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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03
TO OUR OWN ACTION.

We have passed through similar
emergencies i'll the past, but without
such conditions as confront us today.
The crash of 1873 found Texas pros
porous, and its effects were scarcely
perceptible here, because the prostra-
ton III other lands and in other states.
coupled with the liberal laws and in.
ducements then held out by Texas to
he world, brought to US a tide of poD
ulatlon and q flow of capital for in
vestment, which enabled our people
to secure prosperity without being re-
minded OF the fact that other states
and other countries less fortunately
situated were suffering serious evil.
Today the states of the North and of
the East and Of the West and of the
Northwest are prosperous and their
people contented; even from some
states of the desolated South and
Southeast comes no wall of
discomfort. But Texas, which before
surpassed all of her sisters in the 70.
pidity of her development and build
ing up, stands today the chiefsuGereT:
and for what? Because, in an evil
hour, we listened to the denlagogue
ana forgot our wisdom. Our people
were taught to believe that those who
came among us to help us build Up
the state were public enemies and
ought to be in our penitentiaries. They
were taught to believe by designing
and unscrupuloUs psrtisans that tie
chief function Of the railroads of the
state was
TO ROB THE PEOPLE
OF their substance and that they were
riotiGg in their ill. gotten wealth when
slight investigation would have CON
WINGED the most skeptical, what your
commission already admits that much
OF the railroad mileage Of the state
was bankrupt. 1t was charged that
the stock of the railroads had heen
watered and that the people were he.
ing taxed in order to pay dividends on
watered stock, when in truth and in
fact, as is well known TODAY. there
has never been a railroad in Teyas
that ever PAID one dollar of dividend
on its stock. They were told that
ponds TO an unlimited amount had
been issued upon the mileage of the
railroads and that in order to paw the
interest on these bonds the people
were being ground to the earth by
eXorbitant rates leviled upon them
by these INSCRIPTIONS carriers. And
there was scarce a railroad in the
state that paid its interest on any
thing except the first mortgage bonds
and usually upon the basis Of about
Sic, 600 to the mile, cheaper than the
road could be built at the present
time. They were told, and the an
prehension filled them with alarm that
aliens were swarming upon us, indi-
viduals and corporations were seizino
upon and gradually absorbing the
lands of the state so as to
deprive our people of their homes:
wnen as a matter of fact, if there was
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03

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prevent inflammation and clog
ging of the pores, the cause of
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red, rough, and oily skin. They
heal rough, chapped, and fis'
sured hands, with itching, burn
ing palms, painful fnger-ends,
and remove the cause of shape
less nails,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The obscurity in which Thackeray
has left the beginning of Newcome,
Bart, is an instance of his forgetfulness
about his people which, glaring as it is,
has hitherto escaped comment. Thomas
Newcome, the elder, is said to have
been "the founder" of the Newcome
family. We are given to understand
that he was a founding. Up to the
time Of his demise there was no New
come, Bart Mr.. Newcome might
have been made" one, but "he eschewed
blood red hands" AS he said. 1T
wouldn't do; the Quaker connection
wouldn't like it.
But his twin sons by his second wife,
Sophia Alethea Hobson, are stated to
have been called Hohson and Brian, re
spectively, after their uncle and late
grandfather, whose name and rank they
were destined to perpetuate." The
frank" is clearly the Newcome baron
etcy, but equally clearly the uncle and
grandfather must have been Hobsons
the founder of the Newcome family be-
ing himself alone" The twins at frs
take order as above. Then Brian is de-
clared to be the elder '|by quarter of
an hour He is referred to as Mr..
Brian" All at once he becomes Sir
Brian" and "perpetuates" rank to
which, for all that appears, he had no
right whateVer.-Notes and Queries
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
FROM mAucH CHUNK.

The County Capital spiritedIy Epitonize'
by "a Special Correspondents Persons
ana Otherwise.
Ten prisoners are in the county
Jail at Mauch Chunk.
The pee-wee between Mauch Chunk
and Glen Onoko is again running on
the Valley road.
w. NJ. Rapsher is at Kutztown
this week attending the annual com.
mencement of the Normal School.
--diss Sallie Twining, of this place,
daughter of the superintendent of the
Central Railroad, was married to
Hayden Ashley, of Scranton, cashier
of the Railroad Company, Friday. The
ceremony took place at the Presbyter-
ian church.
There is nothing slowabout Mauch
Chunk when it comes to relieving suf-
fering humanity, says the White Haven
Journal Within two days last week
$1,000 was raised for the flood and fire
sufferers in Oil City and Titusville,
much larger sum than the great city
of New York has yet contributed for
this purpose. Good for the Switzer-
lindl
Mr. Fred Hawkins, recently in the
pay department of the L. V. r. r. Co.,
at Mauch Chunk, has accepted a clerk
ship in the Office of the Astor Estate,
and left for his new position on Tues
day last. Fred is graduate of the
Mauch Chunk High School, a young
man of sterling worth and abilities,
and in his new place will prove a
worthy ASSISTANT Catasauqua Dis
patch.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
PEOPLE ON rHr co.


and Going.
Mrs. A. L. Hagei1nnu sitting il
/ Bucks county.
Mrs. G.. W. Mortimer -oioun
ing in fremont, Pa.
Mrs Geo Swartwood, of Maucl
Chunk, spent Monday i'm town.
Mrs. Howard Seaboldt, is spending
few days with relatives in Lehigl
county.
Horace Heydt, Esq, accompanied
by his wife, are visiting friends al
Kutztown.
"A. S. Schaifer and family, of South
Easton, were guests of 4. J. Bretney
over Sunday.
Mrs. John G.. Rex, is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Easton ana
Newark, n. j.
Mr. Engleman and wife, of Wealth
erly, are guests of Mahlon Reichard
and family on Third street.
Mrs. II. V. Mortimer, Jr.. and Mrs.
John r. Seidle are visiting relatives
and friends in Bethlehem.
Miss Emma Weidaw. of Wilkes.
barre, is soiourning with Miss Laura
Weidaw on south First street.
Mrs. VIM. Craine, of Madison
county, n. v, is visiting DIR. FL
Smith and family on south FIRST street
Our popular young friend George
II. Enzian, the north end merchant,
circled at Mauch Chunk on Wednes.
day.
Rev c. Z. Bartholomew. of
Cressona, sou Of Abraham Bartholo-
new, was visitor in town Friday
among many friends.
Our young friend Harry Frey is
back in town after six months spent i'm
Buffalo, Bermuda Islands, New York
city and other places. Harry looks
well
August Bear, of First street. was
at Tower City, over Sunday looking
after the disposition of the body of his
step-son who died in that place some
ago.
Mrs. Charles Stocker, of Brooklyu.
n. Y, and Miss Astella Schertzinger of
spent Wednesday very
with Mrs. Daniel Walp on
Second street.
Charles Kipp, Lehighton Demo
crat, is in attendance this week at the
Chicago convention. There is no truth
in it that the genial Charley is looking
for the place ON the ticket.
"A well-known and lively Democrat
in town on Monday from Upper Lehigh
was Frank Wisler, who formerly con
Quoted hotel stand on the Fire Line
in the lower end. Frank looks happv
and is growing fat.
We had the pleasure of closing
1igits with eX-Commissioner Domnicl,
O'Donnell, wife and daughter, of Sum
NIT Hill, Friday. who were on their way
home from West Chester, where the
latter was attending school during the
past year.
John Horn. a veteran Democrat,
who served constituency from
5chuylkill county in the Assembly ofI
Pa, some years ago, is in town selling
McLure's "Lincoln and Men of War
Fines He is meeting with some
success.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

In the days when our Rrandmotbers
we're girls there came occasionally into
the family Of a good deacon with nine
children village dressmaker. She had
an absorbing interest in other peoples
affairs, and always looked forward with
particular pleasure to the week during
which she cut and fitted for the deacon's
girls, knowing that his house was in
some sort a social ceBter, where she was
likely TO he's plenty Of fresh news and
entertaining anecdotes.
One day she arrived late for her work
and as she entered the house caught a
| glimpse of the six daughters already as
sembled in the family sitting room with
their gowns and patterns, their work
boxes and their new roll of "Injy mus
| lin
But none Of them were at work, for
one was telling the other story of such
absorbing interest that they sat breath
less and spellbound. with hands fallen
in their laps or needles suspended in the
air.
The sight was too nNch for the new
conner. With one mitt on and one off,
her unfastened pelisse dragging from
her shoulders, her bonnet askew and its
loosened strings streaming, she ap-
peared suddenly among the astonished
girls, crying as she came:
WHAT What? What is itY Who did
whatYn
She was answered, although giving
full answer involved the retelling of the
whole story, but her comprehensive in
quiry became thereafter a family by.
word.
Among the deacon's descendants to
this day if one shows signs of too great
inquisitiveness, it is sufficient for any
other member Of the family to ask, with
a lift of the eyebrow:
"Who did whatY-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
Startling Railroad Statistics.

Henry G. Adams, Statistican of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, pre-
sents in the June number of the Forum
the following startling showing of
deaths and accidents to railroad en-
ployes:
Total number of railway en-
ployes (all kinds) .............I I49, ,3Ol
Number killed in one year ...... 2,54l
Number injured in one year .. 1886
This means one death for every BOG
and one injury for every 30 men EN-,
p,oyed. Confning this statement to
those employees engaged directly in the
handling of trains, that is to say, engi
neers, firemen, conductors and other
trainmen, the results are beyond tic
experience in any other business oil
trade.
Total number of trainmen only l53, ,2S-
Number killed in one year ...... l,A5(
Number injured in one year zee. 1917
This means one death for every lO-
and one injured for every y men en-
gagged in handling trains. In no Other
employment, not even in mining, which
is a most dangerous occupation, car
such results be shown,
As to the chief causes of deaths ant
injuries, the total number killed il
coupling and uucoupling cars was 1863
and the number injured was 7,si2
while the total number killed in fall
ing from trains aud engines was &C.
and the total number injured was . 1868
That is to say, 3704 per cent. of tn
total number of injuries sustained b,
railway employees resulted in coupling
cars or setting brakes.
Out of a total of l,lO5,Ol2 cars use,
in freight service, there are but 30
fitted with automatic couplers and bu
l0O99O equipped with train brakes
We can understand, in the light @
such figures, when taken in connectio
with the fact that there are fifty-fou
different kinds of couplers and min
kinds of train brakes in actual u.s.
that so-called safety appliances, as {
present used, increase rather than d,
crease the danger of railway emplo!
ment.
Mr.. Adams advocates the adoptio
by the Government of uniform appl
ances for coupling, and the requh
ment that all roads shall use them.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Funny business, this" remarked a
dentist, turning from his workbench
and addressing the reporter "WhatY''
"Filling false teeth. Every now and
then, when we make a set of false teeth,
we are asked to fill two or three of the
front ones, so that the gold when the
wearer smiles will shine like darbey's
heel. This takes away the counterfeit
appearance of the teeth to some extent
It's counterfeit upon a counterfeit.
persons who have this kind of work
done are willing to pay for it, and rs
they always want a good showing Of
gold, and are very particular as to the
appearance of the work, we have to
charge well for it. Somehow l DON,
like to do it. When we have made the
counterfeit teeth it always seems to me
that the deception has gone far
enough. indianapolis Journal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

1t seems like but a few days ago that
we announced to our readers the short
est day Of the year, the period when
the sun had arrived at its extreme
southern limit, 22lS degrees south of
equator yet already Tuesday, June
2lst, we had the longest duration of
daylight within the year, the sun then
being vertical over the Tropic Of Can.
Ger, the most northerly parallel of lat
itude at which it is vertical, and givinl
us the longest day in the year ia the
Northern Hemisphere-l5 hours. On
this day the summer solstice really
commenced. There will now hardly b,
q perceptible difference in the lengti
Of the days for some time.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1892.
STATE MATTERS IN BRIEF.


The Best OF News Culled From a Multi
tude of Sources.
I A large b1 eak occurred in the Kauf
man RIM Dam above Pottsville, but
the water is being rapidly lowered and
the danger of the breast giving way is
now greatly lessened. Many of the
people who took refuge in the hills
have returned to their homes
+Cora Allen, a young domestic
servant at Uniontown, committed
suicide by taking laudanum. A dis
appointment in love was the cause of
the act.
+ Mrs. Catharline Schlabach, of
Easton, crazed with religious fervor,
committed suicide by cutting her
throat with butcher knife.
+ A charter was granted at the State
Department to the York Springs a
Dillsburg Railroad Company; capital,
100000. 1t will be eight miles long
between the two places named in York
and Adams counties Thos. G. Neely
is president
+ jesse Wolf, of Columbia, while try
ing to prevent his horse from running
away was knocked down and trampled
dying in few minutes.
+ Representative of the Bowman
faction of the Evangelical Association
attempted to take possession of the
S3huylkill Seminary. The doors were
found to be locked and the building in
possession of the Dubbs people. The
matter will be taken into court
/ A joint conference of the Amalga,
mated Association and the tin plate
and sheet-iron manufacturers agreed
upon a scale in Pittsburg, after an all.
night session, and the mills will now
be run without interruption.
+ The Coroner's jury in Oil City
rendered a verdict declaring that care,
lessness in the management of oil
tanks caused the recent disaster.
Commencement exercises were held
at Pennsylvania College, Bucknell
University, Ursinus and the Morayian
Seminary. The Board of Trustees OF
Pennsylvania College reaffirm theiI
action declaring that the religious in,
struction must be undenominational
The young ladies of the Moravian
Seminary at Bethlehem, recently ac
cused of misconduct, will receive
diplomas
william Kahn, Otto wand and Geo
Rambo, the Collingsdale election
officers accused of fraud at the recent
Republican primaries, were acquitted
in Media, it having been shown that
they did not take the oath of office.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The first general unsectarian Sunday
School Union of Carbon county will be
held in the Bowman park on the ith
OF July, 1892, The park will be open
and free to all, and will be well equip.
ped with stand and seats. The location
is central, convenient to the railroad
station. The water supply is immense
Sunday schools and preachers of all
denominations are invited TO join the
union. The public in general is invited
to attend. Let all thus spend the glor
ious fourth. Addresses suitable to the
occasion will be made by eminent
speakers. A band to enliven the occa
sion will he on hand, also a refreshment
stand to supply the wants of all.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
BANKS TOWNSHIP PEDAGoGUEs.
Who WIN Teach the Little Idea How IA
Shoot,


Who WIN Teach the Little Idea How IA
shoot.
Banks Township School Board held
a meeting in the Jeanesyille school
house on Saturday evening, and ap
pointed the following teachers: Auden
ried, principal, NJ. j. Mulhal. salary
$4,000; A. primary, Maggie McCann
$1,000; B. primary, Maggie Conaghan
$4,000; intermediate, Maugerite Magee
$1,000; primary, Ella McHugh, $4,000
Tresckow, principal, James Boyle
$1,000; primary, Sophia Breslin, $1,000
Jeanesville, principal, P. j. Kelley
$1,000; primary, Annie Mulligan, $40
Lewiston, principal, J. J. Breslin, sG5
intermediate, Sarah Ward, $40; pri
mary, Susie Whalen, $40; Beaver Mea.
dow, principal, J. NJ. Straffer, $50: A
primary, Mary Brady, $40; informed
late, Susie Cole, $40; primary, Cells
O'Donnell, $40; CoNeville, c. J. Boyle
$50.
P. p. Fallon was awarded the con
tract to furnish the schools with fur
niture and other supplies. The Jeanes
vile schools will have new seats placed
in them before next term, as the pres
ent ones are unfit for service any
longer, having been in use for the past
20 years. The bond of Treasurer Kee
gan was presented and accepted. Th,
schools will open Monday, August 2s
for nine months term.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The Maine man who cannot turn his
hand to another source of profit when
one fails him is a scarce article. An en-.
graver and carver of old time repute, in
the palmy days of Maine shipbuilding
now resident of Kittery, finding his
occupation gone as a sculptor Of figure
heads for vessels, is engaged in making
idols and craven images for the heathenl
He has large order that will employ
most Of his time for over two years,
from a missionary just returned from
Central Asia to this country. This mis-
sionary, by the way, is evidently some
thing of a Yankee himself. f.-Kennebec
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

johnson was a eulogist of the metropo-
lts, and it was down Fleet street that he
took his daily walk, which, owing to the
series of tasks he made compulsory on
himself, was really curious perform
ance. First, every post required to be
touched as he passed it; next It was a
point of honor to step exactly in the
middle of each paving slab, and lastly,
as he approached his destination, h,series
of graduated strides had TO be employed
in order to reach the door with one par
ticular foot.-Hygiene.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
FEW WORDS.

A Lively Writer Tells the story OF III,
Happenings Of Week in ana About
Old Carbon.
David Klotz, of Weatherly, is still
missing.
Miss Maggie Lynch, of Jeanesville
and VIM. Cory, of Audenried. are Ia
be welded.
The st. Aloysious n. A. b., Of Jean
esville, had successful picnic at Glen
Onoko on Saturday.
During the heavy thunder storm
on Sunday night lightning struck in
the East Penn church and did some
damage.
Saturday night Nathan Rex's
frame barn at Normal Square took fire
and burned to the ground.
Mrs. Elanor Davies, of Jeanesyille.
is dead at the age of "a years. Inter.
ment was made at Ashland on Satur-
day.
7 The funeral of Peter Weidaw. of
Lehigh Gap, occurred Saturday and
was very largely attended by friends
and relatives. Deceased was killed on
the railroad and was aged sixty-four
years.
Work will be commenced on
Weatherly's button factory this week.
The plant will be located nearBlakslee's
dam. 1t is expected that employment
will be given to 300 men and boys.
= Ben Bartholomew, of Freemans-
burg, employed on the Valley road as a
brakeman, engine 800, was severely
hurt in the Packerton yards on Mon
day. He was taken home.
I Weatherly has a gun club with the
following membership: George Freed.
George and Thomas Flickinger, Oliver
Koch, Thomas Schoch, Levi Andreas.
Calvin Young, John Montz. JEFF. Die.
trich and Daniel and Henry Wetzel.
7 Engleman, of WiIkesbarre. former.
ly of Weatherly, wants to run Lehman
or Fahey foot-race of $50 yards for
purse of $500, the race to take place in
October. Englemans hackers are
mostly from Wilkesbarre.- -Hazleton
Sentinel.
: 1t is predicted that the present
Summer may resemble that of 1876.
which was the hottest on record. The
Spring was backward that year, and
May was cool and wet. But in june
Old Sol broke loose, and the way in
which he roasted and grilled and baked
us that Summer has never been equal |
led since.
7. II. Williams, of Beaver Meadow. |
is an aspirant for legislative honors
and is buisily engaged fixing up the
fences for the nomination. Mr.. VIII |
liams is well-known in this city and
will no doubt make a good legislator if
chosen by the people of Carbon to rep
resent them at Harrisburg. From the
IIazleton Standard.
: Sunday, July 3d, the Welsh Baptist
church at Audenried, which has been
undergoing extensive repairs for
several months past, will be re-dedi.
Gated with imposing services. There
will be three services, both in English &
Welsh, held during the day. Rey. Allen
j. Morton, of Kingston, and Rev. Davis,
of Pittston, will preach.
The season promises large hay
crop. To get from it the best results
it should be gathered early. Young
hay will go farther, because it contains
more nutriment, digests more readily
and animals keep in much better con
dition than on overripe hay. This the
practical farmer and the scientist has
demonstrated over and over again. BY
all means cut your grass early. Then
by so doing you get as a rule, splen-
did after growth which is valuable
either for pasture or fertilizer for the
next years crop.