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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
sun FaIling nj Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn. March 2S.-The food
situation around Memphis is. unchanged.
The river is still falling, the gauge to-
night registered 1865 feet. Many of the
refugees are returning to their abandon
ed homes in Arkansas and altogether the
outlook is more encouraging than at any
time since the big flood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
Truth in n Nutshell.

Impure blood is the natural result of
confinement in house or shop.
Blood is purified by Hoods Sarsaparlla
and all the disagreeable results of impure
blood disappear.
r, If you wish to feel well, take Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
COnI Land Sold,

Jackson Court House. Ohio, March %.
Papers have been signed which deliver
jackson Court House coal field to the
London syndicate, in consideration of ST.
100000,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
A HnIf-FOOt Rise.

Memphis, Tenn, March 2S.-A special
to the Commercial from Green
vile, Miss, says:
The gauge registers 46.6 feet, rise OF
6ve-tenths within the past twen,y-i our
partly cloudy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
BUCKLEN,s ARNICA sALyE.

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by C. o. Yates, 219
East Pecan street, Austin, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
If YOUR skin isn't healthy

If your skin isn't healthy
make it so. HEISKELL'S
Ointment will do it. Itcures
all skin troubles-tetter, &C.
zema, pimples, etc. If it is
due to humors in the blood,
take two or three HE'S
KELL'S Pills daily. They
purify the blood.
d,ntmeut SOC. Pnls sc. At druggists or by man
JoHiSIVy, HOLLOWAY o., 81 Commerce st., Philada,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
Judge Sheer Dead,

Macon, Ga. March PA special from
Madison announces the death of Judge
Alexander NJ. Speer, formerly on the SUI
preme court bench of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
They've Heard of DinsIey Bill.

New York, March 2S.-The steamer
Give, which arrived today from Naples,
brought Ills Italian steerage passengers,
the largest number of immigrants brought
to this port by any one steamer this sea-
SON
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
Fired on Christians,

Canea. March 2S.-During the attack
on Fort 1zzidin, near Apokevona. yester-
day. the Italian warship in Suda BAY
fired on the Christians in aid of the Turk
ish garrison. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01

IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,
for children teething. 1t soothee the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01

Prescription No. 1851, put up by
Elmer & AMEND and sold by e. f.
Schmidt, Houston, Tex, will relieve
those afflicted with Rheumatism. Try a
bottle. ...... ......
The herald., 1897-01-16

cal force appointed under civil
service rules. No loot of the office could
accrue to him; no positions would be at
his disposal with which to reward de
gang" and 1t would be necessary for
this incapable to remain very quiet In
order to maintain his own position. to
appoint him to which the mayor and
council had forsworn themselves In the
face of an aroused public opinion.
And so the fears that are being oc-
casionally expressed are altogether
groundless. To properly appreciate the
functions Of the mayor under the new
charter, the mode of electing council
men at large and not by ward. as here
tofore, must also be considered, and,
lastly, but with most direct bearing
upon the c>estion. the part that the
application of the civil service rules Will
play in just, equitable and righteous
administration of the citys affairs must
be thoroughly understood.
The herald., 1897-01-16
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Russell Sage Is said to control more
ready cash than any other man in Amer
lea. He hasn't chick nor child
The Georgia legislature has recently
doubled the price off is chaplain. Any
man who undertakes to convert leg
islature ought to be we'll paid.
All the queens daughters were taught
to swim when they were very young.
The daughters of the Prince of Wales
could swim before they could read.
A Fairchild Conn, man who swore
that no woman should ever enter his
house again. after his wife and daugh-
ter died, few years ago. has just mar
ried Brooklyn Swede. aged 30.
Israel Zangwill, the novelist and es-
sayist. has just concluded successful
lecturing tour in England. He is said
to be contemplating visit to the United
States next year.
Biddeford, Me-, pastor makes the
parisht hree propositions: He will take
what he can get in the contribution box
and run things as he pleases. or they pay
him fixed salary and then run things
as they please; or, thirdly, he Will re-
sign.
Perhaps the greatest benefit ever per-
formed for the world by the late Coven-
try Patmore, whose life was long and
useful was to save from destruction
the manuscript Of In Memoriam, which
Tennyson had left in some discarded
rubbish in his lodgings
Stanley took no less than $50 pounds
of books on all Of his Journeys across
Africa. But" said the explorer, las
my men lessened in numbers. stricken
by famine. fighting and sickness, one
by one they were thrown away, until
finally, when less than 300 miles from
the Atlantic, I possessed only the Bible,
Shakespeare, Sartor Resartus, Norie's
Navigation and the Nautical Almanac
for 1871"
Col Stewart, who was Gen. Gordon's s
comrade, and who was murdered during
his voyage down the Nile from Khar-
toum, it is believed kept a Journal In
it 1t is likely he kept an account of the
defense Of Khartoum. This manuscript,
1t Is supposable, was preserved by the
mahdi at Omdurnan. If the diary still
exists 1t would clear up many doubts.
The proposition is made of trying to re-
cover this Stewart diary from the pres
ent mahdi,
The herald., 1897-01-16
selling between indHviduals-the agents

selling between individuals-the agents
of society sell everything at cost, hence
il is not profitable for individuals to sell
and because there are no circulating
medium" as our industrial system now
requires, making borrowing and loaning
entirely unnecessary, and because the
earth will then belong to Its rightful
owners-the whole people, and 1t Will
not be necessary to pay one for living on
it. Then these avenues of wealth USED
principally by the rich idler, being
closed. so that no one can live by these
means any more, and the further fact
that no one can get any wealth from the
!. socialist state without presenting ms
own labor check properly signed by ms
department foreman. proving that ne
has created wealth, these Facts taken
together ought to be enough to dlspel
the fears of Mr.. Fletcher that soclaHsm
would mean the giving up by the indus-
trious of their wealth to those VINO nave
neither brains nor muscle" TO charge'
as Mr.. Fletcher does, that socialism pro-
vides an easy way to "shirk duty, indi-
oates a degree of unfamiliarity with the
subject that is usual with those who con-
dan,n socialism. No "eQualiZing OF
wealth Is contemplated by socialism;
onIv a lust euualizing Of the opportuni-
ties of creating wealth. Any one may
or NAV not take good advantage OF
those opportunities, just as he sees nt'
hut in no case. If he does not choose 10
work in some useful way, may ne resort
to any of the speculative tricks OF thls
svstem under which we groan. brother
FLETCHER would do we'll to read UP.
w c. B. RANDOLPH.
The herald., 1897-01-16
CHANGING FRONT

The complete change of front of Sen :.
ator Sherman on the financial and Cuban
questions, followed by his acceptance of
the state portfolio in Mckinley's cabi-
net, must mean that the incoming ad-
minstra ton intends to let our monetary
system remain as ii is and continue
Cleveland's policy with reference to
cuba. Senator sherman announces
that he is opposed to the policy of re-
firing the greenbacks because with a
gold reserve of $1O0 900, 600 they can be
taken care Of in ordinary times, and to
retire them would necessitate the issu-
ing of sag, 900, 900 of bonds which would
create an additional interest charge.
Hitherto Senator Sherman has advo-
Gated financial polity for the govern
ment which would take it "out of the
The herald., 1897-01-16
coin IN UNTOLD QUANTITIES.

Of his recent extended study OF the
eoIS resources of South Africa Dr. BECK
or savs that the Transvaal republic con-
ta;ns the largest gold deposits IN the
world, Within fifteen miles or JONAH
nesbrrg there is an amount OF goio.
practically in sight, estimated TO pe
worth s350 ,0OO, 900, or nearly as mucn
as the entire volume of gold coin now IN
the world. The gold is extraordlnarll.9
uniform. as uniform as coal IN an orol-
nary deposit, as shown by sha1ts o wnlch
have been sunk to a depth OF lSoo feet'
and diamond driilings which have gone
still farther. AT present the gold Is is pc De-
INC taken out at the rate of SlOO,OOo,ooo
The most surprising news that DR..
Reclxer brings is the testimony OF an
American who was formerly his assist
ant in the geological survey, and VINO
is now engaged in mining in the Irans-
vaaI where he has made several mil
lions of dollars. The American mining
exnert saws to the best of his knoWledse
and belief the gold deposits, instead OIL
being thirty miles long-the region now
IN sirht-are practically 1900 miles long
eycent that in the rest of the region later
deposits have come IN over the solu'
,rhis however, will not prevent econom-
icai mining. but will simply delay IT.
Ponular Science News.
The herald., 1897-01-16

was made, and there was indeed more Of
It than was absolutely necessary.-De-
troit Journal
Shopkeeper-"What can show you.
sir?" Absent minded Professor'I want
let me see-what do want? Dear me,
/ can't for the life of me remember what
Well, we'll. it doesn't matter; give me
the nearest thing you have to tilt
Bits.
Miss McFlirter-"No. Captain, you
have not been on every sea; you know
you haven't ventured on the sea Of mat
rimony" Captain Batchelor-"That's so,
but you must remember that matrimony
is the high sea for which no compass
has been nvented."-Brooklyn Life.
Very Stout Lady, watching the lions
fedr-"Pears to me, mister, that ain't a
very big piece O. meat for sech an and
NAL" Attendant, with the most stu
pendous show of politeness-"1 s'pose
II does seem like little meat to you,
ma am. but it's enough for the Hon.
Household Words.
who calls me a blind old beggar?"
asked the aged mendicant. Heed them
not, Homer" said one of the bystanders.
They are merely thoughtless school
boys" "Then l will be revenged on the
whole race of school-boys!" retorted
Homer, trembling with rage. And CROP
Ing his way to the nearest typewriter,
he dictated the Iliad.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-01-16
INFANT INDUSTRY"

The news that two firms at Birming-
ham are working to fill recent European
orders for $1,000 ions of iron Is accom-
panied by the statement that Alabama
furnaces are steadily ceiling more Of
their product in Europe than in America.
and are behind In filling foreign orders
because of lack Of sufficient shipping
room. So it seems there are no more
infant industries in iron production, at
any rate. The Alabama iron business
is the youngest In the country. 1t is
only a few years old, and if already 1t can
turn out increasing quantities of iron
cheap enough to sell at a profit in Liv-
erpool with rail and ocean freight added
certainly the established and enor-
mously wealthy iron plants Of Pennsyl.
vania ought to show some mercy In
their demands on the Republican party.
New York World.
The herald., 1897-01-16
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Edward Everett Hale said in a recent
address on the coming century tnat tne
world is growing better In his classln-
cation. the century of Columbus was
marked by discovery, the elgnteei.h ny
t;on The victories Of the twentieth
century. in his opinion, will be moral
and spiritual His prediction that II
"will be filed with not only phys!cal
comfort but spiritual and physical
forces will be transmitted into moral
and spiritual" Education Will be gen
eral and greatly elevated, and nations
will be brought into closer intercourse
No one has ventured TO prophesy Wna'
the next century will bring forth in in
vcntion, for scarcely year passes now
without some wonderful advance.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
The herald., 1897-01-16
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

Paterfamilias (walking the floor with
son ana heir)-"Babies, they say, are
such helpless things But what do they
think OF M? Talk about helplessness!"
Boston Transcript.
After the Amateur Performance-She
Wasn't she natural in the sleeping
scere?' Her husband-"Nery She
couldint have been more natural unless
she snored. '-Brooklyn Life.
Better out ofIt-First Pts" And they'll
cut ny up for pork and use our skins to
make footballs" Second Pig-"Well, if
they ever make a football out of my
skin, III be glad I'm not in it''-Puck
Briggs "Smmerson, the inventor.
says his wife Gioesn't even know what
usineas I've is in" Griggs-"Why has
he concealed it from herr" He is afraid
she might get the impression that he
could do odd jobs around the house. -
Life.
They threw the broad mantle of charity
over her. This is too much," she fall
tered. There had been great changes
in the modes since the mantle of charity
The herald., 1897-01-16
FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY'S
EXECUTIVE

The capacity to absorb information
rapidly is assured to men in varying de-
gree. There are those of broad, compre-
hensive minds, who survey question in
all its ramifcations, and justly approxi-
mate results without effort, and then
again. there are good honest souls who
with infinite mental labor grasp the de-
ts,Is of a scheme, and fail wofully ii
understandings the relation OF such de-
tails to the common purpose.
In such case it is matter for no sur
prise that in certaip quarters the ERECT
of certain important features of the new
charter should be altogether misunder-
stood. After lavishingg encomiums upon
the new charter, in a general way, some
one is heard not infrequenty to re-
mark: "It is most excellently devised,
but 1 do not believe in placing autocratic
pover in the hands of the mayor; 1t Is
putting a premium on corruption"
If there is one position that is provided
with safeguards beyond another in the
new charter it is that of mayor. Impo-
tent to exercise autocratic rule, he rests
safe in his appointments only so long
as he appoints men as heads Of the sew
oral departments of unimpeachabe in
tegrity and business capacity. Failure
TO appoint such men renders any ap-
nointee subject to the challenge of the
city council. Realizing then, as the
mayor most certainly will do, how
easily his appointee to an office may be
turned down, is it to be conceived that
any man filing the official position of
mayor would needlessly expose himself
to unnecessary humiliation and the
sbloouy that would overwhelm him
when the fact became known.
But in conceding the possibility of
such an untoward state of affairs one is
really conceding too much Under the
new order of things the position of
n.ayor will be one of exceeding honor
and dignity, and, iEasmuch as the gov
ernmental machinery provided by the
new charter of necessity lifts the ad-
ministration of affairs from out the mire
of partisan politics, the office will be
filled by a man other than one put in
nomination merely to serve a partisan
purpose. 1t is a position that the very
best men in the community may aspire
I to. and it is not supposable that such
one would 4corruptly appoint to office
anyone whose reputation would not suf-
fer rigid scrutiny or who could not ad-
minister his department in such a way
as to reflect credit upon the administra-
tion.
But to revert to the suppositon that
the mayor should defy public opinion.
that the council should prove derelict to
its duty and that an utterly incompetent
parsonage, should be sRpointed to an i'm
portant and onerous position as head
OF some city department. What then ?
Upon assuming charge this incapable
would find every stool in his
department occupied by q cleri-
The herald., 1897-01-16
A DEFENSE OF SOCIALISM.

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: In your issue of today (January
15th) appears a criticism Of So
cialism that betrays such evil
dent lack of a correct knowledge of
the subject by the writer, Mr.. Reuben
Fletcher, that 1 am moved to offer few
words of explanation. He thinks it
would be wrong for one to give up what
rightfully belongs to him, and in this be-
lief he is in exact accord with the
philosophy of socialism. The present
system is eminently distinguished
by forcing the working people to give
up the major portion of what they, by
their labor. have created, which goes
into the hands of the rich idler Under
socialism, no one can live by specula-
ton, buying cheap and selling dear, by
loaning money or by renting out the
The herald., 1897-01-16
TAKE WARNING

1t Is always well for a party in power
to take due account of the opposition.
There are not many out and out free
traders in the United States. but some
of the brainiest newspapers in this
country advocate that policy. The free
trade organs have always supported the
Democratic opposition to protection, and
If the Republicans should abuse that
in 1890 there would be danger of such
defeat as would be fatal to it.-Washing-
ton Post
The herald., 1897-01-16

Dear Mister Editor, I'd like to know
Why people who write sonnets have to
strain
Their mental gizzards in their sad re-
frain.
Is it so difficult 20 make things go?
And then their readers have no kind of
show
In finding out their meaning and again
The good queens English seems TO try
in vain
To serve the writers purpose-is't not so?
Is it a sin 10 make poem clear
In thought and rhyme and easy to be
read?
Or do The bumptuous poets really fear
Their thought will vanish If too plainly
said?
Do aged mountains bend in this our
cline,
And bow their ancient heads, bedight
with rime?"
-Doggerel.
The herald., 1897-01-16
w. j. CRANDALI
Lamanda, Cal. Jan. IA. 1897
THE, NEW CHAPTER


To the Editor of the I,os Anra,as
herald: l wish, through the columns of
your valuable paper, to give a few OBJ
1ectlonS to one section of the new char
ter Inc section to which object is the
one concentrating all the municipal
government in the hands of the mayor
ano making the city a limited monarchy.
l OBJECT to it, first, on general princi-
pies, as L am opposed to a monarchy.
second, believe it will increase rather
than decrease official corruption. I'm
der our present system the officers NAV
and frequently do belong to different
parties and to different factions of the
same party. Hence. they act in some
measure as check upon each other.
onder the proposed regime all would be-
long TO the same party and to exactly
the same faction of the party. Conse-
quently they would all stand in" to
protect each other and to fleece the peo-
pie. That is what always happens when
ring" has control, and under the pro-
posed change ring would always
have control
AS for the plea that responsibility can
be more easily located, would saw that
we can usually locate the responsibility
now. The trouble is to remedy the evil
complained Of If an officer is incompe-
tent the people generally know it: the
trouble is to remove him
Under the proposed charter the mayor
can remove him. The question is, will
he? Do elective officers always remove
incompetent deputies as soon as they
find out they are Incompetent? Do they?
Are appointive officers, as a rule, more
competent than elective ones? If so. a,
republican, form of government is a fail
ure. But denyit.
The trainers of the new charter as
sumo that the mayor will always be
honest and competent. But l deny that
the mayor is as a rule any more honest
or competent than the other city offic-
ials. At present we have nine chances
to get in one good man; under the new
regime we would have only one chance.
If we made a mistake in our choice of
mayor the whole city government would
be badly conducted.
l belive that the people should keep the
reins in their own hands as far as pos
sible; therefore l oppose the new char
| ter. IORIN A, SWAN.
The herald., 1897-01-16
TARIFF sPo1Ls IN THE EAST.

The fact, as announced from Wash
ington, that very few western and
southern business men will appear be-
fore the ways and means committee OF
the house to be heard on the subject OF
new tariff duties illustrates the extreme
sectionalism of the question Of protec-
ton, and recalls the famous saying for
which General Hancock was one time
subjected to unjustifiable ridicule-that
the tariff Is local issue.-Kansas City
The herald., 1897-01-16
GET MONEY INTO CIRCULATION.

Now that the holiday excitement has
settled down, the thing for the upright
debtor to do is to sc title up. Prompt pay
men is the lubricant that oils the wheels
of trade. Be your own clearing house.
settle your balances, collect your dues.
and then watch business boom. With
every individual pulling for good times
prosperity can't hold back any longer
Springfield, ILL.,, Jorunal.
The herald., 1897-01-16

The Republican machine of Illinois
has persuaded the Doodle alderman
Madden, to ithdraw from the race for
United States senator. The price paid
must have been a round one, for Madden
had the inside track.
The herald., 1897-01-16

The fashion bank wreckers have these
days Of killing themselves is good one
and should be generally adopted only
that they should do the killing when
they first think of stealing the institu-
ton S funds.
The herald., 1897-01-16

agricultural interests protection while
it is at 1t. The manufacturers are the
salt of the earth, but they are not all
of it. The FARMERS, laborers, trades
men and professional men supply q few
grains of It. All on them are entitled to
a slice of the Republican pumpkin pie
while It is being passed around.-Kan-
Sas City Times
The herald., 1897-01-16

The New York Worlds Almanac and
Encyclopedia for 1897 is altogether the
best thing of the kind ever published
in this country. For several years the
Worlds almanacs have stood out and
above all others in the matter of inter-
esting and valuable information but the
current issue eclipses them all. and it
only costs % cents.
The herald., 1897-01-16

New York's capitol building has al
ready cost s22 100000, and it is not nearly
finished. Thirty years ago the building
was authorized, but to not cost more
than 1900, ,o00. No wonder Tammany
and Patt's machines work together
when the state is to be plundered. There
is money in such a combine.
The herald., 1897-01-16

Tea is better fresh-if Il
isn't, what does the grocer
mean by telling you that he
has some tea just come
from abroad?
Fresh doesn't mean just
picked; it means just roast
ed. ScAil2sMg's Best is
roasted as fast as your gro
Ger wants it-no faster
in San Francisco.
sshlling 8 Company
San Franei6ce ~
The herald., 1897-01-16

The Princess Chinay is said to be
insane, and her relatives talk of putting
her in an asylum, but she insists that
there is nothing the matter with her. ex-
cept that she is tired of her gypsy lover.
The herald., 1897-01-16

The Kentucky scientists who discov-
cred spot on the sun the other day 6S,-
900 miles large, should know by this time
the danger of mixed Kentucky drinks.
The herald., 1897-01-16

At a banquet in Chicago the other
night speaker made it out that Alex
ander Hamilton was the greatest man of
the revolution, and that but for his
genius the business of establishing a
republic would have gone into bank
ruptcy. 1t must not be forgotten that
the speaker held onto two chairs dur
ing the performance, for that explains
a good MANY things.
The herald., 1897-01-16

Senator Wolcott is in Europe as the
advance agent of bimetallism," but he
has not yet reported having booked any
orders.