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that evening before he came in.
Then he had pounded one OF his
fingers with the hammer, run tack
into his thumb, got n bad hurt from
a brad .awl, and half dozen times
during the night he groaned out in
his sleep about the morticcs, lemons,
hinges, springs, etc, and once l
heard him oxclaim
E" Fit. Why, if they don't fit IN
knock the Internal old house
down -
1t was ten o'clock the next morn.
ing when went out TO the barn,
lie had the door covered with the
wire mating, and proudly called
my attention to it.S~
Which is the outside of tho
door ?" | asked.
Why, the side this way, of
course" N
"Thcn you've tackled the cloth
on the inside -
That's where it belongs" &.
" You never saw it there, Mr..
Bowscr And look at the
way you have tackled tho stuff on.
It's bumped up in dozen different
places, because you pulled it
askcw."
"There isn't one hump--not the
sign of a hump I'll give any
man billion dollars to make
better job of 1T All the door
needs now is painting"
a" But don't they paint tho frames
before they tack the cloth on? How
are you going to paint the inside Of
the frame" ?"
q Don't you worry yourself about
this job. Mrs. Bowser, / wasn't
born along,i le of huckleberry
marsh -
But after had gone away, he
tore of the wire and painted the
frame, and the next morning he
covered the other. That night Mr..
Bowscr kicked around in his sleep
in the most awful manner, and ut
about two o'clock in the morning
he suddenly sat up in the bed and
exclaimed
"Squcegawcd ! I'll ct.you four
hundred thousand billion dollars
against cent that they are as
plumb as rule"
Mr.. Bowser had been at work an
hour next morning before went
out. lie had the doors at the front
and he seemed to have some trouble
about hanging them.
You see what you've done,
don't you?" asked after survey
of the scene.
"I don't believe I'm either near
sighted or blind" he replied
"Well, you've got one door wrong
side up, to begin with"
"lI. how"
"Look at the pannels and sec.
Then you have been trying to hang
one to swing IN and the other To
swing out"
"I have, Ell? That shows all
you know about it,. I'm simply
fitting the screens so they will shut
tight"
Just about noon he got a hang OF
both doors, and as looked ot them
from the hall had to sit down on
the floor and laugh. They didn't
meet in the center within two inches
and each was half an inch short at
the top and bottom lie had also
hung them with the cloth on the in
side. Just then a neighbor came
along and turned in to the steps.
After looking ut the doors Tor halta
minute IN great astonishment, he
qucriod
Something just from Paris,
Bowscr ?"
What do you moan 80
Why you've got q new idcl in
screen doors. suppose The space
at the bottom is fJr bugs, that at
the top for mosquitoes, and the
center for flies. see YOU have left
the frame exposed They will
make capital roo'tug places Tor
horse-hics and ciuch bugs. Dld
I you do this job ~
A." Yves"
" Well, il bad a girl ten years
old who couldn't beat it, I'd make
her 20 barefoot sll summer"
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Cour:s CoaYenr.

December n. ,
Comfy Court-First Monday in January. April,
duly and October.
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Grant
Town Omelals.

Town OMfiAlNs
wa~ur-Cgs T. shaher
Record dcr-James " White.
T,vyn serraani-Iames W. FLYNN.
ss,unc{ipen-W = Martin Juiius Monroe.
Henry w Murdock. Wilbur Postcn and George
A Williams.
Societies
Rntqhfs ~ Pythias-f.Odqe meets evcry rucF-
day evening at their hall over J. W. Blaker's
store az 40 o'clock
Indepepdent order Of Odd Pellows--Todg ge
meets every Saturday evening % their ball in
Bishops Block az s80 o'clock.
4oiden Rule Encapnmenf. No. 30. 7. q. y. p
meets First and Third Monday evenings ~
each month. IN tho odd Fellows Hall' over the
postefiCe.
The rndeoendent order 0f Good Tenplars
T.of1e meets every Friday evening. iu the I. q
q. r. utll NJ 7clg O'Clock.
Klag rhfip Tribe 80 IS. Improved order ~
Rod Men meets every "wednesday evening ~
2 O'Clock 30 the knights of Pythias Hail over
Bakers store.
Churches.
presbvfrrian Church -qanlavqohool ~ am
Prayer M5otin ssvery Wednesday evening.
NE Church h-Rev " W Rider Pastor
Sergices- Preaching every Sunday at in>F W.
au4 1.}0 n. m. sun lay School ~ ~. pr. lass
Maotine9 e. m. Young Folks WeetinV at r - p.
N. Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening ~
An r. Church-Rev Robert smith Pastor.
Services Preaching Fourth sunday in each
month.
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slate senators -EIe,enlh DIslr:et.
Iulge. Th,ri Jv iIelaI District.

william q. woriey Kiugwood. Preston Co.
Alpheus Garrison, Nonoagalia Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
wonders in Photography.

A maker of test plates" named Webb
many years ago made for the Army Medi-
cal museum at Washington u specimen Of
microscopic writing on glass. This writ
ing consists of the words of the Lords
Prayer, and occupies rectangular space
measuring 1874 by 1-441 of an inch, or I'm
area of 1-129,654 of square inch.
The lines of this writing are about as
broad as those of the test plates, which are
10000 Of an inch apart. They are, there
fore, about as wide as average light waves.
Now then, to get some idea of the magni-
tude or minuteness of this writing.
There are in the Lords Prayer 227 let
tiers, and if as here this number occupies
1-9s9,e54 of an inch there would be room in
an entire square inch for 29,43l ,45S such
letters similarly spaced,
Now the entire Bible, Old and New Tes
taments, CONTAINS but 1866, 4sQ letters, and
there would therefore be room en6tigh t.
write the entire Bible eight times over on
one square inch Of the glass in the same
manner as the words of the Lords Prayer
have been written on this specimen.
Such a statement without doubt stag
gers tie Imagination, but the figures are
easily verified and are certainly correct
and the whole statement at Least serves to
bring home to us the limited nature of our
mental capacities as compared with the
facts of the universe, LENS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
Georgetown Gleanings.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
GEORGETOWN, Tex, Aug. 8.-Yes'
terday the 3.year-old daughter OF
County Attorney R. A. Johns drank
a large quantity of cough syrup con-
tanning several opiates. But the inn
mediate and skillful attention on the
part of the physicians, the dose would
have proved fatal. The child re-
NAMED unconscious for four or five
hours after drinking tie medicine.
Late yesterday afternoon, Charlie,
the 1O.year-old son of Mr.. Henry Purl
fell from horse and was badly in
iured. The accident occurred nea
the camp meeting grounds. II
slipped and fell, and the horse steppe +
on his head, fracturing the skull JUS
over the left eye. There is also a bad
brnise on the lower part of the face.
The boy remained unconscious for sew
eral hours after the fall. The injury,
while serious. need not prove fatal:
The entire day has been occupied In
selecting jury for the Hugh Jackson
murder case. At 4:3O p. m. only ten
iurymen had been selected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
STAMPEDE AT DUQUESNE.
THE STRIKERS TOOK THEIR OLD
PLACES YESTERDAY.
Carnegie Company Nov Have Two Non
Union Mills and can Send Billets to
Observation-Disclosures are Encour.
aged by Discomfort at Homestead.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. S.-The
strikers at Duquesne went to work
this morning. On Saturday night
Superintendent Morrison posted a
notice that all men who had applied
for their old jobs would report at the
mill at o'clock this morning, as the
mill would resume at that hour. AS
Z O'clock approached the number of
men who had sneaked into the mill
yard through roundabout ways reached
400. About sixty men who are lead
ers in sympathy with the strike move
ment gathered on the road near the
Mil 3 ale and watched in moody ST.
lence the men going in to work. Fin
ally the mill whistle blew for o'clock.
At that large Irishman exclaimed
in loud voice: "Men, the jig is up,
we had better hustle for our old
places" This was the signal for
panic, and the entire crowd
ran toward the gate. A
freight train was backed in front
of gate, but the men did not wait for
it to be moved, but scrambled over
and under it in their frantic haste to
get inside the mill before the whistle
stopped blowing. 1t was a complete
stampede These men were organized
into an Almagated association at no
little expense, and they went out on
sympathy with the strike movement
about two weeks ago. They are ex-
PEELED from the Amalgamated associa.
tion.
The Carnegie steel company has
now two non-union mills. he effect
of this break at Duquesne cannot but
prove harmful to the men at Home
stead, although the leaders will not
believe it, yet at Duquesne steel bill
let's can be manufactured and sent to
Homestead to be rolled into plates by
non-union men, so that the firm will
be in far better condition to fill its
contracts and prosecute it's fight.
STAND OFF FOR DUQUEsNE.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 8.-There
were ten nOn-union men at the Anal
gamated headquarters this morning.
They had left the mill as they said it
was too much like prison. One me-
chanic said that thirteen of his crew
quit this morning and would be out
when they got their money. He fur
ther asserted that $50 men went to
Pittsburg Saturday night and only
seventy-five returned this morning.
A German roll turner from Essex was
among che deserters. He claimed
that he had to sleep in his pants to
prevent them being stolen. One man
from Bermuda said he came out to get
a glass of beer and if he could get
back and tell the people how they
would be treated $50 men would quit
at once. The locked out men are
greatly encouraged by the turn in
their favor and say the Duquesne
matter is stand off now.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS.
Well Planned and Would Have Been Sue.
cessful but for Deserters.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug The steam
ship City of Dallas arrived yesterday
evening with the latest intelligence OF
the revolution in Spanish Honduras.
1t appears that the government once
more has the upper hand and Leiva
and his cabinet will remain in control.
He has chartered the steamship Piz-
zotti, a New Orleans vessel, and con-
verified it into a warship, loading the
steamer with troops. 1t departed
from Puerto Cortez to attack Ceiba. 1t
is reported that a pitched battle was
fought at Ceieba between the revolu,
ti3nists and the government troops in
which the latter were victorious. The
vessel is said to have materially con-
tributed to the result by bombarding
the revolutionists with some light
ordnance with which it had been
armed The bombardment dis
lodged the rebels and they
fled in disorder to the
forests. The government is reported
to have been reinforced by the addi-
ulOn OF Oanu OF insurgents VINO de-
serted Neula andmarched into Puerto
CorteZ. The commander of the band
disclosed the movements of the revo-
lutionists. They intended to secretly
march into Cawayagua on Aug. and
capture the city. In the event of their
success they would lombard and de-
stroy all public buildings and Lewas'
residence and in addition empty the
portant papers they could lay their
hands on. Spies were in communica-
ton with Neula daily and the plan
was we'll laid and would have over
thrown the government had it not
been for the information received.
The news was despatched to Leiva
and others and large force is now
guarding the capitol.
-N-o-N
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
LIFE IN THE SOUTH.
AN EXHIBIT OF SOUTHERN PRODUCTS
OF FIELD AND GARDEN.
A Cotton Field in Full Bloom, Gins, Spin.
dies, Etc, Running-sugar Cane Grow
ing and Being Manufactured Into
Toothsome Sugar and Molasses.

New YORK, Aug. ga novel and
interesting exhibit intended for the
Buffalo Interstate Fair that opens
Aug. II arrived here last night and
will be shipped this morning to its
destination. 1t is meant to be repre-
sentation of rural life in the South. 1t
shows samples of growing fields of cot
ton in all stages; then there are looms,
spindles and all of the old fashioned
methods of weaving cloth as we'll as
the most improved modern ma
chinery; cotton gin in full operation
will accompany this part of the ex-
hibit. There will be miniature rice
fields flooded each day and the whole
process of preparing the product for
market will be shown.
Louisiana will be represented by
quite tract of green sugar cane; ripper
stalks will, be ground into moasses
syrup and the manufacture of brown
and clarified sugar will be demonstra-
ted; figs, oranges, bananas, sweet po-
tatoes, peanuts, pineapples, sorghum
and palms and in fact all the fruits
and vegetables of the south will be
growing as in their native soil. A
troupe of hundred plantation negroes
will sing songs and a menagerie
with opossums, coons, alligators,
and many other animals will be for
show. This novel exhibit will take
half the main building, and it is in
intended simply as an inducement to
immigrants, showing in real object
lesson what life is in the Sunny South.
John Il. Patrick, ex-immigration COM
missioner of South Carolina, has the
exhibit in charge. He will make
one of the features of the fair South
EN- meal with menu of hog and hon.
my, 'possum and sweet potatoes, hoe
cake baked in ashes, frozen figs and
bananas, oranges and other delicacies
of Dixie land,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11

ana bunting, and big time is antici-
paeea. Hon. j. NJ. Dean of Ell Paso, a
prominent candidate before the con.
Ventlon, arr Ved here this morning
a an, mas established headquarters at
the summit hotel. He is ACCOMPANIED
ny Judge j. w. Magotfin, II. III.
Neal, w. M. Stanton, John n
H4iarper, R. c. Ross and j. A. Brock
hon. j. II. Davenport of Eastland is
at the summit and has many SUP.
porters who are looking after his in
terests in the convention. Hon. G..
w. Smith has headquarters at the
summit hotel and is considered one of
the Leading candidates in the race.
Fred and Joe Cockrell of Abilene are
mere and have established head
quarters at the Knox house for their
father, Judge j. V. Cockrell of Jones
county. Judge Cockrell will probably
nave the largest support on the first
ballot with Smith a close second, but
1t is hard to figure Cd the winner.
Large crowds of delegates are arriving
on each train. Prominent among the
late arrivals are Judge A. M. Wal
imam OF Pecos, p. g. Coleman and H.
Z. McEachin of Colorado City. and
Senator j. G. Baldwin and Ed J. Ham
ner of Haskell.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
Harvesting Almonds.

First to bloom in the spring, the almond
is last to mature in the fall. The whole
spring and summer long it hangs there, a
green peach for all the world, and after
the first few weeks never increasing in
size or changing inappearance. The seam
is deeper than in most peaches, but not
deeper than in the ripe apricot.
Late in August this seam will be seen to
have opened in few Of the earliest. The
growers anxiety now reaches its climax.
VIII his almonds open and remain open
until harvested, or will the drupe remain
closed or only partially open and then close
tight again? The whole profit of the crop
may depend on this question. It may cost
half they are worth to pick and husk them.
The nuts are knocked off the trees with
long poles. Where they have opened nice
ly they are allowed to drop on the bare
ground and are husked as they are picked
up. The picker's delight, if he is working
by the bushel or box, is to see the ground
covered with nuts that the stroke of the
pole and the impact against the clods have
completely husked, so that he has nothing
to do but throw them into his basket.
Those that do not are husked with the
fingers. -Henry j. Philpott in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11

Robert Carrick was one of the earlies,
bankers of Glasgow.
He was waited on by three fellow citizens.
Cor subscription to the royal infirmary.
They wished him to head the subscrip
tion, and to their modification and sur
prise he put down his name for only two
guineas, and when they besought him e
increase the amount he became indignant
and threatened to withdraw his name al
together.
He could not really afford even so much
as two guineas, he declared
The deputation proceeded next to the of
flee of Mr. Milquham, one of the great
manufacturers of Glasgow. He looked at
the paper and eXclaimed:
BLESS me, what's this? Banker Carrick
only two guineasW
They told him that the banker had said
he could not really afford any more.
whats that you say?" He turned t.
his faithful cashier. Jamie, bring me the
bank book" Then he wrote check or
the Carrick's bank for 100000
Nov, Jamie, run to the bank and bring
that money to me-"
The check was presented. Old Robir
stared "Go back,n said he; there's some
mistake" and presently he came running
into Milquham's counting house in great
anxiety.
whats wrong VII ye the day." asked
the banker.
Nothing in the least degree wrong will
me. But l suspect there's something fal
wrong with you and the bank" answered
the manufacturer, ''for these good gentle
men sitting here have assured me that in
your own Office and out of your own mouth
you declared you could only afford them
two guineas, And that being the case,
think it is high time l removed my de
posits."
Mr.. Carrick was in hard place, but
he finally put down his name for fifty
Observation-Disclosures
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
ANOTHER RAILROAD SUIT.
The Rates of the Commission Again
Attacked.

The Houston and Texas Central
railroad filed Aug. /, cross action in
the Federal court case in which the
bond holders of various roads attack
the railroad commission. The Central,
it appears, wants to come in for relief
expected from the decision of Judge
Mccormick in that celebrated case.
Today the papers were served. The
bill makes about the same allegations
as other cross bills in the case;
admits the truth of the princi-
pal statements in the original
bill and sets up specifically
losses sustained by the commission
rates. 1t alleges that for seven years
the earnings of the road have been in
sufficient to pay operating expenses,
fixed charges and necessary improve
ments and have anything for stock
holders. Following this experience
they had to submit to reduced earn
ings, alleging decreased revenue from
cotton, lumber, grain, flour, salt and
wood under commission tariffs. The
suit is brought by Baker, Bats and
Baker of Houston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11

of the paper have been paid so per
cent of their earnings weekly on Mon--
day and the remainder on the % Of
each month. In the case of the print-.
ers, however, all but those regularly
employed have been paid in full
weekly. The average amount of pay.
ments deferred until the I'd of tie
mouth has been 40 per cent. The
wages have been promptly paid as.
agreed, no delay having occurred
in any instance. TO the demand
for an instant reply the manager of
The Gazette made the only answer
possible in the existing conditions of
business and the printers immediate
ly walked out. This explanation is,
made that our friends and patrons
may know that it is through no fault
of The Gazette that it is thus forced to
miss an issue. Another organized
typographical force has been engaged. :.
And as soon as it can reach Fit. Worth
! he Gazette will appear as usual
Pending this dely we ask the kind in
diligence of our friends and patrons. ~
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
THIRD PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Methodist Jim Has Mortgaged Texas to the
Party for November Delivery.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. S.-The National
Executive committee of the Peoples
party met here today. But little ac-
tual business was transacted. 1t was
announced that As newspapers in Col
orado had deserted, II Democratic the
others Republicans, and were for
Weaver,and Field. Treasurer Rankin
reported funds coming in slowly but
regularly. He said the party would
do more on $4,000 than the old parties
on 100000. "The Alabama election
results gave encouragement to the par
ty,n said Taubeneck, and resolution
was adopted authorizing the Alabama
state committee to at once place full
electoral ticket lin the field. En-
couraging reports were received from
all over the west and south. Commit
teeman Davis of Texas says the party
will sweep his state next November.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
Did the Pelican Count?

Houzean de la Hale tells of a pelican
living in fisherman's family at Santo Do
mingo that fed upon the refuse of the fish
cleaning. Every week day it would go to the
shore looking for the food which the boats
were sure to bring in. Now the owner Of
this pet pelican, although rough fisher
man, was of pious turn of mind and al
ways observed Sabbath. The pelican was
not hong in learning this and the fact
that he was unwillingly made to observe a
forced fast every seventh day. Within O
very short time he had such clear idea OF
the regular return of the day that he
would sit motionless all day on Sunday on
tree near the house without once at.
tempting to go to the beach for his daily
allowance of refuse fish trimmings. Nine
Roger, in commenting on this remarka
BILE exhibition of reasoning faculties in O
bird, says:
ut is not necessary to suppose that the
pelican has learned to count the six days
at the end OF which time its masters would
not 60 fishing, but while it really estima.
ted daily the time when it must make its
excursions TO the beach, it was informed
of the return of Sunday by what was going
on at the house, as, for instance, the fisher.
men putting on their Sunday clothes. In
the same way dog knows when his mas.
ter is ready to start on a hunt by seeing
him with gun and gamebag. st. Louie
Republic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
DROWNED AT THE DAM.
A Mexican Workman Loses His Life at the
Dam.

Yesterday morning between 10 and
II O'Clock the second fatal accident
that has yet happened at the dam
occurred. It will be remembered that
since the work has been in progress
at the west end of the wall narrow
strip of boarding has been placed over
the middle gap for the men to pass
over in going to and from their work.
Yesterday morning the men passed
over safely and the bridge was
thought to be in perfect shape, but
when the Mexican, c. Rodriguez by
name, attempted to cross between the
hours above named 1t broke when he
was in the middle. Down he plunged
into the raging torrent and was al
most instantly swept out of sight. 1t
is supposed that in falling his head
struck on rock and he was thus rem
dered unconscious. Up to a late hour
last night his body had not been re-
covered.