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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
The KsiRer Pear.

Most of my readers interested in
fruit culture must have noticed from
time to time my advocacy Of the Keif-
fer pear.
AS we are close upon tree planting
time, l would again urge the claim Of
this grand, reliable fruit for place in
every orchard. Commissioners have de-
nounced it as worthless save as hog
feed and not of much value even for
that. While don't claim that the
fruit will tickle with pleasure the
palate of an epicure, l will assert that
it is when properly handled fit for or
binary mortals and OF more practical
value than almost any other pear.
H. M. Stringfellow, who is the
champion pear grower of Texas, writ
ing to The News, says: LAS many
persons who have not planted Keiffer
pear trees are much disappointed in
the poor eating qualities of the pears
hitherto put on the market, The
Keiffer is really superior to the LIE
Conte as table pear and comes at a
time when this fruit is scarce and high.
The only fault the Keiffer has is a
liability to some rot in September, but
the trees bear so abundantly that a
full crop is left after the rot disappears,
as it always does the last of Septem
Der. For canning, drying, cooking and
preserving the Keiffer is without a
rival and it's wonderful productive
ness makes it exceedingly valuable for
these purposes alone.
If we can now by proper treatment
Chat is by allowing the fruit to hang
long and packing in close boxes for a
week or 10 days. make a good table
pear of it and the tendency to rot
overcome, then as market pear it will
equal or surpass the LIE Conte.
AS the Keiffer does not rot with me
it is already ahead of the lie Conte in
every way, and l strongly urge lite
planting this fall
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
New House and New Business.

We are now in our new building on
Congress avenue, next to Scarborough
& Hicks, where we have just unload
ed II cars of all kinds of house fur.
nishing goods such as furniture, from
the cheapest to the finest, carpets,
stoves and tinware, sewing machines
and repairs for same and pianos and
organs. In fact complete limo OF
house furnishing goods from kitchen
to parlor. We carry the largest and
most complete line in the state. Our
goods are all new and bought at these
panic prices and received under this
present cut rate Of profit, we can and
will sell you goods better and cheap
err than you can get them elsewhere
n. V. DITTLINGER,
The House Furnisher.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
"BRIGHT'S DISEASE. ="
This Dread Disease is Due to Catarrh Of
the Kidneys.

Pain in the back and loins, restless
ness, flashes of heat, disturbance Of
the stomach, loss of appetite and
hectic fever are the most prominent
symrfoms of the first stage OF
Bright's disease. In the latter stages
of the disease there ia pufness
under the eyes, swelling of the feet,
bloody urine, dropsy, commissions and
great weakness.
At the appearance OF the hrst
symptom Pc ru-na should be taken in
tables poonlul doses six times each
day; or, if more convenient, two ia
blespoonfuls three time each day
before each meal. This remedy strikes
at once at the very root of the disease.
1t at once relieves the coDgested kid
neys of their stagnant blood, pre-
venting the escape of serum from the
blood. Pe-ru-na stimulates the Kid
news to excrete from the blood the &C.
cumulating poison, and thus prevents
the commissions which are sure to fol-
low if the poisons ale allowed to re.
main. It gives great vigor to the
heart, action and digestion to the sys-
tenn, both of which are apt to fail
rapidly in this disease. Pe-ru.na is
Just as reliable in cases of chronic
"Bright's diseasen as in the acute
No matter how long it has run, or tc
what extremity the patient may be
reduced, there is always hope in Pc
ru-fl&.
Every one should have a copy Of
The Family Physician No. 2, a com
plete treatise on catarrh in all of It'll
forms, written especially for family
use. Sent free to any address by The
Pe.ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co.,
Columbus, o.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Specimen Cases.

S. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis.
was troubled with neuralgia and
rheumatism, his stomach was disor-
dered, his liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away
and he was terribly reduced in flesh
and strength. Three bottles OF Elec--
trio Bitters Gu ed him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, Ill. >.
had running sore on his leg OF eight
years. standing. Used three bottles
of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and his leg is.
sound and we'll John Speaker, Ca
tawba, o., had five large fever sores
on his leg; doctors said he was incur
able. One bottle of Electric Bitters.
and one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. Sold by John H.
Chiles & Co.'s drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

THE worst thing yet published
about the management of the Worlds
fair is the report that its lady mana
gers rendered Secretary Carlisle re-
ception that cost $500. The bill waS
sent to congress, end it refusing to
pay the same, Secretary Carlisle paid
it. Now Secretary Carlisle is poor
man, while there are a number vi
wealthy ladies on that board, and, to
say the least of it, we think Carlisle
has BIZ en- shabbily treated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

GLORY be to President Cleveland
and the tried and tue repeal sena-
tors! The senate yesterday passed the
bill repeating the silver purchasing
clause of the act of 1890. The country
will now take long breath and 60 to
work. The millions stored away will
enter the avenues OF all industries
and prosperity will again spread it's
benificence over the land.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

THE lessons of content are very hard
to learn. Who would have supposed
that Miss Bessie Garland's pillow was
filled with anything but down and
roses, and yet there was worm in
the bud I'll at ate into her content and
happiness and poisoned her whole
life, unbalancing her mind and urg.
ing her to take life that seemed as
happy as summer dream. Who
knows what passes through the hearts
Of others, making life curse and
nepenthe heaven?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

embodiment and Illustration of cult.
waited and accomplished Kentucky
gentleman. need say no more to
show the contrast in him then and
now. 1t is true he died in old age, full
of honors, but the fatal shot was fired
by an assassin that ended his busy
life. Then he was full of manhood
and brilliant in the promise. of youth.
Then he was the most joyous of that
gay company-now he lies murdered
in his home in Chicago. Verify, how
uncertain is life and how often the
brightest ends in the deepest gloom.
KENTUCKY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

his halter and lead him around. If he
has corn or is stiff or has any failing
you can see it. Let him go by him
self always, and if he slaves right il to
anything you know he is blind. No
matter how clear and bright his eyes
are he can't see any more than a bat.
Back him, too. Some horses show
their weakness or tricks in that way
when they don't in any other. Be as
smart as you can you will get caught
sometimes. Even an expert gets
stuck A horse may look ever so nice
and go great pace and yet nave nus;
There isn't man who could tell III
until something happens. Or he may
have weak back. Give him the whip
and off he goes for u mile or two,
then all Of sudden he stops
on the road. After rest
he starts again but he soon stops for
good and nothing but derrick can
move him. The weak points of a
horse can be better discovered while
standing than moving. If he is sound
he will stand firmly and squarely on
his limbs without moving them, with
legs plump and naturally poised; or if
the foot is taken from the ground
and the weight taken from it disease
may be suspected, or at least tendei-
ness, which is the precursor of disease.
If the horse stands with his feet spread
apart, or straddles with his hind legs,
there is weakness in his loins and the
kidneys are disordered. Heavy pull
ing bends the knees. Blush, milky
cast eyes in horses indicate moon.
blindness or something else. A bad
tempered one keeps his ears thrown
back; kicking horse is apt to have
scared legs; stumbling horse has
blemished knees. When the skin is
rough and harsh and does not move
easily to the touch, the horse is a
heavy eater and digestion is bad.
Never buy a horse whose breathing
organs are impaired, Place your ear
at the heart and if a wheeling sound
is heard it is an indication of trouble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
A Scene in Carter Harrison's Life.

Editor of the Statesman.
was very much shocked this morn
ing by the dispatch you published
from Chicago announcing the das-
tardly assassination of the mayor of
that city by a crank or insane man.
A contrast at once presented itself to
nv mind. The picture of an old man
living bleeding to death in his own
home with his children weeping over
him came wildly to my imagination,
but memory rolled back the curtain Of
wears and saw the same man with
very different surroundings.
1t was some time in the fifties when
l was student at college, but spend
ing Christmas vacation at my old
home on the banks OF the
Elkhorn, the favored section
of the bluegrass region of
Kentucky. in Fayette county, near the
Woodford line, that l attended one of
the old fashioned Christmas entertain
ments given by a hospitable neigh
Dor and there saw Garter Harrison
for the last time. He had been reared
in the same neighborhood and re-
ceived his preparatory education al
DR.. Marshall's school, at which my
mother and her brothers and a subse'
quent generation had been taught
but he then had been to Europe anG
the evening refer to was perhaps the
first time he had met his old friends
He was then in the vigor of manhood
with q slight figure but as straight al
an arrow, with a face glowing will
JOY and intelligence, and that evening
by common consent he was the favored
guest of the brilliant throng of younl
people, and while gladness and pleas
ure beamed on his face, his manner
: were as composed as a We're de We're
; and to me he seemed then the veries
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
ENGLAND.
TREATY WITH BRAZIL.

LONDON, Oct. 81 The Brazilian
minister to this city in an interview re-
garding the alleged secret treaty said
to have been arranged between the
United States and Brazil in view OF
certain eventualities, is quoted as say
ing: II received dispatch from my
government dated Rio de Janerio yes
terday ma King statement similar tc
the one cabled the Associated Press
While it is possible such a treaty, il
the general acceptance of the wore
does not exist, you can depend upon il
there is a good understanding be
tween the two republics and thu
United States will not permit the re
storation of a monarchy if it can pre-
vent it. American warships have no
gone to Rio for nothing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
THE FAIR CLOSED IN SACRIFICE

The Worlds fair closed Monday
in gloom, The man WHIP had been
chosen by the voters Of Chicago to
represent that great city and the
country in doing honors and enter
tanning foreign representatives to the
fair and who has accomplished his
part 80 well, shrouded with the pan
oply of death about him, reposed in
the city hall. Scarcely had his clio.
quent words pleading fol- the continu.
alton of the fair died upon his lips
and even while the applause given
him rang through the White City,
the hand of the assassin had silenced
that voice forever, and at the close of
the fair flags hung at half mast and
an entire city and country mourned
his untimely taking off.
Twenty millions of people have at
tended the fair and it has been a
grand success, but now the rejoicing
over that success has been silenced by
the great calamity that has befallen
the country in the assassination o.
Carter Harrison and all those
who attended the fair and came away
in wonder and admiration, will pause
in their enthusiasm and drop tear t.
the memory of one most intimately
connected with the fair. In the course
of human events there seems to be I
mysterious influence that makes grea
sacrifice necessary togreat accomplish
ments. Lincoln's blood stained tn
affairs of civil reconciliation and peace
Harrison's blood stained the affairs @
the success of the great exposition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Il Was Mr.. Wende

The following telegram received last
night explains itself:
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct 30.
R. E. White, Sheriff, Austin:
Paul Wende has found the remains
of his brother, who was burned in the
wreck, and has recovered nearly all of
his valuables. He will be here for a
couple of days longer. Will wire you
when he starts. Inform Thaxton and
his wife. A. r. MCINTYRE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
THE PLATFORM THE GUIDE
OF DEMOCRACY.


Mr.. Cleveland believes in clearing
the ground, grubbing up the stumps
and burning away the underbrush
before he prepares the ground for the
growth of a sound financial currency
The senate has done this by passing
the repeal bill of the silver purchasing
clause OF the sherman act, and 1t will
now he found by those doubling
Thomases who have attempted to
brand the administration and its sup
porters with the Odium ofmOnometal-
lism and with being the allies of Wall
street in New York and Lombard
street in London, that the admins
tration and its supporters in the re-
peal measure are as sound and earnest
bimetalists as they are. Why
should Mr.. Cleveland and the admin
istration Democrats want to destroy
the efficiency of one of the metals
that has entered so largely tito the
circulating medium of the country,
when the Democratic nation
al platform so emphaticaliy
declares in favor OF 1t, aud
when by the destruction or demone-
tI2at!on of silver we would absolute
ly lose the silver now in circulation
which has been maintained at such
cost to the country? The administra'
ton has done nothing more than ac'
complish the repeal of clause in the
laws OF the country that the Demo-
cratic platform declares "makeshitt''
and it has now an open way to carry
ont the other declarations of the plat
form, to give silver an equal stand
ing and the intrinsic and exchange
able value of gold in every market Of
the world, according to the wise plan
suggested by the Democratic plat
form. II anyone doubts whether thai
will be done, it i, only necessary fol
them to possess their souls in patience
and they will find out that Mr.. Cleve
land aud the Democratic party are as
true to all parts OF their confession o
faith as they have been and are tt
one part of it.
The part that has threatened to de
stroy all the industries of the country
and that did impair confidence, loci
up money and close the factories o
the country and force 30 many mer
camille failures has been obviated ant
remedied in the repeal Of the silve
purchases by the government. Nov
the administration has before 1t tn
problem of making silver equal to golC
and one of the highest character o
circulating mediums. The Demo
cratic platform has pledged the ad
ministration and the Democratic part.
to do that. When did Mr.. Clevelan,
fail in performing his promises? Hi
acceptance of nomination and rae
upon the principles announced in tina
platform are an acceptance of its pre-
misses, and he will redeem these pro
rnlses Just as certainly as he has re
deemed all other promises made b.
him directly or inferentially.
there has ever been ma
who ever occupied the chair of tn
chief executive Of the country VIII
could be fully and entirely trusted
that man is Grover Cleveland. Ri
great power and force rest upon hi
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
TT WAS NOT FIREPROOF.
ONE OF TIE FINEST BUILDINGS IN
DALLAS BURNED.
A Five.story Brick and Iron Structure,
Considered Absolutely Fireproof, Totally
Destroyed Together With Valuable
Stock Of Goods.
Special to The Statesman.


DALLAS, Oct. 3I.-Dallas was visited
by another costly fire this morning
about 6 o'clock and when the confla-
grafton had spent lis fury the 5-story
brick building on Commerce street,
opposite The News office was in ashes.
The destroyed building was recently
bought by the Edinburgh and Ameri-
can Land and Mortgage company. 1t
was 5.story brick and iron structure
with a stone front. It's construction
cost 1854, 700 and it was considered one
of the most freproof buildings in the
city. F. r. Woodward leased the en-
tire building and subleased to
Darlington & Rodgers, who
carried buggies and wagons;
NJ. McClelland q Co.. commission
brokers, who subleased to George
Sturgis, representing the soda fountain
company of &. w. Tufts of Chicago.
The balance of the building was Occur
pied by the Red Line Transfer and
Storage company, which had many
thousand dollars worth of household
goods stored.
The origin of the fire is an unsolved
mystery Many theories are advanced,
among them being that it might have
been caused by spontaneous com
bustion, or that possibly there might
have been matches among the house
hold goods on the fifth floor and were
grawed by mice or rats.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Explosion at Sea.

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 3l.-A tremen
dous explosion of coal gas on the
steam collier San Matee Sunday night
while bound from Como for San Fran
cisco, drove the deck plates in the
shape of an arch 4 feet above the deck
level. Oscar Anderson was thrown
overheard by the explosion but was
saved. James Anderson was badly
wounded on the hand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Gnldan Gate.

This is the brand Of the celebrated
Dragon City wooden mills overshirts.
They are, beyond all question, the
finsst known to the trade. No other
honse in the city can show them. We
aiso have o complete line of their
pants, all of which are yours at strict
cost. Cost mark in display advertise
ment. also in store, corner Congress
avanue and Sixth street. Capital
Clothing House. ABE WILLIAMS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Bucklen's Arnica Salye,

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, Ill ers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilblains, corns and skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded, Price Is cents PEI
box. For sale by John II. Chiles Co., the
druggists
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Rev. Edwin sorin Dead.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 3l.-Very
Rev. Edwin Sorin, superior general
of the Order of the Holy Cross and
founder of the University of Notre
Dame, died at 10 o'clock this morning
of Bright's disease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR MAYOR.

Being fully impressed with the great import.
ance of mpleting as soon as possible the cry
water works and electric light system as origin
ally contemplated, at the solicitation oil many
friends of our great enterprise l hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate for reelection 10
'''' JOHN NJ. MCDONALD.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Hints for Horae Buvsra.

Some one who has evidently "been
there and knows thing or two )" says
Don't buy horse in harness. I'm
hitch him and take everything off but
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
TRAVELLING AGENTS.

as. !. 8. Crawford ana J. Nj. Peacock. fhe
ypua ia CAUTIONED not to pay money to any
ther persons VINO may represent themselves
=. ,iavuhng agents Of thiB paper, aB all au'
iouuty heretofore issued TO any other person
an tbose named Is hereby evoked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
AOyETIsING RATES.

Adveshsine rates will be made known on ~
l'Catlon.
zsstern Business ONCE: 4S Tribune build.
~ York. We stern Business Once: 6Uy / La
5uzory, Chicago. .. y, bECkWIL.hl,,
sole Agent Foreign Advertis,nR
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

Caution: Buy only DR.. Isaac
Thompson's eye water. Carefully ex-
anime the outside wrapper. None
other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

The most astonishing results in healing
wounds have been shown by Salvation Oil,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

HOOPS PILLS are the best after-dinner Pills,
assist digestion, cure headache and biliousness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

Entered the postofice at Austin, Texas as
nnnd n1ass mafInr.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-22
A ABOUT E

Elijah Halford has frequently preach
ed in small Hoosier villages.
The Earl of Craven is the owner of the
finest steam launch on the Thames.
The richest mar in Kansas is J. b.
Watkins. of Lawrence. He is worth
49, OO, 200.
Mr.. Gladstone has decided not to ap-
point any successor to Tennys0n IS
poet laureate.
Boston people are fond Of saying that
Parkman, the historian, is the handsom-
est literary man in America.
Mr.. Carnegie is said to be q great
admirer of Herbert Spencer, to whom
he has made a number of gifts. The
latest is said to be a fine piano.
"Alice in Wonderland" was written
by the Rev. c. L. Dodson, an old bach
elor, who is SO shy that he locks himself
in his study if any ladies visit his par
sonage.
President Eliot, of Harvard university,
is a member of a cremation society in
Boston, and he thinks that the objects of
the organization are good. He does not
intend, however, to direct that his own
mortal remains shall be ~incinerated.
Charles Dudley Warner has been elect
ed honorary vice president of the Egyp-
tan exploration fund-the one honorary
Office of the fund-a special honor that
was enjoyed in succession by James Rus
sell Lowell and George William Curtis.
The late ex-C Congressman Leopold
Morse was a notable example of the
genuine self made man. He came to
America from Bavaria almost a penni-
less boy, and is supposed to have died a
millionaire. His fortune was largely ac-
quired in trade, but much of it was made
in investments in real estate. He was q
member of five congresses.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-22
ELECTRIC SPARKS

Japan, 1t is said, will soon nave two roads
to be operated by the trolley system, and
the cars will be heated by electricity.
All Englishman has invented a new sys-
tenn of electric mains whereby one wire of
the present 3-wire system can be saved.
Among the novelties in the use of cleo
tricity as an illuminant in England is an
electric bicycle lamp, which is said to give
a brilliant, intense and steady light.
The professor Of chemistry at Rouen. NJ.
Bidard, has brought forward a new theory
regarding storage. batteries, which is said
to make an important advance in electrical
science.
One of the latest schemes in connection
with electricity is its utilization for cook
ing and heating private houses. Ninety
meals for a family of ordinary size can be
cooked in this way at a cost of S6.57. For
house heating. four machines, each doing
the work of an ordinary stove, can be main
tanned for about 1910 per month, making
$13 per month for cooking and heating.