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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE coronation ceremonies will ex-
tend over sixteen days at Moscow and
nine days at st. Petersburg. In the
latter city householders are already
asking 5000 roubles (S225O per fort
night for a suite of four or five rooms.
Houses around the Kremlin hired for
the court are taken at $3.50 per day.
Cab fares during the fetes are already
up to $3.50 per day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

Cold Drinks.@Sufferer from Ger
tain common forms of indigestion
forget the immediate effect of loading
the stomach with cold drinks. If hot
drinks are sometimes facilitating to
the organ of digestion, cold drinks
are certainly not always bracing, but,
on the contrary, are often depressing.
1t is especially desirable to remember
this fact at the present season, when
the weather is even more than COM
monty lowering to the nervous tone
of the organism Even though the
fluid taken may be what is called
stimulating, the consequence of its
being cold is to chill the gastric
organ and depress the nerve centres
nervous force. The peculiar
very prevalent, in which food is. gez
tanned an unreasonable time in the
stomach, with the result Of tlatulspce.
and it may be of Initiative reaction or
the part of the nerves OF the. VIscr IS
and neuralgia pain as a consequr, ncc
is in large proportion of inS, tar 20
the direct effect of persistent, Chi In,
of the gastric organ " con;n,,
draughts of cold drink It "a recoa
nized that cold drinks are danperoT
in very hot weathyyr, ac1ing as irri
tants. but it is MOI, apparently nnde1
stood that the rrnischfef thew do AZ dc
pressants may be even greater. an,
that this effect is to be specialI
dreaded when the weather is itsei
depressing by cherries or unsessona
Die cold.-L0ndon Lancet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Hops are now so dear that they are
called brewers diamonds, and $780,
900 worth is not an uncommon stock
on hand at large brewery.
The Jews in Great Britain are said
to have more childr-n who can read
and write, in proportion to their NUM-
Der, than any other denomination.
In New York 10000 women and
girls support themselves by their own
labor, and 10000 other women sup
port themselves and their husbands
by manual labor and brain work.
Notwithstanding the current belief
that newspaper reporters are past
praying for, the chaplain of the New
York assembly recently made special
invocation for this hardened class of
men.
The Norfolk Virginian estimates
that there is enough coal in the
mines recently opened in Pocahontas
county, West Virginia, to supply the
demands of the country for two CEN
turtles.
The New York papers announce the
death of Mrs. Julia Wickham Leigh,
relict Of the late Benjamin Watkins
Leigh, of Virginia, formerly commits
sioner to South Carolina during the
times of notification.
Judge Stanley Matthews is unfor-
tunate with his children. He lost FIVE
little ones in one month of scal let
fever, and his youngest surviving son
is now reported to be very near the
end of his career on earth.
THE Gyitio oaao
handed war growing out of the APP
pointment of ex-senator Window as
president of Mexican railway, and
the proposed amalgamation OF Amer
Jean and Mexican interests.
The Delaware house of representa-
tives has indefinitely postponed the
senate resolution providing for the
submission of a prohibitory constitu-
tional amendment. A similar meas
ure proposed in the Connecticut SEN
ate failed to receive the necessary
two-thirds vote.
Tawhiao, the Maori King, must be
funny sort of person. AS the Ha-
vera Star discloses: 1.-THE first glance
at his head forcibly reminds one of an
American ak, it being broad at the
chin and narrow at the crown. If his
head were iron it would be valuable
acquisition to the bushfaller for split
ting shingles"
Engraved visiting cards for pet
dogs are the latest ridiculous touch of
fashion in Philadelphia, and these are
samples from the canine card-receiver:
Spider Mannheim street, German
town." "Topsy Bowwow, and the
Misses Bowwow, 300 South -
street," Prince, No. S31 South -
street, Saturdays-Bones." The last
suggestive words means that refresh
ments will be provided for callers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

A CABLE between Spain and Cuba
is to be laid. 1t is proposed to lay the
cable over a route that will be divided
into three sections, the first of which
win unite Portugal with the Azore
Islands. a distance of 1000 miles; the
second section to extend to the Ber-
muda islands. being 100 miles. while
the third will terminate at Havana, a
distance of 775 miles. The cable will
be connected at the Bermudas with
the city of New York by cable of
about $50 miles in length, From
Havana line about $50 miles long
win be laid, connecting the cable with
the Central American lines.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

The Chicago journal and some
other Republican organs are assailing
universal suffrage. and denouncing
it as very dangerous" thing. Ever
since the party leaders discovered
that the presentation of the ballot to
the southern negro tailed to give the
party permanent political control over
the southern states, they have been
going back on the sacred principle,
and now declare it to be dangerous"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

OUT of d population of 100000
England sends only 5000 students to
her two great universities. Scotland.
with population of 100000, has
$500 university students, and Ger
many, with a population of 100000,
has 22,5O0 students in her various uni
varSitipa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE managers Of the Homeopathic
hospital at Boston have received an
anonymous donation of $4,000. There
is really no use in the donor being
ashamed of his preference. He is on
side-of humanity when he de-
clares in favor of throwing "physic
to the dogs"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

Mr.. CARLIsLE's friends begin to
perceive that he is pot making the
necessary Roadway in the canvass for
the speakership. They seemed to have
imagined that it was only necessary to
place him in the field to attract suffi-
cient strength to elect him. But,
while they have been charging upon
his qualifications Mr.. Randall has been
bargaining and forming coalitions.
The Carlisle faction has just walked
up to this fact, and his newspaper Or
gans are beginning to yell Justify for
his supporters to look out sharply and
trade off the clerkship and other Of
fees of the house for votes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
ExJrREAsURER EeAN's VIEWS.

PHILADELPHIA, April "a. - x-
Treasurer Egan of the Irish land
league says the dynamite party viii
have little following in the conyen-
ton. Referring to the movement ia
the mother country, Egan said it de-
ponds in large measure on the sup
port of the Irish element in America.
There is no doubt that so long as the
present disaffection Is stimulated by
the support of twenty millions of
h-Americans in America, all the
ingenuity of the English government
is and will be taxed to devise measures
to cope with the spirit extant i2n
| Americs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

TIE credulity of the world, involv-
ing even the press, is demonstrated
by the manner in which papers all
over the United States, and even
abroad, swallowed the story about the
fall of the great areolite in Texas.
volumes of scientific writing were
written upon the subject.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

PRINCE YTURBIDE, grandson of
Augustin de Yturbide, "the Liberia
tor who, having returned to Mexico
In 1924. was directly afterwards ar
rested and shot. arrived at New York
few days ago. The young man was
adopted when two years old by the
Emperor Macmillan. He has just
finished his regular education in Eu-
rope, and is said to be well informed.
He thinks Gen. Dias the greatest of
Nexicans, having done more for
the development of the country than
any other man living or dead. He is
heir presumptive to the imperial
crown Of Mexico. but has no preten-
sion in that direction. He is return
ing TO Mexico, and his purpose is to
tAter the army Of the republic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE SEASON for May is on our Ia
BILE. This last number is one of the
most attractive of this deservedly
popular periodical. AS lady's illus
trated magazine it is unsurpassed,
containing all the newest Paris fash
ions besides the most elegant designs
in fancy work, needle-work, embroid-
cry, crochet and other most attractive
features. This May number con-
tains "a Review" Novelties" and
"Needle-work," richly illustrated; two
splendid colored fashion-plates; two
national costume pictures; one hun
bred and ninety-two illustrations of
dress and needle work; twenty
one fiat paper patterns; thirteen
embroidery designs; six initial letters,
and one alphabet. 1t is one of the
most superb fashion periodicals ever
presented to the public. No lady can
well afford to be without it. Inter-
national news com pany, New York.
$3.50 year.
THE POULTRY MONTHLY is one of
the STATEsMAN's most valued ex-
changes. 1t is necessary that all
poultry fanciers have it. The price
is $1.25 year and it is worth ten
times this sum to anybody who keeps
even few fowls for family uses.
Ferris publishing. company, Albany,
New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

TYLER, April 24.-The tate medi-
cal association at this place convened
at the opera house this morning and
was called to order at ten o'clock by
DR.. Storley, of Corsicana, president of
the association. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Sampey, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church of the
city. The roll was then called and
showed an unusually small atten-
dance, but new arrivals are expected
to-day and tomorrow. DR.. w. II.
Park, chairman of the committee of
arrangements, delivered very
appropriate address OF welcome
to the visitors and was sue
ceeded in a short speech from
Ex-Governor Hubbard, who re-
sponded to a few remarks in his GUS
tomary cheerful way, and was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. The presi-
dent then offered few remarks in his
eloquent and able manner in behalf of
the association, after which the regu-
lar order of business was taken up.
DR.. Jos. Wyeth, of New York, was
elected an honorary member of the
association, and was announced to de-
liver an address before the meeting
tonight. The presidents address was
announced for tomorrow evening be-
fore adjournment to the ball. The
meeting adjourn ed at IL o'clock and
was called to order again at two.
The evening was occupied by
discussions of different subjects
pertaining to the practice of medicine
and was exceedingly interesting and
instructive. The names of applicants
for membership were read and also
those of members who have died since
the last meeting. Papers upon differ
ent subjects were read by Drs. d. Cum
ningham, Acheson, Burroughs, G. K.
johnson and A. P. Brown, which were
listened to with great interest by all
present. AT o'clock the meeting adj
journed till tomorrow morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

1T is thought the conference of
railway men at Galveston will result
in settling differences between the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the
Texas and Mexican railway compa-
mics about right of way on Galveston
Island. The Palmer-Sullivan combi-
nation is anxious to build into the
Island CITY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

CHAUNCEY L. FILLEY, who has
been so anxious to hold federal po-
sition for many years-to be congress
man, postmaster general or foreign
minister-has at last accepted mu-
nicipal office. and is assessor and col
lector of water rents, appointed by
the mayor of st. Louis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

1T is related to the great credit of
Major Henry d. Mcdaniel, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Geor-
gia. that having been the guardian of
some orphan and minor children dur
ing the war, and having invested a
portion of their estate in Confederate
bonds, he redeemed every dollar of
them after the close of the war as
soon as he had earned money enough
tn do so
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

any one that belongs to the same de-
scendants or the same town. 1t may
seem strange to you that we have no
choice in the selection of our wives.
I ct we have confidence in our par
ents-that they will choose those who
are pure and good for US. The Chi
nese are happy in their married life,
and divorces are not known
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

SOME of the papers seem to think
there was lack of veracity in the
statements made orally and in writ
ing to Mr.. Brown by the governor
The STATESMAN is convinced that it
would have been better for the latter
had he never attempted to conciliate
and explain in any manner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
Short Term Convicts.

loIcuudlu
The STATESMAN says that "the
proper place for all short term con-
victs is outside the penitentiary walls.
There is more humanity In working
them on farms than in prison walls,
and to keep them thus employed is
not antagonizing other labor. Fifty
thousand convicts might be worked
on farms without detriment to other
labor" 1t would seem to be the
height of folly to Esend a corn-field
negro to the penitentiary for two
years ana expect to make a skilled
mechanic of him. He can be utilized
on a plantation
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE legislature of Ohio has passed
bill imposing tax of $500 q year
upon spiritual mediums. Cincinnati,
Which claims to have nearly 10000
spiritualists in that city, is greatly
concerned at the passage of such a
measure
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE burning of the parliament
house in Quebec is said to be the
work OF Fenians. The library of
thirty thousand volumes was mostly
destroyed. A new parliament house
dad already been constructed for to
cost $S50OO0.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

SENATOR LOGAN and Cullom have
held a consultation about the coming
contest for governor in Illinois. and
agreed that ex-senator Richard J..
Oglesby is the strongest man the Re-
publicans can nominate. They be-
lieve that Carter harrison will be the
Democratic candidate, and that
Oglesby is the only man who can beat
hin,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

JAY Cooks sun set in the Black
Friday job. but it is rising again. He
has made money in the west, mining
and is building a railway in the Cum,
berland valley. The other day SEN
sation was created in Wall street by
his presence there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

DELAWARE has increased the salary
of her governor to the sum of $500
year. AT the same price per square
mile for fgure-heading the executive
OF Texas would have an annual salary
of about S25O,OOO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

MIR. BROWNS purpose in going into
print appears to have been to correct
any tendency to Misrepresentation on
the part of public officials. Certain
ly no one can say that such motive
is not commendable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
Sassafras In Rhus Poisoning.

DR.. r. L. Hinton claims that sassa-
fras tea is almost specific for the
rash produced by pois n oak. This is
an infusion of the bark of the red sas-
safras. The diseased parts are COW
cred with congresses soaked in the
cold infusion, while internally there
is administered the infusion warmed,
sugared, and with milk, according to
the taste
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE Boston Post, Democratic, COM
plains that no Democrat who voted
the regular Democratic ticket in
Massachusetts in 1878 and 1879 has
been named for any office by Gov
ernor Butler.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

The star route trials drag their
weary course along, wearing out
courts and jurymen, and feathering
the nests of government counsel. On
the first panel some of the jurors got
indisposed and wanted to quit at any
sacrifice, and they did quit.
Now this second panel will
be held together probably until
one of them gives up the ghost in
despair, and then it will be
that de novo proceedings will
be inaugurated and pushed over
into the twentieth century. In the
mean time Bliss and some other gov
eminent lawyers will have retired as
millionaires, ard poor Dorsey havin g
been dead dozen years they will be
prosecuting his ghost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
Dinhtheria IN Fowls

DR.. L. Roth, of Kitzingen. observed
an epidemic of diphtheria in flock
OF hens. 1t was caused by the slops
from a room in which two children
had been sick with diphtheria, being
thrown upon the dung heap in the
yard where the fowls were kept
Medical Record.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

QUEEN VICTORIA has ordered Gen.
Sir Garrett Wolseley to attend the cor
onation ceremonies at st. Petersburg
as one of the representatives of the
British government.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE postmaster general will short
ly advertise. inviting proposals for
printing the new postal rates, the
specifications for which have been
anDroved
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

THE lay delegates to the next Epis-
copal convention of Indiana will, ii
is said, cast their ballots for Bishop
Garrett, now missionary bishop in
this state
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
THE STATESMAN
AUSTIN. TEXAS.

THE cowboys strike in the Panhan-
: die may be regarded as success.
Away out there norIe will dare at
tempt to take their places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April 20

To the Editor of The Statesman:
Mans injustice and meanness to
woman in the business relations of
life has long been subject of won
derment and disgust to thinking men.
We still retain this remnant of bar
barity from the dark ages when
women were looked upon as the mere
helpless tools of worthless lords and
lazy soldiers. Any man almost will
be polite and dotlng to female in
society, he is willing always to lay
himself at the service of an attractive
woman in a ball room or at the
theater, but let that woman be his
rival in business and nine times out
ten he will summon all the strength
and ingenuity of his british
nature to crush her and force
her to live IN state of
helpless dependence. No where is
this feeling of wanton injustice
stronger than in the government de-
partments at Washington. Many
commercial firms, hotels and offices in
our large cities have for long time
employed women and found that they
were fully as competent as men in
the spheres in which they were
placed, and, if anything, much more
reliable. A few women were given
positions in the treasury department
many years ago, and the worthless
political snobS and their retainers
raised a great wind storm, declaring
that their employment would ruin
the government. that they could not
do the work on account of lack
of intelligence, that men must
have all the places or the elections
could not be carried and thousand
other lying and cowardly excuses.
But the
FEMALES WERE RETAINED
In spite of the clamor, and their mar
velous proficiency under disadvan-
tages made the bureau chiefs long for
the employment of more of them, and
now hundreds of the gentle sex are
drawing their salaries from Uncle
Sam for well done and faithful service,
and the re, ent civil service regula-
tions gives the same chance to obtain
government employment as men with
enter regardless of proficiency at a
smaller salary. The question of sex in
the civil service is one which has
UOCA d kOOQ QctQ QlSCuSSoQ Ill
connection with the civil service
commission whose rules upon
this point are awaited with
more interest than upon any other on
account of the cowardly and unfair
objections and insinuations of politi-
clans. But it is safe to say that the
women will come out winners in the
tight being waged against them. Al
ready they are employed in every de-
partment of the government, and
their numbers have so increased that
nearly or quite one-fourth of the en-
tire clerical force at the capital, tax
ing the various departments together,
is comprised of women. The allure
ments of the public service to women
seeking employment are very great.
Short hours, light work agreeable sur
roundings and liberal compensation
contribute to make clerkship in one
of the great departments a valuable
prize to the average female who is
under the necessity of supporting
herself or others. 1t is true that
women, by the unfairness Of the reg
ulations, enter the service at $500 in
stead of $1,000, which is the entering
grade for men; but this sum is so
much larger than is attainable In an y
other employment open 70 females,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

SENATOR TRAYLoR is much en-
dorsed by his constituency. He was
hard worker, having introduced
nineteen bills, thirteen of which be-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
Food Makes the Man.

Speaking roughly says the London
Lancet, about three-fourths, by
Weight, of the body of man is consti-
tuted by the fluid he consumes, and
the remaining forth by the solid ma
terial he appropriates. 1t is therefore
no figure of speech to say that food
makes the man. We might even put
the case in a stronger light and affirm
that man is his food. 1t is strictly
literally true, that ''a man who drinks
beer thinks beer" We make this con-
cession to the teetotalers, and will add
that good sound beer is by no means a
bad thought factor, whatever may be
the intellectual value of the commod-
ity commonly sold and consumed I'M
der that naM i 1t cannot obviously be
a matter of indifference what a man
eats and drinks. He is, in fact, choos-
ing his animal and moral character
when he selects his food. 1t is impes-
sible for him to change his inherited
nature, simply because notifications
of development occupy more than an
individual life, but he can help to
make the particular stock to which he
belongs more or less berry, or fieshly,
or watery, and so on, by the way he
feeds. We know the effect the feed
ing of animals has on their temper
and very natures; how the dog fed on
raw meat and chained up so that he
cannot work off the superhuous nitro
genized material by exercise,
becomes savage beast, while
the same creature fed on bread
and milk would be tame as a
lamb. The same law of results is ap-
plicable to man, and every living Or
ganism is propagated lin its kind"
with physical and mental likeness.
This is the underlying principle of
development. Happily the truth Is
beginning, though slowly and imper-
fectly, to find recognition it has long
been denied. 1t is possible that in
the natural desire to secure the best
and purest supplies of food and drink
for man we are pushing matters a lit
tie to extremes and becoming ridicu-
lous. Utopia is a long way off. and
"Hygeia" has not yet been built. 1t
is desirable that we should aim high
and make the teachings of physi-
illogical science the precepts of our
daily life and conduct. We may not
be able to reach our ideal, but pro-
gress will be advanced by striving to
make its attainment an object. "What
we eat, drink and avoid, is a rational
proposition; and if some of us are be-
coming unreasonable in the attempt
to solve it, at least we are on the
right road, and ought to be encour.
aged rather than abashed by the, not
unkindly, criticism our endeavors are
calling forth.