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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

morning. This will continue two or
three days.
All day Saturday kilograms were
passing between League Island and
Washington, and as result, today a
force OF men sufficient to equip the
vessel for sea in less than three weeks
were put to work. This will REQUIRE
an addition to the force uf mechanics
already employed of fourteen macbin.
lists, boiler makers and copperspliths.
Six months ago the monitors, Nahant
and Jason, were dry locked and their
bottoms scraped. The orders from
the navy department will require
the Montauk's engines to betried after
she has been thoroughly overhauIed
Capt Coughlin, acting commandment
at League Island, says: The monitor
can be equipped for sea in a week if
necessary. In an interview here he
said:
"Ihe Moutauk has not been out of
water in Is years and she is % vessel
with only engines and guns aboard,
That is, she is dismantled, as there
has been no occasion during her LONG
period of idleness TO have her eouin.
ped. She is preserved as well as it.
is possible for any boat to be. In
order to preserve the engines, it is
necessary to seperate many of the
parts and it is almost like building a
new engine to put them together. If
will take three weeks to do it. A
have said in a case emergency we
could put her in condition in a
week: Her guns have always been
kept in order. She has two of them
and they are ritled guns and throw a
l5-inch shell. 1t would take a week
to put twenty-five or thirty tons. Of
ammunition in the vessel. We have
no orders vet to put in ammunition
We had 0"'*rS six months ago to pet
the Nahant and Jason ready for SER
vice, but no trial of her engines was
ordered. The MOntauk is of 1875 tons
displacement. We could pet tha
Nahant and Jason ready for service in
a week. The complement of each shin
is 100 to $50 officers and men.
ORDERS FOR THE BALTIMORE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 18-The
Call this morning states that the
cruiser Baltimore, now at the Mare
Island navy yard, has received orders
to leave Wednesday for the South
She goes direct to Acapulco or Callso
without a stop. Nothing learned
shows she will be joined by the
Charleston or San Francisco, now at
San Diego. Capt. Schley and ali
the officers Of the Baltimore, whose
cruise has expired, will ask to be re-.
assigned to the ship on the under.
standing that trouble will occur with
Chile. Nearly all of the time expired
sailors on the cruiser will also be re.
enlisted. 1t is also stated that the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
THE BORDER FARCE.

The Mexicans have never ceased tC
assert that the Cara revolution is q
farce, breath of wind; that there i,
no revolution, in fact. That is the
word that is being telegraphed from
Monterey and the City of Mexico
That Is what Senior L. Lamada Dia2
constantly asserts. Everywhere,
throughout all the length and breadth
OF Mexico, says Senior Diaz, there is
the profoundest peace. Not wave
Of trouble is rolling across Mexico's
peaceful breast. The Two Republics
studiously refrains from mentioning
The revolution at all; or if it mentions
it, does so jestingly, as though it were
altogether mirth-provoking affair.
And this, too, at time when every
United States paper gives up columns
to the revolution, and many
of the dailies are keeping
special correspondents on the border TO
run down the war new and wire il in.
Yet this is a Mexican revolution, b. it
remembered; one in which the United
States is not interested, except as
mere looker-on. The STATESMAN
hopes that the United States will quiet
it's shattered nerves and leave Mexico
to wrestle with its problem or to leave
it alone and its siesta undisturbed
True, Cara may use little of the
Texas border to organize his revolu-
ion in, but he can't hurt that part OF
Texas any by organizing in it. Ifhe
took it away with him when he went,
the rest of the state would never miss
it. Let him amuse himself there as
long as he p eases, and is orderly, and
let him cross into Mexico when he
gets ready. The United States gov
eminent is making spectacle of
itself, while our neighbors across the
border laugh in their sleeves and en-.
Joy our discontinue. The worst of it
is that this border excursion is cost
ly one, both in flesh and blood, and !
since it is profiting no one, it begins
to look very much out of place. The
only duty THE STATESMAN sees
ahead is for Texas, with the United
States troops to help her, to keep Gar
"a and his followers from depredating
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

Mohican, q wooden vessel. hes hear
ordered to leave in q day or SO for
Panama. The Mohican is now at
Msro Island nearly ready for sea.
THE CHILEAN REFUGEES.
AsHINGTON, Jan. lS.-Secreta,v
tracy sent cablegram today to Com
mander Evans of the Yorktown or.
dering him to call at Calloa Parr,
place. Nv 'ii"'
HARRISON HARD AT WORK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-The Pres.
ldent denied himself t. all visitor.
today and worked on the Chilean
correspondence. He is PREPARING =
message to congress in the privscv
OF one of the inner rooms
on the upper floor of the
white House. Monday. though
designated as the Presidents dav of
comparative isolation, usually finds
Iuite NUMBER of callers at the
mouse, mouse, 3us today these were de-
hleu ADMISSION. 1t is still the
oellei mat the message and cores
ponaence will be sent to congress
O'A " ONhOSuaH.
Blalne was somewhat indisnosed
Yesterday and today, and deemed If
wise to remain in doors. His att.ct
was somewhat similar to that of .
fortnight ago, but not SO severe and
ne recovered quickly from it.
-, MONT, the Chilean minister visited
the state department this mornino IN
me hope of obtaining an audie1ce
with the secretary, but was OBLIGED tn
cal at his house. The secretary re.
celved him and the interview Icsted
ABOUT an hour. A rumor was in or
cnlation at the navy department this
morning to the effect that Montt hos
notified this government that LAS on
apology from Chile will he forth
coming. This is not confirmed and ~
was estimated at the state denart
ment that there was no basis for pt tho
report. Col. Remy, the naval indne
advocate az general, who has been con-
GpuGting the investigation into tha
Baltimore case at San Fra l;sco t op
p PeG Ws TO 70 return to this city tomorroH
OF ,, Wednesday with the concIudiu"
portions of the testimony. 'l'"ins
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
LATEST NEWS FROM CARA.
twenty-five Hundred of His Men Reported
at the Piedras Blanco Ranch.

Special to The Statesman.
DEL RIO, Tex, Jan. 18.-A promi-
nent stockman who lives in Del Rio
came down from his ranch near Lang
ley this morning. and said that he
saw twenty six revolutionists across
the river opposite Langley yesterday.
They went over on Friday and bought
ammunition and provisions and got
back before it was suspected who
they were. This is the party we re-
ported Friday as being hid out on this
side. This ranchman also stated that
he saw a man from Piedras Blanco
ranch, over in Mexico, which he sup
posed to be p L. Miles from Dry den,
and that the man said Mexicans had
taken Piedras Blanco ranch and were
fighting there. There were as many
as 25O0 of the revolutionists at this
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
,MAYOR MDONALDS MESSAGE.

MAYOR MDONALDS MESSAGE.
Mayor McDonald's annual meg
sage to the city council, in yesterday
STATESMAN, is y document that Will
bear reading, and the more it is read
the more it will become apparent that
Austin is growing in very satisfac-
tory way. Few cities in the state can
show so good a record, and this in a
time of general depression and depre-
citation of values. The building that
has been done has been of q substan-
tial kind. The real estate that has
changed hands has commanded 1alf
prices. There has been u general ad-
vance in values all along the line.
The total assessed values in 1881 were
81 500, 597; while in 1891 they were
$40, 5l4 ,OS8, showing a steady Increase
every year but one, which was 1889.
The decrease that year was ISL ,O63;
but it was more than atoned for the
next year, 1890, by an increase OF
$9l4 800; and the year following 10y an
increase of 81 ,578, 536. These figures
tell Austin's story very plainly, and it
is pleasant story to hear. The
growth that Austin has made in pop
ulation and in values during de-
pressing time is the most perfect evil
dence that she is soon to take rank
with the best cities in the state, al d
it shall go hard with her, but she will
them all. No other Texas
city has so complete an electric car
system. The completion of the dam,
with its 900 horsepower, the water
works, light works and power works;
and the manufacturing enterprises
that will be established here as re-
suit Of this magnificent waterpower,
will make of Austin q city second to
none in the South. Let every citizen
DIN hands with the others in work
ng for this end, and Austin's day of
will soon come.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
Get the Genuine,

If you suffer with lame back, espe-
cially in morning, Allcock's Plasters
are a sure relief.
If you cannot sleep, try an Allcock
Plaster, well up between the shoulder
blades - often relieves sometimes
cures. Try this before you resort to
opiates.
If any of your muscles are lame
joints stiff-feel as if they wanted oil
ing-or if you suffer with any local
pains or aches, these plasters will
cure you.
Ifyou use them once you will real
ize why so many plasters have been
made in imitation of them. Like all
good things, they are copied as close
~ a. the law allows. Don't be duped
by taking an imitatian when it is as
easy to get the genuine.
If you always insist upon having
Porous Plasters and never
accept substitute, you will not be
disappointed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
4 rEupERANCE SERMON.


Rev. Madison C. Peters of New
York City has recently preached a
most effective temperance sermon. III
was not the old style of temperance
sermon, and it was not preached IN
the old way. He did not announc'
beforehand that he was going to
preach on the subject of tempe ance
and then stand up before a congrega-
ton composed of people who did not
drink and portray the horrors OF
drunkenness, and tell side-splitting
anecdotes of druDkards, and initiate
their unsteady motions and thick and
silly speeches. No. 1t occurred to
him, probably, that this style OF
temperance sermon had been over
done, and that it failed to reach the
very people who would seem to need
it most. Rev. Madison G. Peters pro-
ceeded in an entirely different way.
He decided to find out, purely for his
own satisfaction, what it was men
were drinking when they were sup
posed to be drinking the best liquor.
AS for the mean grades, which men
drank when they were poor or when
they were down in the world, he
thought that one might imagine what
went into their composition after
looking over the formula for the best
grades So he went to a dozen saloons
in New York City and bought hall
pint bottles of their best liquors, OF
various kinds. Then he put these
liquors in the hands of chemical eX'
perts and had them Analysed Shortly
afterwards Mr.. Peters published his(
temperance sermon, and he put it in
the daily papers, where all the world
might see. There were no foWery |
periods, no mirthful anecdotes. The
sermon was merely a list of the arti-
eles found by the chemists in those
liquors. 1t read something like this:
"They found in fine old handmade
Kentucky whisky glycerine, neutral
spirits, unslacked lime, chronic acid,
sulphate of zine, creosote and fusil oil;
in Port wine neutral acid, glycerine,
licorice, zinc. mercury, antimony,
salts of tartar and ether, muriatic
acid and alum, and in the best OBJ
tainable lager beer they found pepper,
ginger, vinegar, capsicum, cream OF
tarter, acetic, nitric, citric, tartaric,
sulphuric and prussic acids, nitric,
sulphurc and acetic ether, spirits o
ntre, oils of vitriol, turpentine ana
oassia, caraway seed, cloves, iaponic
extract, bitter almonds, orris root,
grains Of Paradise, Spanish juice,
black ants, dried cherries, orange
peel, corander seed, whiteoak bark,
lannic acid, fennel seed, cardamOn
iced, NORWOOD, copperas, alum, sui
,hates of iron and copper, opium,
sentian root, quassia, coculus, tobacco,
aHpeter, logwood, marble dust, egg
hells, hartshorn, nutgalls, potash
md soda. That was all. They didn't
ind anything else. 1t was all of Mr..
Peters sermon also; but as a genuine
md effective temperance sermon it
would be hard to beat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

GRIM visaged war is wrinkling up
his front more and more as the days
pass, and it fills ones mind with
gloomy forebodings to see Uncle Sam
sharpening his dagger on his boot
sole and blowing into the muzzle of
his old army musket to see if it is
loaded. Will somebody please use a
fire-extinguisher on Chile?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

THE Globe Democrat says that Mr..
Holman will find the Republicans
perfectly willing to cooperate with
him in his policy of economy, and
that they will begin by voting against
the Holman bill to appropriate $780,
900 for public building at Indian
anolia
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD thinks a war
between England and Russia is inev-
table, and the result will be that
England will wipe Russia Off the lat Q
of the earth. This is cheerful point
of view for an Englishman to take of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

ANOTHER broken rail, in Mime
sofa this time;a sleeper topping &c WIN
an embankment, number OF persons
injured, two ladies burned to death;
coroner's inquest; unavoidable acct
dent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

The princess of Wales is seriously
ill, and great uneasiness is felt in re-
gard to her condition. The death of
this noble lady would cause greater
grief in England than that of any
other member Of the royal family.
The people are sincerely attached to
her
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

WACO has a new ar. esian well, 1928
feet deep, temperature 1O4, and the
flow is estimated at 100000 gallons
daily. Waco is away up at the head
of the list, when it comes to arteslan
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

on Texas soil. Until this is attempt
ed, until Texans are in danger of life
and limb, we consider the present
border movement a veritable tempest
in teapot-only good for the West
ern Unions tolls and sensation loving
loving neWspapers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

RUSSELL SAGE is said to have given
a handsome four.fgure check to the
druggist into whose drug store he WAS
carried after the explosion. The
check called for $500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

THE Appeal-Avalanche regretfully
announces the discovery that up to
this time only one crank has died with
the grip. This releases great many
people from any further anxiety.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

The opinion is becoming general
that the Cara movement is merely a
symptom of far more serious trouble,
and thar stormy times are ahead in
MeXico5
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
A Father,s Wnrrr

nia rOqr poor wearied wife losing sIeen
nlgnt after night nursing the ii ittJpp
one ohtIs sunerlng from that night fienS i' 10
cnlioren and horror to parents oro,,. 70
ohoui1 nave bottle of Taylor,s Cg hapr'
0kee Remedy of Sv eet Gum and S 11'91
lem an undoubted Group prev r NJ W..
sumption. 'oios ana con-
. Gultors Truly and Clark are NAH ;no.
" iihe paper of the Ballinger Led hs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21
THAT TORPEDO SHIPMENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Geo. Asia
Burnaga, who was charge d'aflairs
of the Chilean legation at Washington
during Balmaceda's administration
gives some interesting information re-
garding the 1000 torpedoes shipped to
Chile, which Admiral Walker cabled
from Montevideo were on their way
to their destination. This heavy ship
ment of torpedoes is generally taken
as an indication of Chile's preparation
for war and an evidence that she is
getting ready to fight the United
States. Asia Burnaga asserts posi-
lively that these torpedoes were or.
dered by Balmaceda during
his supremacy and paid for by money
shipped from Chile on the British
man-of-war which was the occasion
of so much excitement. They were
intended for operations against the in
surgents and not against the United
States.
The former charge d. affairs knows
whereofhe speaks and was cogniZant of
the negotiations for torpedoes when
they were on their way. While be
deprecates war he says the Chileans
will fight to the last if hostilities are
once begun But we are only 5000, 600
he said significantly. English and
German influence he thinks will! be
brought strongly to bear on Chile in
the interests OF peace.
The statement that this lot of torpe-
does was ordered before the trouble
with this nation is corrohorated by
prominent officials at the war depart
ment, who say that time has not
since the beginning of the un-
pleasantness sufficient to allow a con-
tract for So many torpedoes to be
closed and the goods furnished and
shipped.
ACTIVITY AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 1S.-The
work of pumping out the great dry
dock recently built at the League
Island navy yard, preparatory to an
of the bottom of the
Monitor Montauk, was begun this
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

Patent medicines ditfer-One has
reasOnahlen ness--another has not. One
has reputation-a another has not.
One has confidence, born of success
--another has only "hopes."
Don't take it for granted that all
? patent medicines are alike. They
are not. Let the years Of uninter-
rupted success and Tue tens of thou
sands OF cured and happy men and
women place DR. PIercc's Golden
Medical Discovery aud DR.. Perce's
Favorite Prescription on the side
of the comparison to which thev
belong. And there isn't state or
territory. no:nor hardly a country
10 the world, whether it's people
realize i. or not, but have men and
women In them that're happier be-
cause Of their discovery and their
effects.
Think of this In health. Think
Of it in sickness. Add then think
whether you can afford to make the
trial if the makers can afford to take
the riak to give your money back,
ss they do, if thay do not benefit or
cure you.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
THE FAR MER.

The king may rule DER land and sea.
The lord may live right royalty,
The soldier ride in pomp and pride,
But this or that, what'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all
The writer thinks the poet sings,
The craftsman fashions wonderous th,nos,
The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads.
The miner follows the precious leads.
But this or that, whate'er bsfall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
The merchant he may buy and sell,
The teacher do his duty well,
But men may toll through busy days,
Or men may stroll through pleasant
ways,
From king to beggar, whatever befall,
Tie farmer he must feed them all.
The farmers trade is one Of worth;
He's partner with the sky and earth,
he's partner with the sun and rain,
And no man loses for his grain,
And men may rise, or men may fall.
But the farmer ne must feed them all &.
God bless the man who ssws the whea
Who finds us milk and fruit and meat,
May his purse be heavy, his heart be
light,
HIS cattlo and corn and all 60 right;
God bless the seed his hands let fall,
For the farmer he must feed ms all.
Lille E. Barr, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
JUST FOR TODAY.

Lord! for tomorrow and its needs
do not pray:
Keep me, my GoD, from stain of sin,
Just for to-day.
Let me both diligently work
And duly pray;
Let me be kind III word and deed,
Just for to-day.
Let me be slow to do my will,
Prompt to obey;
Help me to mortify my flesh,
just for to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word
UDthinking say;
Set Thou seal upon my lips.
Just for to-day.
Let me in season, LORD, be grave,
In season gay;
Let me be faithfully to Thy grace,
just for to day.
Aud if to>day my life
Should ebb away,
Give me Thy Sscraments divine,
Sweet Lord to>day.
So for Tomorrow and it's needs
do not play;
But keep, me, guide me, love ME, LORD
Just for to-day.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
A Little Girls Experience In .
Lighthouse.

Nj, and Mrs. Loren Trescott are
keepers Of the Gov. Lighthouse at
Sand Beach Mich. snd are blessed
with . daughter, four years old.
Last April she was taken down with
Measles. followed with dreadful
Cough and turning into Fever.
Doctors at home and at Detroit
treated her, but in vain, she grew
worse rapidly, until she vas mere
"handful Of bones" Then she tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery and after
the use OF two and q half bottles,
was completely cured. They say
DR.. Kings New Discovery is worth
its weight in gold, yet you may gel
trial bottle free at E. I. White
head & Co.'S Drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
ale B caring.
Youths Companion.

1Oulu COIupkulou'
Before repeating a bit c gossip
it would be well to ask ourselves
three questions. First. SIS 1t true y
second, "Is it kind7" third. "Is 1t
necessary '' This practice would
save us many bitter memories and
regrets.
The pious Philip Nerl was once
visited by lady who accused her
self OF slander. He bsde her 90 to
the market, buy a chicken just killed
and still covered with feathers, and
walk a certaln distance still pluck
Ing the bird as she went.
The woman did as she vas direo>
tel, and returned anxious to know
the mesnlng ofthe injunction.
"Retrace your steps" said Philip,
'snd gather up, one by one, all the
festbers you have scattered
Il cast the feathers cArelessly
away said the woman, 'snd the wind
carried them IN all directions.'
Well, my child replied Philip,
so it Is with ISLANDERS Like the
feathers which The wi d has scatter.
ed, they have been waited in many
directions Call them back, DOW, II
you can
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for eyer fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child, sottens the gums,
allavs all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhna. 1t will
relieve tie poor little sufferer immediatly,
Sold by Druggists in every part Of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' :
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind 10 "a ly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
HxAe III Le.venlas Po-e-U Cow Report Avg IL .ss
Re-! g! Rsx'9s BsMdss9
ABSOLUTELY PURE

organs ~tli ~ uvcrtayrt. AMI .o
ve must give the chll.,r~n starch,
which IL another form OF carton
Rice, potatoes and refined -four are
good examples of tins fo>ds,un.
The proportion that starchy iocd
snould bear 10 slbumeu and iattv
foods is much greater IN The df~t OF
~ adult than IN that OF a child.
An adult takes about three times
a much starehy food as OF The
other combined, bnt child requires
more OF the aibumen and fat pro
poftionally, and therefore .omc~h.
less starch than the shove.
1t Is not practicable for mothers
to make absolute dittartes for grow.
ing children or 10 exactly weigh out
their food, nor 10 this desirable, but
their attention shouli be called L.
the fact that too many children re.
celve an excess OF statchV and too
'''''' "'o''i'' ''"u' '"" '"''> '''''
and that th'. diet tend. la induce
anaemis, To form bone poorly and To
'''u'' new ''''nS'''
How many children. TO- instance,
d A.'""eu - paN' n" 'h'''' "''H"'
fast nlon gridtle cakes made - hne
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INV '''' w
wy
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,
to eat the chop or steas provided
and perhaps satisfies his appetite
-. ,,, ,.s,
A,a a. -. IA.
morning meal f:om highly rehned'
a. a,.c- ,,,,.
uoh Cd ,, a,
starchy foOi. Such lopd Will LOT
make Drawn and brain FOR our
children.
1t is we'll known as regards ilour,