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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
oDD SUPERSTITlONS.

II Burmah it is rather a suspicious
thing to give money for a charitable
object 1t is supposed to mean that the
donor has been very wicked and is de-
sirous to make amends.
II is believed in Pennsylvania that
the first person to enter a new house
must die; therefore it is the custom to
throw in a preliminary cat or dog. The
scape-cat is, however, to be preferred.
A CURIOUS superstition prevails in
Norway. When people are in quest of
o drowned body, they row to and fro
with q rooster in the boat, fully expect
ing that the bird viii crow when the
boat reaches the spot where the corpse
lies.
THE gypsies believe that witches use
eggshclls to make plates, pots and
dishes to feed out of at their banquets.
Witches, to preserve their health, must,
with every increase of the moon, suck
the blood of such men as were born at
the increase of the noon.
THE Greeks had a superstition that
one who had had his ears licked by SER
pcnts would ever after have the gift of
prophecy. This superstition arose from
the fact that Cassandra and Helenus,
both of whom were said to foretell
events, had their cars licked by serpents
while sleeping in the temple of Apollo.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
WHY is IT THAT

BEES never store up honey where it is
light?
TIE moth has a fur jacket and the
butterfly none?
LEAVES will attractdew, when boards,
sticks and stones will not?
A SQUIRREL comes down a tree hoqd
first and a cat tail first?
CORK on the a is never found with
an uneven number of rows?
FISH, flies and caterpillars may be
frozen SOLID and still retain life?
a always gets up fore parts
first and 4 cow directly the opposite?
A HoRsErLY will live for hours after
the head has been pinched off?
The dragon fly can devour its own
body and the head still live?-Golden
Days.
ELEcTRIcITY is never visible except
when it comes in the form of zigzag
lightning?
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
PERiLs OF LION HUNTING.
a Man who Has Tried Them All in So
mali Land.

a Man Who Has Tried Them An in So
mali Land.
Mr.. Inverarity, an Indian shikari,
who is a member of the Bombay bar,
lately contributed q paper on lion hunt
ing in Somali Land to the Bombay His
torical society. Like every other ami
NAL, the lion tries to avoid man until
wounded, and it is only in exceptional
cases of there being young ones to
guard, or from establishment at seeing
the hunters SO close to them, that they
charge when being tracked. Mr.. In
verarity was charged by an I'M
wounded one. They charge with the
same coughing roar that a tiger does,
and come at great speed close to the
ground, not bounding in the air as they
are represented in the pictures; their
ears are pressed close to the head, Civ
ing them the comical appearance of be-
ing without ears. He says: $50 large
al animal coming at full speed against
you of curse knocks you off your legs.
The claws and teeth entering the flesh
do not hurt so much as you would
think. The only really painful part
of the business is the squeeze
given by the jaws on the bone. | felt
none of the dreamy stupor Livingstone
describes, but, on the contrary, felt as
usual. / adopted the course of lying
quite still, which, l believe, is the best
thing n can do, as you are quite help
less with a heavy animal on you, and
they are inclined to make grabs at
everything that moves, and the fewer
bites you can get off with the better.
"All the wounds are centers of infiam-
nation and blood poisoning, and the
more you get the less chance you have.
The power of the lions jaws may be in
ferred from the fact that the lioness
that seized me, although it had a broken
jaw, scored deep grooves in the barrels
of my rifle with her teeth. Some claw
wounds were mere scratches, which [
attribute to the fact that they clutch at
the surface of your coat, thinking it is
all solid underneath, and so reach the
flesh pretty late. In fact, my coat was
torn in some places without any cores
ponding wound beneath. | never felt
the slightest shock. Tigers and pan
theirs, as a rule, Immediately leave any
one they seize in a charge, but this
having left me, went = few
yards to roar at my men, returned, and
stood overme growing, and then bit my
1 got no bite the first go off, as
was occupied in biting the rife"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
a New RAILROAD in siam.

The king of Siam recently cut the first
turf for the new railroad at Bangkok.
The minister of public works read a
short address, to which the king re-
piled, and then the king, taking an
ivory-handlcd spade, thrust the silver
blade into the turf, which he transferred
to al ebony wheclbarrow. The crown
prince trundled the wheelbarrow along
q carpo5ed track about thirty yards il
length, followed by the king, the royal
family and the assembled guests. The
turf, when removed from the ebony
wheclbarrow, was sprinkled with con-
.sccratcd water from a golden ever by
four priests. The national anthem was
played, ard that ended the ceremony.
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Drunken ices.

Honey bees from somewhere haunt the
flowers and blossoming trees of New
York, especially the horse chestnuts.
The blossoms of this tree have a pc
culiar fascination for bees of all sorts,
and in regions where bees are plentiful
there is a noise as of a swarm about
each horse chestnut. 1t is an old tradi-
ton that the horse chestnut blossom
contains an intoXicant which makes the
honey seekers drunk and causes them
to drop senseless to the ground, where
they become the prey of ants.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09

Thirty-fivc or forty years ago some
one issued the famous ''Thumb- Bible"
80 called because it was scarcely larger
than the first joint of the thumb. Now
Mr.. Provide, of Oxford, England, is out
with a marvellous little book, which
has been dubbed THE Finger Prayer
Book" This tiny volume has roo pages
and is bound in and velvet,
with brass clasps. 1t weighs less than
threc-quarters Of an ounce, is only 1
inch in breadth, 81 inches il length
and onc-third of an inch in thickness.
1t is difficult for one to believe that a
book of 700 pages could be made thin
enough to conveniently go into a com
mon pocket purse, but this is what Mr..
Provide has achieved in lis Finger
Prayer Book" 1t is a marvel in paper
making, and one of which the author,
the papcrmakcr and the printer arc
justly proud. A copy of it bound in
silver with gold clasps will be exhibited
at the worlds fair.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

MANN, the machine gun man, is still
pegging away at his flying machine,
which he believes will sail high and
fast enough to defy assault from de-
stroying guns.
PROF. MICHAEL MAHoN, of Dundas,
MINI, has o flying machine that re-
senbles a Chinese bark. On the top and
sides arc two air wheels that are used
to lift and steer the machine. It is said
that the model has carried two and a
kalf times it's weight.
JoIx Z. Cody, Of Pen Yam, n. Y,
has invented an airship and has raised
sufficient wind among the capitalists in
that town to give it an experimental
trial. lie (Cooly) states that the ship
will make from one hundred to two
hundred miles an honr.
FAIR WOMAN'S FANCIES.
THE favorite flower of Mrs, Cleveland
is the pansy.
LILLIAN RUSSELL says she drinks only
a pint of champagne aday.
Mrs. Edison prefers candles to any
other form of household Illuminated.
LIE princess OF wales much allecJS
lilies of the valley in her home decora-
tions, and the Sandringham dinner
table is rarely set without the use Of
these quiet flowers.
THE New York Camera club is n Of
the most prosperous clubs in New York.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie is a member, and
o most enthusiastic worker, as are more
than a hundred other representative
society women of New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02

up to 5 o'clock this morning. In eff
feet it amounted to a cloudburst. AT
o'clock yesterday evening the clouds
began to empty and a perfect sheet of
water fell from them until 10 o'clock.
Rain continued at intervals through
out the night and by a. m. most of
the principal streets were full and wa
ter running over curbs on to the side
walks and into yards. Pouge's run,
running through the center of the city,
left its banks end invaded houses
along its route. At midnight many
people had to take up beds and
walk in order to escape drowning.
Several bridges washed sway and re-
ports of greater damage are expected
later today. At dark last evening the
electric cars resem bled steamboats, as
they ploughed tn; r way along the
tracks dashing wat-r to the curb on
either side. White river ard Fall
creek are on q rampage this morning
and several northern suburbs reported
under water. But after all, perhaps
most proof of the great volume of
water which fell lies in the fact that
Barnum's circus which visited the
city yesterday had to abandon last
nights performance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Death from Heart Disease.

Yesterday morning between 6 and
Z o'clock Pietro zamora was found
dead in the yard of the house in which
he has been living down in the First
ward, back of the Waters Pierce Oil
company's office. The matter was at
once reported to the officers, and an
inquest was held by Justice Fisher,
resulting in a verdict of death from
heart disease, as per the statement of
DR.. Graves, who examined the body.
Pietro for a number of years has
been quite familiar figure about
Austin, having run tamale stand at
Goodman's store, and his death will
be greatly regretted by his large list
of customers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Johnstown Flood Anniyersary.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May 31.-This is
the third anniversary of the Johns
town flood. The principal feature of
today's ceremonies being the unveil-
ing Of the monument to unknown vic
tins of the disaster. Governor Patti
son, Ex-Governor Beaver, Secretary
Brewer and Judge Barker of the flood
commission attended. The parade
moved about 1:30 o'clock for Grand
View cemetery. where addresses were
delivered by Governor Pattison, ex-
Governor Beaver and Flood Commits
sioner Ogden. The monuments
weight is $500 tons and is of westerly
granite, surrounded by three figures,
representing faith, hope and charity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02

it to relieve the people from oppressive
tariff taxation so long endured, the
Republican party to its billion dollar
congress, enacted appropriations
amounting to $500, 900, 900 annually. 1t
made most Of these appropriations
pertinent so they cannot be reduced by
the present Democrotic house of repre-
sentatives without concurrence of Re-
publican senate. 1t turned the mag
nificent surplus into imminent de-
ficiency. IL went to lengths of class
legislation before unheard of by en-
acting the Mckinley bill. 1t de
prived the state of New York of
just representation in congress and in
electoral college by fraudulent census.
1t displayed utter contempt for econ
omy and honesty by fraudulent all
ministration of the pension office. II
reached the climax of partisan op-
preston in a strenuous endeavor to
enact the infamous force bill. Con-
trasted with this history of extrava-
gance and oppression we recall with
satisfaction the wise and prudent
Democratic administration of Grover
Cleveland. He pointed out in his mes
sage of December, 1887, the true mis-
sion of the Democratic party and
through temporary defeat brought it
to magnificent victory in 1890 and 1891.
All this has been remembered by our
brethren in other states from the At
lantic to the Pacific We emphatically
declare we shall not be blank space
on the Democratic map. We denounce
the Mckinley tariff. We declare tariff
is a tax; that all taxation is burden;
that it should not exceed the necessity
of government wisely and economi-
cally administered. We condemn the
present tariff not only because it is ex-
cessive and restrictive of the CONNER
cial business of the country, but be-
cause 1t has been enacted in the inter
est of the few and to the oppression of
the mass of the people 1t is class leg
1slation. 1t does not increase receipts
of wages, but turns it over to protect
ed manufacturers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
CUBA.

A PROTEST AGAINST SUGAR DUTIES.
HAVANA, May 31.-The executive
board of the Planters association has
wired to the representative of the Or
ganization in Madrid message pro-
testing against new duties which have
been placed on sugar and tobacco in
Cuba. The representative was in
structed to inform the home govern
ment. 1t will be impossible to pay
these taxes without heavy detriment
to the develc oment of Cuban wealth
and resource; Both political parties
and producers Of the island in general,
1t is added, are of the same opinion in
regard to the matter, thus showing
complete unananimity of feeling
against the new burden.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Bee County Politics.

Special TO The statesman.
BBEvILLE, Tex, May 31.-Delegates
20 the county convention met here to-
day and selected delegates to the sew
eral conventions as called by the chair
man of Democratic executive COM
mittees. They we're instructed to vote
for Grover Cleveland as first choice for
president, for Judge Clark for gov
ernor. for w. II. Grain for representa-
tive, for Hon. Fl. Clay Peasants for
civil court of appeals. Delegates to
state representative convention 90 I'M
instructed. A county Democratic ex.
ecutive committee, with II. st. Glare
chairman, was elected for the ensuing
term. The Hon. R. Q. Mills was en- =
dorsed. The meeting, whilst not al
together love feast, was quiet and
orderly.
A light rain is falling here and indi-
cations are good for its continuance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02

llDeral sprlnkllng of actors who paid
their 20 sovereigns to see what proved
to be q marvellous exhibition of skill
and endurance. Betting languid.
Slavin was knocked out in the tenth
round.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
LONDON, May "A Berlin cores
pondent of the Times says: Ameri-
can legation here has received salts
factory assurance from German for
eign affairs that the German govern
ment is willing to accept the invita-
tlon to the international silver con-
ference. The question does not ex-
cite great interest here, Germany not
being immediately interested In ther re-
habitation OF silver. Although, ow-
Ing to an oversight, her great currency
did not include the stock of 800, 900, ,000
which, If placed in circulation would
still constitute legal tender, no
practical difficulty has arisen.
The gradual growth of population and
normal demand for silver it is held,
would enable the government at any
time TO gradually work off the stock
without affecting the mono metallic
basis OF currency now firmly estab-
lished. England's preponderating in
uuence In the money markets of the
world is fully admitted here, and there
is no reason to think she would sur
render her principles to American
silver men. Any minor remedial
measures she might endorse to arrest
the rapid fall In silver would probably
receive German support.
MRS. OSBORNE PARDoNED.
LONDON, May 31.-Mrs. Florenc.
Ethel Osborne, who gained unpleasant
notoriety through the theft of Mrs.
Hargreave's jewelry, has given birth
to a daughter. When Mrs. Osborne
was sentenced to nine months impris-
ment for theft of jewelry and her sub
sequent perjury in connection with
the libel suit she brought against Mrs.
Hargreaves, she used her condition
as a means to induce the home secre.
tary to pardon her The efforts of her
friends were successful and the child
was thus saved the odium OF prison
birth.
THE PLOT FAILED
LONDON, May 3l.-What issupposed
to have been an attempt to blow up
the railway stations at London Field,
northwest London, was discovered to-
day. A policeman observed gang of
men acting in Suspicious manner
near the station. He made toward
them, but just before he reached the
place where the men were, they saw
him and threw something away and
dashed off at the top OF their
speed. The policeman pursued them a
short distance but they were too fleet
footed for him. He returned to- the
place where he had first seen the men
and found four powerful dynamite
cartridges to which fuses we're attach
ed and it is believed the men were
arranging to place the explosives In
the railway station. 1t is thought
the men were foreign anarchists many
of whom fiockcd to London since the
authorities in continental cities start
ed a crusade of determination against
them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
RUSSIA.

RIGA, May 81 1.-Men placed at work
discharging the cargo of the British
steamer Tynehead soon us matches
were opened, and in short time flour,
provisions, etc, which she brought as
Iowa's gift to famine sufferers loaded
upon cars in waiting for them. 1t re-
quired $40 cars to carry the steamers
cargo. These cars run as express
trains, and soon as loaded started for
distressed provinces, Captain Carr,
commander of the Tynehead has been
presented with splendid silver service.
COUNT ToLsToI ILL.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 31.-Count
Tolstoi, the well known writer end
philanthropist, is seriously i'll.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Served Them Right.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 31.-N. H. N.
Matosky, a travelling 9 occulist, and j.
Will Harm, a Cincinnati drummer,
have been making insulting remarks
on the streets to women of Louisville,
where both have been at work. Yes
terdav citizens took the two men, put
them on a raft and sent them adrift
down the Ohio. They were rotten
egged before starting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
INDIA.
A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

CALCUTTA, May 3t.-The cholera
epidemic in the state of Cashmere
caused 1900 deaths during the past
week. Terrible panic prevails among
the natives, the horror of the situa-
tion having been increased by great
fire which destroyed 2G00 houses and
made 5000 persons homeless. Food is
held at famine prices, the crops in the
district being almost failure.
Since May z there has been 2450
deaths from cholera at Serinagur. All
Europeans in the place becoming
alarmed some time ago at the fearful
ravages of the disease and left the city.
There is not now European in Srlna
CUR.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
More About Blaine.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May S1.-The
Daily States Washington special says:
A good deal of stir was caused by re-
ports telegraphed here from the South
that Clarkson has instructed Southern
delegates to wear Blaine badges I'D
vote for Blaine at Minneapolis.
Friends of the president criticize the
course Of the chairman of the National
committee in using his official position
to favor any individual candidate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Gas Explosion.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 31.-A ter
rife explosion of gas occurred this
morning in West End Coal companies
mine at Mocanaqua, 20 miles from
here in the lower drifts of the mine in
which II men were working. Most of
them are seriously burned. John
Pethroe, fire boss, and John Welter,
a miner, have been taken out of the
pit dead
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Hanged for Rape.

CAMPBELLvILLE. KY, May 81
Heck Willis, colored. was hanged here
this morning by a mob from Adair
county for attempted rape. The ne
gro had been taken forty miles away
by officers and jailed at Lexington for
safe keeping. but the mob took him
from jail and intended to hang him
where the crime was committed, but
daylight overlook them and they
hung him at this place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
ENGLAND.
THE JAcKsoN-sIAvIN FIGHT.

THE JACKsoN-sLAvIN FIGHT.
LONDON, May 3l.-At the opening
rounds of last nights fight Slavin fool
ishly played for his opponents head
while Jackson's deadly play was
Slavin's stomach. In the face of the
punishment administered Slavin's re-
cuperative power was wonderful. AL
though he received the most punish
ment he made a greater number of
leads and made such a game stand
that Jackson's admirers sometimes
feared the result. There was a strong
American contingent present, also a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
GERMANY.
ATTACKED BY A MOE.

BERLIN, May 31.-Sunday the po-
lice while taking the socialist writer
Peur, sentenced to six months to jail,
were attacked twice by mobs attempt
ing to rescue the prisoner who was
landed in jail only after the police had
cut down and seriously injured several
of the mob.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Another Cyclone.

MEDICINE LODGE, Kas,, May 81
1t is reported here that a small tornado
struck the country near Round Up,
twelve miles southwest, Sunday even.
ing and tore down five houses, but in
jured no one. People lad sufficient
warning to escape to their cellars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Cara Again.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 31.-A
Key West special says: 1t is rumored
on good authority that Cara, the
Mexican bandit. who has undoubtedly
been in Key West several weeks, has
left for Havana Friday night en- route
to San Diego.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
THEY WANT WAR

PARIS, May 31.-M. Lockeroy, ,forme,
ly minister Of education, has written a
letter declaring that italian court
party desires war, and are trying to
push the country in that direction.
King Humbert will soon be compelled
to do something to escape a revolution
or financial disaster. and will do his
utmost to induce Germany to open
war.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Labor Conference.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 31.-At the
State Labor Conference here yester
day, after completing an organization,
discussed the st. Louis platform and
adopted it with practical unanimity
and then adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Blanco for Clark.

Special TO The Statesman.
JOHNSON CITY, May 81. : Blanco
county instructed for Clarke for gov
ernor and Ed r. Stone for state sena-
tor from this district.
A heavy storm passed about three
miles east of here Yesterday, sweeping
everything in its path.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
member Turpin in the contested elec.
tion case of McDuffie VS.. Turpin OF
Alabama.
THE FREE COINAGE BILL.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-In the sen
ate the calendar was laid aside at z
O'Clock and the bill to provide for free
coinage of gold and silver taken up.
There were then about a dozen sena-
tors on each side of the chamber.
Sherman had been in his seat for the
preceding half hour waiting for the
bill to be taken up.
Senators Teller and Stewart were
also present and in frequent con-
sultation. Senator Sherman prefaced
his speech on the silver bill by saying
he did not regard it a partisan meas
ure or as a political measure on which
the parties were likely to divide. 1t
was largely'a local measure and there
was no question to be compared with
it in i'm portance of it's effects on busi-
ness interests of the country.
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-At least
eight of the European governments
have accepted the presidents invita-
tion to participate in a monetary con-
ference and there is no longer any
doubt of such meeting. The presi-
dent will communicate with congress
on the subject in a few days and
probably transmit the correspondence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
FRANCE.
THE sUEz CANAL.

PARIS, May 3l.-The report of the
directors of the Suez Canal company
shows during the past year the traffic
through the canal increased 1880
tons. Net dividend 16 francs 80 cen,
times declared.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
Artesian Well at Karryilla.

Special to The Statesman.
KERRvILLE, Tex, May 31.-H.
Remschel has just struck a stream of
fine artesian water at depth of 270
feet, three blocks from the court
house.