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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-24


This thing of fencing in farms is becom-
ing serious one.- 1t is expensive, and
. thsreis some talk of trying to do away
with it. II is said, by gentleman Of
Georgia, that one of the most serious
questions Of the day within the next
twenty years win be how to protect our
forests from absolute humiliation. We
haze such asrent country, and are such
young people, that we have been
wnstefnl with all our rssources-but
with none so wasteful as with our for
ssts. Annually, thousands OF acres of
Srees are y burned by fires, and no
one seems to think that any val
liable property is being consumed. And
see how we slash 1t down for ordinary
use. 1t takes 100 COO cords of wood a year
TO make our shoe-pegs,S alone, lasts and
boo. trees take $4,000 cords: 800, 200 cubic
feet Of the best pine, Involving the wastage
of much moro, is required for our lucifer
matches, and nearly 100000 cords are
used for the. making OF spools. There
are $4,000 telegraph poles in the country,
athird Of which must DO renewed annu-
ally. There are millions of cross-ties
that wear out rapidly, and the factories
for making the handles of tools use up
mcre-than milton or trees every year.
II may be said that the use of wood In
building houses has decreased by substi-
tuting brick, but IL must be remembered
that 1t takes about as much wood TO bake
tho brick As It would to fill their place in
building. The time viii come sooner
than we think when We shall feel the need
OF forests and OF trees so badly that the
old plantation fence may have to give
way to open helds protected by n fair
Law. In the meantime they have made a
lumber out Of pressed straw that answers
all purposes Of real lumber for dressing
the inside OF houses. The protection Of
timber Is assuming VAST Importance in
some OF the states. : Yesterday Senator
Cooper introduced bill 70 protect the
smber OF Texas.
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Special Local Notices.
AsSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that on the 18th day OF January, 1881, he
was by the county court ofTravis county,
Texas, appointed assignee ofJulius Levy
Il Co. las we'll firm as Individual estates0
said firm composed of Julius Levy, Henry
L. Levy and Joseph L. Levy.
JOHN o. JOHNSON.
AUSTIN, Feb. I, 1881. Assignee.
94febw2t
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Her dropping eyes, pale, haggard feat
ures, tOttering walk, detected melancholy
expression, excite or sympathy. Poor
frail woman Why don't some one act
the good samaritan by telling her that
ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs will cure her
rapidly and soundly. They are prepared
expressly for such ailings, and never fail
to cure.
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TWO ORGANS.

Regulate first the stomach, second the
liver; especially the first, 50 rs 20 perform
their functions perfectly and you will re-
move at least Observation-Disclosures OF all
the ills that mankind is heir 20. in this or
any other climate. Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will give perfectly healthy,
natural action TO these two organs,
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1t is said that Jay Gould viii establish
a great express company in this state, to
run in opposition to the Texas Express
company. The latter has had things its
own way here IN Texas since the war,
and no doubt Gould's Express, as he win
control large number of miles of rail-
road in the state, win prove formidable
rival, and cause much sorrow and grief
among the Texas Express managers. 3
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RUREETT's COCAINE,

TIE BEST HAIR DRESSING INTHE WORLD
: Burnett's Cocaine allays irritation, re.
moves NIL tendency TO dandruff, invigor.
ates the action of the capillarles in the
highest degree, and has earned a de-
served reputation for promoting the
growth and preserving the beauty of the
human hair: Ladies dressing their hair
elaborately for the evening will find that
IL imparts healthy natural gloss to the
hair, andwilf cause it to retain its shape
for hSszs.g sE- = -
BuRNETTs FLAvoRING EXTRACTS are
used and endorsed by the best hotels con.
fectioners and grocers tbrougho 1T the
country. They are perfectly pure.
fe16 deod4w4w4t
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1t is claimed that Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment is almost infallible in the cure
ofdiphtheria, pneumonia, influenza, bron-
chitIs, congestion of the lungs, and hard
dry coughs. This may all be true. We
know it will prevent diphtheria and that
il will cure the Group instantly.
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A CROSS BABY.-Nothing is so condu-
Give to mans remaining a bachelor as
stopping for one night at the house of a
married friend and being kept awake for
five or six hours by the crying of cross
baby. All cross and crying babies need
only Hop Bltters to make them well and
smiling. Young man, remember this
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MRS. PARTTNGTON SAYS.

Don't take any of the quack rostrums,
as they are rcgimental to the human els
tern; but put your trust in Hop Bitters,
which will cure general dilapidAtIon, cos
tive habits and alI comic diseases. They
saved Isaac from severe extract oftripod
fever. They are the ne pins unum ofmedi-
cines.
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It ia a foolish mistake to confound q
remedy of merit with the. quack medi-
eines now SO common. We have used
Parker's Ginger Tonic with the happiest
results for Rheumatism and Dyspepsia,
and when worn out by overwoFk, and
know 1t to be sterling health restOra-
tiYe.--T5mes, See advertisements,
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Shakespeare: There is nothing
| good or i'll, but thinking makes 1t so
Cicero: True glory takes roo
and even spreads; all false preten
ses, like flowers, fall to the ground
nor can any counterfeit last long.
Gaelic proverb: If the best mans
faults We're written on his forehead
it would make him pull his hat over
his eyes.
Beaumont and Fletcher:
There Is a method In mans wick edness:
It grows up by degrees. %
Lowell: Sentiment is intellectual
lied emotion, emotion precipitated,
as 1t were, in pretty crystals by the
| fancy.
Madame Swetchine: There are
times when il would seem as if God
fished with line, and the devil with
| net.
Anon: Friendship is impossible
between men of high social stand
ing and men in the lower walks of
life; very difficult between young
man and young woman; between
two beautiful women it Is but q
poetic fiction.
George Eliot: Worldly faces never
look so worldly as at funeral.
They have the same effect of graf
ing incongruity as the sound of q
coarse voice breaking the solemn
stiffness of night. r3-..
Theodore Cuyler: For a few brief
days the orchards are white with
blossoms. They soon turn to fruit
or else float away, useless and
wasted, upon the idle breeze. So
will it be with present feelings.
They must be deepened into deci-
sion or be entirely dissipated by
delay.
TX Marvel: Life, after all, is but q
bundle of hints, each suggesting pos
tive and actual development, but
rarely reaching it. And as recall
the hints, and in fancy trace them in
their Issues, am as truly dealing
with life as my life has dealt them
all 10 me. 81
Ouida: Solitudel sweet TO the
youth who first suffers; to the
youth who is halt-enamored and
,half-proud of the fangs that de-
your him; sweet to these. But
to the. man of the world,
to the man past his youth, to the
man whose last hope lie dead, with
his last joy and last passion-sOli-
tude would be but the gate TO the
mad-house. a..
Dickens; And how hard to grow
old and die, and think we might
have cheered and helped each other.
How hard in all our lives to love
each other; and grieve apart 10 see.
each other working, changing, grow
ing old and gray. Even il we GOT
the better of it, how hard to have
fuQ heart and live to have it slowly
drained out every drop. without the
recollection of one happy moment
ola woman's life to stay behind and
comfort us, and make us better. q
Milton: -." s,r cal
To reign lie worth ambition, though in'hsli
Better to reign In hell than serve In heaven.
Dickens: A silent look Of affcc-
ton and regard when all other eyes
arc turned coldly away-the con-
sciousness that we possess the sym
pathy and affection of one being /,
when all others have deserted us-is
hold, stay, a comfort, in. the
deepest affection, which no wealth
could purchase or power Bestow.
Longfellow: ......, -.
how in the turmoil Of life can love stand,
Where there is not one heart, and one mouth,
and one hand. .f-r- U.
Milton: I.. .r
The mind In he own place. and ipitself.
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aECOND DAY.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, February II, 1881.
Convention was called to order by the
president at 3 p. m.
Roll called; quorum present.
Governor Roberts, Acknowledgement
Jones, General f. W. James, Senator
stubbs, and other, distinguished citizens,
were present, all OF whom delivered
short and appropriate addresses.
The Committee on Needed Laws "
then made the following report:
Col. VIII Lambert, President Military
Conventions:
We, your committee on needed laws ).
beg leave to report that we recommend,
that the Legislature be petItioned to
appropriate the sum of $4,000 for the en-
forcement of article 1915, chapter 4, of the
Militia Law, which provides for an annual
encampment of the Volunteer Guards of
the State. and in furtherance of the
same would recommend thatth following
bill be presented to the Legislature.
WHEREAS, Article 1916, chapter 4, of
the Militia Law makes 1t imperative on
| the volunteer generals of the state to as
| semble in encampment once in each year;
and whereas no app ropriation has been
made for the same, therefore belt
Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand
| dollars be and is hereby appropriated for
the enforcement of article 1916, chapter 4,
Militia law, to be expended in accord
ance with such regulations as the Com
mander.in- Chief may prescribe.
+. l.. BRIDGES, Chairman.
The report was amended so as to read,
instead of militia Laws" "Revlsed
Civil Statutes" and was adopted.
n committee was appointed to draw up
the bill TO present to the Legislature and
ask its passage.
The following resolution was offered:
WHEREAS, By virtue Of the resignation
of Fleming W. James, vacancy has
been created in the office of major gene
raj !; therefore be IL 4,e 2
Resolved, That this convention do now
proceed to the election of major gene
raj Of the volunteer guards of this state,
to be recommended to the Governor for
appointments. p II. STEIN.
1t was moved to lay resolution on the
table, and IL was withdrawn:
a resolution OF thanks was voted to the
distinguished gentlemen who had sd-
dressed the meeting, and they were re-
quested 70 meet with the convention,
The following memorial was presented,
other reports are made. TIE following
was adopted:
Rssolrsd, That each delegate here. see
their Representatives and Senators, and
secure their support II possible, 10 the
bill which will be4ntroduced In the Leg.
islatnre for the beneft Of the volunteer
HANNA, Johnston Guards.
MEMORIAL TO TEE SEVENTEENTH LEG
IsLATURE. 20 = &.
To the Members of the Senate and House
OF Representatives. of the State of Tex
as. IN the Legislature assembled:
4 ~ We, the representatives OF the yoiurf.
nnteer guards OF the State of Texas. In
convention assembled, this Seventeenth
day Of February, 1881, Wishing no compen-
sation for ourttme and trouble, unless in
actual service Of the state, desiring oniy
to be secured against personal outlay;
be necessary to the ORGANIZATION ana
reservation Of the s1ats militia, voulS
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ENGLIsH FEMALE BITrERs

ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs are intended
or you g girls as well as married ladies,
who have by some exposure, become ir-
regular, pale and feeble, with headache.
leIcorrhoea, pain In the side and back,
plling of the womb, or female weak
L sses, or excuses. Its use strengthens
and tones the stomach, inyigorates the
nerves, imparts iron to. the blood, cor
rects all uterine action and removes all
unnatural Instructions. =,
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THOUSANDS USE I'll, why HEsITATEG

JOY ToTHE WORLD WOMAN Is FREEl
Among the many discoveries looking to
the happiness and amelioration of the hu-
man race, none is entitled to higher con-
sideration than DIR. j. Bradfield's Female
Regulator, "W oman's Best Friend" By
it woman Is emancipased from numberless
ills peculiar to her sex. Before its magic
power all irregularities of the womb van
ish. 1t cures whites, and suppression of
the s'menses," removes uterine obstT1lc-
lions, strengthens the system, braces the
nerves and p1rifies the blood, as thou
sands of women will testify. 49,.
TOWNSVILLE, Ga, June %, 1877.
1 have been selling Bradfeld's Female
Regulator for years, 1t continues popular
AN evidence of its being all that is
claimed for it. can recall instances in
which 1t afforded relief after all the usual
remedies had failed.
SD. CAssELs, Druggist.
DIR. j. Bradfeld, Prop, ATLANTA, Ga.
Price S1.50 per bottle. Sold by all. Drug
gists and DR.. J. j. Tobin and D. Samostz
Wholesale Agents, Austin. Texas.
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lIustrsted nIarrIage Guioo go nae

Illustrated Marriage Guide, eco pages, cloth
and gilt binding, 90 cents; same in paper
covers, % cts. Manhood. 10 cents; Woman.
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, 3 enthusiastically
sealed, by wall. Send money o. postage
stSmps. DIR. WHIfpE R, .th great specialist,
6l7 st. Charles Street. Ct. JSouis. Mo. .
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HUNDREDS of men, women and children
rescued from beds of pain, sickness and
almost death and made strong and hearty
by Parker's Ginger Tonic are the best
evidences in the world of its sterling
worth. You can find these in every COM
munity. Post. See advertisement.
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We will wager years subscription
that 25-cent package of Sheridan's Con-
dition Powders contains more pure ingre-
dients and cost more money than a bushel
Of any kind put up in large packs. Sheri-
dams powders are absolutely pure
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When lips receive rosy flush,
And teeth become dazzling white,
Beneath the efforts of the brush, '' .r
When SOZODONT is used Alright;
The mouth becomes sweet, pure and
warm.
And the fresh breath an odorous- charm.
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Thus talks an Old farmer about
his boys: "From sixteen to twenty
they knew more than / did; at
twenty-five they knew rs much; at
thirty they were willing to hear what
[ hal to say; at 'thirty-fiye they
asked my advice; and l think when
they get to be forty they will ac-
knowledge that the old man does
know something"
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Many lose their beauty from the han
falling or fading, Parker's Hair Balsam
supplies necessary nourishment, prevents
falling and grayness and is an elegant
dressing. 'sa'
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We have q speedy and positive cure
for eatarrh. diphfhei1a, canker mouth and
head ache, in Shfioh-s Crarrh Remedy.
A nasal injector free With each bottle.
Use II IT you desire health and sweet
breath. Price so cts. Sold by Oscar
Samostz. druggist, Congress Avenue and
: 49, --eeet, Austin. Texas.
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Halls Balsam, the standard remedy for
coughs, colds and consumption, for sale at
Wholesale and retail an Grabsm's drug
store. SOL.
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Mis"el aneous Advertisements.
Ladies

Do you want q pure, bloom
ing Complexion? IF so, a
few applications Of Hagan's
MAGNOLIA BALM will graf
ny You to your hearts CON
tent. 1t does away with Sal
I0wness, Redness, Pimples,
BlOtches, and all diseases and
imperfections of the skin. 1t
Overcomes the flushed appear
ance Of heat, fatigue and ex-
citement. Itmakes q lady OF
THIRTY appear but TWEEN
TY; and so natural, gradual,
and perfect are its effects,
that IL Is impossible to detect
its application.
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The following from the San Antonio
EpPrsss viii be found of interest. Austin
has always claimed to be perched above
the gulf something sover six hundred
feet, but from the following IL seems we
are not quite so high. Through the kind
ness Of the gentleman In charge of the
engineers Office ofthe International rail-
way, the reporter Is enabled to give some
figures, taken from the profile OF the road
between this city and Austin, indicating
the attitudes of different points. The
ngures will undoubtedly be surprising to
many. The Austin bridge. over the Col
orado, on level with the streets of the
Capitol Is 476 feet above the gulf. About
four miles from Austin, the country rises
to 6T4 feet. Manchacs station is 7O5; San
Marcos, $50; New Braunfels, 846; and San
Antonio 651 feet above the sea level.
The highest point on the route is Co.
manche peak, 10 miles north OF this city,
where the altitude Is 966 feet. or our feet
more than twice the height of Austin.
San Antonio is It's feet above Austin.p
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Hou- stephen II. Dardep, late Comp
froller, having determined to engage IN
abe land business, Engaged an office from
Mr.Brusggerhotf. The. latter gentleman
retained the key for few days in order, as
he said, 10 have the room brushed up"
etc. On Monday, Mr.. Darden obtained
the key and proceeded 10 the room for the
purpose of ascsrtsining, what furniture
would be needed, little dreaming of the
agreeable surprise in store for him. Upon
opening the door, he was astonished to
mud the room nicely csrpeted, handsome
bookcase, rocking chair and other appro-
pirate office furniture, all tastefully ar
ranged, and which:was placed there by un-
known hands. The factleaked out, how
ever, and reached the ears of our reporter,
that the adornments TO the room
we're n present from the clerks of
the Comptroller's office, aud intended as
q slight token of the esteem in which
their late chief was held by them.
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swifEs 9. specific cures scronals, Msr
sRAA S~son, old sorss, " ssg f1.qsrhy
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Parker's Tar Soap Is unrlvaled as a
reWpdy for chsppsd hands. For sale yb
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PRESCRIPTION FRER!

For the speedy cure of semlnaI weaknes,
1857 manhood. and all disorders brought o..
~ excuses, sxpnSures, or indiscretIons
Most druggists hive the Ingredients. Pam
R9eleet so1,1 Marriage And eellbacy; sspages.
spermatorrhpa, IInp6I6ncy, &c, so pagea
) cents each. We cure all forms Of conrens
ital rnalformatlons Nc moderate charges.
ST. e htS2gg u. SbdG2IggiR AT iNsIlTUJE,
chartered by the State of MISSOURI, 10
AFFORD radical, speedy, scientific and positive
cures.-Baths, Electricity, all modern appli.
ances, and the beat surgical and medical
1l1ll.. Medicines sent everywhere.
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Local and Other Matters.

Mr.. Doxey, living few miles from the
city, called At the STATESMAN Office yes
terday. aud in commenting on the present
winter says IL is very similar to that OF
1851. He says that in the winter oil oil
there was snow four inches deep, which
remained ON the ground for upwards ofa
week. He also Puts that year down as q
very dry one, tho dryest perhaps since
1910, with the exception of 1879. 90
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For very uttls money you can buy any
tset q vAss yde mi d Nty4n9.
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Last Sunday afternoon. as Mrs. Alb.
Cook, Jr., aud her three children, accom-
panied by Mr.. Arthur Terrell, were re-
turning home from visit to friends on
the other side of the river, the horse at
tached TO the buggy in which they were
at the time, became fractions, and during
MIR. Terrell's efforts TO restrain the ami
mai, one of the reins broke, thus pulling
the horse suddenly around and overturn-
ing tAe buggy. Mrs Cook, In her efforts
TO shield her children from harm. re-
Seived some rather severe bruises, For
tunately, and ut the same time miracu-
Iously, no one else of the party was in
the least injured. The buggy was rather
badly smashed. .-.
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s. s. 8; CURES Pl%pIss, Boil,, or any
6isssss arising nom inquire blood.
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There is at the cellar saloon, just across
the Avenue from the STATESMAN. office,
quite curiosity in the shape of a-well,
hanged If we know what to call 1t. 1t
was found imbedded in the earth on
Onion creek, in this county, and If the
supposition be correct that it is the tusll
and part Of the jaw bone of some huge
animal, which lived in days gone by, the
said animal must indeed have been a
monster in size.
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= Late Monday evening an aged white
man attempted suicide, near the railroad,
by cutting his arm with razor. He was
taken in charge by the police aud carried
10 the station house, where he received
medical Rttenti on from DIR. Smith. The
wound, which was severe one was
sewed up and properly dressed, after
which the unlortunE.e man was convey
ed to the hospital. He gave his name as
Charles Wilson, aged seventy years. but
positively refused to enIighten any one as
TO the cause of the rash attempt at self
destruction, except to say that IL. was
: caused by disappointment and trouble.
He pr ofesses to be from San Antonio.
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Last Sunday afternoon the little child
about four years of age, of Mr.. Rooney
living near the Central depot, was very
seriously injured by. a vicious cow. 1t APP
pears that the child was playing In 'hC
street, when the COW, approaching,
caught the little fellow ON her horns and
tossed him in the air. The horn of the
furious beast entered the child's mouth.
making very painful and severe wound.
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FiaainE Taokle.

.RepairIpg aud furnishing for guns
iepecfalty. He win .guarahtee as good
work as scientific mechanism can pro
duce. Call al see him. au29dAw1y
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The following is the official report of
the Indian fight that occurred on the 10Th
of last month in the Sierra Diablo range Of
mountains: