The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-28

wheat, corn, oats, ETC., growing. They
Will be eating new potatoes and vegeta-
bles of all kinds In a few days of their
own raising. This farming in winter
Is new business to them, but they like
it, and ere happy"
The Bolton Journal still devotes its
dreams and memories to the Galveston
and Santa Fee road. Why not come to
terms with Lsmpasas and Georgetown
snd Austinl Narrow gauge roads car
~ wealth to towns and villages; broad
gauge lines convey wealth and passen-
gers to distant cities and avail little
interior towns like Austin and Bolton.
The three Brown brothers of Denton
county, convicted of murder and sem
fenced to tweuty-four and thirty years,
have arrived in Huntsville. The
youngest one will be released in 1902,
and the other two in 1908. Their COM
bined service as felons will amount to
eighty-four years. Nature is outraged
by such men, their lives beconing a
blank, and their families disgraced.
Patents were granted last week, as
reported by Paine & Grafton, attor-
neys, Washington, to Joseph NJ. Moore,
Davilla, for cotton hoe; Jesse W.
Park, Columbia, for bee hive; AL
bert Snyder, Sherman, label registered
design for medicine label" This is
supposed to be signboard for some
one of Martins patented drinks for
SUMNER soothing syrup.
Lieut.. John B. Armstrong, of Halls
Company of State troops, has been
asked 10y large number of the citizens
of Dewitt county to become a candl-
date for sheriff at the next ensuing
election, and he has responded favora-
bly, to the call. He would make the
people of Dewitt county an excellent
officer, one that could be always
trusted.
The oldest man in Texas lives near
Weatherford, in Parker county. His
name is James James, being Familiarity
called Double Jimmy, snd was born in
Prince William county, Virginia, May
10, 1861, and is consequently now near
ia years old. He lives with his
daughter, Mrs. Nancy Wheat, herself
G3 years Of age, and draws a pension,
SO per month, having been soldier in
the war of 1912.
The Victoria AdcOcate says that 'four
physicians of Luling, Texas, have
signed card saying that If the people
of the county will adopt the local OPP
ton law, that they will prescribe liq
uor, free of charge, IN such cases
where, in their opinion, it is required
as medicine. They expect to get
even by dosing these fellows when the
spree ends.
The wheat crop of Guadalupe county
in 1876 was about 25, 900 bushels, that
of 1877 about 60, 900, and the acreage
of the crop of 1873 greatly exceeds
that of any previous year. The aver
age yield of wheat is about fifteen or
eighteen bushels per acre, that of oats
forty to sixty bushels. In 1877, as
much as thirty-six bushels of wheat
and seventy-fYe bushels of oats per
acre were made on some lands.
The Denton Monitor tells it that a
jury has found verdict of stmurder in
the first degree" in the case wherein
it was charged that Andy Brown muir
dered r. S. Morrow in Montague couu-
ty in the year 1873. He had already
been condemned to death for the muir
der of Dock McCIain, and the man
has to be hung twice. Would it not
be better to hang for the first case, and
let ENERGY" be exercised in the Sec
ond
Major Marks has never ceased to add
to the PROJECTIONS of his incompatible
gallery. He now takes babies pictures
so quickly that their heads haven't
time to swim, to say nothing of the
rest of them. The light Is modified in
its intensity just as he would have it.
Even as Conkling only ilIumines one
side of picture he points, SO does Ma
jor Marks light up with lines of beauty
every fair face subjected to processes
of his art.
Waco has shipped very nearly so, 900
cotton bales this season. Austin would
handle create number if we had the
narrow gauge extending to Lampasas
and if to Bolton, Austin would stand
next as shipping point in Texas to
Houston and Galveston. But mer-
chants and property-holders do not
wish so much hard work to be i'm
posed upon our trades people. The
weather is always too hot or too cold
to make hard work and constant bust
ness activity at all tolerable in the
State capital. go. i
The great cattle firm of Coleman,
Mathis 81 Fulton lately sold the Scott
& Byler pasture, containing 1G 900
acres, to Capt. w. w. Wright, of Ban
Quette, for $37, 600 cash. Mr.. Wright.
in turn, sold to Coleman, Mathis &
Fulton 1000 beeves at SIC per head,
and has the option also to deliver at
any time previous to August 1, 5000
head of cows, with calves, at $12 for
each COW and calf.
The discovery in the Trinity of the
negro woman's body, who disappeared
six months ago at Dallas, was affected
spiritual medium. 1t was
raped out that the body would be
found below the bridge. The faithful
waded in and of course found dead
body. If they had searched longer
they might have discovered dozen or
two. But the faithful were confirmed in
their creed and Dallas is happy.
Josh Billings was in Houston on
and "lectured there. The
Telegram tells how 'Josh speeked
peace and sed meny phunpy things fur
the bInetit Ov hiZ poket. 1t wuz saif
tur sa tibet Josh haz no e&ul in the
phunny lyme. His sudeance laffed un-
tel there sides wur soar. He rambeled
and gambeled lik skule boy in graz
hopper tyne WHICH WIZ hi far t---'- -
-:I.ssss fur ennything.p
The San Antonio Express has a tele-
gram from Fort Clark, which shows
that the saturnalis of crime prevails in
the West, as we'll as in the older por-
tons of Texas. 1t says: 1.-THE soldiers
were paid off yesterday and have
spent their money free. Last night
fights we're so numerous as not to be
in the least attractive or sensational.
The blacks and whites INDUCED in a
regular war, and two soldiers were
killed"
The Upshur County Democrat con-
gratulates its readers on the ''Bfany
signs of life in GIlmer." Most sign
boards there are, rather significant Of
death. The awful words SALOON"
and 'BAR RooM" that give tone to
most railway stations and character to
the population, making strangers sbud-
der when they look out upon Texas
waysjde viilages-these are the ''many |
signs" of the death ''of GiImer," and |