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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED.
a Freight Train Crashes Through 9
Bridge in Ohio.

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE Commercial
Gazette. special from Greenfield, Ohio,
says: The bridge across Paint creek, on
the Ohio Southern road, gave away this
bound north. The bridge engine and ten
cars all went into the creek. taking with
them Engineer Clint Radcliffe Fireman
Howser and Brakeman Thomas Byers,
who were buried under the wreck. The
water is fifteen feet deep at that place and
the bodies of the men can not be recovered
until the wreck is removed. The engine
jumped the track on the bridge from some
unknown cause. Traffic tonight ITO Jack
son is over the Baltimore and Ohio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
HUNTTNGTON's STTCCEsSOR

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Examiner
says that General Thomas Hubbard, who
Southern Pacific. is the man who will
succeed @. Z. Huntington as president of
the road when Huntington dies or retires.
Huntington. it is said, thinks highly of
Hubbard's ability and wishes him to be
ms successor. Huntington and Hubbard
made an agreement whereby Senator
Stamford was ousted from the presidency
of the road in 1890. According to this
agreement Huntington was to be prcsi-
dent for 10 years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
NIrRDERED AT A PICNIC.

ScoUtsdale, Pa, Aug. II. - The from
workers picnic at Ellsworth park was
broken up by a murder about 1t:3O O'Clock
Saturday night. John Gallagher Of Ever
SON stabbed James Walsh of this place
in the neck. severing the iugullr vein,
causing death in few minutes. Gaila-
CHER, who had been q non-uniOn workman
during the big strike last year. was chased
out of THE grounds by fine crowd, and
after running about $50 yards he turned
and stabbed Walsh, who was nearest to
him He made his escape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
CHARGED WITH RORREpv

=, Nashville. Tenn. Aug. 11.-Detectiro
). II. Marks of Chicago is here with nm
application for the extradition of Malta
Blake, under arrest charged with rob.
hey fom person in Chicago of diamonds
and money amounting to $4,000. Tbe
application for eXtradition will be nrn-
scented to Governor Tuney tomorrow,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
SUGAR BOUNTY HEARING.
Hon. Thomas Semmcs of New Orleans
Has His Say.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE hearing be-
fore Commissioner Bowler. on the con-
stitutionality of the sugar bounty law,
which has been in progress for the past
four days was concluded yesterday.
Hon. Thomas j. Semmes of New Or
leans was the only speaker. He present
ed carefully prepared legal argument,
contending:
First-rhat If a country's construc-
tons of the constitution by congress is
binding in the courts then the power to
tax for bounty TO a particular industry
as no longer an open question.
Second-That this course of legislative
acquiescence is as old as the nation
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
THE DEADLY SHOTGJTN

Crockett, Tex, Aug. 11.-(Special.)-
Nelson Cannon was shot and instantly
killed last might by Anthony Walker 10
miles north of this city. The weapon
used was a double barrelled shotgun. An
old grudge was the cause of the trouble.
Walker came to town and surrendered to
the sheriff.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
BATTLE IN A BON CAR.
Tree Stone Cutters and Three Tramps
Use Reyolvcrs,

Ashtabula, O., Aug. 11.-Six men had a
desperate battle in a box car between
Erie, IA, and this place last night. Three
stone cutters named II. Easily, Pert Smith
and John Meinhart boarded tAa Train nj
Erie TO come to Astabula. At n wafer
hank three tramps entered the ear. When
the train got underway two Of the tramps
drew revolverS and asked the men to hand
over what money they had. Smith had
a revolver and showed fight. Tn an in.
slant battle between him and the two
trampS was in progress Easily was shot
through the groin. Smith received a
wound in the neck and one of the tramps
mad bullet through his head. Upon the
arrival of the train here the two wounded
men were cared for The tramp. who
gave his name as John Cuddy of Water
bury, Conn, is in a critical corGition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
YOU CAN DEPEND ON TT

chat Foleys Collie and Diarrhoea Cure
is an instant relief for collie, summer com.
plant, cholera morbus, diarrhoea. bloody
iluN, chronic diarrhoea, cholera infantum
bilious colo, painters collie, and all bowel
complaints. 25c. and 80 c. For sale by
TObin's drug store and VI. c. CornwelrS
drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
PROMINENT KANsAN DEAD.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 11.-Judge Scion
o. Thacher, State senator from this coun-
ty, and one of the best known men IN the
State, died at ) O'Clock this morning from
brights disease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15

SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RECOVERY.
Louisville, Aug. 11.-Chief of Detectives
Owens, who was stricken with apoplexy
yesterday. is still alive. He passed a
pretty good day today and was conscious
all day. His physicians are more hopeful
tonight, however, they say that he will
be speechleSs for the rest of his life.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
q NEW MAN

Geo. S. Scally, of IS Nassau St., New
York, says: For years 1 have been
troubled with rheumatism and dyspepsia
and l came to the conclusion to try your
pills. l Immediately found great relief
from their use. 1 feel like a new man
since. l commenced taking them, and
sleepy feeling used " have mas entirely
disappeared. The dyspershia has left me
ana my rheumatism is gone entirely.
me and my rheumatism is gone entirely.
am satisfied if any one so afflicted will
give Railways Pills trial they will sure
ly oAur them, for 1 believe it all comes
form. he system being out of order-the
liver not doing its work"
July 26, 1898"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
L. A. W. SUSPENSION

Fremont Neb., Aug. 1.-THE suspen-
sion of FL. d. Frederickson yesterday by
the League of American Wheelmen has
men here
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
SUNDAY IN NEW YORK.
1t Was Dry for Some. but Side Door
Schemes Were Worked q Little.

New York, Aug. 11.-AIany new and
interesting features in the fight of the
saloon Keepers against the police. which
We're promised for today. did not materi-
alize and the day simply fell into line
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15

Caution: Buy only DR. Isaac Thomp.
sons eye water. Carefully examine the
outside wrapper None other genuine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
sUPERsTlTloNs ABOUT TEA.
Quaint Ideas Concerning the Cup That
Cheers, but Docs Not 1ncbrintc.

Quaint Ideas Concerning the Cup That
Cheers, but Does Not Incbrintc.
There are probably more quaint super
stitions woven about tea than about any
thing else in tho world. If you put
cream in your cup before tho sugar, it
will "cross your love-" so you must be
very careful. If, while the tea is being
made, the lid, removed to pour in the
water, is forgotten to be replaced, it is
the sure sign of the approaching arrival
of stranger.
If tea stalk floats in tho cup, it is
called a beau, and when this is seen
unmarried women should stir their tea
very quickly round and round and then
hold the spoon upright in tho center of
the cup.
If the "beau" Is attached to the spoon
and clings to it, ho will bo sure to call
very shortly, If not on that very even
ing, but if the stalk goes to tho side of
tho cup, ho will not come. In some
places this is also said to denote the
coming of n stranger, and IL tho stalk
is soft the newcomer will be lady; if
tough, q gentleman.
If you want 20 know how many years
will elapso before you are married,
balance your spoon on the edge of your
cup, first noting that it is perfectly dry,
fill another spoon with tea, and holding
it above the balanced spoon let the
drops Of tea gather to the tip of the
spoon and gently fall into the bowl of
the one below. Count the drops. Each
one stands for year.
If the cluster of small air bubbles
formed by the sugar collect and remain
in the center of the cup, it is sign of
fair weather. II they rush to the sides,
there will be rain very shortly. Phil
adelphia Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23

He was born and brought up in the
midst of poverty and comparative igno-
rance. When, in 1857, Nathaniel Haw-
thorne visited the poets residence at
Dumfries and took notice of its filthy
and malodorous surroundings, he Won
dered that Burns could have preserved
his marvellous gtLius in such an unsa-
worry spot. The author of 1.-THE Scarlet
Letter" was even more Mortified at the
wretched aspect of Burns farm ut Moss
giel and could not compare the habita-
ton in which the Scottish bard passed
so many of his days to pigsty. 1T is
sad," wrote Hawthorne, "to think of
anybody-not to say apoet but any hu.
man being-sleeping eating, thinking,
praying and spending all his home life
in this miserable howell" He praises the
"heroic merit of Burns for being no
worse man amid 'the ,squalid him
ORANGES" that beset the poets moral and
intellectual development
Hawthorne was right. Low associa-
tions, bad sanitary conditions and the
companionship of the vile are all but
fatal to human virtue. Burns was never
utterly degraded. He was always, in
spite of his failings, true man, and
his passionate love for his fellow men
outlived all his sufferings.
His relations with Jean Armour,
though they proved his frailty and hers,
We're honorable to him in some respects,
for he left nothing undone to repair the
error Of his youth. His intemperance
was rather the effect of his convivial
disposition than Of any vicious tenden-
cy. If he sinned, he paid the penalty,
one might say. with his life. His Ca
reer terminated at 81, and, having re-
gard to his circumstances and opportu.
mites, his record as poet is unparal-
leled, for no man ever achieved so much
as Burns with so little aid from the
world and with such terrible impedi-
ments in his path. Westminster Re-
view.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
On n Rrslnesa Basis.

The banker was talking to the bach
elor broker about his future state, so to
speak.
"Why don't you get married?" he in
quired. you've got money enough" 4"
II presume / have, but you know I
take no stock in matrimony."
"Pshawi That doesn't make any diff
ference"
II think it makes a great deal"
''Of course it DOESN'T" insisted the
banker. Don't you very often make a
mighty good thing by assuming the
bonds of concern you wouldn't take
stock in under any circumstances?'
The broker hadn't looked at it in that
light before, and he took the proposition
under advisement. t.-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
FoR "eoop OLD hluppeR.n
A Newsboy Gets n swell Photog- -lph
Taken TO Send to Her.


When Curtiss, the pl 'ographer. got
down TO his studio few mornings ago,
he found dimnutive, tattorod and
very dirty little boy waiting for him,
with boOtblack's kit slung on his
shoulder. With an inimita.'.J tough
drawl tho boy said: "Say, Mr.. Coitiss,
came tor git me tinlypo taken. want
ter send it ter me mudder, wot lives in
Cleveland. See?''
Mr.. Curtiss said: 81 don't tako tin.
types, my boy. Why don't you go to q
tintype gallery"
Jaw, Mr.. Coitiss, youse do only
pitcher talerI knows. See Mr.. Coitiss, "
he wheedlcd, "here's de stuff I've been
savin ter git er pitcher ter send ter mo
mudder. Youse ken have it ALL" And
he opened his grimy, swoaty little paw,
in which reposed silver dime and q
cent.
"All right" said Curtiss. "come in,
and I'll take your picture. You needn {
pay me with money. What can you do?"
"Say. Mr.. Coitiss kin do anythin.
I'm wise kid. Dey amt no flies on
me- "
He was lifted into a chair, and his
feet didn't como within foot Of the
floor. He was trembling with excite
ment, and his teeth glistoned in n line of
white against his dirty face. After the
shutter clicked and he was told it was
"all over" he laughed and SAID: "Huh,
dat amt uuttin. ] cud do dat mcself,
Mr.. Cuitiss.
He was put 20 work cleaning the
globes on the chandeliers to pay for his
pictures, and during the afternoon dis
appeared. About o'clock he came back
and said: 81 had ter go after mo 3
o'clocks. Here's a poipy saved fer
you, Mr. Coitiss." And he drew u
rumpled dirty paper from under his
coat.
When the pictures were finished and
handed to him, he said: "Hully geel
Amt dat outer sight? Won't de old lady
be proud nv her Cholly boy wen she gifts
dis? Say, Mr.. Coitiss, me mudder's q
good old lady, and she's got six more
kids ter wash fer, so l fought I'd
skip"
One of the pictures was mailed to "de
good old mudder" in Cleveland, and the
boy had one for himself He looked at
1t admiringly for moment and then
said: "Sayl Won't dis kill de kids at
de Junction dead when l show it to
'em2 Aw, sayl Photographed by Coitiss.
Where's me chrysanthemum, Cholly?"
and he strutted out. City Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
NUMBER 36.
Tho Dyalss of Bornco.

Tho ferocity of the Dyaks OF Borneo
when Rajah Brooke first came was ap-
palling. No social or religious function
could take place among the tribes with
out bloodshed. Young unmarried girls
came forth from the long seclusion to
which they had been condemned since
childhood so anRmic that they could
hadly stand. A slave was killed IL
their honor and the blood of the victim
sprinkled over them. Head hunting had
deciinated the race. IL was imperative
that husbands should conjurc evil spirits
by bringing human head to their
wives before tho expected birth of q
child. Boys might not aspire to man
hood without having earned tho badge
of tho head hunter.
A skull was the first gift of lover
to his mistress and the last token Of re-
spect by which the living could honor
the dead. On account of his rank no
petty chief could be buried without
many freshly decapitated heads to form
his escort into the next world. Tho
greatest respect, moreover, was shown
to such trophies. They were smoked
over fire to- preserve them Their lips
were forced open TO receive the choicest
morsels during the family meal To-
bacco and betel nuts were also spread
before them. They were looked upon as
honUred guests, and every effort was
made TO win their friendship. Fort.
nightly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
Switzerland . Modern Babel.

Switzerland, with its mixture of races
and tongues, is a sort of modern Babel,
a fact which causes much trouble in
particular to the military authorities.
At Wallenstadt, the other day, at the
recruiting station, there was a guard
composed of five men. The chief was u
lieutenant who spoke German only, the
second sergeant who spoke Italian
only, the third a corporal who could
speak French and Spanish, the fourth a
private who could speak French and
German, and the fifth private who
could speak French and Italian. When
the lieutenant had to transmit an order
to the sergeant, he had to get tho last
named man to interpret for him. When
he wanted to communicate with the
corporal, he had to requisition the fourth
man, and so on, great delay and confu-
sion being thus occasioned. London
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23

"How's that boy o. yourn gettin along
in tho city, Josiah?" asked ono farmer
Of another
Hes workin his way up right
along,
whats he doin?"
"IIe's workn fer tho CITY,"
"You don't tell mel What's he doin
fer it?'
He's drivin ono o. them things they
call u street sweeper--kind o. wipes up
tho road nights, you know. But, my,
he's bein promoted Fust off he wus
workin i'll tho Twenty-fust ward. by
an by ho writ me that he wus workin in
tho Eighteenth ward. Last week he
writ that he was in the Twelfth ward
now. an, | swan, you see If that feller
don't fetch up in the Fust ward with
his sweep cart yit''-Youth's Compan-
ion,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
Peliisson's Little Adventure.

Pellisson was frightfully ugly. One
day as he was walking down the street
beautiful lady took him by the hand
and conducted him into house close
by. Dazzled by the lady's charms. and
fiattering himself that this adventure
could not possibly entail any unpleasant
consequences, he had not the strength
to offer any resistance. His fair captor
introduced him to the master of the
house, saying:
Lime for line. exactly like this, I"
whereupon she took her departure.
Pellisson, ON recovering from his as
tonishment, demanded an explanation.
The master Of the house, after sundry
apologies, confessed that he was paint.
or.
II have undertaken, he added, "to
supply the lady with a picture Of tho
Temptation In the Wilderness. We
have been debating for a couple Of hours
as to the mode Of representing tho
tempter, and she ended by saying that
she wished me to take you for model. "
Revue Anecdotique.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
betrayed by q Pin.

No matter how masculine a woman
may become, there is always some little
womanly weakness about her that inva-
riably betrays her. She may wear real
mems shoes and tie her own tie, but her
nanny hat has hatpin through it. Her
coat may be made by real tailor, but
it is tight at the waist. She is still and
always the woman. Now, for example,
in Tim Murphy's play, "Alimony," !"
there was one Of the dapperest young
things you ever saw. She was real lit
tie gentleman, from the crown Of her
billyoock hat to the sole Of her hunting
boots. Her oorduroys were real cordu-
roys. and her shirt had link sleeve but
tons. but she had her high boots pinned
up with safety pins. She did. and I saw
them. Wasn't that the woman Of it2--
Washington Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
soUsa ; DloClSLiNe.


General scho fcid's funny Brrnis ms 20
the Conduct of ar Orchestra.
How Conductor Sousa was taken TO
task by General SchoAold for his lack of
discipline is told by tho San Francisco
Chronicle.
The last echo Of one OF Sousa's over
lures was just dying away over the sand
hills south Of the fair grounds when
General Schofeld stepped in front of
the band and saluted the distinguished
leader. Sousa returned the salute and
sent one of his men TO escort the general
up into the band stand
''That music was beautiful--beauti-
full, " exclaimed the general as he shook
Sousa's hand warmly. 81 am astonish-
ed, sir, that you get such results with
so little discipline "
There is nothing that Sousa prides
himself more on than being ono of the
strictest of disciplinarians, and he was
naturally nettled ut the generals criti-
cism
why, general, my men arc under
perfect control. I'm sure they are thor
oughly drilled, and can hardly believe
that there is any lack of discipline.
have never noticed it..
"No, that's just it; you don'tsee it,"
persisted the general 81 saw it, though.
Do you know that as soon as You turn
your back on one side Of your band TO
shake your baton ut tho other those fel.
lows all quit playing? OF course you
don't see it, for as soon as you turn
around they begin ngnin.
The fun in this, ut the expense of the
general, lies, Of course, in tho fact that
when section of Sousa's men became
silent as ho turned TO tho other was
when the music so required But the
general looked upon this lapse as he
would upon the suspension Of section
of his artillery when he turned his at
tention to another part Of the field
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
Psps In the Same List.

A gentleman formerly in the service
Of the United States navy married q
Japanese beauty few years ago and
settled down to domestic life in the Land
Of the Rising Sun.
Only a few months ago an old chum
Of his, an officer ON one Of our ships Of
war, went to call upon him at his home
in Nagasaki While waiting in the room
which might correspond to the parlor in
this country he hoard the prattle Of o
child in the adjoining apartment Said
the youngster:
"Who is the foreign devil that has
come to see papar"
''Hush," said the nurse. 'The gen.
tleman might overhear you. He is a fell
low countryman Of your fathers"
well, papa is foreign devil too"
This incident would seem to show
that certain colloquial phrases have sur
vived the feeling of hatred for foreign
ers which the Japanese abandoned so
many years ago. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
ny Wholesale.

A young lady who was in hurry to
take a train and wanted to buy small
shopping bag walked into wholesale
establishment by mistake.
"Will you show me bag, please?"
she began, but the clerk interrupted her
politely.
I'VE sell nothing at RETAIL" " he said.
II could only let you have bags by the
quantity"
''Dear mel Not one bag?"
"No. madam. I'm very sorry
"And I'm in such a hurryl Well"
She turned toward the door, and her
eye was caught by sample bag ON the
counter.
"Ah," she exclaimed, that's exactly
the bag I want! Couldn't you sell me
the twelfth of dozen?"
She got her bag. Youths Compan.
ion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
Cavalry Pistol Practice, 1879.

Here follow the commands for the
pistols:
1. Uncape your pistols. 2. Draw forth
your pistols. This must be performed
with the right hand. The left pistol
first and then to mount the muzzle. 3.
Order your pistol. Rest your pistol a
little In your bridle hand, and then i'm
mediately take your pistol near the mid
die part Of it, and place the butt end
upon your thigh. A. Sink or rest your
pistol in your bride hand. 8. Bend
your cock (or draw up your cock to half
bend). O. Secure or guard your cock.
z. Open your pan. s. Prime your pan.
0. Shut your pan or order your ham
mer or steel. TO- Cast about your pis-
tolls, which Is to be done against your
left thigh, with your muzzle upward in
your bride hand. II. Gage your TASKS
12. Lade your pistols with powder For
your more speedy lading of your pistols,
there is lately invented small powder
flask, with q suitable charge, but it is
not to be denied that your cartroaches
are very serviceable.
There are / l more motions, and final
ly in 24-give fire. In the firing of your
pistols you are not to fire directly for
ward, to your enemies horses heads,
but toward the right hand, with the
lock Of the pistol upward. Notes and
Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-23
Tho Primitive Fishhook.

The first implement used by man for
catching fish with line was not hook
1t was pointed piece Of bone or flint,
q simple baitholder. and the line, posi-
bly, length or SO of some dried vine or
grass, was tied to the middle of the
piece. The fish swallowed the whole
bait, bone and all, and SO the first i'm
plement was what we would call gorge
hook today. In time bronze was substi-
tuted for bone, but the form of tho first
implement was retained. Untold ages
passed before the first fishhook was
made, and, strangely enough, when a
prong was fashioned ON the hook, the
prong turned outward and not inward.
New York Times.