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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
JEWELS HIDDEN LONG AGO.
Old-Fashioned Valuablcs Recently Found
in a Wei in MisSlssippi.

Old-Fashioned NaluablcS Recently Found
in Well in Mississippi.
What has been known for half cen
fury as the old Freeland residence, six
miles from Jackson, Miss, was recent
ly torn down after having been a ruin
for many years, says a correspondent
of the Philadelphia Times. Beneath
it was discovered what had been an
old curbed well, and on clearing this
out there was brought up a small steel
casket containing several articles of
oldfashioned jewelry. These num-
bered among them a watch of the
style worn during the last part of the
last century and a comb such as was
affected by ladies of continental times.
These were set with large pearls,
which must have been valuable, but
which are ruined by the action of the
water. A tiara of small diamonds bore
the device of sd" in small German
characters, but beyond this there is no
clew as to the owner of the jewels.
The family to whom the house be-
longed has long been extinct and the
place for some years until recently has
been inhabited by negroes. Some of
the older citizens remember that this
mansion replaced another far hand
somer, which was destroyed by fire
and which was one of the oldest places
in the state At the time of the war
the house was rented to poor family
named Lucey, who would hardly have
possessed such Jewels so their pres
ence in the well can scarcely be ac-
counted for on the theory that they
were hidden there then for safety.
The present value Of the articles is not
more than one hundred dollars, but
when new they must have been worth
something over one thousand dollars,
according to the valuation of local
jeweler. They are now in the posses
sion of the gentleman who owns the
land on which the old place stood.
The watch is curious for its antique
workmanship, though most of the
works have been eaten away by rust.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
THE lsRAELIrE IN EGYPT.
Egyptian Names Are Faithfully Repro
duced In the bible.

QuCeQ III tnt
A correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian writes: Perhaps hardly any
tale of ancient times has come down
to us so well accredited as to its main
facts as the story of the sojourn OF the
Israelites in Egypt, their wanderings
in the desert. and the slow and painful
evolution among them of higher form
of religious faith, and yet, if we are to
believe Profs. b. Stade C"Geschichte
des Voll1es Israel) and Z. Meyer
C"Geschichte des alien Aegyptens"),
the Israelites never were in Egypt at
all. "All that we read of their history
in Exodus" says Prof Stade, sis myth
decked out as history" A defender,
however, has arisen for the old story
in far Japan, whence Prof. L. Riess
sends a paper to the Preussishe Jahr-
bucher December) discussing at some
length Profs. Stade and Meyers argu-
ments, and giving his own attempt at
a rationalistic version of the Bible
story. He dismissed as untenable their
argument from the silence of the
Egyptian records (why, he pertinent
ly asks, should the Egyptians have
sought to preserve the memory Of
events so little creditable to them
selves?), and rejects as unscientitic
their attempt to emasculate into
the mere passing wandering of some
small nomad tribe that migration and
regeneration of a whole nation which
hn 1nft 1oC+i,,fr t,,Dn the history
of the world. The accretions of later
date may be distinguished from the
small bits of genuine tradition that are
all that have come down to us by their
very appropriateness, by their aptitude
to enforce the tendencies of the age in
which the tradition took definite liter
airy form: thus the miraculous element
in the story of the Exodus would grow
naturally out of the desire for religious
edification, the omission of other men
ton of other tribes than their own
from the growing national exclusive
ness. But where we find details given
which are opposed to the tendencies of
the later time, such as the Midianites,
later on Israel's bitterest enemies,
figuring now as their main helpers in
a spiritual as well as material sense,
or the forefathers of the two great
tribes, Ephrailn and Manasseh, spring
ing from an Egyptian mother, there
we may surely draw conclusions favor
able to the genuiness of the tradition
of which they form part No eXplana-
ton can account SO simply for the
faithful reproduction in the Bible mar
rative of Egyptian names and circum-
stances as that of the memories left by
lengthy sojourn in the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
Bruin Takes n Ride.

The engineer on western New York
train picked up queer passenger re-
Gently. One evening he saw something
come from the bushes at one side of
the railroad, step upon the track and
stand still between the rails. At first
he thought it was man, but when the
rays of the headlight fell on the object
he saw that it was bear, The train
was moving very fast and the engineer
blew the whistle loudly, but the bear
held his place calmly until almost run
down and then stepped off. This rash
bear must have enjoyed its experience.
for three times during the following
week it repeated the performance.
But when it came out for the fifth time
it had grown careless and the cow
catcher knocked it up in the air. Then
the train was stopped and the train
men searched for the bear. But bruin
had crawled away somehow into a
laurel swamp and is there yet, proba-
bly,, but whether dead or alive no one
knows
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
ABOUT WILD BCARS.


AninlalS SNOW NOOh
A wild boar is always pictured as a
ferocious beast, and hunters agree that
they would as soon meet a lion. But
young wild boars are far prettier than
anyone would suspect says Golden
Days.
In their wild state, however, no one
has had an opportunity to inspect
them closely, and it is only in ZOO
logical garden that their good points
can be appreciated.
Their bodies are slim and elegant,
their shouts fine, their ears short and
their legs and feet almost as finely
shaped as those of a young antelope.
Their color is a bright fawn or a
rich tan, with longitudinal stripes like
those of tabby kitten; and, in place
of the thick bristles of the other pigs,
their bodies are covered with long
and thick coat of rough hair.
Family life in the wild boars' quar-
tiers is harmonious and amusing. For
the first month the little orange-striped
pigs depend on their mother for food,
and take no notice either of visitors or
of each other.
Each roams about by itself in a most
Independent fashion, or drops down to
sleep on its stomach, with its legs
stretched straight out before and be-
hind like kneeling elephant in min
nature.
Later, when they have to be salts
fed with the food provided in the
troughs, they become the most anus
ing and i1nportunate beggars in the
ZOO, the old COW and boar setting the
example, well supported by the little
pigs.
The whole family stand upright on
their hind legs in a row, with their
fore feet against the rails, and squeak,
grunt and even climb the wire netting
for contributions.
Even if the floor is Uttered with de-
licious hog-wash, they prefer to be fed
from the outside, and the yearning to
reach just one inch further than their
brothers seems to give an impulse to
the growth of their shouts, like those
of the parent swine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
GOOD OLD TUNES.
Songs That Were Sung When This Coun-
try Was Young.


1t is very interesting to trace the
origin of some of the good old tunes
with which we are familiar. There
have been many controversies as to
their authorship.
'Old Hundred" has been variously
ascribed to DIR. Martin Luther, DR..
John Dowland and William Franck.
DR.. Lowell Mason wrote quite a trea-
tise on the old tune, saying emphatic
ally that it was written by Guillaum
(William) Franck 1543.) But later
musical historians say it was com.
posed by Louis Bourgeois, of France,
in 1851.
The old tune, "God Save the King"
or America" SO universally sung to
My Country, IT'S of Thee" was COM
posed by DIR. John Bull Q562-1628),
music teacher to Queen Elizabeth,
about 1900
The tune of Yankee Doodle" has
had seven or eight treatises written
upon it in the last thirty years, ascrib-
ing it to various dates and origins,
even back to the Netherlands and the
days of Cromwell and the Charleses
DIR. George Grove, of London, Eng,
investigated thoroughly the various
musical libraries and the British muse
UNI in England, finding no trace of it
whatever.
But Yankee Doodle" has an origin
and has history. 1t was written by
DR.. Richard Schuchburgh (whose com
mission dates 1870, in the French and
Indian war Of IT'S under Gen. Jeffrey
Amherst, and was intended as "tal1e
off, on the rag, tag and bobtail" re-
cruits of the colonies that came into
the army.
The first words: "Father and l went
down to camp" were in the Boston
Journal, 1868, and the first record of
the tune is in Arnold's "Two to One,"
1884; so that Yankee Doodle" al
though written by a British surgeon,
is really American.
The tune ''Star Spangled Banner"
is an adaptation of "Anacreon in
Heaven" composed by Dr. Samuel
Arnold, q7S3-18O2) Of England, 1770.
Hail Columbia" or the presidents
March" was by Prof. Phylas, of Phil
adelphia, 1889.
Portuguese Hymn" or "Adeste
Fideles," is ascribed by English mu-
sicians to John Reading, who died in
1864. But Herbert p Main, of New
York, musical antiquarian, says the
tune cannot be found as in existence
previous to 1890. He says it was COM
posed and written by Marcantonio
Simoe 1762-183O). lie wrote under the
assumed name of 'Porto%allo."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
China's Army.

The regular army of China is said to
consist of $3.50 men. Besides this.
the emperors army, there is a national
army Of G50,OOO men, who are paid
about 81 month, but in consideration
OF this munitcence are required to feed
themselves. The cavalry receive So a
month, feed their own horses and. if
lost or killed, are required to replace
them out of the pay given by the gov
eminent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

in DR., Piefce's Golden Medical Discovery just
the help Won need. 1t comes to your assist
arce when you have such warnings OF i'm
pure blood aud inactive liver, as pimples,
boils or carbuncl,s; or a feeling Of lassitude,
weakness and dependency. When your
flesh is, from any cause, reduced pel0w
a healthy standard" you've only to take the
Discovery" which viii set all the organs
into vigorous action and build up DOM nesn
and strength. Avoid nauseous preparations
of Cod Live Oh They add fat, but not
,oholesome flesh OF healthy tissue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
Died From Poison.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March 16.-Mrs, Rosa
Brown, widow aged G3 years, died
from the effects of poison tonight. Her
lO-yearold son was saved only by great
difficulty. Mrs. Brown, after supper
mode and drank some :ea and gave
some 10 the boy. Shortly aiterward
she called 10 her servant, but died be
fore help could reach her Physicians
arrived in time to save the boy. Ii
was found that the tea pot contained
strychnine. The suicide theory has
been advanced, but officers are invest
igating.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
COINS FROM PRIVATE MINIS.
They Were Issued Up to the Time of the
Civil War.

CIVIL war.
The constitution of the United States
provides that no state shall coin
money; but it seems that individuals
might do so, up till about the time of
the late civil war. OF course it has al
ways been against the law to counter
felt or initiate the coinage of the United
States, and So necessarily, coin is
sued by a private mint would have to
be so distinctive in shape or markings
as to show that it was not intended to
pass as federal money. For this reason,
says the Washington Star, the fifty
dollar gold coins or tokens issued by
several private minis in California
during the flush times of the tifties
were octagonal in shape.
Gold coins were also issued by the
Mormons of Utah at about the same
time. and the same thing had been
done by parties in Georgia and North
Carolina.
Probably the latest of these private
mints was the one established in Dem
yer in the early sixties. 1t is said that
the coinage of this establishment be-
ing brought to the attention of Secre-
tarv Chase, that eminent fnancier was
much astonished to find a respectable
firm of bankers engaged in making
and uttering money, and was still
further surprised when the attorney
GENERAL of the United States declared
they had the right to do so.
This incident caused the passage Of
a law absolutely pro hibiting individ-
uals from issuing or circulating any
thing intended in any manner to serve
as money
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.

Arkansas county paid $l44O interest
on bonds held by the school fund due
April 10.
The comptroller yesterday purchased
$4,000 worth of Collingsworth county
courthouse and Jail bords tor the per
manent school fund.
G. n. Hughes the newly appointed
tax collector for Wharton county yes
terday made a settlement witt the
comptroller for H. b. Dickson, de
ceased, who was collector Of that
county up 10 the time of his death
about a month ago. The totals
amounting TO l0,40331 state taxes.
and 1896 occupation lax. Mr.. Hughes
will make his settlement shortly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
DEPARTMENT DOINGs.
Summary Of the Business in the State
House Yesterday.

The Young Mems Christian asso.
citation of Austin filed its charter yes
terday with the secretary of state
placing its capital stock at an esti.
mated valuation of $500. Incorpor.
ators, Ira H. Evans, Jno. G. Townes,
J. E. Wildbahn, Robt. Gribble and
r l. Hill
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
IT PREVENTS TIE ENTRANCE

~ OicSooC pa
and an aclive liver.
&s.y7 exp.ained9 The
circulation of the
blood is the great
"; hway over which
The germs of disease
travel, the liver is the
Quarantine through
whose gate any dread
disease may or may
ret pass, as the liver
chooses.
Are you watchful ?
Is your blood in order
and your liver active,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
A NEW DEVELOPMENT

NEW YORK, March 16.-The Even
lug Post says: A certificate of the mar.
rage of w. G. p. breckenridge to
Louisa r. :. Wing, dated April %,
1898, was sent to the health depart
meut yesterday from the residence, in
this city, of the Rev. DR.. John Il. Pax.
ton, formerly of the West Presbyte.
rian church. 1t sets forth that DR..
Paxton ot1iciated and that the cere-
mony was witnessed by Flora \. Col
lier and Mary l.. Payton. 1t is thought
that the document may play an impor.
tant part in Miss Pollard's suit
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08

JAPAN DISPLEASED,

Ehina's Temporizfng Policy Calls Forth
an Ultimatun.
TOXIC, Dec. 5.-Japan has notified
China that no further peace proposals
will be considered unless made by a
regularly accredited ambassador from
the Chinese court. At the same time
Japan reminds China that it is not
Japan but China that is suing for
peace Japan is dissatisfied with
China's temporizing policy and claims
that China is seeking concessions in
advance Of formal conference look
ing 70 a settlement.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
FOOD FOR FLAMES.

Fire Sweeps Through the Kankakee
Marshes-Much Destruction.
LA PORTE, Ind, Dec. 5.-The Kanka-
kee marshes extending over miles of
territory, are on fire and the loss to-
farmers will be many thousands of
dollars. The flames are sweeping
across La Porte and Porter counties,
destroying everything in their path.
Only the utmost watchfulness and des-
perate Fighting have saved several viii
lagos from destruction. Hay is stacked
in immense quantities in the Kanka-
kee region and the loss is beyond esti-
mate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
Mrs. Lease to Settle In California

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5,-Mrs. Mary
Ellen, Lease, of Kansas, is in the
city. She says that she has come to
California to purchase a small farm.
She will reside on the property, remov-
ing thither upon the expiration of her
term as president of the board of char
tiles of Kansas one year hence. Pm
tired of the barren plains Of Kansas"
she said, in explanation of her deser-
ton of that state.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
Death oil Victoria yokes.

LONDON, Dec. 5.--The, death is an
nounced of Victoria Vokes, the we'll
known actress.
Victoria Vokes was the last member
of the famous Vokes family Of actors
and actresses. The parents were mat
ter-of-fact domestic people. The oldest
child, Fred, was the first to evince
dramatic talent. He was followed in
this line by the three sisters, Jessie,
Victoria and Rosina
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
TIE NEW BONDS.

The Treasury Department Has Delivered
e2O,OOO,OOO to Purchasers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The treasury
department 50 far has delivered $780,
O0O,00 of the new bonds, and there is
not now. an untitled requisition FOR
bonds on hand. The department
agreed to begin the delivery of the
bonds Monday, but the bureau of en-
craving and printing turned out the
new bonds with an expedition hereto
fore unknown, and enabled the treas
ury to deliver the bonds in advance of
the promised time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
JAPAN'S TERMS.
She Presents Very Onerous Conditions of
Peace with China.

she Presents very Uner0us C0nd1t1onS Oh
Peace with China.
YOKOHAMA Dec. 4.--According to the
semi-of1icial press japan has decided
to insist upon heavy conditions Of
peace, which will be increased as the
war is prolonged. If the war is con-
cluded at the present time, Japan will
accept an indemnity of $500, 600, 600 and
the cession of the territory now occu-
pied by her forces. Too much weight
should not be attached to the Chinese
overtures fox peace, for it is believed
that Japan will be required to give
her enemy further proof of the power
of Japan in order that the Chinese peo-
pie may learn that their government
sued for peace.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
Sues for $26N.OOO.

B1DDEFoRD, Me-, Dec. 5.-Miss Ella
Haines, of Biddeford, has brought suit
against the estate Of the late Luther
Bryant. the Biddeford millionaire, for
$500, 900. She sues to recover a tin box
containing $250,o0o in government
bonds and stocks which she alleges
MIR. Bryant gave her before he died,
but which she was compelled to give
up by the executors of the estat e after
the millionaire died.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08
'!Il|'' Fro / ]! ' {. NJ NJ b D
\ Return Of . Woman Thought to
Be in Her Grave.
Strange Experience OF Mrs. Hartzig
Her Husband Surprising Her
M Dead Remarries.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Mrs Percis Anna
Hartsig, supposed to have been buried
for the past eight years in Elm wood
cemetery, Detroit, appeared in the Of
fee of her son-room 1107 Security
building, in this city, week ago
Wednesday. According to the story
Of her son, Lewis w. Hartsig,
of 1908 West Adams street,
his mother, after escaping from
the Pontiac lunatic asylum, re-
turned to their home, 1886 East High
street, in Detroit, eight years ago, and
while preparations were being made
for her return to the asylum she fed
from the house, and this was the
last seen of her until week ago last
Wednesday, The body Of woman
was found on the tracks of the De-
troit. Milwaukee & Northern railway
shortly after her disappearance. which
was identified as Mrs. Hartsig by her
relatives, and was buried in the family
lot in Detroit
Her Story.
Mrs Hartsig says she went by the
night train to Benton Harbor. Mich,
Ind was taken in charge by the
poiice authorities and sent to a SAN
itarium, where she stayed for twelve
months. Her reason was restored,
but her mind was a blank. She
came to Chicago and secured a situa-
tion as nurse III Evanston and has
since lived in that city unknown to
her family. She has amassed property
in Evanston. She states that two
weeks ago she was reading a news
paper and happened to see paragraph
stating that e. A. Hartsig had been in
dicted on a charge of forgery, and at
once repaired to the criminal court.
The sight of the name seemed to clear
her mind and she distinctly remem-
bered her past. Her son was not at
the county jail, but was found by his
mother in his office.
Jonas E. Hartsig, husband of Mrs.
Hartsig, believing his wife dead, mar
ried "a second time three years ago and
for the past year has been living in
Chicago. He has one daughter by
the second marriage. Mrs. Hart
sig is now visiting her mother,
Mrs. Dove. at Savannah, Ill.
Mrs. Dove, after the supposed burial
Of her daughter, could not believe her
dead, and offered. a reward Of $1,000
for information of the missing woman.
Mrs. Hartsig has told her sons that she
viii secure divorce from her hus-
band.
Mrs. Fl artsig No. l was the widow Of
Byron Jones, a railroad engineer,
when she married Hartsig. Her maiden
name was Peate. Her father, Rev.
George Peate, is a retired Methodist
minister of Detroit, now residing at
Dresden, Ont. The family connections
of all concerned directly in this matri-
monial error are prominent, well-to-do
people of Detroit. Mrs. Hartsig No. l
has Il brother Daniel Spinner, a re-
tired merchant and wealthy citizen of
Detroit. Two of Hartsig's brothers
are rich farmers near there
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CONSTITUTIONAL Changes in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 5.-The official
canvas will not be made until next
week, but the returns show the con-
stitutional amendment permitting in
mates of soldiers homes to vote in the
township in which the home is situ-
ated was carried by nearly 100, 900 ma
jority. The majority for the amend
ment requiring foreigners to be full
citizens before they can vote will ex-
coed 80, 900.