The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Boston women, it is predicted, will
take kindly te-Hadyy -Habberton's "di-
vided skirt"
The New Orl cans Picayune AYERS
that if the teeth are good the mouth
may be worn open with the poke bon
net.
Germany has at present over 10,
schools of agriculture, viniculture
etc. Each of these has farms, gar
denS, etc., attached.
1t is proposed to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the dis
covery of gold in Colorado next Sep
TENDER, and it seems to meet with
general approval.
Statistics show that the growth of
timber in Kansas is yearly increasing
beyond the consumption. 1t was
feared at the first settling of the state
that the timber would disappear in a
few years.
Cucumbers, according to M. Deliee,
caterer Of the New York club, should
be peeled and put to soak in ice-salt
water at least an hour before served.
The salt extracts the poison and the
ice renders them brittle and easier to
be digested.
A package of $4,000 was expressed
by the Marine bank Of New York to
bank at Susquehanna. Pa, but when
it reached the latter it contained only
brown paper. and the officials of the
Erie railway are trying to find out
who got the money.
The total production of hay in the
whole United States is 100000 tons.
New York leads all other states in
that article, or produces about one
fifth of the whole crop. Iowa comes
next. with about one-tenth of the
whole, and Pennsylvania not far be-
hind.
Owing to the high waters in the
Mississippi, the town of Kaskaskia
has been abandoned. The experience
of that town has been eventful. Once
the capital of Illinois, it had popula-
ton of 1000, and people f. ON st. Louis
often came there to do their trading.
1t now has not more than 500 inhab-
itants, and is turned out to die.
The eastward movement of flour
and grain from the west through
Buffalo for the month of June shows
an increase of 80,135 barrels in the re-
ceipts of -four and an increase of
grain, as compared with the same
306 barrels of flour and 8,474,770 BUSH
els of grain.
The state board of equalization has
just completed the total valuation of
the state of New Hampshire, on
which the public taxes will be based
for the next four years. The valu-
alton is fixed at 1927 ,9I4, 543, as against
$500, 959,017 for the last four years, an
increase of $40, $685. The amount
deposited in savings banks is $3S, 1885,
507.6O, an increase since 1879 of 3d.
524, 034.5O.
Boston claims to be the second bank
ing city in the union, far out-ranking
Chicago and Philadelphia. 1t has IS
national banks, with a combined cap
ital of $50, 450,O0O, and total out
standing circulation Of SOCIAL 1872.
The city has also 50 banking establish
ments, having capital of $7,938, POO.
and state banks, with capital of
81 $4,000, and ID savings banks, hav-
ing deposits amounting to 1854, 1877 ,146.
The Indian army, to which the mil
itary world is greatly indebted for its
valuable experience with the heIios-
tat, or sun telegraph, is now trying
experiments with pigeons as a means
of communication, and service of
these birds has been established in
connection with the intelligence
branch of the Quartermaster Cen
erals Department. Moreover, the
birds have been placed under the
charge of a lieutenant colonel of the
Third Sikhs, and consequently can
claim the honor of forming a distinct
regiment of her majesty's Indian
forces.
A man who was cutting turf on
Monjoy Hill, Portland, Me, few
days ago, turned up with his spade a
metal bar which, except for a glisten-
ing point where the spade struck it,
looked like iron. The suspicious
CLEAN caught his eye and induced him
to carry the bar to an assayer, who
pronounced it fine gold, and estimated
its value at $500. The discoverer
conjectures that the ingot was buried |
in the early days of the colony, either |
by some official to prevent its capture |
or by some freebooter who had helped |
to plumber Spanish treasure ship.
The annual session of the Grand |
Lodge of the World of Independent |
Order of Good Templars has just |
been held at Halifax. n. S. There |
was large attendance of representa-
tives, including those of the Grand |
Lodge of England, Ireland, Scotland. |
Wales, the Isle of Man, Sweden. In
dia, Cape Colony, Newfoundland.
Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Florida.
Tennessee. Virginia, South Australia
and the Bahamas. The reports of
the officers showed the worldwide
character of the order. and that there |.
had been an increase in members each
year since the last meeting in Ireland
in 1881, there being thirty-four grand
lodges and a total membership of
211,OOO. The progress of the order
had been very marked in Europe, the
British Isles having $4,000 adult
and Sweden 25,OOO, besides
1000 in Africa, 1900 in Asia, 1900 in
2c0O in the West Indies
and 5000 in North America. to which
must be added 81, COO Juveniles in va
-ious countries. The next session
Will be in June. 1885, at Stockholm.
sweden.