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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
COTTON.
McElroy & Co.'s Circular.

McElroy CO.'S Circular.
NEW ORLEANS, June s.-McElroy
& Co. say:
Futures-There SCENT to have been
quite general disposition to get out
of longs today in advance of the bu-
reau. Liverpool after fuctuating act-
lively closed to 3-64d lower than last
night, while spot sales were only 5000
bales. Our market showed DISPOSE
ton to improve in the early morning,
and part of the opening loss of 5 toe
points was recovered, but the steadi-
ness was only momentary and we fl
nally close to s points down on the
day. Spots are easy, and although
official quotations remain unchanged
it Is said that some sales have been
made at Lice decline. Total sales
were 900 bales.
so much has been said lately about
the unreliability of the government
crop report that many holders fearing
that even if very unfavorable, the bu-
reau's figures will Re discredited,
have preferred to cover and stay out
until its effect shall have been felt and
the market shall settle again. Should
there be any decline following the bu-
reau report it is very probable that
this element will be ready to take
hold again. A friend who has just re-
turned from Pine Bluff, Ark, states
that farmers are complaining seri-
ously from lack of rain, but that the
plant, while small, looks clean and
we'll worked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
Forty Winks For Insomnia.

81 have new remedy for insomnia, !"
said the nervous member as he entered
the club rooms.
eff it is good, tell us about it. :"
ut is very simple. Just go to bed and
take the most comfortable position for
sleeping. Then slowly open and close
your eyes. If, after 40 winks, you are
not asleep, then try 40 more. The great
difficulty with victims Of insomnia is
that they almost always fall to thinking
of the events Of the day This may be
prevented by persistent counting, but
that is itself mental effort and wakes
one up Not so, however, with winking.
defy any of you to think Of anything
else while you are engaged in this sim
pie exercise Utica Observer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
sneezing Out the Wedding Party.

The Rev. R. S. Hawker, in the course
of some "reminiscences of an aged friend
of his, quotes an anecdote which this
friend, himself clergyman, was fond
of telling. 1t is about marriage cere-
mony and pinch of snuff, and in the
narrator's own language runs thus:
ut was always the custom in those
days for clergyman after the marriage
to salute the bride first before any other
person, Well, it was so that l had just
married very buxom, rosy young lady,
and when it was over l proceeded to
observe the usual ceremony. But l had
just taken an enormous finger and
thumbful of snuff. So no sooner had the
bride received my kiss--and 1 gave her
smart kiss for her good looks-than
she began to sneeze The bridegroom
kissed her, of course, and he began also.
Then the best man advanced to the
privilege. Better he hadn't, for he be-
gan to sneeze awfully, and by and by
the bridesmaids also, for they were all
kissed in turn, till the whole party went
sneezing down the aisle, and the last
thing l heard outside the church was
'Tchu, tchu, tchup till the noise was
drowned by the bells from the tower. {"
London Tit-Bits.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
Aged Horses,

With moderate care and good usage a
horses life may be prolonged to 25, 30
Or 40 years. An English gentleman had
three horses which died in his posses
sion at the ages Of 80, 81 and 80 years
respectively. The oldest was in a car
riage the very day he died, strong and
vigorous, but was carried off by spas
modic collie, to which he was subject
A horse in use at a riding school i'll
Woolwich lived to be 40 years old, and
barge horse Of the Mersey and Irwell
Navigation company is declared to have
been in his sixty-second year when he
died. -London Answers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
A Homemade Sign.

On Lexington avenue near Eighty
third street there stands in front Of a
shoemaker's shop home painted sign
that is pitifully comic. 1t would be a
painfully deformed man indeed who
could wear boot shaped like the one
thereon displayed, beneath which is the
announcement that "Laddies sheos'
will be "half soeld'' and heeled for one
price; "Childrings and mans" for an
other. Apropos Of this subject, / saw a
shoemaker's sign the other day bearing
the euphonious and appropriate name Of
Shintog. Polly Pry in New York Re-
corder,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
A LAZY TELLER.

Mighty fond o. fishin,
Good as good can be,
But keep a-wishin
That the river'd come to me.
Like the weather sunny,
When the bees are all alive;
Wisht they'd bring their honey =.
80 me an not the hive.
-ySalr"
Hunters horn a-tootin,
Powder on the shelf, --s
Like to go a-shootin
If the gun would load itself.
Fond o. turkey eatin-
Mighty good an sweet,
But it's overheatin
When you have to cut the meat.
World never doubt it
Has a lot TO give;
Only trouble bout it
Got to work to live.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Reading. sS%
Mexican Central, new, 4s........... ....... ID
Bank Clearings.
New Orleans, June S.-Clearings, S6SS,4sS
New York exchange commercial 81 per 1000
premium; bank, Sl5O per 1000 premium.
New York, June S.-Clearings, S0065, $40;
balances, S. 459,SS0.
Memphis June s-New York exchange sell
ing at 81 premium; clearings SiSo,SOS
balances Sl4S, 067.
French Rentes.
Paris, June S-Three per cent rentes lOOf
75c for the account
Gone 10 Bank.
London, June S-The amount of bullion
gone into the Bank of England on balance today
is 9516 600.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
His Sole Regret.

"You are not afraid to die, are you?"
asked the weeping watcher by the bed
side
NO." whispered the chronic kicker,
"but it does worry me to think that /
shall soon be with the silent majority,
when all of my lie have SO enjoyed
being in the noisy minority. Indian
apOlis .JOnmal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Some of the bricks found in Babylon
indicate by the stamps upon their sur
face an age Of at least 5000 years. The
art Of brickmalling was well developed
at that time, for no bricks are better
made than these.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Persians dump their household refuse
into deep cesspools dug inside of the
house. These cesspools have no outlet
and help to account for that country be-
ing the hotbed of cholera.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
What She Keeps.

Miss Tweed-That Mrs Chirp is hor-
rid! I don't believe she can keep any
thing.
"Oh, yes. She keeps telling every
thing she hears. Chicago Inter Ocean
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Things made wholly or in part of clay
and baked, which are Opaque, are called
pottery. Those which are semitranspar-
ent are porcelain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Insects inhabiting islands have either
very short wings Of very little use in fly
ing or no wings at all
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
LIVE STOCK.
Kansas City.


Kansas City, June 5-Ca tle-Receipts, 5l00;
shipments 1000 Market steady to strong;
Texas steers, 50 5CG4 o; Texas cow, 81 25g
3 IS; beef steers, So 3j@L9l; native cows 81 Sj0
3 65 stocsers ana feeders, S255g3t0; bulls, Sl.25
@&25
ket steady to strong; bulK of sales, 81 5O@ 4GU;
heavies, 81 50G7L; packers, si5L@7G mixed,
Si45a65: light; si,45GGu; workers. Sl.tj9O6; pigs,
SI31G435
Sheep-Receipts, 800; shipments, l4OO. Mar
ket slow and weak.
St. Louis.
St. Louis Jure -Cattle-Recelpts, l1OO
shipments, GOO. Market strong, active gener'
ally: Texans active, strong; native steers
1900 TO 400 his Sl15@40 COWS, s2.40G2 70; calves
si25d3O. Texas steers, 1000 to HOO lbs, So 25g
3 40.
Hogs-Receipts- 4,OOO shipments.
30OO Top prices 81 s.; bulk Of sales, sI.50G46g
common and rough, So 2jQL45.
ket dull lower; natives, s. TO 10 lbs, 81 7jG
90; stockers. S .6O922.5: southwestern, $1,000
50; lembs, s}.0O@35O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
Weekly Bank Clearings.

The following table, compiled by Bradstreets,
show the total clearances at the principal cities
and the per centage of increase or decrease as
compared with the corresponding week last
year:
p ew York $3.50 967, SO7, decrease 27.2, Chicago
SO 2lSC65, decrease IA; Boston, sOOA,915, de-
crease 1871; Philadelphia, 62929,273, deecease
2I.6; ST. Louis 2l,9l1,3l4, decrease l45; San
francisco 1299279l, decrease 1913; Baltimore
l6 Coz O34; decrease z; PIttsburg lS,S492O5, de-
crease rs; Cincinnati 14,3l6S50 decrease 81;
Kansas City 10,096 1S4 decrease 5 Z; New Orleans
9,99O,O96. decrease l6 G.; Buffalo 3S15 49S. de-
crease SO l. Milwaukee 4:452, 81, decrease 35;2
Detroit $685. 729, decrease t6.S; Louisville 7f53,-
4Si, decrease = Minneapolis 534S SAP, decrease
l5 g. Omaha 5,S7;,692, decrease 10 Z; Providence
4,2i5, 800, decrease "a 2; Cleveland 5Ol1S3O de
crease IL Houston 8 57994l, decrease 1876;
st. Paul e36, 1907 decrease 80 3; Denver 3. ll5,-
sol d crease 4S4 INDIANAPOLIS 892l,713. de-
crease % 9; Columbus, o, 3741, 100, 1873 Hart
ford 324, 1914 decrease &c. Richmond 1924 452,
decrease A.; Washington l SO 1885, decrease 81 4
Dallas 1868 i5i; Memphis 26SS, POS, decrease 26 g.
Savannah 242 O79, decrease ID; Atl1nt 1,O'2,
2Si, decrease II /: Fort Worth l,7S4 057 decrease
6l5: Waco 7O3,279 decrease 30 6; Birmingham
26O, SSS, decrease 49, Topeka 523 H., increase
52; Chattanooga l55,l9l; "Nashville o63.94O
decrease q 3; "Galveston 6l3 365, decrease l2,1
Total United States 90i,3j3 2S6. decrease y .;
exclusive of New York 434 3o5 9I9; decrease
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

Ten cents will buy 10 cent Cato or
KilIy Key West cigar at Tobin's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
Ided IN tOlBls'
New York Money.

New York, June S-Money on call easy, per
cent; last loan per cenG closed at per cent
prime mercantile paper, S94l2c; sterling ex-
bills, s4SSX for demand and sLS7H
for 60 days; posted bills, sLSSH4 80; CONNER
cial bills SiS6I2@A. Silver certificates. $4,000.
Bar silver, &C, Mexican dollars, 5lKc.
The total sale OF stocks today were 10000.
British Consols.
London, June S.-Bar silver Is 5-l6d per OF.
Money x per cent. The rate of discount in the
in the open market for this short and three
months bills q per cent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
QUOTATIONS AND STATISTICS
LIVERPOOL.
SPOT.

SPOT.
LIVER DOL. June s. 4 .. m. - Cotton, spot
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
About Bananas.

George W. Danforth of Charles
ton, who is in the national navy.
and who is now at Bluetields, Cen
tral America, writes, among other
interesting things, this to the Char.
lesion Democrat:
Steamers make frequent trips to
and from New Orleans and Mobile.
mainly, just now, with cargoes of
bananas from here. Each steamer
carries from 10000 to 10000
lunches of bananas, bought for 30
cents per bunch, and loaded for 8
cents. These sell at more than 81
per bunch in New Orldans, and a
steamer makes two complete trips
a month. One banana shipper re-
marked that he cleared about s25,-
900 last month. Steamers do not
get their cargoes of bananas on the
coast but 60 about 65 miles up the
Bluefelds river, where plantations
are plentiful. These plantations
produce fruit at all times of the
year, and but one bunch is produc-
ed by tree. The trees must be
cut down to get the fruit. Ripe
lunches cannot be shipped and they
are given away at the wharf to
anyone who will take them. Sew
eral shippers feed ranches of hogs
on bananas, thus making hog-rais-
ING a profitable business.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
The Country Paper.

At recent business convention
Ex-Governor Francis of Missouri
who is in aposition to know where,
of he speaks, paid tribute to the
local newspaper as follows:
each year the local paper gives
from $500 to $4,000 in free lines to
the community in which it is locat-
ed. No other agency can or will
do this. The editor, in proportion
to his means, does more for his
town than any other ten men, and
in all fairness with men he ought to
be supported-not because you like
ike him or admire his writings,
but because the local paper is the
best investment a community can
make. 1t may not be brilliantly
edited or crowded with thought,
but financially it is of more benefit
to the community than the teacher
or preacher. Understand me. I do
not mean mentally or morally, but
financially, and yet on the moral
question you will find most of the
local papers on the right side. To-
day the editors of the home papers
do the most for the least money of
any people on the face of the
earth"
And yet some people can't say
enough about the local editor or do
enough in opposition because he
may say something that don't suit
them, or in impartially giving the
news says something personally
unpleasant.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Printer, Says

An exchange, don't rush to the
doctor every time he is out of
"sorts," nor to the baker when he
gets out Of "pi," nor does he 60 to
hell when he wants the "devip nor
to the wood pile when he wants a
stick" nor to the bible when he
wants good "rule," nor to the gun
shop when he wants shooting
stick" nor to the cabinet shop when
he wants furniture" nor to the
bank when he wants "quoins," nor
to girl when he wants to "press," !"
nor to lawyer when he has a
"dirty case," nor to a butcher when
he wants "phat," nor to an old
cheese case when he wants olive
matter" nor to an undertaken for
"dead matter"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
The Reporters Bombast.

Owing to lassitude and enerva-
ton superlnduced by the high
grade of meteorological phenome-
non of the isothorma' conditions of
the atmospheric temperature, prov
ocative Of sweltering perspiration
the reporter is convinced that this
hot weather is something more
than an iradescent dream. Ahem!
what a refreshing pleasure it is to
quench the thirst for verbosity bv
swallowing dose of dictionary in
the cool shade, instead of trying to
run down a local item under the
sweltering rays of a burning sun
Poplar Bluff Citizen.
To all of which we acquiesce.
We know it is for we clipped it to
keep from hustling for something
to fill it's place, while we were in
that fix.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Bad Wind.

!. Alta baptising in Pemiscot .coun-
ty last Sunday q week as large
number of people were congregat-
ed on the bank of a stream, a very
strong wind struck the crowd. The
bible was blown from the minister's
hands and torn to pieces, several
trees were blown down, one falling
on Mrs. Hatley, killing her and a
horse she was riding; a number of
persons being injured,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Preparatory Department.

The course Of study has been re
arranged and is suited 10 the re-
Quirements of any pupil. 1t is as
follows:
Ancient Language-Latin and
Greek, Recitation daily,
English-Grammar, Rhetoric
and Literature. Daily recitations.
Observation-Disclosures, Alge-
bra, Plane and Solid Geometry,
Trigonometry, Surveying and As
tronomy. Daily recitations.
Science-Physiology, Philoso-
ply, Botany, Zoology, Psychology,
Geology and Chemistry, Daily
rec,tatlons.
German-Grammar, Reader and
Composition. Daily recitations.
iilstory-CiviI Government, t,
United States History, English
History, Ancient History. Daily
recitations. Oral study on the his
tory Of Missouri.
Geography-Physica ard De
scriptive geography. Daily reel
tations.
Music-Piano and Organ. Vocal
lessons in class. Two lessons each
week. Practice daily.
Prof. Graves is a, graduate Of
the University of Missouri, and
has been teaching for thirty years
in colleges aud public schools. He
had charge of the Mayfie.d- Smith
academy several years ago and had
successful school.
Mr.. J. J. Bowman the first assis-
tant has been pupil at William
Jewell college for two years, and
comes well recommended by the
faculty OF that school.
Miss Goodrich teacher ofmusic is
pupil of the Boston conservatory
of music and is an excellent teacher.
The teacher for the Preparatory
department has not yet been enga-
red, but Miss Sue Belle Graves will
probably have charge of the depart
ment.
At the end of each term an en-
tertainmen and reunion will be
given. The second term will close
on February %, 1895, at which an
entertainment commemorating the
birth of general Washington will be
given. rhe closing exercises will
be prepared for a week of pleasant
entertainment.
4 course Of lectures will be deliv-
cred on different subjects. by able
lecturers during the session of the
school.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Twin CITY Bow.

Twin City people are scattered
all over the world. Ephriham Ste
vens, son of Haekman Stevens. is
now in South America engaged in
railroading, as locomotive engin-
eer. He has been there about
three months and writes that he
is we'll pleased with the country,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Gordonville Done Up."

The GOrdonville base ball team
met Waterloo Sunday at Latin.
Groves,their crack pitcher was bat
ted easy by combined team Of the
Twin City and Latin boys. He
was was the pitcher of the normal
team, that licked everything 1t
played against. But Groves never
before threw balls against sticks
held by Bollinger county boys. The
game began at 2:30 and closed with
the first half of the ninth inning.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Ready for Work.

The state Democratic central
committe has its headquarters at
Jefferson City, but they will be
moved to St. Louis presently.
Major Sam B. Cook is chairman of
the executive cornmitte and A. G..
Sherwood, the member from the
district is chairman of the organza-
ton committe. G. G. Maffit is chair
man and J. W. Levely is secretary
of the central committee. Head
quarters are at the Madison house.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Looks Like Marsh,

The Charleston Democrat SAYS
that Marsh Arnold and Sam Jones
look alike in the face and act and
walk alike. 1t also says that it is
currently reported that they are re-
lated. If this is true we cannot con-
scientious'y congratulate Sam.
Everybody who has seen him knows
that If our congressman's stateman-
ship rested on his good looks his
record would not be nearly so grand
as is. But hidden by that dumpy
figure and plain face are giant
intellect and heart as big as they
ever get to be.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Lady Candidate,

Mrs. G. G. Boughton of Dexter
is a canidate in the Democratic
nomination for County clerk Of
Stoddard county. She is sS years
old, 8 feet 8 irches high and weighs
1866 pounds. Che is a widSw with
two children Seven nsdrt are ID
the field for the Office. She has fcr
several years been an insurance
agent at that place. On account &C
financial rcverses her husband d
serted her several years @-~s Il
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Scion of Fortune,

Miss Mamie L. Taylor of Poplar
Bluff has recently fallen heir to
s20,0o0,Oo0, a legacy from her great
uncle Leonard L. Oatf who grew
rich in Southern Asia, Mrs. Speer
recently gave the young lady about
$4,000, in her will. Miss Taylor
is II years old and school teacher
She has a school engaged for the
coming session. Her brother
also teaches in Butler county. She
is an orphan.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Iron County Democrats,

At the Democratic primary in
Iron county on June 80 the follow
ing ticket was nominted:
Representative, J. B. Holloman;
Presiding judge J. Carty; Coun-
ty Judges, G. Mayer and G. Heart;
Probate Judge, J. A. Zwart; Collec-
tor, W. Fl. Fisher; Treasurer, P. W.
Whitworth; Sheriff, W. F. O'Neal;
County clerk, WA. Fletcher; Circuit
Clerk, Arthur Huff; Assessor, G. G.
Henderson; Prosecuting Attorney,
J. B. Walker; Coroner; J. W.
Farrar.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Pleasant Evening.

4 select sociable was given at
the residence of G. H. Lane Friday
night, June 80. The crowd was
small but jolly. Ice cream and
cake was served. Instrumental
and vocal music fioated away on
the evening atmosphere and the
faces present were given an express
sion of a joyful time. All depart
ed at late hour with pleasure
and good wishes to each other.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Fair Buildings Burned.

Last Thursday night several of
the Worlds Fair buildings were
destroyed by fire. The fire origin
ated in the Terminal Station, and is
thought to be the work of an incen-
diary. The Administration, Mines
Electricity and Agricultural build
ings were burned. They were the
of the Columbia Exposi-
tion Salvage company which had
paid $4,000 for them.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Newsum Convicted,

Last Saturday week the jury in
the trial Of Frank Newsum before
Judge Shackleford at Jackson, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty of mur-
der in the first degree. He was
then sentenced to be hanged at
jackson on July q. Later stay
of execution was granted and the
case was appealed to the Supreme
court. Newsum killed Gray, a sa-
loon keeper at New Madrid while
drunk. The case was tried at jack
son, on change OF vennue.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
A Mill Burned.

Robert Boan, who returned from
Delta Tuesday night brings the
news that W. W. Norman's big lum
Der mill at that place was burned
Tuesday night. The fire original
ed about 8 o'clock, and the entire
mill was burned. The mill was d
very fine one, and Mr.. Norman had
been doing a big business. The
loss is probably about $4,000.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Did Not Show.

Banister Brothers show was at
its grounds on time last Friday but
did not exhibit in the relguar order.
The county claimed s5 licence and
the town one of $3.50. As the pros
pective attendance did not amount
TO that much they gave a short free
show and took upa collection. The
bear was the center of attraction
and the boys had lots offhn with It.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-07-12
Cult Business.

The Twin City packing house,
owned by Goodman & Jean closed
last week on account of the strik e..
The company shipped about three
car loads of dressed po'ltry and eg gs
weekly, but could not get them to
their destination.