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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
SAVED BY THE WEST.

The force bill means the triumph oil
n seetionalism more reckless, fanatic
ally more interruptions and wicked
than that preached by Wendell Phil
lbs. II means another reign OF tho
sarpet baggers, the humiliation OF the
South Just rising from the ruins OF the
civil war, the ultimate precipitation
Of race conflict and the re-subjugation
and spoliation of our section. No
body is silly enough to dream that the
revolutionary movement now beng
fought in the United States Senate by
the Democrats would stop at the seiz
ure of the federal election machinery
from the states; not bit OF it. The
invasion of the autonomy OF the states
would follow until Capitalization was
complete and the federal government
in possession Of the Republicans, be-
come what they wish to make 1t, a
strong despotic concern. In the
meantime the progress of the South,
in portion of which negro rule would
established, backed by the bayonet,
would be brought to a standstill and
her industries depressed.
IL is from such condition that the
western senators, Teller, Wolcott,
Washburn, Jones, of Nevada, and
Stewart seem disposed to rescue the
south as was shown Monday in the
vote on WClcott's resolution. These
men hold the balance OF power and
can save us. To all appearances they
intend to do 30. The force bill is ap-
parently dead, at least for the present.
II it proves permanently defunct, we
must remember we have been saved
by the west which, through her SEN
ators stood by the south when her
fate hung upon that of single reso-
luton. BY the vote on that resolu-
ton the vest and the south drew still
nearer together in the accomplishment
of destiny common to both and
which is the alliance of the two sec |
tions to resist in the halls Of legisla-
ton the further march of arbitrary
power, the spoliation of monopoly
and the encroachments Of the east.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

The annual meeting of the stock,
holders OF the STATESMAN Publishing
eompany will take place in the
STATESMAN editorial rooms next
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
THEIR FAME is SECURE.
Two Noted Authors Whose Deaths Are
of Recent Date.

Two men of note in the literary world
have joined the "silent majority with u
the last few days. One was French
man distinguished for versatility and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Cure Your COrns by Using

For sale by DR.. j. ]. Tobin.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
AIEssoM ON REp NOSES.
T. II ,ncd Members which Have No Con
mectinn " i:h the ElnwLng Bowl

1t is not every red mise that owes
its color To the wine that pcrisheth,
remarked the doctor. rubbing fur
tive finger over his own well-tinled
heak. Some of them are born. not
made. They always cause their own
er, grief. once knew 4 girl who was
driven Ia the grave all on account OF
an nT-colored nose. She was well
educated and cultivated. but her nose
made her semi-recusc. Her father
died. She sought work TO support
herself and mother. aud obtained u
situation as school teacher. II didn't
last longs Word came to the Board of
Education that the young woman
drank. A committee waited upon her
about il. aud she Indignantly resigned.
She went west and secured n place in
u Kansas City drvigoods store. Her
fcllpw-clcrks guyed her To cut the
story short. she bought handful OF
morphine one night aud the next day
there was an inquest. The nose re-
tanned its high tint even in death.
There is professional man up in
Appleton. Wis. who has an unbroken
record as total abstainer but his
nose looms up like II lighthouse in a
fog. It's perfect barrel-honse nose,
violent and flaming, and not smooth,
jolly. champagne proboscis. Ii is the
haue of this good mans life. and for
sixty years his personal friends have
made n daily jest upon it. He is n
mark for confidence men. and if he
has spent five cents he has squandered
50 600 trying TO reduce the color.
Every faker that comes TO town takes
from $50 to 500 away with him. as
the result OF the sensitive mans de-
sire TO obtain II panacea for his nose.
He has tried everything from leeches
In freezing to take away the blaze, but
he will carry it with him to Il coveted
grave. At Obcrliu, o.. the town of
temperance and morality there is u
nose on teetotaler the like of which
was never seeu--and the man is an
object of suspicion TO this day. There
is businessman at Cleveland who
formerly invested his earnings in at
lempts 10 remove the carmne tint of
his nose. His is a peculiar malady,
tie color varying with the seasons.
Yes. there are many people who carry
the sign without the habit of the habit
uai-drinkcr. - Chicago IrtbaHe.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
How the Pyramids Were Built.

A moneyed man, who was looking
yesterday at the process of laving an
artificial stone pavement IN front of
one of hi. many properties. startled
the friends who were standing about
him by remarking: Il believe that
the Egyptian pyramids were built in
Just that way" Pressed for an ex-
panaton. he said that while he had
never been in Egypt he had read the
works of all Egyptologists. including
Brugsch and PlaZzi Smyth. and had
never found in any OF them theory
which would satisfactorily account for
the manner in which the pyramids
were constructed. Now" he said
Won must remember the pyramids are
built of stone which bears no resem-
bance to anything found within live
hundred miles OF their location. 1t is
incredible that the Egyptians of four
or live thousand years ago should have
possessed the mechanical ingenuity 10
move tGcse enormous blocks of stone
from tie granite quarries Of Abyssinia
or Syria to the pyramids. Is it not
much more natural to suppose that the
ancient Egyptians possessed the secret
OF making artificial stone. and shat the
pyramids were constructed bv laver
upon LAYER Of Nile RIVER mud. hard
chrd by just suca Il process as we en-
p!ov TO make artificial stone? IL is Il
Huch more plausible explanation of
tieIr construction tHan Inc iaborious
and uninteiiaent suppositions that the
stones were carried across the desert
To form the foundation aud base of the
pyramids. | IismIy believe that the
Egyptians OF The ante-ChrisIian era
understood the manufacture of artiii.
ciai stone. amt that they built the psr-
amids out OF Phliddciphiu Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

do not think that il is ever RI

| do not think that IL is ever real
morning except in the country.
In the city. in the early part Of
the day. there is "A mixed color that
climbs down over the roofs opposite
and through the smoke of the Chin
ncy that makes people think it is time
To get up and comb their hair. But
we have real morning in the country.
Morning descending from God ont of
heaven like bride adorned for her
husband. A few moments ago !
looked out and the army of night
shadows were striking THAR tents. A
red light on the horizon that does not
make me think. as ii did Alexander
Smith. of 'the barren beach of hell. "
but more like unto the fire kindlcd on
the shore by HIM whom the disciples
saw AT day break stirring the blaze on
the beach of Gemcsareth. just now
the dew woke up in the hammock of
the Tree branches and the light kissed
il. Yonder, leaning against the sky,
two great uprights OF flame, crossed
BY many rundles OF lirei Some jacob
must have been dreaming. Through
those FURNISHED gates II flaming chariot
rolls. Some f. iijar must he ascending.
Morning! | wish mad rousing bell
lo wake the whole world up To see it.
Every leaf a psalm. Every flower Il
ccnsrr. Every bird II cnorister. Ev-
cry sight, beauty. Every sound, music.
Trees lransiigured. The skies in con-
migration. The air as if sweeping
do" u from hanging gardens OF heaven.
The foam of celestial ptashcd on the
white tops OF the spirna. The honey
sucGie on one side of The porch chai-
leuges the sweet brIar on lne other.
The odors ot hc!iotrnpe overflow the
urns and Hood the garden. Syringas.
with bridai blossoms in their hair. and
roses bleeding with very carnage of
color. Oh, the glories of day-dawn in
the country! My pen trembles and
my eyes moiSten. Unlike the flaming
sword that drove out the first pair
from Eden, these liery splendors seem
like swords unsheathed by angel hands
To drive us n.-Dr. 1aiRnagc in Home
Journal.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
COIN DATES,
Some Interesting Statistics Relative to tho
Issue of Am rican silver Money.

At the club one of the members pull
ed out handful of small change To
pay his bill.
Have yon any qnarters?' said one.
who was sitting near.
Yes. four. Do you want to borrow
themp'
No. But what will You bet that I
cannot guess the dates on themp"
Il do not know what your trick il,
but for lier will bet the coins them
Selves
Done. will name the dates: 1888.
1854 and two of 1876. Am righip'
Let me see. One is 1854; This is
1877; this 1876, and this is 1853. Yon
guessed three correctly and missed
one. SO YOU owe me quarter and
owe you rs cents. Now explain your
trick
1T is no trick The fancy took me
"A few weeks ago to examine the dates
on coins. and | found that almost
every quarter bears one of these dates.
with an occasional 1856. 1857. 1858.
1879 | suppose more of them were
coined in those years. During the
weeks | have been interested in the
SubJeIi nave sccA puc icoIr bul hbt
"A single other quarter bearing date in
the sixties or i'm the seventies except
"a have mentioned. If one wanted
to bet as we have just done he would
be sure winner in the long run"
witnessed this transaction, and it in
lerested me so that | looked the mat-
ter mp. In the report of the Director
of the Mint found n full explanation.
In that is table giving the coinage
in different denominations for each
year since the organization of the
mints. The coinage of quarters has
huctuated in IA most remarkable way.
Beginning with 1850, for three years
the coinage averaged about $40 900 II
scar. Then in 1853 it jumped up 10
s3. Sl3. 800. In 1854 it was almost
as much. So 095 900. Then it drop
ped To STA 2GO in 1855 In 1886
it was 81 SIG 0g0; in 1857, So Ill 0UO,
and in 1855 81 Si2, 900. Then il drnp-
ped again. never rising to $i00 900
aud in war times averaging only live
or six thousands, except in 1861
whom it was III 2l3,65O. In 1875
il was sl075.375; in 1876. 81 :
454, 2s7. so; in 1877 81. 727, S275O. Then
began the coinage of silver dol
lars by the millions. and the pro-
duction of subsidiary coins dropued
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
THE czNR's PROOF CAR.
How til" Emperor OF Russia Travels
Among ITis Loving Subj cts

When the Car travels in Russia the
precautions taken for his safety could
not he greater were he in the eurmy's
country. A battalion of infantry is
detailed for every two miles of dis
iancc, and allowing 500 men rs the
strength of eacn batal lion. every spot
OF ground on both sides Of the track
is covered by sentinels within easy dis
lance oi each other. The Car is sud-
denly whirled off To the station. ac-
rompanird by the elosen twelve of his
body guard without pomn or circum-
-tauce. swiftly and silently. The Car
always travels in II train OF tive car
riagc>. His carriage is built in a pecu-
liar way.
The windows. while ample for light.
are high, so that IA person sitting down
is Invisible from the outside, and the
sides of the car are fortified with
plates of steel concealed i'm the orna-
mental woodwork. but amply strong
ln resist Il bullet. There are two sem
Try boxes in the carriage. one mt each
cn'l, and each looking out at an oppo-
site side from the other The guards
men on duty In these apartments are
saut of from any observation of the
interior of the carriage. but ut inter-
vaIs OF about two feet the whole length
ui ime saloon there are electric buttons
communicating with the guard cham
Ders rs well rs with the two carriages,
one containing the suite and the other.
IN the rear. occupied by the guards
men not on duty. So far ms the train
itself is concerned. the Car could he
no more secure in ST. Petersburg.
The train speeds on TO its destina-
| tion without halt. except on account
nf accident. AT Il distance OF not less
than live miles ahead is pioneer train
in which the Imperial Director of Rail-
| ways aud the chief engineer of the
particular railway on wnich the Car
| i travelling always ride. As the pilot
train whizzcs by The reserves along the
line rush to arms and guard the
sides OF the rail way, waiting until the
| imperial train has passed. so that the
spectacle is presented of continuous
lines OF sosdiery for hundrcds OF miles.
Arrived at the end OF his journey the
Czar is escorted TO the quarters in-
tended for the imperial family.
The streets are guarded by special
coustables ia the attire of citizens.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

captain had directed him 10 make tnc
Admiral fast the latter said, %. all
right" and helre,! 10 faslcn the lines
abou, himself.
Fran Bismarck is sail 10 be econom-
ical even iu the extent of uarsimonv.
She j. afflicted with mild form of
melanchulia. ami Is always imagining
that her health j. more delicate than IL
is. She is IA white-haitcd woman of
more than 60 wears, with prominent
check -bnurs. a tall figure and hi.h-
KEYED ynicr. She talks with consider
able volubiliiv. and has fund of fuu-
ny stories and anecdotes.
4 Kentucky engineer named Hughes
has discovered that il does not always
pay. financially. to save human life.
The other day he saw 4 man named
Stevenson lying across The track ahead
of his train. The engine was stopped
within II few feet OF Stevenson. lie
appeared drunk. Hughes pulled him
oil aud kicked him two or three times.
Stevenson was not drunk. but in lit.
He had Hughes arrested and fined
50 OIL. costs aud fine, although he had
saved his life.
Can a hypnotizcd person he made
to commit crime? WAS ve.y emphatic.
allv answered in the affirmative bv DR..
VoiSin. Of Paris in a paper delivered
before the British Association. He
suggested to a subject under lis iu-
huence tn commit the act of arson
while hypn"iicalIy asl ep. aud there
was Obedience in each case. More than
that. "A woman was recently sentenced
in Paris for succession of acts If rob-
berry. 1t WAS aScrrtained that she had
been habitually hypnotizrd. aud upon
investigation il was discovered that
she had .robI:cd undcr the suggestion
OF outside parties.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

A clock is to be seen at Brussels which
comes rs near TO being II pcrpctual-
motion machine as is likely ever to- be
invented, for the sun does the wind
in.. The method bv which it work )
is described in the Op.tctan: A shaft
exposed To the solar rays causes IN up
draft OF air. which sets fan in motion.
The fan acts upon mechanism which
raises the weight of the clock until il
reaches the top. aud then puts a brake
on the fan till The weight has gone
down Il little. when the fan is again
liberated, and proceeds 10 act rs be-
fore. As long ms the sun shines FREE
quen,ly enough. aud the machinery
does not wear out. the clock will keep
going
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

1t has sometimes been supposed that
Coeridge. in the Ancient Mariner"
did something to check the barbarous
custom Of ssau@utcring sea birds. but
Il correspondent of London comtem-
porary informs Manchester paper
that in some of the York shire water
ing places guns are regularly let out
To visitors. who make practice of
killing aud manning the birds. for the
mere pleasure of destroying them.
The seagull is useless for food. and the
men whose wauton cruelty is exposed
do not, ii seems. even attempt to Sc
cure their prey. Tne favorite plan is
To lire a, first indiscriminately. Then.
when the birds hover over wounded
companion. Wholesale and indiscrimi-
nate slaughter is attempted. Black
and l!hiky
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

Georgia man, who was not aware
OF the fact that he was addicted 10
walking in his sleep. began 10 miss his
clothes un awakening in the morning.
Four suits disappeared mysleriousIv,
when hc was constrained TO ulTer Il re-
ward of ~ for TIE detection of il;s
thief This prompted his son TO in
vrsligate. lie saw his sire arise aud
dress himself aud proceed to mill
pond. Here the old gentleman would
diSrobr. staff his clothes in "A hollow
log rs far as they would 20 aud tnen 70
in bathing. When he emerged he
would seaich yainly for his clothes.
finally going home without them. The
young detective ii he'd from the hollow
log every suit that had been lost and
duly received The promised reward.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
FARMHOUSE UNDER THE TREES.

Perhaps no act of war enwendereh
more bitterness than the burning of
the barns and houses in the Slenan-
doah Valley under Sherilan's official
order. When soldiers are commanded
they must obey. whether 10 charge n
battery or burn some grayhradcd
mother out of house and home. While
the order may have meant barns alone,
there wasn't one chance in five of any
house escaping where tre barn was
Tired. Only those troopers detailed 10
carry out the order can rea,i2n what it
meant and the hardships en,ailed. The
order was imperarive-ihose in com
mand of tie details mcrciless.
No warning was given. unless the
great clouds Of smoke rising uD here
aud there tn signify destruction were
taken rs warnings OF what was 10
come. A squad of men galloped up
the women aud children were told the
substance of the order. aud the match
was applied. An hour later they sat
on the grass houseiess aud lomeless.
some OF them almost naked and dumb
in me terror. War had brought a
thousand hari-hip>; this order brought
ruin and iesoiation. Iherc were tears
and prayers ami plcadings but the
order had gone forth. There were
helpless old women To be carried out
of their beds and laid in the orchard
old men who were bed-rlddcn must
leave the roof-trcc under which they
had been born. One might pity. but
one could not protest.
By and by, Us we rode mp to quaint
old farm-h house. half-hiddcD anon. the
fruit trees. "A rifle cracked and troop
er iell from his horse shot through the
head. The black pillars OF smoke dot
ting the valley had told the people
what was coming. We had seen no
men except those too old To bear arms.
Here was one who had determined to
dclcad his prupertv-one man EainSt
company after company riding up and
down and across. To the lett OF the
house. facing the barn. IN excavation
had been made in the door-ynr,l. The
shot came from thence, and before we
could get under cover Il second bullet
weuadel onc Of the squad. Ten min
utes later the barn and the stacks we're
on lire. and men under cover were
Keeping up hot fire on tne r,lle-pit.
just as another squad, attracted by
til" lirrng, came up "A tnird man was
hil and .ricvuusly wounded.
Some oi the scores of bullets fired
must have fouud "a target. There was
ii rush from all sides aud then he was
captured. Fifty men had captured
one. And that one! We had expected
to find some bushy-beardcd bush
whacker who had left Mosby's band in
its forest rendezvous in the Wild hope
If defending his roof-lree. bnt il was
not man at all. 1t was lad not |.
day over / /, and one OF our carbiue
bullets had taken his life. And when
we laid him Oh the grass and saw that
he had come home wouaded from
some battle up tue valley-wncn the
mother came out 10 us from the house
and fell on her knees and walled aud
sobbed-whcn AN old while-hared
grandfather stood in the door Dei ,tlrss
J To come out and look into our faces.
bat wailing out as if the sight of tina,
| dead boy WAS breaking his heart what
could we say? Nothing! What could
! we du? OnIy ride away and benoan
| the crucllics of war.-M QGad.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

Two prospeciors recently visited the
Island of ST. Nicholas. of the Ventura
coast, with The purpose of taking up
land. They found the land on the
island, which is four miles wide by
twelve long. utterly barren. On the
western side sand is about the ouly
thing seen. and ii has been blown from
The beach clear 10 the top of The island,
700 or $40 feet high.
On The other side of the island they
found human bones for distance of
live miles along the beach They were
very thick aud i. looked rs ii it had
been graveyard. They also discov-
cred the remains of human bodies on
the ridge. which runs len.thwise
through the island. In some places
two skeletons were seen close to-
gether. as il they had been buried in
The same grave. The wind had blown
of what covering of soil had been
thrown over them. Bones were thick
~ strewn along this ridge for upward
of three miles From appearances up
ward of 1000 Indians have been
buried there.
A shaniy which had been built on
the west side was found buried clear
la the roof in sand. There are now
about 2 900 sheep on the island.
aud from Il sort of rough grass they
seem to keep fat. The party went
into n cave which afforded an Indian
woman, the sole occupant of the island.
"A home for seven years. 1t seems that
when her party was leaving the island,
she jumped overheard aud swan
ashore in the night. Years went by
before she was taken Off Venture
Free Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14
A Useful Lesson i'm Philology.

The origin of words is an interest
ing study even TO people who are not
philoiogists. Take the homely word
diaper" for example. To what
depths has it descended. 1t is like n
hi@h-boru gcntlewoman deprived OF
her broad lands aud fair towers and
compelled To do IA sculion's work for
a livelihood 1t il. in short, like the
story of Cinderella reversed. For
diaper was Il term originally applied
Ia Il silken fabric. and is mentioned as
early rs the eleventh century. It's
special characteristic was that by the
arrangement of warp and woof. both
of the same tone of color. design
could he produced on the web which
had the appearance of being raised in
relief above the seemingly dusky
ground. Cloth of gold WAS diapared
with designs in this way. Exeter
CAT, edral had, in an inventory dated
1877. cope of white diaper with half
moons. aud ST. Paul's Cathedral one
with parrots done in green.
the meaning of the word diaper
gradually widened. so that it came to
be aSed when the pattern or ornament
was repeated. or when the pattern was
sprinklcd or powdered over the sur
face Embroidery To initiate diaper in
gold was general in the middle ages.
The beautiful golden ground of the
Opus AuglicAnum was usually dotted
all over with n repeating pattern. This
apparently mechanical method was
capable of infinite variety. and formed
the most effective back grounds, aud it
IN remarkable that in different examples
of old work the same diapers seldom
appear.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

Every property owner has been called
upon To supply one or more of these
men ut his own expense To do duty
when the sovereign makes public APP
pcarance. The constables average one
in ten of the crowd that throng the
streets. and being in ordinary dress.
they can mingle with the people. note
what is said. and. perhaps. do some.
thing that will obtain them regular
employment among the secret police.
With one-tenth the population engaged
as spies upon the remainder. with
troops enough concentrated to stand IA
formidable siege, and his faithful
guardsmen doggingcvery step the Gear
goes through the forms of visit to
The ancient capital of Russia. or what
ever city he NAV choose TO honor.
thaudeiphia Iciegruph.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-14

woy of. For the past ten or fifteen
v.,rs the coinage Of quarters has
averaged only IS 0JO or ~ ooo year.
Just examins the daies on the
quarters that come into your possession.
and see how they bear ont these statis-
Tics. For instance. in 1886 there were
onIy s1.471.5D in quarters coined. and
,here are a thnu.nni chances To one
AGAINST n coin of this date coming into
vour hands. -dibiRY iTyns.