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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN THTTRSDAY. APRIL 8 1897.
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Austin Statesman.
by the ctibm1 publishing cowy.
Entered it the postofllc at AuBtin Texas
a second claaa mall matter.
TEVTON BROWN. R. J- Hlf-L.
ITes. and On. Mgr. Vice Pre.
BOBBKT M. HASinV. Hm.
GEO.W. MAUINNKM..Advrtlsln Mgr.
Office U05 Congress Avenue.
Koslnes OUlte Tbone 150; Editorial 103.
TKIIMS OF Sl'USCKIPTIOX.
IN THE CITY.
One month In advance 1
Three months In advance
Wi mouths in advance J J
Hue year In advance l;
Sunday only-one year f
jtuiMlnjr only-alx months '
All iubacriptloos In the city not paid In
' llvance will Invariably be charged t the
.lite of fl.OO per month.
BY MAIL.
Vllne moatb-ln advance H OJJ
fhree awintha-ln advance '
Mi inontha In advance j"
one yrar-ln advance
Weekly Ktateainao-one year 1 W
Weekly Htateuia-li unwtbs
Hunday ' only-one year i "
Sunday only-six months . .. ... .
Ventage free to any part of the United
Btatca. Mexico and Canada.
ADVERTISING HATES.
Advertising rates will fce made known on
E'irt"trSbuameM ofllce. "The Tribune"
Hiding New York City; Western business
illce. "The Booker." Chicago. lhe H. (I
Heckwltb Hperlal Agecy aule agenta for
.reign advertlalug.
TilAVKLING AGKNTS.
Ma. J. H. Crawford
The above g'entlcmes are our only author
lied traveling agenta. The public Ih caution-
h! not to pa uiont-y to any one who may
repreaent hlra or themselves a trawllug
agenla for Ihla paper aa all authority ken-
tofore Issued to any ther person la hereby
revoke.
I
Til 13 WKATHER.
Waahlnitton j-.prtl O. P-or Kantern
Texas Knlr except .n eastern por-
tions local ralnai east to aooth
wind.
THE DOl'BT ABOl'T I'BEB "fl.TCII."
Anxious to find out why the papers
were so earnestly congratulating the coun-
try thnt the Dingley hill admitted "cntch"
free we consulted Welxttor's unabridged
dictionnry and found that he gives the
word "ditch" twice. The first he refers
to "catechu" which we find he define
as "a dry brown aHtriugcnt extract ob-
tained by decoction and evaporation from
the acacia catechu and several other
plonts growing in India" hut about the
time we were concluding that cutch wan
an astringent we looked out the accond
reference which refers to "cutch" which
we found mean "empty oyster shells and
other substances luld clown in oyster
grounds to furnish points for the attach-
ment of the spawn of the oyster" and
nt once a dark cloud of dotilit settled down
upon us whether "cutch" thnt we are tu
have the glorious privilege of importing
free of duty means an astringent or empty
oyster shells and as we are ignorant of
whether or not empty oyster shells have
any astringent qualities wo are left still
In doubt and perplexity as to this privi-
Jege granted to the people of this country
by the Dingley bill. Our soul will be per-
lurlK'd with dreadful doubt and anxious
perplexity until this question is settled
are we to I permitted to enjoy an as-
tringent ad libitum or does the Dingley
bill only assure us the privilege of iinimrt-
jug empty oyster shells free of duty? Be-
fore this question the Oraeco Turkish Im-
broglio sinks into insignificance the C'u-
lan question is but a drop of water in
the great bucket of expectancy. What
is It Mr. Dingley that you are going to
give us free? An astringent or empty
oyster shells? For the sake of the peace
of mind of the country relieve this terri-
ble doubt.
THE COXSTMKR PAYS THE Dl'TY
Theory is sometime a very lienutiful
thing and apparently logical. The Xew
York Tribune says a canny Scot has con-
clusively proven that the American tariff
is a tax and that the tax on articles im-
ported to this country from Great Britain
is paid by the British manufacturers. The
Tribune say that this canny Scot has
written to 531 English manufacturers and
asked them whether they or the Ameri-
can consumer paid the duty on articles
imported to this couutry and that ."ISO of
them answered that they the manufact-
urers paid the tax; but one of them an-
swered that the consumer paid and that
it is ascertained thnt this one answer
came from the English branch house of
in American bicycle factory nnd that it
was coupled with the remark: "You
Britkdicr are the biggest fools in the
world. Why don't you put on the tariff."
3f he had remarked "you Britishers are
V biggest fools in the world if you think
the American cousumer doe not pay this
iuty" we would have agreed with him.
Notwithstanding the fine laid theory
Jiat the manufacturer pay the tax as
. alleged by this canny Scot we know that
the consumer pays it. We know that
when the iniMrtcr makes out an itemized
Recount of the goods bought from the
English manufacturer or the jobbing
house of the manufacturer that the first
item is the originnl cost the sccoud the
freights paid and the third the duty he
pays upon the goods nt the custom house
In this country. And then after finding
the total he prices his goods at a certain
per cent on that total not only making
the consumer to whom he sells pay the
luty but a per cent on the duty as well
us upon freights aud original costs of
S'HhI.
This is a fact worth all the finespun
theories which Mr. Grosvouor of the Trib-
une tries to make his readers think are
true. We however think it is due Mr.
Grouvenor of the Tribune to say that we
ure indebted to his book on "Does Pro-
tection Protect?" for this fact although
it is continued by every transaction of
dutiable goods that come through our
custom house.
Let it be inscribed on "old glory" that
the Dingley tariff ha left the American
people the glorious privilege of import-
inf "cutch" ree pf duty. . J I
THE DIXGLEY OM.NIBIB GRAB LAW
Mr. Dingley hns made the business of
the custom house ollicials burdensome in
the extreme. At the same time he has
encouraged the enterprise of Y'ankee in-
vention. That item of nice distinction
on the length of hair in tooth nail
nnd hnir brushes will require some
rapidly und accurately measuring au-
tomatic machine to make life to
the customs officers nt ull lieurn-
ble. Just listen to the ludicrous
provision. The clause referred to pro-
vides that on brushes for the hair and
nails or teeth in which there is no bris-
tles or other fibre projecting more than
three-eighth of an inch from the block
the duty shall be 1 cent per hundred tufts
or knots. Observe that the siguifieuncy
or force of the duty is measured by the
word 'projecting" that is to say that
any tuft or knot projecting more than
three-eighths of an inch even to the ex-
cess of one-eighth of nn inch the duty
is more than 1 cent on the hundred tufts
or knots. The man that would make a
wooden nutmeg can be found in other
parts of the globe outside of New Eng-
glnnd. The Old England manufacturer
will shave down all tufts or knots to
three-eighth of an inch from the block
to slip in his tooth or nail or hair brush
under the 1 cent duty but just to think
of the ingenuity of invention necessary
to measure automatically nil these tufts
or knots for it would require an im-
mense army of mathematicians to count
the tufts or knots on all the nail tooth
or hair brushes imported.
But thut is not all. The same clause
provides that if these vexatious tufts or
knots shall project more than three-
eighths of nn inch and not more than one-
half of nn inch the duty shall be 2 cents
per hundred tufts or knots nnd if pro-
jecting not more than three-fourths of an
inch 4 cents per hundred tufts or knots
aud so on ad nauseam. How ridiculous
it will be for a great nnd glorious gov-
ernment like this to set high-priced and
skilled custom ollicials to measuring the
length of hog bristles aud counting the
number of bristles of each length when-
ever nn importation of brushes of thnt
particular kind confined to the cleaning of
teeth nails or the hair is received nt the
custom house. Our suggestion ns to the
necessity of the exercise of the inventive
genius of New England is pertinent in
this respect. In fact we suspicion thut
nil this rigamarole is embodied in the
Dingley tariff with a special view to
employing some New England counting
and measuring machine now in the pat-
ent ollice at Washington but whether
that is n fact or not these facts go to
show that Mr. Dingley intends to cover
everything that can be manufactured by
what should be called "the Dingley om-
nibus grab law."
TUB COXTIMJE.NCY OP THE MISSIS-
SIPPI VALLEY COTTON CROP.
There is nothing good in this world
exempt from its corresponding; evil. The
richest delta of land in the world quite
as alluvial ns the land made by the Nile
overflow is the valley of the Mississippi
that is now under water. Nearly all the
important levees have lieen broken nnd
washed away by the violence of the vol
ume of water and it is very doubt fill
whether these levees can be reconstruct-
ed in time before the June rise of the
Fut her of Waters. If it should turn out
that the levees can not be repaired in
time the planters will be unable to raise
a cotton crop nnd the loss to them will
be almost irreparable. They will be able
however in any event to raise corn but
that can not compensate them for the
want of the cash that they are in the
habit of getting from their cotton. The
calamity if it does fall upon them will
be hard to bear and keep ntlont but
after nil the laborers that inhabit that
loltu will lie the greatest sufferers. The
planter may be able to tide over a senson
with the prospect of larger crops made
uiHiil lands enriched by the deposit from
the overflow but the Iti borers who live
from hand to mouth will suffer for the
necessaries of life. It is true if they had
the sagacity to raise patches of corn nnd
n few hogs they would alleviate their
condition nnd have enough coarse food
for absolute sustenance but the negro
laborer of that valley is not in the habit
of providing for extraordinary conditions
and if their usual wage for picking nnd
cultivating cotton do not come to them
they are certain to suffer.
In the event that the levees can not lie
repaired in time to meet and repel nn
overflow from the June freshets and en-
able the pluuters to roise a cotton crop
their duty to the laborers of that section
seems plain aud that would lie to put
every acre in corn und potutoos thnt they
con manage. The negroes will not do
it but they will hire to these planters
to do it und common humauity suggests
thnt they pursue that course to prevent
general starvation among the laboring
classes.
The people of Kansas are alarmed nt
the portent of the heavens. For several
nights balls of tire have radiated from
the heavens aud passed longitudinally
and latitndinnlly across the firmament
spanning the state. This produces a
very different impression upon the popu-
lists of Kansas than the cressets an-
nouncing the nativity of Glendower pro-
dueed on him. The hitter were the
boast of the Welchmau while the fire
balls over Kansas portend to its inhabi-
tants the threat of destruction that ap-
peared to Sodom aud Gomorrah. Kan-
sas has been iu a bad way since Mrs.
Lease took her departure from the
state. Under the circumstances it
would be but fair thnt she should return
that one good man could be found and
the state exempted from the portentous
doom of fire; for Mrs. Lease might
answer as a substitute for a man as it
would lie useless to attempt to find one
of the male gender with good enough in
him to avert the appalliug disaster.
Kansas like Lord Ullin may now be de-
scribed as calling to Mr. Lease: "Come
back come back; oh my daughter:"
Ladies never have any dyspepsia after
a wineglass of Dr. Seigert's Angostura
Bitters.
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jf Local Happenings.
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FROM MONDAY'S DAILY.
Should He Removed.
The late rise in the river has left a quan-
tity of logs nnd drift near the penstocks
n nil it should bo removed before the mass
becomes water-soaked and sinks. The
matter should be attended to at once.
John Grnni a Winner.
J. II. Edwards who wants to be col-
lector of customs nt Brownsville arrived
in the city yesterday morning from a visit
to the power that lie at Washington
lie is pretty certain of success. . He says
that from the present outlook John Grant
will control the dishing out of federal pat-
ronuge iu Texas.
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Mrs.' R. H. Ward Dead.
Last night about 11:30 Mrs. It. II.
Ward beloved wife of Representative
Ward died at her home in this city.- She
had been ill for some time.
The funeral will take place this even-
ing at 5 o'clock from the family resi-
dence comer of Seventeenth and Snn
Antonio streets. Friends of the family
invited.
Got the Reuulsltlon. -
Sheriff Cook of Abilene reached Austin
yesterday and obtained a requisition for
a circus inun named l'urdy under arrest
in Wichita Kun. He left on the noon
truin. The arrest of l'urdy led to the
killing of a circus proprietor iu Wichita
by Deputy Sheriff Cunningham of Abi-
lene mention of which was printed in
The Stutesman Saturday morning.
A Green Mistake.
Attorney Carlos Bee of San Antonio
spent yesterday in the city and tin boys
were telling u good joke on him. Ee has
quite a reputation as an orator ind is
often called on to address differtnt so-
cieties. On St. Putrick's day he was the
orator of the occasion in Snn Alton io
and had been piling it on thick fir the
Irish nnd wound up a well wordci eulo-
ginm on the Irish race with the vords:
"They are the greatest race under God's
green sun." i
FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY.
A Warning. J
The people of Austin as a rule are not
easily talked into chasing sunbeaiis. but
there are always some who are suscepti-
ble to a smooth talk. Once aud a while
you may have to pay a few centi more
to an Austin merchant for good) than
you would to nn enstern house or to
agents for co-operative buying associa-
tions but you have the satisfaction of
knowing with whom you nre denliig nnd
of seeing the goods. A $5 or $10 or .f 20
memlNTship fee to have some oto buy
goods for you in New York City ir Chi-
cago should be enough to convince people
that it's cheaper to spend their money
at home. J
There was n young man here a few
days ago with all kinds of cntiilogtes and
prices showing how much ho coull save
buyers nnd the strange thing aixHit it
is he took several hundred dollirs out
of Austin in $10 membership fees These
same people will wonder why; .Austin
merchants do not prosper. Thut gentle-
man of the seductive plan nnd Jvinniiig
ways proved by his own actio what
others should know. He went t a cer-
tain men's furnishings house in tlis city
and bought several dollars' wirth of
wearing apparel for himself and during
the course of his visit informed lone of
the proprietors that only n very feiv ever
ordered goods through their agency nnd
that they were making big money out of
the membership fees.
The people of Austin will find the mer-
chants here can and do sell glials ns
cheap as in any city in the state and
generally speaking they all refund your
money if nn article don't happen to suit
you. If all you people who nave! given
up $10 for this protection will read the
ads in Sunday's Statesman nnd during
the week yon will geuerally find many
of the lending merchants offering some
specials which nre cheaper than you can
send off nnd by them. The way to
make money is to spend it with tke peo-
ple who give you a living then thy will
nave more to give out. It is understood
thnt two or three of our lending dtizens
and business men liought a mcmln'rship
as above mentioned. I
Doird .of Pharmacy. !
Judge Brooks of the Twenty-sixth dis-
trict court has appointed J. J. Thames
of Williamson and J. II. Maxwell. and J.
O. Campbell of Travis county as a board
of pharmacy in aud for the Twenty-sixth
district for the term of two years be-
ginning January 1 1S07.
Water and Lieut Communion.
The water and light commission met
last afternoon anil promptly adjourned
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ward wife
of Hon. R. H. Ward.
They will meet again Thursday after-
noon ut 4:30.
Attempted Suicide.
Postmaster Potton of Oatmanville yes-
terday brought in news that a negro
woman named Martha Roberts attempted
suicide there yesterday by taking uux
vomica. Tne doctors brought ner out an
right but she narrowly escaped death.
To Stody Chlcavo Parka.
Mr. A. J. Seiders. florist for the State
Lunatic Asylum has been granted a two
months leave of absence in which to
study up the Chicago park system and
the "up-to-date methods of floriculture in
the public grounds of the eastern cities.
Dr. Worthnin feels a pride in his grounds
and is anxious to give his ambitious
young florist a chance to do his very best.
Mr. Seiders is now en route to Chicago.
THU LAST RITES.
The Funeral Services of the Late
Mr: R. H. Ward.
Last afternoon nt 5 o'clock the fun-
eral services of Mrs. R. II. Ward were
conducted from the family resideuee the
Rev. Dr. T. B. I.ee officiating.
A large gathering of sorrowing friends
nnd relatives were in attendance and
the floral offerings were both numerous
and beautiful.
Mr. Ward in life enjoyed the ac-
quaintanceship of a large circle of
friends and the large gathering at ner
funeral was but a further evidence of
their number. Mrs. Ward was a tender
wife and fond mother. A husband ana
Your fact make it fair "
nature intended. HEISKELL'S
Soap is the soap that cores that
softens that whitens the skin
36c at drnrrlt or by malt.
Toot w.-m &n bright. Two or am
REISKIOX'B PUIS daily wUl JO IU
I itou or by mIL ' .
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The Week.
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three children as well ns a father and
sisters survive her and to them in
this hour of bereavement is extended
the warmest sympathy.
The pall bearers of last. afternoon were
Judge Doom Mr. J. It. Johnson. Mr.
Carl Drake Judge Sam Fisher Mr. Al-
bert Burleson and Mr. Geo. Pendexter.
The members of the Twenty-fifth legis-
lature lioth of the house and senate at-
tended the funeral in n body as a mark
of respect to Judge W'ard and the
family.
Judge Frank Morris Judge Brooks
and Judge Walker yesterday afternoon
sympathizing profoundly with Hon. R.
H. Ward in this the hour of his great
bereavement adjourned their respective
courts to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Ward. The sheriff's office nnd other
county offices were also closed out of
respect.
He Is a Terror.
The baseball senson has appeared and
the men who write up the games feel
that they own the papers and they nre
quite a terror to editors and the balance
of the reportorial gang. From now on
such expressions as "the fans'! the bat-
tery" "brilliant aggregation" "he's a
slump" "he's a la-la-looln" "flies" "back
stop' "front stop" "side stop" "middle
stop" "left and right field' and such
elegunt expressions will be common. The
baseball reporter is now in his glory and
looks with pity upon the legislative the
the court the society and religious men on
the staff.
A ODLE WORK.
An Effort to De Made to Establish
a Florence Chittenden Mission.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornbcrry representing
the Florence Crittenden mission work in
Texas will reach Austin next Thursday
to hold a two weeks' service.
Charles Crittenden is a millionaire
druggist of New York City nnd is known
to dealers in drugs all over the world.
He nnd his family at one time were
prominent among New York's "-400."
Mr. Crittenden himself a "high roller"
from Rollersville. He was a leader in
fashionable and club society and on
balls banquets and the pleasures of high
life he spent his money lavishly.
Mrs. Crittenden was noted for her
brilliant diamonds and the elegance and
beauty of her attire as well as for her
intelligence and high social qualities. She
was high strung and looked with disdain
uion the poor and lowly and her charity
was merely such as was fashionable.
They had a daughter Florence whom
Iwth devotedly loved aud whom the
father idolized.
She died a Christian and from that
time on Mr. Crittenden was a changed
man. He gave up club life he retired
from the fashionable circles in which he
had been a popular nnd bright leader
and so chnuged was he that his friends
declared he was insane.
He took to rending the Bible and pray-
er and even Mrs. Crittenden feared he
was hopelessly insane.
One night in his room while he was
engaged in deep earnest prayer his wife
was profoundly moved nnd she deter-
mined then nnd there to change her whole
mode of life and both Mr. Crittenden
and his wife professed religion.
They had been brilliant lenders in so-
city and with contemptuous haughtiness
they had utterly ignored the lowly nnd
suffering in the. great city where they
lived. Mrs. Crittenden would even draw
her rich and elaborate gowns about her
on the crowded thoroughfares fearing
they would be contaminated by even
touching the wretched "human vermin"
ns Macauley termed the people who lived
in the slums of London.
After their conversion both Mr. Crit-
tenden nnd his wife with one accord de-
termined to use their great wealth for re-
lieving the suffering nnd for uplifting the
very people whom they once despised and
shunned.
For the accomplishment of this great
noble nnd holy purpose they decided to
establish Christian missions in the poor
districts and slums of New York and to-
day Mrs. Crittenden hand in hand with
the Salvation Army lassies fearlessly in-
vades the dens of utter depravity and
vice and among the very people whom
she once frowned down upon she now
moves ns an angel of light and the hal-
lowed influences that go out from her
fall with loving tender mercy upon
bruised nnd bleeding hearts as the dew
of heaven falls upon the drooping flower
to give new life new hope.
She and her husband now renlize that
this is not a world of rich men nnd never
ending pleasures but a world of poor men
in which there is dire distress and suffer-
ing. Among the poor and fallen they see
a great sphere in which to labor for
human improvement and for the uplifting
of the lowly nnd oppressed.
Their missions have spread out from
New York and Mr. Crittenden in person
hns visited many cities where he lectured
and established missions and he is now
creating a chaiu of them in Texas. .
His only object is to aid and assist
fallen humanity nnd he and his noble
wife and heeding the admonition "What-
soever thy hand findeth to do do it quick-
ly for their is no work nor device nor
knowledge in the grave whither thou
goest."
His missions nre known as the "Flor-
ence Crittenden Missions" in memory of
his daughter and they nre doing a bless-
ed work wherever established. He has
one in Dallas aud one in Houston and
Mr. and Mrs. Thornberry will visit Aus-
tin this week as stated for the purpose
of establishing one here if they find con-
ditions are such as to need one and that
it will do good.
They expect to be here two weeks and
will hold their meetings in the Mission
hall comer of the Avenue and Second
street.
Blgr Snecens.
Otto Raatz gave the people of Austin
nn exclusive remnant sale Friday aud
Saturday and the way his store was
packed is pretty good evidence thnt he
had the bargains. If there is anything
thnt will attract the ladies it is a" rem-
nant sale. Mr. Raatz' success with last
week's remnant sale will cause him to
have them quite often in the future.
FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY.
Cltr Marshal's Report.
Clerk McCashin yesterday completed
the city marshal's report for the month
of March. It shows forty arrests made
by the following police officers.
Folwell 6: Gibson 6: Bell 3; Wilson
2; Grizzard 20; Piatt 1; Corwin 1; Ken-
nerly 1.
Fines assessed amonnted to $195. of
which Jfi4 was collected in cash the bal-
ance worked out on the streets.
Coanty Commissioners.
The commissioners conrt will meet next
Monday in regular session and in addi-
tion to auditing accounts they will have
Ck lo 'ban most folks Un0w ny-
thing about nnd it a JJ Thev nre
4pllcnnts for Charity.
t i S Wulker yesterday morning
irfts office crowded with applies
kiaSance from the county s
Chiatriwasfla motley crowd and nearly all
daUrneaithyat appealed to the
finer Tensibilities and aroused sympath etic
emotions. The dark elomJ..?h1"d"w5t
dire poverty hovered over the little crowd
and to many of them the appeal for aid
was a matter of stern necessity. Aftlic-
ion had fallen upon many or upon .mem-
bers of their familie. and amid wearing
sickness they toil aud suffer.
There is much suffering in ttie city too.
that does not appeal for assi stance. What
is done and suffered and borne u the
shades of privacy in the hard
path of daily toil and care full often of
heroic noble sacrifices is not known to
the world. There is much suffering and
often insulted suffering thnt is kept from
the eyes of the public. There are sor-
rows and agonies among tlie poor-tne
worthy poor that are concealed in the in-
most depths of the heart. "The poor ye
have with ye always."
Judge Walker knew personally most of
the applicants and without hesitation he
wrote out orders for them ranging in
sums from $2 to $8 but a majority of
the orders given were $3 and $4 ones.
There were two or three cases in which
the applicauts were evidently not in need
of charity nnd there was a woman whose
action indicated she was an imposter.
She had never applied for assistance
and to a question said she was a stranger
in the city.
"Got a husband?" Judge Walker asked.
"Yes sir."
"What does he do?"
"He hauls wood but he's unable to
sell it."
"How long have you been in Austin?
"About two mouths."
"Where do you live?"
She gave the information and Judge
Walker remarked:
"All right; I'll send over there and
find out your condition and if you are
really needy I'll assist you."
This astonished the woman and she in-
dignantly said:
"You needn't trouble yourself. If I
can not be believed and get the order
now it's all right" and she hurriedly aud
in high dudgeon left the office.
Another applicant a man claimed be
was in sore need.
"Where do you live?" was asked.
"I live in Burnet county."
"When did you come here?"
"I came yesterday."
"How did you come?"
"I walked" and his shoes walking
stick aud general appearance showed he
had been on a tramp.
"Why did you come here?"
Well my brother told me I ought to
come and consult with a doctor. You
see this arm is nil out of shape" and he
extended ins lett arm nnd made it work
ui tne eioow ano twist about in a way
that would have delighted a professional
contortionist.
"I'm badly ruptured too" he explained
"and can only walk about 150 yards
when 1 have to stop nnd lie down. I
thought if I could get here 1 could get
imu u uoximai aim ne treated. JUy
brother told me I could."
"Why didn't you stay with your
brother?"
"He wasn't able to take earo of me."
The man was given a note and referred
to lit. tiraves.
An old darkey with the wool on his
head nearly ns white as snow was given
ou timer ior groceries lor nimself and
one for his sister.
"How is your sister" asked the judge
"She is right pert but is mighty po'ly!
mighty no'ly." '
"Well if she dies you be sure to let
"Dut I will. 8sh. shore. Ttnt !.. ok
she may outlive bofe of us who knows?
A "e cnu l leil UOOUt.
One of the aunlicnnts n a h-;i.t
rather good-looking girl of about 13 or
iu jeurs.
She hnd been therp hufnro hut
day Judge Walker informed her that she
must bring n recommendation from either
Mrs. Church Mrs. Wright or Mrs. Jn-
coby before she would receive any more
assistance for her mother.
He warned two or three others thnt
they must do the same and it is evident
that the name of either of the above la-
dies has potency to unlock the doors of
uie cuiimy treasury tor the dispensation
of charitv.
Orders were given yesterday morning to
i.mij-i.Li imtmoiih ana an out a very
few looked as if they were very grateful.
Wanted In Yoakum.
Deputy Sheriff Thorp yesterday arrest-
eu one r.. .uuncK a young white man
wanted in 1 oakum on a charge of car-
rjiug u six-snooier ana tor other misde-
meanors. Munck skipped out from Yoa-
kum some time ago and has been in Aus-
tin several days. He is a barber and
was going to commence work in Jacoby's
barber shop yesterday morning when he
was arrested.
Constable H. T. H. Rav of VnnU.
came in yesterday mornig and left on the
mieruoon train witn nis prisoner.
THE COMMISSION MEETING.
The Complaint ol the Jobbers Still
Being Heard.
rr.i ...
i ne railroad commission yesterday
morning resumed consideration of the case
of the jobbers of Fort Worth and Dal-
las who are asking for a new comtnodi-
ij mnu ior i exas. mere were quite
a number of jobbers of the smaller towns
FOR
SKIN-TORTURED
19
And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath
withCcncrjRA SOAP.andasingleappllcation
of Ccticcra (ointment) the great skin cure
CmcuRA IUmedies afford Instant relief
and point to a speedy cure of torturing dial
fleuring.humiliating.itching.bumlng.bleed-
lng crusted scaly akin and icalp humors
with lot of hair when all else fail. '
cTSfMSi1 FD.ac.M.
sar " Hw Cm akt-Tortrtd Bttka" On.
SKIN 8CALP ScM
BABES
Gladness Comes
With a better understandingr or the
transient nature of the many phy
fcal ills which vanisn Deiore proper e&
torts-gentle efforts-pleasanteffortsr-rhrhtlv
directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms pi
sickness are not due to any actual dis-
ease but simply to a cpnst'patedcondi.
Bon of the system which the pleasant
family laxative Syrup of Figs prompt
jy removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families andm
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
vho value good health. Its beneficiar
affects are due to the fact that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefor
all important in order get its bena
QCiai eaecu) iu " "
chase that you have the genuipe art!
fornia Fig SyruF Co. only and sold tjl
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health
and the system is regular laxatives ot
other remeaies are mcu uu otweu. u
afflicted with any actual disease on
mav be oommended to the most skillful
physicians oui u iu ik w
one should have the best and with thh
well-informed everywhere Syrup
Figs stands highest and is most largelf
vsed and gives most itear ral safcMuctwa
placed on the stand yesterday morning
and the trend of their testimony was
nlong the line that any change in the
present tariff would redound immeasura-
bly to the benefit of Dallas and Fort
Worth while it would serve as a direct
means of injuring the interests of the
small jobbers in the small adjacent
towns who were entitled to recognition
and justice. They showed conclusively
that the adoption of such a tariff ns was
asked for by the Dallas and Fort Worth
jobbers would simply serve ns a means of
injuring all the smaller jobbing interests
of the state while it iu no way would
relieve the Fort Worth and Dallas job-
bers of the St. Louis rate which they
claimed would be alleviated by the adop-
tion of this new tariff. Some of the
larger jobbers from the northern part of
the state were placed on the stand iu the
interest of the proposed new tariff and
Col. Farley who was speaking for the
Dallas Commercial Bureau was placed
ou the stand to show why the new pro-
posed tariff should be placed in oK?ra-
tion by the commission. He brought
forth a number of figures and the like to-
show why the tariff should be adopted
and while he made many statements in
behalf of the proposed tariff none of
them w.ere noted as being extra forcible.
Mr. Dennison of the Galveston Freight
Bureau was placed on the stand also hut-
he did not care to say much thinking
that the matter ought to be left over
until after the interstate commission met
here on April 10 as they would pass on
questions germane to the present discus-
sion. During the afternoon Mr. John Bre-'
mond representing the jobbing interests
of Austin was placed on the witness
stand and said that the Austin jobbers
were very well pleased with the present
tariff and had no desire to have it changed
m any way.
The taking of testimony was concluded
on yesterday and the heniing of argu-
ments will be heard today after which
the commission will take the case under
advisement.
The arguments will begin this niornine;
at 10 o c ock and continue until thev are
concluded which will be this afternoon.
-
Second street Mission.
There were services nt the Second
street mission corner of the Avenue and
econd street last night. A brief ad-
dress will be made there tonight which
will treat of a practical question iu a
practical wny. You should hear it. All
are mvited. Address nt 8 o'clock.
To District Court Witnesses.
Tuesday Judge Brooks of the Twentv-
i? VArlct cort "V10'1 nn bsent wi't-
2 5 walMl pxtwduy he assessed a
nne of if..') each against two witnesses.
Witnesses should understand that they
must be on hand nt all times unless ex-
cused and they must be prompt in at-
tendance when the court opens. They
must not delay the business of the conrt.
Second Street Mission.
Very interesting exercises were con-
ducted last night at the Seoond Street
mission by Mrs. Georgia Church. The
services there are growing in interest
and if earnest zenl counts for anything
the mission is going to be a great suc-
ri'fiu -uite a larKe number of bright
mteliigcnt young men were present last
tn-t .1 1? Wl11 be services there again
;?Jf Vr A1' "re invited. Tomorrow
night Mr. and Mrs. Thornberry of the
t lorenco Crittenden missions will be
present and conduct the services.
Mode Him Weep.
emnertlHonr? rurl of Georgetown
ZL down ywterday with attached wit-
K wanti " the John Brown seduc-
Brooks! ' al t0day before Judge
f ?ad'Td .man of The Statesman
i?r S?r' ?url in Sff White's office
looking woe-hegone and dejected.
tn tlU IooH as.'? White hd been tryinfr
porter in his soft musical Voice.
ShoriffrFurl! " gl0mily Spoke "P
;Anybody'dead?"
sevn01iei or2'n that Yo" see. I hnd
seven nttnehoH A. '
an. kI Sot here with only six."
linn rf VnM i. .
"Yo " v. " "ui. .away' n?y
i i i. u 11 was a w-omnn ana
ml i Hi eA on Prmise. that she'd meet
ihl .vpo. wen. she wnsn t at
. c nuuui uie uep-o unu.
riZt ? iand then Shpriff Turl lost in
i vu""ses on pronouncing
depot and overcome bv being "left" by
a WOmnn trmnnnA r -
a .: k.-uiivu umuoiy ana wepi. ior
cnnLfpnce' ln onp f Sheriff Whites
h J v tT AV I L T cold. dny
fools Sheriff Purl. " Wmim m
A Delightful Entertainment.
An Pntortalnm 1. . A.
tii-kV V """""eoi. win rje given 10-
hltn. Do.f and Dumb Institute
c ! u?1 songs anff
rn..v. ue B1Bn language ana "
rtr t0 '?ari1 something about the
poetry of motion you should go to the
entertnmtnont t j. . BiL
. ia auuinon to tne
recitations there will be 'tableaux.
ti 1 "'" carry you over win ue i
the head of the Avenue at 7:40 thin
evemnsr. Th. s anil
. r"r rILci lamuicm is nee
everybody is invited.
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