The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS. 81, =, 5..e 4, e.


Mrs. Scoville has hadthe case against
her for insanity Stricken from the
docket.
Arabt Bey, has grown a long, beard,
which is grey, and he looks entirely
broken down .,..,u-....o
Chicago has at, least 100 female doc
tors duly authorized to practice by the
state board of health. !
A Chicago editor says that '9o per
slaves to superstition" 49,
Morosini. Jay Gould's private secre.s
tary, wears thirty-five cent coat
and Is worth a cool million. el.Es
1t is nonsense to expect a section
composed. entirely of farmers to get
enthused overa,war tariff. XIX ".
There, are over 10000 acres OF to-
bacco fields In the United States. The
crop Is valued ut about S45,o00,OO0. &
Alabama has over 100000 acres of
government land subject TO entry un-
der hooiestesd and redemption laws.
Four HiPresbyterian, cleFgymen in
Philadelphia have lately adopted the
custom OF. wearing gowns in the pull
pit.
Pulitspr.. owner of the st. Louis
Post Dispatch, is very strong in his
defense of Col. Cockerill,, his manag-
ing editor. -.
There are twenty-four systems of
shorthand, but the short-handest man
nowadays is the Republican who has
paid his bets.
Gladstone came into power in
April. 1880, and out OF the fifteen
cabinet ministers with which be start
ed only seven. are IN their seats.''' z,
Among the rising towns of Arizona
are You Bet, Total, Wreck and Bob
Tail. They are said TO consume Il
large amount of liquid merchandise.
French people are skilled agricul-
turists, as farming is taught practic-
ally and theoretically in 1900 out of
$4,000 public schools in the country.
A juryman was asked il the judge
charged him. Faith" said he, "the
man lectured us a good deal, but l
don't believe he meant to charge for
it."
The prophet who thinks everything
will turn out according to his eXpecta-
loAOAo obOAAO OoN AfAOtoA'oNS
from cold jug.-New Orleans Plea
lyune-
A dispatch from Berlin says a young
hady lately banished to Siberia for
bomplicity in the Nihilist conspiracy.
has killed the governor of this TRANSIT
baka territory. I'D. '.'.u. So .'i'.1.'
There are 100000 of children be-
tween the two oceans and from the
lakes to the gulf. Ten, million five.
hundred thousand can read and $780,
Zoo cannot read ule"a '' ''
Now 1t Is said that the Langtry's
sister-in-law is coming over to take
care of her. In the absence of Mr..
Langtry the mother-in-law is the best
man for the business of watching the
wondrons beauty.
Does YOUR sister Annie ever say
anything about me, sissy? asked an
anxious lover Of little girl. Yes"
was the reply. "She said that if you
had rockers on-your shoes they'd make
such u nice cradle for my doll. IN. Y.
Ledger.
T. De Witt Talmage in sermon to
his Brooklyn congregation on Sunday
night, offered to give $1,000 for distri-
button among the poor il any one
should prove him guilty OF plagiarism.
"A Pittslinrg clergyman has intimated
that Mr.. Talnlage had stolen q lecture.
Sheep culture is no longer matter
of doubt or experiment in the Arkan-
sas valley .ga, Numerous streams OF
clear RAINING water, tame and wild
grasses, cheap food, and market facill-
ties present great Inducements Y
sheep owners. From very smaH De-
ginning made about i've years age,
the business has increased to good pro-
portions. 3D.
The report of the secretary OF, the
Lynehburg tobacco association, shows
that 1879, 40 pounds of tobacco have
been sold in that market since Octo-
Der l, a decrease, OF nearly. l.00QGSS0
pounds, rs compared with the CORE
spending period of last year. The fall
ing of has been ,occasioned, by bad
weather. The prices have been above
the average of last year. ~ .is--a
Mrs. Walhurga Wackerie has com
menced the prosecution of j. q, Web
ster, agent Of, the Etua life insurance
company, in st. Louis, nfor Sl0O0t
damages. She Is going, it is said, tC
set un.a, claim that the insurance
company falsely represented another
man as her husband, for the purpose
of Defeating herfrom collecting money
due on her husbands life policy.
The London, Times is opposed tC
any concession to Parnell. The Daily
News favors- concession. The Echo
says that Parnelrs speech is able ant
:statesmanlike.s The Itdl Mali Gazette
Aeyotes a column or so to the speed
of Parnell at Cork, and says it is very
able. The Dublin Freeman's Journa
praises it very highly. Evidently Par
nell has made an impression on tn
Englishmen. .----
A recent cough win almost Away
yield to the following treatment with
in two or three days: Mix in bottl
four ounces of glycerine, two ounces
Of alcohol, two ounces of water, TIVE
grains of morphine. Shake well. Dos
for an adult. one TO two teaspoonful
every. hour. "a Half this quantity 3,
children from ten to fifteen years. /
is not: safe to give it to infants o
children under ten years of age.
DIR. Mclean, of st. Louis. who sc
cured the unexpired term of the lat
Congressman Allen, of Missouri,
anxious to make speech in the house
but as yet has been unable 10 catcl
the speakers eye. He yainly change
his seat and Wanders restlessly iron
one point OF seeming to another, bu
ut last accounts he was still unrerDg
nized. He Is just beginning TO sdis
cover what an 'iilnsive thing speah
er's eye may be. n ~
A party Of sevepty-one gentlemel
representing the lumber interest o
western Michigan, arrived in Isl
Louissbn Wednesday last Their OF
ject iSto open up more intimate trad
relations with St. Louis and Kansa
City. The firms represent over so
feet Of l1l5 btls IIsiIad and waiting 10
next splih& ! In mess. OF which 70
10000 fa(t are It Muskegsn. ~
Grand Rapids gentleman OF the pa \