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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
VICTORY!
THE WATER OF THE COLORADO HAS
CLIMBED SIXTY FEET AND
OVER TIE DAM.
All Austin Was On the Qui Vive TO Seethe
Grand Contamination Of Our Hopes.
The River Has Conquered the
Dam and Flows Over.

1t was noised abroad on the street;
yesterday morning that the river wa:
rising very rapidly, and thai
from all the Indications il
would be over the dam 10y
night. As the morning waned the
interest grew and by afternoon peO
pie in droves wet out to the dam
On the O'Clock dummy big crowd
started out TO see the water rise. Ar
rived at the dam they found the level
o the lake about two feet below the
| top of the dam. Attention was then
tor some time directed to the PROBES
siOual Oarsu ell who were training for
the regatta. After they came in and
put away their boats the crowd
drifted TO the dam again ana there on
top of the headgate masonry watched
the water rise At Gas the level
of the lake was IL inches
below the top of the dam. Then
Mayor Mcdonald and Mr.. Frank
Hamilton, the two men who of all
others deserve credit for the building
of the dam, were observed to come
across on the masonry and partly
cross it. At this time there were 200
OF Austin's fairest ladies and most
energetic citizens around the end OF
the dam, watching the water rapidly
rise. A number OF small boys ware
On top of the dam engaged in fishing
out the driftwOOd and throwing it over
did this, a stream of water would
follow the drift, and numerous were
the false alarms that the water was
over The dam. But up and up it silent
ly crept, until at 7:20 it found its way
over the masonry at the western end
of the dam. Four minutes later it
commenced to trickle over just by the
headgate masonry, and Immediately
at numerous points all the way across,
and the darling hope of Austin was
accomplished, and shout of triumph
went up. Very many of the crowd
then caught the 7:30 dummy for home,
thoroughly satisfied, but many stayed
until o'clock. By that time the
stream running over was continuous
from one end of the dam to the other.
1t was thought last night that by this
morning the water would be flowing
over the crest of the dam to the depth
of foot and half.
The river rose yesterday from a.
IN. 90 7:20 p. M, 12 feet, and at the
latter hour was still rising at the rate
of a foot an hour. The
water at the dam was
very clear, but had in it !
a good deal of drift. The "Chautau-
qua" reported that Is miles above the
dam it encountered a perfect sea of
drift. This was the wood cut off from
the low lands along the bed of the
lake and it will all pass over the dam
today.
Austin's darling hope ia accomplish
ed, the dam ia finished and the lake
is full-crtics and back biters will
please now go off and die.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
THE NECESSITY FOR STANDING
ARMIES IN EUROPE.

The cable dispatches indicate that
the enccliCal letter of Leo xiii will
urge upon the European powers the
policy OF reducing rather than increas'
ing their armies. The influence ofthe
pope is not as potent with kings and
emperors as it was in times past, but
his object is in keeping with the era
of peace In which we live, and as the
head of u great church, he is the
proper exponent of peace and good
will among men. 1t would seem that
the advance of the Christian religion
and the influence of brO:herly love
among men ought to Danish from the
world all wars and that civilization
had arrived at such an acme that
great armies would be unnecessary to
settle controversies among nations,
but it is not the case. AS cOntradic.
tory as it may appear, war is the
handmade of civ ilization, and often
the means of rescuing people from
bsrbarsm War was the constant
occupation of the most cultured and
refined nations of antiquity. 1t has
been cOntended that we have arrived
at such point of civilization that
a congress of nations or peace
congress is the proper tribunal for
the adjustment of all national difficult
ties, that armies are relics of Uarbar-
ism, that war is unholy, cruel and
unnecessary.
That is not true. The conflicting in
terests OF nations by means of wider
commercial relations are becoming
more general aud more complicated
and there are times when they can be
referred only to the arbitrament of the
sword. If there is one thing upon
which nations ought most naturally
to agree it is upon common medium
of exchange in order to accommodate
commerce and simplify its methods,
but see how impossible it is for moneta-
ry international conferences to agree
upon any fixed standard. If they
cannot agree upon thing in which
all are in common interested how can
i. be expected that international con-
crosses can agree upon matters of
Earring and conflicting interests? Iu
Europe standing armies are necessary
and will always be necessary to pre-
serve the balance of power, the
equilibrium as it were, and actujlly
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

in many events the autonomy of
nations.
The pope is to be commended upon
his philanthropic theories, but alter
all they are theories conflict
ing with conditions. Neither France
nor Germany could reduce their
standing armies and maintain their
seperate nationalities for Il month,
and as the army of one is increased
the other must be also, and too for the
very purpose of maintaing peaceful
relations between the two countries.
So it is with Russia, Austria and
Italy. The pope means well but
standing armies in Europe are now
and always will be the main stay or
bulwark of peace, commerce between
nations and their undisturbed exist
ing autonomy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

THERE is one thing We have OBJ
served that we sincerely hope will be
corrected. In fact, we think it is only
necessary to suggest the matter tC
parents to have it corrected. If there
is one thing above another that shocks
the sensibilities of a refined man it is
to see babies in barroOms; small tots,
Toys and girls, Juggling a bucket OF
beer from barrooms. On! parents, for
the love Of your offspring never send
them to barrooms for beer or liquor OF
any kind. There is time and place
for all things, but there is never a
time or place for little boys and girls
in barrOoms. Go yourself as often as
you please, that is your inaiienable,
epread eagle, Fourth of July, ronstitu-
tiOnal right, but keep your children
away from barrooms. 1t may appear
strange, but this idea was suggested
by saloon keeper. He said his heart
ached to see little girl toddle up to
his bar, deposit bucket and say;
Papa says send him nickle's worth
81 beer" The man felt right about it,
lust u all good women and men feel.
Keep your children away from the
very suspicion of evil.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

and wheat were then planted on the
ground and as the plants grew the
roots were not INSTRUCTED by the lay
ers OF wire netting embedded in the
coil beneath, but forced their way
readily through the meshes. In the
fall the frames were carefully dug up
and the soil washed away with wa
ter. The netting held the roots in
the very position in which they grew,
and a valuable object lesson for the
study # root growth was
by this means presented: The
roots of the corn plant had gone be.
yond its foot limit and some of the
roots were broken off in removing the
frame. In the case of the wheat plant
some of the roots had gone downward
TO a depth OF 3 or feet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
THE TRIAL BY JURY ATTACKED

THE TRIAL BY JURY ATTACKED
We emphatically call halt on the
Dallas News. The News has hereto
fore set the pace in advocating the
swift punishment of criminals and
has time and again sbewailed the In
efficien of the criminal law, the I'M
Willingness of jurles to punish crime
the necessity for more stringent criml
nal laws and the speedy trial OF per
sons indicted by the grand Juries. In
the face of these facts The News grows
sentimental over the execution OF Car
lyle Harris, the New York wife muir
derer. If ever a man had fair trial,
q review of his care by the supreme
court and in addition a special COM
mission appointed by Governor Flow
ar, that man was Carlyle Harris. Ev-
cry ingenuity was exercised, talent,
money, influence and still there could
be found no reasonable doubt OF his
guilt. One would suppose The News
would be the first to commend his eX'
ecution but all at once The News turns
sentimental. 1t suggests that many
doubt the propriety of capital punish
ment, it lugubriously suggests that
it would be sad thing after a
while to ascertain he was innocent, but
the climax of its sentimentality is in
the suggestion "that where twelve
men, for instance, in any community
or AZ many rs those serving on jury,
after listening to the evidence believe
prisoner TO be innocent, he should in
some way get the benefit of that be-
lief, regardless Of the verdict OF the
twelve men who happened to besum-
moned to try tho prisoner" This is
the language of The News. Did ever
mortal man read in conservative
and leading paper such proposition?
If any twelve men in the community
disagree with the jury that tried the
case, The News thinks he in some
way ought to have the benefit of the
opinion or conclusions OF twelve out |
siders. Why, this is the most an
archislic doctrine that has ever been
suggested. It Is absolutely blow at
the fundamental principles of govern
ment and at the safeguards of society.
Now WI know The News cannot on re-
Election reiierate this opinion but that
paper IL often arrogant in assuming
superior wisdom to its contemporaries
AZ d we C vi attention to it to show The
News that the wisest of us sometimes
make sad mistakes and stumble into
the most serious and dangerous errors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

THE STATESMAN predicted Satur-
day morning that in five days time
the lake would send water over the
top of the dam. The time is short to
collect together ,O45, 24O,OOO cubic feet
of water; but we believe the old Col
orado is capable of anything. Watch
where the level of the lake is Thurs
day morning. We are almost tempt
cd to take off day and say Wednes-
day morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
office,

OFFICE OF THE MISSOURI, KANSAS !
AND TEXAS RAILWAw COMPANY OF !
TEXAS, Denison, Tex. April 10, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
way company of Texas will be held at
the public office of said company in
the city of Denison, GraysOn county,
Tex, on Thursday, the 18th day OF
May, 1898. at II o'clock, a. M, for the
election of board of nine directors of
said company, and for the transaction
OF such other business as may be
brought before the stockholders meet
ing. +. p. MERRILL,
Secretary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
cess will crown the effort. Nc Slip
shOd method will do.

cess will crown the effort. Nc Slip
shod method will do.
And [ Opine that the reason that
gardening is so distasteful to the great
majority of people is the want of
adaptabillty. II not only requires
labor and means, but study and re.
search-brains mixed with labor is
one of the best fertilizers for the
garden. The general farmer can
measurably succeed in kind of loose,
"sloshing" way. Corn, cotton, etc.,
will make something if given half
chance, but garden truck never.n
The grocery merchant can make sales
of the staple kind, no matter how his
wares are displayed. The dry goods
and notions dealer stands poor hack
for customers unless tasteful display
is made.
Gardening stands with farming Just
as the fancy dry goods to the grocery
dealer.
Let me again repeat that without
tact and love for gardening failure
will be the result.
had rather be engaged with NV
pets (vegetables) than TO be president
of this great nation, even if had the
ability. l am never too fatigued to
enjoy the pleasures of we'll titled
garden, stopping here and there
to nourish and cherish, as it were,
those gay and beautiful plants that
promise, without defalcation or dis
count, handsome reward for all out.
lay OF time and money.
Beautiful is the decorative art
More bes utiful is the radiant sunset:
Most beautiful is the well kept garden
If you wish more anon,
DIOGONEs.
Marble Falls, Tex, May II.
Caution! Buy only r. Isaac Thompsons eye
water Carefully examine the ou side wrapper
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
Gardening,
Gardening.
To the Agricultural Editor of the Austin States

To the Agricultural Editor of the Austin States.
man:
1t has been quite a while since |
have annoyed ye editor and the read
ers of this department, but since the
good, May rains, who could refrain
when we are all smiles? Vegetation
is simply "huming" itself. My garden
Is now thing of beauty, if not joy
for the season. l have bestowed no
little time and money on it two acres
consisting of radishes, turnips, pea
nuts, large marroufat peas, Irish po-
tatoes, beets, onions, bush and pole
beans, French asparagus beans, tree
beans, dwarf pole lima beans, cab
page, lettuce, egg plants, melons and
cantelopes. 1t costs a great deal of
labor and money and painstaking 10
make success at gardening and a
person must have a particular talent
and love for the business before sue
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

THOMAS G. PLATT sometimes hits
the nail on the head. He accuses
Sherman of framing and passing the
bill making it eternaIly mandatory on
the United States to expend $G0,0OO,-
900 annually for silver that it does not
want-Oh yes, he did it, of course he
did it, no use of denying it. And he
too the great financier of the Republic
can party.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

The STATESMAN has made it an in
variable Iule OF conduct not to repro
duce any article of reflection on a sis
ter city without due examination or
upon competent and impartial au-
thority, and we ask that our contem-
poraries treat Austin in the same fair
and honorable way. This is not
asked as favor but as matter of
right and common justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
Root Growth.

An interesting experiment was
last year made at the North Dakota
Agricultural college to discover the
length OF roots made by corn and
wheat in the filed. An iron frame
was constructed in the shape of a
cube or 6 feet in each of its dimen-
sions. This frame was filled with
shelves OF wire netting with an inter
vening space ofabout 2inches. These
frames were then sunk in the ground
entirely beneath the surface. Corn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

The Office seekers complain that
about the only things Mr.. Cleveland
is giving away just now are his opln-
ions. Well, he don't charge you for
them and they may be of great profit
to you, even in your pursuit of office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

WAS Mr.. Cleveland right or wrong
to give precedence to matters of na.
tional business over the claims of Of
flee seekers? If he was right, quit
growing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

CAN any body tell bow many feet
a gas meter has? One would imagine
from the way they run up that they
have a thousand feet at least, She
goes so.fast it is often difficult to meter
that ia the monthly bills.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
GERMAN Y.
DEATH FROM CHOLERA

HAMBURG, May 16.-Considerable
excitement has been caused here by
the official announcement that la
borer has died of A static cholera at
Schitf+nck near Ham burg.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

The joints and muscles are so lubri-
Gated by Hoods Sarsapsrilla that all
rheumatism and stiffness soon disap.
pears. Try it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
ECZEMA 3 LONG YEARS.
Tried Many Remedies. Then Tried
f'uttcura and Suffered No More.
Complete Cure for $500.

l have used your CUIICURA REMEDIES with
great satisfaction, for was a sufferer from
Eczema for three long years. l have tried a
blessing to n e, for since then have not SUI
Tered any more l am now entirely cured,
ana II only cost me five dollars for your
SSUIIcUR4 REMEDIES. AS for your CUTICURA
the skin. have given CUTiCURA to nv
friends rnd they like it. 1t gives Satisfaction
10 a VINO have tried it. All can say, it is
HENRY CROSSE.
sos Market Street, Shreveport La.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
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soap, an exquisite Skin Beautier externally,
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18
Very Bad Sor9 Cured.

in my foot 1t continued to get bigger and at
last IT was as big as half dollar / was com.
pletely helpless unable to walk After Suf-
1erlng with 1t for two and a half years, l tried
everything, but without relief. l got the Cnti-
cura Remedies. and they were the only thing
that cured my foot. Cuticura is my friend for
ever and ever. A01
HsNRY ALBERT SCHAEFFER, JR,,
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18

Caution! Buy only r. Isaac Thompsons eve,
water Carefully examine the ou side wrapper
None other genuine
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

Ohe OF my ANCESTORS won a battle
during the crlisades by his skill in ban
ding his artillery" said the baron.
But my dear baron. SAID his friend
at the time OF the crusade gunpowa,r
mad not yet been discovered"
! know that Us Well as you do, and
so did my ancestors
How did he win the battle, them"
tie brought his artillery to bear IN
the Saracens. and the stupid fools soc.
ing m guns. supposed that powder had
at last been discovered, and fed in dis.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

All that raj mortal, tangible, respect.
able, truthful or honest in a journalistic
OF the late Ghost Dancer, was
transferred to the court house yesterday,
there to be disposed Of by the sheriff
for the benefit Of the principal creditor.
the Sioux City Newspaper Union. This
journalistic abortion became.a cadaver
some months ago, just when, no n
knews and NO one cares. except perhaps
tho limited detachment who were fool.
iah enough to pay subscriptions in I'd.
vance.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

The following Chinese legend accounts
Tor the invention Of the fan in a rather
ingenious fashion: The beautiful Kan
o. daughter OF a powerful mandarin, wa
assisting at the feast of lanterns. when
sne oecame overpowered by the heat. She
was compelled totake off her mask. But
a. 1t was illegal to expose her face she
held her mask before it and gently fiut-
tered 1t to cool herself. The court ladies
present noticed it. and in an instant 100
other hands were waving their masks
Inns was the birth Of the fan, which To.
day takes the place of the mask in (,b,-
na.'-New York World.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20
Notice.

Yellowstone Lodge No. 26, A. F. & A.
NJ, will hold a Lodge of Sorrow on
Wednesday evening, Nov. I'D, at 8
o'clock p. M. at Masonic hall, in respect
to the memory Of it's late secretary.
George Usher Swaine, deceased. All
Masons. members of other orders and
friends Of the deceased are invited to
attend.
BY order of the w. NJ.
+. NJ. KREIpLER,
Secretary pro tenn.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

Under the new Northern Pacific time
table which went into effec, yesterday at
noon train No. arrives at 6:33 p. M, the
same as formerly. but No. > from the
west is due at l-Oi a H.. five hour earlier
than the old time.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

On Saturday last Clerk Zimmerman
issued a marriage license to Alfred A,
Arnold OF Hathaway and Miss Mary C.
Schario OF Miles, and yesterday after.
noon at . o'clock they repaired to the
Catholic church, where Rev. Father
Wander Brock made them man and
wife. Miss NJ. P. Steiner acted as brides.
maid and Leo c. Harmon as groomsman
ank after a wedding supper at the Mac.
queen house, the happy couple took the
evening train for a short western trip,
after which they will return to their fu.
ture home at Hathaway.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20

Charles Swartz. the popular represen.
tativo Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, spent Saturday at the court
house, and proceeded westward on last
nights train. Mr.. Swartz is on his reg.
ular annual visit for the purpose Of set
ting the company's taxes in the various
counties through which the road passes,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO. ,
Lucas County. (

NSSho
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm Of F. ]
Cheney l. CO., doing business bushes in
the city of Toledo. county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will nav the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
t, Sworn to before me and sub.
SEAL. scribed in my presence this
~' 9th day of December, A, b.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal.
lay, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
testimonials free.
J. F. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
0-Sold by druggists. Is cents.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-20
Notice,

10 owners Of stock running at larg.
within the city limits: Owing to the
numerous complaints Of depreciation
and damage by loose stock, that have
been made, it has become necessary to
rigidly enforce the ordinance relating to
domestic animals running at large, and
notice 10 hereby given that l will at
once begin the mpounding Of all such
animals accordinglto.law.
E. 8. JAcxsox,
Chief Of Polica