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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
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TUE WEATHER.

Washington, Oct. r. For Eastern
Texas-Fnir; south windsj warmer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

Another Suspicious Cnse.
Galveston. Tex, Oct. 10.-(Special.)-
DR.. II. A. West was Intercepted this
evening as to the situation and said one
The silver star., 1897-12-09

whom are OF foreign origin, some Of
them occupying. owing to their intel
ligence. their wise conduct. their gen
erosity, Of the circuEispection they
display in their delicate position. q
very high place in public esteem
Such are the elements forming
French society at the present time.
1t has no pronounced vices. little
pride, enough vanity not to care to be
caught in fault, sufficient moderate
thirst for pleasure to allow others,
sprung from the ranks. to take the
lead. fairly broad principles. measured
convictions. elevated Judgment in mat
ters of taste and intellect. love OF
country that has nothing narrow about
it. and, to crown all. a charity so bene-
ficent so efficacious that slanderous
tongues attribute it to selfish desire
to satisfy oneself in helping Others.
For our part we look upon this kind
of egotism as being equal to virtue.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
HANKS srARr.,M Lit :.
He won tho aIr' by osttins Her press
for Her.

He won the aIri by 0sttins Her Dress
for Her,
"And now he's one of them there
millionaires." mused the grizzly from
tiersman whose relatives had induced
him to come back for brief visit in
q center OF civilization. says the De-
troit Free Press Il see 1t right here
in the paper. He owns railroad stock.
minin' stock and lots of other stock.
l knowed that there same Henry NJ.
Holden when he done nothin' but
punch stock fur other people out on
the plains. He was a genoine cowboy
and as fast feller in roundup MS
l ever see." you must be mistaken,
uncle" "Nothin' of the kind. When
talk about people you kin bet I'm
allus dead certain of my fac's. We
called him Hank them days. and he
was jist as handsome a youngster as
ever throwed his leg over saddle.
Jist by putin things together as they
kim out, Earned as how he was
college graduate and was goin' SO fast
a clip and scatterin the old mans
money SO rapid that they sent him out
there fur to git a schoolin' in economy
and build up ag'in. He was soon the
fav'rite on all the ranches bout there,
fur he was squar as a dye and not
afraid of nothin'. Well, this here girl
tha- he married kim out fur to stay
fur awhile on her dads cs:tle range,
that jined ours. Some OF the swell
people up to Leadtown. tvcnty miles
away, what knowed her people gave a
ball fur her. Her and bse dad went
over in the cool OF the forenoon, and
after dinner was in a lawyers Office
talkin'. 1t seems Hank got some
money frum that same lawyer once a
month and was there too. He heerd
the ole man laughin' and tellin' how
they had kim away frum the range
with the wrong valise, leavin' her ball
dress ahind, and her Almost crazy
about it. Hank never says word but
jumps on his horse. goes that twenty
miles as though lnjuns was after him.
gifts the dress, changes critters, makes
the same wild run back and throws the
girl into a fit of happiness when he
delivers the goods on time. A years
courtin wouldn't have made him so
solid. The very next winter they were
married. Hank was as steady as
deacon. both ole men boosted him, and
now you see where he is"
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She Wa. ANNOYED,

There were left but five minutes for
the dozen men in the out t-baggage room
to check and load four sample cases,
telescope. carpet-bag and six Sara
toga trunks when there was violent
rustling of flying skirts and painting
woman summoned for Immediate at
tention by prolonged rapping on the
counter.
In a minute. LADY,"
but cannot wait!" breathlessly.
Silence; except for the rattle and
bang OF the trucks and baggage.
Am / going to be waited on?"
No reply.
Rap. rap. do hurry! My train
goes"
yes, lady," and an excited clerk
rushed to the counter and looked for
her baggage. She handed him a par
Gel OF the size OF baseball.
I'VE can't check that!" with rising
infection.
You can't?" distrustfully. And she
would have argued the point but the
clerk had disappeared on a run in
chase OF the last truckload.
"Baggagemen are such-!" and the
lady picked up the pair OF carefully
wrapped infants shoes and sauntered
to the waiting room, complaining
wrathfully. Packages are such a nuis-
ance on train!"
The silver star., 1897-12-09
fIsh AS Food.

1t has been frequently stated that
fish diet, By virtue of the phosphorus
which it contains. is pre-eminently
adapted to nourish the brain. and that
those who subsist on 1t largely are
distinguished for their brightness and
intellectually. 1t is perfectly true that
small percentage of phosphorus en-
ters into the composition of the
healthy brain, and while it "a also true
that fish contains more o. less phos-
phorus that may. and probably does,
pass into the circulation, it Is yet to be
proved either by theory OF by expe-
rience that diet of fish is. on the
whole, better adapted to supply the
waste of the brain than liberal va
riety of other alimentary substances,
and especially of meats. Fish is easy
of digestion. and creates little vascu-
lar excitement, and consequently forms
a light and wholesome article of diet.
Salt water fish are the best of any, as
their flesh is more solid. more agreea-
BILE and healthy, less exposed to putres-
cence, and less viscid. They possess
these excellent qualities when fresh;
when sailed they have all the proper
ties of salt fish, and consequently its
disadvantages. Those fish which have
scales are. in general. the most easily
d.gested, and the best; and of all these
fish, the fresh herring appears to de-
serve the preference. The herring,
Goldfish. turbot and founder are per-
haps the most digestible and best OF
fish. Salmon and mackerel. lobster and
most other kinds of shell fish are more
difficult of digestion. The mode OF
cooking fish is of considerable impor-
tance: frying them in oil or lard is
an objectionable process. In general,
the process of boiling is best adapted
to render them wholesome. Stewed fish
should be avoided by the dyspeptic.
Acid sauces and pickles render fish
more wholesome for the stomach
while butter has tendency to prevent
The silver star., 1897-12-09
A Satisfactory proo,.


In County Sligo. among the hIlls
there is small lake renowned in that
region for Its fabulous depth. A pro-
lessor happened to be In that part 90
ireland Inst summer. and started out
one fine day for rambie among tho
mountains. accompanied by n native
guide. As they climbed Pat asked him
II he would like to see this lake. "for
It's no bottom mt all. sorr." But how
do You know that. Pat?" asked the
professor. well. sorr. I'll tell ye. Me
own cousin was shown the pond 10
gentleman one day. sorr. and he looked
incredulous like. Just as you do. and
me cousin could not stand It for him
to doubt his word. sorr. and 10 he sald
'Begorra. I'll prove the truth Of mo
words. and of with clothes and I'm
he jumped" The professors facc
wore an amused md quizxicai expires.
sion. Eyes. sorr. In he jumped and
didn't come up again. at all. at MI. !"
But" said the professor, "I don't 400
that your cousin proved his point bv
recklessiy drowning himself" sure.
sorr, II wasn't drowned at all he was.
The next day comes n cable from him
In Australia. askin' 70 send ON m
clothes. ."-Philadelphin Inquirer.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Up to HI. Old Tricks,

He had been a real-estate boomer in
western town, but when the reaction
came he was compelled to accent a
clerkship in dry goods store in order
to make both ends meet. but he
couldn't quite forget his old habits.
The first day he was behind the
counter a lady came In to look at
some dress goods.
How much did you say there was
In this piece?" she asked, pointing to
one she had selected.
Fifteen yards. madam" replied the
ex-boomer.
"oh. but that is entirely too much.
l only need half that quantity"
Madam" replied the clerk. lansing
into the familiar vernacular Of his
former calling. II am offering you a
bargain and II you fail to secure con-
troll OF the entire property You will
miss the opportunity of lifetime.
You can cut the tract up into town
lots and realize 300 per cent profit on
your investment inside of six months "
Then 1t suddenly occurred to him
that he was not making a deal In real
estate and he began to apologize.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION,
Capt Cooks Pioneer Labors In the Icy
Southern Regions.

capt COOKS ftoncer Labors In the Icy
Southern Regions.
To Capt. James Cook. the ex-collier
boy of Whitby, belongs the imposing
honor of being the first to essay the
exploration of the dreaded regions be-
yond the parallel of 60 degrees south.
says the Cornhill Magazine. There Is
indeed on record somewhat hazy ac-
count of an involuntary incursion
made by Capt. Dick Gerritz, Dutch
navigator who by stress of weather
was driven from the Straits of Magellan
as far south as the Gath degree 40 years
before Cooks voyage. Land was re-
ported by Gerritz. which may have
been the South Shetlands, discovered
and surveyed two centuries after. but
Capt. Cook was the first to deliberately
steer directly for the south pole in
the endeavor to dispel the mystery
which reigned over the whole of that
immense area. That he did so much
to prepare the way for those who.
longo intervalla, followed in his wake.
is truly marvellous when his limita-
tions are considered. Even had he
done more. 1t Is doubtful whether any
great use would have been made of
his discoveries, remembering how vast
were the other additions he made in
those years to our knowledge of the
world we live in. But, bearing in
mind that he actually reached the
latitude OF II degrees 10 minutes
south. over 400 miles nearer the mole
than the position said to have been
attained by Gerritz and equal. as far
as severity Of surroundings went. to nm
arctic parallel of 10 degrees higher
and that two well-equipped expeditions
from France and America sixty-four
years later only succeeded In getting
as far south as &C degrees and C7 de-
grees respectively, the brilliancy of
his achievements becomes at once an
parent. The principal result OF his
labors was the assurance that I'm n
very high latitude one unbroken
ocean sweeps right around the globe.
which great fact he proved by It's cir
cumnavigation between the parallels
OF 60 degrees to 20 degrees south. al
though at one part of his journey he
must have passed within n compara-
lively short distance OF the supposed
antarctic continent discovered by Bis
coe nearly seventy years afterward.
The silver star., 1897-12-09

was easy to disguise. dropped by de-
only the maternal appellation. just pre-
fixing the particle de" and the title
OF baron conferred on him under the
empire. In the elevated circle In
which he moves. thanks to his intelli-
gence and superior education. no one
suspects that his real name, II he went
by II, would associate him more inti-
mateIy with kitchens than with dip
lomatic salons.
A fair idea can be formed OF French
society as II exists today. A tenth
part. at most. consists OF old families
that have survived the revolutions a nd
who live generally In retirement, far
from tho busy. noisy world. Many
have placed their sons In tho army,
and number cultivate their land some
Of them with an energy worthy Of
being Initiated by professional farmers.
Nearly all their names can be found In
the list Of the Agricultural Society Of
France. mingled In equal proportion
with the names Of the men most cs-
teemed In scientific agriculture. Three
tenths at least belong to what 10 called
Ia noblesse de In contrebande. while
another tenth nre connected with the
higher liberal professions. literature.
the sciences. pure and applied. the dlf-
ferent classes Of the institute, and the
upper professorships. The remaining
half consists Of politicians. many Of
whom have held once. and partly Of
great hnanclers. large number Of
The silver star., 1897-12-09
sloper.s Elopins f,,.,.

The six daughters of n Sydney. Aus
tralia. man named sloper eioped in
turn. This is the record: Annie went
on Mt 21. Milly at IA. Carrie and Nellie
when they were II. Adelina and Flor
ence both at 10. The husband of tho
latter, Russell by name. has been
prosecuted for marrying u child. Two
more female Slopers remain, Lucy
aged Q. and Patty. aged Z. Old man
sloper has given up his regular work
now. and sits all day on the back
fence nursing n shotgun.
The silver star., 1897-12-09

says the Nineteenth Century. Resort
was therefore had to what are called
in France hommes de carriere These
had not. and could not have, any other
authority than their talents gave them.
This was not enough either for the
government or them. They were,
therefore, made barons and counts.
Some OF them acquired their titles
from foreign governments. The court
of Rome. while not prodigal, rarely re-
fused to grant a title of count when
asked for it. Several French charges
d'affaires. and even ambassadors, got
their semblance of nobility from Rome
Some still exist which had no other
origin.
The operation was at times rendered
awkward by the too plebeian form of
the name. No change pas de nom qui
veut. but with little smartness and
the help of the chancellor's office the
difficulty could be got over. If the name
began with De. which is the particle
indicative of nobility. it was an easy
matter. the only thing necessary be-
ing the separation Of the name. For
instance. NJ. Delamare became NJ. de
Lamare; NJ. Delestrade was trans
formed into NJ. de Lestrade. and NJ.
Dervillcy signed ''DErvilley" But
the operation became little more
troublesome when the name was a
very commonplace one. such as Du
rand. Regnault, or Dupont. In that
case the name of a town or a political
division was added. and the gentleman
called himself Dupont de l'Eure or de
Nemours; Regnault de Saint-Jean
d'Angely; Durand de Romorantin, and
so forth.
When the name of a town or village
was available the would-be nobleman
applied for permission to add his moth
er's maiden name to his own, especial
ly If it had an artistic sound. In this
way certain ambassador. whose fam
lily name was ridiculous one, but
whose mothers name though plebeian,
The silver star., 1897-12-09
SOME KANSAS GIRLS.
what They Didn't Know Of Farming Took
the Prize.

The Mound Valley (Kansas) Herald says:
''The Mound Valley girl who expressed so
much sympathy for the farmer because Of
his cold job In harvesting his winter wheat
Is equal In agricultural knowledge to the one
that expressed desire to- see u field Of to-
the Parsons girl who asked which COW gave
buttermilk Is entitled to the whole bakery.
And the Cofreyvlle girl who, while visiting
near here was asked II she ever saw any
body milk a COW, replied: %, yes. indeed l
have. 1t just tickles me TO death to see
uncle jerk two Of the cows faucets at the
same time She deserves an interest In the
Parsons gas well.
''These stores." adds the Kansas City
Journal. observe place alongside the one
told on Martin Moher. to the effect that
while he was secretary of the Kansas Board
of Agriculture. when interrogated as to what
kind of broom corn should be planted in
Kansas. he replied that the striped handled
brand sold the best In the stores.'
The silver star., 1897-12-09

collection. Not satisfied with this, he
set up fine marble studies of his two
favorite foxhounds. and then statues Of
his three brothers. Uncle Henry" has
spent thousands Of dollars In this way,
but he isn't satisfied yet and may en-
large his lot and Increase the number
OF his statues. He may vary the style
by erecting family groups.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
what yus Was Aw..

CongreSsman-"so you want to nervo
your country. do your Applicant"
well. amt particular whether =
servo my country much or not hn, /,
should like to get an ONCE at n rooa
salary."-somerviile Journal. '
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Since the Earth Cooled.

Lord Kelvin estimates the time since the
earth became sufficiently cooled to become
the abode of plants and animals to be about
20,oo0.0OO years within limits of error rang
ing between l5.0D0.o0o and 10000 900 years.
From similar physical data Clarence King
has made an estimate nearly agreeing with
this. Warren Uphnm says that biologists
generally regard this period as too short
Dana. Wolcott. and others compute that the
duration OF time since life began on the
earth Is from 6o.o00ooo to 100000. oO.-Chi-
cago lnter-Ocean.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Ne rhess... IN ,h. t,o...,.

City Child-"Do country towns WHARF
you 20 have tnoatersf" Actresu-..No
Country towns never have thestsr.
They have oni. opera houses, acadc.
miles Of music snd temples Of Thespis !.
New York Weekly.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
NOBILITY OF FRANCE.
PLE6EIAN NAMES HAVE At
TANNED PATRIclAN DEGREE.
Names which Were Changed-The Eie-
ments That Form the Hest Society ut
the Present Tlme-Egotism That IL
Equal to Virtue.

NDER the govern
ment of July, and
also when the sec
ond empire came.
many of the Did
( a m lilies were
averse to entering
the diplomatic SER
vice, where their
names would have
been a pledge of
welcome abroad.
The silver star., 1897-12-09

digestion. while spice and salt, used in
moderate quantities. facilitate the d.
gestiVe process. One of the hest
sauces that can be used with fish is
lemon juice.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Fortunes vlslt.

Good Fortune may knock at each
mans door.
But don't forget. kind reader. that
The knocking is never done before
A man has door to be knocked M.
The silver star., 1897-12-09

The oldest newspaper in the world is the
Kin Pan of Pekin. For nearly thousand
years II has been published regularly. first
as a monthly. up to the year 1851. when IL
became weekly. and for the last ninety
wears as a daily.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
"UNCLE HENRY" DOE sN'r WAIT FOR DEATH

Henry G. Woodbridge. better known
as Uncle Henry" lives at Mayfield.
Ky. Some years ago he bought lot
in the Mayfield cemetery. in which he
placed family monument. Later he
ordered marble statues OF himself ami
wife. and erected them near the shaft.
Subsequently he caused an equestrian
statue Of himself to be added to the
The silver star., 1897-12-09
p,.,t ros.eeo splt and smol. Your LIN Aw,,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or u. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Up 70 HIs Old Tricks, or = Tragedy Of
she Force Of Habit-Liks . Girl Of
Eightssn-How . Thoughtiess Re-
mark Led to Domestic Cyclone.
A wondsrsu, B.bv.

OF It's curly head
And laughed and said "Goo-goo."
"Now. say. 'soci-by.'" and the mother
smiled:
With Joy that was pleasant to view;
Now. say 'good-by.'" and the winsome
child
Responded and said "Goo-goo."
Then the mother embraced the little dear.
And kissed 1t again and again.
AS she gurglingly said. "Did you ever
hear
A baby that talked SO piain?"
T. L. McGrath.
The silver star., 1897-12-09
Whats In n Mama,

After ALL" said the college nres,-
dent. football has one good point"
What Is it?" asked the preacher.
People who play 1t get over thu
habit Of kicking at things"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
Chicago Grain Market,

Chicago, Aug. 19-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-September
877saShc.; December. new, S7haS7Ac. I;
May, S9h aS9lsc. Corn-August, 2Sasa2S3s C. !:
September 2S&a2s&c; December, 3Aa
3OAc.; May, 33a33c. Oats-September, 1sa
1Sc.; December, 1sIsal9c.; May, 2lSsa2lac.
Pork - September, 55as.571s October,
ss,471aas.60 December, $S65as70. Lard
September, s4.55a4.521s October, $i6Oa
4571i; December, s465a462a. Ribs-Sep-
tember, $5.1Oa5.o71h; October, s5.15a51212.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Firmer, prices advanced 25c.; No. 2 spring
wheat, S7esaS9c.; No. 3 do, SiaSc.; No. 2
red, new, 90c, No. 2 corn and No. yellow
do, 2Slea2s%c. No. 2 oats, 1Sc.; No. 2
white, (. o. b., 2la23c.; No. 3 do, (. o. b..
1e1aa21hc; No. 2 rye, 46Ac.; No. 2 barley,
nominal; No. do, o. b., 3Oa30c.; No.
do, (. o. b., 2St5a3Ic.; No. fax seed, $l.09la
ALLY; prime timothy seed, s2.75; mess
pork sS.55aS.60; lard, s452; short ribs,
sides, s4.95a525; dry salted shoulders, ga
SIC; short clear sides, 5ha5isc. whisky,
sl.20. Sugars Unchanged. Receipts
Flour 5000 barrels; wheat, $4,000 BUSH
els; corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 424, 900 BUSH
els; rye, 1900 bushels; barley, 100000 BUSH
els. Shipments-Flour. 5000 barrels;
wheat $4,000 bushels; corn, $4,000 BUSH
els; oats, 414,000 bushels; rye, 1000 BUSH
els: barley, COO bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

ha1hc. lower, latter ON December; No. 2
red, August, closed &C.,; September, s3ha
s5Ac., closed 94c.; October, 93ha937sc. ;
closed 93hc,; December, 92}.a95c, closed
e2&c. Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2, 33%c. ele-
vator, Alec. ahoat; options opened firmer
but sold of later and closed 1sc. net low
er; August closed 339sc.; September, SSA
a335sc., closed $3.50; october, S3ha3i3sc,
closed 3itc.; December, S5isa364c., closed
%rc. Oats-Spot higher on mixed; No. q,
231kc.; No. 3, 2Sc.; No. 2 white, 25c.; No. 8
white, 2ic.; track white 24a32c. track
mixed, western, 23a25c.; options firm but
reacted and closed unchanged to &c. net
lower, August closed 23c.; September, 224
a22ssc., closed 22kc.; October, 22ssa23c.,
closed 22ssc Beef-Firm. Cut Meats
Steady; ptclcled bellies, 6ha7hc.; do.
shoulders, 5a6ltc.; do. hams, Slza9c. But
ter-Very firm; western creamery, 1lalSc.
do. factory. 7a101sc.; Elgins, lSc.; imitation
creamery, 9lsa12c.; state dairy, 9a141ec
do. creamery, 11a1sc. Cheese-Steady
large white, shaS1kc.; small white. Si9a
sac; large oolored, ShsSifc.; small col
ored, SaShc.; part skins, 5ha6i1c.; full
skins, 3lsa4c. Eggs-Flrm; state and
Pennsylvania, 14a16c.; western fresh, l5c.
Tallow-Quiet; city, S%c.; country, 3lsa
3ssc., as to quality. Petroleum-Quiet.