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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

THE cheapest aud best boots and
shoes can be found at Martin s. Sons.
No more high prices. Everything re-
duced so Low that the poorest can buy
whilst the rich can save money. Cali
and see.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

Parents will do we'll to remember
that Martin s. Son have the most select
and cheapest school shoes in the city,
all of which are custom-made and will
be sold lower than ever.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

p. DRCoRDovA, notary public and
United States Commissioner. Partlcu.
lar attention paid to taking interroga-
tories. o61y.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

LoUTHER's ssponaceo is guaranteed
to give instant relief in bruises, scaldss
and insect bites, and viii cure ulcers
and chronic sores Of every vsnety. For
sale q Tobias drug store.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

Fl. B. BARNHART, attorney at law
and notary public, Office with Johns
& Spence. Will practice in all the
courts at Austin. desc If
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

REED's Gilt Edge Tonic Is . whole
come stimuiAnt and its quality Is guar
anteed.
Mcdaniel & CO., sole agents. Aus
tin, Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

TRy the "Oar Mandy" and 81. NJ.
L." Havana filled cigars at five cents
each. For sale by ]. w. Graham.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

QuERY-'sWhy will men smoke CON-
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mar
burg Bros. Seal Of NortA Cardiac at
the same pricei" feb91 cody
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

Mr.. CARL MAYER, the jeweIer, in
vites the public to call and see hiur at
his new place of business, the old
clock corner.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

ToBN's Essence Bouquet Cologne is
uperior to AtwOod's and equal to Fs-
Ina. Try it and be convinced. mar4tf
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

A LARGE lot of cigars just received az
j. w. Grsham's drug store.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

RKED's Gilt Edge Tonic builds up all
who have been reduced and weakened
by sickness.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

WHITE Sulphur Spring water for sale
at j. w. Graham's drug store.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

REED's Gilt Edge Tonic purifies the
blood, restores the appetite and slim
ulates the digestion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

JANIS MARTIN sells the best and
cheapest boots and shoes in the city.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

REKD's Gilt Edge Tonic is . mild
corrective, and its purity and favor are
guaranteed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

CANARY SEED at Graham's drug store.
Two pounds for 25c.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09
Austin markel Quotations.

Butter, 20 c. Eggs, Size.
Grain. Corn, 75c. Oats,
Bright, 45c. Wheat, 500 Fod-
der, $3.50 per hundred. Hay, $1.s5
Chickens, $3.50 per dozen. Po-
tatoes-Sweet, $l.00 per bushel. Irish,
$3.50 per barrel.
Hides, dry flint 8 to Ice.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

uae1srs' BEST medicine, only ave
e doss, :, eFshan's drug s.On.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09

GKN. SnKRxAs is again making
speeches in Ohio.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09
bLOUh.

Flour made from new wheat
at the Austin City Mills
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Judging Draft Horses.

A good draft horse must possess strong
vital organs, which fact is usually indicated
by the form and relative size of the trunk
His joints and legs must be strong and per-
feet free from curbs and spavins, the skin ".
ing close and firm to hard and elastic cords,
with an entire absence of "beef'' upon those
parts; the feet should be large, neither flat
nor mule-shaped, the horn hard and elastic
but not brittle. The bottom of the foot
should be examined to see that it possesses
the desired concave appearance and that the
frog does its work perfectly because it is in
the feet that our heavy draft horses are most
VIGOROUSLY defective. The principal reuus-
lite of a good draft horse is, good size made
up without q superabundance of fat but to
this must be added docility, soundness and
endurance. Given all the valuable qualities
above described in perfection, and then the
more of action and stylehe possesses the bet
ter. He may be very nearly perfect in all
respects, and yet be too small to be classed as
first-class draft horse. On the other hand
he may weigh a ton, but if the weight be
made up mainly of fat, or if he be ill-temper-
ed, unsound, or lacking in endurance, his
value is materially lessened. He NAV possess
all the points enumerated and yet be so de-
flcient in energy, and SO heavy and sluggish
in his movements as to come far short of
perfect draft horse When called upon to
act as judge in this class, the intelligent
horseman will give due prominence to all
these points, and will not be deceived by
mere measurement or weight the true test
being the comparative adaptation of the ami
nal to perform the work which pertains to
the class in which it is shown.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Sheet Stealing i'm India.

A gentleman was once travelling through
the Soonderbuns in native boat, that is to
say, a boat surr!ounted by mat-constructed
cabin. 1t was December. and as the cold
north wind came oozing in through the mat
ting, he drew his blanket over him on getting
into bed. He awoke earlier than usual the
next morning, feeling very cold, and wonder
ing at the large amount of morning light that
prevailed his cabin. To his dsmay he found
not only that he was blanketless, and that a
hole two feet square had been cut in the
mating, and that the sheet on which he had
lain was no longer ON the bed. The infer
ence was clear that he had had nocturnal
visitor Hehad heard stories of sheet lifting
before; but not till now, that he had himself
been successfully practiced upon, did he be-
lieve that the feat could be accomplished
The scoundrel who covets the sheet under
you approaches your bedside armed with a
feather, with which he gently tickles your
ear. Accustomed as you are to the buzz of
mosquitoes-which, by the way, have q no.
table penchant for singing in ones's ears--you
only fidget in your sleep, and turning on
your side, press the ear that has been oper-
ated on on the pillow Immediately the one
half of the sheet thus released is rolled up
lengthwise close under your back The
feather is then again cautiously applied to
the exposed car: you turn once more, and
the other half OF the sheet is released. One
more tickle adroitly administered, disengages
the sheet altogether, and the rascal no doubt
inwardly chuckles as he leaves you to your
slumber
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Cultivation of the Sugar Beet.

Professor c. A. Goessman chemist to the
Massachusetts State Board of agriculture, has
made very searching inquiry into the in.
fiuence of various fertilizers on the sugar
beet. A piece of land upon the college farm,
two hundred and eighty-seven feet long and
one hundred and tifty-seven feet wide, con-
sisting of brown sandy loan, which had
been well fertilized with stable manure two
seasons before, was divided into six plots of
equal size. Each lot was separately MANFRED,
and all manures were applied at the same
time, about two weeks before planting the
seeds. These plots ran from east to west,
and the various kinds of sugar beets were
planted in rows north and south, thus pass
Ing through all the plots, treated with differ
uent fertilizers. Plot No. received no fertili-
ger; No. received crude potassium sulphate,
three hundred pounds per acre; No. 3 was
treated with kainite and superphosphatc,
three hundred pounds per acre; No. 4 was
manfred with blood guano, containing pot
ash, twelve hundred pounds per acre; No.
received blood guano without potash, twelve
hundred pound per acre; No. was treated
with fresh horse manure, fourteen tons per
acre. -Four different kinds of seed were used
The author gives tabulated statement of the
percentage of beet sugar for each plot and
each kind of beet, as follows:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

BONE Dust AS general rule when
American farmers use bone dust they apply
too small quantity to show decisive results.
Thus, in improving pasture, hundred
pounds or SO might not show much good re-
suit, because the growth being removed daily
the increase is not readily recognized Only
think, ifa pasture season be considered one
hundred and fifty days, then ton increase of
feed per acre is but about thirteen pounds a
day over an acre. In England, where bone
manuring is in favor, large quantities are used
with advantage. Prof Tanner recommends
bone dust, applied at the rate of one ton per
acre in the autumn, for the improvement of
grass lands.-!Scieatifc Farmer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

grammar lesson was a decided failure. Invent
home from school her way that day, taking
care that the other scholars should not sus-
pect my motives.
When came in sight of her, she was stand
ing motionless by the roadside, attentivey
watching yellowjacket buzzing for sweets
in the heart of n white Canada thistle.
Years after, when miles and miles away
from that spot, / could shut my eyes of a hazy
October afternoon, with o'clock sun dip
ping toward the tree tops, and see little girl,
lovely as the blush Of sunset gazing pensiYely
at bee upon common roadside flower
"Did it sting you p' asked assuming
very sympathetic air.
No; bees never sting me, and I've watch
ed them dance on the thistle heads all sum-
mer."
-" did not know that you loved them
Most girls are afraid of bees"
Yes; but l am not"
She turned from the rank patch of thistles
and slowly resumed her walk homeward
When we came to the lane where our paths
separated she put up her little arms to be taken
and and kissed before leaving me, as she said ito
BE good to yourself, Eddie, and next win
ter, if any little lonely Adelinas come cold and
frightened to the old red school house yonder,
be kind to them as you were to me-"
Something choked in my throat, and could
not say word, but | kissed her more than
once, and after she had slipped from my arms
and was twenty rods away l sat down and
cried like baby, because l was never to sec
Adelina again.
1t was not long before the rumor was rife
in the neighborhood that Mrs. Lagrange had
married middle aged millionaire, and that
the young widow and her child had found
new protector in place of the one death had
taken from them
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Management of n Colt.

horse can be broken to stand for one to
get into the carriage in this way First and
always be gentle. Only nervous. exctablc
horses have such tricks, and whipping makes
them crazy Harness the horse, but at first
leave the carriage in the barn. Tie cord
around one fore foot pass the other end over
the girth. Take up the foot first with your
hand, but once up hold it there with the cord;
then drop the foot and lead him a few steps,
and at the word whoa stop him; at the
same time draw up the foot with the cord
In short time you can walk behind him,
driving by the reins, and bring him to a
stand by the word and che cord Now hitch
him to strong wagon, and hold up the foot
by the cord; or better, if you have man
with you at first, let him hold up the foot
while you get into the wagon and draw up
on the cord. When you are ready to start,
slacken the cord and drive on, holding it all
the time in your hand. He will soon learn
that you are his superior. A horse disposed
to rear or kick can Gf young horse) be bro.
ken by tying the cord to hind foot and
passing it over the girth, tying the other end
around the under jaw Gt should never be
drawn tight around the foot or jaw, giving
ing just length enough for the horse to take a
reasonable step. | have broken the worst
kicker | ever saw in this way.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
The POstman of the Desert.

The village of Damer, which lay almost at
my feet, is the point at which the Arabs ex-
press courier, after n nine days and nights
journey across the deserts, delivers up his
mail. The wild Bcdouin who performs this
dangerous, solitary and fatiguing Journey en-
tiers the two centres of Eastern civilization,
between which he furnishes means of COM
munication. For him the fragrant gardens
and well-stocked bazaars of Damascus have
no attraction; or perhaps he fears that he
might be seduced by them, and avoids the
temptation Be that as it may, he stops on
the verge of the desert, at either end of his
route, and swings on his little dromedary to
and fro over its arid wastes, catching such
snatches of rest as he may at the scattered
cases and widely-separated wells where he
stops to refresh his camel With the coppery
sky scorching him by day and the changeless
blue above him at night, rarely knowing the
shelter even of an Arab te4t, carving with
him the dates and rice sufficient to last him
for his journey, exposed to perils from thirst
and sand storms and predatory Arabs, to
whom the fleet animal he rides is sore
temptation, he is, without doubt, the most
bizarre and exceptional postman in existence.
One wonders whether he really ever fathom-
cd the mysteries of his occupation, or found
out why he should thus be kept constantly
oscillating between the opposite margins of
the desert with bag; whether he knows
what is in the bag, or, if he does can he form
any conception why people in Damascus
should dare to know what people are doing
in Bagdad, for he can neverhave experienced
the sensation of wanting either to receive or
to send a letter. 1t is probably with a con-
siderable feeling of scorn and contempt that
he ministers to this morbid craving for i'm
parting and receiving useless information -
Then again, what opportunities for profound
reflection he enjoys. Rarely exchanging a
word with his fellow-man, yet constantly
battling with hidden dangers-always on the
alert, and yet never varying the eternal mon
otony of sky and desert-the mystery of exis
tence must present the problems which civil
ization has failed to fathom in an entirely
new light to him. forever perched on the
back of n dromedary.-B aoood's Magazine
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

A DELICATE PosITIoN.--A man was accus-
ed of having stolen pair of pantaloons.--
There were several witnesses, but the evidence
was meagre, and so the accused was acquitted.
He was told that he could go, but he remain
ed. His lawyer, to whose successful defence
he mainly owed his liberty, limited that he was
free to depart but still he staid. There be-
ing no more cases to be heard, the court was
getting empty, when the lawyer, getting inn
patient, asked, with some asperity, why lie
didn't go. The innocent, injured man whis-
pered in his ear q" The fact is, sir, did not
like to move before the witnesses had left the
Court"
"Why SOP"
Because, sir, have got on the the panta-
looms that stole"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
IL PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
2netical.
DEATH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.


BY FATHER A. j. RYAN.
Waileth a woman, "Oh my Godr'
A breaking heart in broken breath
A hopeless cry DER her heart-hopes death
Can words catch the chords of the. winds that wal
When loves last lily lies dead in the vale?
Let her alone
Under the rod
With the infinite moan
OF her soul for God.
All, song you may echo the sound of pain,
But you never may shrine,
-. In vorse or limo, ...
The pang of the heart that breaks in twain.
Waleth woman, "Oh! my Godr
Wind-driven waves with no hearts that ache,
Why do your passionate pulses throb?
No lips that speak, have We souls that sob?
We carry the cross, ye wear the crest,
We have our God, and ye your shore,
Whittier We rush in the storm to rest;
We have the haven of holy prayer
And we have Hope-have we despair?
For storm-rocked waves ye break evermore,
Adown the shores and along the years,
In the whitest foam of the saddest tears,
And we, as ye, oh waves, gray waves!
Drift over a sea more deep and wide,
For we have sorrow and we have death,
And we have only the tempeSts breath,
But we have God when heart oppressed
As calm and beautiful shore of rest.
Oh, waves! sad waves how you flowed between
The crownless Prince and the exiled Queen!
Waileth woman, "Oh my Godr
Her hopes are withered, her heart is crushed,
For the Love of her love is cold and dead,
The Joy of her Joy hath forever fled;
A starless and pitileSs night hath rushed
On the Light of her life, and far away.
In an Afric wild, lies her poor dead child
Lies the Heart of her heartfelt her alone,
Under the rod,
With her infinite moan,
Oh my God!
He was beautiful, pure and brave;
The brightest grace
OF a royal race;
Only his throne Is but grave;
Is there fate in flames?
Is there doom in names2
All what did the cruel Zulu spears
Care for the Prince or his mothers tears?
What did the Zulu's ruthless lance
Care for the Hope of the future France?
Crieth the Empress. "Oh! my SOM"
He was her own and her only one;
She had nothing to give him but her love;
Twas kingdom enough on earth,-Aboye
She gave him an infinite faith in God =
Let her cry--her cry
Over her own and only one;
All the glory is gone, is gone
Into her broken-hearted sigh.
Moaneth a mother "Oh my chdv'
And who can sound that depth of woe?
Homeless, throneess, crowness, now
She bows her sorrow wreathed brow
$50 Fame and all its granders go)
Let her alone,
Beneath the rod,
With her infinite moan,
Oh my God
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

TO cure kicking cow take strap or
small rope and draw it tightly around the
cow just forward of the bag, she will find that
il is impossible for her to raise one foot high
enough to kick over pail. This is gentle
yet sure cure for kickers. High temper and
blows never cure vicious cow.-L0unt,y
Gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

And how does Charlie like going to
school" kindly inquired good man Of the
little six-year-old boy, who waited with tin
can in hand the advent of another v. II
like goin' well 'nough," replied the embryo
statesman, ingenuously, "but don't like stay
In after / git there"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12

''Thc influence of fresh stable manure in
the first veal" says the author, "is too strik-
ing to be passed over without recognizing
its decidedly injurious character. Even a
light. sandy loan cannot entirely destroy its
peculiar reaction on the composition of the
roots"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Farmers' Column.
speed the PIOar.o

1--WE would be pleased to have, every week, for
this column, articles of practical nature from
the farmers of the county
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-12
Holman S Liver Ague Pad
AND
Medical AbsOrptive Foot and Body PIas-
ters and Absorption Salts for Mcdi.
Gated Foot Baths.

Medical AbsOrptive Foot and Body PIas-
tcrs and Absorption Salts for Medi.
Gated Foot Baths.
THESE REMEDIES, which are the sole expo-
l. nents of the CURE BY ABSORPTION have
been proved the cheapest and most effectuai rem
edy for al Diseases arising from Malaria or dis
ordered Stomach or Liver and it is wcll-known
fact that nearly all the diseases that attack the
human body can be traced directly or Indirectly
to these two organs.
1t is known by actual experience that every
disease that attacks the youth or adult of both
sexes can be acted on in a satisfactory and perma
nenu manner by the HOLMAN LIVER PAD COM
PANY'S REMEDIES.
sBD Numberless cases, finally acknowledged to
be beyond the reach of medicine, have been saved
under the mild action of these Remedies alone
The Remedies are sent by mail, postpaid, on re-
celpt OF price,, except the Salt, which is sent by
express at purchasers expense. ~
~ The public are earnestly cautioned ouoinst
limitations and spurious articles.
Descriptive Price List,
REGULAR PAD-S2.OO; Incpent Diseases, first
e,,,c,, stages Chills and Fever, etc.
SfEClAL PAD-S3OO; Chronic Liver and Stom-
,,,, ach Disorders and Malaria.
or and Chill Cake.
INFANT PAD-Sl5O; Preventive and Cure of
cholera lnfantum and SUM-
mer Complaints.
,...... ! Auxiliares for Ner-
BODY PLASTERS-5O cts. vOus and Circulative
MOON TROUBLES, throwing
FOOT pair-5Octs. off Instructions and
removing pains.
" Auxiliary for Colds,
ABSORPTION SALT-One Sick Headache
box, 2c; boxes, Sl.25. Numbness of Ex-
tremities, etc.
For further information as to diseases reached
by the Pad and its AuXiliaries consult our pam
phet. Address
Daily Republican., 1879-06-12
second baptist tAnnfversary.

The Add anniversary of the Second
Baptist Sunday School, last evening,
was we'll attended. Mr.. S. II. Kemp,
Superintendent, presided. Agnes Ogle
and Florence Hrst acted as organist,
Ferd' Fullmer and young lady acted
as pianists, whilst M. l.. Lichten stein
was musical director.
The exercises consisted of recitations,
singing and responsive readings. The
presentation of floral emblems by classes
was very interesting. The Secretary's
report was encouraging. A number Of
scholars had embraced religion, and
had been baptised. Six scholars had
died during the year.
The Treasurer reported that $44s.32
had been received for home use,
and 1897 92 for the missionary cause.
Three girls and two boys received tesla.
ments for learning the golden text for
each Sabbath. Miss Ogle received a
gold pen, and Mr.. Lichtenstein received
a resolution of respect in frame as to-
kens of regard. The pastor and mum
erous officers and teachers received
handsome bouquets.
Rev. Mr.. Macarthur was present, and
delivered brief address.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-12
Eastern Shore Peach CrOp.

MEssRs. G. W. VERNON & SoNs:-
Dear Srs:-On the eve ofgoiug to Snow
Hill when your request came, l take
the earliest opportunity since my re.
turn home to respond thereto.
The orchards of this county gave
promise of overbearing: till within a
week or two past; the shedding has
been so rapid and heavy Covering the
ground after every considerable rain and
windy that now the trees are not toe
full by any means.
There are none to spare, Think, al
present, but if the curculio stops right
now, and no new or further disaster
come upon the fruit and trees our crop
will be good one, probably as full as
we could wish for the finest size and
quality OF fruit.
Strawberries have been light, cher
ries have rotted, peaches are diseased,
raspberrles will be a small crop on &C.
count Of the severity Of the winter and
the unfriendly spring, and, consider
ing all this, there is not to much con
fidence in the holding on of the peach
to maturity, though the outlook is fair
over all the lower half of this peninsula,
Yours very truly, l. L. ADKINS.