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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The session of
the house was brief today. The opposi-
ton 20 bill reported from the invalid
pensions committee to amend the act of
1890 so that the widows claims, after
an unexplained absence of the husband
seven years. should be considered evil
dence of death, led to making n point of
order and the house was forced to ad-
journ.
The session opened with brief scram-
BILE on the resolution of condemned can
non.
After the matter had been discussed
and Mr.. Picker had offered an omnibus
amendment to provide for condemned
cannon for the Grand Army of the Re-
public departments of each State and
Territory. the clamor for cannon became
so loud that the bill and amendments
were referred to the committee on naval
affairs.
A demand by Mr.. Crisp for regular or
der resulted in the call of a committee
for bills, under which bills were passed
to exclude the public lands of Alabama
from the operation of the law of 1888
relating to mineral lands. granting home.
steaders on the Yankton Indian reserva.
ton leave of absence for one year: to des.
ignate the officer before whom prelimi
nary entries of public lands can be made
Adjourned.
A NOVEL FINANCIAL MEASURE
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bake,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06

A NOVEL FINANCIAL MEASURE.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Baker
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06
ON THE BAYARD RESOLUTION.

Washington, Jan. 29.-There is likely
to be very interesting debate in the
house committee on foreign affairs tomor-
row over the proposition to report Il
resolution to censure Ambassador Bayard
for two speeches which he made at Edin-
burgh and Boston, England. The sub
committee appointed to act in the mat
ter concluded that should such a resolu-
ton be reached the wording should be
left to the committee. From develop
ments of the week it seems possible that
the committee will be divided along
party lines on the question and that the
Democrats will make tight in commit
was thought at first that committee
might frame a mild expression of dis
approval to which the Democratic mem
beers would assent, but the Democrats
now are manifesting a disposition to
oppose any measure, however mild.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06
VIM. II. ENGLISH MAN

rn anGIiiahhapolis. Ind, Jan. 3O.-Wm. Fl
rooms sI at thy siR FIo dliahgerously ill at his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06

today introduced an amendment to the
silver bill, now before the senate, pro-
viding that any persons who take silver
or gold to the mint to be coined shall
take an equally valuable amount Of the
other metal and have both coined. The
amendment sets forth that the purpose
is to secure the parity Of the two metals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
Is a Countess and u Brewer.

A unique occupation for woman is
reported from Berlin. The proprietor Of
a large brewery there received request
from Russian lady to be shown the
interior arrangements Of the brewery.
After looking at various processes
through which the golden beverage has
to go tho lady inquired for several de-
tails of the pneumatic machinery in the
malthouse, which proved to the brewer,
to his great surprise, that she was per-
fectly familiar with every detail of the
entire complicated machinery. Upon in
quiry it was learned that the lady, a
Russian countess, had a large acreage
of barley growing on her estate, and i'll
order to increase her revenue from this
source she had built brewery, which she
managed all alone. She was interested
very much in the pneumatic mailing
apparatus because she could not get
skilled labor necessary for the produc-
tion of malt on her Russian estates.
Tasting the product of the Berlin brew
cry, she stated that her own beer was
not much inferior to the German prod
uct. When few days later the brewer
received some samples of the lady's
Russian beer, he pronounced it excel
lent and not inferior in any respect to
the best Bohemian OF German beer.
This lady is believed to be the only
woman brewer in Europe.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
DIDN'T GET WHAT SHE WANTED.
Rout of Young Woman Who Undertook
to squelch q Grocery Clerk.

Rout of Young Woman Who Undertook
to Squelch Grocery Clerk.
Two pretty young women entered a
large up town grocery one evening last
week. From their conversation it was
evident that they belonged to some
boarding school in the neighborhood
and had stolen out for few moments to
buy dainties which they meant to snug
gle to their rooms.
"There's one thing don't like about
the clerks in this store" said one of
them, while they waited for the sales
man, land that's the way they insist on
telling you that you don't want what
you do want and that you do want what
you don't want. Every time 1 come in
here I have the same experience, and
I'm just tired of it. The next time it
happens I'm going to tell the clerk just
what think of him.
At that moment a clerk approached
and asked the young women what they
wanted. The one who had SO much to
complain about pointed at one Of a row
of cracker tins and said:
81 want a pound of those.
"Oh, no, you DON'T" said the clerk
suavely; "you want some Of these, or
these here; they re all very nice.
The young woman threw glance
which said, "What did I tell your" at
her companion, and turning to the clerk
said fiercely:
"No don't, anything Of the kind. I
want these and no Others -
81 beg your pardon % he began, II
thought
Never mind what you thought, I"
said the young woman. "Iguess know
what want Now just let me have a
pound of those, please" And she turned
to her companion with look of triumph
on her face which plainly meant,
"Didn't squelch him?"
Every well, madam" said the clerk
humbly, "but may 1 ask whether they
are for yourself?'
swell, of all the impertinent ques-
tions"- began the yonng woman, when
her companion interrupted, and, turning
to the clerk, said:
"Why do you ask?''
ooh, because they're dog biscuit"
replied the clerk indiffcrontly. "Still,
Of course, if you want them, you can
have Them
"Never mind" faltered the young
woman who had insisted Oh having what
she wanted. 81 guess I don't want any
thing at all" and she strutted out Of
the store looking very much ashamed
and followed by her companion, who
was struggling to hide her laughter.
The clerk didn't say anything, but
there was satisfied smile on his face as
he banged the cover down on the can Of
dog biscuit and walked away to wait Oh
another customer. York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
They Arc Professional Guests.

Some gentlemen Of family who are
eieyer at story, jest and repartee are fol-
lowing strange business in London.
There is a man there who furnishes
amusement and entertainment for all
kinds of social gatherings, having men
OF family on his staff, who i'll the guise
of guests manage to insure an enjoyable
evening for the invited guests, and thus
sst the anxiety of the hostess, fearing
dull time for her guests, at rest, A cou-
pie of guineas will engage the services
of a person of "good social attachments, p"
who will SO exercise his art of enter
tanning others as to put everybody at
once Tito the brightest Of spirits. Five
guineas will command the services Of
an individual of higher standing in the
social SCALE" while the proportionately
large outlay of $50 will secure those of
a gentleman with q handle to his name.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
CAUGHT HIS TRAIN ON HORSEBACK,
A Runaway Locomotive Had Many Sleep
ing Passengers In Tow.

A Runaway Locomotive Had Many Sleep
ing Passengers In Tow.
Early one morning the engineer and
fireman of the Santa Fe overland train,
bound east, when near Cajon pass, i'm
agined they saw something on the track
right ahead. Thinking the train was
about to be wrecked they both jumped.
The engineer was rather badly hurt, but
when the fireman picked himself up out
of the dust he found that the engine had
made kindling wood of wagon to
which two horses had been attached.
Their driver had seen the headlight of
the engine and had jumped in time to
save himself, and the animals them
selves were cropping the dried grass
along the roadside, which showed that
they had not been greatly disturbed by
the accident.
But the train, with nobody at the en-
gine's throttle, was plunging away
through the darkness, the passengers
asleep in their berths, utterly uncon-
scious that they were being drawn by
wild locomotive.
The fireman, who had been left be-
hind, thought he would try to overtake
the flying train on foot Then he changed
his mind and, jumping astride one of
the horses, he set out after the runaway
train. He knew it must stop shortly, as
it had to climb very steep grade, and
if the fire under the boilers was not kept
up the supply of steam would not fur
nish sufficient pressure to keep the
wheels going around. The vagrant train
did stop mile and half from where
the accident occurred. There did not
seem to be any reason for an Interrupt
ton Of the journey just at that point,
and so the conductor and brakeman hur-
ried ahead with their lanterns to ask the
engineer what had given out.
When they found the cab empty, Of
course the trainhands were very much
mystifed. They asked each other good
many questions, and were engaged in
looking up theories to account for the
strange disappearance of the engine
crew when the fireman came Looping
along ON the horse he had borrowed.
After explanation had been made, he
turned his horse toward this city and
brought the first tidings the railroad
people had of the missing train. A hack
was sent out to the scene with another
engineer, and as soon as steam was
raised the overland went On over the
hill through Cajon pass. The same car
riage brought the injured engineer to
the city.-San Francisco Examiner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
The Actress and Her Train,

The English stage has certain Gus
toms which greatly hurt Frenchman
who is not used to them. The last scene
of every act is constantly interrupted,
and sometimes in the most interesting
part, by the tinkling of little bell,
which apprises the music to be ready to
play in the interval between the acts.
The actresses who perform the principal
characters drag long trains after them,
which have but four corners, like a car
pet, the breadth proportional to the i'm
portance of the character, and they are
followed by little boy in quality of a
train bearer, who is as inseparable from
them as the shadow from the body.
This page, who is sprucely dressed and
muff1ed up in livery made to suit his
stature within two or three inches,
keeps his eye constantly fixed upon the
train Of the princess, sets it to rights
when it is ever so little ruffled or
disordered and is seen to run after it
with all his might when violent emo
ton makes the princess hurry from one
eide of the stage to the other. This he
does with all this phlegm and serious
ness natural to the English.
In one play i'll the scene between
the king and the quentin the mo:
ment WHICH is to separate them forever
the king flies into the arms Of the queen,
who embraces her royal consort, and
they continue clasping each other i'll
transport, which excites in the whole
audience the strongest emotions who
can be affected to so high degree as
aet to take notice of the attention Of
the little page to repair the disorder
which the queens train constantly res
ceives as she stirs and moves with i'm
passioned attitudes in the arms Of the
afflicted monarch ?-Grasley's "London
Tn 1756 -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
THE HOUSEHOLD.
TO CLEAN DAINTY HANDKER-
CHIEFS.
A Suggestion That rlay Prove of Value
to Many Women.

A Suggestion That rlay Prove of Value
to Many Women.
We dislike to give our daintiest
and best handkerchiefs to the
ordinary washerwoman, says a
writer in Harper's Bazaar, and yet
how can we care for them ourselves?
These dainty bits of cambria and
lace need French cleaners care,
we decide; but that is an extrava-
CANT way, when we can give them
the same crisp freshness as French
cleaner, and without irons or starch
and without any trouble or work.
Soak the handkerchief in warm
water and soap first, then rub very
gently and rinse well. Polish your
bureau mirror, and place the right
side of your handkerchief against
it. 1t is wet and will cling. Make
the edges straight, and rub gently
until the handkerchief clings to the
mirror and is perfectly smooth.
Leave until entirely dry, and then
peel it off, and your handkerchief
will have crisp freshness like
new.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
ARTISTS AND TRADESMEN.
In the Early Days the Former Had a
Struggle to Live.

In the Early Days the Former Had n
Struggle TO Live.
Among the artists resident i'll elias
gov who had acquired before 1910 some
what Of reputation Graham Gilbert
Horatio Macculloch and Daniel Macnea
are those most widely known to general
fame. To these men fell the prizes Of
the profession such as they were at that
time. Prices were then on scale that
would not please the popular landscape
and portrait Painters of today.
The smaller niol-not very numer-
Gus, it is true, aul yet some Of them
most deserving a tolerably hard
struggle for existence and had to exc
out their inccre II other work than
that of regular picture painting. Mae
eullech and Macuee Themselves made
money in their younger days by decorat-
ing the lids CT snutfboxes. The average
painter was frequently pretty much Of a
bohemian, living from hand to mouth
and glad to clear off bridesmaids bill
by painting the portraits u the worthy
shopkeeper and his wife.
One Of our best known artists tells
how ON occasion in the long years ago
when he was engaged at q sitter's house
on the portraits of successful clergy
man and his family the dinner hour ar
rived. He was not considered ''genteel"
enough to be asked to take place at the
table, but the mistress of the house
kindly sent to the parlor, where he was
working, a pate Of stewed rhnbarb to
keep him from wearying while the fam
lily fed Magazine of Art.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

If ones complexion is "muddy"
or disfignred with blackheads the
medicine bottle is not the remedy
which is best sought. Instead the
first thing to do is to begin q diet.
Hot water taken haitian hour before
breakfast, with little lemon juice
in it, is better than lotions to re-
store the skin to health. Graham
and whole wheat bread, fruit,
plenty of green vegetables, lean
meat and broiled fish form an adj
mirable complexion diet. Pastry
and candies should be avoided. A
weekly face steaming may prove
very efficacious. Fill bowl with
boiling water, over this hold the
face, which has been previously
rubbed in cold cream for 10 minutes,
covering the head, shoulders and
bowl with heavy Turkish towel.
Let the face steam for five minutes,
then rub gently, and again use cold
cream or cocoa butter, and do not
venture out for several hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

The things that I learned when
l was a child, said dear old lady,
the other day, whose hair is snow
white, and who is grandmother,
I have never, never forgotten.
When / was about 7 years old an
aunt of mine, who was an invalid
for many years and in whose sick
room we children were allowed
only as great privilege when she
was feeling unusually strong, asked
me for a glass of water. | brought
it to her, holding the glass in my
hand with my foretinger bent over
the rim. She took it and thanked
me, and then said: Now, dear,
here is a little lesson to remember
all your life-neyer put you fingers
over the edge of drinking glass,
either your own or one that you are
passing to some one else IL is Detter
not to hand the glass, but offer it
on plate or little tray, but if that
is not possible, handle it very
daintily and without letting your
fingers touch the edge anywhere.
You are a little girl and havn't
learned this yet, but now you will
never forget, will you' I said I
would not, and, though that was
many years ago, l think 1 have
never offered a glass of water to any
one without a quick thought OF
that first lesson of how to do it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
BISHOP SLEEVES.
They are Rapidly Becoming the Ruling
Faction and Are Put i'm With
Rands of Stirring.


While rumors float in the air as
to the possible narrowing of sleeves,
the bishop sleeve has come in by
the side door with no one to an
nounce it.
A few outer jackets were first
brought out with the sleeve cut in
this style; a few more weeks and
then the velvet coated bOdices ct
heavy figured satin have the full ,
becoming sleeve to the wrist.
There are few women who can
not afford to wear a sleeve so made.
The slender arm looks larger and
the stout one is hidden. Very
little stiffening is placed in them,
and the shoulder seam must be
quite long, with the sleeve dropping
from it toward the elbow.
Do you know how the new
sleeves of all patterns are put into
the armhole? They have four or
six rows of shirring to hold the
fulneSs.
This plan is far more attractive
than the pleats to which we clung
so fondly not longer than a few
months ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
Cloth Made From Peat.

Peat fiber can DO bleached to snowy
whiteness and will dye any color. One
of the great advantages of cloth made
from peat fiber is that it is entirely anti
septic and possesses properties which
render it inilnical to parasitical organ
ism. In appearance the finer makes are
quite equal to the best tweeds and close
ly resemble the came1's hair cloth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
Precious Perfume.

Scores of bottles which once contained
perfumes have been found in Pompeii.
In one jar having a capacity of two gal
Ions there was very delicate and ethe-
real perfume, the composition of which
is not i1noWp. There was over gallon
of the liquid left in the receptacle, but
upon being exposed to the air it began
to evaporate so rapidly that the bottle
was hermetically sealed in order to re-
tain IL,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
Piles.
Piles is SO common that

every other person you meet is
troubled with It more or less. 1t
seems to be little thing and usual
ly gets little attention. 1t may not
be serious at first, but it makes a
man sick-makes him nervous,
cross, irritable-unfit for business.
It robs him Ct sleep, takes his APP
petite-cuts down his fesh-and
yet he is careless about it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

The ancient inks closely resembled
black paint, and on account of the large
quantity OF gum employed in theiF COM
position the letters stood up in RELIEF oa
the parchments as though embossed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
Withdrew the Charge.

"sir, did you say that the pug dog
evoluted from monkey"
''Is this your pug dog, madam"
eyes, sir. "
"Then beg the monkeys pardon. "
Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

I4 the early days of this century many
efforts were made to fasten hard points
to pens of softer material Bits OF metal
were often fastened as points to pens Of
glass, tortoise shell or horn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

The weapons OF the refornlers are truth,
hammers forged by the gods that will
break in pieces all the colossal, brazen
idols the infidels of humanity may set up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 25
a. m. and OO p. M. Market train leaves
Rpwlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Liberty Grove. 9.01; Colora. GIG: Rising Sun 9,26
Sylmar. 9.33; Nottingham. 40; Oxford, 1000 al
arriving at South st. 2.53 p. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.2I a. M; and 6.lJ. arriving in
Philadelphia at Sic p. m.
IFAyE GOING SOUTH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

The manuscripts of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries are, in many cases,
almost illegible on account of the fading
of the ink. AT that time the lampblack
inks passed ont of use and chemical inks
became popular.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

The people beiieye what they
read about Hoods Sarsaparilia.
They know that it is an honest
medicine, and that it cures disease.
That is why you should get only
Hoods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

Pure honey is the best medicine
for colds which affect throat and
lungs. The best quality at Rising
Sun Apiary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24
leave GOING SOUTH.
STATIONS.

Additional train leaves Oxford at Z 40. Rising sun
SOL a. M. for Port Deposit and Perryvle,
Additional traus leave Broad st, tor oxford lil2
g. ~. } SO and q. 10 p. IN. Wednesdays and Satur-
day only, I143; Sunday only, 755a. m. 7.0l p. ~
s. M. PROVOST. J.R. WOOD.
GeaI. Manager. Gen. Fass'r. agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

Trustworthy gentlemen or
w ladies 10 traYel in Maryland for established
reliable house. Salary ESQ aad expepsss. Steady
position. Enclose reference and sefaddressed
stamped envelope. The Domin on Company, 3rd
Floor, Omaha Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

TTANTED;-Several trustworthy gentlemen or
w ladies to travel in Maryland fOr established,
reliable house. Salary $3.50 and expenses Steady
Position, Enclose reference and selt-addressed
stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, 3rd
Floor, Omaha Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

THE BEST is what the People
Z buy the most of. That's Why
Hoods Sarsaparilla has the largest
sale OF ALL MEDICINES.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-24

Hoods pills cure all liver ills,
relieve constipation and assist diges-
ton. Doc.