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

Georgia legislators have appropri-
ated $1,000 for portrait of Senator
Hill.
A majority of the European powers
are said to favor British protectorate
over Egypt.
San Francisco merchants are in favor
OF a continuance of the Hawaiian re-
ciprocity treaty.
Time works wonders" as the
woman said when she got married af-
ter thirteen years courtship.
The poor people of Rome are to have
beds to sleep upon at last, the Pope
having given 1900 francs for that
purpose.
Beecher would rather give one show
a day, make it a good one and have a
big house, than give two poor ones to
bad business.
Davitt thinks Great Britain will
have to take into consideration the
Irish element in America in settling
the Irish question.
The tight trousers era has developed
such tremendous crop of thin-legged
young men that it is almost impossible
to believe that any other kinds raised
in this country.
The London Lancet gravely quotes
physiological authority for saying that
1t Is not advisable to wait until de-
composition sets in before eating meat.
Why, everybody nose that.
The Wheeling Register assures us
that there is no valid reason why a
man should not live hundred years"
True enough. 1t is the invalid rea-
sons which reduce the average long
evity.
Out or fifty socialists on trial at
| Prague forty-four of them were SEN
fenced to prison for terms ranging
from fortnight to six months; one
goes up for two years and five were
acquitted.
Another county heard from. Law
| yer Ker, of star route fame, prophe-
sizes the annexation of Mexico and
Canada in the ne II future, but doesn't
state where our bank cashiers are to
go.-Boston Post.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton advises bill
iards for the girls of the period. If a
girl handles a billiard-cue as dexter
Ously as she throws stone, the man
four feet to the left of her is likely to
have an eye pOked out.
Herbert Spencer is a philosopher
and Bismarck is statesman, but
either one is just as likely as an ordin-
AIRY man to put on his trousers first
and his drawers afterward, when
dressing hastily at midnight to run to
fire.
She admitted to her mother that the
young man had made very strong
impression on her. YES" remarked
the old lady, Il can see where the i'm
preston mashed the lace as fiat as Z
clean napkin. Don't let it happier
again"
The new line of first-class steamers
proposed for New Orleans, is, it il
stated, to run in connection with Mr.
Gould'S southwestern system of roads
between that port and Liverpool Mr.
Gould is to furnish half the money
and London firm the other half.
The rubber boot and shoe factorie.
will reopen next week with reduc
. ton Of fifty per cent on their usua
turnout. These companies usually
consume about 12,OOO,OOO pounds ol
rubber year, when in full operation
in the production OF boots and shoe.
alone.
The taxable valuation of property
in Texas is S40O,OO0OOO. This is !
very large sum, but it is less thar
three-quarters Of the taxable valua
ton of property in Boston. But ON,
of these days Texas will be great
state like Boston. It's only matter
of time.-BOstOn Post.
Look here" said the governor to {
high state official, when are you go
ing TO pay me that ten dollars 2
know" why, sir, the other day
when 1 mentioned the fact of your in
debtedness, you asked me where
would be Tuesday" YES, sir
We'll, wasn't that promise that you
would pay on tuesday," mo, sir
why, then, did you want to know
cause 1 wanted to know where you'd
be SO could make arrangements to
be somewhere else. "-ArkanSaw Trav-
eler.
The underwriters of st. Louis are
just now engaged in lively contro-
versy with Mr.. Sexton, the chief en-
gineer of the fire department of that
city. 1t is alleged that at a fire which
took place on Thursday night last the
chief sent all the engines except the
Babcock home, and after their depart
ure the fire broke out afreSh, causing
additional damage to the amount OF
S125,OO0. 1t seems that the under
writers have complained upon more
than one occasion before, and threat
ened to raise the rates unless the de-
partment was reorganized. Mr.. Sex
ton, it is claimed, is too old for the
position and devOtes too much time to
athletic sports. 1t is more than likely
he will have to go.