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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Illinois State Building Dedicated.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-In the presence
of 10000 people at noon today the
building erected by the state of Hi
nois at the Worlds fair was dedicat-
ed. Unfortunately, the beautiful
building was not quite ready. The
exhibits ale not quite all in place and
the interior of the magnificent struct-
ure had a vacant, unfinished appear
ance not attractive. Hon. Lafayette
Funk, president of the Illinois Worlds
fair commission, made formal delivery
of the building to Governor Altgeld.
After remarks by Mrs Marcia Louise
Gould, president of the Illinois
Women's Worlds fair executive
board, Governor Altgeld responded
accepting the building.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
He Hit the Nail on the Head.

Caleb Gushing desired people to
keep at Il distance from him while
talking, and many of his callers had
habit of gradually moving their
chairs nearer to him during a con-
versation. So one day, having been
very much annoyed in that way, he
sent for a carpenter and made him
fasten two pieces of boards to the
legs of the chair, and then screw it
to the floor at the place he wanted
people to sit. When it was done, he
contemplated it with smile and re-
marked: Il guess have got them
now. They can't blow their bad
breaths in my face any more. >
ArgOnaut.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
The Guard Cried Like a Babv.

And the guard cried like BABY
1t was on one of the elevated trains
and midnight" train at that, says
the Now York Journal. The guard
was on the platform between the
first and second cars. Physically
speaking he was as sound as a silver
dollar, but his feelings had been ter
ribly injured and he was crying like
baby.
He was a stout, pleasant faced
man, a thorough railroader and one
of the most accommodating guards in
the employ of the Manhattan COM
pany.
A 'drunk" had been put aboard
the train at Blocker street station
with instructions from his friends to
put him off at Forty-second street
When nearing that station the guard
endeavored to awaken his passenger,
and finally succeeded, but the fellow
became ugly and assaulted the train
man, tearing his clothes and scratch
ing his face.
w IlCh OilO VI gill oOOppOu OllO 3 udl u
landed his assailant on the station
platform and held his knee on him
until a conveniently absent police
man could be summoned. The fellow
promised to behave himself if let up,
but he had no sooner regained his
feet than he gave terrific yell and
made.a break for the street When
ne had gone the guard pulled the
rope and the train resumed it's
journey uptown.
1t was on the run between Fifty
third and Fifty-ninth streets that the
guard said:
81 have been on this road twelve
years, but that was the toughest
treatment | have ever experienced.
The man didn't iniure me, but he
hurt my feelings. And you can see
from this what trainmen are liable to
catch at any time. No matter how
civil we are, or how much we try to
accommodate the patrons of the
road, we meet with cranks of all
kinds constantly, and our existence
is anything but happy one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
QUEER CUSTOMS.
Strange Burial Practices Among the
Natives of Borneo.

Natives of Borneo.
Mr.. Charles Hose, the British resi-.
dent of the Basin district in Borneo,
has just sent to the Royal geograph-
ical society on interesting account OF
some of the native customs which he
learned in his journeys in Saramat.
After sleeping in a chiefs house one
evening he found at the head of his
bed box containing the dead body
of his hosts wife. 1t appears that
the natives always keep corpses for
three months. The body is then re-
moved from the house and conveyed
with much ceremony to the tomb.
Every one present sends one or more
cigarettes made of tobacco, wrapped
in the dry leaves of the wild banana,
to his dead relatives in "Apo Leg
gan" (Hades). These cigarettes are
placed on top of and around the COT
fin; and, should the body be that of
a man, his weapons, tools, and small
quantity of rice, with his 'priok"
(cookingpot), are deposited in the
tomb with him that he may be able
to continue his daily pursuits in the
other world. But if of a woman, her
large sun-hat, her little hoe-used
for wedding in the paddy-felds-her
beads, earrings, and other fuery are
placed with her body, that she may
not be found wanting on her arrival
on the other side of the grave. Mr..
Hose once was present when the
corpse Of a boy was placed in the
coffin, and he watched the proceed
ings from short distance As the
lid of the coffin was closed an old
man came out on the veranda of the
house with large gong and solemn
~ beat it for several seconds. The
chief said that this was always done
before closing the lid, that the rela-
ESDns of the dead who had already
! Assed out of this world, might know
lat the spirit was coming to join
hem. There was another strange
ceremony called "Dayong Janoi," in
which the dead are supposed to send
messages to the living, and which
proved that "spiritualism" was OF
very ancient practice among them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Low Worlds Fair Rates ,

The Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way has now on sale round trip tick
cts from all Texas points to st. Louis,
Chicago, Kansas City and Hannibal,
at greatly reduced rates, same being
good to return until Nov. 18th, 1898.
This is the only line running through
sleepers from Texas points to Chicago
and these are the world renowned
Wagner palace sleeping cars, the best
on earth.
All parties wishing to visit the
Worlds Columbian Exposition will
save money and time by purchasing
their tickets over this route. For fur.
Their information, call on or address,
p. j. LAWLEss,
Local Ticket Agent
Or,
H. 2. HUGHES, G. P. & T. A,
Denison, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
FROM MARBLE FALLS.
River Falling-The Factory Being Rushed
to Completion Prosperity.

River Falling-The Factory Being kushed
to Observation-Disclosures Prosperity.
Special to The Statesman.
MALBLE FALLS, May 1.-THE Col
orado has been so high for two days
| that flume work has been suspended.
The rains have done an immense
amount of good in this community
and corn crops were never finer.
The factory building is now looming
up, and shows that the men having
the work in charge mean to finish it..
There seems to be no doubt now that
the Marble Falls Cotton and Wooden
mills will be ready to manufacture the
next crop of cotton and wool. The
walls of the building are of a beauti-
full pink sandstone obtained between
here and Granite Mountain. The
window stills are of granite, and the
walls, besides being of most sub
stantial nature, will be beauties as
we'll when finished. One must go
through the building to get just
conception OF it's magnitude. The
first layer of two floors is laid, and is
of Pinch timber. On and across will
be placed another layer of dressed and
matched plank.
The general business outlook is en-
cOuraging. Two new stores will be
opened within the next two weeks.
The new druggist, Mr.. Mitchell, has
his store Oh avenue L about complet-
ed. 1t will be aroomy and neatly fin
shed building.
j, N. Clark snd Postmaster Arnall
both have new dwellings about COM
pleted.
The societry event of the week will
10 the marriage of DR.. Il. M. Yeti of
this place to Miss Ledie Burnam. at
Rock Vale church on Wednesday the
18th inst. DR.. Yeti is prominent
physician and president of the First
National bank and Miss Burnam is a
beautiful and accomplished young
lady, and the match is considered an
excellent one.
A good portion of our people are
taking in county court at Burnett this
week, either as parties, witnesses or
Jurors, About 20 misdemeanor cases
from here, mostly saloon cases.
p. Kushnel will have a stock OF mu-
steal merchant sc here in few days
and will occupy the Fielder stone
building on avenue II. Altogether |
the prospects for our town have never
been more encouraging.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Tho GOlnen IiOsr.

The golden rose given by the pope
once year has u stem of solid gold
moro than yard long, while the
blossom is in mosaic, with engraved
oh 1t the name of the reigninS pontiff,
and the titles of the royal recipient;
the golden leaves Of the flower are
studded with diamond dust 70 simu-
late morning dew, and the price of
the bauble is as much as $500 for its
manufacture alone, it being always
made at one special shop, close to
St. Peters at Rome.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Connecticut Railroads.

The railroad mileage of Connecticut
is greater according to area than
any country of Europe except
Belgium, Delaware, illinois, Iowa,
Massachusetts. New Jersey, Ohio and
Pennsylvania have, each of them, q
larger trackaso to tho square milo
than Germany, France or Holland
and each of the states except Iowa
and New York, has larger relative
trackage than Great Britain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Double Hanging in Pennsylvania.

TUMKHANNoCK, Pa, May l8.-Har-
ris Blank and Isaac kosenwig were
hanged here at 11:04 this morning n
the jail yard. Blank and Rosenwig
were both natives of Russia and each
was 81 years old. They murdered
Sacoh Marks, peddler, on Dutch
Mountain, Wyoming county, March
Is, 1892. Blank and Rosenwig were
also peddlers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
The Retort Valiant.

Stephen A. Douglas on one occa-
sion was able to give utterance to a
historical retort, After some one
had been assailing him in the senate
by the most severe personal denun-
citation, Douglas arose in his seat and
said; What no gentleman should
say, no gentleman need answer. -
Argonaut
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
EPILEPSY OR Fits.

Can this disease be cured? Most physicians say
No-Tsay, Yes; allforms and the worst cases. AT
ter 3d. years study and experiment have found the
remedy.-Eplepsy is cured by it; cured, not sub
dued by opiaes 1.-The old, treacherous, quack treat
ment. Do not despair Forget past impositions on
your purse, past outrages on your confidence, past
failures. LOOK forward, not backward. My remedy
is Of to-day Valuable work on the subject, and
large bottle Of the remedy-sent free for trial.
Mention Post-Ofice and Express address.
Prof. w II. PEEKE, +. D., 4 Cedar St., New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Virginia Democratic Convention.

RICHMOND, Va, May 19-At
meeting of the State Democratic COM
mittee last night it was decided to
held state convention at Richmond
on Thursday, August II. The officers
to be nominated by the convention are
governor, lieutenant governor and at
tOIney general.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Why, In,lprd.

Angel Child-Mamma isit true that
grandma is better off than she was
before she diedg
Mamma-Oh, yes, my darling.
Yes, grandma is in Il beautiful lanG,
where sorrow and pain are quito un-
known.
Angel Child-Then what's the use
of having doctors to keep us from
going there? Texas Siftings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Five Years For Shooting.
Special to The Statesman.

GALVESTON, May 10. - Martin
Childs, the negro waiter who attempt
ed to make an angel out of fellow
waiter at the fremont hotel for ST. so,
by shooting at him, short time ago,
was convicted and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary today for his
DlaV tul neSs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Miss Campbell-So you are fnan-
clally embarrassed again, are you,
Cousin George | notice you con-
tinue to wear patent-leather shoes,
all the same.
Cousin George-Oh, yes; but-but
you see the patent has expired
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Old Titephist had just taken his
seat in a Woodward avenue car, when
he suddenly arose with a look of pain
on his face.
whats the matter of the old cod
ger now?' asked Bilks of Jilks.
"Must have sat down on his pock-
et-book, " was the reply.
"But what made him get up in such
hurry?'
afraid he would break dollar,
guess"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
More to the Point.

An American girl was once shown
some cannon at Woolwich Arsenal,
the sergeant in charge remarking:
hYou know, we took them from you
at Bunker Hill" YES" she replied;
~ see you've got the cannon, but
guess we've got the hill. n-Argonaut
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
New Process in Rubber Manufacture.

The manufacture of gossamer
clothing, and also of rubber goods in
general, is, it appears, to be carried
on by means of new and improved
process. The method proposed is
for the compromising of rubber and
the reproduction of the colors in
figures, checks and plaids, by print
ing these on a rubber surface on
gossamer garments, giving to the
latter the appearance of the most
popular patterns of "mackintoshes, {"
and at a very reasonable cost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Gedney-Thoso terribly high no.
tells in Chicago must be fearfully
dangerous in case Of fire.
Marlboro-Not at all. A man on
The top floor would have a fair chance
of dying of old age before the flames
could get TO him Truth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Attachment Suits Dismissed

CHICAGO, May 19.-Wm. Deering q
Co. have dismissed all their attach.
ment suits against the National Cord
age company at his own cost, leaving
the receiver in undisputed possession
of the property of the National Cord
age company.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

\ recent advertisement in an Eng
fish country paper reads thus; For
Sale-A bull terrier dog, years old.
Will eat anything; very fond of chill
dren. Apply at this office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10

they choose); were endowed with this
Citizenship, right and privilege by
til omission of the pronOun defining
the sex in the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the fed
eral constitutions; but, although en-
bowed with all the rights and privi-
leges. the immunities of citizenship,
still they are debarred from occupying.
being appointed to, or holding official
positions Of any kind under the federal
government, by the defining of the sex
of the federal official In the exclusive
u Sc of the masculine pronOunS "hlm."
his" ''he;;" throughout the whole text
of the federal law in its original form.
The amendments confer the franchise.
but no more.
The Pioneer is right in one thing,
there is an ineradicable difference.
physical difference, between the sexes;
mans work and wOman'S work.
Woman's work is wifehood, mother
hood, domestic, social homemaking,
housekeeping; but this cannot shut her
out from her citizen right and perSon nal
privilege to choose at the ballot box her
representative in congressional or state
lawmaking chambers, her choice of
preference for governor or president,
although it does shut her out from pub
lie official business life and confines her
exclusively within the limits of the
female, the social domestic world.
A WOMAN.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 4, 1898.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10

part OF the White house which is most
carefully watched. The living rooms
of the family are at the west end of this
floor. Ehe end nearest the treasury is
devoted To offices, and il Is always filled
with clerks and messengers. This is
the only part that is accessible to
people who have public business. These
men after they have passed the guards
down stairs are allowed to 20 up
tie staircase between the east room and
tie vestibule. At the top or this there
Is guard in citizens clothes, and pass
ing across hall you come into another
corridor. i'll the rooms Of which at the
back are the offices Of the president and
Mr.. ThurbeI, and also the big parlor in
which the cabinet meets. As you step
iEtO this corridor you see seated at a
desk one of the most trusted servants
and best Waterman any ruler has ever
known. This is Sergeant Loeffler. the
special messenger of the president. He
is why, sharp-eyed man, with gray
mustache. No one knows how old he is,
but his muscles are iron. He was fight
ing the Indians long before the war
began, and for the past twenty years he
has been one Of the confidential Sery-
ants Of the White house. 1t is he who
takes in the cards that reach the presi-
of the country, and he sometimes de-
tects bad characters who have passed
the men below. In this same corridor
you find couple of cOlored guards,
among them Arthur, who has been the
messenger of the private secretary of
the president for years, and if you are
an unknown man your card VIII he
given by Sergeant Loeffler to Arthur,
and you will have 10 20 in and have an
interview with Private Secretary Thur
Der before you can pierce the
divinity which hedges your Amer
lean king. MIR. Thurber has naturally
great reverence for the president. He
appreciates the dangers which surround
him, and one must nave indeed good
credentials and all honest face TO be adj
mitted by him into President Cleve-
lands office. Just across the hall are
the Offices of another corps of clerks,
including Col. William II. Crook, VINO
has been twenty-eight years connected
with the executive mansion. and who
was one of President Lincoln's special
body guards when he made his trip to
Richmond. All of the employees of the
White house are connected with the
president and the private secretary by
electric bells, and the whole army could
be called into the presidents room by
the pressure of button.
NIGHT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
have shown you that it would be
almost impossible for any one to break
into the White house at night. want
to tell you how easily the man would be
caught if he got in. He would, in the
fist place. have to pass the men on the
city police force, climb over the fence
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10
The Arrested Snap Shot.

STRANGER" said the young man with
the white hair and the dyed mustache
to the photographer. Il am here to git
my pictare took, and I'll tell you how it
is. I've jist popped the question to a
wilder down our way, with forty acres
of as good ground as ever a hog stuck
his nose into, and l am now goin' to read
her answer. When you see the pleasant
smile stealin' over my face | want you
to fire off your ole machine and let 'er
60"
"All right"
The young man took his position, but
he didn't get the photograph taken. Iu-
stead, he rose to go without word,
Whats the matter?" asked the pho
tographer.
There hain't nothin' the matter,
'ceptin' that she says she's stuck on a
preacher, and that l amt got the sense I
was horned with, that's ALL"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10
HOLLOW OF ATLANTIC.
1t Is Not Strictly Basin. But
Holds a Lot of Water.

1t Is Not Strictly Basin. But
Holds Lot of Water.
Fire and Water.
1t seems that the hollow of the At
lantic is not strictly basin whose depth
increases regularly toward the center,
the latest investigation showing that it
is neither saucer nor dishlike one, so
even is the contour of its bed.
1t is found that proceeding westward
from the Irish coast the ocean deepens
very gradually; in fact, for the first 230
miles the gradient is but six feet to the
mile, though in the next twenty miles
the fail is more than 1900 feet. so precip-
itous being this sudden descent that
in many places depths of 1,200 to 1000
fathOms are encountered in proximity to
the hundred-fathom line.
With the depth OF 1.S00 to 1000 faith
ouS the sea bed in this part of the At
lantic becomes slightly undulating
plain, whose gradients are so slight as to
show but little alteration of depth for
some 1000 miles, the extraordinary fiat
ness of these submarine prairies there
fore. rendering the familiar idea of
basin rather inappropriate.
The greatest depth in the Atlantic is
claimed to have been found some 100
miles to the northward of the island of
st. Thomas, where soundings of 1875
fathoms we're obtained. The seas
around Great Britain. instead of form
ing part of the Atlantic hollow, as
heretofore generally regarded, are now
alleged to be rather part of the plat
form banks of the great European con-
tinent which the ocean has oyerflowed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10

and get to the White house itself. He
would have to do this under a blaze of
lights. for electricity and gas unite
to turn night into day. and the
lamps in front of the mansion
always burn. Suppose he got
to tile front door and picked
the lock, he would find himself, on en-
tering the vestibule, in the hands of
the three policemen who are always on
guard there after dark. He could in
no way break into the front OF the
mansion except through this door OF
the windows at it's sides. If he at
tempted to enter the basement door
facing the treasury, he would be cap
tured by the policeman stationed there,
and if he eluded him. upon getting into
the basement, he would find himself in
a wide hall lighted by electricity and
-patrolled by stalwart officer armed to
the teeth. If he could possibly pass
him he might get to the second floor of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-10

WHERE THE PRESIDENT WORKS.
Grover Cleveland does all of his work
above stairs. 1t is on the second floor
of the executive mansion that the presi-
dent and his family live, and this is the