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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-08
THE TUMBLER.
At One Time 1t Referred to Glasses with
Round Bottoms.

At One Time 1t Referred to Glasses with
Round Bottoms.
The English language is remarkable
for the number of its words which
have been completely changed in their
significance since they first came into
use.
Sometimes comparatively short time
suffices to set word adrift from its
original and true meaning and to cause
people to forget what its real signifi.
eaDce is.
This is illustrated in our word "tum.
bier" meaning dripking glass which
sits squareiy down upon the table
without foot" as in the case of
goblet.
What "tumbler" really is may be
inferred from a gentleman's diarv
written in 1S03-an extract which. by
the way, throws a powerful light upon
the social customs of that day, as well
as upon the origin of familiar word.
The entry in the diary is as follows:
"Haa new friend to dinner Tried
my new tumbling-glassess. Very sue.
cessful; all got drunk early"
These tumbling-glasses, so-called
tumblers 'for short, were made with
round or pointed bottom, SO that they
could not be set down when they con.
tanned liquids without falling over and
spilliDg. They were made as sort of
u joke and to conduce to rapid drink
ing
A generation suficed to see the
change wrought in the use of this word
and the complete disappearance of the
original signifcance.-Boston Globe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-08

The American revolutionists of
177e were opposed by 2g.16s men
brought by the British government in
Hesse, Brunswick and Auspach. For
these men the king paid R5. 197, ooo, or
about e115 per man. OF the whole
number Of mereenaries. II. s4s persisted
in the war.
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PART IL (Now READY CONTAINS:

/. The Tower of London,
2. Ely Cathedral England.
g. The City Of Berlin.
4. Doguef or Ducal Palace, Venice.
5. Interior Of Gesuiti Church, Venice.
6. Town of Chamounix, Switzerland.
I. Summit of Mount Blanc, Switzerland.
8. Temple Of Karnak, Egypt.
9. Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia.
10. The White House. Washington.
II! City Of Quebec, Canada a.,
12 Treasury Building Santiago, Chile.
10. Soils Theatre, Monteyideo, Uruguay.
H. Gate of the Acazar, Seville Spain
15 Travellers Ascending the Great Pyramid, Egypt
16. The Theatre Of Dionysius, Athens.
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PART ~ (READY) WILL CONTAIN:

PART II (READY) WILL CONTAIN:
l. Piccadilly Circus, London.
2. Durham Castle, England.
3. Hall Of Knights, Royal Palace, Berlin.
4. Bridge of Sige, Venice.
5. Interior Of Pompeiian Museum.
6. The Sea Of Ice, Switzerland
7. Statue Of Peter the Great, st. Petersburg.
:. Native of Australia Fishing.
9. Native Street in Ceylon
10. Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Il. In the Thousand Islands, Canada.
II. Mission Of San Antonio, California
-. Cathedral of Lima, Peru
4. The Tomb Of Canova.
Is. Niagara Falls in Winter.
10. Jupiter Terrace, Yellowstone Park
The herald., 1894-08-05
A Bad Use For the Doctor.

Bobbs always was quick witted
chap. Only one other possession of his
was as ninble as that wit of his, and
that was his money. He was always
broke and always reckless withal. He
took cab once, being bit unsteady, to
convey him from the club to his dwell
ing, the latter some distance. The cool
night air blowing through the open win
dows sobered him enough to permit of
his realizing that he had no money to
pay the cabman's fare.
Just at THAT moment the driver made
that very usual inquiry:
''What address did you say, sir?''
And Bobbs said promptly, cdr. So
and-so, such street and number, the
same being round the corner from his
own abode. The house reached, Bobbs
dashed up the steps, rang the bell furi-
ously, implored the doctor to go at once
with his instruments to such house,
the lady being in a dying condition
from an accident
A cab was at the door, and would the
doctor take the cab? The doctor would.
Bobbs huddled him in, gave the driver
an address and then started off to tele-
graph to the lady's brother. OF course
Bobbs went home around the corner,
and of course the caS1nan searched in
vain for the number, and Of course the
doctor-well, what could he do?-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
The herald., 1894-08-05

EDITORS HERALD ALI that We now
have upon us, politically and socially. il
the necessary result of the miserable
social conditions that lie behind us in
the years gone by. We loudly boast ol
our christian civilization" as being the
highest end best the world has ever
zeen! We build mighty churches with
carpeted floors. gilded pews, grand Or
gans and gold casped Bibles, and in
them we utter prayers to the great Naz-
srene teacher. utterly forgetting or
neglecting altogether his wonderful
teachings and the mighty inhu-
ence of His meek and lowly ex-
ample. Point to me, if you
can. one angle verse, ah, q single line,
sentence or word anywhere in any of
His teachings in the New Testament
where He ever sanctioned money get
ting and money keeping to any extent
above our every day wants, much less
to hoard it for the mere power that is in
it. On the contrary, If any one thing is
more plainly fought than another, and
more rigidly insisted upon by tho In
epired Teacher, it was that "the love OF
money is the root of all evil )" "Do not
the rich oppress your" "Tske no
thought for the morrow what We shall
eat. drink or wear, but let the moro W
take thought for the things OF itself !"
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof" go and sell all that thou hast
and go and give it to the poor
and come and follow me-" OF course,
under our present social anarchy--it 10 a
misnomer TO call il social system-it is
not possible to follow out His sublime
teachings, for He tried to establish
social system based upon love, justice
and universal brotherhood, and for this
attempt He lost His life. And now the
modern churches, having wholly lost the
scope and aims of His noble teachings
and sublime life, are hugging to them
selves the veriest nuperstitions, wrapped
in the swaddliuga of worthless husks-
The herald., 1894-08-05
Vacation Hints For Children.

If you will remember two little hints,
children, you will have much less fear
in going into the woods this summer.
First, poison vines, such as the ivy,
have three leaflets on one stalk. There
fore beware OF touching any three leafed
vine. Remember that tho poisonous
sumacs have white berries, those with
red, berries being harmless. 1t is safe
for the city bred child never to eat any
roots or berries found in the fields or
woods without having them first looked
over by somebody who knows about
them. The second hint concerns snakes.
Snakes which have circular markings
that is, streaked rings around the
body-are harmless. Those which are
striped lengthwise are dangerous.
Should you ever go to Australia, don't
stop to examine snake, for all varie-
ties are poisonous. 1t may interest you
to know that snakes are so common in
that country that one of the first lessons
a child learns is how to bind up q
wound. 1t is taught in the primary
schools, and in all the railway stations
large placards are posted giving full
particulars and with good illustrations
showing how the arm or foot should be
bound to prevent the poison penetrating
the system. We have not the worst
country in the world, have we?-New
York Times
The herald., 1894-08-05
LATEST FROM CLIPPERTON.
Strange Tales Told by Sailor Who W
One of the volant's Crew.

Strange Tales Told by Sailor Who Was
One of the volant's Crew.
The men who came up from Clipper
ton island on the Volant will be paid
off this morning and discharged, and
whether any of them will return to the
guano covered rock has not yet been de-
oided. One Of the men who went down
on the Viking and remained on the is
land for several months told some re-
markable stories of the treasure rock
yesterday.
He corroborated the tale of the hun.
CRY crabs and said that the houses which
had been put up had to be covered with
tin to prevent the crustaceans from eat
ing through the wood It was so hot
that the skin peeled off the mems backs
through their light undershirts. There
were any amount Of eggs to be had,
which were laid by birds resembling
wild geese. The crabs would seize these
eggs as fast as they were laid and make
on with them.
1.-THE harbor," said the Clipperton
Robinson Crusoe, "is not good one,
and the water is full of sharks. When
the wind blows oGshore, it is impossible
for a vessels moorings to hold her. The
Viking went away with about 30 tons
short of what she ought to have taken,
but that was the fault of the captain.
He got scared and put to sea. The
weather was so bad when the Volant
was there that there was no use of stay
ing, and she gave up trying to get load
The sharks are very vicious and seem to
be without fear, as they are in great
numbers. When boat is being rowed
ashore, the man eaters jump out of the
water and snap at man.
While the Volant was lying at Clip
perton the strangest kind of fish ever
saw came up astern Of her In shape it
was something like a stingray, with
long, ugly looking tail 1t spread big
wings that must have been at least 30
feet wide from tip to tip. The superin-
tendent said it was rayf1sh, and others
called 1t sunfish It stuck its head up,
then spread out its wings and SKINNED
along over the water.
The island is nothing more than a
big rock, honeycombed with the stran-
gest kinds of shapes. At sunset some
parts OF it seemed blazing mass of
gold. Ii there is any truth in the stories
about treasure being hidden there, we
couldn't prove it, but you can bet we
searched high and low for the pirates
booty. San Francisco Chronicle
The herald., 1894-08-05
SE-
Enemies OF the Rose.

1t is easy to get roses to grow. Plant
Dudded roses very deep, pour water into
tne half filled hole and let it settle. Then
Ill In tho rest of the earth and stamp
hard' Roses must have plenty of manure
and can hardly have too much. They also
require all the water they are likely to get
Flnally their enemies must be conquered,
or no roses for you or leaves either. The
LITTLE white rose lice appear on the under
slde OF the leaves almost as soon as they
are formed. Ifyou can get up early enough
apply hellebore in dry form, shaking it
from a tin box with holes in top) over the
under side of tho leaves. The dew will
cause it TO stick, and bugs will vanish
Later in the day-whicl. must be hot and
sunshiny--apply in liquid form, with gar-
den syringe, dissolvi,4g about four large
tablespoonfuls in each pail Of water.
When the large winged rose bugs come,
the only remedy il twice a day to pick
them OF by hand. All along keep on the
lookout for the little green bud eaters,
who are found coilcd up like cigarettes in
the leaves. Boston Tran script.
The herald., 1894-08-05
POISON FROM PEACH TREES.
The Prussic Acid In the Leaves Killed .
Flock of Sheen.


Taking a drink of this cherry sirup.
said doctor as he quenched his thirst
at soda water fountain, reminds me
OF catastrophe we had out on our farm
one summer. You think it strange that
drink of soda water should bring a
farm incident into my mind. Well, il
is peculiar, but every time taste amyg-
dailc acid, and this cherry is filled with
| 1t, call TO mind all incident which cost
my father quite a sum of money. Ny
father was great sheepgrower and
took pride in the high grade of stock he
raised. lie also had a great deal of the
tarln planted with peach trees, to which
he devoted much Of his time.
Zone summer when was boy some
thing went wrong with the trees, neces-
stating the cutting off of many of the
branches. The branches were strewn
all over the grass Of the peach grove
where the sheep were wont to rest in the
shade. A short time after this my IA
ther lost nearly all his sheep within
day by what seemed to be the result of
some poison. He could account for the
wholesale slaughter of all the sheep dying
cept it was the work of some enemy. |
concluded to find out what caused the
sheep to die.
'lt was my first work in diagnosing,
and 1t became so interesting to me that
it influenced me in choosing my profess
sion later. | worked hard to find if the
sheep had eaten anything in the shape of
@ poisonous weed, but failed to trace it to
this cause. 1t suddenly came into my
mind that the sheep that had been penned
in another part of the farm and had not
been in the peach grove were the only
ones that had escaped. So / concluded
that the poison must be in the peach or
chard. l noted the branches of the
peach trees which had been cut still ly-
ing upon the ground, and something told
me that these branches held the secret.
1 called on physician to get some in
formation about drugs, for as boy ]
knew nothing in the way of deadly things
except the 'pizen vine and other reputed
noxious plants.
II asked him if the peach branches
could have poisoned the sheep. why,
certainly he replied. They could poi.
son with the deadliest poison known.
When branch of peach tree is fresh,
the leaves contain what we call amyg-
dalic acid, which of itself is not the best
thing to take into the system. But let |
that branch lie in the hot sun, and the |
chemical action of the heat upon this
comparatively harmless amygdalic acid
transforms it into the most deadly poi
son known as hydrocyanic or prussic
acid, SO, my young friend, you have
struck the cause of the death of your
fathers sheep. They have died of hy-
drocyanic acid poisoning From that
time on l became interested in nledi-
cines until / graduated full fedged
doctor. often look back upon the lit
tie incident which had great influence
in shaping my career. Now, you don't
think the connection between glass Of |
cherry soda water and the killing of a
lot Of sheep SO strained after all. .a-Pitts-
Curg Dispatch.
The herald., 1894-08-05

almost totally void of any real spiritual
meat-vainly sustaining the things that
He most condemned, and condemning
the very things that He tried 80 hard to
establish and build up in the earth.
What commentary And what won
der that we have at last reached the end
of the age?
That We are already in the throes of a
DYING social system / verify believe.
Whether we shall pass its 6rst mile
stone through dreadful wars and fight
ings. carnage and human blood, can
not tell; God only knows. But this
know, no power on earth can stay the
onrushiDg tide of this mighty social up
rising, for tits being pushed and crowded
forward and onward, like the veritable.
awful human social cataclysm that it is,
by all OF the horrible social environ
ments that encircle us-by the awful
cries and wailinga OF destitute ones, in
hocent alike for the most part of either
cause or eftect-by the mercilsss. heart
ies5 tread of Gold that ia
crying up the very fountains OF the
human soul, and literally driving every.
tnlng before IL. Ii | try to look into
tne immediate future through my men
TAI horoscope 1 am dazed at the bare
Chought OF what may be in store for us
Us nation, before we shall have learned
10 i've IN the love and practice OF uni
versal justice. dearly love our coun-
try-our native land. | love its flag, it's
constitution, its laws (when they are
NOT IN contravention of the constitution
NOT clasa laws, for all class laws, no
matter what tho pretended neceesitv
tnat calls thsm into being, are vicious in
the extreme; dangerous alike to tho
liberty and freedom of all citizens an.
the perpetuity of the republic.
The situation at this time is Gold-cold,
selfish, arrogant, tyrsnnicsl-stoically
standing like wall of grants; whils
face to face with it, crouching at its verv
feet, but half rising in the very frenzy Of
its desperation, is Labor, the all in all of
that we havel If Gold will not yield.
it is certain that Labor cannot Yield,
snd-hers leave the mighty problem
wrapt in the mystery of the great un-
known, the future.
JOHN H. CoTToN.
Pioo Heights, Los Angeles county, Cal.
The herald., 1894-08-05

ioal man. He is also sldllful pianist
and composer as well as q capable
sculptor and painter in oils, and several
of his productions upon exhibition have
been rewarded with gold medals. See
ing that little Maud's mother is also an
accomplished singer, it is not surprising
that the child should have inherited an
artistic temperament. Though Irish by
birth, it was in Australia Miss Mac
Carthy commenced the study Of the vio-
lin. She received lessons on that instru-
ment as far back as five years ago from
Miss Pedley of Sydney, and in two
years time had made such progress
that her teacher felt justified in giving
special ''at home' in order that con-
noisseurs might listen to the pbenome-
nal capabilities of the gifted little child.
She has since studied with the we'll
known Spanish violinist, Senor Arbos,
who, by the way, has just joined the
teaching staff of the Royal Academy of
Music, but from whom she will no
doubt continue to receive the benefit Of
instruction. Among the treasures priced
by Miss MaoCerthy is q volume from
Mr. Gladstone bearing an inscription in
his own handwriting, and in which he
describes the young violinist as "the
dear little Irish musician. "--London
Queen.
The herald., 1894-08-05
China,s Bow Emperor Tn Dnneer.

A letter dated Peking speaks of the
disquiet felt among the Chinese ON &C.
count of the reported change to be made
in the ruler of the empire The letter
says: THE approaching celebration Of
the sixtieth birthday of the empress
dowager promises to be a great event.
Millions are being spent in preparation,
but the country can i'll afford the money
There is so much feeling that the air is
full of rumors that there is to be a
change of emperors. The present young
fellow was not the rightful heir, but
was put on the throne by intrigue.
Many high officials, it is said, propose,
as he has no son yet, to displace him
and substitute enc from another branch
of the same family
The herald., 1894-08-05
Public Sririted Women.

Cincinnati has many public spirited
women. They made possible the Art
museum, with its magnificent building,
which crowns one Of the hilltops A
woman started the famous Rookwood
pottery. Women did the exquisite carv-
ing on the front Of the Music hall or
gan, and their latest undertaking is a
permanent orchestra. With that, Gin
cinnati will stand on the same plane as
New York, Boston and Chicago. The
Orchestra association is Incorporated,
and its projectors are full of enthusi-
asm. The Is directors are ladies, with
an advisory board Of gentlemen.
The herald., 1894-08-05
lcERERGs

They oome again. those monsters Of tho sea.
The north winds brood, the children of the
cold,
Long Tapped and Graded in white winters
fold,
As worlds are Graded in eternity.
Lulled by the storm, tho arctics euphony,
Launched In hoarse thunder from q noun
tain mold
Upon tho sea the viking sailed Of old.
They come. the fleet of death, in spring set
free.
Strange IS the product of scme other sphere,
The huge imaginings the frost has wrought
Out of the land of the white bear emerge.
Seeking the sunlight, from creations verge
Southward they wander, silent as thought,
And in the gulf stream drown and disappear
w. p. Foster in Century.
The herald., 1894-08-05
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Maud MacCartny.

Miss Maud MacCarthy, tho child VIC.
linist whose successful appearance at
the Princes hall we recently recorded,
is not, as has been stated in several
journals, an Australian, but was born
10 years ago in tho Emerald Isle. Both
her parents, too, arc natives of Ireland,
though her father has been practicing
for some years past in Sydney as med
The herald., 1894-08-05
Guarding sleeping ROYALTY.

The most extraordinary precautions are
taken in Spain to provide for tho safety
of tho sovereign at night. His slumbcrs
are watched throughout the night by the
Monteros de Espinosa, body of men who
for 400 years have enjoyed the exclusive
privilege of guarding their royal master or
mistress from sunset TO sunrise. They
are bound by tradition to be natives Of the
town of Espinosa and to have served with
honor in tho army. They lock the palace
gates with much ceremony and solemnity
at midnight and open them again at z
O'Clock in tho morning. Their fidelity
to the person Of the sovereign does not ad-
nit Of question. Madrid letter.
The herald., 1894-08-05
sulphur For Rheumatism.

The outward application of sulphur is
highly recommended by those who have
tried it for rheuratism. If the malady
has settled in the feet some sulphur may
be worn in the shoes. If it be in the knee,
for instance, sulphur bound on beneath
cotton battingrwiil quickly bring relief
Philadeluhia.E Press.
The herald., 1894-08-05
LETTER BAG.
Waterman, what of tho Nirh,4

THE HERALD under this heading prints COM
munications. but does not assume RESPONSE
bility for the sentiments expressed.l
The herald., 1894-08-05

Security.
A 5-year-old girl had been attending
Sunday school for several weeks, learn
ing weekly to repeat the golden texts.
A few days ago her mother had occasion
to administer severe reproof, when
the little one looked up undismayed
and slowly and calmly observed:
"The Lord is on my side. I will not
fear"
1t was her golden text Of the Sunday
previous. Boston Herald.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-04-07
Bodies Recovered.

WALLACE, March 31.-The bodies thus
far found are: Mrs. Deiro, aged 25 !;
Victoria Deiro, her daughter, aged 81;
Mrs. Nellie Rowe, aged So; Marlino
Michele, aged "a. Diligent search is
being made for the body Of Stefano
Deiro, the head of that family.
The water has risen several feet in
the drifts, which interferes seriously
with the search. All the buildings and
furniture were literally smashed to
atoms and were carried forward 20 to
40 feet in the direction of the slide.
Benjamin Rowe, husband of Mrs. Rowe,
is in the SLOGAN country. Efforts are
being made to reach him with mes
sage.
The damage to business is serious
The railroads can not be operated until
the obstruction are removed and some
of the mines must shut down in conse
quence. The Standard has already
done so. The Frisco fume has beer
carried away in four places, aggregat
ing about 1900 fest. This closes dowI
that mine until the repairs can Ue made
The Union Pacific suffers much more
than the Northern Pacific, as all th'
slides are on their side of the canyon
Burke depends mainly on the railroad
for its wood supply. The railroads will
surely be blocked for a week and pos
sibly much longer. The Poorman min,
was to have started up today. Thi
will doubtless delay work there, an,
may close down the Tiger mine, a
they have no room for storage of con
centrates.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-04-07
Canyon Greek in the Occur d'AleneS
Deluged With Snow.
NOT A SOUND OF WARNING
Five Persons and Possibly More Crushed
by the Moving Mountain-Danger
of FLOOD.

WALLACE, Idaho, March 30.-Fcur i'm
mense snowslidss and several smaller
ones come down in Canyon creek yes
terday. One at the Black Bear mine
near Gem covered up or swept away
five cabins, killing five persons and pos
slbly more. Several hundred men have
been shoveling all day and so far three
bodies have been recovered. The snow
is 40 feet deep and almost as solid as
ice. The Gem, Frisco and Poorman
mines turned out their whole force of
miners to work for the recovery of the
bodies. Arthur Swayne was taken out
alive but very seriously injured. Owing
to the intense excitement it is impossi-
BILE to get full details of the names of
the killed, some of whom are Italians.
The bodies of man, woman and a
little girl have been found.
Within a mile and half above Gem
are three other slides, one of them Gov
eIing both railroads TO a depth of con-
siderably over 100 feet. This is damming
Canyon creek, and fears of flood are
entertained. Some of the slides have
been very destructive to fumes and
railroad property, but the full damage
Will not be known before many days.
Since p. m. one came down between
Wallace and Gem, cutting off communi-
cation; another on Placer creek car.
ried away a part of the electric light
company's fume, and the light plant
and Wallace is in darkness.