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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
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by the undersigned county commissioner for
ing des ribbed estraVs:
brown pony mare. about IL years old, brand
| ed f on the right shoulder.
! soirel mare, white name and tall, about
year- Old, brand Resembling above an on
| left thigh.
! small bay horse, 1871 hands high, about 9
| years old. no brands perez vable.
| bay horse, brand, circle with Q cross in It
and couEt+rbI anded, Is or 20 years old.
sorrci mare and colt, years o d, no brands.
] bay ptny, hip shot, branded d and counter
| bra, d, ~ years old.
j bay hose, branded o T and counterbranded.
brown horse, 14ls hands high, 8 years old.
/ the left thigh.
bay horse. abort years old, Il hands high.
branded o \ on the left shoulder and dim
| / sorrel mare star in forehead, saddle and har-
ness marked, l4Is hands high, branded w on
| he lef shoulder
brown mare mule about "a hands high
gray horse rony, years old, branded on the
left shoulder \ c with above and f " b.
| low IL.
bay mare. about IL hands high, branded
| on the shoulder
black mare, about years old, with sucking
| colt, unbrahde1.
roam flly 9 years old no brand.
sorrel horse colt. . years old, white feet,
/ b ldface, no brands
1bay horse COLI, two years old 40 brands.
bay no &c, about years old, branded thus
brown h rse. about Il hands high, 10 years
| old, branded 8 with bar across IL on the right
| chou der, 2 on tue left high and on be left
| law.
bay horse, about years old. about ID hands
| high branded W on the left shoud der.
| brown mare and colt, blOtched brand.
| b own pony. years old, no b. ands.
bay horse, years Old, no ands.
| Lay horse, ycara old, no brands.
hay horHe. about 10 years Old, Ii hands high,
branded II II connected tuInsd sideways on the
left thoulder and thus on the right shoulder;
gentle 10 work
/ bay pony, C years old, branded on the
| shoulder.
black horse. about years old, Il hands
| high branded Il 5 over T r ON q half-circle on
the left thigh. 81.
roam horse, 3 years old, branded Y on tho
hip, thus on the jaw and A on the shoulder.
bay mare, SpauIsh brand on the thigh and
Y with bar over il on the hip.
mares Spanish rand on the thigh and both
branded WV on the hip; one gay the other u
brown.
bay llly, ? years old, no brands.
gray iilly, year old, no brands.
brown pony, years old. branded with r
dnder L on the left shoulder.
dun pony, 10 years old. branded II on the
left hip, spanish brand IN the left shoulder.
IL the above estrays are not proven away IN
the time prescribed by law they will be dealt
With as the law directs.
THOMAS ANDERSON,
County Commissioner for Travis Co, Texas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
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6l7 st. Charles stFeet, St. LouiFr

Those tcrdbl enemies Of human Papliuess
hAvr Indeed 'Ound their master IN Jepklr'r AN
NlHli ATOR v' have the ierJ uItuy men
OF ID h'ghtAt standing ia Louisisua AID other
States thai after sufI rims inar-r ihahlv paius
ror years, from WI ch ihey s..uuht reit'i vain
by visiting he HIT aud Warm SPRING. ~ Ar.
KAN ma Virgin Ia, aud by usiug d atps OF
e. ries ore ur less hghlv prAi. d, o b hope
had mot died ont they hav gud traef
fr~r aiu y, IA use : tn, ANNihI ATuR,"
%, llectly cured
"1HE AN IHILAToR" II PIT. ,.iy regesH'ls
and can be AIKEN withuu fear I a,y injurious
result by the drlic &c - well a. he ,husi Il
CO TINT on. II pur ne- ne tiO0i, stimulaics
he Lirer and htdHegS and oradtcAtes elffb 70
d1e uf the above diseases fTiuc al Solo by
AL Druggiss lS Pamphlets c,niaining testl
lale aud valuable advice NJ fr5s 10 any cd
tress.
NJENEIN;, y co Prupr's, n o.. Ia.
FiNLAY 5 THoNPsoN, Mnole-sile Druegists
General ,Ao-ts 81 Magaz uc - n. o, La.
mr8 dcod&wiyT
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, is
sure the result in that Safe places
hendricks foremost among the Drmo-
cratic candidates for the Presidency in
1850, bocluse it shows Indiarn to be
the only reliable Dem acrA;ic = a:e in
the Northwest. lie thinks Hendricks
IS not so extreme On the financial cues
ton at present as the L is,eru ID nc
Gratis are, siLcs his platform Is a ma
tionsl currency convertible into coin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

The French government has, during
the summer, sent the school teac hers,
composed largely of ladies, to visit the
Paris Exhibition and paid their ex-
penses for them. They went in patches
Of 1000 at time, holding conferences
in the morning and then diverging into
parties to visit different points and
study Systematically.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

A ballet girls tea is one of the lates,
lorns Of benevolent enterprises in Lon
don, tho promoter being the Rev. W.
Forbes, and the object being to bring
within Christian iElnenee the theatre
cal women Of that metropolis. To this
sea, which Is sometimes attended by IS
many As 100 girlS-dancers, chorus
singers and thealer dressers-a service
Il song Is added, including addresses
from 1ir. Forbes and HE friends.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Few men have been more fortunate
as bookmakers than Alexander II. Ste
phens, whose Constitutional View of
the War; two volumes, has sold, it is
raid, TO the extent OF $1,000 copies.
lie has received a royalty of twenty
i've cents a volume, and has, in conse-
quence, made $50, 900 from the work
more than most professional authors
make in their entire lives. All this,
and more, he lost by his partnership in
abe Atlanta SUa, of which he was at
one time political editor as we'll as CO.
proprietor. He is not man to keep
money, for which. indeed, except so
far as independence goes, he cares
nothing. Although for many years in
receipt Of handsome income from his
law practice, and Notwithstanding his
simple tastes and habits, his unlimited
hospitality and constant giving to all
who need, or assume to need, help,
have prevented his acquisition of any
thing like fortune. In fact, to-day
he is ranked as a poor man, largely
owing to the Atlanta SWa. Journalism
is always an expensive experiment, and
has. been consumer of boundless cap
ital.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Thomas II Drew, one of the oldest
and mos esteemed CITIZENS of Rich
mond, Va, has just died, at the age of
ninety hree years. As deputy United
States marshal be summoned, in what
Is now West Virginia, the Jurors in the
celebrated Aaron Burr trial. He was
also one of the fortunate spectators
who escaped from the burning Rich
mond Theater in 1911.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

The summer tresses of the trees are
dyeing; the distant hills are bathed in
purple haze; the irighted quail whirrs
Ger russell field the prickly chestnut
bur is disclosing its sun Drowned treas
urea; the sentimental maiden, with
merry tread, HES away to the forest
and gathers the poetic autumn leaf ;
the rusting maize IS shocked in sheaves
and the.yellow pumpkins simmer in
the GOLDEN sunlight; frost's fairy fin
gers weave lace-like mantle DER dy-
ing bush aud ilawer-all foretellng Of
The joyous season uesr at hand whom =
young man can go to church fair and
pay q for six cent pen wiper.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Il is explained that the freeuen.
mysterious buInings of haystacks and
farmers buildings are caused BY wasps.
When one Of these insects sits down on
man to rest its weary limbs, the man
il soon convinced that the wasp carries
big conilagration in It's pistol pocket.
The firing Of the barns, etc, however,
is caused oy the spontaneous combus-
ton Of the wasp's nest. There is a
great deal Of spontaneity in the scab-
hard Of wasp. TOO.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

There are over 40, 900 words in the
English language, and when a man
sits down suddenly and violently
on the pavement in close proximity tC
banana skin, he wants 40, 600 new
words invented, each one breathin.
fire and birthstone.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

An exchange speaks of wooden
shoemakers." Should think wooden
shoemakers wouldn't work. There
would be no satisfaction in pitching
into wooden shoemaker if he failed
to have your boots done on Saturday
night according to promise.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

At an anciion Art sale, the other day,
marine view was about 10 be knocked
',iown az handsome figure. when Z
hlaf sailor, who had happened to
wander in, exclaimed earnestly. my
starr, II there ain't vessel drifting on
to the rocks with strong breeze blow.
ing OF shore The artist took m.
work home 70 rearrange the wind.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

judah p. Benjamin has just for
warded $500 from London for the ben
eft of the yellow fever sufferers at
New Orleans.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

After repeated faI ures by one court
after another to secure the condemna-
ton OF the Socialist HasseIman, in
Germany, he has been set at liberty.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Sixty-tour schoolmarms in Pennsvl-
vania resigned during the last vaca-
ton. Cause, husbands.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

The AuglC-French tunnel scheme
Tags from lack of financial support.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31

Il l. strange that Woman's fondhess
Tor leaves should run 20 those associa-
ted with the fall. But its Even 50.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
Total bales to date.

How much lower will cotton 90 is a
very serisus question to our farmers
and planters who ere paying 81 per
hundred pounds for picking. The
staple at present seems to have no
friends anywhere, the disturbed fnsn-
cisl condition of London and other
monetary centers Of Europe, which is
likely TO extend rather than to grow
less, Is the leading cause of the low
price OF cotton. We must add to this
the vast accumulations Of yarns aud
cotton goods at Manchester and the
unsatisfactory condition of cur own
cotton goods manufactured in the
East, as well as an unprecedentedly
large crop and long picking season,
with which our State is especially
favored, to be the reasons of still
lower prices. On the other hand,
prices are now largely unremuDerative
to planters, and low prices are stimu-
liant TO larger consumption and to spec
ulative purchases.
The wool market shows more activi-
ty ct lower prices, the range of figures
being Ii to II cents according to quail
ity; markets North are firm but lower.
The tone of the hide market was
tame and lower. We quote dry flint Is
cents per pound.
Wheat has shown considerable
strength. Some shipments brought IS
cents a bushel, and good samples
would bring more.
Oats remain firm at 81 t-2 and 80
cents per bushel, and corn is scarce ct
10 to So cents.
The market for securities is strong.
O. *. accounts are in demand at 7S to
soc, with the exception of rewar d &C
counts, which remain neglected. Pen
sion certificates show a further ad-
vance; 20 cents is the asking figure,
from which but little concession is
made for round lots. Treasury war
rants are scarce; 9G 1-2c is bid and
% lie asked; the supply to be issued
on the first prox. will, however, tend
TO ease the market.
Gold has again tendency to higher
rates, it being quoted 100 ga In New
York.
Seer lie par in CURE my, but Mexi-
cantSSs continue TO decline in SYM
patty w1e- Siver bullion in NeSS.Y ork
and London.
Exchange remains unchanged; the
remittance demand is good at par for
New York and st. Louis; Galveston
is firm, at 1-2c discount on cotton
drafts.
FRANCIS B. FORSTER.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
DH PIrRCps nRO.CINR>

;ALLAN's ANTI-FAr Is the great remedy for Cospu.
ency. IL IS parely vegetable and perfectly harmless
acts the food IN the stomach, preventing It's
iersion into fat Taken according 10 directions, q
YIN reduce q fat person from TO pounds a week.
In placing this remedy before the public as . poEt
Ave cure for obesity We do so knowing Its ability q
lure, as Attested BY hundreds Of testimonials, o,
which the following nun lady IN Columbus, Ohio
, \ sample: I" Gentlen.ens-NourA ntl-Ent was dull
.eccIyed. took IL according to directions and
siuced me I'VE pounds was SO elated over the re
nIt that Immediately sent 10 ACKERMAS's drug
tore for the second bottle" Another, physician
srIting for patient from Providence, X. l., say
-Four bottles have reduced her weight from ~
Sounds 20 ia pounds and there Is general improves
nent IN health" A gentleman writing from Dos
on, saysi without special change or attention %
uet, two bottles OF Adams AntFal reduced me foul
md one-Quarter pounds The wcll-known Whole,
lale Druggists, SMITH, DOOLrTrLE SSITII. Of Hoa
90, Mass, write followsi All1ns Antl-Eat Ia;
etluced lady in our city seven pounds in tlrcs
seekS.n n gentleman in 81. Louis writes: "ANlant
Anti-fat reduced me twelve pounds In three weeks
Ind altogether have lost twenty-five pouRls slnct
commencing its use" Messrs. POWELL Z PLIMFrnN
Wholesale Druggists. Of Buffalo, N. Y, writei IL
EHE PR0PRIETORS OF ALLAN'S ANrI-FAT: Gentlc
pen,The following report Is from the lady who use
kIlan's Antt-Fat at the Anti-Fat had the desiret
Meet reducing the Fat from two 20 live pounds I
Eeek until had lost Twenty-Five pounds, hop,
lever TO regain what have lost" Anti-F IS Al
lnexcelled blood-purtder. II promotes Digestion
AaEtng dyspepsia, and Is also potent remedy fo
b0smausn. Sold by druggists Pamphlet on Ooas
FL iG fSsiP5 * ss 9 pnopRs Buffalo nv
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
Market Reports.
OFFICE OF FORSTER & Co., ]
BANKERS. AUSTIN, TEXAS, 7
Ontohar 90 1879

The financial condition now ruling
abroad has so seriously disturbed prices
that our cotton market has continued
to decline during the last week, nor is
the uneasIness felt abroad and at lead
ing centers of the United States in
any way diminished, and further con-
cessions will be in order before the
cotton trade can Re considered in q
healthy condition.
Liverpool, at 3 p. N. to-day, closes
flAt for arrivals, with the paltTy sales
of $3.50 bales OF American cotton,
while in an active market and in nor
NAL conditions 10, 900 to u, 900 bales
is an average d'y's sale.
New York closes weak, with sales OF
futures at SO to 0. SIC for November
. 80 to 0.63c for December; 9.71 to
9.74c for December.
The market in Galveston is quiet and
irregular. Middling, IA; low mid
ding, 7-S; good ordinary, 8 3-S.
Our market has become panicky and
We quote 1t strong at Z for mid.
ding, 5-S for good ordinary and no
fixed price for lower grades.
Shipments from Austin since
September /, 1878, to Octo-
Der IS, previously reported,
bales. .............. 7I3'
BY International, from the
nineteenth to the twenty
9th instant ...... 50I
BY Houston and Texas Cen
bluiy dO 30
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-31
Total bales to date

Shipments in 1877 from Austir
by International from Septem-
Der l to October %, bales.
By Houston and Texas Cen
trail, do.
Total bales ........
Shipments from Round Rock
from September l to Octc-
Der IS, bales ......
From October 10 to October
%. .......
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19
Bridal Costume.

The New York Times gives the
following description of the bridal
costume of Miss Terry, who was
married at New York a few days
ago to Baron Blanc, Italian Minister
to the United States:
The bridal costume was Of white
satin a la priRcesse, with e long,
square, fan-like train. The corsage
was cut low and square in front,
with a Marie de Medicis collar edg-
ed with poin. d'Alencon lace headed
by q vine Of embroidered rose leaves
and orange-blossoms. The elbow
sleeves were entirely of point d'Al.
encon, trimmed around just above
the fall with twisted folds Of satin.
The entire front of the skirt was en-
broidered in rose-leaves frosted with
silver, and dotted here and there
with beads that glistened in the brill
liant gas-light like dew-drops. Com
mencing at the stomacber, and con
tinuing down the centre to the bot
tom, was u branch of embroidered
roses, with orauge-blossoms mingled,
representing the famous ceinture
rovale of the sixteenth century. The
continuation Of the bodice was
drawn back of the sides and draped
down the rear of the skirt. This
was completely covered with falls Of
point d'Alencon lace two feet deep.
The train was edged with a wide
bridal chain, made of convoluted sat
in folds aud thick, narrow knife
plating. ard it was edged under
meath with narrow lace. A long
tulle veil ioated over this triumph Of
the modiste's art from a tiara of dia-
monds, a present from the BRIDES
father, which merits special descrip-
ton. Ia the rear was comb sur
mounted by q coronet, set with 81
Lie carats of brill;ants of the FIRST
water. In front of this was a pin
composed, first, of a six-pointed star,
with two feathers uprising from the
sides, and in the centre q winged
pompon, set so ~delicately that it
quivered with every motion of the
wearer. This fairly blazed 10 the
gas-light, there being no lees than
thirty-one and one-5alf carats of dia-
monds in it, one of of them, q gem,
weighing alone four carats. The
feathers aud pompon are detachable.
The former may be worn as shoulder
pins, and the latter in aBy capacity
that a single pin may be needed. The
star will then serve as a pendant to q
necklace. The comb cost 5000 and
the pompon $4,000. Miss Terry al
so wore a spray of orauge-blossoms
on tie left side of her dark hair. Sol.
itaire diamonds sparkled in her ears.
Ga her bosom flashed an immense
brooch oflarge diamonds, of the style
Of the fifteenth century, o present
from The groom. 10 her lett hand
she carried 6 large bridal bouG1et Of
white 1owers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19
Muscle Va brains.

Drop a stone in q stocking, aud ii
is a dangerous weapon with which
to strike a man. 1t is the stocking
that hits the man--itis the stone that
hurts him. Ia q lecture the Ian
guage bits you, but it is the idea that
interests you. Some Of the relations
between brain and muscle are strange
and complex. There are problems
difficult 70 solve. Given man-in the
the head is the restless power of
thought. and 10 the heart the restless
FIRE Of sin. Given sCciety-and We
have merciless wrong on the throne,
and innocent truth on the scsffold.
Given also sin-Garkeuing all homes,
disturbing all hearts, d;siocatiDg all
hopes, blighting all characters, dig
giug all graves. Givea a soul-hoY
to fad meekness without stupidity,
caution without e1wardice, courage
without rasbaess. Given mana
felt force. To fad the proper balance
between muscle aud bTsin is a prob
lem. There is a muscle man and a
brain man, and there ought TO be
harmony, bat there is not. Each is
struggling for the ascendelcy, The
muscle man on top, and be is an axe,
c hoe, G spade. The brain man on
top, be thinks, he plans, be guides,
and governs. The muscle man is a
doer be fights force at q dis&dvant-
age be lifts with the short end OF
the lever. Tee brain maa is NOT a
doer be Is an organizer, 4 combiner
of forces. He stands 10 The eentre of
the work and makes others do the
work. The muscle man is Grade ma
material, gross The brain maj is
iDponderable, intangible, invisible.
He sits by our hearth, aud makes our
homes; the other makes our houses,
and makes our roads. Uae is seen
in forms Of material things, the other
in affections. souls, angels, God
The one is bread The other is razor.
The one is grass; the other is tooth.
| propose to be a tooth. You may
adjust yourself, aud choose your
place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19

One Of the chief compensations OF
a woman's life is found ia the fact
that she does not have to go a-court-
ing. II must be confessed that, in
these days, the modern belle does
her share of the wooing, but she
does not have TO dress up 10 a stiff
collar, and a pair of boots two sizes
too small for her, and walk up 10 the
lannon's mouth Of her inamorata's
family, consisting of father aud moth
er, and grandmother, and sisters, and
inquire, in a trembling voice, rs
| Miss Arabella at homer"
Whenever a man goes ACQUIRING
everybody seems to know all about
it. His demeanor tells the observ-
ant spectator the business he is in
teut upon. He might just as well
placard himself with the legend, 81
go acquiring"
Everybody is cognizant of it,
and looks knowingly, and asks him
if the northern lights were bright
last night about D O'Clock 7" and
"how the market is for cream up at
Low Blanks 7" and other questions
equally out of place.
We have in IA family at present."
says a contemporary. "a young man
who is deeply, we trust successfully,
engaged 10 going accounting; and our
warmest sympathies have been
aroused for him. When Sunday al
ternoon arrives it is plain to see that
something is about to happen. Our
young man is fdgety aud non-com-
%municative, and cannot sit in n
place half q minute at a time. He
Is continually interviewing his watch,
and comparing it with the old eight
day clock in the corner. He looks in
the glass frequently, and draws his
forehead locks first back and then
forward, and combs them up and
pats them down, aud is unsatistied
with the effect throughout.
THE smell of white rose is pain
fully apparent. When he shakes out
his handkerchief, musk is perceptible.
His bouts shine like mirrors. There
is a faint odor of caraway seecs in
mis- breath when be yawns. He
smoothes his budding moustache
With affectionate little pats, and feels
his Invisible side whiskers continual
ly, to make sure they are still there,
a fact which is not established 10
outside observers by the sense or
sight. He tries on all his stock of
neck ties without finding what is just
the thing; and be has spasms of
brushing bis coat, that commence
with violence, and lasts till one grows
nervous for fear the b~rosdcloth will
never be able to stand it.
"If spoken TO suddenly, be starts
and bushes, and looks as guilty as if
be had been caught stealing some
thing; and directly one does not
speak to him, he goes bsek to the
deIightfal occupation Of staring at
nothing, and waiting for the hour
haHd 10 creep around to even. And
at seven be sets forth, clean and tidy
from top to tee, looking precisely as
if be had just stepped III OF "a band
box" And the rest you all know.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19
Baptism.

One Sunday morning the roads
aud lanes leading across Chimborazo
Park were filed with persons, white
aud black, male aud female, from the
grav-haired sire TO the infant in arms,
all hurrying in the direction of Gil
lies Greek to witness the great bap
tizing. BY ten O'Clock A. NJ at least
1000 persons had assembled on the
York River Railroad and h, sur.
rounding hills, aud the long linz Of
new converts, male and female, in
twos, arrived ca the ground and
stood on either side of the stream
males 90 one side and females on the
other. Tue females were dressed in
white, with white turbans around
their heads, and the msles, with
white shirts, and white handkerchiefs
around their heads, awaited patient
ly under the burning sun the arrival
Of their turn. After the singing of a
hymn aud a short prayer, the Rev.
Scott Gwaihmey, accompanied by
one of his deacons, Stepped down TO-
to the water and the bsptizing was
begun. The females were served
frst, and they were quickly opposed
of to make room for others 10 wait
ing. The men outnumbered the wo-
men. BY 1890 the ceremony was
over, and 233 persons bad been
immersed by one man The con-
verta for tire most part we're very
quiet and undemonstraiive, but &C.
casionally some manifestation of re-
ligious ieryor would break out 0le
old woman, a. least seventy years Of
age, walked on clutches, hJbbled to
the pool and was among those bap-
tized. She was taken in The arms of
a stalwart deacon and borne out 10
the dressing-rocm.