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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
HOUSE.


House met at 10 a. m, Speaker Glib
son and a quorum present. Prayer
by the chaplain. Reading OF the
minutes dispensed with.
Messrs. Labatt, Mcbride, Rushing,
and Blount were severally excused
from attendance. Gen. Darnall, as
sistant sergeant-at-arms, was excused
on account of sickness.
Mr.. Dennis presented q petition from
citizens of Matagorda county. protest.
ing against the diminishing of civil
and criminal jurisdiction in Matar
gorda county. Referred.
Mr.. Elliott presented a memorial of
citizens of Bowie county, against re-
pealing the law requiring trains to
stop thirty minutes at railroad cross
ings. They complain that it would in
iuriously affect Texarkana, Texas,
and was only in the interest of a
giant monopoly, the Pacific railroad.
Referred
Mr.. Cravens presented petition of
citizens of Montgomery county, for
exemption from the provisions of the
game law. Referred.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Were introduced and referred or other
wise disposed OF as follows:
By Mr. Townsend: TO make It the
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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

GRoEsBEoK, Jan, s7.-E. G. Ben
netts gin, about three miles from this
place, burned up last night; also,
twelve bales of cotton and about $500
worth of cotton seed. Loss, S4500;
insurance, 5000.
The weather has been fine for sew
eral days, but now a norther has Just
struck here and we have every pros
pect of bad weather.
A. A. Jayne, of this place, has been
sick for several days, but Is now con-
valescing.
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about two hours, returned verdict
of not guilty.
The celebrated Alahan-Wolf land
case Is set for trial next Mondan
Messrs. Carleton Il Morris and Joe 81
Stewart, of Austin. for the plaintiff
and Thomas Z. Hughes, Makemson y,
Price and A. 5. Fisher, of this place
for the defendant. The case bids fair
to be very interesting. The court
Will probably remain in session ali
next week.
DALLAS, Jan. 27.-Reports from
Colorado City are to the effect that
prairie fires are playing havoc in west
and north Texas, extending from the
Texas Pacific track rs far as the Red
River and up into the panhandle. The
atmosphere is full of smoke by day
and sea of fire is observed by night.
Great damage has resulted in the
stock range. The Slaughter range
and that of Num- Bros. suffered Sc
Verely. One of the fires is charged to
nave started from spark from "a
railroad locomotive. Others are said
TO have been started by malic-
lous persons. The inhabitants
IN that section are demanding
that the legislature enact more strin-
gent laws to protect them from
prairie fires. y great amount of
stacked hay for fodder in addition to
the range has been DESTROYED. The
damage to stock interests is very
great.
Judge Aldredge to-day passed SEN
tence on the following prisoners, who
Will be transferred To Huntsville
prison in few days: Pleasant Bunk.
theft. two years; i. T. Cain, horse
stealing, five years; James Baker,
stealing mules, five years; james
II ennlhetfer, COW stealing, two years:
Zen Thornton, assault TO rape, seven
years; John Anderson, two years;
raul sylvester, assault to kill, two
years; Frank Edmunson, theft, two
years.
The news from Austin to-day that
the legislative committee had deter
mined to report unfavOrably on the
TO place a branch of the
higher state courts at Dallas, instead
of Tyler, was sore disappointment
TO the people here, as the public gen.
orally were hopeful of a favorable
outcome. The opinion now is that
ut Austin will DO tho
final result, and this is evidently the
second choice of this section.
Rev. j. ii. Curry, formerly of Dali
las, but for the past year pastor Of
Garrison Avenue Baptist church. st.
Louis, is in the CITY ARRANGING "A
lecturing tour In Texas on the subject
OF Grinding out what we are born
for"
\ blue norther made its chilling ad-
vent at Dallas tonight. During the
day the weather was of shirtsleeve
sulrryness.
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GALVESTON. Jan. 27.-Court of ap-
observation-disclosures vs.. state,
from Fayette. Tucker VS.. state, from
Victoria. Dubose VS.. State, from De
Witt. Lewis VS.. state, from Fayette.
Muller rs. state. from Fayette. Dy-
son VS.. state, from Orange. Odle VS..
state, from Orange.
Reversed and Harrell
VS.. state, from Walker. Strickland
VS.. state, from Orange.
Affirmed-Bell VS.. state, from Bell.
Dismissed-Dayis VS.. state, from
Fort Bend.
The case of Andrew Walker, for the
murder of Green Butler, in 1875,
comes up for argument next Wednes-
day.
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WACO, Jan. 27.-This morning at
Crawford, in this county, two farmers
named B. F. Baker and l.. NJ. Hop
kins quarrelled about some trifiing
matter, which finally ended in a deadly
fight with pistols, nine shots being
fired and Hopkins instantly killed.
The two men had recently came from
Arkansas, and were good friends until
the fatal quarrel took place. Baker
surrendered to the authorities, claim
ing self-dcfense.
City real estate Is active. Several
important transfers have been re-
Gently made, with a good prospect Of
another building boom equal to that
of last year, which was the heaviest
in the history of Waco.
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GALVESTON, Jan. 27.-The NOR
tuary report for the past week is I'M
usually large, there having been
twenty-five deaths, fifteen adults and
seven children.
Real estate transfers amounted 10
$6849.70.
The steamship Hesper, against
which a libel suit is pending, was
bonded in the sum of $4,000 to day
by .Messrs. George BAH and George
Sealy.
Nine marriage licenses were issued
during the week ending to-day.
The steamship Victoria, with 1851
bales of cotton for Liverpool, and the
steamship Horton for Sebastapol with
$3.50 bales, cleared to-day.
The grand jury made Il report this
morning and were discharged.
BELToN, Jan. 27.-Our town is now
on two-story building boom, mostly
of stone. The burnt district is also
being rebuilt. A characteristic of the
city is to make all and save none, as
no definite action for fireworks is yet
on foot.
The $1,000 new Baptist church is re-
ceiving the finishing touch.
We will have next month a first
class marble yard.
The annual examination of the
Bolton city free schools, in all of the
departments. passed of this week
much to the pride of the town.
Some pneumonia IN town and coun-
try.
a mild norther has just reached
here, without rain.
Cotton is coming in freely and BUSH
ness is good.
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The success of the efforts now be-
Ing made TO obtain the money ex-
Bonded in frontier defense, depends
largely upon the manner In which
Inc claims are presented and audited.
| Our members in Congress have not
he time. and It cannot be expected
I'D them khaf they Will give 70 that
.ubiect tbs attention Il requires. and
/ tssFsf seeI'1asnd ny Fzo v'a''n
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Commissioner of Insurance.

The following document caught the
eye OF a STATESMAN reporter. in the
house. yesterday;
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public duty was required like mill
tary service. We are entitled to COM
pei men to work. Under Gov.
Coke it was required. am sorry /
don't hail from Dallas, where rail-
roads converge, and the country is a
network of railroads. l want to
compel corporations and railroads to
work on the roads.
Mr.. Chenoweth said he had not
proposed to say anything in reference
to this question, but had one or two
arguments to offer in reply to his
friend who would throw a shield over
the class of people who attend public
schools. The argument he said was
fallacious, because men in Incorporate
ed towns are not called on to do the
work, while boys outside, under the
law, are taken away and required to
work on public roads. The amend
ment Is to meet this demand and
right. and says that if they are at
work they shall not be called on to
work on the public roads. This is right
under the law, and no class legislation.
Taxation laws are enforced for the
purpose of making public roads. But
In these days taxes are fed to jackalls
and lions who fatten on the public
pap. We may have property near the
CITY where tenants shall work CIR
roads and improve our property, but
we should credit to muscle and bone,
and not to property improved by their
labor. Under no circumstance would
/ give my vote for the perpetuation
of an outrage. fragrant as this Is
Mr.. Finch-I am sorry don't hail
from a town. ! am opposed to the
road law and the amendment in any
way. About nine-twentieths of the
men worked only about two days; not
one in a hundred could be gotten out
to duty when the people were at work,
simply because the overseerS didn't
do their duty. They say the roads are
not half worked We are too touchy
about class legislation Didn't the
men who pay the taxes as well as
boys from eighteen to twenty-oneh have
| to work the roadsy Thetax payer did
not always work the roads, 1t was
true, but be pays the tax which edu-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-16
Wood stains.

Herr Leo, a pharmacist of Benshein,
Germany, recommends the following
stains for oak, pine, beech, poplar, etc. !:
hot concentrated solution of picric acid,
and when dry polish the wood.
2. Ebony Black-Wash with a con-
centrated aqueous solution of extract of
logwood several times; then with selu-
ton of acetate of iron, of fourteen de-
grees Baume. which is repeated until q
deep black is produced.
3. Gray-One part of nitrate of silver
dissolved in fifty parts of distilled water
wash over twice; then with hvdrochloric
acid, and afterward with water of am.
monia. The wood is allowed to dry in
the dark, and then finished in oil and
polished.
4. Light Walnut-Dissolve one part
of permanganate of potassium in thirty
parts of pure water, and apply twice in
succession, and, after an interval of five
minutes, wash with clean water, and,
when dry, oil and polish.
5. Dark Walnut-Same as for light
walnut; but, after washing with water,
the darker veins are made more promi.
nent by solution of acetate of iron.
6. Dark Mahogany-Introduce into
bottle Is grains alkanet root, 80 grains
aloes, so grains powdered dragons
blood and 500 grains 95 per cent. alco-
hol, closing the mouth of the bottle with
apiece of bladder, keeping it in a warm
place for three or four days, with occa.
sional shaking, then tiltering the liquid.
The wood is first mordanted with nitric
acid, and, when dry, washed with the
stain once or oftener, according to the
desired shade; then the wood, being
died, is dried and polished.
z. Light Mahogany-Same as dark
mahogany, but the stain should only be
applied once. The veins of true mahog.
any may be initiated by the use of acetate
of iron skilfully applied.-Furniture
Gazette.
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How q Toad Eats.

Did you ever see toad eat? 1t is the
most absurd performance. First a re-
Elective look at the animated victual Git
must be alive) over one shoulder, as il
were-suggestive of being suddenly
struck by an idea that the subject might
be worth consideration. Secondly, con-
yiction that there is something interest
ing about it, and closer and prolonged
inspection. Thirdly hesitation, obvious
depreciation and doubt; now sitting bolt
upright to ponder over the matter, and
alternately raising and depressing the
head In examination of the wriggling
theme. with an action that reminds one
irresistibly of an old gentleman looking
over and under his spectacles in order to
get better view of some object Lastly.
smack! the tongue shot out with loud
click, the meal-worm vigorously swept
into the mouth with the fore-feet, visi-
bic throb of deglutition, a Doyer-to-
Calais sort of moyemento of the shoulders
which seems to presage the immediate
rentree of the victim into society once
more, Git does sometimes, but only as
temporary respite, asolemn ten-second
wink and the thing is done. Half
dozen more than satisfy Jacks appetite,
as q rule; occasionally, when about to
shed his skin, he refuses them altogether.
1 do not supply him with any food
when he is at home, but l regret to say
ne abused my confidence the other day
by wantonly devouring litter of glow
worms which unfortunately introduced
themselves to his notice in the caoe-a
tact which makes me now suspect that he
knows something about the unaccount-
able disappearance of a tiny but rare and
seauafu African amphisbena some
ame ago.-4A the Year Round.
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Corn and Hogs.

From carefully-conducted expert
ments by different persons. it has been
ascertained that one bushel of corn will
make a little over ten and one-half
pounds of pork. gross. Taking this re-
suit as basis. the following deductions
are made, which all our farmers would
do well to lay by for convenient refer
ence-that:
When corn sells for lei cents per
bushel. pork costs l. cents per pound.
When corn costs II cents per bushel,
pork costs cents per pound,
When corn costs % cents per bushel,
pork costs ) cents per pound.
When corn costs SO cents per bushel,
pork costs cents per pound.
When corn cost so cents per bushel,
pork costs cents per pound.
The following statements show what
the farmer realizes On his corn when
sold in the form of pork:
When pork sells for ; cents per pound,
it brings % cents per bushel in corn.
When pork sells for cents per pound,
it brings 80 cents per bushel in corn.
When pork sells for 5 cents per
pound, it brings 45 cents per bushel in
corn. American Farmer
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H.rkins Lisht.weisht Csl,.

United States Treasurer Gilfllan has
made Q statement to the Secretary of the
Treasury in regard to the manner of
marking lightweight gold coin at its
bullion value instead Of at its coinage
value by weight. He states that ut is
the practice Of Sub Treasury officers to
mark gold coins, which when rendered
at their full face value in payment Of
public dues, upon being weighed, are
found to be short of the weight at which
they can, under the law, be accepted at
their full face value. This is done be-
cause of the action of banks and others
in paying out at the full face valuation
coins which have been repeatedly re-
turned to the Treasury officials because
below the least current weight. To avoid
the labor of weighing the same coins over
again, the coins are marked when they
are rejected. The mark is in no sense a
mutilation, as it takes away none of the
substance of the coin. 1t does not de-
stroy the legal-tender quality of the coin;
nothing under the law can do that which
does not destroy the identity of the piece
as gold coin. Gold coins however mu-
tliateu OF ADIaueu, are regal VeHueT al
their weight. The marking does not affect
their value. They are not light because
they are branded, but they are branded
because they are light. As to silver coins,
the principle was established nearly
two hundred years ago that the public
should bear the loss upon clipped silver
pieces. There is no existing law author
izing the Treasury to take mutilated coins
otherwise than by weight, and if the his
tory of clipped coin in England in 1895
is regarded, there probably never will
be. Since the action of the Mint in re-
ceiving mutilated silver coin at its bullion
value by weight. such coin has been dis
credited by the public. and has virtually
disappeared from circulation. Silver
coins, however much reduced in weight
by a natural abrasion, are redeemable at
any Sub-Treasury at face value. 1t
would be small penalty or none at all
against clipping should clipped pieces
be redeemed at their coinage value by
weight.
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The Best Bacon.

The best bacon is made from pigs
which will not weigh more than 125
pounds when dressed. The rashers, or
strips for the bacon, are cut lengthwise
of the pig and about half of the sides
are used. The portion next to the back
boneis fatter, and lacks in muscle, and
is not so good on this account. When
bacon is made from small pigs-those
weighing less than 100 pounds-the
whole of the sides are used. Red and
Black Berkshire hogs make the best
bacon because they have the largest
proportion of lean meat. Six pounds
of salt and four ounces of saltpeter
should be used for 100 pounds of meat.
Five pounds of brown sugar may also
be used, or two quarts OF molasseS. If
the bacon is cured in a barrel the salt,
saltpeter and sweetening should be
mixed and a portion sprinkled on the
bottom of the barrel and some also be-
tween the layers of meat and on
the top, and water enough, after
the meat is packed closely, put on
to cover it In a month the meat
will be ready to smoke. Too much
smoke will color the meat and give it a
rank taste. Another way to cure bacon
is to rub the above mixture on the flesh
side of the strips of bacon and then pile
it up one piece above another, and let the
mixture strike in. After three DAYS rub
again and pile it up as before. A week
after rub again and pile it up, putting
the flesh side up every time. The MKT
ure should be divided into three equal
parts, to provide for the several rub
bings. At the end of a month the meat
will be ready for smoking, or before if
the salt has all struck in and the surface
has become comparatively dry, which is
an indication. After smoking. the rash
ers should be sewed up in bags made Of
cotton cloth and hung up in dry, dark
place. II the bags are whitewashed on
the outside all the better, as this will help
keep the worms out.-M. z. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-16
Fashions in Wedding Presents.

The French husband begins to pay his
brides bills before marriage. The bride
groom-elect formerly sent unmade dress
"patterns" of rich materials. He now
has to present them already made up.
The brides mother usually furnishes
three gowns, the wedding dress, the trav-
cling dress, and one other, which is worn
at the family party preceding the we'd
ding, called the contract party. The
future husband is expected to furnish all
the Others, the number varying from
four to twelve. .r..
In England the husbands share Of
wedding preparations includes the house
linen. which is, of course, marked with
his family initial, and not that of the
bride. In this country we follow the
cosy German custom, though not entire
ly, for whereas the Fraulein begins to
have table cloths, napery and sheets made
up for her future wedding long before
any bridegroom makes his appearance,
and in fact while she is still at her school
books, the American girls purchases of
house-linens are the first indications that
the wedding is near at hand. There is a
great deal of pride and considerable
money to be expended in these dainty
preparations, and the poorest girl in this
country much prefers to furnish this part
of her future home stores for herself. If
the husband expects to supply her bridal
wardrobe, that is left until after the
wedding; but the French fashion is
frank enough, and there can be no decep-
ton about the cost of dressing a wife,
with these preliminary bills to pay. But
what a remarkable diversity of good
taste, or what is considered good taste, in
different countries these wedding customs
show. Though We take many fashions
from France, it is not likely this will
ever or soon be adopted here.-.S. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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The City or Churches.

The Albany Argus essays to tell how
Brooklyn came to be called the CITY OF
Churches. "The name was not given"
it says, ION the assumption that there
were more churches or more church at
PENDANTS in Brooklyn, per capita, than
in any other city. 1t was given at a
time when BROOKLYN was the CITY OF
C,arches,' and nothing else; that is.
when there were no other buildings OF
public resort there-no lecture halls. no
museums, no musical academy. no pub
lie library, etc. Brooklyn now has these
in profusion. The title came from the
outside, and now it seems the outsiders
misunderstood whyit came to be given"
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The Ideal Home.

The ideal home is a haven of rest
where the husband and wife both have
their own way in everything; where the
children never cry; where the servants
are models of honesty and industry;
where the dinner is never late and is
always well cooked; where there is no
perceptible washing-day; where the
sweeping and the dusting are done when
nobody knows it: wlAre selfishness and
bad temper are never known; in short a
little Heaven upon earth, inhabited by
thoroughly angelic mortais. Homes of
that kind. constructed upon a scientific
basis, and served hot, like steam through
subterranean pipes, would meet long,
felt want Nesriy every family would
subscribe for one.-M Y Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-16

The most clearly dressing for burn
or scald is to saturate soft piece of
fabric with alcohol, lay it over the burn,
then cover it with cotton or finely picked
oakum. 1t may be thought, says the
Boston Journalof Chemistry, that alcohol
applied to burn will produce more pain;
but try it, and you will be agreeably sur
prised to observe how quickly it will
allay the pain. Subsequently disturb
the dressing as little as possible; wet the
dressing occasionally with alcohol, and
the result you will find better than by
any other method.-Boston Transcript.
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Instantly Relieved.

Mrs. Ann Lacour, of New Orleans, La,
writes:-I have a son who has been sick for
two years; he has been attended by our lead
ing physicians but all to no purpose. This
morning he had his usual spell Of coughing,
and was so greatly Frustrated in consequence,
that death seemed imminent We had in the
house bottle Of DR.. WM. HALLS BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS purchased by my husband, who
noticed your advertisement yesterday. We
administered 1t according to directions and he
was instantly relieved.
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A Positive Guarantee.

We sell Haswells Cure for the Lungs on a
positive guarantee that it will cure coughs,
colds, bronchitis, Group, whooping cough,
hoarseness, pains in the side or chest, severe
colds settled on the lungs, cough attending
old age, incipient consumption and all throat
and lung troubles. Use two-thirds of large
bottle, then IL you are not perfectly satisfied,
the price paid. For Sale by all Druggists.
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Pers0nall

THE VoLrAIC BELT Co., Marshall Mich,
will send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thir-
ty days TO men young or old who are afflicted
with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration Of health and manly vigor. Ad-
dress as above. N. B.-No risk is incurred,
az thirty days trial is allowed.