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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
The Conversational Circle.

The circle must not be too large.
say nothing of public banquets Of strang-
ers. They are contradiction in terms.
Big dinner parties of i'll assorted guests
also are failures from conversational
point of view. A fireside, or table
round if possible, and, say, four Or half .
dozen guests, are sufficient. More will
break up into separate knots, and fewer
mean tete-a-tete. 81 had" says Tho
reau, sat Walden three chairs in my
house, one for solitude, two for friend
ship, three for society,"" The hermit
Thoreau in his hut at Walden was wiser
than the man who looks for society in a
crush.
An unhappy husband, living i'll Port
land place, whose wife inflicted huge
parties upon him, was standing in a
very forlorn condition leaning against
the chimney piece. A gentleman came
up to him and said: "Sir, as neither OF
us is acquainted with any of the people
here, 1 think we had best go home.
Social crowds must not expect the great
men amongst them to talk well. She
must have been most unreasonable
person who was disappointed with Ma,
poleon because, when lot of ladies
were presented to him, he only remarked
to each of them how hot it was.-Gen
| tleman's Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
The Notices Are All Right.

Visitors to the clerks office of the SUI
,perior court who have occasion to use
the writing table that stretches across
the room have been startled recently by
large placards tackled about two feet
apart informing whom it may con
Germ that "these inkstands must not
be taken away" Since these ink
stands" are about the size of the average
hat, and are kept filled with ink, the
warning seems quite as gratuitous as it
would be to placard notices to people not
to walk off with a red hot stove.
A lawyer who took offense at these
notices got one of the Office veterans in
a corner the other day and asked him il
he did not think such a notice was car
rying joke perilously far. The veteran
shook his head, and in saddened tones
thus answered:
In the mistakes Of the past we should
seek our guidance for the future. New
York Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Irvine frnm Mnrsh Grass.

A st. Paul (SIinn.) special says that
through the efforts of an inventor
Of Iowa articles which can be manu-
featured from common slough grass are
attracting considerable attention. The
farmers of the northwest have beenp
ing large prices for binding Irvine, and
it is this fact probably which started
George Lowry to investigate the uses
10 which common marsh grass could be
put. He has made several inventions
which are an assured success. The bind
ing Irvine made by his method is strong,
durable, and above all, cheap. While
the material from which ordinary bad
ing Irvine is made costs from Sl2O to
$3.50 per ton, slough grass costs from 50
to S. a ton, and the cost OF making the
Irvine from either material is about the
same. A company has been organized
for the manufacture of this Irvine.
The company will also make cordage
Of all kinds, bagging and mating from
marsh grass. Marsh grass makes good
rope in any size, and formed into small
twine it can readily be woven into coarse
cloth of great strength, which can be
put to variety of uses The Gotten
planters Of the United States annually
raise about 100000 bales Of cotton,
which require about 6O,OOO,OOO yards of
Oagging, The jute bagging costs about
eight cents yard. The grass Irvine bag,
ring can be made mt about one cent q
yard ess.-New York Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
WHY Not Try ChamOis?

81 clean my eyeglasses these days
with ten dollar note" said a well
Known citizen the other day, with a
smile, as he began to rub his spectacles
with a bill. at cleans the glass and
doesn't hurt the money. A one dollar
bill would answer the purpose as well
q, note for a hundred, but in this case
happened to have the ten and used it,
81 have been cleaning my glasses for
Years with bank notes, and | have never
found anything that makes them as
clear. il you use a handkerchief 1t !eayes
the lint behind, and ten to one the glass
is blurred. The money removes all the
dirt and grease, and leaves no trace Of
itself. Am | afraid of contracting some
disease of the eyes? Well, | never
thought of that, and / know that some
physicians claim that diseases are trans
mitted by money, since it passes through
50 many hands. No, | am not afraid;
and l will continue to use the bank
notes for this purpose. The texture is
soft, and it certainly removes dirt. In
iced, there is nothing like paper money
for polishing fine glassware. Albany
F,xDress
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Electricity Catches Elephants.

A novel application of electricity has
recently been made in elephant catching.
1T recent capture of forty of these ami
mails, when the last of their unwieldy
bodies had passed the entrance into the
Shedda, the signal for barring their exit
was given, inStantaneously and without
8 word spoken, by means of an electric
Tire. 1t is only short time since petro-
cum superseded native vegetable oils
ior lighting throughout the bazars and
yillages of India. Electricity is now
taking the place both of petroleum or
5oal gas in the great spinning factories,
or which it is peculiarly suited in hot
Innate, owing to its GOODNESS and alb
sence of smell.-Philadelphia Ledger
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

best known So CoONl LIE" hNhACf IL
ciety people of New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and Washington. 1t was gener-
ally known that the groom was in ill
health, but the excitement of the prepar-
atoms seemed to ward off any serious
attack. After the marriage, however,
the count was stricken with typhoid
fever, and died suddenly after an illness
of three days.
Count Lewenhaupt was of noble
Swedish family. He was about thirty
years of age, and came to the United
States with a letter of introduction to
ex-Secretary Bayard in 1889. He was
admitted to the Bayard mansion, and
his engagement to Miss Ellen Bayard
soon followed. He was Of very genial
nature, and was not only popular in
diplomatic circles at Washington, but a
general favorite everywhere. He was
naval architect at the shipyard of Har-
Ian e. Hollingsworth.
During recent years a series Of be-
reavements have befallen ex-Secretary
Bayard. In short period he lost his
first wife, his eldest daughter Katherine
and brother and a sister.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
An ,at.reaalrr oplniaa.

A lad we shall not tell her name
pad = most amusing experience with
5euialniu p. Hutchinson the other day.
This lads is l.7oly interested in char
table work. and ever and anon she lends
herself to the lisagreeable task of So
Letting money contributions to such
worthy causes rs she may happen 10
have in hand. This is rather ungrateful
Employment, but this lady applies her
self cheerfully to it, for she recognizes IL
az n part of her Christian duty. 1t be-
fell that this worthy woman had occa-
sion to approach Mr.. Hutchinson tne
other afternoon, and she did so IN the
spirit of charming good nature, when
", perhaps. her most conspicuous char
Acteristic.
Now Mr.. Entcl inson is wary BIRD
and seldom il is that he IL cauSht IN
corner by any holy. But this particular
lady was so exceptionally bright and
exuberant that the crafty millionaire
gave up crisp SEQ bill almost be-
fore he was aware of it. And then, as
we can easily suppose, he began to regret
it. On her part the fair solicitor was
considerably surpll5cd: she had heard
Lat he was hard, uufeeling man, yet
had he not es7onded promptly and
generously to her appeal? She was so
grateful that she assisted on shaking
hands with the old man, and as she did
so she remarked, feelingly, 1--WE do not
always get our reward here, Mr.. Hutch
inson, but we should remember that the
Lord loveth Il cheerful giver."
eyes, I've often heerd tell" answered
Mr. Hutchinson dryly, but I'm more
Interested in findin' out the Lords
opinion of cheerful beggm. Chicago
News
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
somevhat TRYING, Nevertheless.

Do not suppose that young woman
is necessarily in an unamiable frame OF
mind when you meet her bearing a
muddy overshoe in hand. The relief
that she experienced when she gave ZIP
trying to keep the thing on more than
balanced her vexation at spelling glove
and boot but oh! the things that women
think and don't say when at every step a
misft overshoe drops down at the heel
would make volume for the govern
ment to suppress.-Bostop Common.
wealth,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

For downright sarcasm as to the merits
Of a horse, recommend us to the worthy
jehu who offered II little advice to a
driver of pirate bus, one of whose
horses tumbled down the other day in
the Strand.
The horse, after strenuous efforts, had
been got on its feet, when Immediately
it fell over again on its side.
81 say, old 'un," cried the rival driver,
''you must ave got i'm out o bed too
early this mornin'. Run round to our
stable and they'll lend yer pitchfork
to turn i'm over with. Tit
Bits.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Plain Living,

To the ordinary housekeeping youth
plain living is usually the every day
diet to which he has always been accus-
toned, with little regard to its fitness or
wholesomeness. With royal contempt
for divergent tastes, he is apt to give a
domestic version of the old saying, Cor
thodoxy is my doxy, so heterOdoxy must
be yours" What suits him should suit
every one. The same spirit animated
DR.. Johnson when he gave his famous
definition of coats" as sin England, food
for horses, in Scotland for men," But
the whirligig of time has so twisted af-
fairs around that the food at which the
great photographer sneered little more
than hundred years ago is now an ar
ticle of daily diet in thousands of En-
glish homes. The plainest of plain liv-
ing it IS to us nowadays, but the high
thinking of the Seventeenth Nand Eigh-
teenth centuries was cultivated on very
different aliment Yet who is prepared
to say that greater intellects have ever
been known in the English nation than
were produced in the days of roistering,
wine bibbing and high living, when
such minds were developed as those of
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Dryden, Add
son, Swift, Pope and countless Others
whom time fails even to mention?-
Christine Terhune Herrick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

In several ways the sultan has of late
shown his desire to place Turkey on
more equal terms with the other nations
of Europe. He is trying to improve the
methods of farming in his realm, and
recently sent fourteen capable young
men to Germany to study agriculture.
When they have acquired the requisite
knowledge they will go home and en-
deavor to impart information to the
moslem landowners.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

RICHARD GIIMoUR. when Rlc h ar
was child and afterward settled in
Pennsylvania. The boy early developed
fondness for books, which was fostered
by his parents. His mind was attracted
to Roman Catholic doctrines owing to
the kindness of priest in assisting him
in musical studies, and young Gilmour
began to fit himself for the priesthood
when he was twenty years old. He was
ordained by Archbishop Purcell in Gin
cinnati in 1852.
Bishop Gilmour made rapid advance
ment in the church. His first mission
airy labors were in southern Ohio and
Kentucky, where he built several
schools and churches. In 1857 he was
given charge of st. Patrick's, Cincin-
matt, where he erected a school which
became one of the finest buildings of
the kind in Ohio. Later he was made
professor in the seminary Of Mount St.
Mary's of the West, and subsequently
became pastor of st. Joseph's at Dayton,
o., where he remained until called to
the bishopric of Cleveland in 1872. After
his accession to the episcopacy Bishop
Gilmour devoted himself largely to the
interests of Roman Catholic education.
He was especially interested in parochial
schools, and prepared series of text
books to be used therein. He founded
The Catholic Universe of Cleveland in
1874 Among his literary works were a
collection of hymns, Bible history and
'School Recreations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07


And is it not true that from the nature
Of things the contemporary judgment
lays most stress on substance, and that
the "fnal" judgment is favorable to
form? Substantially speaking how many
historic things of immense contemporary
vogue seem insipid to us, whereas scarce
ly anything of very great formal merit
has been allowed to perish?
In other words, is there not an element
of universally about perfection of form
which significance of thought does not
possess? or, at any rate, is not perfection
more nearly attainable in form than it is
in substance? And nothing is so pre-
sentative as perfection or any approach
70 it.
Ono thing is very certain-neglect of
form involves the sacrifice of an element
of positive attractiveness as well as Of
fendingpositively by perverseness and &C.
centricity. Whether rhyme and rhythm,
cadence, purity, fawlessness, melody
are essential or not to poetry, the aban'
donment of the artistic quality which
they imply is obviously a loss.-Scrib
ner's,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Origin of an Old Saying.

In the Sixteenth century it was gener-
ally stated that "spiders be true signs OF
great stores of gold" saying which
arose thus: While passage to Cathay
was being sought by the northwest a
mariner brought home a stone which
was announced to be gold, and caused
such ferment that several vessels were
fitted out for the express purpose of col
lecting the precious metal. Frobisher,
in 1877, found ON one of the islands
where he landed similar stones and an
enormous number of spiders. CornhiIl
Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
, eIcruag M rs. TIMe.


A window, witb wide paues embayed
And half moon seat Of old gold cinth,
Looks forth 10 whore the trees are s|ayee
by winds whose breath 10 chill slnG WOLF
And on the glass a filmy veil
Extends. as if to shield the bloom
That mods in greeting to the gale
From midst the warm and CHEEKY room.
Roses and lilies, dollhouse pinks
And panses that no garden dew
Fer wet. and ferns whose fragile links
No woodland pool with shade did strew.
And showing multi-colored tints,
Full clusters of chrysanthemums
Flash back the rOseate flame that glints
Where costly the hearth log huns.
While near at hand sits one who reads
The pages of a book of art, .
And naught outdoors or indoors heeds,
Lost in some spirit realms fair mart.
William Struthers in Detroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Sitting Bmrs Prophetic Dream.

One Bull, nephew of the dead chief
tain, related an interesting incident that
happened just the day before Sitting
Bull was killed. He said Sitting Bull
that day climbed to the top Of one Of the
highest neighboring buttes, where he
fell asleep. and dreamed of the startling
tragedy that would happen the next day
He came down and told his people that
their great medicine man woull be killed
on the morrow. how true mis- words
were was attested by developments the
next morning Cor st. RAM liIobe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
An Indian Challenge.

Two tribes of Indians in the upper
part of California had as boundary be-
tween their districts low ridge where
the streams headed. fyou should go to
where one of these streams, Potter river,
rises you would see still standing a tall
pile of stones beside never failing
spring On one side of this cairn was the
territory of the Pomo indians, and on the
other the land of the Chumaia. These
tribes were enemies, and were often at
war. When the Chumaia wished to
challenge the others to battle they took
three little sticks, cut notches round
their ends and in the middle, tied them
at the ends into faggot and laid it on
this cairn. If the Pomos accepted the
challenge they tied string around the
middle of the three sticks and left them
in their place. Then agents of both
tribes met on neutral ground and ar
ranged the time and place of BATTLE
which took place accordingly.-St. Mich
o1aS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
Boiled Cows Milk,

The European physicians are now in
sisting that cows milk is deadly when
not boiled before it is used. 1t has taken
an astonishing number of centuries to
make this discovery. After awhile we
may be told that oranges should be boiled
and eaten cold with sliced bacon to kill
the microbes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

A Brazilian parrot once succeeded in
making railway party believe that they
had run over child. Sudden cries, fol-
lowed by low moaning, rang out from
beneath the wheels. The train was
stopped, and the employees nervously
searched the track, but no child was to
be seen No clew to the situation could
5e found until a large green parrot,
swinging in his cage, uttered hooking
laugh.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

shock to the fam
lily of ex-Secre-
tary Bayard.
Only eleven days
had elapsed since
the marriage of
the count to
Ellen, the young
est daughter of
t h e statesman.
The wedding was
a quiet one, but
it was attended
by many of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

There has been some dispute as to the
descent of the dog-whether it is an i'm
proved progeny of the wolf or distinct
variety. That it is not different species
is proved by the fact that the dog and
the wolf will mate and produce offspring.
Nevertheless it is probable that the dog
is merely descended from the same orig.
inal stock with the wolf.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

The desires to have greater privacy
and incur less expense are said to be re-
sponsible for the recent great decrease
OF the number of church weddings in
England.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

1t was not until about fifty years ago
that cut ice became a commodity adj
uniting of purchase by persons of mod
crate means. In New York city alone,
at the present day, the yearly consump-
ton oc ice amounts to about 1000, 900
tons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
The Service Is Civil.

Bunting-Tn Japan the servants IN
variably treat their employers with def.
erential consideration.
Larkin-Japan has civil service law,
I,suppose. -Munsey's Weekly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
China's Long Bridge,

The Lion bridge, near SAngang, in Chi
ma, is considered the longest bridge in the
world. Three hundred stone arches sup
port its weight, and it measures five and
one-quarter miles from end to end.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

Despite the fact that some historians
assert that William Tell is a myth,
costly monument to the Swiss here is
soon to be erected at Altorf.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

The small bronze bells found in the
ancient palace of Nimrod contained
ninety parts of copper and but ten of
tin. In our day the proportions are,
say, eighty parts of copper to tw
fin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

ne rISuJ rev
erend gentleman
was a native of
Glasgow, Scot
land, where he
was born Sept.
90, 1924. His par
ents, who were
Scotch Presbyte-
rians, emigrated
to Nova Scotia
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
CUT SHORT BY DEATH.

Sad Ending to the Honeymoon of Count
and Countess Lewenhaupt.
The death of Count Lewenhaupt re-
r-Untlv at Wilmin ptOn Del was a severe
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07

inc, Fla, recently after brief illness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
pEYoTEo ID EoucATIoN.
rho Busy Life Of Richard Gilmour. Late
nIshon OF Cleveland.

! Richard Gilm7ur, Roman ogt1olid
-,sL.... -,r IIs--1.-.H died al st. august.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02
spoRrsMES's ASSOCIATION.
GuouNDs SECURED AND THE NECESSARY
SURVEYS COMPLETED.

GROUNDS SECURED AND riiE NEcEsSAHf
SURVEYS COMPLETED.
Engineer ClarlS this week completed the
survey al thedtivingpark and racecourse
az the CRYSTAL Falls Spnrismen's As~ocia-
tion and submitted the same TO this OF
flee for approval The action oi the as-
.ociation and his work was approved be-
forehand. The association embraces as
its members such men as G. 7. Roberts,
William Russell, IT. i. McLaren and
Others, who bcspcak for Il successful
career The ground is the southwest
quarter ~ the southeast quarter oi sec
ton 81, 1882. ON the fiat ou the enSt
side oi the Paint river, less than one mile
from the business part of the city. The
racc track is a hall mile circuit oval ~
shape, the inside space north and south
being $50 feet, and east and west 600
feet. The track is fifty feet wide. Out.
side 81 the track north and south is l75
feet OF space at each end $40 feet each
side aud 175 Iret from each corner, lcHv.
ING ample room for the several buildings
which are 70 be erected A base ball
ground will b. stnkrd out and Crystal
Falls will soon mniutain an aggrcga tinu
~ hase bnllistr that IL will bother the
best ui them Go climb over. Crystal
Falls sports are not uf the luke.warm
sort but are rustlers and always looking
for "A game, NO matter how large IL nHy
be-. The grounds will be IN readiness,
probably, 10y the first of next month.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02

Wm. Timmons. postmaster of Ilaville,
Ind, writes: Electric Btters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockmnn. of same
place, SAYS: "Find Electric Bittors 20 be
the hest kidney and liver medicine, made
me feel like a now man" j. w. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town. SAYS
Electric Bitters j. just the thing for a
man who u AL run down and don't care
whether he lives CO.. dies; lac found new
strength, good appetite and iclt just like
lac had "A new lease on life. Only 5Ocents
"a hottie, at Hocking'r Pharmacy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02

Building 23x5O feet. corner Crystal
avenue and Third street; suitable for
business purposes. Enquire at office ol
Kniflcr Manufacturing Company.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-19

These companies, in which so many Of
our citizens are interested, will il is
thought, prove most valuable mediums
for the transaction OF business. The
large capital gives a feeling of security
only afforded by heavy Investment of
cash, which is certificate to parties
whose patronage is desired that such COM
panies are conducted ON sound financial
basis under a careful management
The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany has upon its board of directors some
of our most enterprising and wealthy
citizens, whose success in the various
enterprises with which they have been
identified is an absolute guarantee that the
affairs of the company will be carefully
and wisely conducted.
The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany pays interest on deposits, settles
estates, acts as general agent, trustee, adj
ministrator.
Have you made your will?
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-19

Some days ago The CRITTc stated that a
quantity of leaves saturated with kerosene
oil had been found scattered about in
the Marshall Brown house on the Bright
wood road. Sergeant Slattery, who inves-
tigated the case, was satisfied that some
one contemplated the destruction of the
property. Last night between $3.50 and 0
O'Clock the barn on the same place was
burned to the ground and the police
think that it was the work of an incen-
diary. The loss is placed at between $500
and 5000, g