The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

for the first five years of the past de-
cade, against S511 ,3S0,657 for the five
years just closed. This increase is II
per cent.
If slime is money" there is a great
deal of it spent foolishly in the coun-
try, judging by the way some young
men spend their time hanging round
the street corners.
The value of the railroads in Ohio
as assessed by the state board of rail,
road equalization, is S92. 730. S46S2.
This is an increase of$4, 62g, 572.S4 over
the valuation of 1882.
Colorado's enthusiastic papers claim
that Manitou, Poncho, Pogasa, and
Wagon Wheel will, within the next
ten years, be the great resorts of the
wealth and fashion of the world.
That was smart trick of Noah to
pack his ark in ice to preserve it. The
only thing to regret is that the sue
cess of the experiment will make the
ice men so conceited they will raise on
the price.
The statement is made that $4,000
tons of commercial fertilizers were
used during the past season, and that
OF this amount Georgia led the van
with 125,000 tons. The Baltimore
trade alone furnished $4,000 tons, of
the value of 100000, being $1,000
COO more than the entire trade of
England in fertilizers for the year 1882.
Senator Warner Miller and ex-
Speaker Keifer are not great lights in
their party, but in dull times their
opinions on political matters are
quoted. Mr.. Miller says that Blaine
is the man who will be chosen to lead
the Republicans to victory in 1884
Keifer says that Blaine will not be a
factor IN the '84 struggle. What their
views are is not of sufficient conse.
quence to inquire which is right.
Some very startling costumes are
reported from Dieppe, the fashionable
g, watering place on the French coast.
The most enormous patterns appear
on the toilettes, in every color of the
rainbow. One dress had a fable of
La Fontaine, illustrated in it's various
scenes. This was so conspicuous that
wherever it appeared quite a small
| crowd followed at little distance,
pointing out the different pictures
and chattering about the eccentricity
of the whole.
A German citizen approaching the
window requested that check paya-
BILE to the order of Schweitzercase be
cashed. "Ya, dots me-" he nodded re-
assuringly, in answer to the teller's
look of inquiry. "But l don't know
that you are Mr.. Schweitzercase. You
must get yourself identified" said the
teller. "How vas dot?" asked the
German citizen, with puzzled look.
"You must get some one to identify
you," repeated the bank officer, Il
don't know you" "Ahl Ya," cried
Johann, much relieved. Dots all
right. don't know you neider."
The Roman News says of the scene
of the Ischia earthquake: Imagine
the prettiest spot on earth, endowed
with every gift of nature, to which
all modern comforts have been added,
turned into the most hideous and APP
palling wreck" The same paper
says that the work of resculng those
who were buried under the ruins was
taken up in fairly earnest way;
"but it is undoubted that had assist
ance been sent at once, and such as
the extent of the disaster required
great many who persisted under the
| Weight VI Gu0 DIOChS Ol SGOne. DrlCK
and mortar, or were suffocated by the
mineral vapors, would have been
saved"
$50 engrossed was Judge Blacks
mind" says the Philadelphia Record
during his life with the many duties
which such a career as his crowded
upon his attention that he paid little
attention to his personal appearance.
Unless the fact were forced upon him
that his wardrobe demanded replen-
ishing he would never notice it. He
never ordered suit of clothes him.
self, and disliked to change an old and
comfortable suit for a new and stiff
one. His clothes were made by a
Philadelphia tailor, who was COM
PEELED to resort to strategy to capture
the judge when a measure was to be
taken. A member of the family al
ways looked out for things, and usual
ly the first intimation the judge had
of new suit would be when it was
sent to him, and further persuasion
had to be employed to get him to put
| it on"