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that Austin furnished a market for all
the corn they could produce, would
largely increase their crops, and in
stead of seyenty-five thousand bushels
of grain exported from Austin IN 1876,
We would, in 1880, export a million
bushels. Just as soon as farmers dis
covered that corn delivered into an ell
evstor represented a fixed value; that
in the place of having to sacrifice or
sell their corn on glutted market
they could store 1t in an elevator, take
q receipt, and on that receipt raise
money with the facility they raise mon
ey on cotton, they would gladly avail
themselves of the opportunity. They
would haul their grain FROM the field
to the elevator and hold it there months.
Grain, deposited in an elevator, repre-
sents value, and answers q purpose
as security for money advanced, just
ss good as so much gold, and would
be the very best security TO merchant
or banker for advances. When these
advantages were generally known and
appreciated, and foreign markets
looked to Austin, as they could and
would, for supplies, when all our grain
was made available, and good prices
realized, when one-thlrd the cost of
producing and preparing it for market
was saved by the use of machinery,
both the production and demand would
increase ten-fold; it would increase the
value OF lands, advance the prosperity
Of the farmer. make Austin the grain
mart of the Western country, and be
more important and more valuable than
the cotton crop. Corn can be re-
ceiyed, shucked, shelled and ware
housed for sixty days for five cents per
bushel. Any one familiar with the
working of elevators IN st. Louis and
Chicago will not only admit their great
Importance, but that they are abso-
lutely indispensable. Receipts for
grain, amounting to millions of dol
lars, circulate through the channels of
trade, the grain remaining for months,
while the receipts pass from hand TO
hand, doing the duties of money
without risk. To remove them from
these cities would be destruction to
the best interests OF commerce
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Galveston Live stock Market.

GALVESTON, January 81, 1873.
Johnson Foster, live stock commits
sion merchant, reports the live stock
market as follows:
Receipts-Beeves and cows, 34S /;
calves and yearlings, 105; sheep, =;
hogs, 800.
S4les-Bccves and cows, es5; calves
and yearlinss, 1o5; sheep, 1853; hogs,
462.
o. bana-8eeves and cows, lO7
calves and yeariings, -; sheep, 49,
hogs, COG
Total receipts since January l.
Beeves and cows, GiG; calves and year.
liDgs, @0s; sheep, 4Ss; hogs, 100.
PRESENT QUOTATIONS.
Beeves and cows-Good TO choice,
per 10. gross . l-2 to 3 4c;. common
and ordinary, per 10. gross, ? Ia
. lac. Two year olds = Choice, pei
head, $40 to SIC; common, do,
IS TO $40. Yeariings-Cheice, pc:
head, SO to SO; common, do,
81 to IS. Calves-Choice, per bead,
800 TO 5000; common, do, SO tc
81. Sheep-Cholce, per Id. gross,
&c to 4c; common, do, 8 to
3 12c. Hogs-Choice, per Id. gross,
1-2 to 4c; common, do, ... to D..
Cornfed beeves and cows-Choice pei
Id. gross, 3 12 to &c; fair to ordinary,
do, 3 to. 3 1-2c; rough, do, 2 3 u
Sc.
Remarks-Choice grass cattle in fai
demand-c ornfeds are selling slow
Calves and yesrlings sell on arrival a
quotations. Sheep-lIght supply OF
hand. Hogs-demand only moderate
prices weak at present quotations.
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fort Convention, fsvoring steamship
mail service from the South Atlantic
ports to Cuba. and from the Gulf
ports to South and Central America,
will afford an opportunity for argu-
ments from Gen. Bussey and Col.
Turkolm on this subject, and which
viii, soon be considered by Congress.
Mr.. Foruey. of Alabama, to-day
presented 8 memorial, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce,
in behalf OF the removal of the o.
structioRs to navigation at Muscle
Shoals, on the Tennessee river, this be-
ing the official result of convention
held at Chattanooga.
1t hiss been enormously stated in
Southern papers that Howard Carroll,
of the New York Times, is candidate
for the position of Deputy Collector
for the port of New York. He is an
applicant for no position.
An Onacial Suicides.
Capt. A. h. Long, commissary of
subsistence al this post, committed sui
eide to-day. He had been drinking
freely for several days. There are no
irregularities in his accounts. Capt.
Long was pardon clerk under Presi-
dent Johnson.
American Excursic Mats.
HAVANA, January 22.-The steam
ship, San Jscinto arrived from Savsnah
bringing fifty-five American excur-
sionists from the.principsl cities of the
West and South.
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The Last Picture of LIaeoln.

Mr.. Noah Brooks, an intimate friend
''midwinter" Seri5Her about the last
photograph Of the President, a draw
ing Of which by Wyatt Eaton has been
engraved by Cole as q frontispIece Of
the same number of the magazine:
One Saturday night, the President
asked me If l had any objection TO ac-
companying him 10 photographers
on Sunday. He said that it was inpos-
sible for him to go on any other day,
and be would like to have me see him
''set." Next cay we went together,
and as be was leaving the house be
stopped and said. Hold on, have for
gotten Everett Stepping hastily
back, he brought with him 8 folded
paper. which he explained was printed
copy OF the Grafton that Mr.. Everett was
to deliver, IN few days, at Gettysburg.
II occupied nearly the whole of two
pages of the s'Boston Journal" and
looked very formidable indeed. As
we walked away from the house, Lin
coin said, SIT was very kind in Mr..
Everett TO send me this. ] suppose he
was afraid / should say something that
he wanted 70 say. he needn't have
been alarmed. Myspeech isn't long,"
$50 il is written. IS It, thenT" ]
asked.
well. no. was the reply. sit II.
not exactly written. II is not finished,
anyway. 1 hare written il over, two
or three times. aud shall have 20 give
IL another lick before I an satisfied.
But IL Is short. sbors. short"
] found, sftcrwsrd, that the GettyH-
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An Elevator.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, January 81, 1878.
Mr.. R. n CastIeman, President dustin
Board of Trade:
DEAR SIR-Your committee appoint
laid before the Board by Messrs. Z. d.
Morgan and 81. n. Hancock, of Aus
tin, for building grain elevator in
our city, beg leave to report as follows ::
We consider the bulldog of an eleva-
tor of great importance to the pros
perity Of Austin and of benefit to the
trade of Austin, to mill men and to
the farming community of this neigh
borhood. 1t will add largely to our
commercial interests, and it is ConsId-
cred indispensable to give farmers the
necessary facilities for marketing their
grain products at small cost for haul
ing, loading, Smelling and cleaning
[of CORN and giving cheap storing ia
cilities, so as not to force them to sell
and sacrifice their gain on a glutted
market. 1t will enable merchants and
farmers to accumulate supplies and to
fill orders and contracts on short no.
bibC, anu mus IN HOChLiJ lahC dhNdu-
tage of a good market, and often OBJ
tam better prices. Parties storing
grain in an elevator which is properly
and responslbly managed can utilize
their storage certificates as collaterals
for obtaining money or credit. We
believe that the building and mantle
nance of an elevator will do more good
than any other enterprise which would
require similar amount of capital.
An elevator built according to the
plans of Messrs. Morgan and Hancock
would cost about eight thousand dol
lars. We believe that if properly and
economically managed, it would be
sale and profitable investment. Should
it not pay much of profit in the first
year, we believe that the benefits to
the trade, farmers and property-hold-
ers would be large, and that it would
soon pay good dividend, and we
would heartily recommend to our citI-
zers to aid in raising the necessary
funds to build it.
Yours, very truly,
A. J. MCCREERY,
Committee. VIM. BRUEGGERHoFF,
WALTER TIPS.
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INFORM YOURSELVES. People IN the
country, these long winter evenings,
have a great deal of time to devote to
various pursuits. Without the advanta
ges of amusements which those in cities
enjoy aud which distract the attention,
the farmer and his wife and children
can turn their minds to literary and
social improvement. Not one of them
should be without family journal,
from which they can learn the events
of the day and gather much practical
and useful information, and these top
les should be discussed in all their
bearings. The current news, observa-
tions on farming, household hints, lit
eralure, ETC., will all be found enter
aiming and Instructive. The STATES.
NAN supplies each and every one of
these wants, and should go as an old
friend TO the Preside Of every farmer
IN Texas. Let the farmer and his fam
NY sit down and hold converse with it
every week.
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several S}h was actually written, and
that famous S8t many times. The
would be an invaluS6 serlineatiOns Of
great author. Lincoln totexistence,
of Everett's Grafton with him u Its
photographers, thinking that he might
have time to look it over while waiting
for the operator. But he chstted so
constantly, and asked so many ques-
tons about the art of photography,
that he scarcely opened 1t. The folded
paper is seen lying on the table, near
the President, in the picture which was
made that day.
SO far as / know, this was the last
time Lincoln ever sat for his photo
graph. Unfortunately, the negative
plate was broken after - few impress
sions had been printed from it, and
though Lincoln promised to give the
photographer another sitting, be never
found time. The illustration which
forms the frontispiece of this magazine
is the first engraving which has ever
been made from the sun-picture. Mr..
Wyatt Eaton has reproduced with great
fidelity and with loving consclentious-
ness the sentiment aud the details of
this admirable likeness.
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What Is AN ELEVATOR l-OUR NEED
FOR ONE Carrying grain, produce
and merchandise to and from the up
per stories of ware houses, loading and
unloading wagons, cars and vessels are
parts only of the uses of an elevator.
BY an elevator we mean a large ware
house with all the machinery and APP
puTtensnces needed to receive, shuck
and shell corn, direct from the wagons.
store it away In bins or rooms prepared
for it, retain 1t for days, weeks or
months, with means to deliver to the
owners when wanted, either sacked or
in bnlk, into wagons or cars with econ
omy and dispatch. Now, this ware
houlle or granery Is what we want.
Whit business and the best interests of
Austin and the surrounding country
demands is what we must have imme-
diately or see our grain and trade mo-
nop'>lized by neighboring towns. The
great advantages, the absolute neces-
stir of this enterprise, cannot be de-
scrilled IN few articles or by resolu-
ton, and the exeitions OF a few citi-
Gems composing the Austin board of
trade. We have raised in trading dig
trnce of Austin five hundred thou
sand bushels Of grain. Very little of
this vast wealth is made available.
for The reason that producers have
no Economical way of preparing it for
market. They have no cheap and
safe place for depositing it when it Is
brought to market. II the elevator
was in existence the farmer could
brinl, his corn direct from the field,
have it securely taken care of ready for
sale in large or small Quantities; il
would soon be known from New Or
lesnsto MAtamoros, from Brownsville
TO 81 Pase. that wagons or car loads Of
corn could be bad in Austin At an
hours notice. The demand that would
spring up would sstonish persons who
have not seen the result of such thinrs
n other cities. Our farmers, finding
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A. J. MCCREERY,
Committee. WIN. BRUEGGERHoFF,
WALTER TIPS,

The ROUND Rock SENSATION
mysterious disappearance at Round
Rock last Wednesday night of Mr.
Walter Forward is still the sensation
of that town. Mr.. Forward had the
day before returned from San Saba,
and on his arrival at his brothers in
Round Rock he stated that he had been
followed by two men. The hard riding
had very much fatigued Mr.. F. and on
Wednesday evening he complained of
being sick and walked down town to
get some medicine, saying that he
would soon return. This is the last
seen of him. A friend passed him and
spoke to him on the street. He
was then talking to- man
named BCemer, afterwards arrested on
suspicion. Beemer's story was that
Forward hunted him up on the street
and insisted that they should come to
Austin afoot that night, and that they
did come, and evidence goes to show
that Beemer and another man were
seen in saloons in this city early
Thursday morning, Beemer having
plenty of money, both silver and cur
rency. The friends of Forward say
that he could not have been the man
who was with Beemer in this city, be-
cause he was sick, and that moreover
he had plenty of money and could not
have thought of walking to Austin
during the night or any other time.
They also assert that when he
walked down town to get medicine
he had about $3.50 On his person, and
Beemer was seen to haYe about that
amount in the Austin saloons. He also
asserted here that he came to Austin
that night on horseback, but the con-
duotor on the International recognized
hin as man who got on the down
train at Duval station at 3 A. NJ Bee
mer also made other assertions which
were wide of the truth, and at Round
Rock the opinion is general that Bee
mer murdered and robbed the missing
man. Diligent search has been made
about Round Rock for three days for
Mr.. Forward, dead or alive, but up to
yesterday without avail. A cave three
miles from Round Rock on the railroad
was to have been explored yesterday,
and many were ssnguiue that there the
remains would be found, as the mouth
of the cave had been worked on and
many stones rolled into it and brush
piled over the top. Forward was a
young man of good habits, respectable
and industrious. He was twenty three
years old, and came from Philadelphia
year or two since.
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FOREIGN.
The Eastern War

LONDON, January ga CONSTANT
nople dispatch received at Paris says
that the whole district of Baurgas has
been devastated by the BAshi Bozouks
and Circsssians, who slaughtered the
inhabitants and burned the villages.
A Russian official dispatch from
Tifiis says that Gen. Karmaroff's de-
tachmert from Ardanulsch stormed
Artevin on the thirteenth inst. The
Turks lost heavily and the Russians but
slightly.
Another Russian official dispatch
from Kezanlik, January 90, says that
Gen. Skrokof reports from that town
that Mussafet Pasha was twenty miles
northwest of Adrianople on the nine
teenth inst. and that panic prevailed
At AdriAnople- The garrison have
withdraw, after exploding the pow
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Monetary and Financial.
REPORTED FROM THE LAW, CLAIM AND
COLLECTING OFFICE OF STEWART,
LoWDAY Il HABICHT.

REPORTED FROM THE LAW, CLAIM AND
COLLECTING OFFICE OF STEWART,
LowDAY & HABICHT.
AUSTIN, January 23, 1873.
The market remains unchanged in
values, with but few exceptions,
since our last report.
Bonds continue in demand, and the
few offerings generally find ready sale
at our outside quotations.
State warrants are rapidly strengthen
ing, and the market may be said to be
buoyant. The rapidity which has
characterized the recent advance seems
to be almost inexplicable. This security
is now eagerly sought, and in many in
stances fancy figures are offered.
Land certificates continue quiet, with
but light local demand. Orders from
abroad being readily filled without
diminishing the supply to any extent.
Prices, therefore, are nominal, and
quotations of last week repeated.
Approved fee accounts are steady at
quotations, the demand, as compared
with previous weeks, having some
what fallen off.
Approved pension claims are steady,
but prices have slightly weakened, ex-
cept in cases where the transfers are
properly authenticated. The new
form of certificate issued by the Comp
troller for these claims, no doubt,
makes them more desirable than here
tofore, beng much more conveniently
hon lied.
Austin city warrants are better, and
the tendency is to higher figures. The
market closes steady at prices given.
We nnntn the m arl1ut q . inllnuc.
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a sample BOTTLE for trial.

II you are troubled with headache,
dizziness, incspacity to keep the mind
on any subject, dizzy, sleepy, or ner-
sous feelings, gloomy forebodings, ir-
ritability of temper, or bad taste in
the mouth, unsteady appetite, choking
sensation in the throat, pain in the side
or about the shoulders, coldness of ex-
tremities, etc., or in fact any symtons
of liver complaint, biliousness, con
stipation of the bowels, OF dyspepsia,
go . your druggists, Morley Bros. and
get bottle of DR.. Shermsn's Prickly
Ash Bitters. No spirit is used in their
manufacture except pure article of
holland Gin. Ladies, in particular,
will find them peculiarly adapted to
their wants in sll ages and conditions
of life. The label tells all they con-
tain, consequently physicians do not
hesitate to prescribe them. Sample
bottles for trial s5c. Regular size 3.
emd
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Overtasking the Enerr,e

1t Is not advisable for any of us to
oVertask our energies, corporal or
mental, but in the eager pursuit of
wealth or fame or knowledge, how
many transgreSs this saIutary rule. 1t
must be matter of great Importance
to all who do so to know how they can
regain the vIgor so recklessly expended.
The remedy is neither costly nor difficult
to obtain. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is procurable in every city, town and
settlement in America, and it compen-
safes for drain of bodily or mental
energy moEe effectually than any in
vigorant ever prescribed or advertised.
Laboring men, athletes, journalists,
lawyers, clergymen, physicians, all bear
testimony to its wondrously renovat-
ing powers. 1t increases the capabilI-
ties for undergoing fatigue, and coun-
terscts the injurious effects upon the
system of exposure, sedentary habits,
unhealthy or wearyiDg avocations, or
an insalubrlous climate, and is prime
Alternative, diuretic and blood depurent.
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The most celebrated of our essayists,
historians and poets have, as a rule,
been distinguished in college for excel
lent scholarship. George Bancroft
was high scholar in Harvard's class
in 1917, and was particularly distin-
gurshed for bis attachments in philoso-
ply. He Was also honored with the
class day poetship of his class, which
does not, however, indicate in itself
high scholarship. Among the high
scholars of the class of 1914 was VIM.
II. Prescott, who delivered, Is his
commencement part. Latin poem,
" Ad Spem;n and OF the next class OF
1915. the historian OF New England,
DIR. Pslfrey, was distinguished mem
Der. Though John Lothrop Motley's
college rank was not so high as DIR.
Palfrey's, yet its excellence indicated,
To q certain degree, his future emf
nence and his literary tastes are mani
Tested in the subject OF his COM
mencement part, 1.-The Influence
of a Multiplication of Books upon
Lituraiure. The cultured scholarship
of Edward Everett, excellent in every
PNAAAA4(AAS "a OCAA|fS~ 1s4Ayf XIV ntuA
the first place in the class Of 1911; and
bis commencement Grafton, "On Liter
airy Evils," and bis Grafton for the sec
ond degree, 't0n the Restoration Of
Greece" forecast the literary and class-
ical character of the work OF hia entire
life. Though Ralph Waldo Emerson
was not smong the highest scholars of
his class, yet his rank was most hon
orable. His commencement part was
q conference with two classmates.
:. On the Character Of John Knox.
William Penn, and John Wesley. .
Mr.. Eaerson was also the class day
poet Of his class Of 1921. Our great
novelist did not succeed In obtaining
first-rate rank ~ Bowdoin, - Did dis
LongfeiloW. Hawthorne
wrote, in his college days a Prof.
Packard. who was one 6f his ins.ruc-
tcfs, informs me-'.6ne Latin and Eng
lish,n but no commencement part
was assigned him, perhaps, be-
cause be requested net 70 have one.
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FOREIGN.
The Eastern War.

LONDON, January ga Reuters
ConstantinoPle dispatch says that the
Russians have appointed Greek Arch
bishop Governor of Adrianople.
A report is current that two
months armistice has been concluded,
but it has no official confirmation.
The rumor that the Russians are
moving on Gallipoii is not confirmed.
The defense of the line of Bular,
across the neck of the Galipoli PENN
sula, has been entrusted to Suleiman
Pasha. Menpore Bey is charged with
the transportation of Suleiman's army
thither.
A dispatch from Van Annouvus
states that the Russians have arrived
near Musch.
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THE following special passenger rates
for Knights Templar attending the
meeting of the Grand Commanderv at
Austin on January 30 have been OBJ
tanned from the railroad companies in
Texas. Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railroad-Full fare in going
TO Houston. and, on certificate from
secrt tary of Grand Commsndery, one
fifth fare returning. Galveston, Nous
ton and Henderson Round
trip tickets at one and one fifth fare
from Galveston to Houston and return.
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
Full fare in going from Houston, and,
on certificate from secretary of Grand
Commandery, one-fifth fare in return
ing. Texas ana Pacific Railroad -
Round trip tickets at one and one-ifth
fare for going and returning. Internu-
tionsl and Great Northern Railroad
Round trip tickets at one and one fifth
fare for going aud returning. Tickets
good until February 6.
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M. George Ripley was distinguished
at Harvard for his scholarship in the
class Of 1898, and delivered an orStiou
for his second degree on 1.-THE claims
otthe Age on the Young Men Of
America, Chains which he has for rle
in sfty years don
of 1925 sfeilow sh =c5o.ss
bott, and Georasss celebrated class
as of Hawthorne; aInhn S. @. Ab-
most graceful of his graz, as well
were written before his graf the
That long list of poems dedicated =.
Harvard's class Of 1899, with which
at their annual meetings, Oliver Wen
dell Holmes has delighted his class.
mates, began on his class. and com
mencement day. DR.. Holmes served
as poet on both these occasions, and
was an excellent scholar of the famous
class. Though the course of William
Cullen Bryant at Williams College wal
limited TO two years, yet IN them be
gained distinction for his attainment
in the languages and in literature %
+. TR1i.g, an Scribasr for February.
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NEsT-uIDrS ercKERs.-'Tis said of
the little nocturnal pest, the 6ed5eg,
that at "nest-hidings be excels Beech
er; asa seeker he Is superior to the cup
ping pump, while he equals Lydia
Thompson at ''drawing.r It is rather
strange tbst they refuse ibe blood Of q
lady who has the Mysteries, or who Is
prostrated with any chronic female
complaint. Now it strikes as that all
ladies who arc afflicted as above indi-
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THE BEST THING In UsE.-Denlson'
indellible tablets for marking clothing
is the simplest, cheapest and most con-
venient article of the kind in use, and
it won't wash out. 1t leaves a
perfectly clear impression on the finest
fabric or coarsest table cloths. No
preparation whatever Is required either
before or after marking. Tobln sells
1t; go buy it ana try it.