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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

WIPING out a fixed and limited
debt to fill its place with life long
obligation as has been the plan of the
republican government in piling up
the pension rolls as fast and even faster
than the national debt decreases is O
mode of procedure of such doubtful
policy that the people are beginning to
lift up their voices against it from all
quarters of the country. 1t is not the
south, 1t is not the old confederates or
the sons of old confederates who are
Directing. 1t is the people, and tn g
mutterings of the storm of disapproval
roll in as loud or louder from the
north than they do from the south.
and the west adds its protest and the
east sends forth its deep toned obiec-
tions. The sentiment of this over
burdened people could find no filter
utterance than in the words of the
New York World which, referring to
the situation looks on the building of
this mountain on the shoulders of the
people as a calamity which causes
them to won Ter if the war is indeed
oyer and the president did not make
a mistake, quarter of century ago,
when he said it was.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

SAYS the New York Journal of FL
nance: 1.-THE less popular and less
forceful successors of Sir John Nc
Donald will not be able to stay the
tide demanding commercial union be-
tween Canada and the United States. z"
And commercial union will be one
long step towards Federal union.
Every indication goes to show grow
ing idea of this kind strongly rooted in
both countries. All the ideas and all
the education of the late Sir John
Mcdonald were English, and all his
efforts were directed to maintaining
and strengthening English institutions
in Canada. Thus, one by one. as time
pages the leaves Of history it turns to-
ward chapter which will be of undi-
vided interest to these united coun-
tries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

SOME $5a, 100000 of national bonds
mature in about three months. What
a woeful pickle that poor old denuded
treasury will be in then to be sure
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

ADVERTISE the encampmehC 'n's
year, gentlemen, get a crowd here neA'
month and get back good Oig PEI
cent IN vour investment at once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

TT is stated thai England alone will
invest not less than $l5O,OOO,oOo IN
American wheat this year. English
gold is as good in Texas as anywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

EGYPT was once the granery OF tne
world. In that respect IeHas Will
soon become the Egypt of America.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

If you only give time enough aus =
tin will pretty generally do wna' ID
right.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

TT takes the adjutant general anu
h;o assistants to scare up snakes tha1
are snakes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

THE dictionaries and books of syno-
nyms should be amended promptly.
"Spiteful' means Waco News" Ri
dieulous," means the way the Waco
News vents its spite at THE STATES
MAN on the good people of Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

TEXAS is coming to the front Oh "
double quick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

AUSTIN and the great encampineh'
will be the prime favorite next moh'h'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Peculiar

70 itself in many important particulars uo..,.j
sarsaparilla is different from and superior to sns
other medicine.
Peculiar in combination, proportion and
iration of ingredients, Hoods Sarsaparllla ny
esses the full curative value of the best knn,'.
emedies Of the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in its medicinal merit. Hooa,. &c..
slla accomplishes cures hitherto unknown
Peculiar in strength and economy Hood. o..
'aparilla is the only medicine Of which can t.n,s
be said, 100 doses one dollar" Medicines in la
and smaller bottles require larger doses. and \.
aot produce as good results as Hoods sarsapar,,s.
Peculiar in Its good name at home "-thera I.
more of Hoods sarsaparilla sold in Lowell wbar.
i lis made, than Of all other blood purifiers
Peculiar in its phenomenal record Of ,.,..
abroad, no other preparation has ever attanss
such popularity In so short time. Do not he IN.
duced to take any other preparation Be sure to GA,
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six IS. Prepared opl,
by G. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell. Mas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
TEXAS LIGNITEs.

1t having been definitely settled by
the present geological survey, that
East Texas holds within her bosom
vast qualities of iron ore, scattered
over an area of thousand square
miles, the next question is can it be
utilized2 Will the manufacture Of
iron in East Texas pay9
Practical manufacturers could not
answer this question until the problem
of cheap fuel, no less an item than
cheap labor and transportation, is also
| solved.
1t has been shown in the report of
the Texas geological survey, so ably
conducted by one of the most distin-
guished native scientists this state has
produced. Prof. Dumble, that, as if
In anticipation OF the wants of the
iron manufacturer, n t ure-
ated with the ores of Eastern Texas
vast beds of Ignite, brown coal, or
coal not so far advanced as older
Goals in the process of carbonization.
The Ignite bet of Texas underlying
the surface at depth of few feet to
hundreds of feet, extends from the
Sabine to the Rio Grande, clear across
the State, in a line parallel with the
coast, and belongs to the Tertiary pc.
riod of geological time. The lignites
are side by side with the iron ores of
East Texas, were laid down in the
same geological age as the European
lignites and compared with them, are
of superior quality, because the Texas
article, by analysis, contains on an
average SO per cent of carbon against
AZ, the highest for any European lig-
mite.
Now 1t has been shown in the State
Geological report on the iron oressof
East Texas, just published, that the
European lignites make excellent fuel
in the shape of briquettes, into: which
the Ignite is manufactured by ma
cninery, ana can be used in the manu-
facture of iron and steel.
The utilization of European Ignite
as fuel would seem to solve the prob
lem of Texas Ignite and that OF
the practicability of iron manufacture
in Eastern Texas and in Llano
for that matter, which latter locality
is also convenient to the coal measures
on the line of the Texas Pacific in
North Texas.
Our state has the iron. She has in.
exhaustible deposits of Ignite for fuel.
There is nothing now needed to trans
form the iron bearing districts of Texas
into centres of iron manufacture ex-
cept capital and enterprise. Geolo-
gists have pointed out the wealth that
lies locked in our hills. We can now
go ahead and develop it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

aud but comparatively few with leisur
to bury them. For after bastle the
beaten army usually Withdrew as
quickly As o,~ible and the victorious
army eager TO pursue left as small Q
force as po4~ible for the burial, even
when they left any force for the pur-
pose. Sometimes q part If the work
was committed after the ba tie to 'e
farmers of the neighbo hood 10 do
This ha pened ssve al times especial
ly In Maryta a and Pennsylvania Ii
Was said that the farmers recei cd
from slo TO SI5 for each body
they buried. Immediately after .
battle, or even during q battle, II
optortunity offered, the trooaIs sought
out d buried their own dead, citing
the name above those they recognized,
but bur. i1g the unrecogniked In
trenches containing from ten TO fifty
each. When ell this was done there
renal ied the easor number OF tho
dead, tho absolutely unrecogni ed Of
ie d and enemy aiike These were
placed in long rows, Fede ais separa, ed
from Coufederates, and were counted.
II there wa time thev we're buried in
their rows beneath two or three feet Of
earth. But ii there was not time for
this q shallow trench was dug at the
feet of each ow. and earth from the
trench was tossed over the dead. The
burial was thus merely o thin covering
OF fresh ca til. which .he first heavy
rain would be likely to wash away.
The shallowuess of this intermant was
also sRgra saLed by the distortment
aud Tigid pose of the limbs of many of
the dead, 20 that il frequently hap
pened that when the burial ,,arty u ere
thro gh with their work, arms and legs
of the dead would still proErude above
the earth. It was TO u0usual thing
for the troops when march, again
over one of thrir former battle grounds
to see skeleton limbs thrust ont of tire
grass, with some shreds OF clothing
still adheri g to them, or skull sur
rounded by Wild flowers, with the
brass lettering OF the cap oxidized on
the poor bony pate as the cap had
otted away aud left its metal adorn-
msIt
Two Of the most notable armistices
to bury the dead of which the Army of
he Potomac had experie ce, were that
in December, 1862, after the battle OF
fredericksburg, aud that in june, sc
during the battle of Gold Harbor. In
he former case most of the dead wore.
the blue, and he burial wGs done by
An immense detail. consisting of one |
nan from every Fede-al company that |
lad been engaged, Oh detail crossing |
he Fappahannock and working under |
! Tag of truce, surrounded by an inter
ssted, and. indeed. sympathetic crowd |
II Confederates. The truce at Cold
aarbor was sought by the Confeder-
ties. and the greater number of dead
: ho lay between the opposing breast
works were theirs, chiefly Of Reaure.
,ard' command. On this last occasion
10Th sides mingled in the greatest
iendliness. and both seemed loath,
hon the dead were all buried to go at
he muIderous work Of war again.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

mails, or chgtrhg the teiegra "A wares
are not entitled TO the privileges of the
prisoner OF war"
MIR. Pittenger has given probably
the most thrilling story Of the rebel,
lion, bat his heroes. noble AID daring
as they were. still were, by the rules
of war. ma auders and spies who
Knowingly and voluntarily bet their
live, on desuega gamu and Lost.
Only eight of he twenty-ionr were ex.
ecuted. Instead Of blaming the winner
for taxing one-third of the stakes, Mr..
ittenger should have recorded hia
gratitude to him for rot enforcing his
right to the other two-thirds.
woulsIn't Take q Meas A lvantmxa
Jones had got mixed ap III duel,
aud had already laken b, position and
was waiting for the slgaal to tlre when
he suddenly noticed that his antagonist
was moro than aldermanio in has pro
portions Feeling that this gave him
an undue advantage, he whipped o
piece of chalk from his pocket. rushed
over to his opponent, raI idly tracing
,ircle somewhat the sixe of an ordinary
humans stomach and called out TO the
"dentlemsn. take notice that
Z my ball strikes outsido this mark Ii
aoesn't count. Judge
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
THE Mtu spot OF The PLANT

CitIss oF D.. Orient watch mavs Lang
IenEh f"r IA" I.'n r.
For several centuries different cities
In the Orient have contested with
each ethcr for the bonor OF being
recognized as the mid.spot Of our
planet quite recently London
geographer issued an elaborate worK
in which he tries TO prove the Britsd
metropolis TO be tho center OF the
landed hemispheres Jerusalem and
Delphi notwithstanding the fact t. at
neither of them Is situated on the
equator have for ages been the two
great rivals Ia this mid-spOt discus
sion. William Simpson OF the Lon
don Society for Exploring ! alestln.
tells Us that herr chick has seut
home drawings OF the Jerusalem cen
ter Of the world 1t exists. ol course.
In the Greek church of the lloly
Scpulcher, not Ia the Latin church
The spot is identified less bv physi al
science than by prophecy. 1t is writ
ten in the psalms. God Is my king
Of old working salvation In the .ust
OF the saI-fh." This can on y refer 10
the scenes OF tho passion and OF the
hey sepulcher. and the midst OF tie
eartn must therefore, be- found hc. g
the holy sepulcher il considered TO DO
BY the Greeha
The belief Ihat the certer 3 tuere.
or theresbouts, is ancient for it
occurs IN n work by ~ Evhreul,
quoted by John l. regory IN rcl.rcn o
to Noah prayer. here ! I. ErLrem
says dam was buried 'tn q. ) J, iddls
OF the earth" Homer calls Gsly pso 5
island the navel Of the world, tie CEN
ter OF ali the seas In erhylus u
certain round stone In the tGmple OF
Delphi Is the navel or center of the
earth, and here does Orestes ta
refuge when pursued by the Fumen-
ides. Inder has anticipated schy-
lus here, and after an ern lausanius
Qike Herr Sehick) had the pleusurs
of seeing tho only genuine central
hub at ! elphL 1t Is made" Eo says. !
'of whlto stone, smooth and polished, !
and 10 tho middle point OF tho whole
world neloss -ss-wotf as ToTphi. |
claims to be one of the sacred places |
perforated by the worlds axle, aud |
probably other cities In all ages have |
looked upon their sacred places as
deserving OF the same distinction.
There can bo no closer analogy, how
ever, than that which exists between |
the hall OF stone in the Church OF tho
Holy epulcher at Jerusalem anu the
round white stone ut Del hi
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

efers 10 his moral qualities. his inn
mo abe tirmness as q so dier. etc.
but il seems some have given il lit
6ral Interpretation. somo time a0o
Miss Ransom, the artist painted an
q aborafe picture Of General Thomas.
intending 10 sell IL to the Government.
she re resented General Ihomaa AZ
he battle of Oh ckamauga Nj hen tha
was finished the lady invited
'several Cshcers who served under thE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
\ Matter for Thought.

Few OF uo know how rich NC are. A
wealthy merchant In Western city met
q former acquaintance whose ordinary
eondit OH was what Is known as impr..u
nious. This time, however, his face was
fairly bcaming. "Iiow arc you?" he
asked in a cheerful bass voice, as hc cx-
tended his hand 10 his friend. "First
rate How are you?" splendid, Do
you know here he dropped hi~ vote,
10 q confidential key--"Ivc been given
the use for life OF a haIf-mlllion dol a.
esta.o?' You have?" asked The q her
man, in astonlshmont YES; the publ G
library
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

THERE is now living In Pittsbarg 8
man who once slapped the face Of the
prince OF Wales. I'm my early life, " ho
said, II was a soldier In the British
army, and once my regiment was re-
viewed by Queen Victoria, who held By
tho hand the youthful prince OF Wales.
When the mothers back was turned the
boy playfully cxpeotorated on NY red
coat, and resented the insult to the
British dag By slapping him In the face
with my open palm. he told his mother,
and very soon the colonel heard Of 10 aud
came dancing along to wreak vengeance
on the man who dare lih his hand to .
SON ~ the queen. The queen sought lss
out aud graciously inquired what ny
name was. William Dickson, sergeant;
your ma losty, said /, and she commended
my sense Of propristy IN administering
a timely robuke 10 tho heir apparent of
the English throne and recommended ufe
far nrnmntian which uavar eauna "
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
An Extrnor,llnnrr Cn.n.

An Abilene Kan man recently helpo 4
20 settle up the estate OF his father, who
died IN the state OF New York. and. al
though there were several thousan
dollars Involved and the property was
divided among number Of children, the
entire cost OF admin stratlou was thirty
ccnts--for postage and paper. The
property was divided into equal portions.
and all heirs took their choice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

Ir il ncarly twenty years since John
w. krcl} announced to the world thai
he had discovered nav fcrce which wss
destined to rcyolutionire tho whole sys-
tom o. lucUmC"0n. The inventor is nov
81 years old, aud It secL4s probable thAa
his secret, whatever It's value, will die
with him. Tho original capital OF the
r'.urany formed 10 develop the discav-
cry vas $500, 600, and after this had be-
como exhausted Mrs. Bloom lcid Moore
supplied the inventor WITH funds 20 pro
coed. Now she proposes 90 retire gren
the concern, and Its iinnr~ss wiIi suffer
accordingly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

Gcncral a. VISIT ner stualo ana give
their Judgment. The astonishment OF
the visitors was great when they found
that tha lady had perched the General
upon haR boulder. In gentle way
khey trisxi to explain to Miss Ransom
] hat she Dad misunderstood the refer
. re 10 The Eock of Chickamauga. I"
Liaey toI& her that General Thomas
did mot ssand upon rock. But the
ad inais&ed hat she was rixizt she
aid thak khe had been to tie hmffie-
led Of hickamauga, and had aeen
the idaa&ical rock upon which fhe
6oncral ad stood, and which she had
painted N The picture. -... -
GenersH Wilder, an Indiana man.
v bo CONS anded brigade In the bat
Tia 4 Chs ,Lamanga il about to locate
= real soek Of Chickamauga in memory
oi hi oid4rommander General Wild.
er is now Interested In a railroad be-
tween Loohont Mountain and Craw-
fish sprfngs. He has arranged 10
ira sport from Lookout the biggest
Louder which he can carry on car
trucks. his boulder is TO be set up
at the sfns whore General Thomas
stood wlails tlzp saseessive charges OF
the Cossfsachatcs we're beaten back
from Snoag as hill Upon the bouI.,
de will ~ iaseribed these word. onIy:
" ,isorge h. Thomas, the Rock OF
Chickamanga. "--IgadidnapOlis dear
"dt. T.
THE naaaa who declaims against rail
roads, an& says they ought to bcwfped
sut, makes the biggest kind OF fuss
when his taain j. fivo minute late
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

THE other evening up at Mehams,
Ore, when George P. Terrell's little i2.
year-old daughter went down C. the pas.
turo to drive mp tho cows, she sound q
pretty little 2-ycar-old deer feeding with
them. She drove the cows 70 tho barn
yard and the deer ran along with thgm,
as sportive as a calf oua June morning
When they we're all SECURE In the barn
the deer Wss caught with bat little
trouble anu Is readily submitting to do
ruoefiTratIoI
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

VAMrTRE bats are so destructive 70
cattle In the Brazilian province Of Matso
GrossI and Entire Ftos thai stock ralsina
has become Improbable. The govern
mcut offers liberal reward for che cog.
gestion OF any plan which will ssnd 60
aba'n the pest. In q single asgha 90
many as twenty OF the winged blood
suckers attack a single COW, leaving II
In Tho morning helpless on the aeid.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
Esurying he Deed.
px AZ OLD vErERAx.

HE burial OF tho
dead on the battle
field wac not elab-
crate. In tho slrst
place some OF it wss
done during this
aghting and under
IRE. Then there
was never IN u 0 b
time 10 spare for
thia work; th ere
would ordiaarily be
q great many dead
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

WHILE Ia. laborers were returning
from work u wagon from Brookline,
Mass, Edward Murray's dog ran from
It's owner house into the street and
barkcd. l. consequences OF this, II Is al
legged tho ,r'se became frightened, rAn
away, and Ipset the wagon. throwing
out the o. 'upants, OF whem one was
killed aud ihe remainder moro on lees In.
lurcd. SUIT has been brought against
Murray for images. The defense h .
general ucu al.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

To THOSE who love treo and like 70
know that they may Ave a Iona III,
apon the earth tho following may be- OF
interest: In the year ira john wilssp
planted pear tree upon his tara 10
West Virginia, few miles above Wheel
ing, Judge Gibson l.. Cranmsr, OF
Wheeling, says that the lower branchsa
Of the tree are still In bearing, II Il
still In the possession OF the Wilson fam
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

ACtrv,' queen in eStravagauza 1T
seem ridiculous that should wear dia-
monds about an Inch in diameter.
Managcg-loR viii haze real dia-
mond- Tonight; I viii also provide tca.
poison 70 'hc grand spectacular queen-
poisou'Uc scene --,jeu eer's CircHj,tr.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

ThrIry mother of lusty G-ycar Cd
Are you going to charge mt fun far f.r
him? don't think that Il quite fair
CoaduCto~-Well, you don think Il
would be- uite fair, do yon, II charged
only ha. fare? .
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

The mOthcrly instinct Of : cat was
touchinaly displayed a few days ago in
Orlando, Ga. A FIRE broke out In tho
house adjoining Campbells restaurant.
Tho latter contained cat and several
small kittens. The mother made
hasty investigation, discovered the peril
OF her offspring, and carried them from
the huIlding one after another.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

GEO. III.
is about as
well known by his
soubtiquet Of The
'R eek Of Chicka-
mauga" as Stone
wall" jackson il by
the one that cIings
TO him No doubt
most porsons under
stand that "The
Rock Of C'hieka
manga" as applied
TO General Thomaa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

DR. CARL EI0RSMANE has been 90!
lectlng fish In San Diego for years, Inl
making up q collection recently for the
British museum he found new specI-
men OF herring that has pocket mem-
brxDea fOx slippkng In to- dorsaJ pacto-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

AT the eastern edge of Cloverport,
Ky, near the railroad track, is q well
ten feet in diameter and twenty.thres
feet deop. From IL has been taken and
tested % peculiar clay or slate. Gts
quantity la apparently lImttless. The
product OF this hole makes a brick as
hard as lint and glazed on Its surfaes,
which withstands the action Of are be.
yond all others, aud makes a pavement
impervious to water and frost and wear.
II also makes the best tiling, and is re-
garded as a most valuable discovery. A
large manufacturing concern In one Of
our cities has been quietly prosecuting
the Investigations and tests Of this re-
product of nature, and, ruEior
says, Is far advanced toward establish
ing extensive works TO utilize II.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
THnEE mothers gave bIrth b trlplot.

THREE mothers gave birth to triplots
each I'm Dahlonega, Ga, the other day.
Mrs. Merwin Jones gave birth u two
boys and one girl, Mrs, McGeeyer to
three girls and Mrs. BohgoOd TO ono girl
aud two boys. Such an unusual influx
Of infants has created panic among the
midwives
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

JUsr as the funeral procession OF 4
coIorcd woman arrived at thc cemetery
ia Shreveport, La, tho mourners were
anrighted 10 see tho supposed corpse
kick the top of the coiiin, arise 10 . sit
ting posture, and coolly ask what was
going on. She Is now all right aud
grins with q four-inch smile when ques-
toned about her novel experience,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
A Pol IDEAL TSeamnn.

How did Joseph come TO DO great
ruler In the lahd9'
Please, sir" said the boY, ''bacaase
lac sore . coat Of mAnY eoloEa"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
happenings Here and There
Chronicled for ALI Classes
OF Readers.

THE Latania Borbonica Is the largest
palm I'm cultivation in this country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

RAJ auo vcntrai ms. Tne scales are
large tho eyes have q CLASSY covering
and most OF the head Is transparent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-27

LOUISVILLE has English sparrows that
build nests in the caps Of electric arc
lights or seek refuge there during rainy
weather with iurlnity.