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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-30
Does AdxsrtisinR Pay,
industrial Review, Washington, D.

industrial Review, Washington, D. CT
The Portsmouth, Virginia, Times
says, it Is sometimes questioned by
merchants whether advertising pays.
The question will hardly bear dis
cussiOn in the light of the following
facts, rates for transient advertise
ments being figured: "The Chicago
Tribune, it is said, for a column
year receives $4,000. The New
York Herald receives for it's lowest
priced column $780, 1923, and for its
highest $348. 600. The New York
Tribune for its lowest 1921 and
for its highest $85,648, and these
papers are never at loss for adver-
tisements to fill their columns. Their
patronage comes not from any desire
to assist the respective papers, but
from business men who find it profit
able to advertise"
1t does pay. A few days ago a
friend of ours had gone into a manu-
featuring house in Baltimore in
search of mining machinery. 1t was
his intention to give an order for
machinery for delivery within the
next three months, which would
have given the house profit of not
less than $2500. While he was talk
ing a solicitor called for an adver-
tisement of machinery for a mining
journal. He was told that the firm
did not advertise. Our friend bowed
himself out, and this notice may ad-
wise the firm why he never returns.
He prefers to placed his money with
firms having enterprise and an eye
to business, and will buy of those
who can afford to advertise.
A firm of manufacturers in Phila-
delphia placed an advertisement in
journal as an experiment They
were economical Quakers, and COM
menced sparingly. Within three
months their advertisements were
running in seven different publica-
lions, and there is no question with
them about its paying. AS well
might an enterprising firm try to
save postage as the cost of adver-
Using. Customers go to those who
most persistently extend them an
invitation. Advertising pays an
hundred fold.
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Col. I. w. Higginson, in the (Bos-
tony Womdn's journal, discussing
"a Hardship of Marriage" says: al
think it was the conservative DIR.
Edward IL. Clarke who declared that
the duties of the mother of q family
required as much toll of brain and
body as those of the captain of a
ship. Grant 1t all; grant that she
works as hard as her husband does.
If so, the inference is irI esistible that
she earns her share of the family in
come. In our New England farming
regions the wife's work is not only
as hard as the husbands, but a con-
siderable share of the direct money
getting comes upon her. For farm
ing in New England, while yielding
comfortable support, yields but
little in the form of money; and in
many cases the greater part of the
actual cash receipts during the sum-
mer months comes through the
energy of the wife in taking
city boarders. In farmhouse near
my summer abede, cook is hired at
four dollars week while the board
ing season lasts, and q second girl
at three dollars and a halt. In an
other farmhouse near by, the young
wife of the farmer does all this work
herself, with the assistance of little
girl of twelve-and she does it as
well and for nearly as many board
ers. Yet probably the payment is
generally made through her hus-
band as treasurer, and whatever
money she spends would be regard
ed by the neighbors as given her
by HIM. And if the farm is paid for
by their JOINT accumulation, the
neighbors would consider-and in.
deed the law would assume-that it
was paid for by him, and belonged
to:him."
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Hide. andLantnar.

HIDEs-Dry flint prime 20 pounds and
over 1ba1b1c, ditto under 20 pounds
10a131Sc; dry salt prime 12al21<c; dry salt
kips 11e111fc; wet sailed SaSic; wet sailed
kips saSc; butchers green 6a8lc.
HARNKss-0ak Harness, No: 1, heavy
select, 4Oc per pound. ditto, medium SOC,
ditto, light, 38c. Oak harness, No.
medium city, SIC, ditto light city, 83c,
ditto b medium 33c. Union harness, A,
medium Csc. Union harness, b, medium
38c. No l Hemlock, medium 35c, ditto
No X, medium 33c. No. California
skirting, 43c, ditto No Ohio oak Ale. No
Union red skirting, &c, ditto A 400,
russell skirting BIC, ditto extra Cali
fornia 47c.
LINING SKINs-XXX cream % so per
dozen, xxx cream 90 90, Xxx white
extra $40, xxx extra white $11, xxx
pink 10 81, xxx pink 30.
ToPPINGs, xxx $40 per dozen, xxx
GIL. TampIco morocco, 35c per foot.
CALF SKINs-Extra Pennsylvania wax,
n to AZ pounds, $1.3b per b. Hem. A
Runner Sl.00 per pound. b Runner
300 per pound. Imported calf skins,
choice mercer French II to 10 Ko, S1.06
IS to II Ko $1.90 per pound. Levan II to
II Ko S1.70 per pound, Gaut Hubert IL to
II Ko 81 100. Seb-Koch IA to 10 Ko 81 40,
Rito khetore IL to 10 Ko 81 20, Brissett
IA to II Ko 81 ID, Schmoll Dreyfus IA to
% Ko 81 40, Jules Jodot 10 Ko S4b per
dozen, IL Ko $50 per pound.
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The fine sheep which recently ar
rived in New York, of which men,
ton has already been made, belong
to M. Cert, Frenchman, who has
been three years in this country, and
has a large sheep farm near San An
tonic, Texas. These sheep, he says,
are direct descendants of a flock
presented by the King of Spain to
Louis XVI. of France in 1886. The
flock has always been kept isolated,
and all that were in any way blem-
ished have been killed from year to
year, These sheep all have thick,
curly horns and stiff wool. They
perspire freely, and the outer part
of the wool is moist with
oil. On parting it showed
snow-white within. The sheep can
be sheared twice year, and yield
heavy fieeces. The breed, both in
France and Spain, is said to be dying
out, probably because of inbreed-
ing. M. Cert proposes to cross them
with a strong Texan stock. Every
sheep brought over has a written
pedigree, and the letter ar" Ram
bouillleD Is cut in every horn. They
have no market value, but M. Cert
estimates them at $3.50 each. They
were sheared three months ago, but
now wear a good crop of new wool.
They ranged from one year to three
years of age, and every one of them
has a handsomely embroidered silk
cloak, in which he will be exhibited.
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ROCKDALs NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
RocKpALE, Nov. q, 1882

RocKDALE, Nov. 81, 1889.
Editor Of the Austin Statesman:
Your correspondent notes with pleas
ure an increasing trade between Austin
and this place.
The business house of ]. A. Lee col
lapsed a week ago, the mourners though
not numerous-mourn.
RockdaleTcan now boast of board of
trade, social clue, two opera houses, a
state senator-and still we progress.
Politics in Rockdale have subsidized
although the gubernatorial majority is
still a matter of anxiety to many who
have wagered on the result.
Owing to low prices cotton is being
withheld by great many farmers, and
business is consequently less brisk than
usual at this time of the year.
A ripple of railroad excitement mani
Tested itself here last week owing to a
visit of the president of the New Orleans,
Huntsville and Western Texas railroad
company.
The Rockdale social club will give q
grand masquerade ball on the 9th ultimo,
of course we have TO depend on Austin
for music. Juding from the experience
of last year no doubt the affair will be
elegant.
The health of Rockdale is neither bet
ter or wolse than usual. One case of
scarlet fever induced number of leading
citizens to remove their families from
town for few days but no new cases
being reported the ''exiles" returned.
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Getting Used 20 Il.

A Democrat who heard something
awful good in the city hall yester-
day morning, started for Woodward
avenue with his hat in his hand.
Meeting a stranger at the gate, he
swung his tile and called out:
"We've met 'emv
EYES,"
"And won a glorious victoryw
Eyes,"
alt is the biggest tidal wave ever
heard ofp
"Just So"
"And it will sweep the Republican
party off its feetw
at will"
"And give us Democratic presi-
dentp
81 believe it,"
"Then let's give three cheersp
H-I-that's little too much"
"How-why? Amt she glorious ?''
ayes, but you see 1 was Republic
can up to midnight last night, and it
might not be In good taste for ME
to utter any Democratic yells before
tomorrow. Pm with you-rm all
right-but give me a little more
time to get used to the new party"
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IN MEMORIAM.
Remarks OF Rev. DR.. Rogers at
the Grave of Mr.. shirley.

The following are the remarks made
by Rev. DR.. Rogers at the funeral of
Richard A. Shirley, as near as we can
obtain them; they were spoken without
manuscript notes
ITO the brother knights and friends of
the departed who are gathered around
his grave to-day wish to add my testi-
mony to the purity of the character of
the brother and friend who lies encoffined
before US.
81 have known him long and well. In
all the relations of life he was true and
faithful.
81 have known him under circumstan-
ces that tried mems souls and found him
true, steadfast and firm. knew him in his
happy home in Marshall, Texas, with his
devoted wife and three merry, happy lit
tie children.
'These tender and endearing relations
were sacred and happy to him, and never
dishonored and disregarded. He was my
friend. l have known him for six years.
There rests not on the escutcheon of his
life and character single dark spot or
stain, for truer man to his convictions
of right and justice walks not the soil of
Texas.
HE was a Christian. Not simply in
name and profession. Not one simply
by having his name enrolled on a church.
book, but one In heart, in life, and in
principle.
81 hold in my hand this wreath of
flowers gathered by the fair hand of the
one to whom he had plighted his faith,
and for whom he died, testimonial of
the purity of his purposes, and also of
her own devotion, innocence and virtue.
How cruel the deed that separated these
fond hearts, sending one to its grave,
and the other to life of wretchedness
and grief.
Never can be made to believe that
Richard A. Shirley has been guilty of
wrong or violated the principles of purity
and virtue. The developments of the
future will demonstrate the purity of his
character and exonorate him from the
foul charge alleged against him."
Such testimony as this must have its
weight. For those who testified so freely
and willingly to sisters dishonor and
shame to save their worthless carcasses-
hearts and souls they cannot have-there
can remain nothing but dishonor, shame
and an utter refutation of their foul
charges.
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Gen. Logan's reports about the
Pueblo Indians are having a most
depressing effect on one of the most
thriving Industries in New Mexico.
Pueblo pottery has long been in
Guided in the list of articles much
sought after by antiQuarians, and
certain firms have been doing a brisk
business collecting and selling it. Of
course all the pottery is labeled Gan
Gent" but Gen. Logan, i'll narrting
his impression of the territory, casu-
ally mentions that the chief occupa-
ton of the Pueblos is making pot
terry, and that when we tried to buy
a specimen three hundred years old
he discovered that it was suspicious
ly warm and had probably just come
from the roasting kiln.
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Conkling's , reelection.
Washington special to Cincinnati Com
mercial1

Washington special TO Cincinnati Com
One of those peculiarly fortunate
persons who enjoy the privilege of
occasionally listening to the oracular
utterances of ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling, said to-day that Mr.. Conk-
ling, before the convention at Sara
toga, foresaw the course of events,
and predicted q signal defeat not
only for the Republican state ticket
in New York, but for the whole
ticket in all the states. On the occa-
sion when Mr.. Conkling turned his
attention from the practice of the
law to forecast the future of the
party that was to "be borne down
by forbidden and abhorrent forces"
he is represented as having very
contemporary referred to the course
of the administration as beng abso-
lutely devoid of statesmanship, and
as certain to prove IS destructive as
it had been aimless and puerile. Mr..
Conkling's views are said to have
been gwen in the presence of very
few Stalwarts, who were not of the
Smyth-Sharp- Wheeler clique who
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A New Claim for the Tariff.
Boston Post.

A Pennsylvania wool grower ap-
peared before the tariff commission
in behalf of an increase in the tariff
on wool. Among his reasons for
urging an advance, he said that the
number of sheep had increased
twenty-five per cent and the yield
per fleece from three to five pounds
since the tariff of 1867 went into
operation. 1t is new claim for the
tariff that it will make the wool
grow on a sleeps back. We knew
that improved breeding would do it,
but it is the first intimation we ever
had that the tariff possessed that
virtue. This is equal to credlting
the excellent crops of 1880 to
John Sherman and the Repu blican
administration.
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Col. Frank w. Hatch, of New Orleans,
with his charming and cultivated
daughter, Miss LAVA, have been spending
several days at the Raymond House and
leave to-day for their homo In New
Orleans. They have been travelling
throughout Mexico for several months
and return to the states In perfect vigor.
Col. Hatch was collector Of customs at
New Orleans under President Buchanan.
He and his daughter have for many years
travelled over America and the continent
and pronounce Mexico to have the MOSS
delightful climate of the world. ana Austin
the most beautiful Of the hundreds OF
cities they have visited. Miss Hatch Is
among the best read and best travelled
ladies IN tnls country. The public
prints have been adorned with her ornate
and exquisite descriptions of Norwav
Sweden, Switzerland and olher foreiTr
countries.
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THE WEEKLY STATESMAN
AUSTIN, - TEXAS.
WEAKNESS.


D, little feet that such long years
Must wander on through hopes and fears,
Must ache and bleed eneath your load,
1, near TO the wayside inn
Where toll must cease and rest begin,
Am weary, thinking OF Jour road.
D, little hands that, weak or strong,
Have still to serve or rule 30 long,
Have still 80 long 10 give or ask;
1, who so much with book and pen
Have tolled among my fellow-men,
Am weary, thinking OF your task.
o, little hearts that throb and beat
With such impatient, feverish heat,
Such limitless and strong desires;
Mine, that so long has elowed and burned
With passions into ashes turned,
Now covers and conceals It's tirss.
o little souls that pure and white
And crystalline a. rays OF light
Direct from heaven, their source d.
vine;
Refracted through the mist OF years,
How red my setting sun appears,
How lurid looks this soul OF mine
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Things Seen and Heard Around
the offices.

The comptroller yesterday paid into
the treasury the sum of $45, 900, taxes
collected for the general fund, balance up
to date.
The penitentisry board was again in
session yesterday, but no definite conclu-
sion has been reached regarding the DO
posed lease of the penitentiaries. Pro
posals, as yet, are not considered at all
desirable by the board. In our report of
yesterday the amount Of unexpended ap-
preparation should have read SAC, 900 in
stead of $4,000, as printed.
The adjutant general is in receipt of
an address of regret, presented to Capt.
Neville, by company E, state troops, on
the occasion of his resigning command
of that company. The address is most
complimentary to his qualities as
an officer and comrade, and
congratulaies him on his election to
the office of sheriff, while regretting the
necessity of their pleasant relations of so
many years being sundered. Capt.
Neville was personally attached to every
one of his men, and the whole company
enjoyed his entire esteem and regard.
A charter was filed yesterday by the
NcW YIN duu IcAdo Lduu ouu OCShlity
Syndicate. Capital stock $500, 600, d.
vided into shares of 500 each. Head
offices at Galveston and branch in New
York city. The purposes set forth are
the requirement of land in large tracts in
Texas and other states, End the sale in
parcels to suit buyers; to deal in lands
and land scrip of this and other states to
purchase bonds and securities of the state
and counties, towns and cities in this and
neighboring states; to promote immi-
grafton to Texas from other states in the
United States and from foreign COUNT les;
to act as agents and trustees for the
transfer, management; control and
sale of stocks, bonds and other securi-
ties in the state of Texas, and the pay
ment of taxes thereon and sale and con-
veyance thereof. Term of the charter is
twenty years; four directors are to manage
and control its affairs, to be elected
annually. For the first year they will
be, H. NJ. Trueheart, John Adriance and
Lucian Minor, of Galveston, and John
NJ. Jones, OF Brooklyn, New York.
Business may be actively commenced by
them when $4,000 of the capital stock
is subscribed and paid in.
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HOME AND SOCIETY.

Food should never be mixed on a
plate.
Arasene embroidery is now used
to decorate the plush frames for
beveled mirrors.
Oranges are held on fork while
peeled and are divided without
breaking the skin.
Cheese should never be touched
with the fingers, but crumbled and
eaten with fork.
An acceptance or regrets should
be sent as soon as possible after re-
ceiving an invitation.
An odd ceiling for an elegant
drawing room is of cathedral glass,
said to have cost $4,000.
A gentleman should not shake
hands with lady not relative, I'M
less she offers TO do 80.
There are new English rugs which
make pretty and inexpensive cover
ings for parquetry floors.
Cheap and pretty bedroom cur
tains are of cheese.cloth, trimmed
with very deep torchon lace.
Autumn leaves and wild flowers
are much used for decorative pur-
poses; also red, golden and purple
aslert.
Coffee grounds, thoroughly dried,
make an excellent filling for pin
cushion. AS they do not gather
moisture they do not rust the
needles.
New sconces are of chased brass
forming a panel worked in relief,
instead of an upright mirror at the
back for the swinging sockets for
candles.
A novel set of finger-bowl napkins
are embroidered with twelve figures
from "Patience" on the dozen nap
kins. The edges are fringed out and
hem-stitchcd.
A great deal of lace is used for
bedroom decorations. 1t is seen in
profusion on the counterpanes and
pillow covers and the toilet mats
and table covers.
For day weddings or receptions
the frock or cutaway coat and light
trousers are the correct thing for
gentlemen. Gloves are again in
vogue,and no gentleman will appear
"bare fisted."
A pretty penwiper that resembles
rose is made of twelve circular
pieces of cloth of different cOlors,
edged with crystal beads. Fold the
pieces in four and fasten together in
the center. with silk thread.
An odd and handsome mat for a
small table or for tete-a-tete set is
made of felt. Make the centre of
some dark colored felt, and then
make border of points of different
colors and different widths. Button
hole stitch these with embroidery
silk, fasten together at the centre,
aud where the edges join catch with
few stitches. On the wider point
fasten SIX brass curtain rings with
gay colored embroidery silk and on
the narrower point sew five rings.
Fiji In the enclosed circle with fancy
stitches of the silk.
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No Legs 10 speak OF.

Letter to the Philadelphia Times.l
Every seat in Wallack's is sold for
her third week. She has no legs to
speak of. The knees are wadded
and the shaDks padded. Whom do
/ mean by "herr Why, Langtry,
of course. She really is not what
she is cracked up 10 be-but as
a drawer of cash she can't be beat.
She really can't.
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Three classes of horses are in de-
mand and the demaud can not be
ignored by the breeder. The draft
horse, roadster and racers. The man
who undertakes the business must
adapt himself according to circum-
stances, and his tastes, and breed
accordingly
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ran the alleged state campaign for
the Republicans, and they so i'm
pressed his hearers that they took
no further interest in the canvass,
and discouraged all their personal
friends by repeating the doleful pre-
diction to them. 1t was not. stated
that the ex-senator took upon him.
self any OF the blame for the defeat
which he prophesied, or intimated
that the Republican overthrow was
to be legacy of CoDklingism.
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TUFTS pills are now covered with q
vanilla sugar coating, making them as
pleasant to swallow AS little sugar plum,
and rendering them agreeable TO the
most delicate stomach. This Is n great
addition (were IL possible to add anything
TO these very popular and wonderfully
efficacious pills) as IL destroys the butter
taste and protects them from changes Of
climate, thus preserving their virtue in
all parts OF the world. The consumer OF
TutI's pills will doubtless appreciate this
Improvement, which has been made ut
great expense to the proprietor while the
price remains the same as before.
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Rescued from Death.

william J. Coughlin, OF Somerville
Massachusetts,, says: .In the fall OF 1875
followed by q severe cough. lost my
appetite and flesh and was confined to my
bed. In 1877 was admitted to the hospi-
tai. The doctors said had hole IN my
lung as big as 4 half dollar. At one time
n report was around that was dead.
gave up hope, but friend told me of DR..
William HALLS Balsam for the Lungs. i
got bottle, when to my surprise, com.
menced to feel better, and to-day feel
better than for three years past.
al write this hoping every one afflicted
with diseased lungs will take DR.. Will
liam HALLS Balsam, and be convinced
that consumption can be cured. / can
positively say 1t has done more good than
all the other medicines have taken since
my sickness.
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The Statesman's "Discretion.' 81
Waco EKaminer.1

Coming events cast their shad-
ows," etc. A Houstonian, who signs
himself "B," writes to the STATES.
MAN suggesting Senator Terrell, OF
Austin, as the man of all men to be
elected by the next legislature to the
United States senate. The STATES
MAN alludes to the matter with a
certain degree of " skittishness," but
publishes the letter. "B." is proba-
bly, more jealous than discreet. AT
all events he is not so discreet as the
Sm mCGMAN
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that q man could not be tried for his
life after having been once found
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree; and second, because the law in
Missouri, (which is claimed by Kring's
counsel to be unconstitutional, allows
a criminal to procure change of
venue upon certain showing any
where in the state, except in the city
of st. Louis. This clause is consider
ed as being in conflict with the four
teenth amendment of the constitu-
ton of the United States. which for
bids any state to deny to any person
the equal protection of the law.