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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Hard Hit.


A drummer-we mean a CONNER
cial drummer-was walking up the
street with a silk hat and clothes that
fitted his shapely form like kid glove
fits lady's hand. He was one of
those real nice drummers that some
times inhabit the road, and who are
| perfect mashers-one of those men
who are not only good looking, but
| who are very wise withal; so wise
there is nothing more for them to
learn in this world; who are perfectly
| posted on anything that may happen
to come up-science, religion, politics,
| anything-they are walking ency-
clopedia every time. Leisurely he
walked up the avenue from the Ray
mond House until he came in front of
John b. Neff's saloon, and into this
he sauntered with that air about him
that seemed to say, "Behold a great
manp He stepped up in front
of the bar and called for
toddy, and after he had slipped
it in the most approved fashion,
he walked back into the billiard room
and sitting on one of the chairs took
out silver-mounted cigar case and
taking a weed, lighted it in a manner
that plainly said, "a prince is deign-
ing to sit with the peasantry that he
may be amused"
Across the room was cowboy,
that is, he was a cowboy on the out
side, but inside he was principally
Goddess" with a few "straights"
mixed in to give tone to the make up;
and he Immediately caught sight of
the wise man on the opposite side of
the room and came over to where he
was.
"Good evenin'."
The great man simply looked at the
cowboy and curled his lip in scorn.
stranger in these parts, hap"
The great man simply smoked and
said not word.
"One of the theatre chaps {"
The man of wisdom looked at him
with dign1fed contempt.
agent for a circus?"
He smoked hard, but said nothing.
Gambler
Again he looked at the speaker with
the utmost contempt.
"Hain't president of the university,
are yep"
This brought another look of dis
gust, but no response.
''Say, pard, what are We, anyway
I'm DANCED curious to know, cause ye
look jist like a fellow 1 know'd
once?"
"Sir, am travelling salesman for
st. Louis dry goods house. do not
care to talk to such men as you are"
said the drummer, with haughtiness
that would have frozen any ordinary
mortal.
"Ohl is that all? Only a hummer
from st. Louis, ha? Well. pard, your
mighty deceigin'--a st. Louis drum
mer? Wall, who'd "a thought 1t?
Actually, pard, / took you for cross
between a mad bull and a New York
dude, but the wisest men will get left
on strangers sometimes-nothing but
a st. Louis bummerp'
The crowd laughed, and the knight
of the road left in disgust.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Deathbed Repentance,

Arthur is turning his attention to
good works entirely too late to save
either his party or himself. He ought
not to have waited until he heard the
death rattle to begin the work of re-
form. This deathbed repentance will
fool nobody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

The lately deceased novelist, Tour
guenieff, in . letter to a friend, tells
In few words why and how most
good works of the inauguration are
produced. He says: IF / should
give the true reason for my activity,
should perhaps say have written be-
cause it has given me pleasure" This
expresses in a nutshell the secret of
good writing. Those who excel in
literature or the arts do SO, as rule,
simply because they enjoy their work.
and cannot help doing it. Hack work
may be clever, and much fine litera-
ture has sprung from humor, but as a
rule the best work is done from love
of it. not for money.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

A correspondent of the Boston
Herald writes from Provincetown:
"Neyer before in any one year were
SO great quantities of fish landed in
this town as in that now closing.
Probably upward of 100000 pounds
of Goldfish alone represent the catch of
this year for Provincetown. The
Whalemen have not Jared so well as
last year, and the mackerel catches
have accomplished little or nothing
but the codfishers have redeemed the
business Shave caught so many in
deed, that the price has descended to
a ridiculous figure"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

Three newspaper editors have been
chosen judges of apple brandy by the
Pulaski Agricultural Fair association
Of Virginia. This is IN keeping with
the universal custom grangers have
of inviting lawyers and men who
know nothing about it to address
them on the subject of agriculture.
Probably not two editors of Virginia
know anything about brandy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

1OGdl. S31, 4IS W
You will observe in the foregoing
estimates that our receipts for hire of
convict labor for the month OF Sep
| TENDER; to be collected in October,
| will be 81 ,068 "a less on the railroad
trains, and 81, 142 81 less on the farm
than for the month of August, which
was collected in September. The de-
crease in labor upon railroad trains
was caused by the International &
Great Northern railroad company re-
turning two trains of convicts Of fifty
men each on September Fl, and the
decrease in the proceeds of the farm
labor was caused partly by the large
number of convicts discharged in
September from the farm; and also by
deduction of $615 allowed the con-
tractors OF farm labor for feeding and
furnishing horses for the mounted
guards in September.
would here remark,that we placed
on October 1, with the Gulf, Colorado
81 Santa Fe railroad, one of the trains
returned by the International &
Great Northern railroad company,
and the convicts that were on the
other train were divided up and dis
tributed amongst the different trains
on the other railroads.
On the 1st of October the Texas &
Pacific railroad company returned
two trains of forty-three men each,
which were sent to the Rusk peniten-
tiary, as we were unable to place them
elsewhere.
Trusting you will find my report
correct and satisfactory, I am, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
HAYWOOD BRAHAN,
Financial Agent Texas Pen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

Alabama has a curiosity on exhibi-
ton in the shape of a boy seventeen
months old. At ten months of age it
weighed forty-eight pound, and his
head was three feet in circumference.
Otherwise it was perfectly formed.
The head has since grown a little
smaller, now being thirty-four. inches
feet in hight, but can not walk, sit up
or talk.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

If, however, the county judges are
to apportion to communities, whether
they maintain schools or not, provision
must be made for the whole scholastic
population, for the community lists
will always contain as many pupils as
are reported by the assessors. The APP
portionment having been made in that
way heretofore has resulted in the
locking up in county treasures of
many thousands of dollars, from which
no benefit has been received by any
one. 1 believe that the foregoing es-
Inmates are ample for the schools.
With a very few changes in the law
they certainly are. Most respectfully,
Is. NJ. BAKER,
Secretary State Board of Education.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

Public seats, at convenient corners
and by spaces in the street, are asked
for as public boon for fatigued pc
deStrianS in LIVERPOOL.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

Prof. Brooks in the constellation
Draco, is still in the same constella-
ton, but is brighter for its distance
from the earth than it was at the
same distance during its last appear
ance in 1872. 1t isstill in the constel-
lation in which it was first noticed,
and is making but slow progress
across the heavens, and but slowly
increasing in brightness. us
further path, from its pres
emit position in the north
west heavens. will be across Lyra and
Cygnus and Pegasus, till, about the
end of January, it disappears below
the horizon in the South. 1t will
reach perihelion, the point in it's orbit
nearest the sun, on January %, when
it will be 100000 miles from the
earth. 1t will be visible to the naked
eye about the middle of December,
and will rapidly increase in bright
ness after the end of November. Al
though it will be brighter than at its
last appearance, it will not be nearly
as prominent an object in the heavens
as the great comets of last year and
1881. The comet reached perihelio1
September 15, 1872, and the enterval
between then and January %, its next
perihelioion, will be 71-5 years. Cal
culationS made in 1872 predicted it:
return in FOG years, so that our pres
ent celestial visitor is overdue-cer
talnly not very surprising latenes:
in a visitor who calls so seldom.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

THE Chicago base ball nine have
been sent to Australia. Would it
not have been better to send them on
an Arctic expedition?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

1t was in November, one hundred
years ago, that old John Jacob Astor
set sail from Germany for New York
with nothing but a five-pound note
and seven German flutes In his pocket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

The word "obey" has been stricken
from the marriage service by a Meth
odist congregation in Canada.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Obituary..

Died, at Kyle, on the goth inst, j.
Turner Goforth, who was born at
Falcon, Tenn, on the 2nd day of Oc-
tober, 1860.
For two years previous to his death
he had been employed by E. E. Bon
ner, a merchant of Kyle. in the capaei-
ty of salesman. On the evening of
the 22nd instant, his many friends fol
lowed his remains to their final rest
ing place, and with loving hands the
lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor
deposited his casket in the tomb
Gently was dust returned to dust, and
with him were buried the fond hopes
of kindred and friends. He was hon
est, upright, faithful and Industrious
Beloved by all, his death has filled
many hearts with sorrow. Eyes that
but yesterday sparkled with merri
ment are now bedimmed with tears
He leaves an aged mother and loving
brothers to mourn his loss, but they
should remember that there is bet
ter future beyond.
''The grave Is not lifes goal
Dust thou art, to dust returnest
Was not spoken of the SOUL"
The urn which holds the gem o.
life may be shattered, but the gen
shines on forever.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of all in their affection.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Our Prosperity.

The following tables of the assess
ments of 1883, as compared with 1882,
will be found to be very interesting
reading. 1t will be noticed that
horses, sheep and goats have largely
increased, while cattle and hogs have
decreased. A remarkable fact is the
increase in the number of wagons in
the year. In 1882 the number was
1929, while this year there are 1852.
Again, manufacturers tools in 1882
were valued at $123,486 while in 1883
they have increased to $35O,642. Per-
haps these two items alone are the
best index to the prosperity of the
county:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

Pay rolls, officers employees, sergeants
and guards, Huntsville peniten-
tiary for September ...............S 2,145 30
Rusk ipenitentiary for September. 1887 80
Pay rolls, sergeants and guards, IA rail-
road trains ...................... 4,166 10
Pay rolls, SergeantS and guards, farm
forces 4,oI4 81
and Johnson farms -. ,........ 4os IA
Provisions for Rusk penitentiary (n-
Guiding car of bacon), Nov. -. 80. 1850 90
Provisions for RuSk peniteHtiary 400 90
Provisions for IL railroad trains, Nov. $3.50 90
Tobacco, medicine and stationary
Huntsville ......... .............. 400 90
Rusk ~ .............:. 500 90
Tobacco, medicine, stationary and
medical bills, farms. .........-.. $50 90
medical bills, railroad trains. ..... $50 90
Freight belts and telegraph account. 700 90
Transportation of cOnvictS. ......... 300 90
Huntsville ......:..... .......... 1,75o 90
Leather, ETC., for convict Shoes. LOO 90
Material for blacksmith and wagon
shops, Huntsville ................ 900 90
Lumber, etc., for improvements at
Rusk ...................... 1880 90
Discharges, recaptureS, etc........... l 600 90
penftentiaries ......:.......... 1000 90
Huntsville ..................... 800 90
Material for looms in factory. 80. 400 90
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Secretary Baker concludes his report

For five months school. 81, 149, 567 90
For five and half months school,. $780, 64 90
For six months school. ............ 1,371. 6S1 90
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17
TEI.E SUM,
1883.
1855.
NEW YORK,

More people have read TIE Sun during
the year just now passing than ever before
since 1t was first printed. No other news
paper published on this side ofthe earth
has been bought and read in any wear by
somany men and women.
We are credibly informed that people
buy, read and like THE Sun for the follow
ing reasons, among others
because its news columns pres cnt in at
trectiVe form and with the greatest posi-
BILE accuracy whatever has interest for
humanklnd; the events, the deeds and
mlsdeeds, the wisdom, the philosophy, the
notable folly, the solid sense, the improv-
ing nonsense-all the news of the busiest
world at present revolving i'll space.
Because people have leorned that in its
| remarks concerning persons and affairs
THE Sun makes Il practice Of telling them
the exact truth to the best of its ability
three hundred and siNty-iive days in the
year, before election as we'll as after, about
the whales as well as about the small fish,
in the face OF dissent rs plainly and fear
lessly as when supported by general APP
proval. TIE Sun has absolutely no p,lr
poses to serve, save the information Of its
readers and the iurtherance ofthe common
good.
Because it is everybody's newspaper. No
man is SO humble that THE Sun is indiller-
ent to his welfare and his rights. NO man
is so rich that it can allow in justice to be
done him: No man, no association OF men.
is powerful enough to be exempt form the
strict application Gifts principles of right
Because in politics it has fought for IL
dozen years, without interniSsion and
sometimes almost alone among HcwSpa-
pcrs, the fight that has resulted in the re-
cont overwhelming popular verdict against
RobesoniSm and tor honest government.
No matter what party is in power, THE
SUN stands and will continue to stand like
rock for the interests orthepcoplc against
the ambition of bosses, the cicroach-
ments OF monopolists and The dishonest
schemes ofpublic robbers.
All this is what we are told almost by our
friends. One man holds that The Sun is
the best religious newspaper ever published,
because its Christianity is undlutcd With
cant. Another holds that it is the best
republican newspaper printed, BECAUSE il
has already whipped half Of the rAScalS out
ofthat party, and isprOceeding against the
other half with undiminiShcd vigor. A
third belivcs to be the best maya zine OF
general literature in existence, because lis
readers miss nothing worthy ofnotice that
is current in the world of thought. SO every
friend of THE Sun discoveries one Of its
many sides that appeals with particular
force to his individual liking.
1fyOu already known TIE Sun, you will
observe that in 1883 it is Il lit1lc better han
ever before. If you do not already know
TIE Sun, you will find it TO he Il mirror of
all human activity, aStorehouse OF the
choicest prducts of common sense and
imagination, Il ma;nStay for the cause OF
hon est government, Il sentinel for genuine
JciferSOnian Democracy, u SCOurgc for
wickedncss of every species, and an uu-
commonly good investment tor the coming
wear.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17
NOT GUILTY.
Val Street Ne,Cs.]

A member of a church con-
gregation in Wisconsin was last
fall charged with gambling III
stocks and brought up before a
committee for investigation.
The trial began by a deacon
asking.
"Brother Smith, the charge
is gambling in stocks g.
ayes, sir"
"And you plead not guilty?"
''No, sir, / plead guilty"
''Ihen you do buy and sell
stocks, speculate in wheat and
oats and sell futures in pork 2"
II do, sir. Didn't I give
$1,000 in cash to help build
this church 2"
eyes"
"Well, I scooped that in on
a little deal in pork. Didn't T
pay in $500 on the organ 2"
"Yes."r
"That was part of my profits
on a spec in oats. Didn't I
foot a deficiency of $500 in the
minister's salary this year?''
eyes" .
''That came from a corner in
oats. Haven't I whacked up
Oh the orphan asylum, the new
brid sc, the park and the fire
engine @
'sYou have"
"Well, that means more
corners and holding on till l
felt my hair growing gray
Gentlemen, I will step out 70,
a moment and let you reach a
verdict"
He stepped, but it was only
thirty seconds before he was
called in and congratulated on
the verdict of mot guilty.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
TOK SALE.
THE BEST REAL ESTATE INVEST
MENTIN NORTH LOUISIANA.

IOFFER FOR SA LIE "STOW ED AWAY
the plantation tract of the !ato DR.: Gilman
Nj. Peck, decd of Richland parish. The
tract contains $50 acres of land so acres in
cultivation and 80 an old deadening now be-
ing cleared up. This tract is located across
the neck of a large bend of Bosuff river,
one mile across and is known to be the best
tract on that river; it is Is miles from
Monroe tho river is navigable six months.
This tract has three advantages over any
tract situated on the Mississippi river, viz:
it is entirely aboye any overflow, has no
caving banks and no levee taxes. The
cleared land produces one -a-half bales
to the acre, and rents for $3.50 per acre an
abundance Of labor on tho place which will
always command it; soil black mould,
mixed with Il little sand growth, ash,
gum, dogwood, oak, hickory, pawpau,
grape vine, etc. Range fine, game and fish
in abundance, waiting for the frying pan.
Tho projected II. II. from Alexandria to
southwest Arkansas will pass by this place.
Apply to
!. N. PECK,
Attorney in Fact, Sicily Island.
RcItycncr: Judge NJ. j. Liddell, Non
roo, La.
N. E.--This place has II tinc cypress
break and mill -snat for water powder.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17
AN ABLE PROSPECTUS.

There is an excuse for lack Of spice
and all that sort of thing in the news
paper world, The men who write our
dailies, as rule, have to write about
two miles per day, and they ought not
to be kicked If it is not as interesting
as "Uncle Toms Cabin" Or "Leaves
of Grass"
We have done some nine hundred
miles Of writing ourfelf during our
short, sharp and decisive career, and
we know what we are talking about.
Those things we wrote at a time when
we were spreading our graceful charac-
tiers over ten acres of paper per day
were not thrilling. They did not catch
the public eye, but were just naturally
consigned to oblivion's bottomless
NAV.
The public, it seems to us, has created
false standard of merit for the news
paper. People take big daily and
pay ten dollars year for it because it
is tue biggest paper in the world, and
then don't read quarter Of it. They
are doing smart thing, no doubt, but
it is killing the fevcrish young men
with throbbing brains who are doing
the work. Would you consider that a
large pair OF SHOES, or largo VIE,
should be sought for just because you
can get more material for the same
price Not much, Mary Ann!
Excellence is what we seek, not
bulk. Write better things and less Of
them, and you will do better, and the
public will be pleased with the change.
Should any one who reads these
words be suffering from an Unsuitable
hunger for paper that aims at ele-
gance of diction, heightened logic, and
pink-cambric sentiment, at moderate
price, ne will do we'll TO cali at this Of
fee and look over our goods. Samples
sent free on application to any part of
the United States or Europe. We refer
to Herbert Spencer, the Laramie Ma
tional Bank, and the postmaster of this
city as to our reputation for truth and
vcracity. BOOD'cynng.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17
CITY DIRECTORY.


Rcv. G. NJ. Shcppcrson, ID. Dr. Pastor.
Services the first and third Sundays of each
month. Preaching sabbath morning at Il
o'clock and at o'clock p. m: sabbath
Prayer meeting every "Wednesday evening
ut o'clock.
Protestant Episcopal.
Rev. w. III. Prosser, Rector. Services NJ
Grace Church every Sunday morning NJ II
o'clock; evening at p. IN.
Roman Catholic Church.
Rev. Father l.. Enaut, Pastor. Services
at ST. Matthews Church every Sunday.
First Mass ut O'Clock, a. M; High Mass at
10 o'clock. Il. M; Bencdiction of the blessed
Sacrament At O'Clock, p. IN.
Methodist Episcopal.
Roy. +. l.. White, Pastor. Services at the
Court House; second and fourth Sundays
of each month, morning and night.
Baptist Church.
Rev. w. A. Mason, Pastor. Services at
the Church, Grammont AMI st. John SITS.
every Sunday.
Congregation B'nai Israel.
Rcv. \. Levy, Pastor, Services every
f oS:rs $50 Marx ' re1s S'"i f. Bloch
Vice President: Marcus We'll, Secretary
Jonas Meyer Treasurer.
+. 4. M.
Monroe Chapter, No. Is. Mcots iii Mas
onic Hall, second and fourth saturdays in
each month
Richardson. r. X +. T.. McC"rmick, ES.
l.. w. Surghnor, c. IL w. T.. Renwick,
T.. s.; =. Marx, X. \. c.; Jas. McNcely, g.
NJ Srd V; J. +. Mcclure. Il. Nj. 2nd v:
W. q. Kennedy, q. NJ. LIST V; :. Meyer.
Treasurer: J. IL. Milling, Secretary; }. g.
Sanders, Guard.
Western Star Lodge. No. II. Meets in
Masonic Hail. first and third saturdays i'll
each month.
Officers i. Richardson, w. NJ; w. T..
Rcnwick. s. W.; J. Il. lllingSworth. J. w;
=. Meyer Treasurer; j. l.. Hanna. ScCro-
tary +. Endom, s. D.: Jonas Meyer, i.
~; !. G. Sanders, Tyler.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17

Parish School Board.
+, Endom, President; II. c. Standiter, W.
G. Head, Secretary; d. Il. Trousdale, Rich
ard harrington, X. J. Wilson, DR.: X. }.
Brooks, A. Myatt, II. Dunn. S. Meyer,
Treasurer of tho Board
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17

Day begins at sunset with the Jews,
Athenians, Chinese, Mohammedans,
Italians, Austrians, and Bohemians !;
at sunrise with the Babylonians, Sy-
rians, Persians and modern Greeks; at
noon with ancient Egyptians and
modern astronomers; and at midnight
with the English, French, Dutch, Ger
mans, Spaniards, Portuguese, and
Americans
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-17

IN PRESS.
TUE THIRD EDITION OF THE
LOUISIANA MAGIS'rR ATE. and PARISH
OFFICERS GUIDE.
The Original Work. Ey the late Hon. II .
NJ. SPoFFoRD and Judge OLCOTT
Revised by Julien 4. ScShcrS aud Pat
rico Leonard.
JAMES \. GRESHAM,
o'kSelier. Stationcr and TN blishcr.
- CAM STREET.
Has III Press and To he published hv Erbru-
airy -, lSSS, this celebrated work that has
run through two editions. The present
edition will be thoroughly revised and
made i'll harmony with the present Conatit.
ution of this State.
Justices of the Peace, Coroncrs, Clerks oi
Courts, Sheritls, and all Officers of the
state and business men in general will find
his Revised Edition Invaluable. Price
81. Address
JAMES A. GRESMAN
26 Camp aud los Common streets, \, q