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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Record Breaking,

If the horses will finish the speed
ing season as successfully as the steam
engine has opened it, this year of grace
1898 will mark good many important
smashings of the records. On land we
have New York Central engine doing
mile in thirty-two seconds, while on
the Atlantic the new Cunarder has sur
passed all performances on the east
ward passage. The public apprecia-
ton of high speed grows keener year
by year. Americans like sport, espe-
cially If the character of it is above re-
proach; and in the tests of engines,
land and marine, they have no reason
to worry over the chance of crooked
work. Every time a record is broken
the public is delighted. And there
seems to be every promise that this
year will bring great deal of enjoy
ment of the kind to the residents of
these United States.-Railway Times
and Financial Register.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
NE SENT A TELEGRAM.
,..r He VIII probably Know Better.

a.-so ,ter He VIII Probably Know Better
He is in the employ of one OF the
LARGEST manufacturing firms IN Inc
CITY and is also a nephew OF the senior
mariner. Sometime ago he left on
Friday evening to stay over Sunday al
a summer resort, which is quite near
here. When he arrived he found, as
he expected, the girls very, very al
tractive and late Saturday afternoon
decided that he could not tear nlm-
self away on Sunday, he telegrapheo
his immediate boss as follows:
"Do you need me? If not snail
stay.J
The telegram was, of course, re-
ceived, but no attention paid TO IT,
and the sender, thinking something
wrong, reported at the Office bright
and early Monday morning. Finding
everything all right, and nothing
being said about the tele-
gram, he mentally kicked himself
for coming home. For sew
eral hours he worked along with poor
grace. Finally word was brought to
him that his uncle wanted to see him,
and quaking with fear, he obeyed the
summons. When he entered the old
gentleman's sanctum he was invited to
sit down and make himself quite COM
Portable. After rummaging through
some papers which were on his desk,
uncle, dear, took from them piece OF
yellow paper; turning around, he
looked his nephew straight in the eyes
and said:
"My boy, this telegram was re-
ceived by the head of your department
Saturday afternoon; it reads: DO you
need me? If not, l shall stay and is
signed with your name. Did you send
it?"
Eyes, uncle" came the answer
meekly.
"You did? Then let me tell you,
sir" and the atmosphere became sud
denly chilled, chat 1 have been here
for forty years and they don't need me-"
The telegram was laid down, and the
head of the esta blishment picked up
pen and began writing. Nephew knew
that the interview was over Just as
he was going through the door, he
heard uncle mutter: "Do they need
me?"-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
A Dance without a Smile.

They have singular kind of dance,
conducted on the greens of country
villages, in Russia. The dancers stand
apart, knot of young men here, a
knot of maidens there, each sex by it.
self, and silent as crowd of mutes. A
piper breaks into tune. A youth pulls
off his cap and challenges his girl with
a wave and a bow. If the girl is will
ing, she waves her handkerchief in
token of assent. The youth advances,
takes corner of the kerchief in his
hand and leads the lassie round and
round. No word is spoken, and no
laugh is heard. Stiff with cords and
rich with braids, the girl moves heavi-
ly by herself, going round and round,
and never allowing her partner to
touch her hand. The pipe goes dron-
ing on for hours in the same sad key
and measure; and the prize of merit in
this "circling," as the dance is called,
is given by spectators to the lassie who
in all that summer revelry has never
spoken and never smiled.-N. Y. Led
ger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
CANINE CONSCIENCE.
The Incomplete Moral Tendencies of q
Terrier.

The Incomplete Moral Tendencies of q
Terrier.
In his work on "The Human Mind"
Prof. Sully writes as follows in foot
note: 'One of the clearest examples Of
canine conscience have met with was
given me by afriend, the owner of the
dog, and the witness of the action.
The animal, variety of terrier, was
left in the dining-room, where were
the remains of cold supper. He got
on the table and secured piece of cold
tongue, but, without eating morsel
of it, he carried it into the drawing
room, deposited it at the feet of his
mistress, and then crawled out of
sight, looking the picture of abject
misery"
have no wish to say one word which
shall detract from the moral excel
lence, if anyone likes so to call it, of
that terrier, but l may, perhaps, be al
lowed to analyze his case. We may
suppose he was hungry, poor fellow,
but the natural impulse to appease that
hunger was checked in presence of
that loyal feeling of subservience to
the mistress which is the outcome of
the dogs mode of life as the companion
of man, and which has probably been
developed from certain innate social
tendencies of the canide, which, like
wolves and jackals, hunt in packs.
Note, in passing, that the checking of
this impulse was incomplete. Had it
been complete he would never have
stolen the tongue at all, and would
have remained unknown to fame.
His is not the only case in which our
sympathies go out toward the imper-
fectly moral more freely than toward
those who are above reproach. In the
case of the terrier, then, the prompting
of what we should call lower impulse,
the satisfaction of hunger, for the mo-
ment got the better of what we should
call the higher impulse, obedience to
the mistress; but only for moment.
The higher impulse prevailed, and the
dog crept abjectly to his MISTRESS
Prof. L. Morgan, in Fortnightly Re-
view,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Prevalent Errors Corrected.

In a recent statement by Prof.
Holden correction is made of some very
prevalent errors concerning the dis
lance of stars and planets, and their
size and visibility under the application
of the telescope. Thus, he says, If the
brightness of star seen with the eye
alone is one, with 2-inch telescope it
is 100 times as bright, with a finch
telescope it is 400 times as bright, an g.
inch telescope renders it 1000 times as
bright, q 16-inch 6, 400 times as bright,
S2-inch $4,000 times as bright, and a
86-inch 80, 40O-that is, with the latter
stars can be seen which are $4,000 times
fainter than the faintest stars visible
to the naked eye. Thus, while the
magnifying power which can be sue.
cessfully used on a 5-inch telescope will
permit a magnifying power not above
400, the S6-inch telescope will permit q
magnifying power of more than 2, O0t
diameters on suitable subjects, stars
for example.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
The Worlds Fair.

Take 1t all In all the world is fair.
That is, its judgments are pretty gen.
orally fair. No doubt 1t has formed
many incorrect conclusions from the
time the caravels of Columbus APP
pesred off the shores of San Salvador
to the present year of celebration, but
there are Instances of Its fairness
which can be cited unquestione1. II
has, after comparative tests, given its
award to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
for efficacy In cases of malarial, rheu
matte and kidney disorder, dyspepsia
liver complaint, constipation, ner
vousness and debility. Among "pos
tive facts without any doubt" thi'
verdict deserves q prominent place
The experience of generation justi
fies, and the concurrent testimony o
hosts of eminent physicians, bear ou
lite truth. Give the bitters a fair tria
and verify it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Last Survivor of a Tribe,

An old squaw who was the last sur
vivor of the once powerful and cruel
tribe of Rogue River Indians died a few
days ago in Oregon. The white set
tiers were driven to a war of extermi-
nation against them by their atrocities
half-century ago, and with the idea
that dead Indian is the only good In
dian, first attributed to Gen. Phil
Sheridan, an Oregon paper says that
the old animosities aroused against
them by their cruelties to "the peace
full white settlers" have never wholly
passed away and that the destruction
of the tribe is so manifestly in accord
ance with natures great law of sur
vival of the fttest that any attempt to
stay its progress would have been
futile.-N. Y. Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Where Are the Relatives OF James W.
McPh.rson 7

On June 6, 1893, at Boisfort, Lewis
county, state of Washington, jane
w. Mcpherson was killed.
He was 6 feet inch in height
weight about 1856 pounds; age AZ Year,;
light cOmplexIoned and slightly
freckled; eyes light blue; hair brown
and rather cOase; wore mustache; he
was strong and muscular.
The "W" in his name is thought to
have been adopted by himself.
ANY person claiming relationship
with the said deceased are requested
o write to ULYSSES f. HARMON,
Chehalis, Lewis county, state OF
Washington.
Administrator of the estate of James
w. Mcpherson, deceased.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
They Give Their Reasons.

Perhaps some of our readers would
like to know in what respect Cham
berlain's Cough Remed is better than
any other. We will tell you. When
this remedy is taken as soon as a cold
has been contracted and before it has
become settled in the sy stem 1t will
counteract the effect of the cold and
greatly lessen it's severity, and it IL
the only remedy that will do this. II
acts in perfect harmony with nature
and aids nature in relieving the lungs
opening the secretiOns, liquefying the
mucus and causing its expulsion from
the air cells OF the lungs and restoring
the system to q strong and healthy
condition. No other remedy la the
market possess these remarkable
properties. No other VIII cure a cold
so quickly. For sale by DR.. j. j
Tobin aud all druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
THE CONDOR AT HOME.
Old Stories of His Prowess Found to 30
Only Fabulous Creations.

Only Fabulous Creations
The home of this magnificent bird is
in the chain of the Andes in South
America, and the neighboring coun-
tries to the west, and it is found in
habiting these mountains from Ecua-
dor and Columbia down to the Strait
of Magellan, and again extending on
the east coast as far as the mouth OF
the Rio Negro in Patagonia. 1t bears
confinement well, examples being gem
orally to be seen living in the geological
gardens; and some idea of the extent
of wing in the condor can occasionally
be obtained when the birds are sun
ming themselves on the perch. The ex-
panse in large individuals is said to
reach as much as eight or nine feet
All observers agree that when seen in
wild state the fight of the condor is
truly majestic, and it is capable OF
ascending to an immense height, at
which a man could not breath
on account of the rarefaction
of the air, state OF things
which does not seem to affect the con-
dor, who is often lost to sight amidst
the clouds. The most exaggerated
stories of the strength and prowess OF
this vulture were circulated by the old
authors, and it was even said to attack
full-grown oxen. The careful observa-
tions, however, of recent travellers have
dispeled many of the fabulous stories
respecting it, and it is now a well-as-
certained fact that the condor does not
attack full-grown animals of any size,
but will devour newly-born and help
less offspring, and several will unite to
kill the mother should she appear in
weak and sickly condition. The sup
posed habit, attributed to these birds,
of carrying off prey in their feet is dis
proved by the weakness of the last
named organs, and their utter incapaci.
ty for grasping a thing; in fact, the
feet play very insignificant part in the
birds economy. the powerful bill being
the chief-factor in tearing carcass to
pieces. -CasselIs Natural History"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
ARTIFICIAL REFRIGERATION.
Recent Applications of tho Science of
Freezing.


Recent Applications of tho Science of
Freezing.
The production of artificial cold has,
during the last fifteen years, become
quite an important industry. "Freez-
ing machines" are now among the per-
manent requisites of civilized life.
The refrigeration of perishable ar
ticles of food for transport by ship
stands first on the long list of CONNER
cial applications of the science.
In the cold-air freezing machines now
employed on board ships for the trans
port of meat from Australia, New Zea-
land and America, the meat is placed
in large chambers, the walls of which
are double, the interspace being filed
with wood charcoal as a non-conduct-
ing material.
A jet of intensely cold air is delivered
into the chamber at each stroke of the
piston of the expansion cylinder, and
the temperature of the chamber is thus
kept or near the freezing point during
the whole voyage.
Another interesting application of
cooling by means of solutions which
have very slow freezing point has
lately been made in mines. One of the
greatest difficulties which can occur in
the operation of sinking a shaft is that
presented by stratum of sand satu-
rated with water. In more than one
case this difficulty has been overcome
by freezing the sand and water into a
firm mass, through which the shaft can
then be easily bored as into a solid
rock.-Golden Days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
CONFUSION,
Not a Matter Of Choice With Us.

The financial situation Of the coun-
try remains unchanged. This is
largely due to the failure of congress
to act on the repeal bill. Merchants
of this country cannot obtain money
from the banks. Farmers are holding
their cotton for advanced prices.
Notes and bills are falling due and
what are we to do but suffer loss Of
profits? Honor forbids us allowing
our paper protested. We can't sub
NIT to having our doors closed by the
sheriff. What Is left but to submit to
o sacrifice of our goods and offer them
to you for what they cost us. We can
truthfully Say that our stock of cloth
ing is the most complete in the city.
Our furnishing goods unsurpassed by
any; nothing hut standard brands,
Don't squander your money by giving
it 10 tailor's agents or clothing clubs
where you pay enormous profits and
receive inferior made garments. Our
cost mark in display advertisement
and store. See US.
CAPITOL CLOTHING HOUSE,
sci, 523 SIS Congress avenue, corner
Sixth street. ABE WILLIAMS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
THE THRIFTY JAPANESE.
Social Equality and Industrial Unanimity
of the Nation.

Social Equality and Industrial Unanimity
of the Nation.
What is the reason that Japan has
no poverty problem? One reason Is
probably to be found in the land sys'
tenn, which has given to every worker
holding and encouraged him to sup
ply his wants by his own labor. Effort
has thus been developed and wants are
limited. Another reason lies in the ma
tional taste for country beauty. No
where else are parties formed to visit
the blossom trees, and nowhere else
are pilgrimages simply for the sake OF
natural beauty. A country life has,
therefore, it's own interest, and men DO
not crowd the cities for the sake OF ex-
citement. There is, too, in japan q
curious absence of ostentatious luxury.
The habits of living are in all classes
much the same, and the rich do NOS
outshine the poor by carriages, palaces
and jewelry. The rich spend their
money on curios, which, il costly, are
limited, and the most popular agita-
ton is that against the big European
houses which ministers build for them.
selves. Wealth is thus not absorbed,
and is more ready for investment in re-
munerative labor. The last reason
which occurs to the mind of traveller
with comparatively few opportunities
for forming opinions is the equality OF
manners in all classes. Rich and poor
are alike courteous 1t is not possible
to distinguish employer from laborer
by their behavior; all are clean, all are
easy, all are restrained.
The governor let's his child go to tho
common school and sit next to the child
of the casual laborer, certain that his
child will pick up no bad manners and
get no contamination in thought or in
person. This equality enables rich and
poor to meet as friends, and gifts can
pass without degradation. The rich
mobiles in the country, just as the uni
versity men whom we met in Toxic,
are thus able to give to those whom
they know to be in need, and friend
ship becomes the channel of charity.
The question is will this survive tho
Introduction of the industrial system?
It is possible that some of it may and
that Japan may teach the west how TO
deal with the poor.-Fortnightly Re
view.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE.
Three Empty Passenger Cars Take Header
Into Galveston Bay.

Special to TIE Statesman.
GALVESTON, Oct. 26-This after
noon as the Santa Fe train. which ar
rives here at 3:45 from Houston, wa
backing down to the roundhouse the
three cars comprising the rain left the
track and were precipitated into thu
bay. The accident occurred near tht
foot of Thirty-third street while the
train was passing over trestle
Fortunately there was no one on the
cars at the time else serious accident
might have been the result. 1he
cause OF the wreck was a misplaced
switch. The engine did not leave thu
track. A wreckiug train was on the
scene soon after and is now engaged
in raising the cars out of the mud and
water in which they are deeply i'm
bedded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
ANOTHER MICHIGAN WRECK
Three Men Crushed and Roasted Under the
Splintered Cars.

HAMBURG, Mich, Oct. 2G.-About
O'Clock last night the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and North Michigan north
bound freight train with extra engine
ran into sink hole about three miles
north of here. The engine left the
track and is on her side in the ditch, a
total wreck. Behind the engine we're
tank cars of oil and three cars of coal
which were wrecked and piled on the
engine. Oil aud coal caught fire from
the engine, making fire which can
be seen for miles around, On the en-
CINE were Engineer Beaulieu, Fireman
Albers and Head Brakeman Mulligau,
who were b fried in the debris and will
probably be burned to crisp before
they can be removed from the wreck
as the fire will not be out for several
hours yet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
An Old snidi.r Mad Hannv

During my term of service in the
army contracted chronic hiarrhpa,"
SAYS A, e. Bending of Halsey, Ore
"Since then L have used RreaI
amount of medicine, but when | found
any that would give me relief they
would injure my stomach, until Cham
berlain's Cholic, Cholera and Diarl hoe
Remedy was brought to my notice
used it aud will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent re
lief and no bad results follow" Fol
sale by DR.. j. J. Tobin and all drug
gists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Railway Sur eecn,, Association.

ST.. LOUIS, Occ. 27-The morning
and afternoon sessions of the South
western Railway Surgeons association
were occupied with clinical papers by
Doctors Mudd, Tuholske, McCandIess
and other local surgeons, read at posi-
graduate aud city hospitals where the
patients whose cases were discussed
were under treatment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
The Gin Burners
Special to the Statesman.

Bpocill 70 the statesman.
TYLER, Oct. 27.-The indignation
of citizens consumated in mass meet
ing at Lindale in consequence Of the
burnsng of a gin there yesterday,
thought to be tine work OF parties
known. County Judge Beard, Coun-
ty Attorney Edwards and Sheriff
Smith went up this morning and have
been in private council all day. No
particulars of their work can be learn.
ed, though it is said things look squat
ly for certain parties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
A Sepclfic for Group,

~ consider Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy specific for Group 1t is
very pleasant to take, which is one OF
The most important requisites where q
cough remedy is intended for Use
among children. l have known OF
cases of Group whereI know the lif, OF
IettIe one was saved by the use OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. J. J
LaGrange, druggist, Avoca, Mob, SO
cent bottles r sale by DR.. j. j. Tobiu
and all druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Anarchist to Hang

PITTsBURG, Oct, 27.-The jury in
case of Noel Maison, charged witch kill
ing Sophia Raes, returned verdict
this morning of guilty of murder H.
the first degree. Maison is implicated
in an anarchistic plot TO destroy build
ings in Canada. Mrs. Raes overheard
Maison and another man, who killed
her
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Flames at Hico.
Special TO the Statesman.

HICo, Tex, Oct. 27.-At 4:3O this
morning fire destroyed the Barbee
building and the Garrett theatre build.
ing, total loss, neither insured. Most
of the Campbell Nicely stock was saw
ed also the stock and saioJu fixtures.
The losses are as follows: Garrett's
theater building and contents, $40,
900. no insurance; Barbee building
$5000 no insurance: Jones and Weaver,
stock, $l2,500 insured for $4,000, Other
losses not estimated. The origin OF
the fire is not known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Four Million Dollar rru.t Deed

DENVER, Oct. 81 BY deed of trust
for 81 600, 900 the Denver Consolidated
Tramway company has conveyed to
Mecantile Trust company OF New York
all its franchises rights and property,
The mortgage runs for years at 5 per
cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
A Question.

Bobby-Pa, do breaking waves cost
much?
Pa-Why, pshaw! Bobby, they don't
cost anything.
Bobby-Yes, they do, pa. Here's a
piece of poetry that begins: "The
breaking waves dashed high."-Judge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Suicide a. San Antonio.
Special to The Statesman.

special 70 The statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 81 - John
Breeding suicided hero at II o'clock
today. Breeding formerly kept d sa
loon here was consumptive and hao
been in illhealth for several months
Dependency is supposed to b ave
been the cause.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Magnetic Healer Kills.
Special to The Statesman.

pVVVIdI % nc oIoNVSLI"II'
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 27,--Dr. Frank
Fannin, the well known magnetic
healer, while returning home on foot
in the suburbs tonight was approached
by man. The doctor ordered him to
halt and drew pistol and as the man
continued to approach and make a
mysterious hippocket movement the
doctor fred with fatal effect. The
dead man was identified as Juan Salas
a Mexican.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
silva, the Defaulter .

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-Louis ]. Silva,
defaulting secretary, bookkeeper and
cashier of the characterization
Hat company, has not yet been found.
Developments today do not change
last nights figures
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
Train Wreck in Kentucky.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-The Air Line
passenger from Louisville, due here
this morning, was wrecked at Blaford
Station, the tender trucks breaking
Pullman Porter Scott, T. Q. Jenkins,
cond actor, Hennig and Y. A. Allen
were injured, but not fatally.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, sOftens the gums,
alIays all pain, cures who'd collie, and
8 the best remedy for diarrhms.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Sold by
all druggists throughout the world.