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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
NQ|kgFE Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

n Quite large number of bales of cot
ton were brought in yesterday, and sold
bit GAG 1-2c.
"A Corn and oats are firm at figures. with
Ia tendency to advance.
Bran is very firm, and there is con-
ksiderable demand for both it and corn and
Oats.
n Prairie hay and bottom hay have both
Suffered a decline owing to grass coming
in. Prices are weak at figures quoted.
Cottonseed are in demand, with but
4 few offering.
Cottonseed products are quoted in New
Orleans as follows:
Cotton seed, 81 per ton (2000 pounds),
delivered to the mills. Cottonseed meal,
short ton, and $1f.25@i7.5o per long ton
for export, f. o. b.; cottonseed oil, ITO
IL lie per gallon for strictly prime
crude, in bulk. 10 1-2@16c, and pc for
refined oil at wholesale or for shipment;
oil cake, i$17;25@17.5o per long ton,
t. o: b. Foots, 1@1 1-4c. Linters-:A,
2, 3-4@2 Use. Hulls-Delivered at
1O@15c per 100 pounds.
Vegetables are, more plentiful, and
green peas have declined from $3.50 to
S1.5O per bushel.
Tomatoes, imported from Mexico, are
still high, retailing at 30 cents a quart
There is no change to note in fruits.
All quotations ere Wno1esase:
Axle Grease-Golden, 60070c per 'oz-
, en-; Apex, 75c: Alleton, 75c; castor oil,
\ 62 1-2@65c.
mmunition-Powder, per key, $500;
blasting powder, $1.65 per keg, agents
price; drop shot, per sack, $1.25@1. 80;
buck, $1.5G@1.5
Baeon-s6ort clear. 5 1905 s,4c;
salt bellies, 5 3-4c; smoked bellies, 6 Pa
g 34c. Hams, 10 1-2c.
Lard-Kettle renederd, 5 3-4c; leaf
4 5 1-4c; 50po5und cans, lac higher than
tierces; 10-pound cans, 3-4c higher; s.
pound cans, 7-Sc higher; 3-pound cans,
lie higher.
Baking Powder Bon-Bon, 20 ounces,
Prices, $475 per dozen: Royal, $50
(. per dozen.
Canned Frdit-Per dozen: Strawber-
ries, $1.00@1.1O: plneapples, standard,
$1.25@1 40; eyeless and coreless, SLIGO
@1.75; seconds. 90@95c; pears. standard,
90c@$1. 90; Clipper Bartlett pears, 2
pound, $1.00@1.05; 3-pound, 81 COOL .65;
peaches, standard, 2-pOund, $4,000; sec
Y onds, 2-pound, Toe; 3-pound, standard,
1.25@1.6O; 3-pound pie peaches. 75c;
blackberries, b5@7Oc; 3-pound, standard
California Canned Fruits-Standard
goods, 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches, $1.5O
@1.65 per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1. As;
pears, $1.5O@1.65; egg plgms, $3.50
$1.35@1 so; grapes, $I35@1 .45;. white
cherries a1 $2.5o@2.so: black cherries,
"a Candy-Plain stick, 6@6 lie; wrap
ped, 7@7 -; fancy mixed in pals, 6
1-2@Sc.
IA Canned egetables-Marrowfa peas,
90c@$1.0 100; Lima beans, S0c@$1 90;
string beans, 65@75e; corn. 6Oc@S1 20;
tomatoes. 2-pound, 70@75c; 3-pound, 80
@95c: red kidney beans, 2-pound, 9Oc, =.
Coffee-Rio and Cordova, fair. 10 IA
@14c; prime, II 1-2@15e; choice, 1870
"a u coffee nae 5 EX&Xy bass ioopo ass
cases, $14OO; Arbuckle's, 100-pound
cases, $14.00; in 30-pound, cases,
s$14.72; Mocha and Java blend, 26c.
" Flour-High patent per barrel, $5;25
5.35; half patent, $5.1OG5.25; straight,
family, $4.90@5.00.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Holiday In New Orleans.
New York.

New Orleans, April 6.-No markets L
day; holiday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
The Tsar's Stranger.

The extent to which 1t Is necessary to
dog the footsteps Of a European mon
arch In order to ensure his personal
safety Is illustrated by a curious Incl
dent which took place during the Rus
sian Tsars recent sojourn In Western
Europe.
The tsar, whose mother was Danish
princess Is fond of visiting Denmark,
where he passed much time when
young. Moreover, in that country, he
runs 80 little danger of assassina ton
that he goes about with almost as much
freedom as a private person habitually
enjoys.
The tsar rides the bicycle, and during
his sojourn at the court Of the Danish
king occasionally went to ride unat-
tended on his wheel in one Of the royal
forests On one Of these rides the tsar
lost his way, and meeting a wheelman
In the woods, asked, in Danish, TO be
directed ON the course he wished to fol-
low.
To bis surprise, the man responded in
Russian instead Of In Danish. The
'tsar asked:
How does 1t happen that you speak
Russian
Because, sire" the man answered,
Il am one of the Russian detectives
charged with the duty of guarding
your majesty's person"
He, with other detectives, had been
wheeling about the roads, keeping the
tsar in sight, while the monarch him
self was enjoying the pleasing and un-
accustomed sense Of being unattended.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
6he Wanted 1t Badly,

In one Of the Washington Jewelry
stores IL diamond breastpin valued at
-, ,000 A young woman whose love for
ornaments is much greater than her
ability to buy them happened to be In
this store when the pin was shown to q
lady, who did not purchase it. Two OF
three times a week since then the girl
has gone to obtain a glimpse Of rhe
beautiful pin, until she finally made up
her mind that she would make an effort
to own 1t, so the following colloQuy
took place. that happened to hear:
How much Is that pinT'
"A thousand dollars"
well, 1 will take 1t If you will let
me pay for it at 81 week. 1 only make
81 week. 1 buy everything else that
way"
The astonished clerk told her that he
would have TO speak TO the proprietor,
who was out, and the girl promised to
return.-Washington Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

larger until It finally detsches itsele
from the ring in the shape Of q big
bubble. beautifully tinted with all the
hues of the rainbow. And the bubble
thus made will lae4 for seme time.
Having become familiar with this
method Of blowing bubbles. try anOth-
er. This time you need not use pipe.
strrw, tube or ring-simply your hand
Steep your fist in the soapy water: open
your hand slowly in the water and
around your fingers. making your
thumb and the end OF your index flni
ger touch SO as to form a ring.
Then lift your hand slowly from the
water. and you will notice a soapy skin
over the ring made by your thumb and
finger, the same as with the wire ring.
Bring your hand carefully up to your
mouth, palm upwards. with the little
finger turned towards your body, and
blow into the hand as shown In the
illustration.
You will be surprised to see coming
from your hand a many-colored bubble,
whose diameter may be eight or ten
fnches.-Philadelphi Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
CHARACTER GONE.

Death Of q Money Miser Whc,se Room
Was q Curies ~.
Eccentric John Weisbrode.. OF Cum.
berland, Md. is dead He had lived as
q recluse and was eccenaric to the Ut.
most degree. During his illness he re
fused medicine until this morning.
when he took the Arsu dose in his life.
Mr.. Weisbrode was q native Of Ger
many. He leaves q sister, residing in
New York, and a niece by marriage,
Mrs. Maggie Wsssbrode. q widow, liv-
ing in Cumberland. He;owned a store
building on Centertstreet. nearly OppO-
site the city hall. which )he rented. hv-
ing in rooms In tie rear, He also owned
q city lot, which he cultivated, raising
tobacco. besides vegetables. He was
reputed to be worth $26, 600. but he
lived in sQualOr.
His rooms area curiosity. In one of
them he had nearly 1000 pounds of leaf
tobacco, which he had saved since the
war, when he. was a cigarmaker and
barber. He was also a shoemaker and
a timer. In his Room are also thirty
sewing machines, which he kept since
the war, when he was an agent. He re-
fused to sell them except at the original
price. He also 'hadawo printing presses
and many cases OF type, and nearly a
carload OF crooks and jars. His food
was bread and milk He did his own
cooking, and his expenses were not
over 10 csnts.a day. He made his own
clothes. Some years ago he operated
a steamboat ON the canal He made the
most Of the machinery himself. Not
withstanding hs apparent penury, he
practiced charity but made every effort
to shield hts identity. He was noted
for his honesty Md dis
vatch
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
A CLAY IDOL.

II was universally conceded that Bill
Aingerty was the toughest character
IN Lone Rock. The stage driver told
ME as much before we had gone three
miles from the station on our ffty-mile
drive to the cahp.
Iough!' he said. Il shoulS-SHvv 70.
Always plays in gresttiittick, drink. lots
"nlsAy; sn-nds a bushel Of money,
T 11aMighty handy with his gun.
natever you do, tenderfoot, don't run
mp against Bill Kingerty."
l told him l didn't intend to run up
against anyone. least of all a man who
was handy with his gun.
We arrived at Lone Rock the next
morning, and l must confess the town
did not make very favorable impress
sion on my English sensIbilities.
The largest building in town was the
Inter Ocean saloon. long, low build
ing OF rough boards, thrown together II
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
this camp, and that, a drunkard, a MUIR
derer and a gambler

this camp, and that, drunkard, muir
derer and a gambler.
We sat in silence. kingerty's sad
dreary eyes were fixed on space, and it
seemed l could see a teardrop glisten-
ing on his rugged cheek. He turned to
me, and laying a hand on my shoulder
as a father continued: Boy, go home.
Work at anything If needs be to gain
your end. and don't sever yourself from
good influences, from an early training
and from a Christian home"
rose and grasped his hand, too much
overcome by my emotions for words.
AS started for the door he said:
mo, my boy. don't 60 up to the hotel.
1t might not be safe. Bunk in here
with me"
lay awake far into the night. Sud
denly riches seemed to me of little val
ue now, when associated with constant
temptation. / had just money enough
to get back would go tomorrow.
l must have been asleep several hours
when | was awakened by a shot.
leaped from my bunk. The sun was
just peeping over the mountains. A
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
A Decade OF AGONY.

a Young LADY Of Esst Syracuse Tells Her
Story.
From tAe Standard, Syracuse, N +.
Miss Rossmond Ash, who resides With her
iasher, Mr.. G. 8. Ash, on Msnlius Street.
Syracuse, forwards the following testimonial
to the virtues of DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and account of her sufierings. which y
stsxtlingly interesting:
MANLIUs STREET, SYRACUSE. N. T..
August 16, 1896.
''For the past ten years / have been q
fear. .ui sufferer from the most painful type
of indammatory rheumatism. which would
make its appearance on the least possible
proyocation. Winter was when I suffered
the worst, and It generally attacked me from
my hips down, and I had to go to bed.
While these attacks lasted, II anyone touched
the bed even, I would scream with pain, As
the least contact was UNDESIRABLE, for every
joint and every muscle gave me excructating
agony
while l was in tn 8 terrible condition, my
pastor, Rev. Mr. Campbell, came to visit
me, and told me he knew Of case yeTy
similar to mine that had been entirely cured
bv the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills fol
Pale People and advised me to try them, as
the physicians were not doing me any good.
On this my father bought me two boxes,
which l took according 10 directions, and I
] kept on with DR.. Williams remedy until
had taken two dozen boxes. and by that
time every trace of rheumatism was gone.
and am now as we'll as ever I WAS.
''If you have any doubts as to my state
ment, 1 refer you for its confirmation to
Rev. Mr.. Campbell. of Hastings. and Mr..
Scr yer. of Hastings. the latter b ing Super
intendent OF the Methodist Sunday School,
who know all of the facts surrounding my
extraordinary recovery. Pink Pills saved
my life and gave me health and strength,
and We will never be- without them in our
house.
(Stgned) ''RosAAoND ASH.
''Manlius Street, East Syracuse, N. T."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con-
densel form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also Q
specific for troubles peculiar to females, such
as suppressions, irregularities and all forms
Of weakness. They build up the blood, and
restore the glow of health to pale aad saliow
cheeks In men they effect q radical cure
In all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never In loose bulk)
at so cents a box or six boxes for e2.50, and
may be had Of all druggists. or direct by
mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
THE oAsHousE MURDER

rramp's Report the Beet Of HodefS
Newspaper Work.
Charles A. Dana once said that the
description Of the chariot race In Ben
Hur" was the finest specimen Of repOr-
torial work in the English language.
1t would Re Ea6fe difficult to pick out
fire nnest specimen Of reportorial work
In modern Journalism, Of course, but
competent judges have agreed that the
description Of ''the gashouse murder"
printed several years ago in the Gin
cinnat Enquirer. deserves to live as
the best instance Of reportOrial work
that ever graced a modern newspaper.
The circumstances under which that
wonderful story was written are inter
esting.
1t was a red-hot night for news. One
after another all the star members OF
the stan had been sent out on assign
ments until the city room was practic-
ally vacant. A rough, uncOuth. queer
looking tramp sauntered in and asked
for a job. The city editor told him
there was nothing for him and turned
to answer the telephone Over the
wire came the information that EVIL
dences Of a murder had been discover
ed at the city gas works. The caller
was just shuffiing out Of the room when
the city editor hung up the receiver
and called out: e Wait a minute! Go
out to the city gas works and see what's
the matter there. Come back as soon
as you can"
The stranger was back again within
an hour. Its a MURDER" he said, and
went into the reporters room A half
hour later, when the city editor entered
the room, he found the new reporter
lying full length upon the top Of .
long table, while the blank paper was
affection Of the eyes which prevented
the eyeballs from turning in their sock
cts. Picking up a few pages Of the
manuscript, which was beautifully
written and had the f1neness Of cop
per-plate, the editor read 1t carefully
and then laid his hand gently upon
the writer's head. This instantly elic-
tied a snari like that of a wild beast.
It's all right" remarked the editor
Keep your temper. You may give Us
all of that stuff you can write"
The stranger continued to write un-
til long after midnight, and his matter
filled three columns. 1t gave all the
details Of one of the most horrible mur-
ders in the history of modern crime
the killing of an official Of the gas COM
pany by an empioye, who dismembered
his victims BODY and cremated the
fragments in a coke furnace.
The description Of this crime had all
the fascination of Edgar Allan Poe's
grewsome tales, and the story Of the
"gashouse murder" became a repOr-
torial classic. The unknown who wrote
it never had been heard from before
that time. though his name afterward
became well known TO lovers Of Amer
lean literature 1t was the initial ap-
pearance in newspaper work Of Laf
cadio Hearn.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

cowboy STOOD : nv roas from ths doos
smoking Winchester In his hands.
Bill Kingertx~iky across the doorstep
dead.
laid him ont myself for . deccn.
burial. Suspended from his neck by a
slight gol'len chain was a locket. The
bullet that had pierced his breast had
broken 1t open. Inside, clotfed with
Bill Ki1s.yty's lifeblood, was loek oc
taken hair-Utica Globe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
Patd I'm Hta Own Ooin.

The obseQuious European person who
seeks fees from travellers by pretend
ing to take them for members of the
nobility occasionally meets an Ameri-
can tourist who fails to fall into his
trap.
An American gentleman Of somewhat
imposing personal appearance had a
door opened for him at the Paris opera
house by an ouvreur. - usher, who
bowed low and said:
The door Ia open, princep'
The American glanced with an ex-
preston Of great affability at the e,u-
ploJe, and without extending the ex-
pectOd fee, simply said:
Thank you very much, vkeountr'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
a WINDY. WELL
A Strange UnAeHgrouad Dfen OF
Yeana in Q DoeD 0aaktng.

+. $500 u.Ae,~rou.d Draft Of All
Ye1na n DesD 0inkinG.
araso.a peeeaaoas some Of tho great
ast naturnl wonders In the world. NOT
the least Of which II this phenomenon
Of q current Of air issuing from OF 30
Ing into the bowels Of the earth tnrousn
sundry natural and artificial opennss
made in the earth's crust.
Something over . year ago aa1'
Ooufman undertook the drilling OF z
well At his place. Everything went
well to Q depth Of some twsny-nFo
feet. vhsn the drill suddenly dropped
sone six fest and . strong current OF
air Issued from the hole. The escsp-
ing air current WAS 20 strong that II
blew OF the mems hats who were 70
covering the lost drill.
The well was Of course aoandcneo
and left to blow, but there are some
peculiarities about it that are worthy
Of observation. The air will escape
from the well for days at time with
such force that pebbles the size OF peas
are thrown out and piled up about lts
mouth until 1t looks very much like the
expanded portion of funnel. At the
same time it is accompanied by q sound
much like the distant believing OF a
fog horn. This noise is not always pres
ont. because the air does not At all times
escape with the sams force. Again
there will be for days a suction cur
rent, unaccompanied by sound. in
which the current of air passes into
the earth, with some less force than 1t
escapes, and any light object. as a
Feather, piece Of paper or cloth, will,
II held In close proximity, be immedi-
ately sucked into the subterranean lab
yrinth Of Eolus.
Just the cause Of this phenomenon no
one has yet been able to determine,
but it Ia supposed that there is an un-
dsrsround opening between the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, which cleaves
the earth for more than a mile in depth,
and the Sycamore canyon, some eighty
miles to the south of 1t, of the same
proportions, but much shorter.
This would seem possible from the
fact that the current Of air is always
passing from north to south, or vice
versa, varying, of course, few points
Of the compass from the true meiid-
ian, but always in these general dircc-
tions, as determined by experiment, and
then the stratum underlying the qua .er-
nary is of volcanic cinder. This IS
very porous, and in many places so
called bottomless holes exist.-Popul1r
Science News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
BIC eoap Bubbles.

Everybody has tried, at one time or
another, to make soap bubbles, which,
you know, is quite easily done by means
Of q pipe, q straw or q small tube Of
some sort. But every body does not
know how to make bubbles a. big a.
your head. We are going to tell you
how to do It,
Take u piece Of ordinary wire and
place IL around the body Of bottle,
drawing it close and twisting the ends
together to form q handle to the ring
thus made. Having prepared the soapy,
water, adding a little sugar to make it,
stronger, dip the wire ring into 1t and
then take it out oetsfuiiy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
Che Was Teo YounG.

The other day a couple Of little girls
came to a physician's ONCE to be vac
cinated. One of them undertook to
speak for the other, and explained:
doctor. this II my sistsr. She is too
young to know her left arm from her
right, 20 mamma washed both Of them"
New York Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

Hungary, as 10 well known, y tn.
chief home Of the gypsies. According
to the published results o( the recent
census undertaken by the Government
there We're on Jan II. 1S6, 600 gypsies
In that country. TwO-thirds Of the
members of the various tribes were
nameless. Only about 5000 could read
Or write.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

your care upon CnfSt.
Be a happy Christian and God win
make you . useful one.
We are always in great danger wheD
We hold on to little sin.
The mercies Of God. IKE grapes. are
always found In clusters.
Christ = not well received where his
servant b improperly treated.
The man who keeps . bulldog should
not talk very much in church.
The great man OF to-day shows -
what all men may be by and BY.
The greater our growth in grace the
greater our need Of common sense.
1t u hard to believe that there IL death
In the sin that wears q mask OF gold.
No man = strong whose character
has not stood the test OF many trials.
The fault finder would growl about
the weather If it were raining money.
The world = full Of blind Samsons,
who spend their lives grinding in mill.
Determine every day to do your pray
siA vi DcSt anu iSoV0 tuo Ae0oAs WieAA N~>>'
A big man in little world = a much
out of place as q little man In big one.
When We get to the end Of life We
shall ind that nothing good has been
lost.
Seek frst the kingdom Of 0ed, and no
gift the world can give will ever hurt
you.
Give until you feel,it, and you will
feel more like living than you did be-
fore.
II the devil had to,wear the same old
coat every day. he would never leave
the PIT.
There is nothing like telling good
news, for imparting q pleasant tone to
the voice
1t would be bad for the.Church If she
knew no more of God than her preach
ers teach.
ligiOn 1t is pretty good thar,he
has the right kind.
There are people ia every, church who
stop believing the Bible whenever a
collection il taken.
The devil is never anxious about the
man whose hope of f'heaven is his wife's
church membership
This world Is a kindergarten, in
which Code little ones learn TO spell
out the meaning OF life
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

Laborers are fiocking to Liberia to
work on the great Iiberian railway.
This Is the route that will play havoc
with the eastern question, destroy the
usefulness of Constantinople as the key
to Europe and enable Americans to
go to the Japan sea in II days.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

A young man in Wrentham, Mass
has been finding amusement in mailina
postage stamps and sending greetings
to European potentates. He Is delights
ed beyond MEASURE At having already
received acknowledgements from the
Gar Of Russia, the Ktns.of Greece and
q few others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
Iust What Scared Him

just What Scared Him.
She Ton the yacht)-Ps1aw, you re
afraid of the storm.
He (frankly)-I am.
She-Why don't you 60 below. then
He-Why, that's just whore I'm
afraid Of going-Truth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

Freshly (seating himself beside pretty
girl in car)-If you have no objection.
/ will raise the window; l do love the
fresh air.
She-Can't say love your fresh air.
Leave the window as it is.-San Fran
cisco Wave.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
Nistaken.

Mf0t0k0n.
Mother-Jessie,d did I hear Arthur pro
posing to you last night?
Jessie-I don't think you did, mother;
Arthur talks awfully Date
The new Mayor and Council of As
bury Park, N. j., have put in force a
new ordinance which prohibits bathing
at that resort except in respectable
bathing SuitR-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
Hia Weakuoaa.

While 1 am no tngo," said the rs-
porter, who for the fourth time in one
week had to correct an item, "sin
seem 10 be a success as a tale-twister."
-Cincimnau Enquirer.