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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
ca Away on n Visit,

After oEe has been away from home
for time how glorious a thing it always
Is to get back! How good everybody is
TO yon, and how at the supper table they
pass the biggest doughnuts and lay the
juicy bits Of tenderloin (figuratively
speaking, at yOur feet! Wouldn't it be
nice if Sc always kept on such good
Terms in the ZONE life? No cross words,
no biting sarcasm, no disobliging ways!
Half the marriages that turn out so dis
asCrousy to peace and concord would
not prove such dismal failures, perhaps,
ii ze9tless husbands and wives would
agree to live apart once in while, and
resume q new order of things with fresh
reunions like the best book that ever
was written. One tires of reading that
and nothDg Else. You can lay aside
Shakespeare zen for Bill Nye and find
refrestmeut a the change.
One nay be very fond of well made
salad, INT heaven itself has no balm for
the indigestion induced by an everlast-
lag oil and 10 stard diet. And so man
may be ever hing that is glorious as a
husband. and a woman be everything
that Is lilurir Z as a comrade, but forty
years steady nd unbroken companions
shiD becomes n irksome irritant rather
than q ba'm o. Gilead and a crown of
joy Try 1t if the atmosphere of home
gets dun and sultry. Run away from
each other iyr while and see if the
novelty Of reunital doesn't freshen up
life There la nothing like familiarity
to breed aonJempt, and nothing like
caaugo to keep the blood young and the
pulses MArM Chicago Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
A Striking Debutante.

A few years ago Mrs. Corvallis West
and Mrs. Langtry were the rival profess
sional beauties of London society. Mrs.
Corvallis West was an Irish woman,
whose sparkling wit gave her a strong
advantage over Mrs. Langtry. 1t was
irresistible, and not the swells alone, but
scientists, men of letters and theologians
were among her ardent admirers. At
the last drawing room the prettiest debu-
tante was probably Miss CORVALLIS.
West. Her gown was of white satin,
made in the empire style. There were
no flowers or feathers on it, the only
trimming on the skirt was two or three
fluffy frills. The short WASTED bodice
was adorned by sash of diaphanous
white stuff.
This severely simple gown was in strik-
ing contrast to the other presentation
gowns. They were nearly all decorated
with spring flowers lilies of
the valley, apple blossoms or white lilac
and had fantastic bodices. Miss West
carried pretty posy of white flowers,
the loose chains Of which nearly touched
the hem of her skirt. All the new posies
there were several-were finished off
with long loops and ends of ribbon and
trails of ferns or blossoms A few ladies
had posies composed of foliage. They
were made of caladium leaves, aspara-
gus fern and smilax.-Montreal Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
Mrs. Willard,s Statue.

The proposition to erect statue to
Mrs. Emma Willard, who is accepted as
the leading female educator, and whose
seminary in Troy was established in 1927,
has caused a movement for reunion OF
the graduates and former pupils of this
famous institution, which seems likely
to result in a permanent organization.
Some of the former pupils who are now
grandmothers and even great-grand-
mothers, have given assurance of de.
sire to cooperate with the younger wo-
men who are active in the matter.
Mrs. Wizards school bears upon its
roster the maiden names of Mrs. Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Mrs. Russell Sage, Mrs.
Cyrus Mccormick, of Chicago, Mrs. John
S. T. Stranahan, of Brooklyn; Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., the Duchess of MARI
borough and scores of women now the
wives of prominent clergymen, physi.
clans, merchants and lawyers.-NeW
York Telegram.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
George DIT OTIS Second Marriage.

The second marriage of George Eliot
has alv9ys been the great mystery Of
her STRANGE career. She was supposed
to be 80 absolutely devoted to Lewes
that thail friends could not conceal their
amazemert When her second marriage
took place ass than eighteen months af-
ter his Death Circumstances came to
I, SIC knowledge of George Eliot a few
'($yeeks u'ts~, he death of Lewes which
froze No mex enthusiasm for his memory
If Browning left any journals behind
hiu . rey@iation on this subject will
probably T., ,ound in them, as he was
Qne Of he cry few persons who were
acquauta5 With the discovery which
changed George Eliot's feeling toward
ewes.
There a-e very few people still living
who ere qualified by personal knowledge
to write about the early connection be,
tween George Henry Lewes and George
Eliot, end hitherto this gifted pair have
beer invariably the object of excessive
and discriminating panegyric. If Mrs
LTn-Liuton could only be induced tC
give the world her recollections and i'm
presSons Expecting them | am sure sht
would produce a most lively and enter
tanning account, which would certainly
excite cons lerable controyersy.-Lon
don Letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
Fighting an Alligator.

A young lady and gentleman who
were riding horseback near Albany, Ga,
the other day had an exciting experience.
While riding along the road leisurely
the horses stampeded in great fright,
and they were quieted with difficulty.
In searching for the cause of the alarm
the lady and her escort found on the
roadside huge eleven foot alligator,
which was enjoying a nap oblivious to
his surroundings. His discoveries OBJ
tanned each fence rail and vigorously
belabored the gator, who finally woke
in great rage and made for the young
man, who incontinently fled. The young
lady, however, bravely stood her ground
and pounded the saurian over the head
until he succumbed.- En-.
quirer- Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
Widows in India.

Less than half a century ago women
in India were burned alive on their hus.
bands funeral pyles, and even now the
lot of Hindoo widow is a very hard
one. A few years ago lady missionary
at Benares took me to see a high caste
Brahmin widow, whose husband had
died when she was eight years old, sc
that she had not even left her fathers
home, and yet she had to observe all the
rigid rules enforced by her people. She
was never to eat more than once a day
and that must be before noon. On thu
eleventh day after the new moon ant
the eleventh day after the full moon she
had to fast entirely.-Mrs. David Ker il
Jenness- Miller Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

To have so much to do that there is no
time for morbid thoughts.
= To never think for moment that you
are not attractive, and to make yourself
look as charming as possible,
To be so considerate of the happiness
of others that it will be reflected back tc
you as from a looking glass.
To never permit yourself to grow old,
for by cultivating all the graces of heart
brain and body, age will not come upon
you.
To believe that life work has beer
mapped out for you, that it is near you
and to do that which your hands inc
for you. :.
To remember that the happy old mait
is the only member of family who
not having any other claims on her, cal
be Gods own sunshine to those IN sorrow
or in joy.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
Islnnn Anhotiis Monumen \.

A handsome memorial to the lato
Emma Abbott is now in the process of
construction, and will be erected in
the beautiful Oak Grove cemetery of
Gloucester to mark the final. resting
place of the prima donna and her hus-
band, Eugene Wetheren In design the
memorial is of the gothic style of archi-
lecture. The total height from the
ground is fifty-seven feet Five massive
granite steps lead from the ground to
the floor of the canopy, and under this
floor the ashes Of the famous songstress
will be placed The interior arrange
ment of the tomb is both new and novel.
The lower compartment contains the
coffin, in which the remains of Mr..
Wetherell are incased. This in turn is
inclosed in catacomb receptacle of pure
white marble, Theoretically sealed; on
the top of this will be built unique
columbarium to receive the ashes of Mrs.
Wetherell after the urn containing them
is placed therein. The heavy slab of
Quincy granite composing the center
piece of the floor will then be placed in
position From the base up the memorial
is constructed of selected Westerly gran
lite, the carved pillars supporting the
three sections are highly polished, while
the remaining decorative work is carved
in the rough in high relief.
The apex of the monument is crowned
with carving of the lamp Of life. This
memorial was selected prior to the death
OF Miss Abbott from large number of
designs submitted to her by the largest
constructors of this class of work, both
at home and abroad. The design was
accepted and the order for the same
given two months previous to her death,
and. at the time the memorial was in
course Of construction at the firms works
in West Quincy, Mass. -Philadelphia
Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
She Smoked Cigars.

At Cleveland recently John B. Thomas,
a wealthy resident of Euclid avenue,
sued for divorce, and the lawyers wran-
gled in court for two whole days before
the fact was brought out that the plain
tiff based his claim to divorce solely
upon the fact that his wife smoked CT
gars. Then the judge awakened from
his doze and dismissed the case with the
remark: "If smoking cigars were valid
cause for divorce no married man would
be safe. What would you have said if
your wife had filed suit for divorce
yesterday alleging that you were an
habitual smoker? Go home and lock VI
your cigars. Chicago Mail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
ThE HARYARo ANNEx.
rhey Eng a Delightful Visit from OH
yCa,,,l.IV

They Eni Delightful Visit from OH
wendell Eolu,es
If people lnow you come here to col
Aege, the question you get tired of an
swering is. oh, so you go to Harvard,
don't youi" If you don't feel strong
enough to explain you say YES" but
geally That i@n't true at all The annex
has Nothine 10 do with the college in any
system Of Ccaducation, but we do have
Just the same professors and have to pass
the same examinations. A man gives a
lecture to the boys, and then comes over
and gives the same one,to us.
Even the Harvard Annex" is not our
real name The story goes that twelve
years ago, Wien the society was started,
theie was only one girl here, and as the
fellows never saw her they called her
san he missing quantity" However
true Tins may be, the Annex" we re-
main, and, indeed, how could you tall,
about The Society for the Collegiate In
structlor Of Woineh?' We haven't any
dormitories, but recite in the old Fay
house, which has just been beautifully
made over for us, and here luncheon is
served for those who want it.
Most Of the no girls live III Boston
ard vicinity. There are only three OF
four New Workers, and whenever these
chance to eet they always seem per-
fectly delighted.
We ,ali} nave very good times here.
You see there are no rules and regula.
tious to sneak of. The only one that oc.
ours &c luo is a notice posted up on the
bulletin board requesting us not to use
4, / ne tables as chairs. It's great temp
tation, bat # course not exactly dig
nitied.
a few Re2hs ago the English club in
vited us i'll TO tea to meet Oliver Wen
dell Hc.Ii1s. 1t was very warm and
Jher WaF quite crush, and you'd think
the oear old man would have been tired
shaking hands with SO many, but he
said he enjoyed it, and was persuaded to
read M the "Chambered Nautilus and
Dorothy
When no vent we escorted him to the
door, and 9ny of the girls gave him a
beautiful bunch of pink roses. Then he
drove of, bowling and smiling, and we
waved our handkerchiefs to him until he
was out Of sight
We feel quite elated at the honor, for
they gag DR. Holmes declined to meet
the Harvard english club. At all events
we had hra md they didn't, and this is
1ndeed triumph for the Annex.-Cor
New York World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
IA FANATIe.-
ung knight made his battle cry
fioh+ thn aviI ifiI Y dss'it

A young knight made his battle cry
I'm fight the evil till ] diet"
And forth he rushed with needless might
To do his battle for the right.
And recklessly he laid about,
And ruthlessly, and felt no doubt.
But blindly struck whate'er he saw
That seemed to him to have flaw.
At length doubt came to his mind;
He paused, and turned, and looked behind
Alasl too late he understood
How deftly mingles i'll with good.
With swimming eyes, with Keeling brain,
He saw the good that he had slain.
Himself seemed evil to him now,
And then he thought upon his VOW.
And, 10! the warrior lay at rest,
With his own dagger in his breastl
Henry Collins in Lippincott's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

Much is written of the queens habit
OF taking her bed with her wherever she
goes, but it does not follow the royal
lady carries a four poster when on all
her excursions. 1t is only her mattresses
she never leaves at home. They are
stuffed with the finest, softest wool, and
as sensitive is she to their thickness as
the famous princess of crumpled roseleaf
fame. Recently one was made half an
inch thinner than usual, and the owner
detected it,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

At the suggestion of the Empress
Frederic Mr.. Rodd, secretary of the
British legation at Athens, has written
a book entitled "Frederic Ill as Crown
Prince and Emperor" The preface was
written by no less parsonage than the
empress herself.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

The municipal woman suffrage bill
has been defeated in the Massachusetts
senate. 1t received the votes OF the ma.
jority of the Republican senators and OF
one Democrat, Senator Alden, OF Cape
Cod, a linoal descendant of the John
Alden who married Priscilla.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

The recorder of deeds for Logan coun-
ty, Ala, is a woman, Miss Cora ".
Diehl. She is only twenty-one years
old, and is q talented stump speaker as
well as a clever politician.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14
cope;ilstipr the Late Lamented.

There is a widow in town who is
thinking eiously of marrying again,
but she Is so afraid her first husband
will 30 offended that she visits his
grave and prays to him to forgive her.
His grave nas been better attended to
the last six months than ever before.
She has ln idea that this attention will
conciliatg m.-Atchison Globe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

1t is sad that the blacklist man in
Glynu clunty, Ga, is named White,
the whitest man is named Brown, the
tallest man is named Lowe, and the
largGs. y; Small
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-14

A mum aT of Jacksonville, Ind, COL
orel boys, none of them over twelve
years Old tole locomotive from the
railroad Yards of that town and offered
to sell it J1 junk dealer for old metal.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
To Extinguish Prairie Fires.

An inventive genius of North Dakota
has just patented device for making
fire break to fight prairie fires with. 1t
is sheet iron contrivance five feet wide
and seven feet long and about two feet
high. On top of it are three circular reser-
voirs for holding gasoline. Underneath
is arranged series Of burners designed
to set fire to the. grass as the machine
passes over it. The main part of the ap-
paratus is followed by sheet iron trailer
in three sections, each five by seven feet.
While the first two of these are pass
ing over the grass it is supposed to be
well consumed, and the final trailer is
designed to extinguish every particle of
fire. The invention is awakening much
interest among the ranchmen, many of
whom believe the machine will prove
impracticable because it will not securely
confne the fire and it will thereby cause
serious conhagrations. The inventor
claims it will safely burn strip five
feet wide and twenty-five miles long in
one day. Four horses will be required
to draw the apparatus. York Tele-
gram
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
Tie Last Mourner

In May, 1890, there died at Perignat
(Ain) a retired captain of artillery named
Lesgourgnes, knight of the Legion of
Honor. His dog, spaniel, answering
to the name of Black, accompanied the
funeral procession to the cemetery of
kernore. Ever since the date of inter-
ment Black has walked the distance of
nine miles which separates Perignat
from Izernore, climbed over the wall of
the cemetery, and gone to lie down on
the grave of his master every day at the
same hour. Neither the stone throwing
of the village children nor the efforts of
passers by to draw off his attention have
prevented the accomplishment of his
self imposed task. For the last sixteen
months Black has performed this daily
pilgrimage in all weathers.-La Tribune
de Geneve
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
sickness in the jury Room.

The sanctity of a jury room appears to
be so well guarded that even in case of
sudden sicknessa physician may not en-
ter except after due process of law. In
the Foss will case, tried recently in Bos-
ton, the jury were celebrating, when
late one evening one of them was sud-
denly attacked with what proved to be
a stroke of apoplexy. The officer in
charge notified the deputy sheriff, who
not having authority to let any one into
the jury room, drove across the city and
informed the sheriff, but even this Off
cial was not high enough to act, and an
other expedition started in search of the
judge. As the latter happened to be at
home, the requisite order was obtained
to summon a doctor.-Boston Medical
and Surgical journal.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
Chicago,s Highest RuIldipcs.

The highest building in Chicago at
present (and one which is not built ON
the new Chicago construction system) is
the Auditorium. Its loftiest point is 296
feet above the sidewalk The Fair build
ing. now almost completed in one Sec
ton, measures 241 feet to the coping,
and it is possible that it viii be carried
higher-to sixteen or eighteen stories.
The new Masonic temple viii measure,
over all. 274 feet. This is constructed
entirely on the new system. The Ashland
block measures 210 feet to the coping;
the Woman's temple, whose topmost
stories are now being finished, towers
266 feet from the ground; the Manhattan,
1893 feet; the Monadnock, 1914; the Hem
ming and Speed block, 1872; the Abstract
building, 100; the Chamber of Commerce
block, 1S0; the Home Insurance, 17s;
the Tacoma, 175; the Northern hotel,
174; the Rookery, 164; the Owings block,
161; the Rand-McNally, 14s; the Chicago
Opera house, 1876, and the L. q. Letter
building. 133 feet.-Harper's Weekly.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
The Dead Returned.

The announcement of the suicide of
DR.. F. D. Clarke, in Chicago, led to a
sensational incident when DR.. II. v.
Oldfield entered Fenwick's restaurant to
take his dinner next day. With one ac-
cord the people arose from their chairs.
HAS the grave yielded up its dead?"
was the query on every face. DR.. Old
field looked startled himself. He turned
red, then white, and tottered to the
desk. The gentlemanly attendant drew
back. At last one courageous man ap-
preached the desk and said, .tAre you
not dead?' This brought out an ex-
PLANTATION.
DIR. Oldfeld bought DR.. F. D. Clarke's
business here two years ago, and, owing
to the reputation of the place, continued
the old name. Oldfeld is in feature,
form, manner and voice the exact coun-
terpart of the Chicago specialist.-De-
troit Cor. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
HANDLE WITH CARE.
Just Married"


And another huge white satin bow. The
groom's trunk was spared label, but
the satin bow was a trihe larger and
more conspicuous than the others.
The baggage agent thought the thing
too good to keep to himself, so he in
vited everybody in to enjoy the joke.
OF course everybody went through the
car to find the young married couple,
and equally of course the young married
couple were easily found, and they won
dered, as the people smiled broadly
when they passed them, whether they
were more conspicuously married than
all the other young brides and grooms
that had lived and moved and had their
beings, or whether they were only suf-
fering what thousands had done before
them.
They never found out, and it is pre-
sumed that the trunks thus belabeled
rolled up to all prominent hotels and
gave the baggage smashers treat
Philadelphia Press.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
Cou1dn,t Pass the Note.

Mr.. Casilear told how he happened to
be in New York at one time during the
war looking out for gang of counter
feiters. To avoid making his presence
in the city conspicuous he put up at a
second rate hotel, where he was un-
known. For some purpose he handed to
the clerk at the desk a brand new fifty
cent note. It was an issue just out, with
General Spinner's portrait on it, the like
ness having been substituted for pic
ture of Justice with her scales, which
the forgers had initiated very success
fully.
The clerk looked at the note with evi-
dent suspicion, and handed it back.
81 never saw anything like that be-
FORE" he said.
cit is good. I assure you,' replied Mr.
Casilear.
81 don't believe it," said the clerk.
every WELL" rejoined Mr.. Casilear
''It doesn't matter, though know it is
good, because made it myself"
The clerk smiled sardonically.
''That is just what occurred to me, -
he said; therefore refused to accept it. y
Mr.. Casilear felt that the joke was on
himself, SO he treated himself to bottle
Of soda water at the bar and left for
Washington that evening New York
Sun.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-21
Buried cities of New Me,ieo.

New Mexico and Arizona offer as
great field for arch@ologists as do the
lands where the empires of ancient days
fourished," said w. P. Metcalf, of Al
buquerque, N. M. IAN expedition left
Albuquerque only few days ago to seek
for treasure which traditions say is to
be found at Gran Quivera, 100 miles
from that city. Before the pilgrims
landed at Plymouth Rock there were
fourishing settlements of white men
along the Rio Grande. Coronado, in his
history of the explorations made as early
as 1910, wrote of the seven cities of
Cibola, describing them as of fabulous
wealth and magnificent beauty. The
ruins at Gran Quivera are believed to be
the ruins of one of those cities.
Coronado told of abundant gold and
treasures in all of these cities, and many
expeditions have explored about Quivera.
The ruins indicate that a Large city stood
there. The limestone walls mark out
the sites of palaces, monasteries and
churches A curious thing is that no
water can be found for fifty miles around
the site of the old city, although treasure
searchers have honeycombed the land
trying to secure supply Of water. No
treasure has ever been found there, but
the belief that it is located there ante
dates any traditions of the Mexicans or
Indians. Just what prospects induced
the last expedition to start out do not
know."-Chicago Tribune.