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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

A WOMAN'S FEAT IN THE MONUMENT,
paper. There are many women i'll Wash
ingtou who write for the press, and
some Of them earn large incomes too,
but only one has entree to the press gal
lerv. This lady. Mrs. Burke, is the regu.
larly accredited and very industrious
correspondent Of a western paper, and
she takes her place among the large
number OF newspaper men and manages
to get I'LL the news in which her employ.
ers are interested, but the fact is she
meets with no very cordial welcome at
the hands of her fellow workers. The
newspaper correspondents here have al
ways beeu opposed to letting women
into the gallery, and while they couldn't
keep Mrs. Burke out under the rule,
they have managed to exclude her name
from the lisr of correspondent printed
in the congressional directory. These
school luistrrsSes of whom | have been
writing saw Mrs. Burke at her work in
the senate gallery, smiled approvingly
at her, and | dare say gloried. one and
all, in her spunk.
1t would be easy to write two OF three
columns about the manner i'll which
our schoolna'ams explored every nook
and Granny Of the city Of Washington,
paid their respects TO the president and
the members Of his cabinet, interviewed
officials of all degrees of rank and use
fulness about the details of their work
and left behind them in snow and ali
and the memory of all with whom they
had come in contact one largo, iu,i>Dent.
persuasive Interrogation point. Bat be-
fore going any further with this pleasant
recital | want to retell u story which
was toll me by the man at the Wash
ington monument. and which is fairly
illustrative of what woman will do
when her predominating propensity, the
curiosity of sightseeing, is fully reused.
The schoolma ans have rode up and
down, and walked up and down. taken
news from the top and bottom and of
the interior with their kodaks and flash
lights" SAID the man who stands at the
door of the big obelisk, "but the queer
ess Vase we ever had here was that of a
wJGl%; from Vermont, who came one
day last 'umner. 1t happened that for
several lo.Is that day something was
wrong with the steam pipes in the power
house, and The elevator wasn't rIrnin
nor the electric lights which illuminate
the interior of the shaft. When our
lady from Vermont arrived we told her
how things was, and advised her to come
again the next day, when the steam
would surely he all right, and she could
be taken up. But she wouldn't have it
that way. She said she had come all
the way from Vermont, was going home
that night, and must see the top of
George Washington's monument or her
trip to the capital would be nothing but
a failure. Couldn't she walk up? Ger
tainly, madam says |, but you are
lame, and don't see how you could ever
make it You see, she was on crutches.
moor thing! Oh, can walk it, said she
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
JUDGE M'GowAN's ANCIENT SLEIGH,

JUDGE III GoNANS ANCIENT SLEIGH.
The judge held the ribbons over pair
of spirited black horses, and accompan-
led by three friends occupied box pat
termed sleigh which bore on the back
board the legend rs. B., 1885," This
sleigh was built 1902 years ago at Esopus-
on-the-Hudson for Judge McGowan's
great-grandfather, Samuel Benson. When
first used it created a sensation equal
to that which it excited the other
day. Then the neighbors declared that
1.-THE Bensons were putting on lots of
style" but when MCGOWAN appeared in
Central park his friends wonderinglv in.
quired where he got that old tub"
Judge McGowan, however, is loyal to
the ancestral and apparently indestruct-
IDLE relic. and declares that so long as he
lives and snow favors Gotham with its
visits he will take his winter pleasurinp
IN the holnely but sturdy and historic
Benson sleioh.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Just after New York city had recover
ed from the shock of the recent great
snow storm which spread over Mauhat
tan island blanket of white, the resi-
dents came to the conclusion that til,
blizzard in one SENSE was 4 blessing, 70,
it brought them the unusual pleasure
and excitement Of sleigh riding. For
the fret time in two years runners took
th2 place e. wheels on vehicles in the
fashionable routes # Central park.
-Lauy were the stylish and costly turn.
outs to be seed whirling along the broad
driveways beneath the leahess trees, but
none of the eQuipaSes of wealth attracted
half the attention bestowed upon the
vehicle in which Judge Henry p. Nc.
Gowan took his outing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29


pears to know rather more about taking
care of herself than she does in other
cities, develops greater facility for get
ting what she wants, going where she
wishes and ascertaining what she de-
sires to know
We had very good example of tbs
but few days ago, when four or five
hundred women school teachers from
New York and New England descended
upon the capital in all the haste, eager
ness and jollity of an excursion party,
They arrived about dark, and the man.
ner in which they surrounded the hotel
registers, wrote their names with Il
businesslike air and held the poor clerks
up sharply with demands for the best that
could be had. was a surprise to many be
holders. "Aha!' said one of the clerks
at Willard's hotel, after the last of his
newly arrived guests had been disposed
of, that is the hardest job lever under
took in this house. have handled many
parties Of men and women in my time.
but for knowing what they want. and
sticking to it till they get it, commend
me to an excursion of schoolma ans"
After dinner that night the streets Of
the capital took on an unwonted air.
Snow and slush were everywhere, but
the women, by pairs, trios, quartets,
groups and parties, were out doing the
town. They went over to the White
House grounds, and browbeat the watch
men at the gates into giving them adj
nittance. They stopped at the base
ment of the treasury, where a sentinel
sits just within a great barred door-one
of the many guards of the hundreds Of
millions of dollars in Uncle Sans vaults
and endeavored to persuade him into
letting them in. For once they failed.
They trudged down toward the monu-
ment in order to get u new view of the
greatest of obelisks by moonlight. They
surrounded the big equestrian statue of
Andrew Jackson, and threw snowballs
at the bronze head OF the hero Of New
Orleans.
Attracted by the brilliant spectacle of
a moonlit capitol at the other end of the
avenue--a capitol which seemed but a
few blocks, though of course it was
more than mile, away-many Of them
walked thither and made the new ter
race and the grand old eastern portico,
on which 50 many presidents have taken
the oath Of office, resound with their
laughter Not till near midnight We're
the streets cleared of these eager, rorlp.
ing, curious, merry, but very pretty and
very proper tourists,
Bright and early next morning they
were on the move again, The Capitol
and the monument We're the first objects
Of attack, as they are with most
strangers within our gates. Their visit
to the national state house proved to be
a mild sort of sensation. They overrrn
the big building like birds on black
berry bush. In the senate chamber, as
the telcgraphic dispatches have already
chroniCled. they startled the good old
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Ennnd in the Newspaper.

From the Cresco, Iowa, 'Plaindealer:"
ave have never, as our readers for nenrly
thirty years in this county can testify
written a puff of any patent medicine.
Duty as well as inclination impel us to de-
part from this studied silence, to say TO our
readers and the public that. having been
completely Frustrated with violent and
distressing cold, after three Gays fighting it.
with ordinary remedies ard getting no re-
lief from their use, we Obtained bottle of
Clarke's Extract of Flax IPapillonl Cough
Cure, obtaining almost instant relief and a
steady improvement under its use." Large
bottle only $l.Oe. Ask for Clarke's Flax
soap. BEST on Earth" rs cents. Both
The above for sale by SamOstZ.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Piles Cured.

If you suffer with any form of piles,
blind, bleeding or itching, try Turkish
Electric Ointment, for its action being cool
and soothing it gives immediate relief, and
only one box will cure the worst case. Over
ten thousand have been made happy by its
use. 1t cures where all else fails. These
ave facts. We will send it 10 your address
on receips of only $l0O. Positively no free
samples sent out. Don't hesitate. Remit
now and address plainly.
The TURKISH PHARMACY Co.,
Albion. Mich.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
MAS. LANES Il. GARFIELp.

The bride wore white satin dress
and carried bouquet of white roses.
She has blue-gray eyes looking out from
beneath brown lashes, golden brown
hair and rosy cheeks, the last being
largely due to her devotion to outdoor
exercise. She has pleasant manner
and Il tall and attractive figure, and
ranks as one Of Chicago's most beautiful
women. She met Mr.. Garfield at Cleve
land two years ago, and the acquaint-
ance there formed ripened into genuine
love match. The young couple took a
wedding trip to the east, and after the
honeymoon will make their home at
Cleveland
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

From letter written by Mrs. Ada 4.
Hurd of Groton, S. D., we quote: "Wss
Iaken with bad cold. which settled on my
lnrps cough set in and finally terminated
in consumption. Four doctors gave me up,
saving | could live but short time. gave
myself up TO my saviour, determined if ]
could not STAY til my friends on earth,
would meet my absent ones above. My
husband was advised to get DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. | gave it triab ktOok in all eight
bottles, it has cured me. and thank God
am now a well and hearty woman. Trial
bottles free at ]. ]. TObins drugstore, reg
uIar size SOC. and 81.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

than any oUher party of visitors ever
| did in so short time, and that the his
tory lessons of the coming year in the
schools of New York, Brooklyn and
thereabout will be embellished by many
illustrations drawn from personal OBJ
| servation.
These pretty pedagogues explored
! every part of the building, from the
crypt, in which it was the intention OF
the forefathers to deposit the remains o:
Washington. and the still lower ana
gloomier precincts in which state pris'
oners were once confined, to the famous
whispering gallery at the top of the
rOtunda, and even to the lanthorn at
the very feet Of the Goddess Of Liberty.
True, this last mentioned altitude Is for
hidden ground and strong, locked gate
bars the way from the top of the dome;
but it was not very high gate, and the
more adventurous and athletic of these
fair visitors boldly mounted it.
In one particular these schoolmis-
tresses exhibited characteristic which
is common to their sex who visit the
Capitol. l have noticed in my daily
ramblings about the great building that
sic average woman is determined to dis
regard all rules, defy all doorkeepers.
and go in upon the floor of the house.
She observes common looking congress
men, pages and other persons entitled to
the floor passing in and out unchal-
lenged, and naturally concludes that she
may do likewise. The doorkeepers are
nearly always busy with the requests OF
those persons who wish to see mem bers,
and Mt times the entrances are left prac-
tically ungaarded. Even if the sentry
observe the woman invading the secret
precincts, sho is generally within the
door before he, polite, good natured
soul that he is, can succeed in convinc-
ing her that Nhe must retrace her steps.
Thus it happens that the big speaker
and many of the members occasionally
look up and see two or three women
standing in the rear of the hall, notwith-
standing the fact that no living woman
has the privilege Of the floor, and smile
as they watch the doorkeeper po-
litely inviting the intruders out. While
it is true that no woman has the right to
enter the house during its sessions, l am
reminded that one woman, and only one
may enter the senate whenever she
wishes. This favored one is the wife of
Senator Reagan, and her right is found
in the fact that she is her husbands pri,
vate secretary, drawing a salary of 500
per month from Uncle Sam.
Women visitors to the Capitol are
always much interested when they per
ceive one of their sex sitting in the press
gallery, hard at work with pencil and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
OCTAVE FEUnLET.

u ~ n % U III NSh-N'@
those showed large ability, and by them
secured place in the front rank of au-
thors and historians. The former was
Octave Feuillet, the latter Alexander
William kinglake, and each scored his
first triumph on the battlefield of letters
when 80 years of age.
The Frenchman's fame came from
romance published over the nom de
plume of Desire Hazard. Once recog-
nized and in demand, his literary fe-
cundity showed no bounds. Comedies,
tales and reviews poured forth in steady
stream from the nib of his exhaustless
pen. In his own peculiar realm he was
the vogue for thirty-fve years. He be-
came an Immortal" of the French
academy in 1869, Knight of the Legion
of Honor in 1863, and the subsequent
year librarian of the imperial residences,
a position which he held until the revo-
luton of 1870. Feuillet's most remark
able work. LA Morte," was published
in 1886. He was over rs years old at the
time of his death.
Kinglake, whose age was about the
same as Feuillet's, began active life as a
lawyer, and adhered, with more or less
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
There Is Still Land to TIL.

Il r.iri; IL tke assertion OF an English
statistician that immigration to the
United States will cease in few years
because all the arabic land will have
been occupied, an American writer de-
clares that under proper conditions
1,oOO,0CO square miles Of the republics
unoccupied area are susceptible of profit
able cultivation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

By this mornings dispatches the
negro exodus to Oklahoma outlined
some time ago, has actually begun.
The movement has started in Alabama
in good earnest. Next thing we may
expect a prolonged howl from white
Republicans at Kingfisher, whittier the
first batch goes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

ACCORDING to the dispatches this
morning the CHILEAN rebellion is still
gaining ground, although President
Barmaceda says he can suppress it in
few days. The foreign consuls must
think seriously Of it when they an
nounced to Barmaceda their purpose
of going on board the fleet of foreign
nations in the harbor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

THE resolution passed by the legis-
lature of Illinois yesterday instructing
Senators Farwell and Cullom to vote
against the force bill is to the point.
1t is strict business. The resolution
represented the sentiments of u ma
jority of the people of Illinois, and if
Farwell and Cullom don't vote in ac-
cordance they ought to step down
and out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

land. Born i'll
1915, he made his
way to America
in 1887. Landing
at Charleston. $.
G., he drifted
w e s t ward to
Texas. There he
married and ac-
cumulated some
property. Later
on he removed to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

AND Spooner, the little, spiteful re-
publican senator from Wisconsin, VINO
has lost no opportunity to abuse and
Vilify the south, goes too. Elk Secre-
tary Villas yesterday received majority
OF both houses of the Wisconsin legis.
lature. On with the good work!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

All the civilized world has heard Of
Henry n. Stanley, the famous African
explorer, and many people are aware Of
the fact that Stanley was not the name
of his parents, but Of the man who gave
him his education and his start in life.
Henry Hope Stanley, the person re-
ferred to as the beuefactOr Of the cele.
brated traveller, was native Of Eng
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
4 New Use for the Rabbit

The rabbit has long been regarded as a
prolific pest by the farmer, but now it is
said that the little animal is worthy of
rearing for his wool, which is softer and
finer than that of sheep. A dollars
worth of wool can be combed in year
from each rabbit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

manifold talents,
who from his ma
5urity until Ii e
lay of his death
was constantly
before the public
either rs a novel
is t, playwright,
journalist, poet
or philosopher.
The other was an
Englishman who
wrote b ut two
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

1t Is fact that the best designers for
book covers in the United States are
women. Many Of the book covers that
are now made are so beautiful as to be
real works Of art, and it is gratifying to
know that women are able to make
than.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The American
woman is seen to very good advantage
in the Capital City. OF course she is
seen to good advantage everywhere, but
here we see her more strikingly than
elsewhere in her modern characteristic
of independence, self assertiveness. Here
in Washington the American woman ap-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Cant. J. H. Johnston.

To all whom it may concern: lake
great pleasure in testifying to the etfica-
cious qualities of the popular remedy for
eruptions of the skin, known as ?. ?. P. /
suffered for several years with an unsightly'
and disagreeable eruption on my face, and
tried various remedies to remove it, none of
which accomplished the object until this.
valuable preparation was resorted to. At
ter taking three bottles in accordance with
directions am now entirely cured.
J. d. JOHNSTON,
OF the firm of Johnston d Douglass,
Savannah, Ga.
For sale by Dr. j j. Tobin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

SENATORS german and Faulkner
have been managing the campaign
against the force bill. If they can
beat the revolutionists they will have
earned the lasting gratitude of the pee
pie of the South.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

continuity, to the
practice of h i S
profession for a
long period of
time. In 1913 he
h e visited t h e
orient, and on
returning to Eng
Ian d wrote a
book of travels,
which the pub
fishers reje c t e d
with scOrn. He
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

A characteristic advertisement in lts
straiIhtt' rward business talk is that of }. j..
ii. Greeo7! the veteran scotsman of Maj BILE
head, Mass. Mr.. Gregory's reputation for
fair dealing and exact fultillment of prom-
Uses Is hardy annual, and has never failed
to justify the entire confidence of lis Gus
toners. All who want reliable seeds should
be sure to send for nis 1891 catalogue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

HURRAH for Senator Stanford He
stated in New York yesterday that
Senator Stewart was right, Aldrich
wrong, and that he (Stanford) was OPP
posed to cloture. And then Stanford
IS a man who don't care for any howl
Hoar and Edmunds may set up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Foul poisons that Accumulate III the
blood and rot the machinery of the system
are eradicated and expelled by using Prick,
ly Ash Bitters, medicine that will not
irritate the stomach or bowels. 1t acts in
gentle manner on these delicate organs and
restores health in every case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

:, Mr.. Randall Pope, the retired druggist of
nmanlsnn, Fla, says (Dec 3, 1850 he regards
I. /. L. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Pot
assiuml as the best Alternative on the mar
ket, and that he has seen more beneficial
results from the use of it than any other
blood medicine. For sale at ] ], Tobin's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Exhausted vitality, nervousness, lost
manhood, weakness caused by oyertaxa :.
ton of the system, will be cured by the
powe full 2. ?. P, which gives health and
strength 10 the wreck of the system. For
sale al J. J. TObins.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
A Terrible Calamity.

flTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. GA bulletin from
Mount Pleasant, Pa, says from lao to 100
men were killed in the mine explosion to-
c cay and fifty'nine bodies have been re-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

=, r. r. T. stimulates the appetite and aids
tne process OF assimilation, cures nervous
troubles and invigorates and strengthens
every organ the body. Nervous prostra-
no = is also cured by the great and power
iul +. +. r; Its effects are permanent and
lasting. For sale at j. J. Tobin's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
Death Of a Prominent Citizen.

COLUMBUS, Tex, Jan. 27.-Thos. Wagner
Tor many years leading merchant and
highly respected citizen of this place. died
this afternoon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

INGALLS, was defeated yesterday by
the legislature in separate session.
Today the election of Pfeffer ought to
be confirmed by both houses in joint
session. Right here the Republican
senate adopts trickery and threatens
not TO meet the house in joint session,
thus hoping in some way to prevent
the confirmation of PiefIer. 1t beats
anything in the line of chicanery that
has happened for n long tine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Catarrh is not ii local but constitutional
disea e, and requires a constitutions
remedy like Hoods Sarsaparila to effect
cure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

All lovers of the delicaci's of the table
use Angostura Bitters to secure good di-
gestion, but the genuine only, manufac-
tured by DR.. Siegert & Sons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
MARRIED A CHICAGO BEAUTY.
A SON of the Late President Garfield

A Son of the Late President CARRIED
Secures u Handsome Bride
A notable society event was the we'd
ding recently at Chicago of James H.
Garfield, son of the late president, TO
Miss Helen Newell, daughter of Jonr
Newell, president of the Lake Shore anG
Michigan Southern railway. The cere-
mony took place at the home OF the
brides parents, and was witnessed only
by relatives and intimate friends. Rev.
James Tuckermau. curate Of st. James
Episcopal church. officiated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
GIRLS AT THE CAPITAL
WALTER WELLMAN WRITES OF Wo'
MAN AND HER WAYS.

Tho Typical American Girl Anything but
q Shrinking and Helpless Creature.
How the School Teachers Took the Cap
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Caution: Buy only DIR. Isaac Thompson
eye water. Carefully examine the outside
wrapper. None other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Abbott's East India Corn Paint for Corns,
Eunions and Warts. 1t is great. For sale
by DR.. J. J. Tobin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29

Beacham's pills act like a charm on
weak stomach