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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
AMERICA A CENTURY AGO.

There We're no manufacturers i'll this
country, and every housewife raised
her own fax and made her own linen.
The church collection was taken in a
bag at the end of pole, with a bell at
tached to rouse sleepy contributors.
Leather breeches, a checked shirt, Il
red flannel jacket and cooked hat
formed the dress of an artisan.
When man had enough tea he placed
his spoon across his cup to indicate that
he wanted no more.
A new arrival in a Jail was set upon
by his fellow prisoners and robbed OF
everything he had. ...,
Buttons were scarce and expensive
and the trousers were fastend with pegs
or laces.
Beef, pork, salt fish, potatoes and hon.
my were the staple diet all the year
round.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing in Boston and New York,
Virginia contained fifth of the whole
population of the country.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
A man who jeered at the preacher OF
criticised the sermon was fined.
A gentleman bowling to lady always
scraped his feet on the ground.
A day laborer considered himself well
paid with 2 shillings a day.
Crockery plates were objected to be-
cause they dulled the knives.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as prison. alA rs
Every gentleman wore queue and
powdered his hair.
Almost all the furniture was import
ed from England.
There was not public library in the
United States.
Imprisonment for debt was a common
practice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
BLESSED SUNSHINE.
Bright Sayings and Crisp Items for Sun
day Morning Readers.

No peace was ever won from fate by
subterfuge.
Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem
vile.-Shakespeare.
When l go out to meet trouble / no.
tice never have to take long walk.
Lots of people are willing to do all the
shouting and let others do all the work,
Man makes six necessities for one that
he inherits.
The individual is, at any rate, usually
the architect of his own misfortune.
himself, when knave is not.-Shakes-
peare.
Give me health and day, and l will
make ridiculous the pomp of emperors.-
Emerson.
Most persons who prate of individual
liberty are of the class that desires lib
erty to work it's own ruin.
Do you know that it's almost impos-
sible to prove that a mans character is
good? About all you can do is to say
his reputation is not bad.
I've seen gracious, serene old women
who are far more beautiful in their wrin-
kles than they ever could have been in
their maiden roses.
The wicked and the lazy sneer Mt re-
formers, the disinterested ignore them,
and their beneficiaries are mighty likely
to regard them as unnatural invaders
of individual liberty.
When we study a beautiful soul we
are convinced of the Immortality of
souls, but when we come upon a cramped,
soured, morbid nature, our inability to
guess what the Creator wants to pre-
serve it for leads us thankfully to retreat
upon the old adage that there are eX-
ceptions to all rules.
DIR. George IL. Reed, president of Dick
inson college, Pa, says:
"We observe, first, that the coming
age will be an age of material develop
ment, phenomenal even in comparison
with the material development of the last
so or rs years.
"The coming age is also to be an age
of development in education, far greater
than that which has characterized any
age in the past. But this can never be
realized until intelligence shall control
in municipal, State and National cleo
tons. Finally, the coming age will be
an age of faith as against skepticism
and agnosticism. The victory of the flu
ture rests with the forces of faith in
Christianity"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
ARKANSAS EDITops

Memphis, Oct. 26.-The happiest, jol-
lest party that has passed through Mem
phis in many day was the Arkansas
editors who were here for three hours
this morning en- route to Atlanta to attend
the exposition. They came from Little
Rock over the Iron Mountain road. There
were in round numbers 100 of them. The
trip was made in two special Pullman
sleepers. The train arrived at $50 this
morning and the crowd was greeted by
the Memphis railway representatives.
Through the courtesy of General Man
ager Jones of the Memphis Street Rail-
way company special cars were in wait
ing and carried the entire party to Gayo-
SO hotel.
After dinner the editors visited various
points OF interest and were driven to the
Louisville and Nashville depot, where
they boarded their special cars and re-
sumed their journey to Atlanta.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
ODELL & CO.'S LETTER.
(By private wire to Austin Cotton Z

(By private wire to Austin Cotton Ex-
change.)
New York, Oct 26.-Southern advices
show that weather during the past week
was favorable for outdoor work and in
a measure accounts for the liberal move
ment of cotton. The amount which
came into sight during week was 423,-
coo; last year, 3,429. Total now in
sight, 1,946, 485, against 1857, 937 last
year. Total visible, 3,12S455, against
2,955,313. Total American, 2S46, 255,
against 1905, 113. Interior stocks, 325,-
574, against 274,265. Stock in United
States ports, SS9,09S, against 764,91s
Stock in New York, 149,6S7, against
GA ,2S5. An advance of 2-64 in Liverpool
was not regarded as sufficient by the To-
cal talent and quotations opened down
II points with market easy, but it soon
strengthened and advanced to almost the
highest price of yesterday. The close
was quiet and shows a net loss for the
day of Z points, or S.51 for January. One
favorable feature noticeable is the ten
dency to widen the difference between
prices here and New Orleans. At our
close it amounted to 16 points. Trans,
actions today amounted to III, 300.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
HILL IN OHIO.
The New York Senator Aiding the Buck.
eye Democracy.

Cleveland, Oct. Ex-senator Hill
spoke three times with Ex-Governor
Campbell today-at FostOria and Find
lay this afternoon and at Lima tonight.
In discussing the Democratic tariff law
at Findlay Senator Hill said it would fin
ally work out for the good of the coun-
try. If a mistake was made in collect
ing too little taxes that could be rene
died. At least the money which had not
been collected was still in the pockets
of the people and not piled up in the
treasury as a surplus. Times began to
improve he said. as soon as the McKin-
ley law was repealed. That measure
had caused deficit of $59,000,000 in the
last year of its life. Senator Hill said
the Democrats could win Ohio if they
At Lima 1000 listeners greeted Sena-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
"sINGp CRIED MISS WILLARD.
A Stampede at a Music Hall Which Was
Stopped by Starting a Hymn.

Presence of mind on the part of Miss
Frances Willard at the night session of
the union in Music hall averted what
might have been a panic.
In hte midst Of an address by Mrs.
Laura G. Hoffman of Missouri the rumb-
ling of the steam exhaust outside the
building caused considerable alarm to a
number of timid persons in the audito-
rum. Several left the room hastily,
and the speaker paused, surprised, in the
midst of a sentence. Following this,
the gas lets on the side of the hall were
suddenly illumed, and the announcement
was made that owing to defect In the
steam gear below, the electric lights
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
BANouETEp LAST NIGHT.

Last night ut the Driskill hotel Col
Holmes Cummins, one of Austin's most
distinguished legal lights, entertained a
number of our most prominent citizens
with an elegant banquet. The menu
was arranged in the Driskill's most eff
cient style and was comprised of all the
delicacies of the season. The following
gentlemen were present:
Mayor Mcdonald, Judge Gaines, Mr.
Brainard, General Openheimer, Mr..
Sampson, John Orr, General Handy,
George Pendexter, Captain Leitnaker,
General Hubbard, Il. NJ. House, Sena-
tor Tips, Frank Hamilton, John Bre-
mond Mr.. Hubbard, Jr, Colonel Gibbs,
+. J. Lawless and Holmes Cummins.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
MONUMENTS UNVEILED.
The Woodmen Of the World Unveiled
Two Monuments Yesterday.

Last afternoon the Lake City camp,
No. SO, Woodmen of the World, unveiled
the monuments over the graves of DIR.
J. Cummings and Mr.. ID. 6. Pace. The
unwilling was attended with those inn
pressive ceremonies always attendant
upon such ceremonies. An unusually
large attendance was present, and repre-
sentatives from sister camps as well as
the families of the deceased were also
present. The Rev. Granville Jones
made brief but impressive talk at the
unwilling, and fine choir furnished the
singing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
ROBBED.
A Drummer Gets Touched for Owe
Three Hundred Dollars.

The police were yesterday morning in
receipt of the intelligence that Mr..
II. Il. Harrison, representing w. Felixson
& Co. of Cincinnati, had been touched
at the depot for his pocketbook, contain
ing $50 in money and three checks for
500 each. Mr. Harrison left here FRI
day night ON the midnight train and did
not discover his loss until after the train
had pulled out. He accordingly notified
the police by telegraph from Waco. Off
Ger Kennerly is working on the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
EARLY COLD WEATHER.

Snow fell in the Rangeley region in
Maine last week. Early cold weather
has been reported from several States.
Georgia had an exceptionally early frost
and Kansas had the earliest in the rec
objection of the earliest residents. The
mountains in the Northwestern States
were snow-capped earlier this year than
for n number of years past.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
RAIDED THE POST OFFICE.
An Incident in the Career of Lord VOL
seley in India.

To illustrate some Of the disagreeable
things which the soldiers suffered in the
Soudan, Mr.. Nourse tells the following
anecdote of the postal service, which also
well shows how democratic was Lord
Wolseley, the commandment. Nourse
went into the post Office at Korti to look
for some letters. The postmaster was
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
TWO SUITS FILED.

Yesterday in the Fifty-third district
court the 'Hogardine & McKilrick Dry
Goods company of st. Louis filed two
suits to recover debts. One against Ber-
ry & Moore and another against J. j.
Costley.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
DEED OF TRUST.

Pauls Valley, Tex, Oct. 26.-(Special.)
Tom H. Martin Hardware company
made deed of trust today, naming Jack
Smith trustee. Preferred creditors,
$500. Assets not known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
for Infants and Children.

~Castoria fsso wen adapted to children that
recommend IL as superior to any prescription
brown 70 me" a a ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So. Oxford St. Brooklyn, N. =.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16

among the fields of Illinois inspires each
patriotic heart among the hills of Georgia;
and above the dome of our own capital
floats the ensign that ripples In the breeze
of your own beautiful waters. Beside
your inland ocean repose the ashes of
hundreds who are dear to us, and whose
chlvalry is represented in the noble shaft
that commentaries in blended eulogy the
heroism of the southern soldier and the
generous spirit of his northern foe"
Other speeches were made by Presi-
dent Stewart Woodson, of the Atlanta
chamber of commerce; Ferdinand w.
Peck, of Chicago Southern States asso-
citation; President Collyer, of the ex-
position and others.
Gov. Altgeld, Gov. Atkinson, May or
Swift, Mayor King and other speakers
Monday night declared for recognition
of Cuba and the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine. The speeches were
made at reception rendered to the
Cook County Democracy by the Young
Mems Democratic league of Atlanta.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
RUN BY LIGHTNING.

Trolley Car at Greenviile, Conn, Sent
Whizzins Along tho Rails.
The latest prank performed by Nut
meg lightning WAS starting Motorman
Harlow Ladd's trolley car and whizzlng
it ten rods along the track without
any help from the rumbling dynomos
that were grinding out refined electrici-
ty in the company's works half mile
away, says the New York Sun. Harlow
had reached the end of the Greenville
route, switched the electric current
from the motor, and, brass handle bars
In hand, stepped across the street upon
the sidewalk. The trolley was still
connected with the wire Right over
head big, round thunder cloud, black
and threatening, spun slowly about,
portentous with muttering thunder.
The rest of the armament was serene
and blue, unsullied by patch of vapor.
Suddenly the frowning cloud mass
was riven by zigzag shaft of glittering
fame that was shot straight down
ward against the ear motor and made ii
ring like bronze bell smitten with a
hammer. The report, said Motorman
Ladd, was far louder and stronger than
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16

A special dispatch from Columbus to
the Cleveland Leader says: THE COM
position of the senate will be thirty
republicans, six democrats, and one
populist-republican. William f. Con-
ley, of the Thirty-second district, was
first nominated by the populists, then
indorsed by the republicans, hence his
classification as populist republican.
The official returns are not in yet, but
there is little doubt that the present
list will stand In the last senate
there were twenty-six republicans and
five democrats. BY the new apportion-
ment there are six new senators this
year. OF this number the republicans
secured four, the populist-republican
one, and the democrats one. The list
of representatives is not yet complete,
but it will probably stand as published
this morning, with the exception of
/ Heoffer, as the representative from
Darke county. 1t is believed that Lud-
wig, the democratic candidate, was
elected in that county, although the
official returns will probably be neces-
sary to determine the question"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
A Severe Ordeal.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 9.-Henry
Sonntag, of Cleveland, deputy supreme
chief ranger of the Order of Foresters,
was arrested here Thursday for assault
and battery in connection with the
initiation of two cs ndidates in his or
der on Wednesday. The candidates
were George Ayres, a grocer, and Mil
lard Caldwell, a druggist, and they
stood the ordeal until they were led
blindfolded and barefooted through a
tank of water charged with electricity.
Caldwell fought his way out of the
lodge room, but Ayres was held to the
work and the next morning he could
not get out of bed Sonntag gave
bonds for his appearance in court to
answer. Ayres threatens an action for
n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
KEPT WITHIN BOUNDS.
Her Most and Lucy Parsons Address Chi
cago Anarchists.


cago Anarchists.
Chicago, Nov. 12.-To an audience of
2,O0O sympathizers in the West 18th
Street Turner hall Herr Most and Lucy
Parsons Monday night spoke of the
memory of the dead anarchists and de-
nounced the police. But their language
was kept from being too infiammable
by the presence of 200 bluecoats under
the command of Capt. Shea, who oc-
cupied a prominent place on the speak
ers' platform.
Mrs. Parsons was the first speaker,
and she devoted the first half of her
talk to a review of the incidents con-
nected with the Haymarl1et massacre.
Only once did she approach the danger
line when she said: Il would rather be.
consigned to the bottomless pits of hell
than walk the golden streets of Heaven
with Judge Gary" Inspector Shea
tapped her on the shoulder and COM
manded her to cease uttering such lan-
guage. There was great commotion
in the audience, but Chairman Oliver
quieted the people with few judicious
words. Shea said he would close the
house if the demonstration should in
crease.
When Herr Most arose he was greet
ed with great applause. He said he had
been instructed that he was to not men,
tion any names. He defied Inspector
Shea, saying this was free country.
The inspector warned the visiting an
archist to be careful. The remainder
of Mosts speech was in German, and al
though it at times bordered on the sen-
sational the Inspector did not interfere.
The speech was a repetition in the main
of what Most has repeatedly delivered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16

pistol shot. Then, with surprise
amounting almost to awe, the motor
man beheld his car, impelled by crude
electricity from the clouds, shoot for
ward eight or ten rods along the track.
1t did not move very rapidly, and by
running he overlook and boarded it
just before it came to halt on the
rather stiff grade. The bolt had quickly
exhausted itself. In the opinion of
motormen and other street railroad
operatives. the thunderbolt, heavily
charged with electricity. acted on the
car motor momentarily in precisely the
same way as the regular electric cur
rent from the company's works.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
Condition of Turkey Unbearnble.

LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch from
Constantinople to the Times says that
the entire body of foreign diplomats
accredited to the Turkish capital re-
gard the present condition of things as
unbearable. The sole policy of the
sultan in the circumstances is that OF
playing off the powers against one an
other, a policy which he has pursued
in many previous emergencies with
success, but upon this occasion he is
completely norplussed by the unan-
unity of the powers in pressing their
demands. The correspondent of the
Times does not expect that there will
be fanatical outbreak against Chris.
tians
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
STARVING IN JAMAICA.
Mothers Ofrer to Give Their Children Away
In Order to Save Their Lives.

In Order to Save Their Lives.
Halifax, N. ST., Nov. 12.-Distressing
stories of deprivation and starvation are
brought by the mail steamer from Ja-
maica. The district of ST. Elizabeth,
with 5000 inhabitants, is, in a. most de-
plorable condition, brought about by
the failure Of early crops through
drought and the devastation of the Sec
ond crops by caterpillars. Two deaths
have already been repsrted an Oil
woman and girl. Many of the poorer
people are absolutely nude, and who'll
families have been living for weeks on
little flour and sugar. Others are SUBJ
sisting on cactus and other plants, and
unless extensive relief comes soon many
people, old and young, must die fronl
starvation and for want of even the
barest necessities. In many instances
mothers are Offering to give their little
children to strangers, to- save their lives
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
ILLINOIS IN DIXIE.
Her Representatives Enjoy Day at tn,
Atlanta Exposition.


Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 1.-THE exposi-
ton city gave Illinois visitors not only
hearty welcome, but real Chicago
weather Monday. 1t was Illinois day,
and the morning, which dawned cloudy,
developed misty rain at ten o'clock.
AT seven o'clock in the morning the
Cook county democracy arrived in IL
special trains. The Young Mems Demo-
cratic league of Atlanta met the Chi
cago club at the train. At ten o'clock
the two clubs made parade and the
visitors received continuous applause
along the line of march.
One hour later the First Illinois reg
iment turned out and escorted Gov.
Altgeld, Mayor Swift and their party,
Gov. Atkinson, Mayor King and city
and exposition officials to the fair
grounds. The First regiment had
s5s men in line, commanded by Col
Turner. The regiment made striking
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
THE CROPS.
That of Corn Largest on Record-YieId OF
Potatoes, Apples, Etc


Washington, Nov. IL. - The No
Ymber returns of the department
IF agriculture make the corn crop
the largest in volume of record, with the
rate of yield, however, somewhat less
than that indicated by the returns for
October, being 26.2 bushels per acre.
This must be regarded as preliminary
and not final estimate of the yield.
The average yield of buckwheat is 2o.i
bushels, against 16.1 last year; the av-
erage yield of potatoes is loo.7 bushels
per acre, tobacco Ara pounds and hay
1.o6 tons, The crop OF apples is report
ed as TIL per cent. Of = full crop,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
KENTUCKY sENAToRSHIP.
Popuiists, Holding Balance of Power.
WAL Decide 1t.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 12.-The fate of
The candidates for the seat of United
States Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky,
will rest in the hands of the two popu-
lists elected to the house. Complete re-
,urns show the following: House
Democrats, 4d; republicans, So; popu-
lists, 2. Senate-Democrats 22; re-
,ublicans, 16, Joint ballot-Demo-
.rats, 6s; republicans, 6s; populists, 2.
The republicans claim that both popu-
lists will vote with them, while many
democrats are of the opinion that the
oopuhst vote will split.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
KEPT HIS WORD.
BOY Carries out His Threat to Kill His
Sister.

4 boy Carries Out His Threat TO XIII His
Sister.
Cosby, Tenn, Nov. IA tsn-year-
I'D son of Farmer George Denns delib-
.rately shot his 15-year-old sister
through the head Sunday night, killing
ler. Recently, while the boy was sick,
le asked his sister to give him some-
hing to eat, but she refused, having in
structions from the attending physi-
sian not to give him food except as di-
,ected. The boy grew angry and said;
Sister, il you don't feed me will kill
5ou when get WELL"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
Home for Friendless Children Burned.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-Nothing but
blackened timbers mark the spot where
stood the Speed home for friendless
children on East Madison avenue. AT
9:4O o'clock Friday morning it was par
TALLY destroyed. This was the tenth
and necessarily the last attempt to
burn the building. At 9:4O o'clock fire
was discovered eating through the
clapboards on the second floor, direct
ly over the kitchen. A moment later
it burst forth in full blaze and spread
rapidly on the outside. Some one hur'
ried to a fire box and turned in the
alarm. The loss to tho building is $yet
and to conteats $500,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
Stool In shipbulldinr.

Steel has boon used for shipbuilding
only about thirty years, yet it is esti-
mated that 90 per cent. of the vessels
built at the present day are of steel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
Cause of His Ignorance.

''Is Dumley man who knows any
thing about politics."
mot a thing. He's been taking po-
litical straws for the past twenty-seven
years Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
List of Members of Both Houses Who Will flake Our
Laws During the Coming Winter.

of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
THE OHIO ELECTION.

Unomcinl Returns, which VIII Not be
Changed Much by the Onicial Count
Give Bushnell Plurality OF o5,34s.
COLUMBUS, Nov. THE republican
state committee tonight figured the
republican plurality for governor in
Ohio at 95, ,34s The democrats carried
only twenty-six of the lightweight
counties in the state. No effort has
been made to figure the total vote cast,
but it is believed to be one of the larg.
est in the history of the state. The
official count will not materially change
the net results Following are the plu-
ralities by counties: