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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
Our western Perambulator.
CANT FINLEY, March II. 1881


CANT FINLEY, March II, 1881.
Editor Statesman:
We are now in large pasture
owned by q company in the city Of
Philadelphia. Our camp is located
on Lake creek, a stream Astounding
in small water holes ranging from
one-half 10 q mic apart, affording
for the major part of the year an
ample supply of water for stock.
This company now have about
two thousand of improved stock
stock and probably the lar
gest stock of their kind in this cOun-
try. The stock men Of Western
Texas are not fully persuaded that
the better qualities OF graded stock
in the end are the most profitable
to handle. This j. like many
| other Improvements. 1t remains
an open question with may Of the
inhabitants whether orr railroads
are an Improvement over the old
fashioned mode OF doing things with
oxteams and Mexican brUad-Wheel-
ed carts. We are but the creatures
of habit, and once The mind is fully
convinced il seems almost as true as
the magnetic needle to the North
Pole. A comparison of the i'm
proved stock alongside of the
general stock of this coun'r y, would
be like an offer for one of us to Sc
lect whether we, if going to a neigh
boring city, would select the stage
coach TO the locomotive, with the
cost one and the same. The day is
not far distant when this cou airy
will be to Texas, what the blue grass
region is to Kentucky, the center of
one of the finest stock regions on
the continent.
The eXtention of the international
to Laredo, and the Sunset either TO
Eagle Pass or Bracket will settle the
question for rapid settlement of this
part of the country. The large range
of rich pasture lands is richly set
with the most nutritious of grasses,
and unoccupied save by deer, ante
lope, wild horses and few
scattered herds of wild cattle, that
have not beeIl captured and comes
ticated by the few scattered herds
men. The far-seeing capitalist if
once introduced TO this rich and
rare opportunity for investment
would AT once invest, and large for
tunes would he as certainly
made as were investments in the
wide prairies of the northwest.
From the pushing out of our pres
emf system of railways, these coun-
ties will he opened. and i'll few
years they will swarm with an active
and Industrious people.
The stock in the Finley pasture
will compare faVorably with like
grades grown elsewhere. The
acreage of this pasture is about
thirty thousand 1t is FINELY water
ed and timbered, sufficiently 50 to
protect stock from the winter
winds and amply supplying them
with the finest of water during the
dryer seasons of the year. The soil
is largely Diversified, Astounding in
great pools of water. and with
glades of thick and ric! grasses for
the severer seasons of the year.
The climate is mild and dry, so
much so US to cure the grasses,
rendering them equal to the better
qualities of Northern hay for the
winter use. The general character
OF the country is largely the same,
though the country lying along the
river 'has many advantages over the
lands lying,as this pasture does, near
the Nueces river. DELTA.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
ISAAC MORROW,

white man, and he was arrested late
yesterday evening by Officer Sublett who
found him at beer drinking establish
ment out about three miles from town.
Certain remarkable and mysterious move
ments of this individual early yester.
day morning convinced the officers
that something was wrong and he
was placed in custody. On searching
him the officer found two dollars and Il
handkerchief. The latter is red with ii
white border and is very dirty. There
are spots on 1t, some of them very large,
which have every appearance of being
caused by blood. When arrested the Of
ficer states he was considerably excited,
d on searching him was extremely
10th TO give up the handkerchief, and
once snatched ii from his hand.
MrsDayis was well known in the city and
county, and at one time was promising
lawyer, but he gave up the profession
and for number of years has been farm
ing his place, being about six miles from
town. At one time he was member of
the legislature, being elected in Bastrop
county. He was quiet inoffensive man,
and he was evidently murdered for the
few dollars he was supposed TO have had
abous him.
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Isy Univer.~I Aceoud.

AYkR 8 CATnARrIC PIi-LS ths nssi Of !
p Iryat.vss for family use. They are thr W
duct OF lOug, tahoriOue, and -ucces sful cheYnics
Investigations. and their Extensive use. by phv
scians In their practice, an by all civilizd NJ
tions pTOves hem the he's, snd mott effectus
purgative Pill thni ed cal science can device
Bsihy purely vege abl no hsrRi car arlse from
mir use In intrirric value and curative pow
other Fllis can b. coIlOarcd with them
and every person showing their virtues, Vii
mploy hem when needed. They keep tn,
yStem IN Perfect order. aud maintain 10 heal
thy action the Who'll. machinery Of 20. Mid
searching and efectnnl fnev are specially
adapted 10 thr needs ~ the digestive appsrAiB
IeranPemeni- of which they prevent and cure
u timely taken. .ThrY are the hest and ssfee
physic 10 employ FOR children and weakened
constitutions. where mild, hut efeetual ca
thartict IL required
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

During q recent congress OF
aurists in Italy a Heidelberg pro-
fessor said that experience had con-
WINGED him of the importance of ex-
aiming the organs of hearing OF
engineers and firemen on locomo.
tives, both before appointing them
and every two years or so while in SER
vice. The sense of hearing becomes
impaired from various, causes, and
often without the knowledge of the
person suffering from it. Defects in
this sense are not less dangerous
than olor-blindness and sometimes
more difficult to discover.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The Legislature of Arkansas has
passed an act which not only pre-
vents the carrying, but provides that
any person who shall barter or OK
change or otherwise dispose of, or in
any manner furnish to any person
any dirk or bowie knife, sword or
spear in cane, brass or metal
knuckles, or pistol Of any Kind, ex-
cept such IA are used i'll the army or
navy of the United States, known
as the navy pistol, or any kind of
cartridge for any pistol, or any per-
son who shall keep any such arms or
cartridges for sale, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeaHor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The taxes due by firm must be
paid out of the partnership funds,
though the firm has been dissolved.
If the assessment is excessive, appli-
cation must be made for an abate-
ment. In Oliver VS.. Lynn, The Su-
preme Court of Massachusetts de-
cided, in January. Judge Morton de-
livering the opinion, that s.fOr the
purpose of taxation the firm con-
tinues to exist until it's affairs are
wound up, or until the firm proper
ty is disposed of" and he added
that if the assessment is too great,
the only remedy was to seek an
abatement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

A lady of our acquaintance has been in
quite feeble health for many years--with
some complaint peculiar to the sex-be-
came feeble and emaeiated-lOst her APP
petite-was melancholy-sleeples
and fretful. Many years of suffering in
dictated that all medicines were II failure.
There had been spent over three hundred
dollars, without relief. Some one suggest
ed the use of DR.. Dromgoole's ENGLISH
FEMALE BITTERs, as it was not Il patent
nor a secret remedy. 1t was used, and
seven bottles effected a cure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Copies and limitations are acknowledge
ments of the superior merits and excel
lence ofthe genuine article. Worthy and
valuable articles are what the frauds are
committed against and is proof of high
estimation, very flattering to the origina-
tors, but very dangerous and Improbable
to the consumer and demoralizing to the
dealer. Beware ofcounterfeits and that
you only get the genuine Simmons Liver
Regulator, in white wrapper, withe the
red u on the face and signature on side OF
j. Fl. Zeilin & Co., who have stopped five
different practical imitators of this valu-
able medicine by injunction at law, but
still other frauds are in the market, as
rascals are not yet all hung.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

-In.an essay upon the nutritive
value of fish, Professor Atwater
gives this tsble. Taking medium
beefat 100, we Lave the food value
of like weight of fish free from bone:
Medium beef, 100; fresh milk, 2S.S;
skinned milk; 1875; butter, 124;
cheese, 155; hens eggs, "; Goldfish,
fresh, So; founders, IS; halibut, 68;
striped bass, 20; mackerel, Sc; lake
trout, 81; eels, IS; shad, 30; salmon,
1O4; salt mackerel, III; dried Goldfish,
34.6.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE oFAN

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Is the
prescription of one of the best Family
Physicians and muses. in the United
States, and has been used for thirty wears
with never failing safety and success BY
millions OF mothers and children, from
the feeble infant of one week old TO the
adult. IL corrects acidity of the stomach,
relieves wind collie, regulates the bowels,
mother and child. We believe it the Best
and Surest Remedy in the world, in all
eases of Dysentery and Diarrhea in Chill
dren, whether arising from teething OF
any other cause. Full directions for using
will accompany each bottle. None gen.
uine unless the facsimile of-Curtis Il Per-
kins is on the outside wrapper. Sold by
all Medicine Dealers. % cents bottle.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
RNGLIsH FEMALE BITrERs.-As an,

ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs.-As DOW.
erful iron tonic and female regulator, this
combination stands almost alone. 1t is
decidedly the most valuable female medi.
cine ever offered the public, andis held In
high esteem throughout the country. II
cures female weaknesses, monthly sup
pressions, painful periods, relieves the
hysterical, imparts iron to the impover.
ished blood, strengthens the debilitated,
invigorates the body and restores to
health.
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sHILon's CoNsUMPTION CURE

This is beyond question the most sue
cessful cough medicine we have ever sold,
few doses invariably cure the worst
cases Of cough, Group and bronchitis,
OF consumption II without a parallel m
the history OF medicine. Since its first
discoverv Ii has been sold on a guarantee
n test which no Other medicine can stand
II you have a cough we earnestly ask you
70 try It, Price 20 cts, 80 cts. and Si.00
II your lungs are sore, chest or back
IS cts. Sold by Oscar Sdm0stz, Druggist
Congress Avenue and Pecan street, Aus.
tan. Texas, feb2eow6m
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

1t is foolish mistake to confound n
remedy of merit with the quack medi-
cines now so common. We have used
Farker's Ginger Tonic with the happiest
results for Rheumatism and Dyspepsia,
and when worn out by overwork, and
know it to be a sterling health restora-
tive Times. See advertisement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The telephone men are informed that a
new machine has been cOntrived that
knocks the ordinary telephone higher
than kite. 1t is constructed entirely
upon new principles, and 1t is absolutely
impossible for fellows wife TO disguise
her voice or in any way palm herself for
the hired girl and thereby learn carefully
hid secrets. This fact alone will give it
unprecedented popularity. 1t also has
the extraordinary power of imparting the
valuable information that your mother
in-law has called and will remain
for dinner. This will save a vast
deal of trouble and give ample
time for ordering your dinner at
the nearest restaurant. The new ma
chine Is called the "Telomacrophone"
and is said to be very simple affair, not
withstanding its elongated designation
1t is purely mechanical device and cleo
tricity is not used in operating it, and it
is free from many objections attaching TO
the ordinary telephone now in use. 1t is
not near so liable to get out of order, and
in case of accident any worker in metals
can make the necessary repairs. By all
means let us have "Telomacrophone"
exchange in the city for the reasons gwen
at the first of this item, II for no other.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

FEES OF DoCToRs.-The fee of doctors
is an item that very many persons are in
terested in just at present. We believe
the schedule for visits is 80, which
would tax man confined to his
bed for year, and in need of daily
visit, over $1,000 year for medical attend
ance alonel And one single bottle OF
Hop Bitters taken in time would save the
$1,000 and all the years sickness.-Ed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

$1,000, 900 isinvested in the manufacture
of cotton seed oil in Arkansas, The leg
islarure, just adjourned, Incorporated
another company with capital OF $780,
900. Nothing would pay better here In
Austin, but it seems no ono viii take hold
orthe business. Why don't some ofyou
who have the money, go into the business
IL will pay well.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

We have a speedy and positive cure
for catarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth and
head ache, In ShilOh's Catarrh Remedy.
A nasal injector free with each bottle
Use 1t IL you desire health and sweet
breath. Price so cts. Sold by Oscar
Samostz. druggist, Congress Avenue and
/. &c., Z-feet, Austin, Texas.
feDdeod&W1Y
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

In few weeks the wool market will
open, and buyers in this city have made
every preparation to handle the spring
clips. They will pay the very highest
prices, and wool men will consult their
interest by visiting this market. The
wool market all over the country Is de-
eidedly unsettled, and late circular
says;
Instead of the hoped for improvement,
the past four weeks has developed greater
weakness In the wool market. The iu-
clemency OF the season has retarded the
sales of both spring and fall woolens.
Manufacturers, except in Instances where
the goods have been contracted for, are
working with extrem1 caution, both In
their manufaeture and purchase OF woods,
while the wool dealers and commission
merchants, who have held their own and
consigned stocks for months, In the face
OF adverse circumstances, are becoming
discouraged as TO the stability of values,
and are anxious TO clese out their woods
before the new clip arrives. This dis
posltion TO realize on stocks has eulmin-
ated during the past few days, and as we
write. the slaughter 10 in progress those
who had been the drmest in their views
being now the most anxious TO unload.
How long the scare viii last, or where
ft VIII emu ~ - uimcuit " ueet' ...et.o.
stocks are much larger than usual upon
! the eve of a new clip, and the decline pro-
baby win not be checked until there Is a
decided Improvement in the woolen goods
, markell. when Il would not be surprising
iffn sudden reaction took place. But
whether Il l. 10 be ia April or November,
who knowsy
Texas woods are scarcely inquired for.
Asa rule they are not pressed GU the
market, but the supplies. particularly OF
fall woOls are 20 large, that IL Will have a
restricting influence ON operations this
spring Ia, SO
The following are the price OF choice
Texas woods, fall clip Fine Eastern, 2e9
IS; medium Eastern, soGSai fine Wes-
tern, as025; medium Western, a19.4; inn
proved Mexican, 1sG2f; Mexican, i7cis;
bury woods, value nominal, slost
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

SHILOH7b CATARRH KEMEDY.-A murV-
elous cure for catarrh. diphtheria, canker
mouth, and head ache, with each bottle
there is an ingeious nasal injector for the
more successful treatment of these COM
plants without extra charge. Price 30
cents. Sold by Oscar Ssmostz, druggist,
Congress Avenue and Pecan street, Aus.
tin, Texas feb9eoW6m
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Illustrated Marriage Guido. go pages. cloth
and gilt binding. so cents; Same in paper
covers. . cts. Manhood. 10 cents; Woman
hood. 10 cents; Pamphlet. consistently
scalesi. by uaail. Send money or postage
stamps DE-. WHITTIER, t1c great specialist.
81 1T. Charles Street. 81 Louis, No.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

An old lady writes us: 81 am 50 years
old, and was feeble and nervous all the
time, when bought bottle of Parker's
Ginger Tonic. have used n little more
than one bottle and feel as well assat 80,
and am sure that hundreds need Just such
n medicine See advertisement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The cotton season IL about over and
only few bales are being brought in
Prices are decidedly weak, and ranged
yesterday from seven to nine cents. The
crop In the United States last year will
exceed 0,OOO,0O0 bales, and IL may reach
100000 bales. The port receipts for
June, July and August of last season
Amounted to 100000 bales, being three
times larger than for the corresponding
months of 1877 and 1879, aud double what
they were for same months of 1876 and
1878. II IL, therefore. probable that the
expected gains this year over last, in the
months of March, April aud May, will be
reduced by losses in June, July and
August. aud Il is possible that some
correspondents may not have observed
the unusually large receipts for the last
three months OF the season of 1SI9-s0 In
making their estimates of increased re-
.celpts for the balance the season. From
the present on tlook. Il seems that G,OOO,-
600 bales will be the minimum ofthe crop
with the probability OF its being 100000
to 100000 bales more. During the six
months ending February y, northern
spinners have taken 1 .294 800 bales, against
1.22s, O06 bales same time last season. he
Ing an increase of o. AIS bales. Planters
are generally busy with preparations for
the new crop, and the work Is making
satisfactory progress. though IRON ten
days to month late, according to locality.
planting will probably be generally back
ward, hut &c will not be too late any
where, from present appearances, TO pre-
vent good crop being made, provided
the seasons after planting are favorable,
1t is yet too soon to get any definite ideas
about acreage. There is, in many sec
Hlons. considerable talk of reduced acre
age, but advices upon that point month
hence will be mucn more reliable. In
ahis county the acreage. from all we can
learn, will be as large, II not larger, than
last year.
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TWODRGANS

Regulate first the stomach, second the
liver; especially the first, so as to perform
their functions perfectly and you will re-
move at least Observation-Disclosures of all
the ills that mankind is heir to, in this or
any other climate. Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will give perfectly healthy,
natural action to these two organs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

An Old Lady writes us: ~ am sixty
five years old and was feeble and nervous
all the time, when 1 bought q bottle OF
Parker's Ginger Tonic. have used lit
tie more than one bottle and feel as well
as at thirty, and am snre that hundreds
need just such medicine" See adyer-
tlsemenil
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

There are probably hundred or more
persons in this and neighboring towns
who daily suffer from the distressing ef-
fects of kidney troubles, who do not know
that Johnsnn's Anodyne Liniment is al
most a sure cure. In severe cases great
relief may be obtained, if not perfect
cure,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Food for the brain and nerves that will
invigorate the body without intoxicating
is what we need in these days of rush and
worry. Parker's Ginger Tonic restores
the vital energies. soothcs the nerves ana
YOU can use. Tribune. See other column.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Because 1t adds to personal beauty by
I Restoring color and lustre TO grsy or faded
Parker's Hair BALKAN is such = popular
dressing. ssS
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The following from Cotton, valuable
and ably edited paper on cotton and its
culture, will be of interest TO the farmers
who are preparing for planting: David
Dickson, of Sparta, Georgia, in 1880, for
eighteen bales of cotton on six acres,
who before the war made $500, 900 in If
teen years by farming. having begun
with a capital of only $4,000, and was
equally successful after the war, thus laid
down before his death the rules by which
he was governed In the cultivation OF
cotton: Lay onf rows four feet apart with
shovel plough. double furrow. and put In
fertilizers eight inches deep. Ridge with
a long scooter, five inches wide. Make
the beds with turning plough, and sub.
soil the turn-plough burrows: split out
the middle with shovel plough. Plant
with cotton-seed sower, and cover with
board or harrow. First ploughing-run
twenty-five inches sweep with right wing
turned down; hoe out to two or three
stalks every nine inches ten days after
ploughing. Second ploughing-use the
same sweep, the right wing turned up lit
tie more. Third ploughing-same way; run
third furrow in the middle TO level. Cot
ton standing thick in the drill will be much
more forward in maturing. Cotton only re-
quires distance one way. On level land rum
the rows north and south. A cotton plant
to stand two weeks drouth must have four
inches soil and six inches subsoil; three
weeks-six inches soil aud the same sub
soil; four weeks-eight inches soil and
the same subsoil. To improve the cotton
plant. select seed every year after the first
picking, up to the middle of October,
taking the best stalks and the best bolls
on the stalks. From the 10th to both of
April is the best time to plant cotton.
Plough every three weeks and let the hoes
come ten days behind, cleaning the cotton
perfectly. Continue plOughing till the
18th or 10Th of August. Once or twice
during the season, shove out the middle
with a furrow, to keep the land level.
The blowing of cotton requires one and
fourth days per acre. Cotton plants COM
mence when small to take on and mature
bolls and continue until they exhaust the
soluble matter or reach the full capacity
OF the land. Two stalks will do that
much sooner than one, and will so avoid
a late drouth, caterpillar, etc.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Five nihilists were detailed to
throw bombs at the Car. Had the
second bomb failed of its purpose
three others would have been in re-
serve. y.,s, q, -il- a--l SO
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Yesterday business seemed TO be lit
tie dull, but at this season when the
farmers are busy getting in their crops,
1t is expected. Next month, from all we
can learn, trade will be more active and
business men are confident that they will
no liant httsN
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ugAITH AND REAI1Ty CoMRINED

studied this subject now presents the re-
suit of his Investigations. He is happy
to say that he has discovered "Woman's
Best Friend" 1t Is adapted especially to
those cases where the womb is dlsOrdered,
and will cure any irregularity of the
''menses." Bradfield's Female Regulator
acts like u charm in "whites," or IA sud-
den check in the "monthly courses" from
cold, trouble of mind or like causes, by
restoring the discharge in every instance.
In chronic cases its action Is prompt and
decisive, and saves the constitution from
countless evils and premature decay.
Prepared by DIR. J. Bradfeld, Atlanta,
Ga. For sale at $3.50 per bottle by all
druggists.