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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
The Subjoined is brief sketch of each
of the congressman that will represent
FIRST DISTRICT.

J. G. Hutchinson of Houston Tex, who
was elected in the First district. was born
May Is, 1912 in Virginia, Meeklenberg
county. He is n graduate of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and during the war
fought in the capacity of private in
the Twenty Virginia Regiment. He
was with Stonewall Jackson in the val
ley and surrendered at Appotomax. At
this time, however. he was in command
of company in the Fourteenth Virginia
Regiment. He emigrated to Texas in
ISS6 and entered into the practice of law.
In $50 he was elected representative
from his district to the state legislature.
ana III 1883 he was further honored by
me Guardianship of the state convention.
lie was sent to congress in 1899 by Il
plurality of SiSl votes and returns this
time with Il good majority.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

tho task of Hercules before him The
cleaning of the Augean stables Oh l am
monv is n big job. viii he, with tne as,
nis ' Of John w. Golf, be able to do 1t!
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THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.

j. V. Cockrell of Arson, Tex, has Sc
cured the victory in his district. He
was born in Johnson county, Mo-, May
I, 1884. He was among the gold seek
ers to California in 40, but finding
no Ell Dorado returned to Missouri in
1853, where he engaged in farming. He
read law prior to the civil war in which
he served as a confederate soldier. After
the war he moved TO Grayson county
where he engaged in farming and prac-
ticing law until the year 1882, when he
moved to Jones county. He was ap.
pointed district judge by Governor Ire
land in 1885, was elected to the same
position in 1886 and again in 1890. He
had hard fight in the recent election,
being turned loose by Democratic con
vention with another Democratic in the
field. He had to engage in a four cor.
nered fight, one end of which was held
up by another Democrat, but he came
out victorious. His district was the
largest in the state, embracing so coun.
ties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Tom Reed will resume the gaVel as
sneaker of the next house of representa-
tiyes of the United States congress.
Long live the czar!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.

In this district W. II. Grain of Cuero.
is the successful candidate. He has the
honor of having led all congressional
tickets in this election as regards plu-
rality, and he was the only candidate
that was outspoken in his endorsement
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

If the Ashland district beat the man
at the polls that beat the adulterer III
the primaries the question is, does the
Ashland district endorse adultery
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

of Cleveland. He was also the only
one that did not accept and agree with
Chas. Culberson in his conception of the
state convention platform on the tinan-
cial platform. He is native Texan
and was born at Galveston, Nov. %,
1913. He is a graduate of the Francis
Xavier college, New York. Being a law
yer by profession he was elected district
attorney of the Twenty-Third judicial
district in 1872, and in 1876 was elect
ed to the state senate. He became a
member of congress at tn beginning of
the Forty-Ninth session and has been
in that body ever since.
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ADvERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known Oh
application. .aoo AZ Tribune build
In1' New York. Western business OlD'''
nn55' mThe Rookery," Chicago. ,,o,o,,,
@. Beckwith, Sole Aget Tor foreisn
Advertising.
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SAFE CRACKED.

Special to The statesman.
Ben Franklin, Tex, Nov. 10.--W. Fl. Nor
ris' safe was blown open last night by bur
glars and $50 and papers taken.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

No wonder Tammany was so badly
beaten. Some of her best WORKERS are
in Sing Sing prison.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The editors of Democratic newspapers
have been engaged in grave affairs for
the last week; don't bother them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Tom Reeds fortune told:
A sneaker, ex-speaker, speaker again.
He'll not reach the White House Il" WV
years or ten. n..ob
st. Louis Post-Dispatch'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Don't buy baking powder sold at -
cents pound or less. 1t is sure TO con
tain alum. DIR. Prices is perfectly pure.
Safe. quick and sure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Tell it not in Gath,
1t will excite the cars wra'h'
Publish it not in Askelon,
If will reduce him to a skeleton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will be
read with intense Interests: 81 cannot describe
the numb. creepy sensation that existed in my
arms, hands and legs. Ihad to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore. to overcome
In a measure the dead feeling that had taken
possession Of Them In addition, l had q
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist together with an indescribable gone
toeiing In my stomach. Physicians said u
was creeping paralysis from which, accord
ing 10 their universal conclusion, there is no
"cllet once 1t fastens upon q person, they
say, 1t continues its insidious progress until
u reaches vital point and the sufferer dies.
such was my prospect, had been doctoring
a year and half steadily, but with no par
iltlllar benefit, when saw an advertisement
ut Or Miles Restorative Nervne procured a
Eottle anil began using it. Marvellous as 1t
may seem, but q few days had passed before
every bit OF that creepy feeling had left ne,
end there has not been even the slightest
Indication of its return. [ now feel as
we'll as | ever did and have gained ten
younds in weight, though L had run down
from 40 TO 10. -Four others have used Or.
Miles Restorative Ncrvne on my recomcm-
station, and 1t has been as satisfactory in their
cases rs in mine. james Kane, La Rue, ..
Jr Miles "Cstorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists on positive guarantee, or sent
erect by the nr. Miles Medical Co., Ellihart.
Ind; on receipt OF price, 81 per bottle, six
Dottles for 90 express prepaid. 1t Is free from
Nlates oF dangerous drugs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

"'What tomorrow is to be" is what no
fellow can find out
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
Yesterday Was Set Aside for Editors Day
by the Cotton Palace Managers.
Special to The Statesman,

Special to The statesman
Waco, Tex, Nov. t2.-Editors' day at the
cotton palace was a success. While the num-
Der Of the members Of the press in attend
ance was not equal to expectations, the at
tendance was still sufficiently large to give
it characteristic feature. The program
was carried out at the auditorium and was
opened with a selection by the band. Dr..
], D. Cranfill presided, making q short
speech, in which he referred to the cotton
palace as typfying the greatest industry Of
the greatest state in the union. He com
pared the condition of Texasto those in the
old states, to the almost infinite advantage
of the former. He spoke Of the kindly hands
of Texas enterprisng business men and the
queenly hands of Wxas fair women, as
having evolved In the cotton palace a phe
nomenon of wonder and beauty. TexiA'
hospitality never receved prettler tributes.
Truth is never mighty" he said, .'unless u
is told. Somebody must tell and the cotton
palace was designed to do part of the,
work. Texans had been derelict in theiyi
duty in advertising the state, and SHOULD
rectify the mistake that had been made
He then introduced Mr.. Il. g. SeNsr, editor
Of the Fort Worth Gazette, who was WARM
ly welcomed. Mr.. Senter made an address
of fifteen minutes and was well received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Mayor Strong of New York City has
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
EDITORS DAY.

Hanging lamps and hall lamps at un-
heard of prices at |. Stein d Co.'S.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The position of DR.. Prices Baking
Powder as the leading baking powder of
the world is now established
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Heating stoves, all prices and styles,
very cheap at |. Stein & Co.'S
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The scientists who have withdrawn
their endorsement of the powder brand
ed absolutely pure" because it's form
ula is changed, unite in commencing DR..
Prices Baking Powder as the most
wholesome and efficient leavening agent
now before the Dublic
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
DAMAGES AWARDED.

Lovely china dinner sets lower than
aver at |. Stein q Co.'S.
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SECOND DISTRICT.
), Il. Cooper of Woodville, Tex. who
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-25
Reformed Geometry.

Almost 100 years ago two men set
out from Virginia to visit the Scioto
valley, of the beauty and fertility of
which they had heard alluring reports.
On the third night they reached Clarks-
burg, where they put up with man
who appeared to be honest, but old fash
Toned and illiterate.
''Can you tell us how far it is to Ma
rietta and what sort of a road we shall
fnd?" asked one of the travellers.
eyes, " answered the host; 'tthat is
exactly what I can do, for was appoint
ed one of the viewers to lay out the
road and have lust returned from the
performance OF that duty
HThat is fortunate. What do you call
the distance?''
'tWell, the distance on straight line,
which we first ran, was z 5 miles, but on
our way back we discovered and mark
ed another line which was much near
en-.
The two travellers had each spent some
years in the study of surveying and were
more OF less amused at the idea Of a
line shorter than straight line be-
tween two given points.
However, the next morning they took
the route which their informant had
pronounced the shorter, and true enough
they found his statement correct, for
the crooked road went round the hills,
while the straight one went over them,
and the distance round was less than
the distance over.-Youth' S Companion.
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Gifts at BAPTISM.

Gifts to infants on their baptism are
of ancient origin. Formerly the spon-
sors generally offered gilt spoons to the
child. These spoons were called apostle
spoons, because the figures of the 10
apostles We're carved at the top of the
handles. Rich sponsors gave the COM
plete set Of IL, while for those who were
not SO opulent four was considered the
proper number, and poor sponsors would
content themselves with Offering one.
In the latter case the handle Of the spoon
generally exhibited the figure of any
saint in honor Of whom the child receiv-
ed its name. 1t is in allusion to this
custom that, when Cranmer processes
himself to be unworthy of being spon-
sor to the young princess, Shakespeare
makes the king reply:
"Come, come, my lord, you'd spare your
spoons"
The mug Or spoon and fork Offering
of the present day appears as very
debased survival Of really beautiful
christening offering. Westminster Re-
view,
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Specimen Cases.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis.,, was troubled
with Neuralgia and rheumatism, his Stomach
was disordered, his Liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was
terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bot
ties of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had rum
ming sore on his leg of eight years standing Used
shree bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
of Bucklin's Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound
and we'll. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five
large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was
nc'-rable One bottle of Electric Bitters and one
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him entire
ly. Sod by Hughes s. Bells drug store.
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LUCK IN ODD NUMBERS.
Euperstitions of Modern Gamblers Which
Are ''as Old as the HilIs.''

AfG 'i.S Olu dS Ulo
If there is one active principle that
enters into gambling, it is superstition,
and for almost every man that hunts the
elusive dollar over the desolate waste OF
the green baize cloth, OF Oh the race
track, Or in any Of the other multitude
nous ways Or places that one may lay
siege to al1uring fortune there is a sep
arate fancy.
Jack Mcdonald, one of the best known
,bookmakers of America, believes that
he is most successful in those years
which are indicated by odd numbers,
and if you are doubtful Of the truth Of
it he will offer you figures to prove it.
"Carley B." as Bookmalzer Woolf is
best known, has a steadfast belief i'll
49," and after he has selected a horse
to bet upon he will place an extra heavy
wager on him il he discovers that he is
numbered ''3'' on the programme.
Several superstitious betting men at
the Morris park races few years ago
noticed the coincidence that the thir-
tenth day Of the meeting fell upon
June 10, and they straightway sought
out horse numbered ''13" on the card
They found one and bet upon him, and
to make the coincidence most strange
he won.
That this belief in luck as applied to
certain numbers is as old as OUT philoso-
ply is shown by the fact that centuries
before the Christian era the Pythagorens
and Platonists, who represented all
movements and phenomena of nature by
numbers, invented the science of arith-
nomancy, consisting Of the use Of magic
al squares and applying occult powers
to numbers On the combinations of GER
tain numbers depended systems of divi-
nation, and particular virtues were as
cribed to numbers accordingly as they
were odd or even.
''There's luck in odd numbers is
saying as old as the hills AS ancient
writer as Virgil says the gods themselves
esteemed the numbers odd, for in the
eighth eclogue he wrote:
Around his waxen image first wind
Three wooden fillets of three colors joined;
Thrice round his thrice devoted head,
Which round the sacred altar thrice is led
Unequal numbers please the gods.
The Chinese have similar ideas. With
them heaven is odd and earth even, and
the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 belong to heav-
en-, while the even digits are of the
earth earthly.
So it is little cause for wonder that
our modern gamblers stick to their be-
lief that fortune abounds in odd num-
bers only.-New York Herald.
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Wales Rejected For Insurance.

The Prince of Wales was very heavi1
ly insured at one time, his motive in
securing the insurance being, it was
stated, to protect the money lender Far
quhar, with whom he was implicated
before the Duke of Fife cleared up the
princes obligations by marrying into
the royal family. Just how much insur
ance the prince carried at that time is
not known, but it is certain that he got
as much as the British companies would
give him and then applied to one of the
companies in this city. Being person
of high estate, he refused, however, to
permit the company's medical examin,
er to inspect his royal person, proffering
instead certificate from his personal
physician, which certificate the compa-
ny refused to accept, and so the insur-
ance was never effected Exchange.
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TIE DLixzAKD,

A piercing shrek, maddening swirl,
And the binding storm is on.
The windswept branches writhe and curl
The fence and the road are gone.
Not a landmark remains on the yawning
plains,
And the storm and the night are one.
There are needles of sleet in the icy blast
That pushes against the pane.
There are choking pillows of snow that cast
Their eddying depths amain
And whirl with cry through the falling
sky
That moves upon the plain.
Against the stack in huddled fear
The unhoused cattle wait.
From out the storm rack, shrill and clear,
horse neighs for his mate,
While a man in the storm with sturdy form
Is battling with his fate.
Alas! oh, storm, for the days that dawn
When thy secrets shall be read.
Alas! for the aching hearts at home
With their siekening weight of dread.
Alas! for the one who will not come
Tlll.the SHOWS give up their dead.
Youths Companion.
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japan and Foreigners.

In the last century there was Japa-
nese law providing that no ship Or ma
tive should leave Japan under pain of
forfeiture OF death; that any one return
ing from a foreign country should be
killed; that no one should purchase any
thing from a foreigner, and that any
person bringing D letter from abroad
should die, together with all bis family
Chicago Tribune
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-25
Slang. Cant and Arsot,

Mr.. Hayward said that we must be
careful in dealing with Elizabethan
slang not to judge it entirely by present
day standards. Much of it is now recog-
nized English, while much of our mod
ern slang was good Elizabethan English.
The word slang is a comparatively
modern origin. The older word, which
"'slang'' to some extent replaces, is
"cant, +" the name given to the secret
language Of thieves rogues and vaga=
bonds, introduced into England by the
gypsies in the reign Of Henry VIII. Har
rison, in his description of Elizabethan
England, records that the first deviser
of "Canting" or "Peddler's French"
was hanged by the neck.
The "cant" language was a strange
medley of Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit,
Greek, Wallachian, Spanish, Flemish,
Dutch, Celtic and bastard italian. The
practice of such speech is worldwide.
We have the French ''argot, ;" the Span
ish "Germania, the Italian "gergo,"
and even the vagabonds among the Hot
tentots have their secret language,
known as "curze cat - The first lexicogs
rapher to recognize the word ''slang"
in it's present sense was Grose, in 1885.
Thomas Hartman, in his "Caveat OF
Warning to Common Cursitors'' g566l,
describes 20 varieties Of rogues and vag-
abonds and gives list of cant words
and their meaning, ACADEMY.
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Now Try This.

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and learn for yourself just how good thingi it is.
Trial bottle free at Hughes & Bells Drug Store.
Large size SIC. and $780,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-25
Cheap Locomotion.

Dutoguard has been informed that
cabs are going to be fitted with automat-
ic distance counters, and that the fare
for the first kilometer is to be rs cents,
and rs cents fer each succeeding kilo-
meter. ~
s.Capital!' he said, tapping his fore
head, as if inspired with happy
thought. 'fNext time I have to go any
distance I shall walk the first kilometer
and take cab for the rest of the jour-
ney, journal de Vienne
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Business.

''Say, old man, want to talk bust
ness to you a few minutes. y
Certainly; go ahead %
'Could you lend me $25 without in
convenience
EYES, I think I could"
ssTlaaanlzs. I'll return it shortly"
"eWhat security will you give?s'
"Why didn't think any nee
essary.'
''Oh, probably I misunderstood you.
thought you said you wanted to talk
business indianapolis Sentinel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-25

A complaint comes from Russia of
the scarcity of physicians throughout
the empire. The number of medical
men is only one in 5000 of the entire
population. These are mostly in the
large cities. The village population has
only one in 10000, while the remote
provinces have only one doctor to $780,
900 people,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-25
nucklen,s Arnica SaIxe.

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required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
action, or money refunded. Price rs cents per
box. For sale by Hughes & Bell Druggists
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Muscular Exercise.

Dick feeling Of Toms biceps)-My,
what an arm! Do you frequent the gym
nasium?
Tom-Gym1rasiu nothing! Tread all
the papers, dailies and weeklies. Just
try it for a week Or two yourself, The
amount of turning over il gives fellow
to follow the different articles from one
page to another beats all the gymna-
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Boston Transcript.