The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Sweet Summer went forth to the fields,
With roses entwined in her hair;
Her footsteps as light
As her glanceS were bright,
And all that she looked upon fair.
Grave Autumn beholding the maid
Grew CHEEKY in chanting her charms;
They met, but alas!
All her strength seemed to pass.
And she languiSded to death in his arms.
Now sombre grew Autumn, and sere,
AS he chung TO the maid in his woe;
Then winter passed by,
And with tear stricken eye,
Hid them both meath mantle of snow.
The Egyptian peasants owe fifty
million dollars to uSurers at from 30
to 65 per cent.
An order to vaccinate all the pupils
in the public schools of France has
revived opposition to that mode of
preventing smallpox.
The Society Of Friends in England
has repealed the prohibition of mar
riage of first cousins, which has been
in force in that body for nearly 200
years.
The value Of taxable property in
Washington territory is about three
times greater than it was eight years
ago, and 80 per cent greater than two
years ago.
An order has just been issued by
the French government forbidding
actors the privilege of wearing the
army uniform when perSonating Of
icers on the stage.
The Spanish government has deci-
ded to suppress the practice in Cuba
of administering corporal punishment
| 70 c1 on1 nrHarc n fhaf nffnnf will
be issued at once.
The Davy Crockett club. an associa-
ton Of New Workers who go on a
hunting tour through the west every
year, have just started for Denver,
Col, for the wilderness.
A baby lived only five minutes, but
in that brief existence had time and
ability to say Famine for five yearsl''
Plenty of people in Michigan believe
the story, and are alarmed by it.
It is reported from London that
Mary Anderson die actually refuse to
receive the Prince of Wales on &C
count of his immortality and his gen
eral low estimate of stage favorites.
Workmen digging in the bed of
phosphate recently discovered at Cam
bridge, Md, found last week the pet
rified skulls of three children, and the
foot, ankle and slipper of woman
A Columbia. Neb., paper records the
sale Of fiye-year-old child by its faith.
er, for $40. The boy wept bitterly
while being led away by his purchas.
er, who took him to his farm in the
interior.
If ex-Gov. Boutwell,, of Massachu
sets, speaks in next years president.
ial contest, he will have spoken ii
twelve such campaigns. He first
spoke in 1910, and has been upon the
stump every fourth year since.
The wedding ring given by Martin
Luther tohis bride is still in existence
and has lately been placed on exhibit
ton in Frankfort-on-the-Main. Il
bears representation of Christ upoI
the cross and the Instruments Of
the Passion, and in it is set a small
ruby. The inscription is: CDR. Mar
tin Luther; Catherine Bora; June Ii
1925"
In single day recently in Liver
pool, Peter Davies, "a prominent
member" of the Salvation Army
Major Smith, one of it's leaders,
James Fairless, one of its captains,
and Henry Denner, drummer in al
army band, were severally sent to jai
or fined, the first two for assaults upo1
children, the other two for crueli!
treating pony.
Berlin in 1916 had a population o.
$4,000, London had one Of 958, 1868
and Paris one of 1896. Sixty year:
later Berlin had 100000, Londor
100000, and Paris nearly 100000
Berlin, therefore, increased more thar
skiold, London about fourfold, an(
Paris about threefold. The popula
ton of Berlin during the reign o.
King William has more than doubled