.
,sThey pay US when their frank young love
shines in their Jolly eyes;
Even when our ears are oeafeneo there's .
music in their cries
swester than all the fddlss and planners ever
made
member what I've said
srha man whose children's hearts are his Is
the man who Is truly blessed;
The sirht AZ home OF his boys and gals Is more
I swowi There wouldn's be half the fools in
this weary word today
n All men only could understand what big
intrus' chiltrsr PAP.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

its iron tip. BE stood the bar up against
one of the museum cases, and | read
upon it the label which set forth in the
brieiest terms that John Frazer, the
driver OF an ice cart, had killed with II
a horse valued at five hundred dollars,
for which he was punished with fine
OF fifty dollars.
The bar is as heavy and strong as q
crowbar. It does not seem possible that
any human being could strike with 1t
any animal Of value.
But folks do queer things sometimes.
Within the year and in the State OF New
York alone. four men have been pun
ished for biting of the heads OF small
animals or birds, usually on a wager.
One OF these men, who afterward went
to Jail fora long term, was elaborate In
his strange deed. He bit the heads of
two ducks put the heads in glass OF
lager beef and drank the lager. That
was in Brooklyn
Another man had balky horse. He
opened its mouth, tied rope about its
tongue, hitched the other end to wagon
lust ahead, and when the forward wagon
was started up, Of course the horses
tongue came of. Perhaps 1t wasn't
balky; perhaps it had too big q load I
don't remember just what the label did
say, but the tongue Is in q jar OF alcohol
In Bergh's museum, along with the cats
paw cut Of BY Hop Sing, Chinaman,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06
THE SOLEMN PASSENGER.
He Approves of the Pleasant Passenger
and Makes the Grun One stare.


"Well," said the solemn-looking pas
senper in the front seat to the pleasant
Young man just behind him, "the har-
vest is past, but the summer is still with
u.s."
"Surep' replied the young man.
"But it's on the wing, though" con-
timed the solemn man. "It's flying"
"Right along!" said the pleasant pas
senger.
"Tlme is feeting" remarked the
other.
"Well," said the pleasant youth, shak-
lng his head, "thst depends on how
much time you get"
"Slrr exclaimed the passenger In
front.
81 say three months'll feet quicker
than three years." replied the pleasant
passenger smiling. Wont it?" said he
10 the gruff passenger who sat beside
him.
"They say so that's tried I'll" said the
gruff passenger.
The solemn passenger was silent
awhile, and then opened up again:
.sThese are the days, said he, "that
the frivolous and unthinking spend in
idlipo where the sea roars, or the noun
tain breezes whisper, or the streams OF
the valley murmur. You are not bound
on idle vacation, trust, my dear young
friend?"
"Well. not exactly" replied the pleas
ant young man, with a shake OF his
head.
"You bet your life be ANTI" said the
gruff passenger.
al am pleased to know IT." said the
solemn passenger. But / grieve ~
hear you suggest my wagering anything
upon IL, even so worthless and poor q
thing as life. So you are not one OF the
trivial throng who are just now dockiRg
TO idle yacations?"
mo, sir, am notr replied the pleas
ant man.
"You rejoice me said the solemn pas
senger. lifting his eyes, while the gruff
passenger chuckled.
ssI'm going on vacation though"
said the pleasant young man, "but 1t
won't be an idle oner' And he smiled
at the gruff passenger, who chuckIed
again and said:
"Right you arel And the next sta
ton Is oursl"
"Ah,'' said the solemn man, ''and its
name?"
"Sing Sing- replied the gruf passen-
ger This young gent stays three
years with US for having three wives.
and none OF 'em deadP'
The grnff passenger, from bis man
nsr, apparently thought this revelation
would shock the solemn man into
speechless horror, and he was knocked
dumb himself when the solemn passen-
ger grabbed the pleasant young man By
the hand
'.My poor young friendl" 10 ez-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

the fork which Jersey farmer thrust
into a cows ribs until its tines were
bent, number of horses hoofs rotted
of by salt put on the snow by railroad
people, and two or three original bits,
fantastic In their possibilities OF cruelty.
One OF these is probably unique. 1t has
a long fiatplate designed to press upon
the horses tongue. When 1t was cap
tured the tongue of the poor beast which
wore it was rotted off. Why the inge-
NOUS inventor devised this bit Is a
puzzle, so is another which has two
prongs devised to close upon the horses
jaws when the bit is pulled. But there
are hanging about the Office dozens OF bit
burrs, which tell their own story OF cru
city. These are fiat round disks OF
leather filled full OF sharpened tacks on
the side next TO the horses cheek. Put
one Of these on each OF your horses-on
the inside, so that Bergh's men won't
see-and the frantic prancing Of your
steeds will convince everybody that they
are 'high spirited"
There is in this museum q bell, hang
ing surrounded by game cocks spurs
and boxing gloves, which has funny
history. 1t was rugged up before the
door Of cockpit down on the water
front one fine evening, TO give warning
II the officers should come. A man two
blocks away held the string. One OF
the officers captured the man, and the
rest followed the clue to the pit, where
they made a fine haul, capturing among
other things fine pair ef cockspurs,
for which the owner said he wouldn't
have taken thousand dollars. They
had never lost him battle, he said.
They were lucky. Cock fighters are
pretty apt to be superstitious.
One of the queerest sights OF this
museum OF torture is a row OF white,
chalky-looking stones. These were
taken from the stomachs of dead horses.
Where does the cruelty come in? Oh,
some enterprising horse feed men mixed
tale and other mineral substances with
the meal they sold, and this was the in
teresting result.
For that matter IL wouldn't be strange
IL Some OF US human beings were carry
ing round tale stones In our stomachs by
nCAb tdiC lOOhs cAoSuJ
like flour, and wheat is very high this
year. There is big mine Of this tale
up in Gouverneur, n. Y, and tons upon
tons are taken out. 1t has no known
honest use, the least Objectionable be-
ing to adulterate heavy, smooth writ
ing paper. What becomes OF it all?
There has been great improvement
in the treatment of animals since the
society began work, in spite OF the head
biting jokers, and the burr-bit men,
and the tale men, and the club-wielders
Of the present day. Before the society
was founded it was customary to cart
live calves along the streets OF New
York piled up like cord wood. with
their heads hanging over the edges OF
the cart. Now they stand up on their
feet in roomy, Slated boxes, and would
be comfortable enough II they could
only rely upon getting water to drink as
often as they need 1t.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06
linz FENCE Law SUITS.
=, UTLDNGS PROPERTY BROOME GIOKET-
REALLY UNrENABLL
4. n.,lpm 70 Live in 3 House Of One Dimension
and Bids Adisu 10 gainesville for
Year at Lsast-Prcgramms Tor
Next Season.
GCopyr;gatsdl


rbavs had some trouble about line
,.ncas. People here in Gainesville who
now country life tell me that there al
Hsvs Is trouble about line fences, and
nat law suits are the common lot or
- .r They didn't say anything Of that
Id N me when l was talking about
living a little strip Of land for which
~ neighbour, Uncle Lem Drew, has
,rokea the tenth commandment.
In nlaces like Gainesville, where land
T. 40 utterly worthless that burial is an
iDsrlt TO a seli-respecting Christian,
re IL a fight over every fence; but
vranQllng Of that sort is comparatively
ara in New York city, where No. 8
,ootprints Is worth more money than l
aver expect to see.
TncIe Lem. hates me, although the
,anse Of our quarrel is half an acre OF
80 which would not furnish cheap
,sbIe d'hote dinner for goat. As for
"a am above such rancor. II Uncle
lem should be run over by a feight
rain tomorrow, would send a pound
~ chewing tobacco TO the engineer, and
,bink no more about 1t. Let him live
n speud the last cent he has boarded
IN his old blue wooden stOcking-ano as
much longer as possible.
I had known from the first that Uncle
lem was directing the attention OF the
,oDrts to the rectification of the line be-
tween our land, but l was not troubled.
left the whole business. to q lawyer;
and he apparently DESTROYS Of emulat-
no nv unconcern) left it to Providence,
and Uncle Lem won his case. l sup
oossd that il involved a foot or two Of
gainesville sterility. What was my
horror, then, upon discovering that the
osw line cut my land exactly in the
middle. and left my house on the wrong
Tde | became Uncle LENS tenant.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

In the old anti-Bergh days men could
beat their horses upon the street any
where, with clubs, shovels-anything.
Now when good-natured driver hits
his horse a clip or two with a twenty
five cent whip, he does IL with fear and
trembling lest he may be seen by some
one and reported to "the society,"
drivers never use the rest OF It's name.
The society's museum OF torture i'm
plements isn't finished yet. New addi-
tions are being made TO ii every month.
But things are improving.
OWEN LANGDoy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06
The waters Bluff.

NJ r. Sun.
II was in a large downtown Califor-
MIA wine room that two well-dressed
Young men sought refuge from the heat
yesterday.
"Let us have bottle OF wine," said
the one who was doing the honors OF the
occasion. Waiter. bottle OF cham
payne" .
The champagne and two glasses were
placed on the table. The bottle bore a
California label, and contained the
familiar "extra dry" OF native vintage.
"Oh, haven't you any imported wine?'
asked the man who had ordered 1t, with
a note of affected disappointment In his
tone.
certainly, SIR replied the waiter
brisklY. cpl get bottle OF heidsleck
in minute"
Beads of cold Precipitation believed
the treater's brow, look OF agony was
in his eyes, and his hand covertly sought
his pocket. His companion fastened to
relieve him by saying: "Oh, let US De
patriotic and drink this"
"As you like" said the other young
man with pretended reluctance. 81
generally drink imported champagne
myself: but ! don't mind trying the
American wine for change"
1--WE haven't any imported cham
paQne," said the waiter. little later,
20 an inquisitive customer. "But | like
10 brighten that sort Of fellow. Men
like him come here every day. They
know very well that California houses
seldom keep any champagne but the ma
tive, and while they are willing to spend
only dollar they want the friends they
are treating to think they are prepared
TO pay four dollars for bottle OF wine.
II does me good to take the starch out OF
them. It's bluff game, you see, and
they always weaken"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

claimed. Another maatyr to right
eousness and faithfuIness to the law.
May the spirit of Brigham sustain you!"
When the train stopped and the gruf
man and pleasant passenger got up to
leave the car the solemn man pressed 3
card In the young mans hand. The
gruff passenger took IL and read 1t. This
was its inscription:
ABED GRInBLEros,
Elder, Mormon Church OF
Latter, Day Saints,
Utah.
......-.....s-..-.-.s--.- ............'''''''
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MUST DISCRIMINATE.
SOME MEN ARE oRUlL 10 ANIMALS AND
SOME ARE NOT.
A Little Incident at the Bsrgh Socisty's ROOms-A
Pssr ct The Torture Mussum-Bur Bits,
Clubs, Richfurks and 0thr
Sweet hementees.
ss.eso. Correspondence oras Rooster.

New YORK, September 3.-The cor
ner of Twenty-third street and Broad
way is so much the center of New York
city that the spectacle of big crowd
of people in that neighborhood seldom
excites remarks; but when l turned
into Madison Square the other day and
saw about thousand people III fan
tastic procession trailing down toward
East river, knew something was up,
and promptly became the thousand
and first. Presently we turned
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

Nos. ssnd 4, daily, F.F. v. Limited. rpn .
between New YORK sns Cincinnati with "
buls Sleeper between Waskington and "
Vile and between Cincinnati and Old p
Comfort
Nos. and . solid trains With PuIlmss hlse
bstwesn Cincinnati and Washingop. 10. q
Pullman Sleeper EoncsEerts v Old Poisf {
Trsln No. slssses clifton Forge ~ s.Ds
and arrives ~ Charlottesville ~ f0.11 a. m.
HUSTISGTOS DfvBfONs Nc. n. y
Clif,ss Forge daily s:DA %. arrive Hunfinl
e:0t. a. No. IL, daily. Leave Huntingion
a n, arrive Clifton Forge $50 .. re-. ~
daily except Sunday, leave East Swell g.
n. arrive hgntingtor 200 .. N. No y,
ercsp, sunday. lesys H1Htlngt 800 ,. n
rive East b>usl 1:B ,. u.
CINCINNATI DIVISION: No. n, dAii,
cept ssndsy. leave Hnntington c.iOa u,
Cincinnati BIB q N. No. ~ daily 81
sunday, lssss Cincinnst 800 .. n. q
Buntinzton $40 p. m. No. 10, daily 81
ssndsy. leave hsytsilis b;is q N, arrive
csnnafi 10 q %. No. %. daily srSept baf
lssve Cincinnati s:o ,. N, srriys Nay
TOP OSCAR q. MURRAY, rnsIe H.zAs
H. ". ruLLEH, osn1 Pass-{
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ARRIVE.

From Pittsburg. i0:i0A. m. daily, 1875 p. N,
except Sunday, 6:hS and 1913 p. m. daily, aud
II 80 a. N. Sunday only.
Washington Accommodation. 7:5o a m. daily
except Sunday.
CHAS. q. SCULL,
General Passenger Agent. Baltimore
J. s LANE Whetlinr deib
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E1V CENTRAL STANDARD THE.
VUCnnSylvdnid lines
3 From Bridgeport Station.

Trains via the Cleveland and Pitisburs Rail.
road leave Bridgeport for Pituburg. Chicago
and Cleveland, 44o q. M. For Pittsbufg, i0.la
A. m. For Chicago aud Cleveland, 100 p, m.
For Pittsburg and New York, siH y. m. For
wellsville, s:tS a. m. For East Liverpool
ell y. m. :.
a. m, 300 p m. asa y. M. SID ?. N. snd 90
p :" rnon wuEEbIso srAT16s.
Trains via the pittsbarg Cincinuau as ~
Louis Railway, Pan. die Route. lsays Wheel
ing for steubenviile, Pittsburr and ths East,
eO a. m, 80 y. m. s;o y. m, add yb 3, n.
For Columbus. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and 81
Louis, 7:30 a. m. and 200 p. m. fof Columbus
wheeling At $50 a. NJ, $50 .. m $3.50 p m,
and s 80 ?. m, and b;8 p. m. Trains leaving ~
$40 a m and arriving At SOP m. run soid be-
tween Wheeling and Pittsburg. All uains daily
except Sunday. leo
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Baggage checked through To destination Of
tickets.
W. J. ROBINSON. General Passenger Agent
PArkersburg, W. Va
A. J. handy, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Parkeftburg, w. Va
}. Q. ToMLINSoN. Passenger Aren't wheel
ing, W. Va
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w. P Ar DIVISION.

For Pittsburg. 5;tS and 100 q. m, and $40 p,
m: daily, and i:s0 p. m. daily exceptSnnday and
o:o p. m. Sunday only
ccpt Sunday.
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est is a fact" that Hoods Sarsaparilla
does cure scrofula, salt rheum, and
other diseases or affections arising from
impure state or low condition of the
blood, overcomes that tired feeling,
creates a good appetite and gives
strength to every part of the system.
TRY IL.
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CHESAPEAKE q OHIO RAIL
~ WAY COMPANY.
q. F. ".

FAst Flying VrginiAnJ
v,,,ibuie Limited, solid. with Dining Car be-
v.s,ihaie Sleeper between Washlngtou and
f,ou,syiil. and old Point and Cincinnati. SEIZED
uls In Eject July I. 1871.
CENTRAL STANDARD Tur; Wet Of ChfIof
fg EssIrHx STANDARD Tur; EAs, Of chftoi
FORGE
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

"Well," said the solemn-looking pas
senger in the front seat to the pleasant
young man just behind him, "the har-
vest is past, but the summer is still with
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-16

The Profession of Beggers Is Overcrowded.
met an old man one day who works
on lower Broadway and about the City
Hall park during the day and in the
vicinity of Madison square at night.
He has been in the business ten years,
and is up to all the tricks of his trade.
In consideration of liberal contribu-
ton he consented to talk about the
business of professional begging. The
old man would not speak of his life be-
fore he became beggar, but he used
good language, and it was evident he
had seen better days.
THE business is overdone, he said.
There are too many beggars now, and
SO many of them are fresh and get
caught at their tricks that folks are
getting suspicious of all of us. We suf
fer from this suspicion more than you
suspect. Some people don't give any
thing any more, and those who are not
sure they are being swndled now give
penny where they formerly gave
dimes and quarters. l do not earn
half the money l did five years ago"
What particular tale of woe do you
find rloSt productive of substantial re-
sult2" asked,
Il do not confine myself to one
story. The old chestnuts of sickness
and being out of work for six months
with wife and five children to sup
port do not work now, except on coun-
try people who have never been to the
city before. Folks want something
new nowadays. even in a tale of pow
erty and suffering. often lie awake
nights trying to think of some new
story of suffering to tell. ! never tell
unless happen to forget his face. |
have a score of good stories that have
used successfully, and am constantly
thinking up new ones"
How much per day do you average
when business is goodg
I'VE work for almost nothing now.
1t is a good day when we get two dol
lars. and we have to work early and
late to make that much. The time
was when we could collect five dollars
in a day and not half try, but those
good old days are gone to come again
no more. Our profession is over
crowded, just as the other professions
are. New York Cor. Chicago Herald.