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The leader., 1897-01-20
PEcuLlARlT,Es OF CLANS.
They Have brains In Their Feet and Al
Adept Spinners.

Adept Spinners.
The CLAIMS body is completely shroud-
ed in the mantle except for two open
ings, through one of which the foot can
be pushed out. The other is for the
siphon, or what is commonly known as
the meek" of the clam. In some re-
spects the clam may be better off than
we are, for he has little brain in his
foot, and also'a gland for secreting
strong fibers. With this he spins bys.
sus by which he can attach himself
to whatever he likes. He does not even
have to search for his food, but waits
for it to come to him. He makes bur-
row in the mud ur sand, attaching him
self 10 the bottom Of the byssus. Then
he ,hrusts his siphcn up through the
mud and water until it reaches the
surface. The siphoh is made up of tive
tubes. the water flowing in through
one and Gut through the other.
When the inf!nwing current. laden
withminutc plants and animals, reaches
ihc gill chamber sume of these are sift
ed out and retained for food, while the
Wa."r ana waste matter now Ou,
through the other tube.
The clans eggs are carried by the
mother on her gills. When there ars
fish in the water with them the mother
CLAIMS discharge the eggs, which soor
hatch, but If there are no fish they
carry the eggs until they decay. Ths
reason of this strange behavior is this,
When the eggs are set free in the wa
ter they soon hatch, and the little one
swim about until they find some fish
to which to attach themselves. The,
live for time on the mucus of the fish
and then drop of, sink TO the bottom
and form burrows for the mselves. This
curious semiparasitic life is no donb
a reversion of the habit of some nncien1
Popular Science Monthly.
The leader., 1897-01-20
Tha PrInce,s Presents.

Cn his birthday the prince of Wales
always receives an enormous number of
presents, not only from his relations
and friends. but even from anonymous
donors. His three daughters invaria-
bly, give their father articles which they
have made themselves. Our regal fami.
ly is so large that members are in per
petuai state of '.give" to one another
and the amount which the prince Of
Wales spends yearly in presents equals
the income of a well-to-do citizen. Tn.
princess of Wales always chooses hel
souvenirs herself, and will trust nobody
else's fancy; but the queen general,
relies upon the artistic taste of Princes.
Beatrice.-London Tit-Bits.
The leader., 1897-01-20
FAMOUS CHRISTMAS PIES.
Gastronomic Monsters Which Have woI
Firm Places in the History.

Gastronomic Monsters Which Have Won
Firm Places in the History.
Any philosopher that wants the job
may figure it out why human beings
bent on celebrating a religious holiday
begin and end by overeating and over
drinking. Such is the immemorial Gus
tom of Christian peoples. 1t is said
that we eat and drink less than our
forefathers. If so, It is probably be-
cause our digestion has fallen off from
the ancient standard of vigor.
The English, who are the greatest
feeders on earth, excepting, possibly,
the Russians, preserve some tales of
mighty prowess in the gastronomic line.
Many of them relate to Christmas din
ners. One historian has afforded list
of the handsome things" which CEN
tury or SO ago careful housewife
thought it necessary to provide against
Christmas to come" The list includes:
Drawn pudding and souse, and mus
tard withal, beef, mutton and pork,
shred pies of the best, of pig, veal,
goose. and capon and turkey well drest;
cheese, apples and nuts, jolly carols to
hear, and this" concludes the rhyme
ster, lin the country is counted good
cheer
History has record of the champion
of Darnall, who treated his workmen
to a pudding measuring five feet in cir
cumference and composed of "a pounds
of -four, 16 pounds of raisins and cur
rants, and 40 eggs. This was mere
pigmy to the Titanic plum pudding
drawn through the streets of Exeter
to Paignton fair, there to be sliced up
and distributed to the poor. 1t con-
tanned 400 pounds of flour, nearly half
as much beef suet, 140 pounds of raisins
and currants, and 240 eggs. 1t was
boiled four days in brewers copper.
The king of Christmas puddings, how
ever, was that contriyed no doubt by
way of "boId advertisement" by one
Austin, tooth-powder quack, early in
the last century. weighed 900 pounds
took IA days to boil. and then, being
carried in procession, with banners,
streamers. and bands playing "What
Jumps of pudding my mother gave me, :
to st. George field, there to be served out
TO all comers, was waylaid by the mob
in transit, seized. smashed and de-
voured.
A hundred years ago Sir Henry Gray's
housekeeper at Howick, Miss Dorothy
Patterson. made and sent to London,
for her masters Christmas dinner, pie
12 feet round, $50 pounds in weight,
and containing whole barn yard and
preserve of geese, turkeys, rabbits, wild
ducks, woodcocks, snipe, partridges,
pigeons, not to name such outsiders as
blackbirds and curlews.-Chicago Trib-
me
The leader., 1897-01-20

he told Sarah about 1t good while
afterward, and she told my wife. As
for Sarah, well, she was madder than
ANYTHING, and twas about two months
before shed speak to jim agin. No;
there didn't any of the boys give jim
any sass about it. They didn't want
any lambastin' in theirn. 1t was
mighty uncomfortable around old man
Thompson's for spell after that.
Thompson said he'd have fired Jim for
treatin' Sarah that way only Jim was
too good man to let go.
1t was along in June some time, just
about the beginnin' of hayin', that jim
made his second break for Sarah. He'd
got it in his head, from the way she
looked at him once in awhile, that she
kind of liked him after all. Everybody
else knew she did, for once, when some
body made fun of Jim when she was
by, for bein' so bashful, she turned
round and gave them a piece OF her
mind that they didn't forget right
away. l tell you.
Well, as l said, 1t was in early hayin'
got the mornin' chores all tended to
around the barn and had gone to the
house with pail of milk for the Thomp-
sons own private use, and he met Sarah
in the kitchen, starting the breakfast.
1t was not far from sunrise.
SARAH" said Jim, I'm no account,
and / know it, but il you'll just drop
that breakfast work for about half an
hour and get into my buggy"-Jim had
just bought bran'-new buggy and had
young horse of his own-"we'll drive
down to the elders and get married and
come right back and tell the folks we're
man and wife afterward."
III Sarah was s'prised when he asked
her to go to the concert, she was good
deal more so this time. She didn't say
much. though. She just looked at Jim
and she says:
"Are you in earnest, Jim?"
.Of course, / am" said Jim; ''but I'm
such a coward that If you don't say
YES right now I'm afraid I'll never dare
ask you again.
oBut. jim" said Sarah, .think of
bein' married without a weddin' dressI"
"What do / care about weddin'
DRESS" says Jim. "Come on, or I'll get
scared again."
BY this time Jim had got over his
bashfulness little bit and he stood
there with smile on his face that, as
Sarah told my wife afterward. made
ber forget all about the weddin' dress.
"All right, Jim," she says, "hitch up
quick!"
It wasn't two minutes before they
was a-sittin' together in the buggy and
Jim's three-year-old colt was a-takin'
them down to the elders, double quick
time. When they got there they found
the elder behind the parsonage in his
little garden, a-weedin' his onion bed
SOS TO get up an appetite for breakfast.
The elder was as s'prised as Sarah had
been.
swell, yes." he said to Jim, ito be
sure. just let me wash up little.
..Oh. never mind that" says Jim,
without thinkin' he was talkin' to the
preacher. We've got 10 get back be-
fore breakfast. You can marry US right
out in the front yard"
So the elder walked out in front OF
i the house and told them to join hands.
under the big elm tree that stands by
the front door OF the parsonage. He
stopped Just long enough to call his
/ wife and daughter as witnesses. Jim
thought that was unnecessary, but the
elder insisted upon II. The elders mar
1x,ux< Hxr q.
The leader., 1897-01-20

An exceptionally Interesting census
viii be that which Is to be taken
throughout the Russian empire in jan
uary next. 1t is now nearly 40 years
since the last general census was taken
in that empire There have been in
that time vast additions OF territory,
and great increase of population, but
how great the latter has been can be
merely estimated. No one knows pssi-
lively within many millions-N. Y.
Tribune.
The leader., 1897-01-20
Preacher Food.

Agent-This is working model for
our patent invulnerable chicken COOP
It precludes the possibility of foxes.
weasels and skunks getting at the fowls,
and
Mr.. Fowler-No use for 1t! You see,
the African League holds conventions
ike don't have any show.-Bay City
Chat
The leader., 1897-01-20
Criminal Carelessness.

Newspaper Weather Prophet (big
New York daiIy)-See here! If you
don't discharge that careless foreman,
our weather reputation will be ruined
Great Editor-My goodness! What
has he done?
dome! What hasn't he done? In
the paper to-day is my prediction fol
yesterday, which he forgot to take OUT
and right alongside of it is the official
report of yesterdays weather."-N. i,
Weekly.
The leader., 1897-01-20

Mamma-Freddie Freddie. how often
have / told you not to mock the Pc
culiarities of others? If you do, you'll
grow just like them.
Freddie latter long pause)-Ma. if /
Knocked the elephant very hard do you
suppose I'd ever grow SOS could pick
apples over fence with my nose?-
N " Truth
The leader., 1897-01-20

Teacher (Trafalgar day at the Board
school)-Now. can any boy tell me why
Nelson's column was erected in TrafaI-
gar square?
Johnny Grimes Immediately -
Please. sir, to 'elp him up to 'eaven.
when e died in the arms of the Victory.
- Punch
The leader., 1897-01-20

On the occasion Of the lord mayor,
visit TO North London recently. cap
tain was heard to remark to his corps:
''Close up, boys; close up! II The
enemy were to fire on you when y<t
were struggling along like that. thex
wouldn't kill single man Of You. Closl
npl"- 1it-BItA
The leader., 1897-01-20

HortenseAh, well, after al, old
friends are the best.
Beatrice Yes. ] suppose people come
to think that way after they reach the
point in life where they can't 60 with
the young folks any more.
The lines Of battle were then formed
Cleveland Leader.
The leader., 1897-01-20

II never knew it to be so dull. I
haven't done a soul for week. said
the greeu-goods man.
"Neither have l." replied the cob
bier. who stood near by. = yonkers
Statesmen.
The leader., 1897-01-20

"All little girls" said the caller,
SHOULD have some kind of light work
for their leisure hours. OF course you
do something in that way. Susie?"
~Nit."
That's especially nice. So few chill
dren knit Dowadays."-Detroit Free
Pres.
The leader., 1897-01-20

Mistress-I don't see why you should
leave me. Bridget; have helped you all
! could. In fact. / have done most of
the work.
Bridget That's just 1t. mum. have
that pride can't sthop wild a lady that
does work herself.--N. Y. Tribune.
The leader., 1897-01-20

Michael Faraday, the noted chemist
and philosopher. hogan his business
career It the age Of -, . q London
pswsbog.
The leader., 1897-01-20

PnorIr often abuse their own ruln1ivos
essy assae y Ior The sake Of having you confr4-
The leader., 1897-01-20

sossis :isfss ss,ss ss,%g,sss sess Liver ,ass: :.a
The leader., 1897-01-20

THERE seems to be nothing people enjoy
talking about so much as u married couple
that don't get along very well.-Washing
ton Democrat.
The leader., 1897-01-20

soxE people ,'iams Providence for th,ur.
ashamed Of of-SSshinssSsi iss nsh sSrss S
The leader., 1897-01-20

Turrr Il IN unwrItt1h ~ nz1onxurum
that no woman should 90 furlb6r xF1m
home than Two blocke with s1av1 o1cl
The leader., 1897-01-20

,sss; sg;s ss.lss az s sss ssa & sssss
The leader., 1897-01-20

Coon breeding is doing nothing ne~dle~s-
y that one thinks win hurt or dispicsss
others.-N. Y Weekly <sut
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
ITALIAN CABINET AFFAIRS.
Marquis ID Rundini Has So I'm,
Failed to Form N Cnbin.,

AZ
Rome, Dec. .-Midnignt-Ap oifc;ol
note announces the Marquis di Rudini
having so far failed to form n cabinet
visited King llumbert at II O'clock TO,
night to acquaint his majesty with the
state Of affairs.
The late cabinet, headed hy the
Marquis oil Rudini, resigned on Sunday
last, following the resignation of Cen
felliux, the minister of war as n pro-
test against the action of parliament in
amending, contrary, to his advice. n bill
dealing with army promotions. 1t was
well understood, however, that the nj
terror object for the retirement of the
full cabinet was the belief that such n
course was necessary in order to make
1t possible for the Marquis di Rudini
TO eliminate certain irreconciable ele-
ihents and to secure ministry that
would be unanimous. The success of
iii Rudini has been prejudiced by the
hesitation of the Marquis Visconti We
nosta, minister of foreign affairs in the
late ministry. to accept the foreign port
| folio in the reconstructed cabinet, which.
IT has been understood. would include
Signor Sanardelli. In dispatch from
Rome to the Associated Press on Fri
| day last. it was asserted that the Mar
| quis di Rudini had completed the task
| of demonstrating the cabinet, Mar
! quis Visconti Vcnosta. having accept
ed the foreign Office portfolio, and that
| the list of members of the new min
| istry would be officially issued on the
| following day Saturday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
basis with Nashville and that Chattanoo.

basis with Nashville and that Chattanoo.
70 should be given the same rates
In his decision Judge Severns said:
In considering the facts as adduced by
the interstate commerce commission bear
ing upon the question of discrimination,
! have to say that have been surprised.
The proof is startling. A condition of af-
fairs which will allow freight to be ship
ped from New York through Chattanooga
to Nashville and then shipped back by u
local rate cheaper than Ii could be ship
ped direct to Chattanooga must, of ne
cessity, be radically wrong and badly in
need of correction.
Il shall not deny that the carriers had
right to take into consideration the fact
as adduced here of q low rail and water
rate from the east via Evansville to Nash
vile, in making and forming their prices,
but this rule is not to be carried to I'M
reasonable length in making defense in
this instance, and unless the carriers can
show where the commission failed to take
into account some material right which
the carrier had. will sustain the order of
the commission. However, do not be-
lievc counsel for the carriers can prove
this point, The burden of the proof is
upon the carriers, aud l shall give their
attorneys ten days in which to file brief
showing, If such can be done, that the
commission erred in refusing to allow car
riers to set up competition ms n defense
to the charge of discrimination. l shall
also grant the attorneys for the commits
sion five days in which to answer the brief
of the railroad attorneys. AS said be-
fore, the evidence of discrimination
against Chattanooga are startling and |
don't see how the commission could have
done otherwise than they did. Unless
the counsel for the carriers shall find more
proof than is in the record now I shall
sustain the commission"
H. s. Shower of Washington, counsel for
the interstate commerce commission,
states that this is the strongest case the
commission has ever had against rail
roads showing discrimination
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
49, ,xTEREsTING LECTURE
.,,~yn discussed by Dr. ho" DC

.ost problem in Anthro-
TIVE ne. Discussed by Dr. Lo"neF' y,
poi"s ,ove was the subject of Dr. o. |,
I've ap1, lecture at the Chrisuhsn
". loT ,aet evening. Below VIII We
fonnd the outlines OF ,he 'e
i' Wh.nce came man i. ma conflict
~, Mhr mv own mind there Is no I de.
70 ~, creation and evoiuti1n, God
between as creation by ia" -, ,mre
fine eso tnra and works through ns;gns
is ia na,.N %i His great, ue n5;tv
in accompi l'tn IN life as well as uni ,c
N nat 70 the wants of higher n,ss that the
ister 10 Of If, embryology knows 'sss sniu time
student ariss of life at the pre 81 man at
mysteries ereat as the creation Oh "i'"
the beginning Interesting problem 10 NEAR NEAR
1t is an an ,h'I Nrst made his a nn aow
wle- upon this earth ,Smap beings have
well ag ,'on ancestry, and sne We'll es-
common l,nitv Of the race seems fact facts it
Of the um'f From 20 the following. a lao on
tablished. ,a p,o that man has oee n;aent.
s MS earth long t ti for the development
" took races ~ much time W OF the diff,
of the r for the development n Ut of
CURED i Ioryuages; 90 the Il, p'Ci lawn of
ferent a in civilization at the ~ ne race
mankind makes ia It evident that '"s
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
ARE YOU 4 MINERAL.
There Are Minerals In Your Blood
You Think You Belong To the
Animal Kingdom.

And so you do, but your body contains
minerals that are absolutely needed to
Keep you in health and alive.
You are like a quartz mine. There are
veins of phosphorus, sulphur. magnesia.
calcium, iron in your blood.
They are nerve and tissue foods, Just
as starch and meat are. What we call
poor" blood is nearly always the lack
OF one or more of these mineral physio-
logical foods
The rich red, strength and nerve pow
or in good. healthy blood is due to its
vein of iron.
Pale people are pOor-bloodcd people.
They lack strength and stamina. They
are nervous. They catch cold easily.
They suffer from headaches, rheuma-
tism, dizziness, slcepliness, depression of
spirits. fever. ague, general lack of
health and vitality.
They may build up nm iron constitu-
ton with DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic.
Swallowing an iron bar won't help you
A chemical salt of iron IL needed SO
that it can go through the natural chem
ical process of your body.
DR. Harter's Iron Tonic. II medicine
which contains a new salt of iron. more
easily dissolved into the blood and
turned into strength than any other.
DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic makes you as
STRONG ms IRON.
indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 20, 1897.
''Dr. Harter Medicine Co.. Dayton, o.
Gentlemen-I desire to thank you for
the benefits derived from the use of your
DIR. Hartcrs Iron Tonic, but l am unable
to find words to express my apprccia
ton. For years l was troubled with
dyspepsia and impure blood, was con
| stantly troubled with that tired feeling
until finally became a confirmed inva.
| lid. ! tried n number of physicians OF
all schools, and n number of the adver-
| tised remedies for stomach and blood
| but was unable to find anything to helI
me until ! tried Dr. Hartcr's Iron Tonic
| | was very much benefited by the first
bottle, and by continuing its use | an
! now as well and healthy as ever, and
! can not too highly recommend It.. AZ
n blood purifier and health builder II
has no equal. Very truly yours,
"W. *. BELLS"
| His experience is only one of thou
sands. Nature can not do wrong. A
| weak system Graves iron.
] Give 1t to II
| Sold everywhere.
| Sample dose of DIR. Harter's Littl,
Liver Pills and Book of Dreams mailed
| free.
Address HARTER. Dayton. o.
DIR. Uartcr's Little Liver Pills do the
business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
JSI|N BASEBALL MATTERS
HIN AUSTIN TEAMS FUTURE SEEMS
EXCEEDINGLY BRIGHT FOR
COMING SEASON
1At TEAM IS NOW ABOUT COMPLETE
oohhor Will Sell Adm;s-
sion Tickets in Order to Get
i 'he Players Advance Mon.
ey to Report for Duty.

Inc OUTLOOK for baseball in Austin 70,
next season is exceedingly promis;ra
rom present indications Austin will bar,
petter team than any other citv ~
I'Aas. We are going to Start ort +h;'
year with good team, and thereby YET .
ieac at the start that will keen US in tbo
ieao al! the way through. As stated ~
Inc statesman several days ago Mic
oCohRor and Weber have secured tho
Austin franchise. and they have about
i'nisned the work of selecting team that
WIZ De way yonder in the lead of anv
other Texas team. They have their mon
ani wen IN hand. and they will be here
reauy Tor work as soon as their adva nce
money can be sent them with which 70
pay tpeir passage to Austin. They viii
.heh 90 into practice at once. and he in
!nc very best of condition by the omen.
ihs OF the season, which will omen earlier
this year than usual. O'" e"' "ci
Menager OConnor stated to States
man reporter yesterday that he and
weber proposed to run the team this
year on its merits, and would not ask any
one to give them any money. That the
team you'd be made self-supporting, and
that the public would get value received
Tor every cent that they paid. He pro.
IA.psee, however, in order to get some ad-
vance money to bring the players here, to
sell some tickets, and he will begin to
sell them today. These tickets will be
single tickets, good for admission to the
ground and the grand stand, and per-
son can buy one or fifty of them Just as
he plcases. The tickets will be good for
any regular game during the season, and
are transferable. so that they may be
given from one person to another. The
object of selling these tickets in advance
IS to get enough money to bring the men
here to open the season with After
they get here Manager O'Connor has no
fear but what the team will be self-sus-
tanning in every particular. He believes
that he has team that will be pen
Gant winner. and he does not want the
public to give him any gratuitous support
He will give them value received for
every dollar they invest in tickets now or
later. lie only wants to sell these tick
cts in advance in order to get advance
money for the players, and said tickets
will be good for the first, last or any in
termediate game The work of selling
these tickets will begin this morning and
cont lIc until all the tickets are sold.
hye., ian ir the city who is interested
in the future of the game should take a
number of these tickets in order that
advance money may be secured to bring
the team here for practice work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
educational Department.

The department of education mas lust
-sce;ved n letter from w. G. Crush, gen
erol messenger agent Of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway, to the e.
foot that rate of one and one-tnLru tate
vii viii be made from all points IN the stute
to Temple, Texas, on account OIL OLA lng pri n
ing Of the snper in fhat city a on Deem
pas 90 as and 70. This promises to be :, a
very ,h meeting state have agreed to
'ot te . fp raduced rate in the event the
give mna would do so, and as the
initial M;ss0ur nf Kansas and Texas has made iSis
the r from all points in the state; 1t oo rs
ra'e a ifH Hnped that the attendance upon
.S;s meeting will be large
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
MR.. ROBERT HANDY
Accepts the Cashiership of IL Nation
nj Bank.

MIR. Robert Handy, who for the past
ten years has been bookkeeper and
ashier for The Statesman Publishing
y ompany, left last night to accept the
'cashiership of the National Bank of
Forney. Tex, about twenty miles east
of Dallas. He will spend a few days
there getting the run of things, and then
return to Austin to take his family on
there permanently: 1t is with exceed
ing regret The Statesman parts with
Mr.. Handy. He has during all these
years made himself virtually indispensa,
BILE through his absolute mastery of
every detail coming up in the. office for
adjustment. However. as the change
was for him promotion. and for his
betterment in the future. we could not
let any selfish regrets on our part stand
in his way. He leaves the service of
The Statesman with the friendship and
hearty good will of every, employe and
the absolute confidence of the manage
ment May his success in life be as
nuick and pronounced as his faithfulness
and ability so eminently deserve