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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
The Landed PrOprietOrs Of Great
Britain.

1t is startling fact. and one which
must fill the minds of rejecting
Englishmen with grave concern, that
more than one-half the land in the
United Kingdom is held by one
twelve-thousandth of the population.
That is to say, 223S individuals, out
of a population of 28,OOO,OO0, monop-
olize 100000 out of the 100000
acres. which comprise the territory of
the two islands. 1t is still more start
ling that more than One-eighth of the
territory, comprising 9.374,00O acres,
is held by forty-four persons. not one
of whom owns less than 100000 acres,
and two of whom-Lord Middleton
and the Duke of Sutherland possess
Overea million acres each. The fol-
lowing table, prepared from analysis
of landholders in the Financial Al
manack. shows how this property is
distributed and who are the great
landed proprietors of the kingdom:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

1t costs Turkey over $15,000,O00 an
nnally to support the sultan and his
harem.
In 1866 coroners' jurieS in England
found VerdictS of murder i'll 272 cases,
but only twelve executions took
place.
In Reno county, Kan, Il mad dog
entered a corral in which was flock
500, all of which died of hydrophobia
week later.
In 1860 there were only 100000
sheep in the United States, with an
annual wool clip of 60,000,OO0 pounds.
The census of 1880 shows 50,0l0,000,
with 300OOO,OO0 pounds of wool.
Mr.. Grove, commercial attache to
the British embassy in Paris. observes
that although France is reputed to be
still moved by deep feeling of enmi-
ty toward her German neighborS, her
business with the German empire in
creases every day.
The committee of the statue of
Liberty has made -Guch progress that
calls for samples of stone for the
pedestal. The work of tearing down
the buildings Oh Bedloe's Island is
about accomplished, and excavations
will soon be made.
On the tombstone of Il drowned
boy, in Missouri, was inscribed the
following accusation against his COM
paniGns at the time of the accident:
" Killed by Philander Finley and
Mart Beggs." They brought libel
suit, and got verdict of $50.
Dakota is put forth by some OF Its
officials as an Ell Dorado for young
women. Those who are matrimo-
nially inclined may depend on speedily
getting mated, and those who wish to
live independent spinsterS may be-
come farmers, land bel G open to
them on the same terms as to men.
An old medal was plowed up in
Lawrence county, Ind, the other
day, which belonged to the hard cider
era of 1910, when Gen. William Henry
Harrison was elected president. 1t
bears on one side d representation of
log cabin and Il barrel Of cider placed
under an adjoining tree. On the re-
verse are the inscriptions: "The peo-
pies choice, the hero Of TippecanOe-
Major General w. IL. Harrison, born
February 9, 1772." 1t will be present.
ed to the Hon. r.. W. Thompson, ex-
secretary of the navy, who is the sole
survivor of the electoral ticket of that
campaign.
Two ladies residing in Louisville,
KY, who had been warm and close
friends for many years, died on
Wednesday evening last just forty
minutes apart. They resided in diff
ferent portions of the city, and just
as the younger one of the two was
dying she beckoned her mother to her
side, and whispered, "Mrs. Moore is
dead and / am going too" No mes
sages had been sent between the fami-
lies for several days. although each of
the patients knew that the other was
i'll. Mrs. Moore died a few minutes
before her young friend uttered the
dying speech above quoted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
THE city government of Galveston

The city government of Galveston
will act wisely by boring for pure
water on the island. Galveston is To-
Gated somewhat like Charleston, S. c.,
except the island, and there one of
the finest artesian wells in the coun-
try was secured. 1t would be criti-
cism on Galveston for its people to
shrink from any deep-water project.
Bat. speaking candidly, the artesian
well is the means by which Galveston
may obtain the cheapest water sup
ply. Were it to conduct water from
some of the bayous on the mainland,
it would be unfit FOR drinking pur-
poses Under that sand bank is the
water, pure and healthy, and the way
to get it is to bore for it, not talk
about it forever.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
The MSOapv Levy.


Much fear is already eXpressea by a
portion of the Republican press that
the Democrats will sway the election
in Ohio by the lavish use of money
The object OF this early outcry may
De to stimulate the liberality of the
Republicans; but the complaint is a
curious one when its source is con-
sidered For years the Republicans
haye had unlimited command of
money for legitimate or illegiJimate
use in every political contest that
they deemed of Importance. They
have levied upon their office holders.
upon protected manufacturers, upon
banks and upon government
contractors for "soap" to carry elec;
tiops from Maine to Indiana. When
Democrats have Indignantly de-
nounced the corrupt use of money by
the Republicans in elections, they
have received the sneering answer
that they had small confidence in the
honesty of the Democratic masses.
The virtuous Republicans who are
now so much alarmed about the use
of Democratic money III Ohio may
expect the same ret0rt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
VOL. XII.
HOLD THEM UP TO sCORN.

Some of the Republican organs are
very much outraged because the Ohio
Democrats could not let the star
route matter lie hidden behind the
verdict of a Washington jury. The
trial of the conspirators, and its re-
suit, was humiliation to the country
from which it will have to labor for
relief. and this can be brought about
by no other means than taking the
government out of the hands of Re-
publican agencies. The Courier-.Jour-
nal, in reviewing this shameful pas
sage in the country's poll ical history,
says :
That the government was plum
dered in the most outrageous man
ner by the so-called star route con-
tractors there is no shadow of doubt
in the minds Of honest ilGa, and that
the money thus obtained was used i'll
maintaining the ascendency OF the
Republican party is well known of
all men. The infamy of the ROBBERY
was only made plain by tue trial
Back of that jury of twelve was the
jury of the whole people. and the ac-
cuspd in that tribunal was not Dorsey
nor Brady, but the Republican party
and its apologists. The verdict was
made up long ago, and it was one of
condemnation. The trial merely
showed that there was not virtue
enough, or vigOr enough, or courage
and persiStency enough IN the party
to secure reform. The acquittal of
Dorsey made it evident that to pun
ish the guilty and to secure any thor
ough reforms it will be necessary to
place the Democrats in control, not
only of the legislative department of
government, but in possession of the
administrative departments as ell.
1t is a responsibility that the Repub-
lican party cannot shift from their
shoulders. This is but single case,
however, among thousands, where its
agencies have lent the power of the
government to the uses of individu-
ais for corrupt purposes, and the Re-
publican authorities dared not per-
init conviction. The men who be-
gan these prosecutions against the
star route gang had long ago to step
down and out, and those who sue
ceeded them in authority were neces-
sarily forced to keep up the show of
prosecution. 1t was not intended
that the accused should be proved
gully. Dorsey and his pals
have shown restiveness under even
this sham prosecution, dangerous to
the highest officials of the country.
He tells damaging facts, even when
released, and had the trial been genu-
inc he would certainly have brought
down by revelation Judgment upon
the heads of scores of the eOuntry's
chosen officials. The Ohio Democrats
did right. This disgraceful prostitu-
tion of the country's public service to
private and infamous ends must be
corrected, and the course of the gov
ernment under Republican manipula-
ton, of necessity, must be held up to
CpOrn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
How to Select a Husband.

1t has been profoundly remarked
that the true way of telling toad
stool from mushroom is to eat it
If you die, it was a tOadStool; if you
live, it was mushroom. A similar
method is employed in the selection
of husbands. Marry him. If he kills
you, he was a bad husband; if he
makes you happy, he is a good one
There is really no other criterion
Some young men that seem uneXcep-
tionable-indeed very desirable when
they are single, are perfectly horrid
as soon as they are married. All the
latent brute there is in the heart
comes out as soon as a sensitive and
delicate being seeks happiness in his
companionship The honeymoon lasts
very short time, the receptions and
rounds of parties are soon over, and
then the two sit down to make home
happy. If she has married society
man, he will soon begin to get bored
He will yawn and go to sleep on the
sofa. Then he will take his hat and &c
down to the club and see the boys, and
perhaps not come home until morn
ing. If she has married Tnan { n
crossed in business. he will be tagged
out when he comes home. lie may
be sickly man that she must nurse,
a morose man that she must seek to
cheer, drunken man that she must
sit up for, a violent man that she
fears, a fool whom she soon learns to
despise, vulgar man for whom she
must apologize = in short, there are
thousands of ways of being bad hus-
bands, and very few ways of being
good ones. And the wotst of it is
that the poor, silly women are apt to
admire in single men the very traits
that make bad husbands, and look
with contempt and ridicule upon
those quiet virtues which make home
happy. Men with very little personal
beauty or style often make the wife
happy, and sometimes quite the re-
verse. The number of ways of being
a bad husband is almost as great as
the number of ways of being ugly
No one can tell from the demeanor ol
a single man what sort of a husband
he will be. However, she must mar
~ somebody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
THE commercial danger in making

THE commercial danger in making
corners in necessities, as well as the
dependence of business houses upon
each other, is illustrated in the failure
of McGeoch, Everingham 81 Co., of
Chicago. This firm undertook to do
with lard what has frequently been
done with wheat, but found the trans
action too oily. Their liabilities foot
up over $S.OOO,OOO, $4,OOO,OO0 of which
is due to Chicago and Milwaukee
banks. The trade ramifications of
the firm were expensive, and no less
than seven other houses who had
dealings with them have been COM
PEELED to break by their failure. 1t is
limited that some of the banks are so
badly crippled by the failure that they
will also be compelled to suspend.
The banks, of course, have the lard
which the pool attempted to carry
yet on hand. but as prices are declin-
ing steadily and rapidly, and as money
has been frightened, the result doubt
less viii be that this possession will
prove of doubtful relief. The other
creditors have absolutely nothing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THEY are endeavoring to coerce or
cajole the Irish people from Ireland,
and yet official accounts state hat the
agricultural prospects of that country
are most cheering. The hay crop.
though likely to be below the average,
promises to be good one, and the
potatoes never looked better. The To-
cal government board returns also
show a marked, though small. decrease
of pauperism. The fact is, the British
government is engaged in an effort to
drive Irish people out of Ireland, that
their places may be taken by "A more
congenial element.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
PERSONAL.
Senator George, of Mississippi, op-
poses admitting Indians to a college
of which he is Il trustee.

Senator George, of Mississippi. op-
poses admitting Indians to college
of which he is ii trustee.
Rev. Henry Crawford Tucker served
as Baptist Clergyman in Georgia Tor
forty-Seven years without IL salary.
He had had three wives and thirty
one children, but no one heard of him
until he died, a short time since.
George Bancroft, Jared Sparks, j..
G. Palfrey and Richard Hildreth,
leading historical writers of America,
were all educated at Phillips Exeter
academy, and three of them boarded
at the same house.
Mackay, the California bonanza
man. whose wife has been "aStonish-
ing the natives" in Eur, pc, is invest
ing largely in works of art. Accord
ing to Loniion Truth he has paid
$5O0,OO0 to Sir Philip Miles, of Leigh
Court, England. f. + his collection of
pictures, and is negotiating with the
MtarduiS- ef-l4anS sO&Jle L0r some
of the pictures i'll his gallery 1T Bo-
wood
State Senator Hereby, of Chicago,
lost his watch i'll the midst of the
hustle occasioned 10y the adjournment
of the Illinois legislature. lie after
ward read that State Senator Bridges
had been presented by admirers with
fine gold watch. but thought little
of the matter. Happening to meet
Mr.. Bridges the other day, Mr.. Here
ly discovered his lost Watch-the
statesmen of Springfield having sto-
len it from one man and presented it
to another.
Mr.. Page Mccarthy, who figures us
the second oil Editor Beirne in the last
lamentable duelling fiasco. is the gen
tlemen who killed young Mordecai, of
Richmond, in duel just after the
war. About year ago he challenged
Congressman Riddleberger. but Mr..
II. hacked down. McCarty is a warm
hearted, genial fellow, and the last
person who would be suspected of
duelistic proclivities. He is dead
game" however, and when there is
any talk of fighting in Virginia he is
usually sent for.
Prof. Johnson, a colored lecturer,
who holds that the world is flat, says;
Ten thousand miles beyond the
north pole there is probably another
world with another people. Its in
habitants are, perhaps, trying to dis
cover this world; and an attempt at
discovery on our part may result in
the voyagers meeting in space and ex-
changing air biscuits and water by
the way. The color of the people is
blue, the climate 500 degrees below
zero. The distance to the fixed stars
cannot be told to an inch, and from
careful measurement with the eye it
is certain that the distance is about
250 miles,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
The Best Food fOfs the Production of
EirSt.claSS Milk.

The Dairyman says that "rich old
grass is the most natural and bt st of
all cattle foods for producing milk of
good quality. 1t is a grave mistake,
practiced by many Intelligent farm
ers, to keep cows on poor, bare pas
ture without any assistance in the
way of house feeding. Many seem to
imagine that land which has been
titled fer many years without recu-
peratIon, until it it has has become useless
for grain growing, is quite good
enough for pasture purposes, and
therefore stint their COWS of a proper
quantity of nouriShment. Nothing
could be more short-sighted and un-
profitable. 1t requires, in the first
place, a large proportion Of food to
keep the animal in a strong. healthy
condition, and it is the surplus assim-
Hated after making good the natural
wastes that goes to increase the ami
mai or for the production of milk. An
animal of sound constitution, healthy
digestion and well developed tactical
organs will prove a good milker.
Those who wish proper returns from
their COWS should, therefore, see that
they are properly supplied with
healthy food, and plenty Of good, pure
water. The quality of milk varies
with the different breeds of cattle,
their age, the food eaten, and the
different periods of the year. The
milk of old cows is much thinner
than that of young ones of the same
breed"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

The decision by the supreme court
of Ohio that the Scott bill, taxing the
business of selling intoxicating drinks,
is not inconsistent with the provision
of the constitution forbidding licenses
was not unexpected, and will not ma
terially alter the basis upon which the
political campaign in Ohio this year
win be fought. The Scott bill has
many enemies. It is distasteful TO
the Germans. and unsatisfactory to
the Prohibitionists. who prefer more
drastic measures. 1t is not, therefore,
to be expected that the decision will
bring any considerable increase of
harmony.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
From the Rural Districts.
Galveston Print. .

An attache of our morning contem-
porary has incurred the serious dis
pleasure of DIR. Ashbel Smith. This
individual" as DR.. Smith is pleased
to call him, obtruded upon the privacy
of DIR. Ashbel Smith and drew him
into conversation, and then published
in the columns of the News the result
of the interview. 1t was ii sharp trick
to play on an old man from the rural
districts, and the "individual" should
be ashamed of himself for having
done it. DR.. Ashbel Smith, by the
way, is one of the regents, or some
thing of the kind, of the state uni
versity, and, it is presumed, doesn't
come to town often, or he would be
more wary of interviewing individ-
ualS,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THE Boston Advertiser has ascer-
tanned that the woolen mills of New
England are only running at two
thirds of their capacity. Protection
does not protect. They cannot sell
their cloths in this country, and they
are shut out of the markets of the
world by policy of non-intercourse,
The New England missionaries who
wish to buy tiannels for the natives
of BorriObhoola-Cha can not afford to
buy in Massachusetts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

How LITTLE railways depend upon
their end-to-end business. and how
much more important is their local
shOrt-haul business, is Illustrated by a
glance at the earnings of the Union
Pacific. This road was built to carry
acress-continent freights, but out of
its gross earnings of $30,0O0,0O0 only
$3,000,OO0 are derived from it's through
business. Its traffic has been substan
italy created by itself.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

The steamers that have recently ar
rived at San Francisco from China all
brought large amounts of opium, and
it is estimated that the stock ON hand
July l, when the advance in duty
went into effect, was 100000 pounds.
All the Chinese dealers carry big
stocks, but the bulk of this opium is
in the banks. The bankers regard it
as good collateral, and loan three
quarters of its value on it. Not less
than 100000 in opium is now in
California bank vaults.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THE STATESMAN will wait for
tangible developments before indulg-
ing in gush over the grand project
proposed by "The Peoples Railway
Company of America" Linking New
York and San Francisco and Chicago
and New Orleans with airline, double
railway tracks. is one of the things
which may be viewed with critics
EYE, at least until the work is partially
done. 1T is big thing over the wires.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
HOME, FARM AND RANCH.
Tan and Freekles.

A remedy for tan and freckles is,
lemon juice one ounce, powdered
bOraX One-fourth drachm, add one
half drachm sugar; mix, keep in a
glass bottle and apply occasionally. A
simpler remedy is, scrape horse radish
into a cup of cold, sour milk; let it
stand twelve hours, strain and apply
two or three times day. Butter
milk is an excellent cosmetic, and,
when used daily, will make the skin
soft and clean. The horse radish may
be scraped into butter milk, strained
and used night and morning. Strong
salt water is also said to be good for
the purpose. Another remedy is one
ounce of honey mixed with one pint
of luke-warm water; apply cold. Tan
may be removed by magnesia dis
solved in water. Let it remain a
minute or two, then wash with CASTLE
soap and rinse in soft water. Tan
may sometimes be prevented by rub
bing the face and neck before going
out.-Western Rural.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
Too Good to Die.

Mr.. Hewitt will not do for Demo
cratic president. He thinks he would
make ii good president, but that d
good president would be killed. This
is madness not far short of the Gui-
teau madness. That monster thought
that only the bad presidents should be
killed. We prefer the Jacksonian idea
that one good president is match
for any assassin,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

As SOURCES of revenue whisky anC
tobacco cannot be abandoned. They
are evils. and the consumption OF
them can be and should be heavily
taxed. No intelligent system, seeking
to limit the evils of taxation, can dis
pense with them. There are no taxes
which burden as lightly the product
i've energies of the people as the taxes
on whisky and tobacco.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THE Kentucky school of medicine
turned out, on June 26. fifty-one doc
torsof medicine. Those from Texas
are: j. E. Bate, J. c. Biggs, ]. S
Brown. r. A. Miller, C. A. Parker, J
w. Pierson, E. Potthast, w. L. Rog-
ers, 4. NJ. Sherman and Hon. II. G.
Ghent. E. Potthast received the first
aoner. and other Texas students came
off With q number Of prizes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THE consolidation of the revenue
districts puts out of place number
of Republican teaches, who must be
speedily supplied with other places
or they will turn upon the party and
go to telling how official @rings have
defrauded the treasury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

THE STATESMAN said the literally
iinclined would look upon the rep, rted
remarks of DR.. Ashbel Smith, regard
ing the establishment of the medical
Ibranch of the university at Calves
ton, as incorrect. DR.. Smith is now
i'm Austin, and he asserts that the re-
ported interview was lie from the
whole eloth-a fabrication without
any foundation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

TIE new postal law now makes the
taking of IA newspaper and the refusal
to pay for the same theft, and any
person gully of such an action is
liable to criminal proceedings, the
same as if he had stolen 60 DDS to the
amount of the Subscription.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

BUTLER has. it is said, given up all
hope of being nominated for the presi-
dency. The most he hopes to do will
be to cast a solid New England vote
for the winning candidate in the con-
vention, and thus secure the highest
consideration from the coming presi-
dent. 1t is thought Ben would not
object to being minister to E
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

thers peutics, as practiced by animals,
may, in the interest of physiology,
be studied with advantage. He could
go even further and say that veteri-
nary medicine, and perhaps human
medicine, could gather from them
useful indications, precisely because
they are prompted by instinct. which
are efficacious in the preservation or
restoration of health.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

HE Age is exercised over the fact
that the state uses money for higher
education instead of giving it to the
common schools. Our common
schools have had more set aside for
their maintenance than was ever pro-
vided, or than ever will be provided,
by any other state or country on the
face of the earth. Higher education
is necessary to raise them to stand
ard commensurate with their provis-
ion
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
strainIng the Prosecutions

1t is sad commentary on the state
Of things brought about by the anti
Semitic agitators in Hungary that such
elaborate precautions should be ALSO
lutely necessary in order to disabuse
peoples minds of the notion that Jews
not only murder Christians for ritual
purposes, but are addicted to cannlbal
practices and eat what is one remove
from human flesh-that is, human
blood