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A Snake as a Mouse Trap.

Ferrets are considered to be good
rat-catchers. but rs it appears from
the subjoining that the milk snake
or spotted viper is the reptile for mice
catching. VIM. B. Gould, of Bennington,
found one of these in the meal-bin of his
barn recently, coiled up in the bottom OF
the place, and killed It, Mr.. Gould SHOW
eled the venomous reptile out upon the
barn floor, measured him and found his
length TO be little over three feet. MIR.
Gould, who had read that snakes never
eat any thing but live food, cut the reptile
open to show that this chap had stuffed
himself with horse provender. But he
hadn't. Inside him Mr.. Gould found six
undigested young rats, ansyallowed head
first, and forming q line in the snakes all
mentaries so far that the Up of the largest
and long tad was hardly out Of sight in
the serpent,s mouth Further examina
ton showed that The snake had crswled IN
at the same hole the rats did, but after
gobbiing them his increased dimensions
prevented his departure through the same
opening.-Troy ~. ~ Times.
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Royalty in Berlin.

A shout along the lines announced the
arrival of the Emperor, the King ofSwe'
den, and the royal cortege. Having come
in carriages, they all mounted their horses,
already there in the charge of grOoms, al
the entrance, except the ladies of the royal
household, whose carriages were driven al
once to the most advantageous place on
the grounds.
The cavalry looked particularly fine.
The White Hussars, with their brass
helmets and breastplates and white uni
form, made most dazzling appearance,
and las far as we could notice, were mount
ed on horses all of a light bay. Then the
Blue Hussars and Red Hussars were
equally resplendent. And the infantry in
their splendid uniforms went through their
manPuvres with the most beautiful eX-
actness.
Templehof must contain about 100
acres. Take this extent of green grass,
with few outskirtiHg trees as back
ground, and about $4,000 troops. all SO
handsomely uniformed, and their officers,
as said before. respondent with decOra-
tons, forming hollow squares, triangles,
ETC., with such rapidly that their appear
ance suggested the kaleidoscope The
Emperor and the King ride well, and
make fine appearance on horSeoack.
Some of us were Fortunate enough to wit
ness all the pageantry attending the arri-
val of the King and Queen of Sweden the
evening before. The handsome King,
with his yellow sash and curious decora
tons, Appeared to advantage beside the
Emperor as they rode from the station to
the palace. And the beautiful Queen of
Sweden, in the carriage of the Crown
Ill Ars nd 10
bility. She was dressed in q white silk
carriage dress, and wore white leghorn
hat, trimmed with sash of soft white
silk and with flowers, and the Crown
Princess, if not in white silk, wasin some
very light silk, with adornments in the
same color. Their simple and elegant at
tires were brought out in fine relief by
the gorgeousness of the coachman's and
footmen's dress, and the long procession
of gaily-eqlipped carriages tanning
richly dressed officers ofnetwsati Gazette.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19

THIS Is an advertising age. Every man
who is up 10 the times takes care tbatTthc
world knowsit 4 trade candle Is not hidden
under u bushel but placed upon hill l. Basi-
ness is found t0 increase In direct ratio with
the amount OF money judieiOusly expended
in letting the public know where YOU are and
what you have got TO sell. The great din
Guilty is to know when, where and how TO do
it. This led to the establishment of adver-
Using agencies, Of which the most extensive
and reliable is that of Geo. 2. Rowell ~ Co,
of New York, which has met with success
unparalleled in the history OF similar under
takings. They are the largest customers the
newspapers of the United States have, and
have so managed to simplify and arrange the
advertising system as secures the greatest
amount Of publicity for the lowest amount
Of money. More than five thousand Ameri-
can periodicals are received regularly, and
kept on file at their office, which is located in
the New York Times building, Al Park Row,
and we are informed that their corps Of as.
sistants outnumber the combined force OF
any four similar establishments now IN ex-
istence. Visitors 10 New York viii find their
Office capital place to find news from home,
for 1t must be q secluded spot which Is not
represented by q paper on their extensive
files, which are always open to free inspec-
tion.-DGvenport (Ioed) Democrat.
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Mamma of the Israelites.

In the opinion of many botanists and
Biblical scholars. the mamma of the wilder
ness on which the wandering Israeliles
were fed for forty years was an edible
lichen of the genus Lecanora. Pwo close
ly-allied species, the L. esculeHtd and the
L. offais, grow in Armenia and Algeria,
and are called by he natives "manna,"
and eaten by them in times of scarcity.
LindleE says Of these ichens in his Veg
etable Kingdom
They sometimes appear Suddenly IN
immense quantities in Persia, Armenia.
and Tartaiy, where they are eagerly de-
voured by the natives. who fancy that they
must fall from hesyep, NOT knowing how
el-e to account fol. dle srodigiousnGmbers
of these plants, of the origin Of which
they are ignorant. Parrot says that in
some districts in Persia they cover the
ground TO the depth of five or six inches.
A species or variety has lately
been foIfndin large quantities in AlRierS,
and Tr,virons informs US that specim n
supposed TO have deScendtd- from the
clouds at Mount Ararat exist Ia the Aln-
seum Of Natural Histogy ia the Arm man
Convent of s. LaZzarO, In an island OF thai
name near Venice. The curious prodnc--
ZION in question is eaten both by men and
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over the United Kingdom. Out of one
hundred and sixty-two mills belonging TO
the Employers Association, only tx were
running on the 26Ih inst, and these will
be closed by the end OF this month unless
the operatives yield. The cable reports
the mills at Dundee headquarters of the
jute MANUFACTURED closed yesterday, and
Il, 600 men out Of work. The shutdown
movement in Dundee will soon be follow
ed, doubtless, by the adoption of a SINH
lar policy at many other manufacturing
places. IN. y. Journal of Commerce.
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animals In the several countries extending
from Algiers and Tartary, where il is pro
duced. The sheep, however. which feed
upon il in Algiers do not thrive, in conse-
quence, Ii is supposed, of the large amount
of oxalate of lime which it contains"
These lichens may be gathered during
the whole year in the countries where
they are produced. Ii is stated in Exodus
xvi. 81, that the mamma was like waters
made with honey and in Numbers vi, s
that "the taste of it was as the taste OF
fresh oil, but there is nothing in the Mo-
sale account that may not harmonic with
the theory that the lichen. natural pro
duction of the land. was the seemingly
tremendously provided food which sub
listed the Jews in th, irlong sojourn in the
desert.
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CHILL CURE AND SURE.-Dr. Wi
hofs's Tonic is curative and protective. i
will cure Chills and protect from further Mt
taeks. Its reputation is established. It's com
position is simple and scientific. Is contain;
no poison. 1t acts promptly and It's effects
are permanent. 1t is cheap, because il saves
doctors bills. 1t is harmless, speedy in actor
and delightful in its effects. Try it and prove
all that's said. WIFE LOCK, FINLAY 4 Co.
PrOprietOrs, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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on account Of his garden seeds. to house
his hens and chickens, and the dog for sew
eral days seemed inconsolable. bowling
and whining around the barn door. But
nc length ne forgot the entire occurrence,
'snd so did the chicks.-Osaxkes (Wls,)
A frsrffSeT
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OFFICERS and soldiers who served in the
army, physicians, surgeons and eminent
men and women everywhere, join in recon-
mending JohRSon's AIlodyHe Lininlent to be
the best internal and external family medi-
cine ever invented. That's our experience.
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ALL the year round Sheriddn's Cavalry
Condition PolSders should be given TO horses
that are "kept up" To horses and cattle
that Craze in summer they should only be
given in winter and spring.
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LATEST FROM ST. LOUIS l-American Euro
pean Hotel, corner I'd a. Olive SITS. American
plan, 81 per day. European plan, rooms I;
cts. TO 81 per day, occupied by one person
81 to 81 per day, occupied BY two persons.
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DIR. TUFTS Expectorant permeates the lungs
and causes them TO throw on all acrid matter. II i'm
parts sound aud refreshing sleep.
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Asthma and Catarrh.-see d. Langell's adv
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AN amber mine has been discovered in
Germany.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-09
HARITUAL CONSTIPATION

is one of the most painful evils of sedentary lie
and aicts the student the professional man. the arti
SAN the seamstress, and the man of leisure alike.
Violent purgatives only increase the evil they
given to remedy, and mechanical agencies in the form
of injections as inconvenient they unnat-
ural The inventors of pills have in This complaint
alone found their greatest and surest of income
and wealth. Indian Vegetable, Indian Purgative, Ca
thartic, Imperial and Dinner Pills have constituted
the stock-in-trade of quacks and empires Ii all
ages But unhappily the curing pill of thirty years
ago proves worthless to-day, ana among the many
substitutes offered but few seem able to outlive
single generation. to answer the universal demand
for medicine that will satisfactorily bring about that
natural peristaltic action Of the bowels, without
which life becomes burden our food tasteless nutri
ton ceases, and dyspepsia with all its nameess hor
rors seizes upon its victim.
Encouraged by the satisfactory evidences of the vr
tues of the Syrcum a most deobstruent remover
of obstruction in other were led to believe
that it possessed qualities which, il rghtfully
tracted and properly administered, will answer all the
purposes hitherto sought in drastic purgatves the
unnatural and unpleasant to the syringe with
out at the same time weakening the alimentary and
excretory organs In the tonic, stimuatve and sani-
tive properties Of the Syrcum prepared by we
found every long sOughtfor quality, constituting it
the most efUrtual remedy for constipation yet
discovered. Its admirable and well-proved action
upon the stomach liver, dneys, ETC., clearly showed
that in adapting its preparation to the offices of dges
ton with the same care and discrimination should
he disaODOinIed
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PecuIIariIIes of Chinese woman.

The women arc certainly not pretty those
ones seen working out of doors decidedly
coarse-looking, and their costume in some
parts of China most unbecomIng, consisting
of short black blouse confined at the waste
by belt a small white apron, and very
short white trousers, sometimes hardly
reaching the knees, below which the leg is
left entirely bare, and their feet thrust into
straw slippers with no heels, which they
can only keep on by shuffling along the
ground in the most irritating manner
Their redeeming feature is theirhair, which,
as well as their eyes, are invariably black,
and almost as invariably neatly dressed.
How the dressing is accomplished in such
hard, smooth rolls, and twicted up behind
in such a curious form resembling the handle
of a teapot, l cannot tell. A long orna-
mental pin is stuck through it, which pro-
trudes a good many inches on each side of
the hair; and bright flower, either real or
artificial, worn at one side, gives them, in
spite of their plain looks, rather pictu-
rescue appearance. Their heads seem more
impervious to heat and cold than those of
the men, as they seldom wear any covering
except that bestowed on them by nature,
and of which, by-the-by, the men are de-
frauded; so that the working classes have to
supply the deficiency by wearing the large,
slightly conical hat which you see in any
pictures of Cinnamon, and which answers
equally well the purposes of sun-shade or
umbrella. The dress of the better class of
women is, think, rather pretty, and GER
taInly most sensible; for, as it does not fit
to the figure, very little may be worn in
summer, and great deal in winter with
out Inconvenience. In their case, both the
undergarments and petticoat descend to
the ankle, only the upper one of all is short,
and the color and material of the whole
costume is varied according to taste and the
season of the year. Their feet also are clad
like ours in stockings, and they wear the
usual very thick but light sole shoes.
speak, of course, of those who allow their
feet to remain in the natural form. The
small-footed women look as if their heels
were bound tightly so as to form part of
the leg, and their toes were only left for
use. The result is they go at an uncom-
Portable pace, half walk, half run, and d
descent on their nose would seem inevitable
but for the stick with which they help
themselves along.
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October, when they we're frozen IT sold'
and they were compelled to lay there the
whole OF the winter until the next july
Under all these disadvantages the whaiers
managed TO pass pleasant winter.
On the return they stopped again at Mar
HE Island 70 see il the other ships were
there. and 20 regain the casks which they
had left. vi men they had got to Whale
Point they saw signal of distress flying,
lint they were unable 70 make Il on account
nj the stormy breeze. At Chesterfield Point
tbey could see tents. and kpey7 that there
must DC white men there. On the eighteenth
of August they rounded Marble Island, saw
a vessel ON the rocks approaching the III
land bay. The low, sandy head ofCooper's
Island was covered with headstones, telling
of death in those dreary regions. There
they found thirteen men, the survivors OF
the Ora TAFT and the Ansyl Gibbs. Both
ships had been blown ashore by the same
gale of wind in the month of October Of
the previous year, and the crew had lived
on the island the whole winter on what
meat they could procure.
Now comes remarkable story of cruelty
and wrong. The schooner Abbie Brad
ford had also passed the winter there. The
commander of the Bradford, Capt. Clifford,
had had quarrel with the commanders of
the other ships about some trivial matter.
In order to mete out his revenge, when he
left in the following spring, he abandoned
to the mercies of the Arctic winter all the
crew of the TAFT and the ma jOrity of those
of the Gibbs. But for the providential ar
rival of the Glacier, the survivors must have
persisted, AS had their comrades, and been
buried on the bleak desert of that frozen
crew of the Gibbs and the Taft, the Glacier
started for home, where she arrived Septem-
Der 81, 1873, two years out, having made a
longer stay in that degree of latitude than
any other whaler on record.
While at Repulse Bay native made his
appearance on the ship with lot of oil,
which he said he got from lake of oil 200
miles distant in the interior. The native
refused to show them the place, and two
dog teams were sent out with natives, in
search of the place, returning, however,
with no tidings of the place, to the great
disappointment of Capt. Potter, a regular
Yankee skipper, who had been planning q
railroad to carry the oil to his ship.
The expedition, however, came across q
tribe of natives which the captain, an old
whaler, had never seen, and in their posses
sion he found two tablespoons and two
forks of solid silver, with the coat of arms
of England on one side and on the other
cross, with the letter ''F'' in the centre
undoubtedly the remains of the unfortunate
expedition of Sir John Franklin The ma
tives said they had got them from some
white men who had passed through that
country "a long time ago.
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THRoUGH Adjutant General Steele we are
informed that a squad OF Texan cavalry,
D. w. Roberts commanding, pursued
band of Lipan Indians, found marauding in
Mason county, one hundred and fifty miles,
and overtaking them on the Llano Estacado
killed one red devil, wounded another and
captured twenty-five head of horses and
Mexican boy fourteen years old, whom the
Indians took from rancho west of San
Antonio. The whole band of indians
would have been destroyed if the horses of
Lieutenant Roberts small force had not
been almost untitled for service by their
long and tedious service. The Indians,
finding they were pursued, changed horses,
and thus outstripped the Texan cavalry in
their headloug flight
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THE public enterprises that have been
completed and commenced since the adj
jourument of the Legislature last winter
are the street railway, the Capital Ice Fac
tory, the largest in the State; a steam cot
ton gin, foundry, the fair buildings, ETC.,
and the now Jail and court house. The latter,
however, has not been commenced yet, but
will be abo1t the first of October. In adj
dition to these Improvements, we may add
the row of stores going up soon opposite
the STATESMAN office, two more at the head
of the Avenue, now half completed, four
or five large stores on Pecan street, and the
$50, 600 building now beng erected by Col.
Cook on the old hotel corner. And yet, in
addition to these, host of dwellings, some
of them costing from $4,000 to $40, 900,
haze been erected all over the city, while
near $50, 900 has been invested by the State
in new buildings, and the improvement of
the old ones. 1t is safe to say that not less
than million dollars has been invested in
buildings in Austin during the last eight
months
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-09
JOHN MACIIIE
Tor SALE.

One Of the finest stock farms in the State
and for health and beauty of situation not
passed This valuable property is in Hays c.
the Blanco river, between Mountain City
Marcos, the San Antonio road, about tw
miles from Austin. This estate contains 655t
land, with all the stock and improvements;
well inclosed with stone and cedar fence fol
the Blanco runnin nearly through the centI
equal to 1t in the Safe. -Four hundred acres
land in high cultivation, not surpassed i'll pr
abundance of timber-elm, blackberry, live
walnut; and one hundred and fifty acres not
There fifty buildings the premises; various pens
for roping and handling Stock there 200 head of
cattle, from one-haf to full-bloOded Durham; from
two hundred and fifty thr2e hundred head of Texas
cattle fifteen to twenty yoke of oxen; 100 head OF
American horses and mules; two fine jacks; ten to
fifteen work mules and horses; wagons full and COM
plete stock of agricultural implements, reapers corn
and cotton planters, threshers ETC.. saw and gr1st
mills shngle machine two cotton gins turning lathe
etc. by water power afforded by the Blanco river
The main dwelling house, with cistern, out houses
and every convenience and comfort, is situated
high hill; has a commanding view OF the surrounding
country, and has but to be to be admired.
If any or more persons wish to engage in the
stock business with all the advantages, is the
time to get first-cass stock farm, where may be
raised the finest blooded stock in the country and an
enterprising who would engage in could get his
own price in this and the neighboring States, al
blooded stock is much needed and sought after.
Any person wishing to purchase this place will com
municate with me by letter or in person, and viii
take great pleasure in showing the property. Fol
terms apply to NJ. B. SWEENEY,
Real Estate and Collecting Agent
pu5 If Postofiice Box 1U7. Austin. Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-09
THE TONIC PILL

is unaloyed by any of the usual drastic drugs such
aloes, scammony, other bitter and nauseat-
ing substances, gives to the world medicine which
under no possible circumstances can fail of producing
the happiest and most satisfacto results without
oyertaxing and debiltang the digestive organs The
operation Of this medicine is simply assist nature
to perform its Office in normal and uniform manner.
As speedy, safe and reliable medicine under all Cir
cumstances where there intestinal distractions it
is most certain. The brain, the vision, the of
hearing, taste and smell at once experience vital
it and the patient awakens TO new existence de-
lis htful its assured permanency. He longer
breads the approach of night by apprehensOns of
b iAen sumber and horrid dreams; rendered mis-
cradle by fear of death sudden
Of apopexy; nor epilepsy casting shadow upon the
waking hours.
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st. swithIn.

The legend OF st. Swithin has attracted
much attention this year in consequence OF
the remarkably rainy weather since the fl
teenth OF July. 2 ne common adage Of our
English ancestors regarding st. Sgithin is
70 the effect that as il rains or is fair on St.
Swithin's day, the fifteenth of July, there
will be a continuous track OF wet or airy
weather for the forty days ensuing. On
Tuesday the twenty-fourth ultimo, the forty
DAYS, which this year began with rain,
ended. No one will deny that continuous
track OF rainy weather has characterized the
forty DAYS. now at an end. The records
show that in many previous years similar
lengthy rainy seasons have followed wet
st. Swithin's day.
st. Swithia was Bishop of Winchester
and died about sG2 years ago, which is
long enough to test any legend. Swithin
was born near Winchester, and was a monk
of the old abbey Of Winchester, and though
he died bishop was never regularly canon
lied. He is therefore what has been termed
homemade saint" Itwould seem that a
love of being ont in the wet was one of his
peculiarities, for ne directed that when he
should die his body should be buried under
the caves droppings of the church, In which
uncomfortable state it remained for nearly
a hundred years, when the clergy in body
began the removal, amidst great pomp, to
the cathedral of Winchester. The cere-
mony, however, was interrupted at the be.
ginning by heavy burst of rain which con
tinued forty days. The monks, who were
frightened by the rain, desisted and built
a chapel over the remains on the spot where
they lay buried. Out of this incident grew
the legend which has held place in the
popular mind along with other traditions
and superstitions for so many centuries.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-09
NEw BOOK AL TEXAS N.
TEREsrED.

The history Of the CAMPAIGNS OF
WALKERS TEXAS UHvISION,ss writfen
by private soldier, is being Published By the
University Publishing Company Of New YORK. Tbs
manuscript has been examised and approved b. 9ea-
walker and many % the fed and line officers Of ne
Old division IL viii give fin aecsant Of the mafele
battles and akirm' shes IN which the 0reyhonnds
participated Also the names Of the ooers OF the a.
yiaion, with anec6otes add incidents Of the camp, ne
baftlenel1 and hospital. The book Hiil b. neatly
for delivery about the 1rst Of september. NJ. r
bessingtons corresponding seenetary 81 walkers d
receive dde0acs sab1iDfl01s fog the book Those g.
string copy can secure tie same D. ferwerding -
70 The above address. jy17 DAWN