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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
MONKEYS and Their Sick.

Monkeys, with some notable excep-
tons, are some degrees worse than saw
age men in their treatment Of the sick.
On the new Jumna canal at Delhi
monkeys swarm in trees upon the banks
and treat their sick comrades in true
monkey fashion.
The colony by the canal being over
crowded, and as consequence I'M
healthy, did and probably does still suf-
fer from various unpleasant diseases.
When one monkey is SO obviously I'M.
well as to offend the feelings of the
others, a few Of the larger monkeys watch
it, and taking favorable opportunity
knock it into the canal. II it is not
drowned at once, the sick monkey lis
pitched in again after it regains the trees
and either drowned or forced to keep
aloof from the flock.
At the London Geological garden the
monkeys torment sick one without
mercy, and unless it is at once removed
from the cage it has little chance Of 7,
coyery. The small monkeys bite and
pinch it. The larger ones swing it
around by the TAIL When it dies, as
many monkeys as can find room sit on
its body.--Exchange.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
DESPERATE Captured.
LINK "aggonsr, Louisiana Tough, Arrest.
ed in Texas For Murder.

-noAi NVuAsAaAa AOuBu, Arrest
i ed in Texas For Murder.
SHREVEPORT, La, Nov. 23.-Link
Waggoner, riotous Louisiana desper.
ado, has been captured in the wilds
OF Nacogdoches county, Texas. He
has been wanted for shooting a man
named Holland in Webster parish,
this state, a year ago. Sheriff Regain
with posse of six men surrounded
the house where Waggoner was stop
ping, got the drop on the outlaw and
made him surrender. The prisoner is
on his way to Webster parish. Wag-
goners name is linked with many
crimes in this state, Texas and Ar
kansas. About two years ago he and
his brother were arrested in the Ozark
for murder in Cleburne
parish. His brother was convicted and
ser to the penitentiary, where he was
afterwards accidentally killed. Pend
ing the trial mob undertook to mob
Link, but he got a revolver, kept the
crowd off and saved his life after
wounding several of the mob. Link
was acquitted of this crime in an ad-
Joining parish.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
DON'T OWE rHE PIPER.
A Sanitary AIiegory That Teaches Prac-
teal Lesson.


teal Lesson.
Under the heading of "The Pied Piper
of Hamelin, a Sanitary Allegory," the
London Sanitary Record INDUCES its
readers IN comparison between the
subject of Browning's delightful poem
and those municipal governments that
are niggardly in dealing with sanitary
questions. The story should be better
known than it is. 1t was about 500
years ago, according to Browning, that
pest of rats infested the town of Hame-
lin in Brunswick. The mayor and alder
men were at their wits end to get rid of
the rodents when the "pied piper"
came along and engaged to free the town
for the sum of 1000 guilders. As the
story goes, he played upon his pipe so
cunningly and alluringly that all tho
rats, save one, followed him to the river
Weser, and thus ended the plague of the
rats.
Great joy was felt throughout the
city,. and naturally the piper expected a
prompt payment of his well earned
guilders. But the mayor and corpora
ton grew stingy; their troubles were
over, they thought, and they would be
troubled no more; but to get rid of the
pestilent fellow they offered him so.
Then comes the tragedy of the story.
They had treated their deliverer shah
billy, they had put him in passion, and
they found him pipe to another fashion.
Again he piped, so sweetly and per
suasively that all the children in the
town came focking out and ran merrily
after the wonderful music with shouting
and laughter, and they followed their
leader to the side of mountain, which
opened and swallowed them all up, and
they were never heard of more--in
Hamelin, and the parents in that i'll
fated city were left to mourn.
But it isn't true. We are not 30 sure
of that. 1t is certainly in print, and il
it weren't true how could grave poet
like Robert Browning have taken the
trouble to write out the story in charm
ing verse; For our part, we believe it TO
be perfectly true-if not in the letter,
certainly in the spirit. When Browning
wrote it, do you not think he had in view
those principalities that grudge the ex-
pense of paying to get rid of nuisancesi
There are plenty among ourselves who
still act the part of the mayor and cor.
poration of Hamelin.
Clearly the meaning Of the poem is
that if you are mean enough to grudge
the necessary expenditure for Kidding
your town of destructive pests, then You
will have to pay for your sordid econ.
omy in the loss of your dearest. You
will see your children pass away before
your eyes, and you will be utterly un.
able to stop them or to recall them. You
will have to pay the piper somehow; If
not in money, then in some far more
costly and tragical fashion. Bacilli are
more troublesome and more destructive
than even rats, because they destroy the
most valuable of all property, and they
cannot easily be got rid of without
spending money. Disease is the costli'
est Of all conditions for a town, while
the expenditure on sanitation is the
wisest economy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
curlosities of Words.

There are two words in the whole
range Of the English language contain-
ing all the vowels in their regular order.
They areabstemious and Factions The
following words each have them in IL
regular order: Authoritative, disadvan-
tageous, encouraging, efficacious, instan-
taneous, importunate, mendacious, ne
farious, precarious, pertinacious, sacri-
legious, simultaneous, tenacious, unin-
territorial, unobjectionable, unequivocal,
undiscoverable and vexatious. A search
through the dictionary might bring sew
eral others to light. 1t is usually said
that there are but seven nine lettered
monosyllabic words in the English Ian
guage: Scratched, stretched, scrunched,
scranched, screeched, squelched and
staunched.
Here are some of theshortest sentences
into which the alphabet can be compress.
ed: 81. Gray, pack with my box five
dozen quilts" SO letters, "Quack, glad
zephyr, watt my javelin box" 81 letters
"Phiz, styx, wrong, buck flame, quib,'
20 letters. ~, quartz pyz, who fling
muck BEDS" 90 letters. "Fritzl quick
landl hew gypsum box" 20 letters.
"Dumpty quill whirl back fogs next"
81 letters. Export my fund. Quiz black
wings" 96letters. Get nymph, quiz and
brow, fix luck" 20 letters In more sober
English, the last one would be, Marry,
be cheerful, watch your business"
These sentences would make excellent
writing copies, for they secure attention
to every letter and profitable exercises
for learners Of the typewriter, as they
take in all the keys, and thus familiarize
one readily with all possible combina-
TONS BY changing from capitals to
lower case the value Of the exercises is
greatly increased. London Tit-Bits.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT.
Banker Parvin Of Eastlsnd Found Dead at
the Pickwick Hotel.
Special to The Statesman.

the Pickwick Hotel.
Special to The Statesman.
FIT. WORTH, Nov. 23.-The dead
body of w. N. Parvin, president of
the First National bank of Eastland,
was found in room of the Pickwick
hotel, bullet hole through the right
temple, and pistol lying by
his side told the story.
A chambermaid went to his room
three times. The first two times she
opened the door just wide enough to
see the mans clothes hanging on
chair, and supposing he was still
asleep. she did not arouse him When
she went to the room the third time
the clothes were still hanging on the
chair, and suspecting that all was
not right, she notified Mrs.
Nellie Berger, the housekeeper. Mrs
Berger, accompanied by Will Crigg a
bell boy, went to the room. She
walked up to the foot of the bed and
saw that Parvin was not breathing,
but was not sure he was dead.
Thinking, in the dimly lighted room
that the blood on the side
of his head was hair, she notified the
clerk, Will Davis, who came at once.
Then for the first time positively it
was known that Parvin was dead
Everything showed elaboration. The
body was under cover, the blankets
having been drawn almost up to the
chin. He was lying on his
side under which arm was
bent the other hand. The one which
sent death into his right temple was
ly ing on the bed: just where it, had
dropped, when life fleeing, he could no
longer hold it, was the pistol. In his
temple big shaggy hole;
by coagulated blood The blood
had trickled down his neck, on to his
breast, pillow and bedclothes. His
clothes were hanging on chair near
the head of the bed, his hat, collar
and necktie were on the window sill
and his shoes and socks were under the
bed at the foot. Coroner Randle was
summoned and held an inquest which,
however, served to reveal but little.
1t is quite likely that disgrace
brought on him by frail daughter
weighed SO heavily on. him that he
was driven to self destruction as the
only means of escape. That which
caused him so much sorrow occurred
mostly in this city and the author of
it was his daughter, Mrs. j. P. Alex
ander. ]. P. Alexander, her husband,
was at one time proprietor of the Pick
wick. Several years ago he
furnished a banquet to
scandal mongers by instituting
against his wife divorce proceedings
charging infidelity. simultaneously
with this action he notified her father
of her infidelity, telling him to take
her. He came to Fort Worth, but left
her here. Before the case came
to trial Mrs. Alexander gave birth
to a child which was clearly
proven to be illegitimate and the
divorce was granted. Mrs. Alexander
lived in this city a long time after the
divorce, but is not now here. 1t is
said she now resides in st. Louis, the
wife of a man whom she met in this
city after the divorce.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Nice Discrimination.

George is a handsome, bearded colored
man, not black, but of Spanish com
plexion, who is managing man-buyer
butler and general factotum-for a Bos-
ton lady who keeps an expensive board
ing house ION the hill" The manners
of George. who was bred in the south,
are perfect-at once self respectful easy
and fattering to each boarder's feeling
of personal consequence.
He is one of the rare men who are al
ways deferential and never servile.
Though but head waiter, he might
we'll be called a gentleman. That he has
very nice discrimination in language
this true anecdote will show:
The point on which George is touchy
is the reputation of the boarding house
in which he is so trusted, so liked and so
much the managing man. He is assidu-
GUS in maintaining the table on liberal
scale and seeing that no boarder lacks
anything or waits unduly for any atten-
ton by reason of the neglect Of the minor
servants, who are all women.
If they are all busy, George ellis the
gaps" Thus it CHANGED one day not
long ago that he leaned deferentially
over the shoulder Of new boarder and
said, Apple pie and ice cream, sah."
The new boarder is somewhat deaf
and long accustomed to less liberal
boarding houses. Not sure that he had
heard George Alright, he looked around
and said:
"What? Apple pie or ice creamI"
mo, sab, not here, sahl Apple pie
and ice cream, sab, said George, with
admirable suavity and perfect vindica
ton of his boarding house from possible
suspicion of being one of those places
where they offer the guests nothing more
than choice between dishes of dessert.
Youths Companion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Nothing to Wonder At.

II used to wonder" said man Of
family, what became of all the patent
medicines, but | don't now. My chill
dren take them. There's my two young.
er children, David, who is s, and Ella,
6. To look at them you'd think they
had somebody elses health as well as
their own, but hear their mother say
to them before they go down to break
fast:
celia, have you taken your antimala-
rum? David, don't forget your antima-
larium.'
at seems that their mother thinks
that children of their age ought to take
something at this season of the year 70
strengthen them, and SO they take anti
malarium every day.
"And there's Reuben, a big, strapping
boy of H. His mother gives him some.
thing because she thinks growing boy
like him ought to have something to
build him up. And she says to Caroline,
who is 16: Caroline, you're not well at
all. You've got to take something.
think you ought to take some Of Glim.
mer's compound, and SO Caroline begins
with Glimmers compound.
"And l see ON the shelf, with spoons
alongside, in spring, in summer, in au'
tumn and in winter, the bottles contain
ing the things that the children are sup
posed to need in the season then current,
and say to myself that if all mothers
are like the mother Of my children there
is no need for me to wonder what be.
comes Of all the patent medicines. =
New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
RUsCHER IN TROUBLE.
A Picture Canvasser Muse Answer For AL.
legged Crooked transactions

GALVESTON, Nov, 23.-P. j. Rusch.
er, young man, was run in by the
police today on the charge of swind-
ling. He has been canvassing the city
for several days offering a crayon por-
trait and frame for 81. On receiving
an order he invariably collected 30
cents in advance. Numerous COM
plants having reached the chief of
police about Ruscher's operations he
was run in. Ruscher admitted when
that he had got crayon
picture from j. Forsell, an artist in
this city under false misrepresentation
and had been engaged in canvassing
the city, and whenever he got an
order he collected 80 cents, of which
he made no report to Mr.. Forssell and
that he represented to the people that
he was canvassing for Chicago house
instead of for Forsell.
1t was also developed that Ruscher
had piled his swipdling operations in
towns along the Southern Pacific, for
among his photographs were quite a
number belonging to residents in Del
Rio and other towns, who are doubt
less wondering why they have not re-
ceived an enlarged crayon of them
selves for the money they unwittingly
paid Ruscher. All receipts given by
Ruscher here were signed Russell
Ruscher was held for doing business
without license but it is probable a
more serious charge will be made
against him when the investigation
into his methods now in progress is
completed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
He Was Unselash.

The tramp peeked over the back fence
to see if there were a dog in the yard,
and seeing none he slipped up to the
kitchen door and knocked.
"Y' amt got no dogs around, have
you, miss? ne said to the cook, who an
swered the summons of the stranger.
mo, but we've got Bengal tiger
tied around the corner"
SIS he tied purity safe, miss"
Eyes, but can unite him, and he's
hungry"
"Much hungry, missF
Every. He hasn't had anything to eat
for two days"
"That's my fix exactly, miss, and ]
can sympathize with him. Unite him" "
The cook laughed.
"Come in" she said, land eat all you
want, so the tiger can have decent
meal" and the tramp chuckled softly as
he went in.--Detroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
CouIdn,t Ma.ter ,he shlbboIsth.

"Who's there" said feminine voice.
It's-hic-only me-hic-dear."
ooh, it's only you, is it? And now sup
pose you tell me where you've been since
this morning"
"Yes-hic-darling You shee it--hic
happened this way. We-hit-went
out fis-fs-fishrn-- hic-and the wind
died out-hic."
80 the wind died out, did itl"
"Yesh-hic-m'dear. And il you--hic
only knew how shick-hic-your own
hubble wash-hic-thish minute-hic--
you'd open the door,"
''Sick, are YOUR she snorted. you're
drunk"
Don't shay that, darling -hic--can't
you ic-hear me shuffering-hic%
"Oh, yes, / hear you. Now am go
ing to open the door, but not until you
convince me that you are not intoxicat-
ed. Do you hear me?
"Hic!'
Before this door opens you've got %
say quickly three times, without taking
breath, She sells seashells.'"
"Oh-hic-lor."
"What did you sayy
II shed all RI"
"Well, go ahead"
"She sells seashells, she shells shells''-
"That won't do. | want you to say
distinctly and rapidly, She sells sea
Shells"
"Allri. Shesellsheshellse What's
the matter with thatshY
He didn't get in. -Pittsburg Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Died for His Carele ssness.

VINcENNEs, Ind, Nov. 23.-A
frightful train wreck occurred here at
o'clock on the Evansville and Terre
Haute railway. Freight train No. Sc
was in the yards and Conductor Guth-
rie sent flagman back to flag the pas
senger train, the Chicago limited. For
some reason the flagman got into the
caboose and let the passenger run into
the freight, demolishiug the cars and
doing great damage. The tlagman
was seriously hurt and will die. The
engine, caboose, baggage and mail car
and other cars were burned. Trains
were delayed several hours before the
wreck was cleared. No other loss of
life,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
GERMANY.
rREArIEs OF COMMERCE.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-In the reichstag
today bills to ratify treaties OF com
merce with Spain, Roumania and Ser
via were made for the first time. Count
Limburgstirrum seized the occasion to
open the Agrarian and Conservative
campaign against the proposed treaty
with Russia. The count vigorously
opposed the treaty policy OF the gov
eminent, and declared the party
would agree to no treaty which would
impose fresh burdens upon the hus-
bandry without compensation. Ba-
ron Bieberstein, secretary OF state Tor
foreign affairs. combatted Limhurg-
stirrGm's attack. Herr Sickert, Radl,
cal, spoke in favor OF commercial a.
treaties and declared the greed OF
Aorarians unbounded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Mexican Revolut lonists.

SANTA FE, Nov. 90. - Secretary
Gresham at the request of Minister
Romero has requested Governor
Thornton to aid in seeing that no
bands of revolutionists are organized
in Southern New Mexico. The Gov
ernor has instructed sheriffs in south
ern counties to keep sharp lookout
and enforce the neutrality laws and re-
port to him promptly any movements
by Mexlcans in that section.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
SPAIN.

THREATENED MOORISH ATTACK.
CADIz, Nov. 23.-The Spanish fort
ress at Rio de Ouro, West Africa, the
governor of which place reported that
they were threatened with an attack
by 5000 Moors. is only garrisoned by 30
infantry soldiers and the fort is only
armed with one small gun. The min
lister of marine intends to send gun
boat with achievements of men, arms
and ammunition and provisions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
The number Of "rhs Beast

vitringa says that 668, the number Of
the beast Revelation xiii, 49,, probably
had some mythical or hidden connection
with the children Of Adonikan, &c.,
mentioned by Ezra in the second chapter
and thirteenth verse. DR.. Lightfoot, in
writing ON that mysteriousname Sethur"
Numbers xiii, 49,, says that in Hebrew
numerals it is 866 and means mystery.
DR.. Kenealy says that 666 in Greek let
ters is Chi-zi-bau, and that it was the
name of the Americas before Atlantis
sank.-St. Louis Republic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
CRUEL MATABELR WAR.
Fox Hunters Meet.
Special to The Statesman.

Special 70 he statesman.
WACO, Nov. 23.-The McLennan
County Fox Hunters association, aug
mented by fond pursuers of the sly old
reynard from all parts of the state, left
here 500 strong this evening. A large
number of ladies were in the party.
A small chase took place last evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Married,

At the residence Of the brides parents
near Duval, on the 22nd inst, DR.. J.
B. Link officiating, Mr.. Alfred E.
Lawrence to Miss Edith Ethel Edgar.
The contracting parties were honored
with the presence of large company
of relatives and friends, who show
cred good wishes and handsome gifts
on the happy couple, who left on the
evening train to spend the honeymoon
at San Antonio and Galveston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
ENGLAND.
MELLo's 1RoNcLAD SUNK.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-President Peixo-
TO telegraphed the Brazilian minister
in this city yesterday that the insur-
cont ironclad Javary was sunk by the
Are of one of the batteries at Nichte-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Kansas Irrigation Convention.

WICHITA, Nov. 23.-At the Irriga-
ton convention a permanent organi-
cation was effected this morning as
follows: President, D. M. Frost,
Garden City; vice presidents, s. G..
Clement, Wichita, and Martin Mohler,
Topeka; secretary, E b. Cogill. To
peka; treasurer, j. f. Greenlee, Hutch.
inson; consulting engineer, Fl. "
Hinckley, Topeka.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
rrving TO Head the Law.

Nov 24.-PresldenI
CHICAGO o. the s whisky trust said to- p;
s Sfsen" I'VE are running at full head ID an IN
~ IL + 1saor do nj The
1 will affect IL stocks in bond 'u0n "
an,,ld not hold"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

roy. The dispatch added that the
crew of the Javary persisted. The ia
vary was an iron armored turret ship
of 1910 tons, carried four 10 inch Whit
worth muzzle loading rifle guns, six
5-inch rapidfire guns and five machine
guns. The Javary had 1900 horsepow-
er and 12-inch armor. She was pow
erful vessel of light draught suitable
for coast defense or river service.
ANARCHISTS AT ALGIERs.
LONDON, Nov. ga London dis
patch to the Globe from
Algiers says the police of the
city have raided a number of houses in
the European quarter and siezed a
large number of anarchist pamphlets
documents which reveal an extensive
conspiracy, including plot to blow
up the French law court and the new
mosque where native cases are heard.
1t is added that several loaded bombs
and quantities of explosives were
sliced by the police in the village of
Huzzindei near Algiers.
CRUEL MATABELE WAR.
LONDON, Nov. % .-Labauchere has
made another attack upon the British
South Africa company in violent
speech delivered at Chelsea and show
ing up the cruelty of the Matabele
war. Labauchere declared the mas
sacres in the Matab-le war were for
the benefit OF greedy and needy finan.
ciers headed by a couple of hired
dukes.
The record-union., 1893-03-08

forth with regrets that they did not catch
his eye. They feel sure he wanted to see
them. As yet he has probably never
heard of their existence.
Again, you will roar at the really funny
little man. brimming over with anecdote
and wit, whom everybody seems to
know. BE is an excellent fellow when he
has no money. But once in an engage
ment, the first pay day is usually his last.
Under the influence of wasted wages he
becomes an uncertain, driveling, maudlin
nuisance.
Tragedy, comedy and farce, in propria
persona, await the all-powerful agent
who shall assign to them the great or
Truly an epitome of the great world itself
is New York theatrical agency.-NeT-
York Times.