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LEFT AXJSTERLITZ 346 AUSTIN and, finally, in 1809, to Shawton, near Winchester, She had written stories from her childhood, but it was here she first gave anything to the world. Four stories were published anonymously during her lifetime: "Sense and Sensibil- ity" (1811); "Pride and Prejudice" (1813); "Mansfield Park" (1814), and "Emma" (1816). The first two were written before the gifted authoress was more than two-and-twenty years old. Early in 1816, her health began to give way. In May, 1817, she went for medical advice to Winchester, and there she died, July 18, 1817. She was buried there in the Cathedral. "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion" were published in 1818, when the authorship of the whole six was first acknowledged. Jane Austen's novels are the earliest example of the so-called domestic novel in England. The finest critics, with singular unanimity, have praised the delicacy of her touch, and her faultless work has called forth the most unqualified admiration from Southey, Coleridge, Sydney Smith, and Lord Macaulay. AXJSTERLITZ, a small town of Moravia, on the Littawa, 13 miles S, E. of Briinn. In the vicinity, on Dec. 2, 1805, was fought the famous battle that bears its name, between the French army of 65,000 men, commanded by Napoleon, and the combined Russian and Austrian armies, numbering 89,000, under their respective Emperors ; in which the former achieved a signal victory. The battle was followed by an armistice, the terms of which were dictated by Napoleon; and immediately after, on Dec. 26, by the Treaty of Pressburg, which disastrously affected Austria. AUSTIN, a city of Minnesota, the county-seat of Mower co. It is on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, and the Chicago Great Western railroads, and on the Red Cedar river. The city is the seat of the Southern Minnesota Uni- versity and has parks, a Carnegie li- brary, a county court house, and other important public buildings. It is the center of a fertile agricultural community and has industries, including meat pack- ing, flour mills, foundry, cement works, roller mills, etc. Pop. (1910) 6,960; (1920) 10,118. AUSTIN, a city, capital of the State of Texas, and county-seat of Travis co.; on the Colorado river and the Houston and Texas Central, the International and Great Northern, the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas, and the Austin and North- western railroads; 230 miles N. W. of Galveston. It derives large power for manufacturing from the river, and the principal industries are the manufacture of oil, lumber, iron„ flour, tanned leather, etc. Besides the State Capitol, the city contains the main buildings of the State University, State asylums, the State Con- federate Home, and the State Land Office. The Capitol, which cost $3,000,- 000, is in a square of 10 acres, in which are also the Supreme Court and Treasury buildings. The river is here spanned by two bridges, and the recent construction of a dam in it has given the city a large and beautiful stretch of water known as Lake McDonald. This lake has become a favorite resort for fishing, hunting, and health-seeking parties, and is widely known from the facts that two inter- national regattas have been rowed on it, and that Stanbury, of Australia, here won the championship of the world. The city was originally known as Water- loo; was named after Stephen F. Austin, in 1837; became the capital of the Re- public of Texas in 1839; the capital of the State in 1872. Fop. (1910^ 29,860; (1920) 34,876. AUSTIN, ALFRED, an English poet, critic, and journalist, born at Headingly, near Leeds, May 30, 1835. He graduated from the University of London in 1853, was called to the bar in 1857, and was editor of the "National Review," 1883- 1893. He was appointed poet laureate of England in 1896. He is the author of political books,, novels and many vol- umes of verse. The latter include "The Human Tragedy" (1862); "The Tower of Babel," a drama (1874); "Savona- rola," a tragedy (1881) ; and "Veronica's Garden," in prose and verse (1895); "Haunts of Ancient Peace" (1902); "A Lesson in Harmony" (1904). Died June 2, 1913. AUSTIN, MARY HUNTER, an Amer- ican writer, born in Carlinville, 111., in 1868. She graduated from Blackburn University in 1888. In 1891 she married Stafford W, Austin. The scenes of her novels are mostly laid in California. She wrote "The Land of Little Rain" (1903) ; "The Flock" (1906); "The Basket Woman" (1904); "Love and the Soul- Maker" (1914); "The Ford" (1917); etc. She also wrote several plays. AUSTIN, OSCAR PHELPS, an Ameri- can statistician, born in Newark, 111. He was educated in the public schools and for several years engaged in newspaper work. He was chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Com- merce and Labor, and remained in this post until its transfer to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, of